South Africa/Swaziland RST and DRC service centre

South Africa/ Swaziland Regional Support Team:

  • As their new year starts on October 1st, please pray as they plan for the next year
  • Pray for wisdom and guidance
  • Also pray they focus on the well-being of the children always as first priority
  • Pray also for unity on the regional team

DRC

  • God’s leading as they expand into new areas
  • Wisdom as they take new steps and make changes in the service centre
  • Pray that they may find the right people with the same heart as they look for new stuff
  • For God’s peace, guidance and humility in everything

Pray For the Care Workers

‘Eph 2:10’ “We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do  good works, which he prepared in advance for us to do.”

  • Pray that they may not grow weary
  • Pray that they may reflect God’s love always and touch the lives of the people they visit
  • Pray God can use them and give them words as they comfort many patients
  • Pray that their families can support them and be of the same spirit
  • Pray for their health

Pray for Germany, SouthAfrica and USA Offices

Germany:

  • Help the newly formed office to connect with the right people (committed churches and individuals). 
  • Pray for Bernard and Julia as they prepare to come with a small team of key people to South Africa where they can learn and take the vision back with them.
  • Pray for the church in Germany and strong relationships to be built between the communities in Africa and those taking up supporting them financially and prayerfully.
  • Pray for their planned website launch of Peppercorn Foundation. 

 South Africa and USA:

  • For South Africa pray for more volunteers and workers in the country office to help support Rob and Lanese Gibbs.
  • And for the USA please pray as they prepare for Georges trip, that it can be fruitful.

Pray for Australia and UK Offices

Australia

  • for the establishment of the new hub in Whittlesea which will meet weekly with our leaders and local support workers.
  • pray for increasing volunteer numbers under each area of leadership.
  • Please also pray for the health of our team as it is winter and colds and flu are everywhere.

UK 

  • Pray for George’s trip in October/November and the UK gathering at the end of October.
  • Pray for the Arise + Build Campaign for broader acceptance.
  • Pray for the availability of key people to help build momentum in preparation of George’s visit.

Pray for Canada Office

  • For unity within the Hands Canada office
  • For direction on teams this year
  • For continued success in recruiting mid-term volunteers
  • Pray for clarity, unity, and discernment for our upcoming projects
  • November conference in Calgary
  • Give thanks for each of our Canadian board members/volunteers and pray for renewed strength for each of them

Praying for our families

One of our core value at Hands at Work is that we prioritize God, Family and then ministry. We believe family is important and is not to be neglected and that we can first show love and care for our family with God above all and then ministry follows. As we have many from overseas who are far from their families, we know it’s difficult many times for the families and those who have left their families. Distance might not be the only difficulty, but also understanding of God’s call to the individuals might not be understood by some and cause problems and difficulties within the family.

Please pray:

  • That God can put to light any misunderstanding and give understanding to the families we left behind.
  • That unsolved problems and issues between families can be solved and restored.
  • For salvation for our unbelieving family members
  • That in no way can we neglect our family
  • Pray also for strength and encouragement for many at Hands whose families are far away
  • Pray for Busi who just lost her sister in an accident
  • And lastly pray for wisdom for us that in all that we do, we may live and act in the will of God.