Argentina and Guatemala: transitions of leadership
Please pray for countries in Latin America in transitions of leadership at present. Argentina has been struggling with rampant inflation for years and new president, Javier Milei, has taken office promising shock treatment for the country’s economy and that things will get worse before they get better. In Guatemala, president-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s election win is […]
DR Congo: peace
Martin Gordon shares that the only thing people in the east of the country want for Christmas is peace. Please pray for those who are behind the conflict – that God would turn their hearts from war to peace. Pray for the work of the churches to promote peace, through trauma healing and mediation. Pray […]
Israel/Gaza: peace
Please continue to pray for peace to prevail. Pray for an end to suffering, for remaining hostages to be released, and for comfort for all those who have lost loved ones or who do not know what has happened to friends and family.
Uganda: healing following accident
Local partner Sam Malish was recently hit by a motorbike. We praise God that he only sustained minor injuries and pray for his full healing.
Brazil: community market
The community market in Recife continues each week with the regular families coming to get their food with their children. Mission partners Rosie and Stu Bayford ask for prayer as they prepare to ask some families to give up their spaces to new families who are more in need in the New Year. Please pray […]
Chile: plebiscite
Mission partners Alf and Hilary Cooper write: “Chile has been on a political rollercoaster over the last four years. After the social uprising in 2019, a constitution was proposed and rejected on 4 September 2022. Chile has changed. The mood is swinging to a conservative preservation of Chile’s republican values and now a further attempt […]
COP28
Give thanks for the Anglican presence at the COP28 summit, of which mission partner Joel Kelling is a key facilitator. Give thanks with Joel that: “Our relationships continue to grow and it is encouraging to be in solidarity and fellowship with the wider Anglican family here – sharing a meal together one evening – as well as […]
DR Congo: peace
Martin Gordon shares that the only thing people in the east of the country want for Christmas is peace. Please pray for those who are behind the conflict – that God would turn their hearts from war to peace. Pray for the work of the churches to promote peace, through trauma healing and mediation. Pray for the […]
Ethiopia: training for pastors in refugee camps
Chris and Suzy Wilson, mission partners in Addis Ababa, write that Chris recently had a great trip to one of the refugee camps to train local pastors in preaching. Praise God that the training sessions went well and that the students gave positive feedback about the course as a whole. As Chris looks into making […]
South Asia: theology exams and assignments
Mission partner F asks for prayer for theology students as they do their exams and practical assignments before their graduation on 15 December. Please pray that the long-delayed board meeting may take place soon and that the principal can get some help with the accounts and administration. Please pray, too, for young women to sign […]
Israel/Gaza: pray for peace
Please continue to stand with us and others around the world in praying for peace to prevail. We praise God that to date more than 100 hostages have been freed and allowed to return home, but lament the loss of more lives in the past few days. Pray for an end to suffering, for remaining […]
Kenya: training
Local partner Rachel Karanja asks for prayer for personal initiative training taking place in Kabuku from 11 to 13 December. Pray for participants to come to the training with open minds, ready to engage with the material, and come away built up and ready to put their training into practice.
