Latest Prayers by Global Care

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.

This week, we continue to pray for our work in the slums of Guatemala City and for our Christmas Appeal. Please pray for: 1) Continued protection for our partners and the children they support in high-risk Santa Faz 2) Encouragement for children to continue in education despite multiple challenges and barriers 3) More mentors so we can support more children 4) A positive response to the appeal, so we can help more children 5) Wisdom and inspiration for our fundraising team as they seek to encourage donations.

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.

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, pray for our work in Santa Faz, a slum in Guatemala City, the subject of our Christmas Appeal. Please pray for 1) safety for Frank, Paula and the SKD Guatemala team as they work in this dangerous slum 2) continued protection from gangs, that they would continue to leave the project and activities alone 3) safety and progress for the children, at high risk from the temptations of street / gang life 4) a positive response to our Christmas Appeal, aiming to extend this project to help more children.

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.

Please pray with us for our partners in Malawi, Muthange, and their work with marginalised girls. Please pray for: - wisdom for the Muthange team - encouragement for marginalised students supported by the team - positive relationships with local leaders, schools and other local and national authorities - safety for girls living away from home for secondary education - plans to develop accommodation options for vulnerable girls - mentoring groups to positively impact young lives.

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.

Please pray for our partners in Bangladesh, Love Your Neighbour, and the children they support. Give thanks for Washington, director of LYN, and the rest of the Bose family, for their years of commitment to this work. Pray for positive outcomes for: the boys at the Home of Love the children in the community sponsorship programme the children attending Learning Booster Centres the young mentors supporting the children’s learning struggling rural families.

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.

Pray with us for our work in Uganda, for safety, energy and good health for Global Care staff and volunteers as they visit Uganda. Pray for a positive meeting for the Uganda National Board and a positive staff conference with the Ugandan staff team. Pray for journey mercies and safe travel to Soroti and back (9 - 12 October ) and successful meetings and visit. Pray for encouragement for sponsored children across all three centres.