Prayer Room
O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. - Psalm 139: 1-2
Across eight different African countries, Hands at Work is serving over 7000 children like Rosa. Praise God that they are known by name, not only by their Care Workers but by their Heavenly Father. Pray that they will come to know His love through Jesus and be filled with a sense of belonging and with hope for their future.
#40Days2021
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
As we enter into 40 Days of Prayer, we want to introduce you to Rosa, a 12 -year-old girl, living in the community of Chibote in Zambia. How can you make her story personal to you? Pray for the thousands of children cared for by Hands at Work, represented by Rosa. May they know the love of their Heavenly Father. Ask God to speak to you through the life of Rosa. Pray for your heart to be open and willing to be transformed as you intercede on behalf of Hands at Work and Africa’s most vulnerable.
#40Days 2021
An Urgent Call to Prayer
As Cyclone Chalane touches down in Mozambique and is predicted to head towards Zimbabwe please join us in prayer for safety and protection over our communities.
Pray for wisdom and guidance for our local leaders and they assess the ongoing conditions and potential destruction due to high winds and rising flood waters.
As more details unfold over the coming days we will continue to keep you updated.
Thank you for standing with us in prayer.
"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." - Galations 6:9
Today, we invite you to join us in praying for Eswatini and for the local Hands at Work team that serves the four communities there.
Pray for our children who haven’t been able to attend school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pray that God will make a way for schools to start again in 2021.
With early marriage and teenage pregnancy common in the most vulnerable communities, ask God to protect our young girls, and that people in the community will advocate on their behalf when tough situations arise.
Pray for the Care Workers, who face many difficulties of their own, that God will keep them safe and give them the ability to be present at the Care Point, even when there are challenging situations at home.
Many of the most vulnerable families rely on planting maize meal and vegetables to survive, but in order for that to happen the rains need to come. Please pray for the rains to come, and for our families to be able to plant and harvest what they need.
Pray for the local Hands at Work team in Eswatini and for the Regional Support Team, that they will close the year with strength, energy and wisdom.
‘What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?’ – Romans 8:31-32
For the last several weeks, four boys from Sommerset Community, South Africa, have been participating in a Discipleship and Skills programme. Later this month they will be a part of a week-long Maranatha Workshop, where they will go deeper in hearing about who Jesus is and can be in their lives. Please join us in praying for:
- An openness and willingness to hear God’s word. Pray that God will transform their lives throughout the week and that they will gain a deeper understanding of the depth of God’s love for them.
- The boys to develop deep relationships with one another, and to have a spirit of accountability and confidentiality in the things that are shared.
- The facilitators of the Workshop, that they will gain wisdom, discernment and a sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. - Colossians 3:15-17
Over the last couple of months, the local Hands at Work teams and the Regional Support Teams have been busy dreaming, planning and preparing for the year ahead.
Today, we invite you to join us in praying for continued wisdom, unity and guidance. As we end what has been a unique year with many challenges, ask God to give each member of Hands at Work. the strength, energy and determination that they need to finish the year well. As plans are made, ask God to speak light into any that are not His will. Pray that God’s will is done, and that we continue to grow in our understanding of what it means to care for the most vulnerable children.
