Pray for Nigeria

On Sunday upon learning of the church bombing in Jos, Nigeria, we prayed for God's comfort and healing for those injured and the families of those who lost their lives. Here's a news update from Open Doors: Suicide Bombers Attack Worship Service in Jos, Nigeria

NMBC mission partners Dwight and Miriam Singer live and work in Jos. We received this report from them on Sunday-- “ We are about a mile or so from where it happened.... Pray for our city today and all of Nigeria. We are ok. Thanks for your prayers.” You can learn more about their work at www.sim-nigeria.org.

Let's continue to pray for our brothers and sisters of the Church of Christ in Jos, the Singers and the nation of Nigeria. Here's a specific prayer request for the nation of Nigeria from Operation World: (www.operationworld.org)

The challenges facing the government are myriad and urgent – extremist Muslim agitation in the north, armed militias in the disgruntled and oil-rich southeast, pervasive corruption, a self-serving network of bureaucratic elite, emigration/brain drain, widespread poverty and an apparently disintegrating sense of national identity. These are challenges enough for any established government, never mind a fledgling democracy. Pray for the right balance between caution and decisiveness in addressing such threats, and between prudence and ambition in economic development and in combating poverty.