Brazil: preparing to return to the UK
After seven years of serving in Recife, mission partners Rosie and Stu Bayford are preparing to return to the UK in April. Pray for them to end their service well as they wrap up work, and particularly for their daughter, who is just two years old, as the family makes this big transition. Pray for […]
Brazil: important meeting
Mission partner Andy Walsh requests prayer ahead of an important meeting on Friday 27 March with the Governor of the San Pedro de Alcântara Penitentiary. “We want to review and discuss our proposal to establish a regular church gathering within the prison. Please pray that the Holy Spirit would guide the discussion, giving wisdom, clarity […]
Brazil: landslides and flooding
Pray for people in the eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, where at least 32 people have been killed in landslides and flooding caused by heavy rain. As people struggle to look after thousands who have suddenly been made homeless, and rescue workers keep searching for 38+ people who are missing, more rain is forecast […]
Brazil: loving homes for girls who want to be adopted
Partners Rosie and Stu Bayford work with ReVive, a non-profit working with girls at risk in Recife. They write, “Some of our girls have been adopted or reintegrated with their biological families during the last few months, while for others, the search for adoptive families continues. Our foster care service continues to grow with more […]
Brazil: evangelistic event
Mission associates Daniel and Sarah Brito Medeiros ask for prayer for a large evangelistic event taking place in a stadium in Recife next week, from 3–6 December. Please pray for health, strength and divine protection for everyone involved in planning, advertising and running the event. Pray for people to hear about it, to turn up […]
Brazil: creation care through COP30
Give thanks for COP30, the 30th annual climate meeting currently taking place in Brazil. Pray for discussions at the summit to lead to a renewed sense of responsibility and to encourage countries to take specific steps to better care for our world.
Brazil: walking alongside people on the margins
Please pray for people on the margins of society in Indaiatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. Mission partners Marcio Ciechanovicz and Noemi Celeti are connecting with people by running activities in a 15km-long park in the heart of Indaiatuba. As they encounter people who are dealing with mental health issues, loneliness and more, pray for God to […]
Living in freedom behind bars
In Florianópolis, Brazil, hundreds of prisoners are finding freedom in Jesus.
Hope from the Edges October 2024
Watch our latest good news stories from Brazil, South Sudan and Hull, UK!