Praying for Eswatini

"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." - Galations 6:9 

Today, we invite you to join us in praying for Eswatini and for the local Hands at Work team that serves the four communities there. 

Pray for our children who haven’t been able to attend school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pray that God will make a way for schools to start again in 2021. 

With early marriage and teenage pregnancy common in the most vulnerable communities, ask God to protect our young girls, and that people in the community will advocate on their behalf when tough situations arise.  

Pray for the Care Workers, who face many difficulties of their own, that God will keep them safe and give them the ability to be present at the Care Point, even when there are challenging situations at home. 

Many of the most vulnerable families rely on planting maize meal and vegetables to survive, but in order for that to happen the rains need to come. Please pray for the rains to come, and for our families to be able to plant and harvest what they need. 

Pray for the local Hands at Work team in Eswatini and for the Regional Support Team, that they will close the year with strength, energy and wisdom.

Praying for the Discipleship and Skills Programme in Sommerset Community, South Africa

‘What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?’ – Romans 8:31-32

For the last several weeks, four boys from Sommerset Community, South Africa, have been participating in a Discipleship and Skills programme. Later this month they will be a part of a week-long Maranatha Workshop, where they will go deeper in hearing about who Jesus is and can be in their lives. Please join us in praying for: 

- An openness and willingness to hear God’s word. Pray that God will transform their lives throughout the week and that they will gain a deeper understanding of the depth of God’s love for them. 

- The boys to develop deep relationships with one another, and to have a spirit of accountability and confidentiality in the things that are shared. 

- The facilitators of the Workshop, that they will gain wisdom, discernment and a sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.

Praying for Hands at Work across Africa

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. - Colossians 3:15-17

Over the last couple of months,  the local Hands at Work teams and the Regional Support Teams have been busy dreaming, planning and preparing for the year ahead.

Today, we invite you to join us in praying for continued wisdom, unity and guidance. As we end what has been a unique year with many challenges, ask God to give each member of Hands at Work. the strength, energy and determination that they need to finish the year well. As plans are made, ask God to speak light into any that are not His will. Pray that God’s will is done, and that we continue to grow in our understanding of what it means to care for the most vulnerable children.

Praying for Nigeria

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulations. But take heart; I have overcome the world. - John 16:33

Today we invite you to stand with us in prayer for Nigeria as they experience unrest. Due to the unrest, the local Hands at Work team in Lagos has been unable to go out into the communities. Please pray for peace and pray that God will make a way for the Lagos team to be out in the communities, serving the children and Care Workers.

Praying for the global Hands at Work family

Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.  - 2 Corinthians 13:11

Hands at Work has International Offices in Australia, Canada, the UK and the US, and a growing community in Germany which is committed to serving the most vulnerable in Africa from afar. 

Today we invite you to join us in praying for: 

A persistent growth in numbers and capacity among the International Offices. Pray that God will bring continued unity, strength and understanding as they serve with each other. 

Strength, wisdom and discernment as they seek to mobilise and encourage more churches to care for the most vulnerable, and to find ways to serve and bring the hope of Jesus to their own communities in this challenging time. 

The daily rhythms of the International Offices, such as  prayer gatherings and Bible studies, to bear much fruit in the lives of each individual within the teams and in the communities that they support in Africa. 

Each International Office to find creative ways for postponed teams to deepen their relationships with the communities with which they partner with Hands at Work to support, even from afar.        
                                                
Our advocates across the world, that their momentum will continue to grow and that more people will catch the vision of serving the most vulnerable.

Praying for the Discipleship and Skills programme in Chisamba Community, Zambia

Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. - Isaiah 43:1 

At the end of our first week of the Discipleship and Skills programme in Chisamba Community, Zambia, the boys have begun to build relationships with each other and learn about Jesus. 

Please pray for:  

Unity, confidentiality and a spirit of openness amongst the boys as they share their stories and lives. 

Physical protection and the safety of everyone involved over the next few weeks. Please also pray for spiritual protection over the boys during this time. 

The boys’ relationship with Jesus to become personal. Pray for their character, that they will learn what it means to be Godly men and to bring transformation to their communities, and to develop life skills for the future.