40 Days of Prayer - Day 31

Day 31 – Relationships Between International Offices

Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. – Colossians 3:13-14

As our International Offices work together to support what is happening on the ground in Africa, pray that they will be unified as they grow and learn from one another. Pray for strong relationships of accountability, grace and love to develop between the offices as they serve the most vulnerable from afar. 

40 Days of Prayer - Day 30

Day 30 – Community Living

Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. - 1 Peter 3:8

At Hands at Work, our local and international volunteers live together in a multi-cultural Christian community. As volunteers from across the world live and work together, pray for people to be united through relationship building, healing and discipleship. Ask God to give our communities a spirit of grace, honesty, vulnerability, accountability, sacrifice and love as we seek to serve the most vulnerable as a family.   Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. - 1 Peter 3:8

40 Days of Prayer - Day 29

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. - Psalm 55:22

oday, pray for someone in your life, a family member, a loved one, a Care Worker, Jonah - anyone whom you know is struggling and desperately needs the transformational love of God to bring healing to their wounds. Pray that this person will deeply sense God’s unconditional love for them and be compelled into relationship with Him. Ask God to give you a soft heart for this person, as the most broken people can sometimes be the most challenging to pray for. 

40 Days of Prayer - Fifth Sunday

From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. – Matthew 16:21

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

40 Days of Prayer - Day 28

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.  – Matthew 5:6

There are many other Non-Government Organisations who are playing their part in caring for the poor in Africa and around the world. Ask God to give these ministries a deeper understanding of what their role is in fighting for justice. Thank God for those who protect and advocate for the poor.   Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.  – Matthew 5:6

40 Days of Prayer - Day 27

Day 27 – Teams  

Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.                         – Ephesians 5:1-2

Pray for all the teams who will be serving in Africa this year. Ask God to give each person a heart of compassion that is willing to learn, encourage and serve. Pray for people to serve as examples of Christ’s love and hope - that their lives will be transformed by their time in Africa. As people return home, ask God to give them encouragement and strength to boldly share about their experience.