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Uganda • December 2020
I am grateful to God for what the church has done for my family. First, I received bean seeds and maize, which changed my family's life. We are never lacking in food because we can harvest and keep seeds for the next season. Along with the seeds, the pigs that I received from the church have helped me become "a rich" person. Currently, my farm has four big pigs with many piglets and I am sure that very soon I will not know poverty. – Pala Emile from Buikwe district
Zambia • December 2020
With unstable weather patterns throughout the world, we are thankful that Zambia seems to be looking at another good year of rainfall. Even if the economy dives, we should still have food on the table, and for that, we are very grateful.
Kenya • December 2020
The farmers at the FGCK Natoot farm are having their cowpeas harvest as they enter their second season. Please pray that the Lord will cause them to have unity as they undergo their training and that they embrace teamwork for the sustainability project. May the Lord bless you as we pray.
Bolivia • December 2020
To date, all the churches in Bolivia are meeting in person while observing biosecurity norms. The pastors report that there has been an increase in attendance, especially from people who for a long time have been estranged from God. There is a great hunger and thirst for God's Word and we want you to be able to join us in thanksgiving for that!
Haiti • December 2020
We praise God for Fritz Jules, a senior pastor from one of our church partners, who was sick but now he has completely recovered.
Despite reopening the country and the lifted lockdown regulations, the community of Oyam has had a rise in the numbers of domestic violence and child abuse cases. Many parents continue to marry off their underage daughters in exchange for money and cows. Wives continue to be battered and abused by drunkard husbands and the local leadership is getting overwhelmed. Please pray for God's grace upon this community and that these vices are stopped. Pray that He gives the local church wisdom to mitigate such issues that arise almost every day.
We have had some tough conversations with our church leaders from several of our communities this last month. We have had to deal with a case where the leaders feel entitled to the benefits of the program above and beyond the needs of their congregations. We praise God that those conversations were well received, and our church leaders have repented and committed to refocusing their work on their congregations and those in need.
Let's pray for the peace of the Lord to prevail upon His people living in Turkana. There has been a series of innocent people murdered by the Pokot bandits on the eastern border between the pockets and the Turkana people.
Pray for Pastor María Ruth Argote and the women leaders of her church "El Candelero" in Riberalta. This season they have been facing many problems with their husbands, who are not following Christ and in response are preventing them from serving in the church.
Pray for our new church partners to collaborate actively for the development of their community.
We thank God for our community! All the people that received pigs are doing very well. As the pastor of the church, we have also been the recipients of some of the piglets in the community as a gift of gratitude. With that, the church has begun a piggery project. The program is expanding as many new people are receiving piglets from those in their community. We have faith and hope that this program is going to lift many families from extreme poverty. -Pastor Geoffrey Okoch from the Buikwe District.
Pray for Zambia as a nation. Last week we defaulted on some of our international loans. We are likely going to see a continued devaluation of the Zambian Kwacha, which will impact the country and our program in many ways. Already, we have had to drop our maize loan program because the cost of fertilizer became too expensive. In the last 12 months, our pig farmers have seen their incomes from pig sales drop from nearly $200 per pig down to $100 per pig. By January 2021, the pigs will likely be worth only $50 per animal. It could be a tough year ahead.
Please pray for our church partners in Turkana and their entire leadership team. Pray that the Lord protects them and that the spirit of the Lord shall guide them at all times as they diligently serve His people. May the Lord be with you as you pray.
Please pray for Prima Mamani, the director of the Children's Center of the Dios de la Profecía Sud Oeste church (Oruro), as she is three months pregnant. Four months ago, her parents passed away with COVID-19. Her prayer request is that both she and the baby would remain healthy throughout the pregnancy.
Kenya • November 2020
On Thursday (5th Nov 2020), I will be visiting our FGCK partner church in Kakuma. Please pray with me for mercies on the journey mercies and that there is a break-through when I meet with the brethren that are serving the Lord at the church. Blessings. Let us pray for his health.
Uganda • November 2020
We are rejoicing amidst the current tensions in our world as Uganda has begun the process of reopening churches after five months of lockdown. Pastor Timothy, a member of the Namasujju community, prays and asks that the Lord keeps all the congregants safe as they adhere to the COVID-19 procedures set up by the government.
Bolivia • November 2020
For the health of Pastor Andres Negretty who works with the church network in Norte Potosí. Most recently, doctors have stated that he has a kidney problem which is giving him severe back pains. Let us pray for his health.
Please pray for the FGCK Egira Academy at Lokichar and its leadership amongst the community. Pray that the Lord will help the leadership at the academy make sound decisions that will result in progress and growth. After the government reopened the school for forth and eight grade, only five pupils were able to attend. Please may the Lord bless you as you pray.
Rehema, a member of Namasujju Community church, has started her treatment for fibroids and may need to undergo surgery. Please pray that the lord provides the funds for her treatment and that there would be healing. She is a single mother to five children and used to work as a matron at a private school. However, due to COVID-19 the school has temporarily closed, which has left Rehema unemployed.
