Week 1
Wed 1st – DR Congo Despite the recent peace deals between the DR Congo, the M23 and Rwanda, there have been reported outbreaks of conflict between the armed forces. Pray that these recent conflicts would cease and that the steps towards peace that the countries are taking would continue moving forward.
Thu 2nd – Uganda Praise God for our ministry partner’s recent evangelistic activities, which saw many people receive Jesus as their Lord and saviour.
Fri 3rd – India Praise God for the teachers, social workers, and program staff who work tirelessly to support the children and families in our programs. Pray that God would continue to give them strength, wisdom, and encouragement in their mission.
Sat 4th – Indonesia Praise God that the two new members of our partner’s Sumba team continue to be settling in well. Keep praying for them to find a field staff member to help with their families program.
Sun 5th – Cambodia Continue praising God for our partner churches in Cambodia. Praise God for blessing their ministries and seeing them bear fruit in the communities. Praise God that His kingdom is being strengthened and expanded.
Mon 6th – Uganda Continue praising God for our ministry partner in Uganda as they celebrate 20 years of serving vulnerable mothers and children through their pregnancy crisis centre. Praise God for His guidance, provision and faithfulness over these years.
Tue 7th – DR Congo Keep praying that banks in Goma would reopen soon. They’ve been closed since January (when soldiers first entered the city) and people have been unable to access their money this whole time! Praise God that our partners have been able to access our financial support through banks just across the border in Rwanda and so been able to continue providing emergency support to the most vulnerable people in the community.
Week 2
Wed 8th – Uganda Continue praying for the safe and speedy transportation of a container of medical equipment from the USA for our partner’s new maternity centre.
Thu 9th – DR Congo Alongside all the immediate threats from this conflict, our partners keep expressing to us the amount of trauma that everyone in Goma is suffering from. Continue praying that God would pour down His peace on our partners and the people of Goma and help them to reconcile with the horrors they’ve seen and experienced.
Fri 10th – Cambodia Continue praying for the conflict situation along the Cambodian/Thailand border. The political situation of both countries remains tense, and both countries still have troops along the border. Pray that God would give wisdom to the leaders of both Cambodia and Thailand to find a peaceful solution for both countries.
Sat 11th – Indonesia Praise God that Maria from the Sumba team has returned to work and is well rested after some time off. Praise God for helping the rest of the team manage her workload while she was gone.
Sun 12th – India Pray for the congregations and leaders of the local village churches in the communities we serve. Praise God for their faith and commitment in the face of many challenges.
Mon 13th – DR Congo Praise God that our partner has been able to provide emergency food packages for the most vulnerable households from the deaf community, who have been facing severe malnutrition and starvation as a result of extreme food shortages.
Tue 14th – Uganda Praise God for the ongoing success of our partner’s livelihood project that is establishing village savings and loans (VSLA) groups and working to increase financial literacy amongst vulnerable families in rural communities.
Week 3
Wed 15th – DR Congo Praise God that our partner’s primary school in the Mugunga displaced people camp has continued to remain open. Praise God that many children have returned to school and keep praying for the safety of those families that they haven’t yet been able to contact.
Thu 16th – Uganda Continue praising God for Vivian’s 20 years of service and that she can now retire with peace of mind, knowing that her position as director has been filled. Pray for God’s guidance over her as she navigates this transition and new stage of life.
Fri 17th – Indonesia Praise God for blessing our partner in Sumba with safety, learning and good fellowship during their recent time in Bali for training and development.
Sat 18th – India Many families in the communities that we serve lack proper identification documents. This causes many challenges in terms of accessing housing, services, loans, etc. Pray that local political leaders can prioritise the welfare of these vulnerable communities and help get the documents they need.
Sun 19th – Cambodia Continue praying for the teacher at one of our partner schools who recently had surgery after long suffering from pain in her legs. Pray for her full recovery and healing, and that she might be able to return to the classroom soon.
Mon 20th – DR Congo Praise God for all the doctors, nurses, and social workers at our ministry partner’s hospital who continue to tirelessly support wounded victims of the ongoing violence.
Tue 21st – Uganda Praise God for the success of our partner’s recent literacy and numeracy classes. Many kids from the community attended, were engaged, and increased their skills and understanding.
Week 4
Wed 22nd – Uganda Praise God for the girls at our partner’s pregnancy crisis centre who have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Saviour in recent months.
Thu 23rd – DR Congo Continue praying for protection over the street youths in our partner’s program. Many young people in Goma, especially those living on the streets, are currently being forcefully ‘recruited’ into military ‘service’ (by both sides of the conflict).
Fri 24th – Cambodia Continue praying for our Cambodian partner’s fundraising efforts. Many of their international donors have had to reduce their financial support, so pray for God’s guidance as they seek new partnerships and opportunities.
Sat 25th – India Pray for the children and families in our sponsorship program. Pray that they would experience stability and improved living conditions through the program, but also that they might find peace, hope and spiritual growth as well.
Sun 26th – Indonesia Praise God for blessing the recent child protection and human trafficking awareness campaigns in the communities we serve.
Mon 27th – DR Congo Praise God for the food program at our partner’s primary school inside a displacement camp, that provides nutritious food to children at school (often these are the only nutritious meals they’ll get that day).
Tue 28th – Uganda Praise God for the three churches that have been planted in recent months as a result of our partner’s evangelistic activities.
Week 5
Wed 29th – Cambodia Praise God for blessing our partner’s recent provision of food packages to four regional schools in need. Praise God in particular for the good collaboration between our partners, the schools and a number of local authorities.
Thu 30th – DR Congo Pray that God would bless the emergency and trauma relief activities our partner is currently running for the deaf community.
Fri 31st – Indonesia Praise God for our partner’s young Children’s Assembly leaders. Praise God for their efforts to create fun and safe learning environments for children in the community and for the recent leadership training they undertook.