By Tim Brand ~
Jared and Stacey Nikkel, the young family from Iowa who are serving the hospital mission in Pignon, have asked permission and were graciously approved by the hospital administration and Dr. Guy, to initiate 40 days of prayer at the hospital, starting Dec. 9 and ending on Jan. 18 after the Promise For Haiti board meeting. They are inviting churches and organizations all around the United States to join this effort and intercede for the nation of Haiti, for the mission, leadership of the hospital, and both the PFH (stateside) and CBP(hospital) board of directors. This is a crucial time for Dr. Guy and the political future of Haiti, for the mission and outreach of the hospital, and for the people of Haiti who are living in extreme poverty. Jared and Stacey have asked local pastors to join them in praying with the staff, doctors and nurses of the hospital each morning, for praying for the sick and dying in the hospital, and for praying for Dr. Guy and the administrative team of the hospital.
We would like to encourage each of you to forward this invitation to your local church congregations, others individuals and organizations who support the mission in Haiti, and to personally commit to joining this effort. As part of the initiative, there will be a prayer prompts and some scripture passages to guide prayer every ten days during the 40 days of prayer sent via e-mail. Jared and Stacey would like to know the extent of this prayer coverage, so if you and other organizations will be joining this effort, please let me know and I will forward to the Nikkels.
We are excited about the power, guidance and direction that could be unleashed for Hospital de Bienfaissance and its mission in Pignon if we pray. Please join the Nikkels and other supporters as we begin 40 days of prayer this Wednesday.
40 Days of Prayer for Hospital Bienfaisance of Pignon
From December 9, 2009, to January 18, 2010, we would like to focus on praying for the hospital in Pignon. The hospital is vital to the northern plateau region of Haiti serving several communities and roughly 140,000 people. The last year has been a hard year for the hospital. The Comite de Bienfaisance, the Promise for Haiti Board, the administration, staff and Dr. Guy have many difficult decisions to make in the coming year. On January 15, 2010 there is a combined board meeting with both the Haitian and American board members. We need to ask God to be near us and guide us and to return to us and to restore the Hospital de Bienfaisance to what it once was in the name of Jesus Christ, our only hope.
We would like to invite anyone who is willing, to participate in focused prayer for the hospital, the region and the people of Haiti for these 40 days. Local pastors and Christians around the area have also been invited to pray with us at the hospital each morning and we are anticipating a positive response from the community.
We are asking that you pray for:
· The administration and leadership of the hospital and all personnel
· That the power and presence of the Holy Spirit would come upon the hospital in new and amazing ways
· The healing of patients
· Dr Guy-protection and health during his political campaign
· The hospital board both locally in Pignon and stateside for wisdom, discernment, and guidance
· For all the students in the area, particularly those sponsored through the HELP scholarship program
· The organizations that partner with the hospital through short-term missions including medical missions, work projects and financial assistance
· Release from the oppression of the enemy and the influences of Voodoo
· That staff, patients and families of patients know fully the love of Christ
· The future of the hospital and the country of Haiti
A few scriptures are provided for each 10 day period and of course we want you to pray as the Spirit leads, these are just some of the things on our hearts.
Days 1-10
Zechariah 1:3
Therefore tell the people: This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'Return to me,' declares the LORD Almighty, 'and I will return to you,' says the LORD Almighty.
Psalm 50:15
15 and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me."
2 Chronicles 7:14
14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
James 4:7-8
7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Psalm 33:18
18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him,on those whose hope is in his unfailing loveDays 11-20
Day 11-20
Matthew 6:33-34
33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these thingswill be given to you as well.
34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow,for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Psalm 105:3-5
3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 Look to the LORD and his strength; eek his face always.
5 Remember the wonders he has done,
Proverbs 8:17
17 I love those who love me,and those who seek me find me.Luke
18:7-8 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones,
who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly.
However, when the Son ofMan comes, will he find faith on the earth?"
Days 21-30
Isaiah 55:6
6 Seek the LORD while he may be found;call on him while he is near.
Jeremiah 29:11-14
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to
prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to
you.
13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your
heart.
14 I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring
you back from captivity I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile."
Ephesians 1:16-21
16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my
prayers.
17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
glorious Father, may give you the Spiritof wisdom and revelation,
so that you may know him better.
18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be
enlightened in order that you may know the hope to
which he has called you,
the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe.
That power is like the working of his mighty strength,
20 which he exerted in Christ when he
raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the
heavenly realms,
21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion,
and every title that can be given, not only in the present
age but also in the one to come.
Psalm 113:7
7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
Proverbs 31:8-9
8 "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy."
Days 31-40
Ephesians 6:7-8
7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men,
8because you know that the Lord will reward everyone
for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
1 Peter 4:7-10
7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and
self-controlled so that you can pray.
8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love
covers over a multitude of sins.
9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in
its various forms.
James 2:5
5 Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the
eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he
promised those who love him?
1 Thessalonians 2:19
19 For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in
the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you?
James 1:2-6
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many
kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith develops
perseverance.
4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be
mature and complete, not lacking anything.
5 If any of you lacks wisdom,he should ask God,
who gives generously to all without finding fault,
and it will be given to him. 6But when he asks,
he must believe and not doubt, because he who
doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed
by the wind.
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