We ask our allies to pray for the political situation in Bolivia. The new president, who follows the socialist line of Evo Morales, will be inaugurated on November 8th. With that comes a fear that in this new transition there will be an implementation of very restrictive policies towards the church. As well as measures that will further impoverish the country, which was the case in Cuba and Venezuela.
Let us celebrate the Lord, alongside the Natoot farmers, for the good start to the second season of planting. The farmers have begun harvesting cow peas, which the profits are being used to feed the farmer's family and the community. The Lord has rekindled the joy amongst the families. Let's celebrate His goodness.
Uganda• November 2020
Teopista, a grandmother from the Bugiri community, would like to thank God for the pair of rabbits her grandson received from the Light World mission church (Bright Hope's partner). The rabbits have been a source of joy for the family. Along with the rabbits, the church has provided the grandson with educational materials, which he has been able to share with other children in the community.
Bolivia• November 2020
Please pray for the growing spiritual and physical need in the Aymara (Norte Potosí) and the Cavineña (Amazon jungle) indigenous areas. Fewer and fewer people are willing to take the gospel to these communities. Bright Hope is equipping leaders for the mission but there are few workers compared to the need.
Uganda• October 2020
In Jinja, Uganda, the sick are afraid to be treated at the hospital for fear of exposure to COVID-19. A man from a Bright Hope partner church recently died of malaria because he was too afraid to go to the hospital. Please pray that those hospitalized with COVID-19 would stay well-contained, and that the sick would feel confident to seek medical treatment when it is needed. Pray for the fear to be overcome with truth, and comfort for those who are grieving a loss.
Bolivia • October 2020
After a long quarantine, most business are back to work in almost all of Bolivia's cities. This includes the microenterprises that are supported by many Bright Hope partner churches. Please pray for these to thrive, generate many sales, and be sustainable in this time of uncertainty.
Join us in praising God for the construction of a sugar factory in an Ugandan village close to a Bright Hope partner church. Before the factory, many of the local youth had been restless and engaging in theft and causing insecurity in the community. Now they are employed by the factory and the crime rate has gone down and the community is starting to feel confident again.
Kenya • October 2020
The Kenyan government is deliberating about reopening their schools. Reopening the schools is not only important from an education standpoint, but also because so many Kenyan schoolchildren depend on schools for their daily breakfast and lunch. Join in in prayer for the country's leaders, that they would be wise in their decision-making, and for the schools to be adequately prepared when it is time to re-open.
News about the success at the Natoot Farm is spreading and the farm is gaining much attention. This popularity is attracting many new individuals and organizations who want to visit and be associated with the farm. We are asking the Lord to grant wisdom and discernment to the farm's leadership team that would allow them to make decisions that are in the best interest of the farm and God's kingdom.
Zambia • October 2020
Zambia recently sent all school-aged children back to school. This is particularly concerning for Zambian high schoolers, who primarily attend boarding schools. We estimate there are over a million children traveling from all over Zambia to their various schools. Please pray that God would protect our school children and teachers from COVID-19 during this risky time. To date, Zambia has gotten off lightly with a low percentage of people affected by the virus, and we continue to pray for God's protection.
Recently our team in Zambia visited a young boy named Billious. Billious is a triple amputee, missing one hand and two legs. Thanks to a prosthetic limb program that the Bright Hope staff in Zambia has been running, we were able to get Billious outfitted with legs. It really has been a miracle to see the transformation in Billious's life. He has gone from crawling around on the ground to running around with his friends and walking to school every day!
After a long wait, the CFA building in Kalasa Mukosa finally has power! This allows them to power up the feed mill and commence the manufacturing of livestock feed for the farmers.
Kenya • September 2020
Pray that the MCO schools will be well-equipped for the reopening of school. Pray that God will provide the finances needed to make the schools conducive for learning and for keeping the children healthy in light of the COVID-19 situation and social distancing requirements.
Praise God for the way He has provided for and sustained our teams through a local partner church. Although it has been a tough season financially, God has been faithful. We thank God for the support that regularly comes from Bright Hope and their Allies.
Uganda • September 2020
Along with the entire community of Oyam, we praise God for a great harvest! Many harvested large bags of corn, beans, and soya beans. Unfortunately, the rain returned early this year before the grains had time to dry thoroughly. Without a proper storage area, the farmers have had no option other than to sell at a low price. Please pray that the Lord will provide a way to resolve this issue.
Haiti • September 2020
Haiti is facing a period of serious insecurity that resulted in many violent crimes in the capital last week. Additionally, hurricanes are putting the lives of many citizens at risk. Pray for the protection, peace, and restoration of Haiti.
