Let's pray for Mozambique

In my last blog I encouraged people to pray for life, hope and healing because there is so much death and sickness in Mozambique. 

Here are some other things that would be good to pray for:

·       Strong committed marriages and families instead of adultery, polygamy, sexuality outside of marriage, unwanted children, abuse, abandonment and neglect.

·       Work ethic, entrepreneurs, supernatural provision, personal responsibility, wisdom in allocation of resources aka good stewardship instead of poverty, laziness, dependence on others, false entitlement squandering finances

·       Men and women of integrity, especially those in government, education and business, instead of corruption

·       Teachable minds and spirits characterized by a desire to learn and achieve greatness instead of ignorance and lack of or limited education.

·       Justice, truth, wisdom, action, empowerment, leadership instead of oppression, poverty, hegemony, fatalistic mentality, deception

·       The Truth who brings freedom instead of religious deception especially among 1. Muslims 2. Works-based interpretation of Christianity 3. Animistic beliefs and witchcraft.

·       Prophetic Purpose and Divine Destiny, hope, joy, and motivation instead of  oppression, ignorance, poverty, hopelessness, depression, lack of goals or achievement, victim mentality

There are also several foreign aid organizations that help Mozambicans. In Vilanculos alone we have: Joint Aid Ministries (JAM), CARE, Peace Corps, Unicef, USAID, Welt Hunger Fund, the Salvation Army, CCS-Italian aid group, African Impact, and several churches too.  These groups help in all kinds of areas from providing food and housing to education, to healthcare and even starting girls’ soccer.  Pray that they would help meet needs and promote personal responsibility and ownership of projects, independence, empower individuals, create jobs etc., rather than dependence, false entitlement, and a victim mentality.  

Sometimes it seems like efforts to help Mozambicans fall through a slotted spoon; aid is being poured out yet despite their best efforts people still lack at the end of the day.  Pray that these organizations would indeed teach people to fish rather than give them fish, and that they would have the wisdom to discern the difference between the two. Also pray for blessing and encouragement for foreign aid workers here.