Prayers from Samaritan's Purse http://www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/prayers Latest prayers from Samaritan's Purse en 24 May 2013 17:25 GMT <![CDATA[Uganda]]> UGANDA 

Pray:
•    As the pilot program comes to an end, we pray for a smooth transition and successful closure.

Maternal Child Health Project

The Leader Mothers in our Care Groups struggle to see real behaviour change because people are used to handouts and have developed a culture of dependency over many years of extreme hardship. Whilst the project is making huge strides to educate people in ‘The New Way’, there is still a sense of disbelief amongst the beneficiaries that the Leader Mothers are working voluntarily. They frequently state that they must be being paid. In addition, many people do expect something to be given to them for their participation in the project. Please pray for a deeper understanding of the voluntary nature of the project and for the sense of empowerment to be shared by all those who are involved with the project.

]]> <![CDATA[KENYA ]]> KENYA

Continue praying for peace to prevail before and after the general elections in Kenya.

]]> <![CDATA[DISCOVERY TEAMS:]]> Discovery Teams:

Pray for our Discovery Team going out to Kyrgyzstan in March. Pray for good health and safe travels for the team members and partners and that the trip will be challenging and inspiring. Also pray for the children who will be receiving the shoeboxes at this time.
]]> <![CDATA[THE GREATEST JOURNEY (TGJ): ]]> The Greatest Journey (TGJ):
 
Pray for Boakai Yamah as he travels to Nimba county to train teachers who will lead up to 1000 children through the Greatest Journey in Liberia this year.

Pray for the 35 teachers who have just been trained to teach the Greatest Journey course in Kyrgyzstan and for Olga, the discipleship coordinator, who will be encouraging them along the way! 300 children will soon be part of clubs that will teach the Greatest Journey. ]]> <![CDATA[CHILD & FAMILY SUPPORT: ]]> Child and Family Support (CFS):

Uganda - pray for our partners in Uganda as they begin a new project in Kampala. Please pray for wisdom as they identify the families who will receive support over the next 3 years; that they will chose those who will benefit most from the programme.

Kenya
Pray for the CFS Kenya team that they remain healthy.
Pray for the first quarter of 2013 as they are holding general elections. Pray for peace.
Pray for the families they work with that they may continue to experience positive change through the CFS programme
Pray for the groups they are working with where there are cases of domestic violence against women.
Pray that the groups save well and increase their income. ]]> <![CDATA[OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD:]]> Operation Christmas Child (OCC):

We give thanks for distributions that have taken place across different receiving countries.  Pray for the children and families who have received shoeboxes.

Pray for plans being made to travel to Romania, Serbia, Belarus and Mozambique over the coming few months to encourage our national leadership teams and to strengthen them by finding the people God is calling to join them.

Pray for the global conference in April, where we celebrate 100 million shoeboxes, to be a huge encouragement for all the OCC teams attending, and that all would be better equipped for future ministry.

 

]]> <![CDATA[LIBERIA]]> LIBERIA

The full proposal for Maternal Child Health (MCH) and WASH activities in the River Gee region in Liberia was submitted to the Department for International Development (DFID) on the 29th November 2012. We are expecting to hear whether we have been successful or not by March.

]]> <![CDATA[SWAZILAND]]> SWAZILAND - Church Mobilisation Programme

Pray
•    For Pastors in Swaziland to be able to identify the neediest families and mobilise resources to support them.
•    For the Halne WASH project which started in January to go on well.  Pray that God protect their travel and community meetings.]]>