France remains a nation strongly rooted in Catholicism. They currently have five overseas departments that oversee eight French administered territories outside of Europe. The economy of France remains diversified across all sectors and remains the most visited country in the world[1]. France also serves as a home to thousands of refugees from Sri Lanka, Cambodia, DRC, Serbia & Kosovo, Turkey, Russia, Vietnam, Laos, Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, Guinea, Iraq, and Mauritania[2]. One central prayer request is over the human trafficking situation in France.  France is a destination country for women and girls trafficked for sexual exploitation, while men, women, and children are trafficked within France for the purposes of forced labor[3]. France is well deserving of a round of applause for their 2018 World Cup victory, alongside their 2022 runner-up performance. Let’s Pray…

-God, we thank you for France. We thank you for those who know you, and pray millions more would draw into the wellspring of life, our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus, may they embrace you, love you, serve you, and simply do life with you and for you. We pray for your church leaders to be in one accord with your agenda Holy Spirit, and that they would live for your will and your glory. God we pray for the spiritually hungry to seek you Jesus, and ask that they would find you. 

-We pray for vision on how Christian communities can reach your lost in France. Help your leaders to be wise evangelists in France.        

-God, we lift up the refugees in this nation and pray for your grace and love to cover them as they live in their new home. May they come to know you and draw closer to you as they live in France. May they become a central part of your church leadership in France. We pray for these refugees to be integrated into society and for them to be able to learn the language, customs, and for them to attain employment successfully. Father, we pray that you would meet every need for these individuals, including food, water, shelter, education, clothing, and clean sanitation facilities. Thank you God. 

-Yeshua, we pray that you would shut down the human trafficking business in France. We pray for an angelic presence over the borders of this nation guiding the incoming victims towards a safe home and safe community. We pray for salvation to come to the oppressed and poor. We pray for healing, restoration, and freedom over those held captive. We ask for conviction to fall upon the guilty, and we pray your grace would lead them to repentance, salvation, and restoration. 

-Father we pray against this nation serving as a transshipment point for drugs. Holy Spirit, we pray for your conviction to fall upon the guilty, and ask for repentance to take place in the lives of these individuals. Thank you Jesus. 

-God, we lift up French Southern and Antarctic Lands to you Lord. Father, we pray over the meteorological stations, the employees, scientists, and military on the islands. God, we pray that these people would see your glory on these islands and that they would know you with all their heart, soul, strength, and mind.* Father, we pray for your creation on and around the islands and ask a blessing over them and for your creation to reflect the hand of their creator to mankind.  

-Father, we lift up the Clipperton Island to you and pray also for a blessing over your various forms of creation from vegetation to sea creatures. We lift up those who fish for tuna and pray for rest, grace, and for your stillness to be with them. Father, help them to be still and know that you are God, and that you will be exalted in the nations, and amongst the earth.** We lift up all the French overseas territories and pray your blessing over these territories and the relationship they have with France. Help them to work together so that your will may be done in each territory.  

-God, help the nation of France be still and know that you are God. That you will be exalted among the nations, that you will be exalted in the earth.** Amen. 

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[1] CIA World Factbook (Date Accessed January 2019).

[2] CIA World Factbook (Date Accessed January 2019).

[3] Patt, Professor Martin (Date Accessed January 2015).

*Scripture quotations are based upon text obtained from New International Version of Mark 12:30, (2011).

**Scripture quotations are based upon text obtained from New International Version of Psalm 46:10 (2011).