Zambia • September 2020
Some months ago we asked for prayer for the village of Kalasa Mukosa. The residing chief died, and the community was in the process of selecting a new chief. In recent years, these chief appointments have typically led to years of disputes over who gets the position. In August, Kalasa appointed a new chief. Praise God, the process went very smoothly, and best of all, the man appointed to the post is a Christian. Pray that Chief Washeni Mwansa will hold to his faith (not always easy in a traditional position). And pray that the church committee in Kalasa will be able to forge a strong relationship with the chiefdom, one that will grow Kalasa and bring glory to God.
Bolivia • September 2020
Bolivia is in a state of health and political crisis. With their presidential elections just weeks away, pray the church will be a source of light, healing, peace, and reconciliation among Bolivians. And pray for the Lord's intervention with the election results.
The CFA, Christian Farmers Association, has been waiting 8 months to get their new feed mill connected to power in Kalasa Mukosa. Please pray that the electric company will get them connected to the grid this month.
We thank and praise the Lord for the recovery of three beloved members of the Bright Hope Bolivia team who had coronavirus in July and August. With the Lord's help, they have defeated the virus and are now fully recovered!
Uganda • August 2020
Praise God: 8 people in one of our partner communities accepted Christ during lockdown, after they experienced care and compassion from our partner church in their time of need. We visited them, prayed for and counseled them, and gave them food. And in turn, they met the greatest Provider of all!
Kenya • August 2020
Kenya is experiencing an increase of COVID-19 cases, and many people live in fear about the situation. Please pray the Lord would stop the outbreak and that those who have it would fully recover.
Zambia • August 2020
We have started our compassionate ministry training Kalasa, Zambia. This is one of the most important trainings that we do with our partner church leaders. Culturally, Zambians have a "leader first" mentality, and it is imperative for our leaders to shift their mindset away from this if we are to see success with our programs. Please pray for that the church leaders' hearts would be open to receiving and changing.
Bolivia • August 2020
Please pray for Esperanza, a Bright Hope coordinator in the city of El Alto who contracted COVID-19. She has been receiving medical care at home, but it had been difficult for her to breathe because of the pain in her lungs. Please pray for a quick and complete recovery.
Please pray for our partner church in Turkana as the Natoot farmers prepare for the second season of planting. Pray that in this second season, the farmers will be able to reap a bountiful harvest, and that nothing would be lost to flooding, locusts, or any other destroying force. Pray that the farmers would be able to fully support themselves during this time of COVID-19.
More than 70 Bolivian pastors have already died from COVID-19. Please pray that these numbers will not continue to rise. Pray for strength in all Bolivian pastors. Like doctors and nurses, many of them are highly exposed to COVID-19 because they visit families with the sick, go to hospitals, help by waiting in long lines to buy medicine or get oxygen tanks, preside over funerals, or give counseling around the clock.
Bolivia • July 2020
Please keep Bolivia in your prayers. From firsthand accounts, the COVID-19 outbreak in Bolivia is worse than what is reflected by the official numbers. In some places, the entire neighborhood has COVID-19 symptoms. There are not enough tests in the cities to test everyone. People are at home fending for themselves because the hospitals don't have availability to treat them. The private hospitals are overwhelmed. Medical professionals are getting sick. Many people are dying in their homes and in the streets. One of our staff members lives 4 blocks away from a new graveyard they created for COVID-19 deaths. He said it was like a parade every day, because so many people are there burying the dead.
Kenya • July 2020
Thank the Lord for provision of food vouchers and food items for our partner school staff and the students and their families.
Praise God! We have a shipment of pharmaceuticals that just arrived in Bolivia, and our staff is very thankful. The need is great, and medicine is hard to get right now. We had previously sent a shipment of medicines, and any remaining ones were sent with doctors to a region where the COVID-19 outbreak is very bad. Please pray these new medicines can quickly and effectively be distributed.
Zambia • July 2020
Please pray for Emmanuel one of our preschool teachers on the Island. He has fallen sick with some stomach complication which needs medical treatment. It seems his condition could be life-threatening if he does not receive treatment.
Haiti • July 2020
We would like you to pray for national security in our country. We are dealing with a continuous proliferation of gangs and illegal weapons in the country. We ask you to pray for God to take control and help us overcome these challenges.
Uganda • July 2020
Elizabeth, an eighty-year-old member of one of partner churches was hospitalized with high blood pressure and diabetes that got worse after her sister was killed in a land wrangle. Please pray that her health would be restored and that she would receive justice for her late sister who had been so supportive of her.
Pastor Deglis Dorado is an allied pastor of Bright Hope in Riberalta. He and two of his daughters have tested positive for COVID-19. Please join us in praying for their complete recovery.
After last year's drought in Zambia, we are so thankful for the bumper harvest we are seeing come in this year. We are buying up tons of maize and soya for our livestock programs and can get it all locally in our communities.
These coming days we will be launching agriculture and computer training projects. Please pray for their success.
Winter has come to Bolivia and with it many viral diseases, such as the flu and coughs, which increase the risk of contagion. Pray for the health of Bolivian pastors, the Bright Hope team there, and the people we are serving.
