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Day 14 – Pray for Our Communities in Mozambique (#40Days2025)

Day 14 – Pray for Our Communities in Mozambique

Within Mozambique, there are five communities being supported and cared for: Chigodole, Gobogobo, Macadeira, Matsinho A, and Matsinho B.

Today we invite you to pray for the challenges that exist across all communities:

• “One of the biggest challenges we have is that of the children in our communities, girls are married before their time. We start the year with a good number of girls, but the year ends with many married girls. Please pray into this.

• There is challenge of unity, especially in the communities of Macadeira and Gobogobo. Pray for unity.

• Many children are enrolled in school but by the end of the year, many have dropped out. Pray against this spirit of dropping out of school.

• Pray for grandparents and children, that God will continue to protect them and that they will continue to hope in the Lord and that His will and desires will be fulfilled.” – Sandra

To learn more about Mozambique, the communities that we serve and about our Service Centres (local Hands at Work teams), please visit: https://www.handsatwork.org/mozambique-links

Day 11 – Welcome to Mozambique (#40Days2025)

Day 11 – Welcome to Mozambique

Mozambique is one of eight countries that Hands at Work is serving in across Africa. Mozambique has a population of 34,690,880 people, with 70% of the population living in extreme poverty. Ranking 183 out of 187 on the Human Development Index, 150,000 children are living with HIV/AIDS and 1,300,000 children have been orphaned because of this life-threatening illness. – Sources: UNAID, UNDP, World Poverty Clock

As we start the week, please join us in praying for the country of Mozambique:

“Pray for the country's political situation which is affecting the country's economy. There is no peace, no free movement, no care in hospitals, no schools because there are strikes everywhere - pray for our country so that everything returns to normal.

Pray for the famine that has affected parts of the country due to the drought and the agricultural campaign of the year 2024 that has failed and food is scarce. Pray that God may provide for our country.” – Sandra, Service Centre Coordinator (Mozambique)

To learn more about Mozambique, the communities that we serve and about our Service Centres (local Hands at Work teams), please visit: https://www.handsatwork.org/mozambique-links

Day 9 – Pray for Care Workers and Primary Caregivers in Zimbabwe (#40Days2025)

Day 9 – Pray for Care Workers and Primary Caregivers in Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, there are 55 Care Workers who have committed to caring for the most vulnerable children. In many communities in Zimbabwe and across Africa, the Care Workers are also the Primary Caregivers of the children they serve. A Primary Caregiver is the mother, father, grandparents, aunts, uncles, older siblings or other relatives who live with the children coming to the Care Point.

The Honde Valley and Mutare Service Centres invite you to pray for the Care Workers and Primary Caregivers in their region:

  • “Pray for all our Care Workers as most of them belong to the white robe church and believe in their prophets instead of Jesus. Pray for them to accept Jesus.

  • Secondary school is not possible for most children many reasons in Zimbabwe. For some, this lack of alternatives together with other reasons can lead to risk-taking behaviour like drugs and also being taken advantage of for early marriage. Pray for the Care Workers and Primary Caregivers not to lose heart.” – Priscilla, Service Centre Member (Zimbabwe) sharing on behalf of the Mutare Service Centre team.

  • “Sometimes the Care Workers hesitate to challenge the Primary Caregivers if something wrong happens to the children because they want to protect their relationship. The Primary Caregivers can struggle to open up to the Care Workers. Pray that our Care Workers and Primary Caregivers have a good relationship and build trust.’ – Jane, Service Centre Coordinator (Zimbabwe), sharing on behalf of the Honde Valley Service Centre team.