Zimbabwe

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.

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.

This week our CEO John White is visiting the Houtberg Childcare Centre, a shelter for abused and abandoned children in Zimbabwe. Please pray for: safe travelling, especially on the long drives between Harare and Chipinge (13th & 17th), wisdom in conversations about improving support for young people making the transition from the Centre to independent adulthood, give thanks for the successful partnership between Global Care and Houtberg over 25 years.

Our partners in Zimbabwe continue to give a home to children who are orphaned, abandoned or abused. We thank God for their commitment to vulnerable children. Please pray: that staff at Houtberg Childcare Centre would be able to help children recover from the trauma they have experienced. for the children living there, as they engage in education and develop skills for the future. for good crop yields, to feed the children and provide essential income for the Centre.

Pray that the proofreading of the Bible in Ndebele would go smoothly and for good communication between the proofreaders and us. Pray that the remainder of the Bible text could be digitised soon enabling the whole Bible to be transcribed and distributed in Zimbabwe.