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'The Lord foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples. But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance. '

(Psalms 33:10-12)

Father God, we (I) pray for Israel.

Father God!

As of the 23rd, more than 1,400 people have been killed in Israel due to Hamas' terrorist attacks that began on October 7th, more than 5,400 people have been injured, and 222 people have been kidnapped in the Gaza Strip. Following the release of two Americans (a mother and daughter) last week, two Israeli grandmothers (ages 85 and 79) were released on the 23rd as the third aid convoy heading to the Gaza Strip entered Rafah from Egypt, but their husbands were. They are in the Gaza Strip as they were kidnapped. The International Red Cross and Israel continue to work to secure the release of those kidnapped, and the Israeli military is postponing ground fighting in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, to misdirect world broadcasts and public opinion toward Israel, the Israeli government screened the atrocities committed by Hamas in Israeli villages at a military base north of Tel Aviv. At a press conference, IDF spokesman Admiral Daniel Hagari said the military had been "contemplating for days whether to show this or not." “We will not let the world forget who we are fighting." Social media users and journalists said it was a valuable reminder of the atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists in the international media, which incorrectly reported the war as an Israeli revenge war. In particular, Hamas is launching rocket launchers near hospitals, schools, and kindergartens near civilian facilities in the Gaza Strip. In addition, aerial photos were released as evidence, claiming that more than 550 rockets fell on the Gaza Strip due to a rocket launch mistake. It was revealed that the missile that fell on the hospital last week was also a Hamas mistake. The New York Times said, “Hamas is unable to provide evidence that the hospital exploded due to an Israeli airstrike.” The New York Times editor-in-chief said, “The report relied heavily on Hamas’ claims, leaving readers with a false report and impression of the incident.” It was stated that more attention should have been paid to the initial reporting of the incident, and CNN, AP, and the Wall Street Journal also acknowledged that Israel was not at fault due to their investigations.

# Announcing Israel's ground operation and prompting Gaza residents to evacuate to the south, trucks for their relief entered the Gaza Strip on the 21st, 20 on Saturday, 14 on Sunday, and a third on Monday, 12, through the Rafah border in Egypt.

# Due to the war caused by Hezbollah's attack on the Lebanese border, Israel evacuated residents of villages near the wall for the first time on the 16th, 28 villages within 2km of the frame. On the 19th, 43 villages were added, including Kiryat Shmona. The village's residents are staying in guesthouses provided by the government.

Heavenly Father, we proclaim Psalm 121 and pray for Israel.

1. I will lift up my eyes toward the mountains; whence will my help come? 2. My help is from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. 3. The LORD will not let you stumble, and he who watches over you will not slumber. 4. The Guardian of Israel He will not slumber nor sleep. 5. The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade at your right hand. 6. The sun by day will not hurt you, and the moon by night will not harm you. 7. The LORD will protect you. He will keep you from all trouble and will guard your soul. 8. The Lord will guard your coming and going from now on and forevermore.

Heavenly Father, we entrust Israel’s war against Hamas to You, God the Father Almighty, and we pray. Please have mercy on Israel, which is mourning the loss of its families, property, friends, and neighbors due to the atrocities of Hamas terrorists. Furthermore, please comfort the families whose families have been kidnapped as hostages and allow all 220 hostages to be released and returned. Behind this war, they say they will wipe out Israel from the face of the earth and provide weapons to Hamas and Jihad in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah on the Lebanese border. Please rule over Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his evil tricks that use Syria as a military base and attack Israel.

Heavenly Father, we declare that the war belongs to the Lord. 'But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead. ' (Isaiah 43:1-3) Please follow these words and protect the lives of the Israeli soldiers and people from danger. As you said, please help the Israeli soldiers on the battlefield not to be afraid but to look to God for help and rely on Him. Please protect the Israeli soldiers from the flames of the battlefield and turn them into new threshing machines so that they can become warriors who attack entirely, crush, and send away their enemies. Please help the current soldiers and reserve forces currently fighting in the war to become God's warriors who trust and pray in God and become God's instruments of victory. Let all nations see the written words of the Bible through Israel and reveal the glory of the God of Israel.

Father God!

We pray for the Korean missionaries and families remaining in Israel. After pilgrims and visitors to Israel returned safely last week on a Republic of Korea Air Force-flagged plane, missionaries remaining on site are helping and comforting those suffering from the war with no plans to return home. While the siren from the bombing continues around the house, they remain on site and share food with the soldiers. As Koreans who believe in Yeshua, we visit the places where residents living near Gaza became refugees due to Hamas attacks and serve with a heart of comfort. Please keep the Korean churches, pastors, and ministers in Israel safe and healthy on their way to and from the ministry of service and comfort. Let us visit in the name of Yeshua and allow only the life of the gospel of Yeshua’s love to flow in and be passed on through service on behalf of the comfort and love of the Lord.

