More than 60 world leaders have gathered in Wales for the NATO summit taking place right now. They represent 28 member countries, with 4,000 delegates attending. The first session today focused on the future of Afghanistan, with NATO combat troops planned to leave this year. Ukraine, the Islamic State militant threat, and the very future of NATO are also on the agenda.

1. For President Obama and other NATO leaders that they will be enabled to come to agreement on taking wise, strong and courageous actions for deterring Russia in Ukraine and overthrowing the Islamic State army of terrorist killers in Iraq and Syria.
2. That a strong international coalition of military forces will be assembled to fight and defeat the ISIS terrorists as well as giving the Iraqi military and Kurdish army any military supplies they need for their war against them. That ISIS will be thrown into confusion, disunity and retreat and that the Iraqi military, Kurdish army, and international forces will be able to overcome them and taking back the territory they have captured.
3. For caring, effective humanitarian aid efforts for many millions of refugees (Syrians and Iraqis).
4. That Muslims will turn to Jesus Christ in the Middle East and worldwide, now seeing what the real spirit of Islam is like. May the veil of deception that blinds their minds be removed!
5. For two crucial, timely prayer seminars to build up the Iraqi prayer movement, first in Erbil, Kurdistan and then in Baghdad led by a dear friend and prayer initiative colleague named Sam.  (He and I with others were there in both places earlier this year.)

Pray for many to be able to take part, for a strong presence of the Holy Spirit and that the participants will be enabled to  really  cry out  for  their  nation,  to  repent,  grieve,  weep  and  wrestle  for  Iraq.  Pray also for Sam to have God’s wisdom, guidance and anointing and that he will enjoy special favor and protection in this current core trouble spot of the world.