We come before the throne of grace with heavy hearts, lifting up the devastation wrought by the recent earthquakes. Our hearts ache for the thousands who have perished, the countless injured, and the multitudes displaced, facing unimaginable loss and uncertainty. We stand in the gap, crying out for mercy, healing, and divine intervention in this hour of desperate need.
Father, we acknowledge that You are sovereign over all creation, and nothing happens outside of Your knowledge or control. As Your Word declares, "I form the light and create darkness. I make peace and create calamity. I, Yahweh, do all these things" (Isaiah 45:7 WEB). Yet even in the midst of such destruction, we trust in Your goodness and Your promise to work all things together for the good of those who love You (Romans 8:28). We ask that You would rise with healing in Your wings (Malachi 4:2) over the broken, the wounded, and the grieving. Bring comfort to those who mourn, strength to the weary, and hope to the despairing.
Lord Jesus, we are moved with compassion as we see the multitudes like sheep without a shepherd (Matthew 9:36). We pray that You would raise up laborers for the harvest, men and women filled with Your Spirit, compelled by Your love, and equipped to proclaim the gospel with boldness and grace (Luke 10:2). Let the good news of repentance and forgiveness of sins in Your name (Luke 24:46-47) resound through the affected regions, piercing hearts and bringing revival. May the fear of the Lord deepen, evil be hated, and souls turn to You for salvation (Proverbs 1:7, 8:13).
We confess our own sins and the sins of our nations, acknowledging that we have fallen short of Your glory (1 John 1:9-10). We repent for the ways we have neglected the lost, ignored the suffering, or failed to live as ambassadors of Your kingdom. Forgive us, Lord, and renew our hearts with a passion for Your mission. We ask for international baptisms, discipleship, and the teaching of obedient faith (Matthew 28:18-20) so that Your church may be built up and the lost may be saved.
Father, we pray for the practical needs of those affected. Provide shelter, food, clean water, and medical care for the millions displaced. Guide the hands of rescue workers as they search for survivors, and grant wisdom to those coordinating relief efforts. Rebuild what has been destroyed, homes, roads, and communities, so that Your people may flourish once more (Isaiah 58:12). Protect the vulnerable, women, children, and the elderly, from exploitation, trafficking, and further harm (Revelation 18:13). Guard them from the schemes of the evil one and the deception of false teachers who may seek to take advantage of their desperation (2 Timothy 3:13, 2 John 1:9-11).
We rebuke the forces of darkness that seek to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10). We declare that the works of the devil are being destroyed (1 John 3:8) and that Your kingdom is advancing in these regions. Let the gospel gain traction in hearts, and may believers be empowered to meet urgent needs, speak truth with love, and compel others to come to the marriage feast You have prepared (Luke 14:23). May Your love compel us to live not for ourselves but for You, who died and rose again on our behalf (2 Corinthians 5:14-15).
Lord, we ask for the peace of God to guard the hearts and minds of all who are suffering (Philippians 4:6-7). Calm the panic, ease the fear, and replace despair with hope. We pray for the aftershocks, both literal and emotional, to subside, and for Your presence to be a tangible comfort to those in distress (2 Corinthians 1:3-4). May the gospel operations sent to these regions bear much fruit, seeking and saving the lost as Your priority (Luke 19:10).
We thank You, Father, for hearing our prayers. We trust in Your mercy and grace, knowing that You are close to the brokenhearted and save those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18). May this tragedy be a catalyst for repentance, revival, and reformation, starting within Your church and spreading to the nations (2 Chronicles 7:13-14). We ask all these things in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, the only name by which we can be saved (Acts 4:12), for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved. Amen.
Mercy, Grace, HELP in TIME of NEED, Heb 4:14-16, Comfort 2 Cor 1:2-3. Prevent further evil, protect women, young, elderly from exploitation, Rev 18:13, temptation, sin, evil people, imposters (cults and false prophets can do good works, Mt 7:22-23, 2 Jn 1:9-11) and the evil one, 2 Tim 3:5, 2 Tim 3:13, Tit 1:6, Matt 6:13. 
Father, these "thunderstorms" that leave the world reeling are intensifying and occurring more frequently, as Jesus said they would, Matt 24:7-8, so we we will believe, John 14:29, not stumble, John 6:61-63. Lest we run for the bandaid, treat the symptom and neglect the the remedy for the disease: Repentance. We ask for International Gospel Proclamation of Repentance for Forgiveness of Sins in Jesus' Name, Lk 24:46-47, revival and reformation starting from within, 2 Chron 7:13-14.
We confess our sins and the sins of our nation and nations, Lev 26:40-42, Ezra 9:6-7, Neh 1:6-7, Dan 9:20, 1 Jn 1:9-10, and ask for international baptisms, discipleship and teaching of obedient faith, Mt 28:18-20, Rom 1:5. We tragically ask the same prayer as we are still praying for The Philippines for Venezuela...
Help the millions of individuals affected by the earthquake, those taking shelter at the evacuation centers, and those sheltering outside the evacuation sites, 1 Tim 2:1-4. Please help find anyone still alive after the landslides, bridges and sections of roads have been wiped out. Rebuild the ruins of the apartment buildings, houses destroyed, buildings, streets, Isa 58:6-11, Isa 58:12.
We ask for mercy, grace & help in time of need, Heb 4:16. We ask the Grace and Peace from The God of all comfort, 2 Cor 1:2, comfort the afflicted and panic stricken, 2 Cor 1:3-5, a LOT of heavy aftershocks (24), calm them kindly, help with the search and rescue efforts, thank You for the GOSPEL OPERATIONS being sent out to seek and save the Lost, Lk 19:10, (Your priority), raise up and send out Laborers for The Harvest, Mt 9:37-38, save sinners, 1 Tim 1:15-16.
Lord Jesus, we agree the multitudes are like sheep without a shepherd, and notice how moved You were with compassion, Mt 9:36. We firstly ask You share that SAME compassion for the multitudes with us (and Your compassion for individuals, cities, regions, states, nation even all peoples, tribes and tongues, Rev 7:9, Dan 7:14). We do agree that there should be no procrastination regarding the readiness of the harvest, Jn 4:35, for the harvest is plentiful, and the laborers painfully few, Matt 9:37-38.
We ask You for laborers for the harvest to be sent out, Lk 10:2, allow the gospel to gain traction in the hearts, lives and witness of believers, Col 1:5-6. Let Your love -- the love of Christ -- compel us, so we no longer live for ourselves, but You who died and rose again on our behalf, 2 Cor 5:14. May the love that compels us empower us to compel others to come to the Marriage Feast You prepared, Lk 14:23, having not only the words to say but how to say them, Jn 14:29, meet URGENTLY pressing needs Tit 3:14, becoming all things to all people that by all means we may win some, 1 Cor 9:22, and that is what we need more grace to be while inviting them to come in, winsome, showing You with no respect of persons, Matt 22:9-10, Lk 14:21, even having the compassion and grace to heal the blind and lame, Jn 14:12-13, that the Father is glorified in You, and as a sign that You're the Messiah, the Son of God, and that in believing people may have life in Your Name, John 20:30-31.
Thank You for revealing to Your beloved Apostle that You came into the World to DESTROY the works of the devil, 1 Jn 3:8, so guard everyone from temptation, evil, Matt 6:13, evil people, imposters, 2 Tim 3:13, and the evil one, John 17:15. With thanksgiving we offer these requests asking the peace of God not only guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, Phil 4:6-7, but more importantly, Phil 2:3, theirs at this time. Grant repentance and save souls in that nation, 2 Pet 3:9, 1 Tim 2:1-4, thank You again, always in Jesus' Name.
