Praying for Hands at Work Partners

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. - Psalm 9:1

Hands at Work has partners across the world who give of their time, energy and resources to speak and advocate on behalf of the most vulnerable in Africa. Most partners have been unable to send teams to Africa over the last two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

  • Pray that they will feel encouraged and uplifted. Pray that they wouldn't grow weary and that God would be their strength. 

  • Praise God for the new partnerships that have been developed - even though they have been physically unable to come to Africa. Pray that these partnerships would continue to grow and flourish.

  • Pray that they would continue to find unique and creative ways to advocate on behalf of the vulnerable.

Praying for the Leaders Training 

Complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 
- Philippians 2:2 

Next week, a group of Hands at Work volunteers will gather in South Africa for a week of planning and preparing the way forward. 

  • Pray for the logistics involved in gathering together in one place, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, while abiding by the rules and regulations.

  • Pray for people to come with a willing heart to receive all that God wants to do in and through them. 

  • Pray for each person to have wisdom and a sensitivity to the Holy Spirit as they meet.

Praying for Hands at Work’s International Offices

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. – Galations 6:9

Hands at Work has International Offices across the world, comprised of men and women who are committed to living out their calling to serve the most vulnerable in their home countries. Today we invite you to join us in interceding on their behalf. 

UK

A number of UK teams who have not been able to travel to Africa this year are fundraising for Community Investment Projects. Pray that this will be a success and that it will help them feel connected to the communities that they partner with Hands at Work to support, even though they can’t travel. 

North America

Pray for wisdom as Hands at Work in Canada and the US navigate travel restrictions within their own countries, but also crossing International borders. There is a team due to travel from North America to Zambia in September. Pray for God’s favour in making a way for this team to come.  

Pray for some upcoming gatherings of advocates and partners: two in the US on the West coast (in the San Francisco Bay Area in August) and East coast (in Maryland and New York in September), and one in Edmonton, Canada (in October). Pray for the logistical and spiritual preparation that goes into planning these gatherings.  

Pray for the role of our International Offices in spurring on our advocates, especially those partners who haven't been to Africa in a while or even at all because of the pandemic. Also pray for those advocates who need encouragement to keep Hands at Work in the forefront of their minds.

Pray for the upcoming online gathering of the International Offices on July 29th. Pray for their time together to be impactful and that much fruit would come from it.

Praying for Life Centres across Africa 

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. – John 10:10 

The dream of Hands at Work is to transform our Care Points into Life Centres in each of the communities that we are serving in across Africa. A Life Centre is not simply a physical place to recieve services, but an emotional, spiritual and relational place where the most vulnerable children and their families can know that they are loved, accepted and cared for.

  • Pray for each Care Point across Africa to be transformed into a Life Centre. Pray for the local Hands at Work teams to have wisdom and discernment as they bring the life and hope of Jesus into the lives of the most vulnerable. 

  • Pray for the Primary Caregivers of the children that we are caring for to see the Life Centre as a place where they also belong and are accepted. 

  • Pray that each Life Centre will be a beacon of hope for the surrounding community.

Praying for the Health of the Most Vulnerable Across Africa

‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.’ – Jeremiah 33:6

Today we invite you to join us in praying for the health of the Care Workers and the most vulnerable children and their families. Pray that they will remain strong and, where there is illness, pray that God will bring complete healing and restoration to their bodies.