Join us in Praying for the Children and Schools in Haiti

     On January 12, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti's capital city of Port-au-Prince. Will you join us in praying for the people of Haiti, especially the children and schools, as they endure the aftermath of this tragedy? Pray that God strengthens the MITI moms in Haiti as they cry out for the children and schools who have witnessed and experienced this horrendous catastrophe.
     Pray specifically for Marie Berson, director of 12 Christian schools in Haiti who leads Moms In Touch groups for each school. Pray God sustains her as she comforts the students and their families, even as she, herself, mourns the loss of loved ones in Port-au-Prince.

Join as we pray for Haiti and ask God …

• to strengthen Marie Berson, the director and MITI leader for 12 schools in Haiti, as she comforts her school staff and students.

• to clearly show God’s love and comfort to the 2,500 children in the Christian schools in Hinche and surrounding villages so they will put their faith in Christ.

• to provide for the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of Haitian families.

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A New Year,
A Renewed Commitment to Pray

     It’s January. The holidays are over. Students are returning to school. Routines are back to normal. The Christmas decorations are boxed up (or, at least, are waiting to be boxed up).
     Our attention now turns to the new year ahead. A new year filled with hope and promise and joy. A new opportunity to set goals and renew commitments.
     What prayer goals are you making this year?
     Thousands and thousands of women attended Arise! Cry Out! last November, pouring out their hearts to God for the lives of their children and schools. Would you like to continue that passion
to pray?
     Our e-News theme for 2010 is “Continue to Arise and Cry Out!”
     Crying out to the Lord on behalf of our children doesn’t need to end because the November 14, 2009, date is now past. Every week, women around the world are gathering together, praying in Moms In Touch groups for children, of all ages and stages, as well as for
their schools.
     Are you committing to start, join or regularly attend a MITI group?
     Click Comment below. We’d love to hear about it!
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WHAT HAPPENED AT YOUR ARISE! CRY OUT! SITE?
How did God make His presence known at your site? Did He help you overcome an obstacle before the event? Was there a special atmosphere during Arise! Cry Out!? The Sunday afterwards, was the church abuzz in anticipation of what God was doing as a result of the time of prayer and fasting? How did your pastor help support and promote Arise! Cry Out!? We’d love to hear. Just hit “comment” and let us know.
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CHANGING YOUR HEART:
Karen Isenhower, USA National Director for Moms In Touch International, wrote this after the Arise! Cry Out! Live-Event in October.
“To experience a preview of heaven, to be a part of something so simple, yet so powerful. ... I’m still wondering how best to describe it. Proclaiming, with the other country coordinators, ‘Worthy is the Lamb!’ was a highlight of my life. It was such a compelling picture of the beauty and unity of heaven, with Jesus being central to all. My heart was filled with indescribable joy in that moment of worship that included voices in sixteen different languages. Praise, confession, thanksgiving and intercession are now imprinted in my mind with a special force because of what I experienced in prayer with my international sisters. Somehow, our prayers transcended human language as Olga Petrova from Russia, Marianna Dubciak from Moldova and I prayed in our small huddle. There was an astounding sense of God’s presence and understanding, though Olga and Marianna prayed in Russian and I prayed in English. The three of us shared many tears, smiles and hugs. Every song, every transition, every moment was intensely riveting and powerful for me. Each element taking me closer into my precious Savior’s arms. What did God speak to my heart at Arise! Cry Out!? Through every moment He was saying to me, ‘I love you.’”

HOW DID ARISE! CRY OUT! IMPACT YOU? Click “comment” to share with us how God spoke to you during Arise! Cry Out! (After writing in your comment, hit "Preview" and type in the security code. The comment will be posted within 24 hours.)

ANSWERED PRAYER:
One mom prayed that her highly educated son would finally land a job, after several years of unemployment. Shortly after Arise! Cry Out!, she received a call from her son saying he had been offered a job! We’d love to hear how God is answering the prayers you prayed at Arise! Cry Out! Click “comment” to share. (After writing in your comment, hit "Preview" and type in the security code. The comment will be posted within 24 hours.)