{"id":106,"date":"2016-02-19T16:30:18","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T16:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/amviana\/?p=106"},"modified":"2016-02-19T16:36:35","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T16:36:35","slug":"a-time-to-pray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/amviana\/2016\/02\/19\/a-time-to-pray\/","title":{"rendered":"A Time To Pray !!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/amviana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2016\/02\/untitled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-108 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/amviana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2016\/02\/untitled-300x225.png\" alt=\"untitled\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/amviana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2016\/02\/untitled-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/amviana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2016\/02\/untitled-1024x768.png 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/amviana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2016\/02\/untitled.png 1644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m searching to try to find words to express my heart. How can I share the heartache of knowing that all across Mozambique children are suffering and dying from hunger.\u00a0It is estimated that 80% of Mozambican children suffer from chronic malnutrition.\u00a0What makes this statistic even harder is that now we are experiencing a drought.\u00a0Nothing can grow.\u00a0Temperatures are in the 100&#8217;s. Their crops and their animals are dying.\u00a0 Water is scarce and the water available is often not drinkable so children get dysentery. On top of all this the local political parties are at odds and civilians are being killed.\u00a0Now is the time to pray!<\/p>\n<p>Please know that the children at the Melanie Centers are safe and well cared for.\u00a0However, the people in our church communities are suffering great hardship and the most vulnerable are always the children. Would you please commit to praying with us?\u00a0All of the pastors in and around the city of Beira will be gathering Saturday for a time of prayer.\u00a0 They will be praying at 9:00 am here in Mozambique.\u00a0 If you would like to join them in prayer at the same time it would be 11:00 pm on the west coast.\u00a0But know that your prayers are welcome at any time!<\/p>\n<p>Please pray for the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>That God would send rain.\u00a0 We need rain for the crops as well as for the water supply.<\/li>\n<li>Pray for food.\u00a0 Families are coming to the Melanie Centers in greater numbers than ever asking for food.\u00a0 Pray that God would provide a way.<\/li>\n<li>Pray for peace between the Frelimo and Renamo political parties.\u00a0 Renamo has been blocking roads, stopping cars, and killing civilians.\u00a0 They have issued a March deadline, stating that they will be taking over the northern half of Mozambique at that time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Thank you so much for your love and prayers. We are trusting God for a way through.<\/p>\n<p>In Him &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Alex, Melanie, Josh and Joey Viana<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/amviana?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=106&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m searching to try to find words to express my heart. How can I share the heartache of knowing that all across Mozambique children are suffering and dying from hunger.\u00a0It is estimated that 80% of Mozambican children suffer from chronic malnutrition.\u00a0What makes this statistic even harder is that now we are experiencing a drought.\u00a0Nothing can &hellip; <a class=\"read-excerpt\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/amviana\/2016\/02\/19\/a-time-to-pray\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":159,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Time To Pray !!! - The V&#039;s In Mozambique!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/amviana\/2016\/02\/19\/a-time-to-pray\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Time To Pray !!! - The V&#039;s In Mozambique!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I&#8217;m searching to try to find words to express my heart. 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