Elijah Project: Day 8

Ok so I have been slacking on the blogging a bit but here is day 8!

Country: Argentina

Mainly an agricultural society, there has been a recent downward turn, creating a huge gap between rich and poor, wiping out the middle class.

In the 1970’s, Argentina went through political unrest resulting in a mistreatment of the people’s rights. True democracy was obtain in 1983, create a much more stable government. There is full freedom of religion with the Roman Catholic church being the most prominent.

What to pray for:

1) Although there is economic and political growth, the gap between rich and poor flourishes. Nearly 500,000 live in the slums surrounding Buenos Aires alone.

2) Through the recent unrest in the country, a spiritual has increasingly grown. This hunger, praise Jesus is being fulfilled. However, pray for that the Spirit will continue to draw many to the King and for sincerity of faith.

·      There continues to be an intense spiritual struggle for souls. The influence of the occult, Mormonism, and a growing Muslim population threaten the work of believers. Pray for a spirit of intercession within the church to fight on the front lines of the battle.

3) Pray for Christian leader who train, disciple, and create more leaders with a biblical foundation.

4)Pray for the indigenous groups of Argentina. Pray that the scripture is heard and received, as well as for translations of the Bible to continue to be worked on in the many indigenous languages.

5) Missionaries to come out of Argentina

What the Lord laid on my heart for Argentina:

There is a battle going on in Argentina. The spiritual battle going on there is so real. Lord rise up warriors, give people a passion for prayer. Show up when people pray, Father show your power. Thank you that you have already won this battle, you are victorious! 

A few weeks ago I was at a house of prayer and the man speaking was talking about his experience in the occult. On multiple occasions the leaders of this cult told him that there was a lot of prayer around him. He told them it was his parents, they were bringing his name to churches for prayer as well as battling for him themselves. The leaders of the cult told him that this prayer was stopping him from having a good life, so they asked if he wanted them to remove the prayer from him. He agreed and they began to battle against the prayer. 

Sometimes I think that people in the occult or people involved in witchcraft believe in prayer more than Christians do. They know it is real and they are fighting against it. So lets fight back. Prayer is real and powerful and so necessary. We have to pray, we have to be a part of this battle. 

Father I pray against the powers of the occult in Argentina. Rise up a prayer movement, bring bold leaders into the church. Show up in times of intercession Lord, work through the prayers of your people. Show them how to pray and what to pray. Holy Spirit show up!