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Filipino pastors pray for righteous govts
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Posted on Mar 17 2006
Members of Christian churches led by Filipino pastors will hold a prayer event on April 13 to pray for all nations, particularly the Philippines, amid serious political and economic issues besetting the country.
Dubbed as “Prayer for the Nations,” the gathering is spearheaded by the Association of Filipino pastors in Saipan.
The group prayer will be held in the evening at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship.
He said people need to pray for peace and order, economic recovery, and righteousness in government.
“Although we are in Saipan, we continue to pray for our country. Christians should really unite to uphold a nation. It’s our duty to pray for the nations so that righteousness will prevail,” said pastor Manuelito Rey, association secretary and pastor of Cornerstone Christian Fellowship.
He said “concerns in the Philippines also affect us here and affects our families back home.”
At the same time, he said the prayer gathering will also focus on the CNMI, the U.S., and “nations of the world.”
“We want to see nations being right with God. God’s heart is for the nations, and not just one particular group,” he added.
He said the association decided to gather next month since it had not done such a group prayer for several years now.
“There are so many things to pray about – economy, governance, health and education programs, family,” said Rey.
The association, formed in 1998, currently consists of eight pastors representing eight churches on Saipan.
They are pastors Raffy Arnia of Jesus is Lord Fellowship, Jimmy Sembrano of Emmanuel Methodist Filipino congregation, Raffy Javier of Saipan Bible Fellowship 2, Paul Medina of Saipan Christian Church, Danny Ibanez of Upper Room International Ministries, Cesar Mangsat of Saipan Bible Fellowship 3, God’s Victorious Army, and Rey of Cornerstone Church.