The swarms of locusts that have been making their way across East Africa have invaded our partner farm in Turkana, Kenya. Pray that the Lord will be with the authorities as they work out ways to get rid of the locusts that are eating up the crops.
Please pray for those living in the areas of extreme poverty where we work. Pray for God to give them hope, courage, perseverance, and to have faith in calamity and distress.
Pray for our partners in Mathare. Pray for wisdom as they try to figure our next steps with their students and staff. Schools continue to be closed and staff have not been paid for months.
Pray for the well-being and safety of children in Bolivia. Many families cannot afford to pay for the internet access for their children to be able to attend classes online, and many children are victims of domestic violence during the lockdowns.
Haiti is dealing with political instability in the country. Please pray for the nation so that the situation can return to normal and move forward on a path of sustainable growth.
Pray for the farmers and farm families in Natoot. Pray that they will stay encouraged despite the challenges they're facing of not being able to prepare and plant for the next season because of the locust invasion.
Uganda • June 2020
One of our partner pastors in Uganda continually says how thankful he is for the way the community has been empowered! Despite intense COVID-19 lockdowns that caused much hardship, so many in his community were able to still do well because of our programs they'd participated in! During this time, the most needy in the area were those who had not participated. We praise God for the programs' positive impact!
Pray for forgiveness and reconciliation in Oyam, one of the communities where we work in Uganda. Land dispute fights led to the death of 5 community members, and people have not yet reconciled.
Bolivia • June 2020
Tragically, many pastors have died from COVID-19 in Trinidad, a Bolivian city badly hit by the virus. Before routine testing began, pastors caught the infection from going to visit and pray for people who were sick–not knowing they were ill with COVID-19. Now, at a national level, the evangelical church is raising money, food and medicine to help the Trinidad churches. Please be praying for the pastor's families and congregations who are suffering from such a huge loss.
Zambia • June 2020
Praise God! For the first time in three months, Zambian children are back in uniform and attending school. Zambia has only had a known total of 10 COVID-19 deaths, and currently has about 170 active cases in the country. Please pray that the virus is completely eliminated and there is no resurgence!
Our partner churches in Bolivia are distributing food to 1,200 families. We recently heard the story of a man named Lucas who was running out of money and food. He was starting to worry where his next meal would come from. Then women from a church in Oruro heard of his need and brought him food and shared the Gospel with him. He immediately accepted Christ! The next day, he went to church to receive prayer! "Yesterday they brought me physical food, but what I need most is spiritual food," he said. Praise God with us for this man's salvation! In the midst of great suffering and hardship due to COVID-19 and lockdowns, God is moving and bringing people into His kingdom!
Kenya • June 2020
As feared, the urban poor areas in and around Nairobi are becoming outbreak points of COVID-19. One day last week, a total of 33 new cases were recorded in Mathare and 14 in Kibera. The government believes that public transport system is fueling this spread to the slums. Please pray that the Lord would stop the virus from spreading like wildfire in these densely populated communities with poor sanitation.
Uganda • May 2020
Please pray for provision. Many families in Uganda are starving and helpless.
Kenya • May 2020
Eastleigh, a town in Nairobi, has recently been put under an extremely tight lockdown. Our staff write: "The lockdown of Eastleigh is having a profound effect on the many poor communities around it. This is where most residents of Mathare and many others buy cheap food and household items. It's unclear how long the lockdown is intended for, but it's making life very hard for the poor."
Zambia • May 2020
Pray that God would give wisdom to government leaders as they respond to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases that recently hit the country..
The situation in Oyam, northern Uganda is dire. People are starving in the communities there. There is little food available and people couldn't plant because there was no rain. Bright Hope is distributing food in Oyam this week, but please pray that God would rescue these hungry people and provide for them in miraculous ways. Please also pray for our church partners who will be purchasing the food and delivering it by motorcycle to families in need.
Please pray for the Zambian economy and the value of their currency, which has dropped dramatically because of the coronavirus. Since Zambia depends on imports, they have seen a big decrease in their purchasing power.
Please ask God to provide food for the extreme poor in Zambia. And also ask our powerful God to work through the churches in Zambia to bring more people to Jesus!
Bolivia • May 2020
Pray for more opportunities for the evangelical church in Bolivia to be integrated into the country's social service team. Pray for Pastor Jhimmy and his team as they go door to door in some of the poorest communities, meeting with families with the greatest needs.
Haiti • May 2020
Praise God! As of May 7, there were no COVID-19 cases in either of the communities where we work!
Pray for 7th graders in Oyam who are studying for high school entrance exams while their schools are closed.
Pray for crops that have been destroyed and for families that have been displaced by flooding in Bugiri.
Please pray for our partner farm in Turkana, Kenya. After a wonderful recent harvest, the area was hit with flooding. We know the farm suffered damage, but we are waiting to hear details of how extensive it was.
Please pray that God would stop the spread of the coronavirus in rural areas in Zambia, where medical supplies and treatments are limited.
