Pray for Qatar and Victims of Recent Bombing...

We were saddened to hear of the unprecedented bombing in Qatar near a British school theater on March 20. We do not have any Maranatha churches yet in Qatar, but our site usage tracker has indicated people there are using the website regularly. We are praying for you! We would like to extend an invitation to anyone using the website from Qatar or neighboring states (U.A.E. or otherwise) to contact us so we can develop closer ties and pray for you more effectively, and we promise not to share the names of people who write us with others.

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The Body At Work: Mobilizing Members to Pray

In Maranatha, we put a lot of emphasis on working together as the Body of Christ. One manifestation of this is the way we mobilize our members to pray together. In the last three days, nearly 120 people from our churches coast to coast have signed up for a 24-hour prayer chain (for the coming week) to intercede on behalf of one of our deacons in Connecticut who has been hospitalized for some time. Members log in through this site, follow the links to sign up for individual 15-minute prayer slots, and all the churches work together.

Similarly, this month all our churches worldwide have coordinated days for prayer, fasting, etc. for our global outreach efforts directed at children. In addition, our churches in different regions of North America are each praying for our brethren and seminar activities in different countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

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