South East Asia: Typhoon aftermath
Partners across the region have shared that flooding and landslides have affected thousands of people. Mudslides are making access to some communities difficult. People have lost their homes and it looks like more hazardous weather is coming. Please pray for everyone affected and that storms will cease.
South East Asia: new location
We praise God with mission partners B and M that they have been able to move to a location that suits them much better and can now attend a local Anglican church. Please pray for them as they explore ways for B to get involved with local ministries.
Thailand: visa renewals
Please pray for mission partners Elise and Jon Fletcher to be able to collect the relevant documentation and proofs for visa renewals. Please pray specifically for them to be able to prove their address, as their house is registered in the name of a Thai friend who is currently living overseas.
South Asia: youth network conference
South Asia Youth Christian Network (SACYN) is holding a conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka for Christian young people from several different countries, starting today. Please pray for safe travels for all of the participants and for the conference to encourage, excite and challenge their faith.
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South Asia: period of transition
Please pray for F as she prepares to finish as a mission partner and return to the UK in mid-September. Pray for this period of transition and also for a celebration event of all her years of service being held at the beginning of September.
Bangladesh: riots
Asia-CMS ask for prayer for Bangladesh, where student protests seeking reform of the government’s job quota system escalated into nationwide riots over the past few weeks, leading to at least 300 deaths and forcing out Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Pray for the issues behind the riots to be resolved, for unfairly jailed protestors to be […]
South Asia: youth network conference
South Asia Youth Christian Network (SACYN) is holding a conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka in early September for Christian young people from several different countries. Please pray for the final stages of planning and when it happens, for the conference to encourage, excite and challenge participants’ faith.
Thailand: settling in
New mission partners Elise and Jon Fletcher and their three children returned to Thailand (where they have worked for several years) at the beginning of August after a longer period in the UK. Pray for each member of the family as they settle back into life in Bangkok, for the children as they return to […]
Thailand: Nancy
Please pray for Nancy, a friend of mission partners Jason and Tracy Day, who became ill two years ago and was recently hospitalised again. Praise God that he has provided for Nancy and the family’s needs. Pray for Nancy, her husband Paul and young daughter Nimbine as they prepare to travel next month and for […]
Thailand: update on Narin
Mission partners Jason and Tracy Day share an update on their friend Narin. Narin used to be homeless but has seen his circumstances change over the past few months since he started going to church and gave his life to Jesus, and was until recently working. Sadly, Narin has now lost his job. He is […]
Pakistan: increased protection from early and forced marriages
This week, the National Assembly of Pakistan raised the legal marriage age for Christians to 18 for both boys and girls (raised from 16 and 13 respectively). Praise God for this new legislation, which will help to protect young girls from early and forced marriages and ensure their right to education.
