South Sudan

On the 25th December as we celebrate Christmas and see out the year, give thanks for God’s provision for our work. Please pray for: - God’s blessing on our faithful donors & supporters, giving thanks for their generosity - wisdom and encouragement for our international partners, many facing economic and political challenges. - wisdom, inspiration and encouragement for our staff, trustees, shops teams and volunteers, giving thanks for all they do for vulnerable children.

In the week before Christmas, praise God for Jesus! We remember children who experience - as He did - inadequate housing and poverty. Please pray for children like: • *Henry, living in a tumbledown shack on a patch of land liable to flooding in Kampala, with his mum, both of whom are HIV+, • twins *Percy and *Polly, living in a tiny shack in Kibera, Kenya, with their grandmother who makes and sells an illicit brew • displaced children in Myanmar and South Sudan • the children of Dehiwela beach slum in Sri Lanka.

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.