Pray for Safety - Martin and Gracia Burnham

NTM E-mail updates | Jan. 11, 2002 | New Tribes Mission

[repubmom]

Pray for safety

MANILA, The Philippines (Jan. 11, 2002): Reports of increased military activity in southern Philippines prompt renewed concern for the safety of kidnapped NTM missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham.

Last week, the Philippine military adjusted its forces on Basilan Island, withdrawing Marines and bringing in Army Scout Rangers. This week, it is reported that American troops have been arriving in the area. Philippine officials are reiterating that the Americans are there only to train Philippine soldiers.

Please pray fervently for the continued safety of Martin and Gracia, and their fellow hostage, Philippine nurse Deborah Yap. Pray that all three would be released soon.

Martin, 42, and Gracia, 42, from Kansas, were kidnapped May 27 by the Abu Sayyaf Group from a resort off the island of Palawan in the Philippines. Martin grew up in the Philippines, where his parents have been missionaries for more than 32 years. The Burnhams have been members of NTM since 1985.

[EODGUY]

Prayer are being offered.

[MarMema]

Thank you Lord for these good people and their prayers. Send your peace and blessings to the Burnhams and to their companion whom I miserably forgot to include in my requests and who needs our prayers as well.

[MarMema]

Thank you for helping.
Dear Heavenly Father, please send your love and the spirit of peace to the victims of this ugly and prolonged kidnapping.

[maestro]

Pray for Safety - Martin and Gracia Burnham

Amen,..........More Grace and Mercy,...........In Jesus' Precious Name, Amen!!!

[MarMema]

Thank you. These are the last three hostages of this event. Ten people in all were beheaded in this group and the rest were released. There is speculation that these hostages were forced to watch the beheadings of their fellow hostages. And I thought the video was bad to watch. Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy. For these people in the clutches of evil and suffering, Lord have mercy.

[MarMema]

Amen! and thank you!

[MarMema]

Thank you. Pray them home is the website their friends here have made to encourage people to pray for their safe release. Let's pray them home!

The Burnhams in November...

[MarMema]

Thanks for the bump. May God hear our prayers!

[MarMema]

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Lord our God, remember and have mercy on our brothers and sisters who are involved in every civil conflict. Remove from their midst all hostility, confusion and hatred. Lead everyone along the path of reconciliation and peace, we pray You, hear us and have mercy on us.

[MarMema]

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We thank you, O Master, Lover of Mankind, King of the ages and Bestower of good things, Who destroyed the dividing wall of enmity, and granted peace to the human race, and Who now has granted peace to Your servants. Instill in them the fear of You and confirm in them love one for the other. Extinguish every dispute and banish all temptation to disagreement. For You are our peace and to You we ascribe glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

[MarMema]

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For all those who commit injustice against their neighbors, that God will grant them repentance, enlighten their minds and hearts and illumine their souls with the light of love even towards their enemies, let us pray to the Lord.

[MarMema]

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[MarMema]

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[constitutiongirl]

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[MarMema]

During the heavy gunbattle on Basilan island, troops reportedly spotted an American missionary couple the group is holding hostage, NBC’s Dana Lewis reported.

Whoo-hoo!!! Something is gonna break very soon now.

[Salvation]

They have been in my prayers already.

Have you watched the latest from the Philipines with Steve Harigan on FNC? Prettty scary.

[Salvation]

Further information about this couple.

[dansangel]

Thanks for the bump.

Bumping for prayers...needed desperately.....

[whoever]

They have been added to my prayer list. May God's will be done.

Thanks for the ping, dansangel.

[Honorary Serb]

Thanks for the prayer request bump. We saw a televison program about the Burnhams a few days ago. May God rescue them speedily!!