Also pray for birthmothers whose children are born with birth defects, are premature due to lack of prenatal care, or other medical conditions. Especially for those children who can not receive medical care unless they are placed for adoption. Alcoholism - Pray for birthmothers who are effected by alcoholism and their unborn children and to protect them from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect. The effects of Alcoholism have devastated Eastern Europe, particularly Russia. Abused and Neglected Children -Pray for the children that have been taken away from their families and for those who are now available for adoption, those who are in the Foster Care system and those who have been placed in Orphanages or other Children s homes.
Abortion is the leading form of birth control in Russia.
However, with the increasing risk of HIV exposure due to unsanitary conditions at abortion clinics, more women are having their babies and abandoning them at birth. Pray for unborn children and women contemplating abortion. Orphanages -Pray for orphanages throughout the world. Especially those in Eastern Europe who struggle to provide basic necessities such as food, clothing, and medication. As a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union the economic crisis which followed has resulted in government cutbacks of orphanage funding.