Pray for Slovenia

Slovenia is such a beautiful country with rolling hills that rise up into snow capped mountains. Although there is much forest, there are fields of crops also. There are fresh flowing streams that water those fields.

1) Let us pray that the Slovenes would recognize their beautiful country is a gift from the creator most high.
2) Let us pray that mercy would be extended to the Slovenes and they be given a second, third, fourth …chance to turn to the Lord with reverence and repentance.
3) Lord, we pray the Holy Spirit would plow the ground of Slovene hearts.
4) Lord, we thank You for the servants in the land that are preaching, teaching and living Your Word. May they be encouraged by knowing the seeds they sow are in good ground.
5) Lord we pray for these servants that they would sow out of their intimacy with You.
6) Like the melting snows that flow down across the newly-plowed ground, may Your Word flow across Slovenia to nourish and protect those newly planted seeds.
7) Let the harvest come. Let the labors go forth and gather the hurting, confused, broken...
8) Lord, may there be plenty of barns to hold the harvest. Lord, prepare the churches to hold the redeemed.
9) As the Bible says, “Let the redeemed say so”. Lord, cause the Gospel to go forth from those redeemed in the harvest.
10) Lord Slovenia needs barn keepers. Let us pray for the pastors and priest, that they will perform their duties to see that each grain from the harvest is transformed into (likened unto) the Bread of Life (Jesus).
11) The Bible says that from every tribe and nation there will be a righteous remnant before His throne. There is a time coming when the righteous of Slovenia will walk in purity before the Lord. Lord, we pray for multitudes of Slovenes not a few.

Revelations 5: 9-10 And they sang a new song, saying:
“ You are worthy to take the scroll,
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And have redeemed us to God by Your blood
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
And have made us kings and priests to our God;
And we shall reign on the earth.”

Thank you for praying for Slovenia. Your prayers build the hope of the Slovene people.

Pray for Serbia

Often this happens to me, I will be listening to a message from my pastor or another teacher/preacher and the Lord will say to me, “You need to pray that over the Balkans or a particular country in the Balkans.” It happened yesterday while I was listening to my pastor’s Sunday morning message. He was speaking on Ephesians and I knew there was prayer points in that book God wanted me to pray over Serbia

The church in Serbia needs to know its place in the plan of God and know the mighty God they serve.

1) If Jesus was hurting wouldn’t He heal His body? We as Christians are the Body of Christ and He want us to be healed. Lord we ask for a healing of the churches in Serbia. Lord, we not only want to see the Christians healed physically but heal the hurts that unrighteousness brings.
2) Here is the word from the Lord. Eph. 5: 25-27 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. Jesus is making His church clean and pure worldwide. Let us pray that this generation of Christian Serbs will submit to His total redemption and come forth blameless.
3) Jesus is committed to purify His Church. There is no darkness to dark to stop the redeeming power of Jesus Christ. Lord root out any darkness in the churches. Back biting, immorality, jealousy, covetousness, and especially that Jezebel spirit, be gone in the name of Jesus. We declare freedom to come forth in the Serbian churches.
4) Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. Lord let no Serbian Christian think they are far off from your grace. They are cleansed by the blood of Jesus and they have the fullness of His mercy every morning. Lord, we pray that You will renew Your love, joy and peace in the churches there.

Eph. 2:4-6 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

5) Do it Lord, do it
a. release your rich mercy
b. make the Serbian churches alive in You
c. raise them up to sit in heavenly places with You.
6) Eph. 4: 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. Let the power of sin be torn off. May they stand in Jesus’ redemption, ready to go forth in good works to bring hope to Serbia.

Pray for Belgrade, Serbia

Belgrade is a very old city, first established by the Romans. The records show that the city, being in a strategic location, was battled over in 115 wars and razed to the ground 44 times since the ancient period by countless armies of the East and West. The locals say it has been destroyed fifty (50) times by invading armies. There is endurance deep in the souls of the people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgrade#cite_note-8

7) Oh, Lord, we know You like endurance in Your people. Lord, we pray that this enduring spirit will be turned to a steadfast love for You. Let the people of Belgrade praise You.
8) With there only being an estimated one thousand (1,000) evangelical Christians in this city of 1.7 million, let us pray for evangelism to be released in Belgrade.
9) Lord, we ask that You raise up faithful intercessors to pray day and night for Belgrade.
10) Belgrade is a very dark city with sin abounding openly. My wife did a prayer-walk in Belgrade three years ago and her team reported an oppressive spirit that kept them from praying efficiently. Lord, we pray that you will shake the atmosphere over Belgrade and cast those oppressive spirits down.
11) Lord we pray for the Serbian Orthodox Church. Lord, light a fire in their mist. We believe You can raise the dead.

You may be wondering about the picture above. About a month ago I took a prophetic course and part of the course was to paint a prophetic picture. Now I am not an artist but this picture is what I was inspired to paint. It represents Belgrade with the rivers running through it. I hope you can make out the two hands holding the city. Actually these are my hands; because God continues to make Belgrade the burden of my heart. The white spot in the middle is the main Serbian Orthodox Church, the heart of the Serb nation and the main source of national pride.

Pray for Romania

Romania politicians afraid to tax fortune tellers, witches
Digital Journal - 11.09.2010

Politicians in Romania were planning on taxing fortune tellers and witches to raise some much needed revenue, but others in the senate feared being cursed.

