Argentina is in shock today. Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, died suddenly of a massive heart attack Wednesday. The leftist Kirchner, 60, was current President Cristina Fernandez’s husband and was considered the leading contender from the dominant Peronist party to succeed her in next year’s election.

“God, we pray today for Argentina.  Use this time of grief, instability and uncertainly to reveal your destiny for the nation.  Remind Argentines that they cannot trust in any human savior. They cannot build hope on politics or economics or any system of human design. They need you. In the void that will follow, give followers of Jesus the courage to rise and fill the void with a message of the Kingdom of God, and the hope of YOUR strength and salvation and healing and provision and pardon and deliverance and love. You are enough for Argentina.”

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