Prayer Room
Today, pray for the babies being born in vulnerable communities in Africa every second. Thank God that He knows each of their names and desires for them to live in a world where they will never be hurt. Pray they will grow up knowing and following Jesus. That they will be loved and know how to love themselves and others. Pray for their safety, their health, and ask God to send angels to guide them through their lives.
Pray for the Hands at Work International Offices and volunteers in Australia, Canada, Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom, and United States of America. Many of our volunteers long to serve in Africa but sacrifice their desires in order to see our mission and vision realized in their own country. Ask God to give endurance and passion to each person, as they run every aspect of their operations, and advocate to their churches and communities on behalf of children thousands of kilometres away.
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Pray for God to reveal his gift from the Holy Spirit to you and those around you. Seek out your gift and encourage others to discover theirs! Be prepared to use it to build the Kingdom of God and serve others humbly.
Today, pray for young mothers who are busy dying and agonizing over what will happen to their children once they die. Ask God to take away their worry that their children will have to live in the streets, sleep in garbage, and become prostitutes and criminals. Pray these mothers will find rest in God, and ask Him to send Care Workers who will commit to caring for their children so they can pass away in peace.
“For dying mothers, the biggest fear when they are sick is leaving their children behind. When you visit a young mom who is dying of AIDS, her one request is, ‘Can you look after my children when I die?’ That fear of what will happen to their kids makes it very hard for them to die peacefully. Having Care Workers and Young Moms programs mean these dying mothers receive home visits. When you see these visits, you see how much hope they bring to the moms. Hope that someone is there for them and most of all that someone will be there for their children. Pray for the sick and dying mothers of Africa to find people that will bring hope to them. Pray that their children will be okay. Pray that as they are dying they will have relationships with people who will be in their lives not just to say goodbye, but because they care and want to be there for them.” -Busie Sityata-Jones
Busisiwe (Busie) Sityata-Jones has been working with Hands at Work since 2006. She has served as the Young Moms Program Coordinator, Clau Clau Service Centre Coordinator, and is now the Regional Support Team Leader for South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. She was born in and has lived her entire life in South Africa. She has one son and is married to Stephen Jones.
Thank God for Christian leaders all over the world who have said “Yes!” to his mandate to care and have compassion for the poor and the orphans. Pray He will rise up more servant-hearted believers who will be willing to lay down their lives for the one He promises us.
We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another - 1 John 3:16
Meet the Ndlovu family in South Africa who are cared for because someone said "Yes" »
Ask God to bring transformation to Malawi where many orphans are living in rural areas without electricity and water. Pray that these children will overcome the dire situations they live in and they will have opportunities to be educated and grow up with hope for their future.
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