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STEVE GREEN PEOPLE NEED THE LORD

People Need the Lord
by Steve Green

Every day they pass me by
I can see it in their eyes
Empty people filled with care
Headed who knows where
On they go through private pain
Living fear to fear
Laughter hides their silent cries
Only Jesus hears

Chorus:
People need the Lord
People need the Lord
At the end of broken dreams
He's the open door
People need the Lord
People need the Lord
When will we realize
People need the Lord

We are called to take His light
To as world where wrong seems right
What could be too great a cost for
Sharing life with one who's lost
Through His love our hearts can feel
All the grief they bear
They must hear the words of life
Only we can share

People need the Lord
People need the Lord
At the end of broken dreams
He's the open door
People need the Lord
People need the Lord
When will we realize
That we must give our lives
People need the Lord
People need the Lord

The Day Of The Lord (Blow A Trumpet In Zion) by Paul Wilbur Messianic

Sierra Leone

Republic of Sierra Leone

Africa

See Prayer Information

Geography

Area: 71,740 sq km
Small coastal state between Guinea and Liberia.
Population: 5,835,664    Annual Growth: 2.70%
Capital: Freetown
Urbanites: 38.4%
HDI Rank: 180 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 31 (39% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: English. Trade language Krio (Creole), spoken by 10% of the population as first language and 90% as second    Languages: 26 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Muslim

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	767,390	13.15	3.1
Evangelicals	229,366	3.9	4.0
Muslim	3,676,468	63.00

Answer to Prayer

The nation is moving forward from its tragic recent history. The successful election of a new government can now build on the peace restored in the last few years. The presence of British military and then UN peacekeepers helped end the conflict and move Sierra Leone into a new era. Thank God for the end of 11 years of madness that claimed up to 100,000 lives, maimed many thousands and scarred most of the population in one way or another.

     For an additional Answer to Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

Challenge for Prayer

The end of the conflict does not guarantee wholeness for Sierra Leone. Many threats to peace remain, corruption being the greatest – a significant minority of diamond mining still occurs illegally. Food security is another major issue. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission enables many ex-combatants to reintegrate into their communities; this is a point for praise. Yet, the conditions that led them to fight in the first place persist today. Peace prevails but is still fragile. Most people long for safety, stability, food, work and honesty from those in power. Pray that these expectations might be met and give no cause for further violence.
     For an additional 10 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 Sierra Leone.

Higher Ground - Terron Brooks (with lyrics)

2 Thessalonians 2 (with text - press on more info.)

Proverbs 24 (with text - press on more info.)

You Are My Refuge - Maranatha! Praise Band (Lyrics)

Hear My Prayer - Maranatha Singers

Psalm 55

Psalm 55

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 55

Psalm 55^[a]

    For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil^[b] of David. ¹ Listen to my prayer, O God,
   do not ignore my plea;
 ² hear me and answer me.
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
 ³ because of what my enemy is saying,
   because of the threats of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering on me
   and assail me in their anger.
 ⁴ My heart is in anguish within me;
   the terrors of death have fallen on me.
⁵ Fear and trembling have beset me;
   horror has overwhelmed me.
⁶ I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
   I would fly away and be at rest.
⁷ I would flee far away
   and stay in the desert;^[c]
8 I would hurry to my place of shelter,
   far from the tempest and storm.”
 ⁹ Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,
   for I see violence and strife in the city.
¹⁰ Day and night they prowl about on its walls;
   malice and abuse are within it.
¹¹ Destructive forces are at work in the city;
   threats and lies never leave its streets.
 ¹² If an enemy were insulting me,
   I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
   I could hide.
¹³ But it is you, a man like myself,
   my companion, my close friend,
¹⁴ with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship
   at the house of God,
as we walked about
   among the worshipers.
 ¹⁵ Let death take my enemies by surprise;
   let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,
   for evil finds lodging among them.
 ¹⁶ As for me, I call to God,
   and the LORD saves me.
¹⁷ Evening, morning and noon
   I cry out in distress,
   and he hears my voice.
¹⁸ He rescues me unharmed
   from the battle waged against me,
   even though many oppose me.
¹⁹ God, who is enthroned from of old,
   who does not change—
he will hear them and humble them,
   because they have no fear of God.
 ²⁰ My companion attacks his friends;
   he violates his covenant.
²¹ His talk is smooth as butter,
   yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,
   yet they are drawn swords.
 ²² Cast your cares on the LORD
   and he will sustain you;
he will never let
   the righteous be shaken.
²³ But you, God, will bring down the wicked
   into the pit of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful
   will not live out half their days.
   But as for me, I trust in you.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 55:1 In Hebrew texts 55:1-23 is numbered 55:2-24.
2. Psalm 55:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
3. Psalm 55:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and in the middle of verse 19.