Saturday, June 8, 2013

AFWIS Joins Operation World in Pray for Republic of Guatemala - Latin America

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Jun 08: Guatemala


Guatemala

Republic of Guatemala

Latin America

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Geography

Area: 108,889 sq km
A land of mountains, volcanoes and lakes. Mexico’s southern neighbour.
Population: 14,376,881    Annual Growth: 2.50%
Capital: Guatemala City
Urbanites: 49.5%
HDI Rank: 122 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 60 (2% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: Spanish; 23 recognized Amerindian languages    Languages: 42 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian
Religion               Pop %Ann Gr
Christians13,819,05896.122.4
Evangelicals3,514,42824.43.2

Answer to Prayer

The authorities’ appreciation for and cooperation with evangelicals and committed Catholics contributing toward solutions of social problems such as street children, substance abuse, homelessness and illiteracy.
     For an additional 2 Answers to Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

Challenge for Prayer

The Catholic Church has declined in influence and number. Defection to evangelicalism or to the revived Mayan spirituality is massive. Efforts by the Church to limit the impact of the large, charismatic renewal movement have only further hastened the decline, with many Catholic charismatics leaving to start new churches or to join evangelical denominations. Pray for new life to permeate the Church, and that charismatics may be rooted in Scripture rather than in subjective experience.
     For an additional 13 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

More Information

The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of Guatemala.
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Song of Solomon 4 (New International Version)



Song of Solomon 4 (New International Version)

Song of Solomon 4

Lover

1 How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead.
2 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming up from the washing. Each has its twin; not one of them is alone.

3 Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon; your mouth is lovely. Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate.

4 Your neck is like the tower of David, built with elegance [a] ; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.

5 Your two breasts are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazelle that browse among the lilies.

6 Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of incense.

7 All beautiful you are, my darling; there is no flaw in you.

8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon. Descend from the crest of Amana, from the top of Senir, the summit of Hermon, from the lions' dens and the mountain haunts of the leopards.

9 You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.

10 How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice!

11 Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like that of Lebanon.

12 You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride; you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.

13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates with choice fruits, with henna and nard,

14 nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree, with myrrh and aloes and all the finest spices.

15 You are [b] a garden fountain, a well of flowing water streaming down from Lebanon.

Beloved

16 Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow on my garden, that its fragrance may spread abroad. Let my lover come into his garden and taste its choice fruits.
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    The 7 Pillars of "Sister" Wisdom.


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    Proverbs 8 (New International Version)





    Proverbs 8

    Wisdom's Call

    1 Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
    2 On the heights along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;

    3 beside the gates leading into the city, at the entrances, she cries aloud:

    4 "To you, O men, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.

    5 You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, gain understanding.

    6 Listen, for I have worthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.

    7 My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.

    8 All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse.

    9 To the discerning all of them are right; they are faultless to those who have knowledge.

    10 Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold,

    11 for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

    12 "I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion.

    13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.

    14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have understanding and power.

    15 By me kings reign and rulers make laws that are just;

    16 by me princes govern, and all nobles who rule on earth. [a]

    17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

    18 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.

    19 My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver.

    20 I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,

    21 bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.

    22 "The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, [b] , [c] before his deeds of old;

    23 I was appointed [d] from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began.

    24 When there were no oceans, I was given birth, when there were no springs abounding with water;

    25 before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,

    26 before he made the earth or its fields or any of the dust of the world.

    27 I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,

    28 when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,

    29 when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.

    30 Then I was the craftsman at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence,

    31 rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.

    32 "Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

    33 Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.

    34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.

    35 For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD.

    36 But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death."
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    Psalm 11 (NIV)



    Psalm 11

    For the director of music. Of David.

    1 In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: "Flee like a bird to your mountain.
    2 For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

    3 When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do [a] ?"

    4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; his eyes examine them.

    5 The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked [b] and those who love violence his soul hates.

    6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.

    7 For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; upright men will see his face.
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