Today is September 3, 2017, a day the President declared a national day of prayer. Using some recommendations from Clear Creek Community Church as well as Jeff Medders, I handed out the following prayer points to assist those who want to help victims through prayer:
Prayers for Hurricane Harvey (Day of Prayer, 9/3/17)
HURRICANE VICTIMS
- Pray for their feelings of hopelessness, stress, anxiety, and being overwhelmed
- Pray that God would provide a safe place to stay while they are displaced from their homes
- Pray for parents as they try to manage and protect kids while dealing with all the trauma that accompanies this disaster
- Pray that their faith would be strengthened and not weakened; that the Holy Spirit would bolster their faith in the midst of this disaster
- Pray for safe, reliable transportation to work and places they need to go
COMMUNITY
- Pray for good and honest contractors to work with victims during rebuilding
- Pray for efficient and honorable insurance companies and adjusters
- Pray for wisdom and endurance for community leaders (first responders, government officials, nonprofit leaders, etc.)
- Pray for useful, reliable, and skilled out of town/state helpers
- Pray for schools and teachers as they try to help students focus and return to the new school year that was interrupted
- Pray for doctors and hospitals who are trying to serve patients with potentially limited resources and road access
- Pray that the cleanup time is surprisingly faster than expected because of all the people helping
LOCAL CHURCHES
- Pray for clarity and strategic organization for church leaders as they manage volunteers and prioritize needs
- Pray for discernment, proactivity, and sensitivity by church people with hurricane victims
- Pray for safety for victims and volunteers as they clear out hazardous areas
- Pray that “survivor’s guilt” doesn’t paralyze people who can be using the blessing of not flooding to focus on helping others
- Pray God uses this catastrophe to show up big and change hearts through his people
- Pray for stress and complications that come from housing/helping displaced friends and family
- Pray that church people wouldn’t grow weary in doing good