Bolivia • April 2020
From April 26th – May 8th, thirty-two of our partner churches in Bolivia are bringing food to those in hard to reach places including rural peasant communities, mining camps, and indigenous villages. They are hoping to reach 1,600 families. Pray for them as they deliver food to those most in need.
Kenya • April 2020
Please pray for the teachers and staff (and their families) at our partner schools and programs in Mathare Valley. With schools closed, their livelihoods have been cut off. We have now started a food voucher program for them at a local grocery store so they can get some basic staples like flour, beans, oil and salt to live off of. Please pray for God's hand of peace and protection over these people, and pray for an increase in funding for us so that we can provide more assistance for these hungry people.
Uganda • April 2020
Poverty and anxiety has led to an increase in domestic violence. Please pray for peace and reconciliation.
Pray for the Bolivians who live in the Amazon regions close to the Brazil border. With Brazil's borders closed, these communities are shut out from their main supplier of food and cleaning supplies. Pray for the Lord to supply the food and hygiene provisions they need.
Please pray for the Dorcus Ministry at one of our partner churches in Turkana. This ministry supports widows in need, so please pray that the Lord opens the floodgates of heaven for the group to be able to support even more widows. They have become a vessel of hope in the lives of the widows in the church by funding them with the capital needed to run small businesses.
Please pray for Phillip, who is out of the hospital now, but is suffering from a brain tumor. He is an education committee member in one of the communities where we work in Turkana, Kenya.
From June 15 to 22, 10 allied churches in Oruro, Bolivia, will be conducting medical campaigns and educational health prevention activities in their communities. Pray that the gospel will reach even more than the 1,200 people expected to benefit from this activity.
Pray for Grover and Jenny, leaders of the Sinai Church in El Alto. They have shared with us the wonderful news that Jenny is pregnant, but there are some concerns as it has been many years since she had their last child. Please pray for the health of the mother and the baby, as well as peace for the family throughout the pregnancy.
Zambia • April 2019
Praise God! The second of three preschools we're building on Mbabala Island is finished, thanks to help with furniture and painting from a visiting team. Just one preschool left to go!
Please pray for Gladys, an elderly woman who is a member of one of our partner churches in Uganda. She is losing her eyesight and has no one to take care of her. She lives alone and has no living relative. Please ask the Lord to bring someone into her life who will help her, love her and care for her.
We have been praying for Pastor James in Uganda, whose wife has been ill in the hospital and whose daughter passed away in childbirth recently. Despite this tragedy, he is feeling blessed, the church is growing and strengthening, and God is using him in his community more than ever before. Please take a moment to cover Pastor James and his family in prayer and praise God for how He is bringing forth beauty from ashes!
Please pray for a few of the volunteer preschool teachers serving with us on Mbabala Island who are struggling. Pray that they would find grace and strength to stay focused and committed, and pray for the church and education leaders addressing this issue to have wisdom from God for the situation.
Haiti • March 2019
Please take a minute to pray for peace in Haiti as their country has been rocked by protests and unrest, and the situation is still tense. However, we praise God that after 2 weeks of being on lockdown, our staff is now able to move about without fear to get supplies and visit our partner churches in the north.
Zambia • Feb 2019
We are in the process of building two preschools on Mbabala Island, but construction is physically intense and wearying as the building materials are being carried uphill from the shore to the construction site. Please pray for stamina and endurance for the villagers involved in helping with this project.
Uganda • Feb 2019
URGENT: Please pray for baby Sarah in Uganda. She's a little over a year old and has already overcome a lot of physical challenges related to malnutrition. She had been thriving, but we visited her recently and she is not doing well. We don't have many details at this point, but please pray for her and her family. (If you don't know this precious child's story, search "baby Sarah" on our website to read about her and her family.)
Uganda • Dec 2018
We thank God that our community has food. We had a good harvest last season and people are not going to sleep hungry anymore. –Pastor Richard, Bright Hope partner pastor in Uganda
Bolivia • Nov 2018
Gaby, on our Bright Hope Bolivia staff, asked that we pray for the unity of the churches that are being trained in Chimoré, El Alto, Oruro, Llallagua, Cochabamba and Riberalta. There can be challenges to overcome to unite pastors from different denominations and theological backgrounds, but we are moving in that direction. We want the hearts of pastors and leaders to embrace God's design of unity, because we know it's in being one that we will best reach the poorest and most vulnerable.
Kenya • Oct 2018
Pray for us as a family (the Modupes). Today, we finally submitted our forms for Permanent Residence. Pray for God's favor as our documents make it through the process. Pray that our application will be granted.
