Myanmar

Praise God that Word of Hope in Myanmar have plans to conduct Salvation Training and Music Training for the children during their summer holidays. Please pray for creativity and wisdom as this is prepared. Praise God for the seven students from Hope Bible College who graduated last month! Pray that God would prepare & guide their next steps into ministry.

Praise God that 15 children from Word of Hope Orphanage in Myanmar received awards from school for their outstanding performance in the last academic year. Thank God for our ChildAid sponsors, who enable these children to have a good education. Ask God to give wisdom, focus and diligence to the children at the Orphanage who are taking their final exams soon. May they work to the best of their ability and get the results they are hoping for. Please commit to prayer the planning of WorldShare’s all-age fundraising event at Rutland Water on 31st May. As the event begins to be advertised to our supporters, pray that many people would be interested in taking part and raising funds for the girls’ dormitory project in Myanmar.

Please pray for: Safety for our partner DS, who plans to visit the Karenni schools we support this month. Our high School students, who travel long distances & live away from home from a young age to progress past primary education. More Karenni children to be able to access education, despite the severe challenges of ongoing civil war. And peace with justice in Myanmar and an end to ethnically-driven persecution.

Pray with us for our work in Myanmar, remembering the International Day of Education (24th January). Please pray for: - safety for our partner DS, who plans to visit the Karenni schools we support this month - High School students, who travel long distances & live away from home from a young age to progress past primary education - more Karenni children to be able to access education, despite the severe challenges of ongoing civil war - peace with justice in Myanmar and an end to ethnically-driven persecution

Please pray for the continued health and wellbeing - physical, emotional and spiritual - of all the children at the Word of Hope Orphanage in Myanmar. Give thanks that the children at the Word of Hope Orphanage were able to perform well in their monthly test & pray for their continued studies.

Please pray for peace, political stability and religious freedom for the country of Myanmar. Ask God to keep Word of Hope safe as they continue to be a light in the darkness, reaching out to their community, practically & spiritually.

Word of Hope in Myanmar would love us to praise God with them for His protection and for the good health of all the children in the orphanage. Praise God that children have been enjoying their Bible devotionals. Pray that, by the Spirit, they would mature in their faith and trust in Jesus for everything they need. The children from started a new academic year in June. Pray they settle quickly into their new classes and enjoy learning, to the glory of God.

In South Asia, they have some of the highest numbers of unreached people groups in the world, with the equivalent of only 1 full time Christian worker for every 500,000 Muslims. Pray for the Gospel to be spread here.

Please pray for Word of Hope’s plans for a summer Bible camp. Ask God to give them creativity and wisdom as they begin to organise this. Praise God that a church has contributed towards funding a new generator for Word of Hope Church. Pray that our grant applications would be successful to cover the remaining costs.

Thank God that some of the children at Word of Hope Orphanage have received excellent results from their recent school exams. Ask God also to give wisdom and clarity to Word of Hope’s Bible college students as they study subjects such as Christian Ethics, Apologetics & Myanmar Church History.

CMS mission partners I and S are based in Southeast Asia, where they lead an international congregation, teach English classes and come alongside people to preach, teach, disciple and help lead them into a transforming encounter with Jesus. Pray for both I and S to get to know students outside of class, for God to show each of them who to come alongside and invest in.

In Myanmar the political situation continues to deteriorate and those caught in the midst of the war-torn areas need our prayers. Give thanks for the number of soldiers, fighting with the Independent Armies, who are searching and finding Jesus through the witness of other believers. Pray for those who are displaced and who are in need of basic supplies, medical assistance and a safe place to live.