40 Days of Prayer - Day 24

Day 24 – African Leaders

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. – Colossians 2:6-7

Hands at Work is committed to continually growing and developing our African Leaders into men and women of love and compassion. Ask God to deepen their understanding of the truth and promises in God’s word and His desire for their lives.

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My Calling: Michael Mwila

"Through serving and working with different people, I am a changed person. Not just in the communities, but in my family. I am a leader at my church because of the things that I have gone through and now people can trust me. If I was where I had been, than maybe I wouldn’t be alive, but God saved my life. That's why I also want to serve, to give life to other people."

Read more: www.handsatwork.org/newsroom/2019/4/1/my-calling-michael-mwila

40 Days of Prayer - Day 23

Day 23 – Raising African Leaders

Whoever wants to serve me must follow me, so that my servant will be with me where I am. And my Father will honour anyone who serves me. – John 12:26

Hands at Work desires to see African Leaders with hearts of grace and compassion serving the most vulnerable. Pray that God will send us more leaders with hearts that desire to be set apart from their cultural norms and sacrificially serve the most broken.

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40 Days of Prayer - Week 5

WEEK 5 – RAISING AFRICAN LEADERS AND YOUTH

Levy Mwenda, African Volunteer (Zambia), shares the prayer focus for this week: Raising African Leaders and Youth

Hands at Work is committed to investing into the youth in our communities across Africa, knowing that they are the next generation and are continually looking for ways to grow and develop our existing and new African leaders.

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40 Days of Prayer - Fourth Sunday

On Sundays, we pause to anticipate the coming of Easter Sunday and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. - Matthew 16:24-25

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40 Days of Prayer - Day 22

Day 22 – Primary Caregivers

But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

- Isaiah 40:31

In many of the most vulnerable communities in countries like Swaziland, orphaned children are being cared for by their grandparents, aunts, uncles, older siblings or other relatives who have themselves experienced trauma, similar to the children under their care. Pray for complete healing and restoration in the lives of Primary Caregivers, that they will be set free from their inner brokenness. Pray that as they experience the transformational love and grace of Christ, they will feel compelled to pour out this same love and grace to the children that they are caring for. Pray that they will see the Life Centres as a safe place where they can share their burdens with and encourage one another.

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Nonhle and her grandmother, Gogo Mavembela, live in the community of Sthobela on the border of Swaziland. Gogo Mavembela is one of thousands of Primary Caregivers dedicated to caring for their children alongside their Care Workers. Lift up in prayer Gogo Mavembela and other Primary Caregivers that you know by name.

40 Days of Prayer - Day 20

Day 20 – Recommit

And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. – Galatians 6:9

Today, we encourage you to recommit yourself to the second half of 40 Days. Be thankful that we have a Heavenly Father who unconditionally loves and desires to have an intimate relationship with each one of us. Pray for God to give you a deeper understanding of His heart for justice and a closer relationship with Him as you recommit to interceding on behalf of the most vulnerable. Believe the words of Galatians 6:9 and let them sink deep into your heart; infiltrating into every part of your life.

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Today, we encourage you to remind yourself of Nonhle's story, remembering that she represents thousands of the most vulnerable children across Africa, and to recommit yourself to interceding on their behalf.