“Heavenly Father, we thank you for calling all of us, Gentiles, as intercessors and servants of God’s great and precious work. We pray with the mission of a watchman on the perfect wall. Give us peace in Jerusalem, Lord God, establish Jerusalem and be praised. May the Jews and all the tribes of Israel scattered throughout the nations who must return to their homeland return to the Promised Land. Please work so Aliyah can be fulfilled even among the believing Jews by changing the law of return. Give us the power to fully fulfill the precious mission of praying and serving each of us until the word of God is fulfilled. May I always live a life of faith filled with the Holy Spirit. Please take care of our health.”

In the name of Yeshua Messiah, I (we) pray for Israel.

'Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. '

(2 Corinthians 7:1)

Father God, I (we) pray for the nation.

Father God!

Pastor Hanna Massad of the Gaza Baptist Church, the only Protestant church in the Gaza Strip, said that as the conflict rages in the Gaza Strip, her church is experiencing the prayer recorded in Romans 8:26-27. Due to safety concerns, church members can't gather in person. As her online meetings become increasingly difficult due to a lack of electricity, Massad said members of her church still believe in her words from Romans 8:28. Massad said she believes Christians in Gaza and Jewish Christians in the Land of Israel have a special responsibility to 'bring light amid the darkness' with the prayer support of Christians worldwide, and she has been asking for prayers. (VOM)

Heavenly Father, we pray for the Gaza Baptist Church, the only Protestant church in the Gaza Strip, due to the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Please keep the believers safe. Please give us more faith to overcome the world so we can confidently overcome this time, even in all difficult living environments and conditions. We proclaim Pastor Massad’s confessed words and pray together. 'In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. '(Romans 8:26-28)

Please, Holy Spirit, comfort and help the churches and believers in the Gaza Strip and Israel who are praying over the pain of war and guide them to offer the Lord's prayer of lament. May all things work together for God the Father's goodness to be accomplished, may God's peace dwell in these places of war and strife, and may God give us the comfort and safety of being protected under God's wings. We pray once again for the believers in Gaza. Please protect Pastor Masad and his congregation, who have maintained their faith and worshiped even in Islam. Please help us become victors who shine the light of Yeshua's life on the land of Gaza and the Arab people in spiritual and physical darkness.

Father God!

On October 18, The Times they were reported that the British Parliament, which reportedly quietly repealed a bill last year banning LGBT conversion practices, is pushing for it again. It was said that “Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, under pressure from Tory lawmakers, plans to include a draft of the bill in the King’s speech to parliament.” Regarding the ban on conversion therapy, Simon Calvert, deputy director of public affairs at the Christian Institute, said, “We will take legal action if this law interferes with normal church activities such as preaching, prayer, and pastoral counseling.” “Congress is moving into dangerous territory by advancing this bill. Gay and transgender people are already protected from verbal and physical abuse under existing laws, even though it is illegal.” He objected to reintroducing the banned amendment. In the UK, parents who fail to confirm their child's preferred gender can be prosecuted and face a fine of up to 160 million won or up to 10 years in prison.

Heavenly Father, please help the British Parliament protect the British law prohibiting the wrong practice of gender reassignment. Please ensure that the opinions of Christians who oppose the current government's implementation of transgender ideology education and speak out against what is wrong are reflected in the National Assembly. Please give God's people the determination of faith to speak out for the truth and live a life of obedience to the facts. Please give courage and boldness to parents, especially young children, so that they can educate their children with the right words at home. “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its taste, how can it be made saltier? Then it is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled on by men.” (Matthew 5:13) As Yeshua said, please help people of faith live the lives of those seasoned with the salt of truth in a decaying world. Please fill us with the Holy Spirit so that we can live with the light of life in this rebellious world of darkness, and let us be parents who properly teach the next generation the Word of God and raise them to live with bold faith that overcomes the world.

We (I) prayed for the nations in the name of Yeshua Messiah. Amen. 

'Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work. '

(2 Timothy 2:21)

Father God, I (we) pray for the US.

Father God!

