South Sudan

Please pray again for communities struggling with food poverty, and for our Harvest Appeal. Please pray for: - families hungry due to climate-related challenges impacting harvests, especially unpredictable rains causing floods, drought, landslides and cyclones, and those coping with extreme temperatures - families hungry because they can’t cope with cost of living increases - families hungry due to conflict and displacement - more work from international, national and local authorities to improve food security.

From the 8th to the 14th of September we are praying for our partners' efforts worldwide to improve literacy - marking World Literacy Day on the 8th September. Pray for success and provision for: - our partners operating formal schools in India and Kenya - our partners running informal education initiatives, in Sri Lanka, Syria, Malawi, India and Bangladesh - our partners working to improve literacy, in extremely difficult conditions, in Myanmar and South Sudan - Pray for all the young people these initiatives seek to help

From 25th to 31st August we pray for our Harvest Appeal, helping to prevent hunger for children we support worldwide. Please pray for: - a positive response to the appeal - wisdom for our partners in countries affected by drivers of food poverty, especially drought in our African projects, conflict and economic instability - families struggling to provide even one meal a day - wisdom in developing work to protect against food insecurity, as well as resources to feed children where necessary.

In the Horn of Africa four consecutive rainy seasons have failed, causing the worst drought in 40 years and threatening the lives of more than 23 million people in countries like Somalia, South Sudan and Kenya. This hunger crisis is compounded by escalating food costs caused by the conflict in Ukraine. It is estimated that one person is dying every 48 seconds from hunger across the Horn of Africa.