Ukraine update 2 March
We have just heard from a fellow pastor of the church our people in mission are part of: “The team are fine. They have no electricity, gas or mobile communication. Around there are battles but God protects them. Continue to pray hard for them.”
Latest prayer news
Argentina: baptisms
Mia Byrne, who is on a short-term mission trip in Salta, shares that six baptisms have taken place in local churches over the past few weeks. Praise God for the children and adults who have publicly declared their faith in Christ and for what he is doing in Salta.
Ethiopia: training in their own language
Mission partners Chris and Suzy Wilson work with Christian leaders to build peace across Ethiopia. Over the next couple of weeks, Chris and his colleague Simon will be training young preachers from every church in Simon’s ethnic group, delivering the training in their mother tongue. Please pray for the young men receiving training to encounter…
Honduras: Alas planning week
Please lift up Lindsey and Steve Poulson and their Proyecto Alas team as they gather from 12–16 January to plan their ongoing work with at-risk children. Pray for wisdom in their planning, and for all involved as they adjust to changes in the staff team and their responsibilities.
Lebanon and Syria: Alpha
Please pray for God to touch the hearts of people in Lebanon and Syria who are asking questions about Jesus. Nabil and Sarah Shehadi, write that they are in contact with a pastor in Beirut who has recently run 10 Alpha courses and now wants to introduce The Marriage Course to five churches in Lebanon…
Philippines: new early years programme
We give thanks with mission partner Tim Lee for Jigsaw Ministries’ new early years programme, part of the charity’s work with families living in poverty in Manila. The new early years learning clubs, starting up this month, aim to give children a better start in life through a holistic approach to learning. Pray for the…
UK: men on the margins in Carlisle
Over the past five years, mission partner Garry Ion has been supporting people on the margins, especially men, through practical work in Carlisle’s Community Shed. At the end of October, the Shed closed down, making it harder to come alongside people in the community who need support. Pray for conversations around relaunching the Shed, particularly…