Sri Lanka: believers persevere amid struggles
26 Aug 2022
Sri Lanka is in talks with the International Monetary Fund about a bailout package. IMF officials will visit them this month. The country’s economic meltdown triggered protests, and President Rajapaksa fled the country. Now the former president will return. International Media Ministries (IMM) partner with believers and churches in Sri Lanka and are working to help the country and the church to live regular lives in the midst of upheaval. They are developing Gospel media resources to expand the vision of what Christianity is and spread the Gospel using the ‘Open the Gospels’ project. They also want to put the ‘Heritage’ project into languages that are regionally important. IMM are requesting prayer for God to strengthen and encourage the Sri Lankan Christian community. Pray that IMM partners can access daily life essentials like food and clean water. They are saying, ‘God hasn’t left us; we have hope.’
Lebanon: helping the persecuted
26 Aug 2022
In the midst of persecution God is providing spiritual and financial support to Christians: spiritual investment is eternal, while the financial support is temporal. Help the Persecuted (HTP) addresses real needs with Gospel-centred, sustainable methods like an agricultural project in Lebanon that goes beyond providing physical needs. The community created around this farm is hearing the Gospel being shared along with food distribution. One member tells of being strangled by her radical Al-Qaeda husband and in that moment she saw Jesus. He reached out his hand and said, ‘I love you.’ She didn’t know who he was, but shortly afterwards learned about the person she saw in her vision. She gave her life to Jesus and fled alone to Lebanon. She knows he will never leave or forsake her. We can praise God for the work of HTP and need to continue praying for their protection and finances.
Four Christians in Darfur accused of apostasy will have their first court hearing on 30 August. The prosecutor and investigator will present evidence, after which the judge will decide whether to continue the case or acquit the defendants. The four were arrested on 22 June following a raid on a Baptist church, accused of apostasy and subsequently released on bail. They were physically mistreated during their detention. They are charged under Penal Code Article 126, which criminalises apostasy, even though that article was abolished in 2019. Due to fears of community and police harassment, the four believers remain in hiding. There continue to be other reports of harassment of Christians in Darfur. Please pray for the judge to dismiss the case against them, and for physical and emotional healing.
Mozambique: Islamists behead Christians
26 Aug 2022
On 30 July Islamist militants beheaded two Christian men during an attack on a minibus in northern Mozambique in Cabo Delgado. IS of Mozambique, known locally as al-Shabaab, claimed responsibility for the killings: its statement declared, ‘By the grace of God Almighty, the soldiers of the Caliphate killed two Christians, beheading them, and shooting them with weapons.’ In June IS beheaded several Christians in Cabo Delgado, and another during a raid on a Christian village in Nampula. Cabo Delgado is called ‘the Land of Fear’ owing to persistent brutal violence meted out against both Christians and moderate Muslims over several years. Pray that the Lord will comfort the family and friends of the Christians so brutally murdered. Ask that the violence perpetrated against Christians and moderate Muslims by IS militants will come to an end, that the LORD will rescue His people from their powerful enemy, from their foes who confront them.
Seed Co - Unceasing Prayer
19 Aug 2022
What would it look like to be one step closer to seeing the promise of our prayers for God’s Word to reach the ends of the earth fulfilled? We welcome you into an exciting new resource to take us deeper into prayer together for the Bibleless! Introducing... Pray for Zero
Pray through this interactive experience daily as it zooms in on Bible translation in one particular region of the world taking us on a journey from Biblelessness to impact.
- Monday: Bibleless People Group
- Tuesday: Partners
- Wednesday: Active Project
- Thursday: Equipping the Saints
- Friday: Impact
We invite you to delve in ... to go deeper with us ... and to share this pivotal resource with every heart longing to see God’s name proclaimed among every nation, tribe, people, and language.
Read Pray for Zero online, now
Missed the dates?... no problem! Use this superb interactive prayer resource any or every week!
Contending together for Zero,
The Prayer Team
A Wycliffe Bible Translators Affiliate
Disciple Keys - Movement Prayer Guide
19 Aug 2022
Join many thousands of followers of Jesus around the world in praying for global Church Planting and Disciple Making movements using Disciple Keys!
Across each week of the year, we are taking you on an inspiring and challenging worldwide journey of discovery as you are introduced to many of the people groups who have not yet heard the Gospel message. They represent billions of people.
Disciple Keys is ideal for use at home, in church, school, college or within a prayer or mission organization. It has been written and published by 24:14 Coalition and Finishing the Task along with several other partner organizations.
Disciple Keys is available online, as a PDF download, Podcast, e-book and hard/soft cover printed copy
Be equipped, with keys to be a disciple maker!
Download, Listen, Find out more at www.disciplekeys.world
The Prayer Covenant Children’s Mobile App
19 Aug 2022
We are excited to announce that The Prayer Covenant Children’s mobile app is now available to download!
Ten new animations, which bring each Bible story vividly to life, are included in each lesson along with fun activities and raps that invite the player to sing along. The Lost Sheep animation from the theme, Grace, recently won a Gold Davey Award!
My Story contains testimonies of children from various countries sharing how The Prayer Covenant is changing them. It’s also a chance for kids to share their stories.
Play contains interactive, reward-based activities to motivate children to learn all ten of The Prayer Covenant themes (Grace, Love, Compassion, Repentance, Worship, Commitment, Dependence, Influence, Discipleship, and Authority). The activities begin with the first theme and the rest unlock one by one as they are completed, working their way through the tenth lesson on Authority.
This interactive app will help us reach children on a much larger scale, and we are praying it will encourage them to grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus.
The app is available to download on Apple and Android devices. Try it out and share it with the children in your life, and make sure to leave a review!
More info and download links: theprayercovenant.org/mobileapp/
He Hears Her Voice - Candy Marballi
19 Aug 2022
“Teach us to pray,” was the humble request of Jesus’ disciples over two thousand years ago and remains the heart cry of many of His followers today.
Declaring the promises of God through prayer can lead to untold blessings and opportunities.
Candy Marballi’s newly released book, He Hears Her Voice, is a prayer strategy that offers proven steps to guide you to a richer and deeper relationship with God.
One prayer comprised of ten unshakable truths (grace, love, compassion, repentance, worship, commitment, dependence, influence, discipleship, and authority) will empower your prayer life.
Through vivid personal stories, meditative Scripture, beautiful hymns, and meaningful prayers, this devotional provides a grounding worship experience.
He Hears Her Voice will equip a generation of women to live out their faith in ever-growing intimacy with the God who loves them so completely.
Wonderful for gift giving, this book can be purchased through major book retailers including Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Be sure to leave a review!
Every book you purchase will impact a child in Africa.