India

From the 18th January, we celebrate the International Day of Education (24th) by praying for formal and informal education projects around the world. Please pray for a successful 2026 for: 1) Calcutta Emmanuel School, India, (CES) and Spurgeons Academy, Kenya - formal schools facing rising costs, staff turnover, curriculum and other challenges 2) The Graveyard Preschool in Cambodia, the Hope Centre in Syria, the GCare Centres in Patripul, the Morning Star Care Centre in Sri Lanka - all providing informal education 3) Pray for quality education for all.

This week, as Christmas approaches, pray for the youngest children, born into multi-dimensional poverty, just like Jesus. Please pray for: 1) Mums and babies with inadequate shelter and clothing 2) Babies born displaced from wider communities or families which would usually support them 3) Babies born without healthcare 4) Young families fleeing persecution and targeted acts of violence 5) Child refugees trying to make sense of life in foreign lands, cultures and languages.

In December as we mark World AIDS Day (1st) and the International Day for Disability (3rd), we are praying for children at our projects struggling with particular health needs Please pray for: 1) HIV+ children at the Kadella Centre in Sri Lanka 2) HIV/AIDS-affected children at Spurgeons Academy, Kenya 3) sponsored children in Uganda and India affected by HIV/AIDS equity and justice for disabled children in poor communities 4) more advocates for disabled people including more Disability Support Groups in Uganda.

Give thanks for the children in JKPS’s sponsorship programme in India, many of whom recently completed their Annual Bible Exam and are now preparing for school exams. Pray for wisdom and perseverance as they study, and for new enrolments in the Seekers, Believers, and Discipleship modules to lead to lasting transformation. Ask God to bless upcoming community activities such as medical clinics, training sessions, and outreach events, and to guide JKPS as they identify new church planters for unreached areas. Pray for strength and protection for staff, volunteers, and families as they serve faithfully across West Bengal.

Please continue to pray for the Dohnavur Fellowship, work continues on the renovation of several buildings, one into a dormitory so they can look after more girls, and another into a new central office for their staff. Also they have had to carry out urgent repairs to a retaining wall of an open well that provides water to an agricultural property Next year is the 125th anniversary of Amy Carmichael welcoming the first child, and the start of this amazing work.

On the 25th November we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Please pray for: 1)our partners’ work helping abused women in Sri Lanka 2) protection for young women and girls in all our projects 3) justice / fair legal representation for abused women and girls, especially Dalit girls in India 4) efforts to tackle cultural practices condoning domestic violence 5) greater participation for girls so their needs are seen and voices heard.

Please pray for our work in India, which Head of Operations Steve Wicking is visiting (10th - 14th). Please pray for: - health, energy and safe travelling for Steve - positive meetings with Simon, director of the work in Patripul on Tuesday 11th - a positive visit with Emmanuel Ministries in Kolkata from 12th -14th - protection and progress for the marginalised children supported by both of these projects - protection for our Christian partners in a hostile culture.

Give thanks for JKPS’s ongoing outreach in West Bengal, India, including water filters distributed to 25 families and recent baptisms. Students in their Believers and Discipleship Courses have begun exams, and staff are preparing for field visits, medical clinics, and training programmes. Pray for wisdom as JKPS identifies new church planters for unreached areas, and for students in the child sponsorship programme sitting Bible exams this term. Ask God to bless their efforts and strengthen the team as they serve faithfully across communities.

Please pray for our partners Emmanuel Ministries, in Kolkata, India, and the children they support. Please pray for: the Emmanuel Ministries team, as a Christian organisation in a hostile political environment the children of the Pavement Club, especially those struggling with very dysfunctional family lives, or chronic illness or disability the children of Calcutta Emmanuel School, giving thanks for the amazing opportunities the school offers children in extreme poverty connections with new children through the outreach team.

Join us in prayer for our work with girls, remembering the International Day of the Girl (11th October). Pray for: encouragement and positive change for 350+ girls attending Girls Clubs at four primary schools in Rukungiri, Uganda our partners in Malawi and Guatemala and their work mentoring girls protection and opportunities for extremely vulnerable Dalit girls at our projects in India a bright future for sponsored girls at our projects worldwide.

During the summer, JKPS distributed water filters to 40 families across South Dinajpur and wider West Bengal, helping to prevent disease and improve health in vulnerable communities. Their outreach also led to 18 baptisms - praise God for lives transformed! JKPS continued to bring God’s Word to rural, non-literate believers through their audio Bible initiative, trusting that it would shape hearts and communities. In August, students in their sponsorship programme prepared for career aptitude tests, while others worked through online Believers and Discipleship Training courses. Please pray for clarity, confidence, and spiritual growth among these young people, and for discernment as JKPS considers new church planters.

Praise God we have just welcomed seven new girls to the home. Please pray as we are starting to renovate one of older buildings which will enable us to house even more girls - giving them a loving and safe home, whilst providing education and health care.