Prayers for communities

affected by Ebola

Prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up.

James 5:15

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(Leader): Lord God our comforter, we pray for communities affected by the current Ebola outbreak. We lift up the thousands of families who have lost loved

ones, and ask that they will be comforted and kept safe from infection.

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(All): Lord, you are the God who comforts. Please bring your solace to people who are mourning and your peace to those who

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(Leader): We lift up individuals in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea who are infected by the virus. We pray that they will have access to medical care and

be restored to full health.

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(All) Lord God our healer, we pray that medical workers will be kept safe and free from the virus.

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(Leader): Father, we pray for the people of West Africa who are living in fear and distress because of the Ebola outbreak. We pray that effective prevention measures will be put in place, and ask that medical supplies and hygiene kits will reach those most in need. We pray also for protection of Tearfund partner

staff and other aid workers in the area.

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(All): Lord Jesus, you who healed the sick, we ask you to raise up people struck down by Ebola, and stop this deadly virus from

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Thank you for joining with us in prayer.

Let’s continue to pray until the current Ebola outbreak is under control and

those affected restored to health.

To find out more, visit tearfund.org/ebola