Children Living in Vulnerable Areas

This week please pray for:

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Many children have  lost their entire families in war torn Congo in attacks by rebels over a long period and are left in an extremely vulnerable situation.

• Please pray that they will find a safe place to stay. For Christ’s body in the community to bring the love of Christ to heal the deep wounds of their hearts.
• Pray for the families of Buhimba community near Goma who do not have safe access to water. Children have to walk over a small mountain to fetch water from Lake Kivu and then carry it on their backs in containers that are tied to their heads.

OSHOEK, South Africa

A poor rural area on the border of South Africa and Swaziland where HANDSATWORK in Africa is currently doing foundational training .

• Pray for the training and travelling mercies for Hands Volunteers. 

Thank you. Be blessed.

Oumie

Training for Walking with Wounded Children

Greetings in Jesus’ Name to all who faithfully intercede for vulnerable children.

This week please pray for:

WALKING WITH WOUNDED CHILDREN IN ZAMBIA. 

1. The team of facilitators: Reuben, Boyd, Mayowa, Juliet and Killion, as they present in Zambia. Pray for strength and perseverance.
2. That Care Workers who will be blessed by this training to give loving care to the children and to have hearts of compassion.
3. For the mentors and observes of the program.
4. For Blessings, Towela and Robyn who are serving in the Service Centres.
5. Traveling mercies for the six days of travelling to and from Mulanga.
6. Preparations for the second training course in Kabwe starting 21 March.

 Thank you for your prayers and thoughts, be blessed this week.

Oumie.

Unity in doing His work

Greetings,

 

“He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ”

 Philippians 1:6

 

Here is the link to the “40 Days of Prayer” schedule, and I invite you to consider each day’s prayer points in your daily prayer time.

http://bit.ly/40DaysofPrayer

 

As for current prayer requests, please pray for our Zambia offices and work groups. Pray for unity amongst them, and for the ability and strength to be the ‘face’ to our communities of our efforts to bring healing relationships. Please also pray for our offices (Service Centers) for:

-  anointing to teach, inspire and encourage our care workers

- for renewed understand and focus on helping others do

-  to have the grace to manage competing tasks

 

Every year we come together to celebrate all that God is doing amongst us, to encourage one another and build in to one another. This years 'Celebrations' are coming up in April, please pray that planning will go smoothly and that the impact from these celebrations will be spread as far as the children we serve. Please also pray for travel mercies for all those travelling to and from Zambia for this event.

 

Thank you so much for all that you do, I really appreciate the time you dedicate to praying over the work of Hands.

Be blessed this week,

 

Oumie

Opening Windows where Doors are Closed

Greetings to all in Jesus’ name,

 

2012 is turning out to be a very busy year, with many big changes that will require your prayers and consideration!

 

-          Hands at Work has been aiming to do more expansion into Nigeria, but there are many obstacles to overcome before this happens. Land purchase for care centers is proving difficult with Nigeria’s cramped landscapes, and the workers there are facing legal and financial opposition. Please pray that God will open windows where doors are closed in this situation.

 

-          More development with South African and Zambian care centers is planned, as well as construction of homes for Hands volunteers, but we are lacking people resources and management to do so. Please pray that God will “send out workers into His harvest field” (Matthew 9:38)

 

-          Celebrations in Zambia is coming up at the end of April, and we are facing burdens financially and travel for so many people is often dangerous. Pray for God’s blessing over this event, as it is a time where representation from all Hands communities can come together and celebrate what He has done for us, and look forward to what He will bring forth.

 

Thank you all for your support in what we do – prayer warriors are so essential to any organization that looks to bring His glory!

 

Be blessed,

Oumie

Shout to the Lord

Greetings to all our Friends, Hands family and Intercessors.  

Onekah, a careworker, practices what she learns on a school child.We thank all that have been faithfully praying for the “Walking with Wounded Children” Training course for our care workers in South Africa. It is so close to the Father's heart to see healing come to His vulnerable children and we've seen how He's begun just that through times of play and counselling with care workers and children these past 2 weeks! Even though it was often very emotional and difficult  there were many breakthroughs. Here is a quote from one of the care workers involved in this training: “I have learned how to be a parent who can provide love, care and encouragement to those children who do not have a father or mother to come home to. I have learned how to provide a safe place for a child who has been traumatized and lead them on the path to healing. We now have the ability to provide structure for these children through spending quality time listening to them and their stories. We know the importance of trust in our relationship with our children, and we now know how vital it is for the child to have a listening ear to depend on.  I have taken the information that I have learned through this training and combined it with my heart for children in a way that I can make a lasting impact on their lives.” Emily Dinhira, a Hands at Work training facilitator, taught several seminars over the two-week course.

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

• The next Walking with Wounded Children training session starting this Sunday with care workers from the Bushbuckridge area in South Africa - that the facilitators and participants will have strength and perseverance to go to another level of understanding.
• That all participants from this past session will be encouraged to use their new skills towards caring for vulnerable children.
• Pray for the safety of the Care Workers as they travel each day on the road to and from the community they are reaching out to.

Check back to the website for more testimonies and stories from this time.  Thank you & be blessed.

Oumie.

Like a Spring whose Waters Never Fail

Greetings to all our faithful intercessors,

 DR Congo careworker Museba Kasowa celebrates God's faithfulness in his healingWe are thankful for the healing of Museba Kasowa, the Care Worker in DR Congo, who was deathly ill. His healing has been a testimony for many. Last weekend they visited him in his home. I have attached a photo of him with the other care workers, he has his hands up. Here is a message from Erick, our coordinator in DR Congo: "May God continue to bless you and to refresh you. Thanks a lot to all your  team who don't get weary in lifting thousands of prayer requests to the Throne of God for the saints across the nations."

 

We also want to thank you for your prayers for the grade eight students in Luanshya, Zambia area. Please continue to pray for support for the following vulnerable communities in that area who together have 15 students who are needing support to go on to high school: Tahila, Kalende, Maposa and New Wells. These 4 communities  have funding for some of their vulnerable children but are still in need of funding for food, health and education to support all their vulnerable children. Thank you for your continued prayers for them.

 

Please pray for Marc Damour, a Canadian Hands volunteer, as he travels to support our Service Centers in Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, for travelling safety and health protection.

 

Lastly, please pray for the strengthening of support to our Service Centres as they go forward in their calling to be a voice to the church in our vulnerable communities - to stir them up and to get them involved in the care of the most vulnerable. 

 

Thank You

Be blessed,

Oumie