The Perkiomen Valley School Board in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, decided to ban boys from girls' restrooms and locker rooms after pressure from parents and students. About 400 students at this high school left their classrooms. They stood outside the school building to protest the Board of Education's decision to allow students to choose bathrooms based on gender identity, which was decided at a board meeting last September. Accordingly, at the board meeting in October, by a narrow margin, they supported the policy of defining gender as the student's biological sex and using multipurpose restrooms and locker rooms separately for men and women. Other students were asked to use single-occupancy bathrooms. (washingtonstand.com)

# Heavenly Father, although diversity, equity, and inclusion education and LGBTQ education are being implemented in the current educational system in the United States, we are thankful that some students do not unconditionally accept this but speak out about correct gender identity. Let us boldly enjoy the right to religious freedom given by the Lord through the Constitution of 1776, written based on the Christian faith, and enable us to be fully awake, pray, and fight the good fight of faith for the kingdom of God and righteousness. 'but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. ' (1 Thessalonians 5:21-23) As you said, please let us become the faith of our next generation and believers so that we can abandon all things that are not right. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (Romans 12:2) According to these words, please give the church and your servants the strength and ability of the Holy Spirit so that they do not follow this age but discern God's perfect, suitable, and pleasing will and play the role of leading this age to God.

Father God!

Current U.S. President Biden visited Israel, which is currently at war, on the 18th of last week and recognized Hamas in the Gaza Strip as a terrorist group, condemned the atrocities committed against Israel, and announced that it would help Israel by providing military support. However, former President Trump cut the subsidies and support that the Palestinian Authority (PA) provides to terrorists and their families by $500 million in 2019, which were called “funds for murder.” The Biden administration has lifted the freeze on funds for Iran, lifted the freeze on funds for Iran's nuclear development, and is advocating for a plan to divide Israel into two states.

Heavenly Father, President Biden's wrong policy toward Iran, lifting the financial freeze sanctions, is linked to Iran's funding of terrorists. Please help us realize this through this war and work to establish the right Middle East policy. Also, the foolishness of dividing the land of Israel into two states is '“In those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land. ' (Joel 3:1-2) Please help us realize that these words are causing war in the future. The United States continues to help and pray for Israel, saying, “Comfort ye, comfort my people, saith your God” (Isaiah 40:1) Please help us comfort those who have suffered war and invasion like these words, and help us become a country that provides proper help to Israel, starting at the government level. Please pray that all American churches will correctly know and realize Israel as written in God's Word and that God's Word about Israel will come true. In particular, please work to enlighten and help Jews in the United States make aliyah.

Father God!

We pray for the 2024 US presidential election. 

Please help us rise as more faithful intercessors for next year's elections in 2024 and help America return to its holy path. To this end, please prevent all election fraud so we can appoint leaders God approves. Please support American churches and believers and pray for next year's election with the belief that next year's election may be the last opportunity for America to recover. Please help America use its good influence to support Israel and bring more harvests to the nations. Please help America stand upright before the Lord and become a nation serving God and influencing other countries extensively. Also, pray for our children, the Samuel generation, to stand as servants of the Lord and turn this land away from evil deeds. '“I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. ' (Ezekiel 22:30) Like these words, please let more churches and intercessors rise to protect this land by blocking the collapsed walls. May righteousness and justice be achieved in all past and upcoming elections, truthful and accurate gratitude be achieved, and may the church and intercessors pray without ceasing.

We (I) prayed for America in the name of Yeshua, Messiah. Amen. 

'who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. '

(Galatians 1:4-5)

Father God, I (we) pray for South Korea.

Father God!

On the 24th, President Yoon Seok-yeol attended the Future Investment Initiative Forum, also known as the 'Desert Davos Forum,' as part of his state visit to Saudi Arabia. Then, in 1980, Korea adopted a joint statement consisting of 44 articles 43 years after President Choi Kyu-ha visited Saudi Arabia. President Yoon Seok-yeol and Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, said, "We welcome the 400-fold increase in trade volume since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1962." “Let us continue to deepen and develop the ‘future-oriented strategic partnership’ established to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2022.” Meanwhile, regarding the recent tensions between Israel and Palestine, both sides said, "A political solution and permanent peace based on a two-state solution is needed." They decided to strengthen efforts to prevent the spread of conflict. We condemned all actions that violate UN Security Council resolutions to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including North Korea's nuclear and ballistic programs and weapons transfers.

Heavenly Father, thank You for allowing Korea and Saudi Arabia to open their relationship by issuing a joint statement and cooperating economically. Together, we want to be used as countries that can positively influence the current war between Israel and Palestine. Still, we are discussing a two-state solution without understanding God's words about Israel. Please help President Seok-Yeol Yoon become a president who correctly understands and understands the Bible and stands on the side of Israel spoken of by God rather than his political ideology. Knowing Israel as a descendant of Abraham who was called by God and settled in the land of Canaan, God gave Abraham. “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse, and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” (Genesis 12:3). Please help me stand in a position to bless Israel with these words. Please guide Korea so it can fully stand as a country that blesses Israel and receives God's blessings. In particular, please help the Korean church fully understand God's word about Israel and pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

Father God!