Uganda • Oct 2018
Just over a month ago we started to see some spiritual warfare taking place in some of the communities we work in in Uganda. Please pray for the churches to stay strong in following God and to keep doing the things they are doing in their communities that are drawing people to Jesus and the church. Also pray for the pastors and their leadership under this spiritual warfare. It appears that people of the Islamic faith are taking notice of the outreach and impact our church partners are having in their community. They are seeing that people are being drawn to the Christian churches we work with and that lives are being changed and commitments are being made to Jesus. In response to this they have built a mosque next to two of the churches and an Islamic school and mosque nearby a third church. The Islamic church is also giving away cows to people who convert to Islam. We are told it feels like they are "competing for people." Our field staff are encouraging the pastors to stay strong and keep doing what they are doing, but the spiritual warfare can be felt and they are worried.
Pray that the Mathare Community Outreach primary and high school students would do well in their upcoming exams.
Zambia • Sept 2018
Pray for Omega. She is a leader in her church, and an advocate for education. Children in her community are attending schools where classes are held outside due to overcrowding. Omega is part of a committee at her church to build a new school building in their community.
Please pray for one of our partner pastors in Uganda, Pastor Timothy. He is going through financial challenges and is struggling to provide for his family and take care of their basic needs. Please ask the Lord to provide for them and abundantly bless him for serving the kingdom.
Four of our Bolivian partner churches are expanding their infrastructure! We thank God for the growth, and we ask that you please pray that these churches will have all the resources needed to complete their plans, to the end that many are reached with the Gospel and their communities are transformed!
Please pray for the Turkana farmers who will start agricultural training soon. We are working in partnership with a local church in Natoot to establish a farm so community members in this drought-ridden land will not know hunger but will have a source of fresh, nutritious food that will be sustainable. Please pray the farmers would be hungry to learn and that the farm project would be successful.
Please pray for Margaret, a member of one of our grandmothers' clubs in Luwero. She fell and dislocated her hip bone and is in a lot of pain. Please pray she gets well and is able to work again soon, as she is responsible for caring for and supporting herself.
Please pray for Simion Ouma Owino, a Kenyan student with multiple health conditions in his lower abdomen, hip and eye. He attends the MCO School Bright Hope supports.
Haiti • Oct 2018
During the most recent protests (October 17) both Levenson and I [BH Haiti staff], as well as our families and neighbors, remained safe from harm and vandalism.
Please take a moment to praise God with us! Five years ago, the Bolivian government prohibited churches from doing social work, but now a new law has been enacted and churches will be able to serve the most needy WITHOUT heavy regulations and the need for special permits. We are so grateful for this new freedom!
Please ask the Lord to pour out His favor on Pastor Santiago and the team at his church as they work in two high schools. Pray that their work would be blessed, and the that youth leaders' community project would continue without obstacles.
Praise God that our building plan for the Christian Farmers Association (which oversees many aspects of our partner farm) outlet shop in Samfya, Zambia, has been approved! We will construct this building to process, store and market the crops from the farmers in order to get to new markets and also to be able to store product to sell later for higher prices. This project has been a long time in coming, so this is a big deal! Praise God!
Haiti • June 2019
Please pray for Haiti. They've been without a working government for over two months, and their third attempt to approve a new government and prime minister end in protest and tear gas earlier this month. Pray for peace and safety and stability, and for the right leaders to come into power.
Please pray for healing for Dennis, who has been suffering from lymphoma. He has completed his third cycle of treatment and is getting better and better—praise God!—but we would be grateful for continued prayers for his health.
Please pray for Nusula, a single parent to three children in Uganda. She is bedridden and praying to God to restore her health so she can care for her children. Please join us in asking the Lord to heal her.
Pray for teachers to utilize the teacher training they received last week and for the students to be engaged in class and learn the material well.
Next week school will be starting in Haiti. Please pray for the safety of the children and teachers during this period of political tension.
There is an outbreak of swine fever that is killing pigs in two Ugandan communities where we've distributed pigs to impoverished families. Pigs contribute significantly to a family's income, so this disease is a major blow. Please pray that no more animals are infected with it and that God will help the families quickly recoup what they lost and not be discouraged.
Please pray that everything normalizes in Haiti so that the water, sanitation and hygiene project we're planning can be implemented in Paulette.
Pray for Baby Jerome, son to Kenneth, Bright Hope Uganda's Project Coordinator in Luwero. Jerome was born with a deformity in his feet and is now undergoing physiotherapy to correct it. However, the therapy is painful for the little boy, so please pray for the Lord's healing and blessing so that he can quickly begin to walk without complications.
In October, Bolivia will have their presidential elections. Social conflicts are already currently happening because a large percentage of citizens do not want the current President Evo Morales to remain in power. He has been in power for the past 13 years. Please pray for God's will to be done and for peace in Bolivia during this election season.
Praise God for Mirabola's restored health! She's an elderly lady who was ill with malaria and bedridden, but one of our partner churches paid for her treatment and she has recovered. After the church helped her in her time of need, Mirabola has since joined the church! Hallelujah!
The road from Lodwar, Turkana, is dangerous as bandits take the lives of innocent people. Please pray for the local leaders to be united in their efforts to put an end to this, and for the Lord to give them wisdom in the situation so that not one more life is taken.
