Bosnia and Herzegovina is one country divided into two separate governmental entities and populated by three ethnic groups with strong cultural identities- Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims), Croats and Serbs. This triangular shaped country on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe is bordered by Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. In determining whether to separate from Yugoslavia in 1991, Bosnia and Herzegovina became involved in a devastating three-year civil war. Fighting broke out along ethnic lines where few cultural differences had previously existed. The war left over 200,000 people dead, half the population displaced, and… (learn more)
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PRAYER POINTS
- Pray for reconciliation among those still traumatized by the bitterness of a devastating ethnic-religious war.
- Pray for the rebuilding of a shattered economy and even the desire of the people to do so.
- Pray for Christ’s love to penetrate the hardened hearts of many who are spiritually unresponsive.
Lord Jesus, please heal this broken land. Destroy the spiritual forces of darkness in that land in your power and wisdom. Speak gentle words of love to bitter men, weeping women, and lonely children. Please help these precious people to rebuild their lives and families and communities and country in peace. All praise, glory and honor to You, the only one able to do abundantly more than we hope or imagine.
In Jesus Name.
So let it be.