On October 11, the North Korean Human Rights NGO Council reported that China had taken about 600 North Korean defectors imprisoned in prisons in Jilin and Liaoning provinces by surprise and repatriated them to North Korea through customs offices in Jilin Province's Hunchun, Tumen, Nanping, Changbai, and Dandong regions. “The government’s official confirmation has not yet been announced, but we hope that the government will intervene in the report's specifics and speak out about the human rights of North Korean defectors in China,”

# Heavenly Father, we especially pray for the human rights of the 2,600 North Korean defectors in China. The Chinese government does not comply with the UN Refugee Convention, does not recognize UN refugee status, and is forcibly repatriating North Korean defectors to North Korea. Please pity the torture and suffering that North Korean defectors will face upon returning to North Korea, which ignores human rights. 'Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death. Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins. ' (Psalms 68:20-21) Please give us a day of liberation when the North Korean Kim Jong-un regime, which forces North Korean defectors imprisoned in China to return to North Korea and inflict suffering, falls, and the Three Eighth Parallels are opened. Above all, he said, please rule over the Chinese Communist Party, which is forcibly repatriating North Korean defectors. Please help China recognize North Korean defectors as refugees and allow them to join the free Republic of Korea.

#God the Father,

'Give ear, our God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy. ' (Daniel 9:18) Please pour out on the Korean church the knees of prayer that repented and prayed for the sins of Daniel's people and ancestors. Please hear our prayers and see the desolate situation in North Korea. The places where we worshiped the Lord have collapsed, and the idols of Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, and Kim Jong-un have been standing there, stealing the glory of God. Please take pity on the land and people of North Korea and show them mercy. Please listen to the tearful prayers of North Korean believers and quickly bring about the day when we can worship the Lord to our heart’s content. Please restore the land of North Korea with the gospel, and let the fallen churches of the Lord be rebuilt and the day of worshiping God the Father come quickly. As the saying goes, “But the people who know their God will be strong and valiant” (Daniel 11:32b); please help the people of Korea become strong people who know God. May the Korean Church become an advanced missionary Korea, unified by the Gospel and a Christian nation, awaken the nations of the world, and allow the church and believers to be filled with the Holy Spirit to prepare and welcome the way of the Lord's return. Please help us become a country that reveals the glory of God.

In the name of Yeshua Messiah, I (we) prayed for South Korea. Amen. 

Praying for CWMI

This is CWMI news.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts about how God's word about Israel blessed the Indian missionaries held in Bangkok from October 16th to 18th, and they could see the big picture of the Bible through the seminar.

On Tuesday, October 24th, at Ebenezer Church in Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, there was an appointment ceremony and prayer meeting for new officers of the CWMI Korean branch and Secretary General Kim Woong-ja's testimony about the establishment of CWMI.

The new officers of the Korean branch are as follows: 

President: Pastor Sarang Kim Vice President: Pastor Maria Jeon Secretary: Kwon Won-suk 

Treasurer: Kwon Hee-ok Lee Secretary: Kwon Gwi-suk Lee

Father God!

We pray for the ministry planned and promoted by CWMI. Please bless all executives and branch heads, including the president. What we ask of those in charge is loyalty, so let them obey for the glory of the Lord and let only the gospel be revealed. 

Prayers for pastors and lay leaders seminar in Baltimore, U.S., Dec. 5-6, and a "Look at the Bible Big Picture" seminar for Korean missionaries overseas, Feb. 21-28, 2024, in Israel. In particular, please help Israel's war end; all life is every day. Please give good health to Pastor Kim In-sik, Pastor Kim Jung-hwan, Mrs. Woong-ja, and all participants who serve as instructors and keep the flight safe.

Please help us ensure a healthy and safe schedule for CWMI members participating in the consolation ministry, one-day seminar, and pilgrimage to Israeli settlements scheduled for March 12-19, 2024. Please guide this to be a time of grace for everyone.

We pray for the Wednesday All Nations Prayer Meeting, held online every week. Thank you for blessing the Nations Prayer Meeting, which has been working diligently every week. Bless the ICC Church and the Virginia House of Prayer for the Nations (VHOP). Thank you for allowing us to make the recent 'Prayer Video' to pray for the fulfillment of the Bible and the video to convey "God's Time and Israel". Many videos that can be used as data to inform Israel are spread, so people can discern the time of this era and pray with the Bible in their closets.

Above all supplication, I (we) pray in the name of Yeshua Messiah. 

Finish with God’s prayer. Amen.

“Prayer Meeting for Israel and All Nations”

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CWMI Korea

The regular prayer meeting, on last Thursday every month, is temporarily stopped. 

The next meeting schedule will be informed later.

Inquiry: cwmi2019@gmail.com  missionary Cho, Kyung Soon (010-5511-1824)

CWMI Overseas 

Please refer to the online prayer meeting (live streaming available) at the Virginia international House of Prayer (International Calvary Church / CWMI Chairman Pastor Sung-ja Lee). 

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