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  • Pray for Ukraine

    Pause and pray for all God’s children under attack in Ukraine. We are thankful that our people in mission have been able to relocate back to the Kyiv area and are working to provide spiritual and material care to those in need.

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Today’s prayer

“We thank God for the agencies working to contain the Ebola outbreak,” writes mission partner Malcolm Pritchard, a tutor at Sarah Brito Medeiros helps people heal through dance 5 Archbishop Janani Luwum Theological College in Uganda. Pray for wisdom and good cooperation between NGOs, medical staff and the government. Pray for success in their endeavours.

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Uganda: new principal for theological college

Mission partners Sarah and Simon Cawdell will soon be travelling to Gulu, Uganda, where Sarah will take up the role of principal of Archbishop Janani Luwum Theological College. Please pray for Sarah and Simon as they prepare to leave England, relocate to Uganda and settle into their new context and roles in Gulu.  

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South Sudan: Archbishop of Canterbury’s pilgrimage of peace

Pray for Archbishop Justin Welby as he visits South Sudan from 3 to 5 February to meet the country’s president and vice president and to preach in All Saints Cathedral, Juba. The focus of Archbishop Welby’s visit is peace-making, and in the name of unity, leaders of three different parts of the Church are coming […]

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Paraguay: Bible translation and home leave

Pray for Northern Enlhet Bible translators Evencio and Brígido, team coordinator Arnold, and consultant and mission partner Tim Curtis, who have started checking the book of Job. Pray also as Tim prepares for home ministry in the UK from mid-February to mid-May. Pray for him as he prepares talks, sermons and updates and for good […]

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Jordan: making the most of family time

Mission partners Fiona and Joel Kelling write that 2023 looks like it will be another hectic year for them and that Joel will soon start travelling again. They ask for prayer for wisdom about how they spend their time and about building in sustainable ways of resting, while making the most of their time together […]

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Argentina: Nick Drayson

Please continue to pray for mission partner Nick Drayson, recovering from a heart attack in Salta, Argentina. He has been recovering well but will need a heart bypass operation early next week. Praise God Nick’s wife and fellow mission partner Catherine has been joined in Salta by their two children Sam and Stefanie. Please pray […]

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Peru: peace

As marches, protests and roadblocks continue across Peru please pray for peace. Protests in some areas of Peru continue to be violent and to be met with force by security forces. The death toll during the protests now stands at 56, with many more injured. Pray that there would be dialogue between the government and […]

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Myanmar: economic hardship, insecurity, civil war

The BBC reports that opium production in Myanmar is the highest in nine years, likely due to economic hardship and insecurity. Please pray for the people of Myanmar, where the civil war that began in 2021 is still ongoing. Pray for people in positions of power to turn to God for wisdom and make wise […]

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Iran: persecuted Christians

Elam Ministries, which works to build the church in the Iran region, requests prayer for persecuted Christians in Iran, who are facing increasingly severe persecution for their faith. Pray for encouragement for believers who are detained or suffering in other ways for their faith in Christ and for Iran’s leaders to encounter Jesus, repent and […]

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Ethiopia: training for pastors in refugee camps

Mission partners Chris and Suzy Wilson ask for prayer for training for church leaders in refugee camps in Ethiopia. Over the past few weeks, Chris has spent time developing a basic training course – once it is ready, it will need to be approved by SIM and the churches who might participate in the training. […]

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Argentina: Nick Drayson

Please pray for mission partner and Primate of South America Nick Drayson. He recently suffered a heart attack and is currently receiving treatment and recovering in hospital. Praise God he is responding well to the treatment but please pray for a full recovery. Pray too for his wife and mission partner Catherine Le Tissier and […]

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Afghanistan, Myanmar, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: political situation

Please pray for the political situation in Myanmar, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Pray for the government in each of these countries to see the plight of their people and respond appropriately. Pray for leaders to recognise their humanity and turn to God for wisdom.

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Brazil: divisions

Continue to pray for Brazil, where the election and subsequent installation of Lula da Silva as president has proved very divisive. Some supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro do not accept the results of the elections and several thousand stormed the Congress and supreme court on 8 January in continued protest. Pray for peace and […]

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