Please pray for Sozi, a son of one of our partner pastors in Uganda. He was hit by a car and broke his leg. He is in the hospital and undergoing treatment. Pray that the Lord will restore his bones and provide for the family so they can pay for the hospital bills.
Please pray for Grace, a church member of one of our partner churches in Bugiri. Her family home caught fire and her family lost all their property. Please pray that the Lord would restore what was lost and help them get a new house even better than what they had before.
Praise the Lord! Our church farm project in Turkana recently received irrigation equipment from a partner ministry. Let's thank the Lord for this provision and also pray that the Lord brings in more partners to make this community farm a success!
Uganda • October 2019
Please pray for Bugobo Primary School, located in one of the communities where we work. They wanted to pool resources to build new classrooms for the 5th and 6th graders who have no classroom and meet in the church, but that has proved to be difficult. Please pray that the Lord provides resources for all the parents so they can contribute to the building project at the school.
Please pray for the people of Kalasa Mukosa who are trying to elect a new chief. Last year their chief died, but for months now they've been unable to agree upon who the new chief should be. One of the candidates is a church leader from our discipleship group. Please pray the Lord puts the right leader in place.
Please pray for the people of Paulette who don't have clean water to drink because of a fuel shortage that is affecting the water supply that is typically trucked into the community (and then stored and sold through our partner church). The fuel shortage is a result of political unrest, so please also pray that peace would be restored to the nation.
In Riberalta, the Maranatha church is finishing the construction of a water bottling plant. This month the purity tests of the water flowing from the spring will begin. We want to ask for prayer that God directs this process and the bottling plant can begin production and commercialization.
Bolivia's presidential elections will be held on Oct. 20th. This is a very important election as there is much controversy over the current president, Evo Morales, who is running again–for an unprecedented fourth term. Please pray for peace in the nation and for the Lord's will to be done. Pray that the right leader would be elected as president.
4 Nations • March 2020
Due to the coronavirus, schools in Kenya, Zambia, Uganda and Bolivia are closed. Some of these schools provide food that children desperately rely on. Heartbreakingly, with schools closed, some children will go hungry. Please pray for them in this time of need. In Bolivia and Kenya, Bright Hope's partners run programs that provide meals for children. Leaders are determining if and how they can continue to operate to give food to prevent these children from going hungry. Please pray for wisdom and protection.
Kenya • March 2020
It has been a long journey for our Turkana church partner since the Natoot farm project began. Praise God: as we hoped and prayed for, in mid-February the farmers were able to plant their first seedlings in their respective plots. Let's celebrate with them and thank the Lord for His provision and goodness!
We need a farm assistant for the Natoot farm project in Turkana. Please pray that the Lord would help the Food Security Core Group to find someone suitable for the task and with a heart to serve God's people!
Kenya • January 2020
Remember when we had you pray for safety along a Turkana road particularly known for hijackings, thefts and murders in the month of December? Well, PRAISE GOD, there were no reports of bandit attacks or deaths on that road in December! Thank you for praying!
Haiti • January 2020
Haiti is in a desperate state. Tragically, people are starving to death…and more deaths are expected in the near future as the country faces unusually high levels of malnourishment. In a country with severe social upheaval, shortages and breakdowns of public services and infrastructure, an increasing number of Haitians can't afford food. In the last year, prices for basics like rice, flour, oil, sugar and beans have increased 34%. Pray for the Haitian people and their government—for stability, peace, wisdom, and miraculous provision.
One of our partner churches is Jinja has a vision of building the first secondary school in their community. They have already acquired the land, but please join them in praying that the Lord will provide ways of getting all the necessary resources so they may begin construction as early as January 2020.
Last year Zambia had a drought and we are still in the midst of a food shortage across much of the country. Pray that this year we would have a good rainy season.
Please pray for Jackline, a member of one of our programs in Turkana. She recently lost her husband after a long illness. Please pray that the comfort and strength of the Lord will be with her and that He will help her find a way to provide for her children.
Please pray for Jonathan and his family, whose house was destroyed by the strong rains and floods in Bugiri, Uganda. Pray that the Lord would provide the resources for them to rebuild walls and put on a new roof to reconstruct their home.
Praise the Lord for watermelon! We received pictures of local Turkana people in Kenya eating big, beautiful slices of watermelon and we couldn't be more thrilled! This is a significant day because in their drought-ridden land, where most people live off their animals, we've been working long and hard with our partner church to set up a farm and train the people to grow their own food…and this is their first harvest! Please pray for the tremendous success of the farm.
Praise God! 5 days of torrential rains extinguished all the devastating Bolivian forest fires that charred nearly 10 million acres in 2 months. These were the largest forest fires in the history of the nation. Join us in thanking God with our Bolivian friends!
Praise God that the overall situation in Haiti is better than it's been in the past months, but please continue to pray that Haiti will come to peace across the nation.
