Pray specifically for the vulnerable children of Zambia like Rimos. Read his story again and ask God to heal the many children who live with grief and neglect. Pray they will be healed from the inside out – ask God to make them feel new in Him and His love.
40 Days of Prayer - Day 15
Pray for all children attending school throughout Africa. Thank God for those communities that have built Community Schools to provide education for children who would otherwise never be able to attend. Pray they will be able to focus on learning when they face many challenges each day.
"Around 3.7 million children in Nigeria do not have access to any education. The need there is enormous. Throughout many African countries the story is the same.
As I walked through schools in Nigeria, I saw this desperate need first hand. We visited one school in a community called Elekuru. This rural school has around 250 children but only 4 teachers and the children are divided into different grades simply by having their desks facing different directions. It is a desperate situation, but there is hope. Peter, our Service Centre Coordinator in Nigeria, has a real passion for teaching and immediately I could see his whole persona change when he was in front of the blackboard. It is people like Peter, who want to educate the most vulnerable, that are bringing hope to so many lives across Africa.
Please come together today and pray for all the children attending schools across Africa, and pray that they will be hungry for a decent education and want to learn. Pray too for the teachers sacrificing their lives to give children a better hope for the future. Thank God today for all those children who are the lucky ones and actually have a school to attend; there are many who do not."
-Tommy Malster, International Volunteer (UK)
Tommy Malster has been with Hands at Work since February 2011. His role is Project Accountant for Malawi, Nigeria, and DR Congo. He is engaged to Morgan Dalley and their wedding is in May of this year.
40 Days of Prayer - Day 14
Ask God to stir in the hearts of your church and life community. Ask Him to find volunteers amongst them who want to be His willing servants; who want to care for the vulnerable in Africa. Pray they will understand the devastating wounds the children of Africa face, and will feel called to do whatever they can to help.
“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words” –Romans 8:26
40 Days of Prayer - Day 13
Most vulnerable families in Africa do not have easy access to water, especially clean water. Today, pray for their health as they will be drinking infested water. Pray for safety for children as they walk long distances to fetch water through unsafe areas. Ask God to make a way for water to be brought to these communities.
You shall worship the Lord your God, and I will bless your bread and your water; and I will take sickness away from among you - Exodus 23:25
40 Days of Prayer - Day 12
Pray for peace throughout Africa, especially in war torn countries such as DR Congo where the brokenness caused is immeasurable. Pray specifically for the children who are forced to be child soldiers, for the volunteers who risk their lives each day to get food and provisions across borders for the children. Ask God to bring them release, and to heal their emotional and mental wounds.
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40 Days of Prayer - Day 11
Pray for child and orphan headed households. These are children that must raise their younger siblings, foregoing their own childhood when circumstances leave them no choice. These children often become desperate in their youth and make devastating life choices. Pray against this darkness - pray for resources, comfort and an undeniable feeling of acceptance and love from God.
I write to you, young people, because you are strong and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one - 1 John 2:14
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