How can we pray?

 

 

Here are some ways I can think to pray for Kuwait and the Middle East right now:

• Pray for The Lighthouse Church, which is the evangelical English speaking church in Kuwait, and consists of many nationalities.  Pray specifically that they would continue to worship Jesus in peace, and that the voices of extreme conservatives to shut down the church would not be heard.

• Pray for the Kuwaiti younger generations, who seem to be going through an identity crises, with lots of Western influence on one hand, and also a lot of influence from Saudi Arabia.  Pray that they would seek the truth and find their identity in God.

• Pray for lower-income foreign workers, especially those of Indian descent.  There has been a crackdown in recent months about the rules and regulations for foreign workers, and several thousand people have been deported so far.  Pray that the Kuwaiti government would mingle compassion with their laws and would allow families to remain in Kuwait or go home together.  

• Pray that there would be greater mixing between Kuwaitis and non-Kuwaitis, along with Christians and Muslims.  It is easy for foreign laborers to stick together in the same ethnicity or even in the same profession.  It can often be difficult for foreigners to meet and interact with Kuwaitis, so pray that opportunities would develop and there would be boldness to reach out to Kuwaitis and people from other backgrounds.