Prayer Profile:
Montenegro is one of the youngest countries in Europe, having declared independence in May of 2006. On the other hand, it is rich in both culture and history. In fact, rumors say that it is the only area in the Balkans that was never officially conquered by the Ottoman Empire.
Once a part of former Yugoslavia, Montenegro has now separated from its previous ties with Serbia and is gradually working toward becoming more stable. Though it was able to escape much of the devastation experienced by its neighbors during the 1990s, it has still undergone economic hardships and political difficulties that have left their mark. It is a nation that has clung to its religious roots with two-thirds of its population claiming ties to the Orthodox Church.
There are less than 150 believers in the whole country with only three evangelical churches and a handful of small, new fellowships.
Redemptive Purpose:There is nothing so deeply imbedded in your heart that God’s grace cannot reach down and remove it. No area in your life is so painful that God’s grace cannot bring total healing. No offense committed against you is so heinous that God’s love cannot enable you to forgive” - Henry Blackaby
Key Scripture to Pray: Is not your fear of God your confidence, and the integrity of your ways your hope? - Job 4:6
Going Before the Father: Pray for genuine forgiveness between ethnic groups that have been at war for so long. Pray that people would be able to rebuild trust and cooperation.
Pray against corruption and other problems that allow human traffickers to transit through with women and girls from the Balkans and Eastern Europe to Western Europe.
Pray that this will no longer be tolerated.Pray that the people of Montenegro will be freed from the chains of religious tradition that lacks true belief.
Pray for church planters and workers among the youth to see this generation have a chance to hear about Jesus.
