40 Days of Prayer - Day 14

Day 14 – International Church and International Offices

You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbour as yourself.” – Galatians 5:13-14

Hands at Work believes that the International Church has a responsibility to live out the Biblical Mandate of caring for the most vulnerable together with the local African church. Pray for the International Church to respond the crisis of poverty and injustice across Africa. In AU, CA, the UK and the US, Hands at Work has International Offices, existing to support, challenge and encourage the church in caring for the most vulnerable. Volunteers in these offices desire transformation, not only to the lives of the most vulnerable in Africa, but to their own church and community. Ask God to continually give them unity and passion as they respond to the cry of the broken. 

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40 Days of Prayer - Day 13

Day 13- Pastors

Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. – 2 Timothy 4:2

Many of the pastors in the local church have a strong influence in their churches. Pray that they would recognise the responsibility that they carry as a pastor and that they would speak truth and hope to their congregations. Pray that they will be deeply rooted in the promises and love of God, so that others may be brought to Christ through them.

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40 Days of Prayer - Day 12

Day 12 – Care Workers

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”- Isaiah 52:7

Thank God for our volunteer Care Workers who are committed to bringing healing into the hearts of our children and ask that God would continue to lead them in supporting each child. Ask God to bring encouragement and hope to the Care Workers, who on a daily basis, give of their time, energy and resources to serve the most vulnerable children. Pray for our Care Workers to be unified as they serve and that more men and women would recognise their calling to serve the most vulnerable.

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Mkwaila is a Care Worker in the community of Kawaza in Malawi and is committed to caring for the most vulnerable children. One of the children that Mkwaila cares for is 13-year-old Paul, with whom he has built a close trusting relationship. Mkwaila shares, “Paul and I are good friends now and he’s very open with me. He is more like a son to me. Whenever he needs me or when something is wrong, he tells me. When the father died, I knew that a child needed somebody to call ‘dad’! And that’s why, as a Care Worker, I’m committed to his life!”

40 Days of Prayer - Day 11

Day 11 – The Local Church

As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace. – 1 Peter 4:10

Hands at Work envisions the local church in Africa effectively caring for the most vulnerable. Pray for the church to be gracious and compassion; understanding the biblical mandate to care for the orphans and widows in their communities. Ask God to open the hearts and minds in the church to see the needs of the most vulnerable living around them. Pray that local pastors and churches in the areas where Hands at Work are serving will rise up and take on the responsibility of serving the poor and the destitute.

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40 Days of Prayer - Second Sunday

On Sundays, we pause to anticipate the coming of Easter Sunday and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be delivered over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him and spit on him; they will flog him and kill him. On the third day, he will rise again.” – Luke 18:31-33

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40 Days of Prayer - Day 10

Day 10 – HIV/AIDS

Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. - Jeremiah 17:14

The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to devastate the most vulnerable communities across Africa; ending lives, tearing families apart and leaving children as orphans. Pray that the families of those struggling with HIV/AIDS will have grace and compassion with their loved ones and that they would not accept the cultural norms of stigmatising this disease. Pray for those who are victims of abuse resulting in HIV/AIDS. Ask God to guide Hands at Work as we respond to the crisis of orphaned children who have lost one or both of their parents from HIV/AIDS. Ask God to bring hope, love and restoration into the lives of the people afflicted with this disease.

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