Lift up your voices on Sunday 9 March, as we mark the Burma Day of Prayer. Myanmar/Burma desperately needs your prayers, with religious and ethnic minorities facing severe repression amid the country’s ongoing conflict.
Religious communities are particularly targeted by the military junta. At least 32 religious leaders have been killed through extrajudicial executions and airstrikes since the 2021 coup. Imprisoned religious minorities suffer serious mistreatment in detention. Rohingya men have been conscripted to the military under false promises of citizenship.
To make matters worse, the country experienced severe flooding in September – some of the worst in decades. This has only compounded the already dire humanitarian crisis, with an estimated one million people affected.
Find out more at csw.org.uk/Burma
Sunday 9 March
At the time of writing there are 21,122 people unjustly detained in Myanmar. Pray for strength and encouragement for them.
Monday 10 March
Many political prisoners face inhumane treatment at the hands of prison authorities – but those belonging to ethnic and religious minorities often receive the harshest punishments. Lift them up to the Lord today.
Tuesday 11 March
Thank God for Myanmar’s religious leaders who speak up for justice. Remember especially Reverend Dr Hkalam Samson who was released from prison last July. Since his release, the military junta have continued to monitor him closely, even as he continues to speak up for the rights of the marginalised.
Wednesday 12 March
Since the coup, countless people have been forced to flee their homes due to escalating violence, airstrikes and the ongoing conflict between the military and ethnic armed resistance groups. Pray for protection for all internally displaced people today.
Thursday 13 March
Many are desperately attempting to flee the country due to the ongoing conflict coupled with the announcement of forced military conscription in February 2024. Pray for protection for those seeking refuge beyond Myanmar’s borders. Pray especially for the Rohingya and other vulnerable communities without legal status, who are particularly at risk of arrest, human trafficking and exploitation.
Friday 14 March
‘The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.’ (Psalm 145:15) Pray this verse over the nation of Myanmar today, asking the Lord to provide food and shelter to everyone caught up in the humanitarian crisis.
Saturday 15 March
Loving Lord Jesus, as we mark the Burma Day of Prayer this week, we cry out to you: ‘Work miracles in this place, o Lord!’ Bring justice, peace, freedom and hope to everyone in this nation. For we know that with you, all things are possible. Amen.