Romania's economy has been in such a severe downturn that they had to get a huge loan last year to pay state wages and pensions. The government has been looking into new ways to get more revenue into the coffers. Value-added tax (VAT) went from 19 percent to 24 percent. Public sector wages were decreased by 25 percent.

Gen. 12: 3 "I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

Ex. 22: 28 “You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people."
Prov. 26: 2 Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,
So a curse without cause shall not alight.

1) Let us pray the scriptures above over the lawmakers of Romania. Especially pray “So a curse without cause shall not alight.”
2) Let us pray for those lawmakers, that the power of superstition and fear be broken. Lord, quicken within their souls the need to repent and be “without cause”.
3) This proposed legislation only proves that fortune-telling and witchcraft is big business in Romania. In Transylvania there is a tourist industry formed around the legend of Count Dracula. Stand strong in your spirit, stand up in the prayer gap and rebuke the prince of darkness in Romania. May a Godly shame come over those that rely on familiar-spirits.
4) Lord, speak to the Christians to repent of any involvement in fortune-telling and witchcraft. May they cleanse their hands so they can stand in prayer against this curse on Romania.
5) Lord, we ask for the souls of those practicing witchcraft. Lord, raise up saints with compassionate hearts to go speak the Gospel truth to them.
6) Let us pray for the economic situation in Romania. May the Lord raise up economic intercessors for Romania. May they stand in prayer over their country, and seek Your favor for the business structures and those involved in economic decisions.

According to January 1, 2009 official estimates, Bucharest proper has a population of 1,944,367. The urban area extends beyond the limits of Bucharest proper and has a population of 2 million people. Bucharest is the 6th largest city in the European Union by population within city limits.

Economically, Bucharest is the most prosperous city in Romania and is one of the main industrial centers and transportation hubs of Eastern Europe. The city has a broad range of convention facilities, educational facilities, cultural venues, shopping arcades and recreational areas.

7) Let us pray for Bucharest. Lord, we ask that You visit that city in a special way. Lord, we know You have heart for this city. Continue to share Your heart with the intercessors. As they stand on the walls may they see where Your glory is starting to rise.
8) Lord, we pray that prayer would raise up in the city. Draw people together to seek You; whether they are in a factory, office, college, church or home church. Lord, do a new thing in Bucharest; Prepare Your revivalist.
9) Lord, scan the hearts of the Christians and find those that will burn for Bucharest. Show them how to minister to that city. There are Davids, Debras, Josephs & Mary Magdalenes in that city that will become movers and shakers to invade the institutions that God wants to use.

Thanks for your time spent in prayer. The ministry of intercession is often a lonely ministry, but the reassurance God gives is precious. You are partnering with the loving Creator of the universe to make earth a pattern of what is in heaven.

Let me give a ministry report:
First let me thank you for the donations that you have sent. Part of the ministry of FreeBalkans.com is to connect those who have with those who need. We have given $100 to a drug rehab center in Macedonia. We have given $150 toward a young boy in Serbia that needed special medical attention. Now these are small amounts, but we are trying to be faithful with what comes in. If you want to go beyond your prayers and give, then contact us for a list of known needs. Click the Donate Button on the Blog site. Also if you know of ministries in the Balkans that we can communicate with submit their information at djerilo@yahoo.com. Thanks for reading this portion. Be blessed and encouraged in the Lord.

Jerry Low, Editor and Prayer coordinator, FreeBlakans.com
Find more information about Romania at http://http://freebalkans.com/Romania.html

Pray for Montenegro

Mountains, mountains, everywhere mountains. Montenegro is covered with mountains. The name even means Black Mountain.

I look to the mountains;
where will my help comes from?
My help will come from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1

1) Let us pray that the people of Montenegro will look at God’s marvelous creation, and how He laid out the mountains and will recognize His glory.
Montenegro, like much of Europe, exhibits vestiges of a Christian past. Though Christian symbolism is visible, however, it is relegated merely to architecture.

2) Ask the Lord how you should pray for all the empty church buildings in Montenegro of past generations. They were built well so they are there for many more generations. Is there a spiritual seed to water or do we plant new seeds?

3) The early Apostles and Prophet must have preached on the mountains of Macedonia. Can those seeds be resurrected? We say Yes, and Amen!

4) I just want to see priest getting saved and on fire for God. Lord, break the traditions and bring forth new life.

5) Oh, Lord, let the Holy Spirit loose in Montenegro. Lord, You said that in the last days You would pour out Your Spirit on all flesh. That means Montenegro also.

There was a seed planted in 1996. No known evangelical church existed in Montenegro until 1996. That year Dusan Kljaic, a graduate of Evangelical Theological Seminary in Osijek, Croatia, came to establish a congregation.

6) There has been congregations spring up because of that seed planted by Dusan. Lord, we ask that You breathe on those evangelical churches. May You, Lord, live through their testimony.

7) Let us pray that doors of opportunity will open up for the Christians in Montenegro. The tourist business is positioned to grow in Montenegro, May Christians have strategies to provide food, shelter and other accommodations for the tourist.

I traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries. Psalm 8:20-21

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. Psalm 13:21

8) Lord, You said You would bless the righteous. Lord, Montenegrin Christians need Your help now. We pray in agreement with God’s word. May every Christian have a job and joyfully bring their tithe into the house of the Lord.

More Info. at http://tpe.ag.org/2009PDFs/4956_Montenegro.pdf