The Lord has answered our prayers after our severe drought and now we are having continuous rainfall! There is enough water and pasture for the people and the animals. Join us in praising and thanking God for His provision!
Haiti • February 2020
We are working on a MAJOR clean water production system that will change lives in Paulette and surrounding communities in Haiti. Pray that the installation goes well and that there are no setbacks. We hope it will be completed this month!
Uganda • February 2020
Please pray for the families in Jinja that we have given pigs to: some of the pigs who have given birth are not producing milk for their piglets and the farmers are struggling to keep the piglets alive. Some have already died. Please ask the Lord to help the farmers keep the piglets alive and to correct whatever is wrong with the mother pigs so they can produce milk.
Pray for Hope. People are worried and uncertain about the future.
Uganda • March 2020
Praise God–the sick pigs in Uganda that weren't producing milk have recovered! These pigs were given to families in our partner communities as a sustainable income source, so it's vital that they stay healthy and can nurse their young piglets!
Please pray for the people of Kenya who are suffering severely under the COVID-19 restrictions. Our Kenya staff wrote: "I'll say that each week the situation gets dire and people are getting more and more desperate." The nationwide curfew continues, schools and churches are closed, and the extreme poor are experiencing more economic hardship than ever. "In normal times, life is quite difficult and challenging, it's gotten even more difficult at this time," our staff wrote.
Bolivia • March 2020
The Bolivian government is reporting increased cases of domestic violence as the country is under an extreme lockdown in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. Please pray for peace and protection in every home during this time of crisis.
Pray for the elderly people who are living in rural areas of Uganda and are very vulnerable during this COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. Pray that our partner pastors would be able to find ways to get food and other needs for survival to the most vulnerable.
Please pray for Zambia. The whole province only has 2 doctors. We are training the church communities on what the virus is and how to prevent the spread. Prevention is their best chance. It will be devastating if they get it there.
Pray for the communities of Santa Cruz and Cochabamba where there are a large number of infected people. Pray for the citizens to be compliant with quarantine measures, for healing of the sick and for the virus to keep from spreading.
Pray for God to slow (and stop!) the spread of COVID-19 in Uganda, so that the lockdown can be lifted and people can operate normally again.
The elderly in rural areas are the most vulnerable in the nation, particularly in terms of getting food. Organizations are not allowed to do food distributions. However, since movement among individuals is still allowed in rural areas, church leaders are being encouraged to find ways to get food and support to the needy. Please pray for the elderly, that God would miraculously sustain them.
5 Nations • April 2020
Pray for the Christian families whose economic income is being severely reduced due to COVID-19. Pray they are supernaturally sustained by God and can say with faith and hope that they are not lacking in any way.
Pray for the church leaders as they lead the people through this difficult and challenging time. Pray for provision of medical staff and equipment to treat those infected. Pray for peace in the hearts of the people and for them to seek the comfort of the Lord Jesus and find rest in Him.
Please pray for Victor, our project coordinator in Turkana, Kenya. He wrote, asking us to pray: "for the Lord to give me knowledge and the wisdom needed to serve His people in Turkana diligently for the glory of His holy name."
Let us join Pastor James in thanking God for the gift of rain: "The rains have come late but it has been a blessing to us. As soon as we distributed seeds to our farmers, it started raining. That is nothing but a miracle from God. Now we can expect a very good harvest," he said. (Pastor James is from Jesus Is My Hope Church in Luwero, Uganda.)
Please pray for T, one of our GROW farmers in Zambia. She is being accused of witchcraft, and because of it she is considering leaving her village. She is afraid that if she stays, she might be targeted physically or financially—or both. However, if she leaves, she'll be leaving behind the well and irrigation system, so she would be losing everything. Pray for T and the Bright Hope Zambia team to have wisdom as they deal with this issue.
Please pray for the team of pastors and technicians who–from March 16th to 20th–will travel to areas of difficult access in the Bolivian Amazon. They will be collecting data on the local populations and their main needs. Thank you for covering the team in prayer!
Pray for the 180 Bolivian high school students who will participate in the Young Leaders project for their community. Throughout 2019 they will have the opportunity to learn to work in teams and to generate solutions for the problems of their communities.
Bolivia • Feb 2018
We are praising the Lord today because the December medical campaigns in Bolivia were very successful, and more than 800 people received medical check-ups, medicines and the Gospel. We are thrilled! Thank You, Jesus!
Please pray the people in one of the northern communities we're working with in Uganda. The people have suffered severe trauma from years of war during the Kony era, and the effects are far-reaching. Please pray for deep healing and restoration for those that have gone through unspeakable horrors and hardship.
Zambia • Jan 2019
A tribal chief recently died in one of the communities where we work in Zambia. Please pray that the transition of power will be smooth, and that the new chief will be open to the Gospel and the work we are doing there.
We ask that you pray for us to get more safe water sources, for our people to stay safe. we have mostly open wells and these are not usually safe during the dry season. Animals come to drink from the same wells, contaminating the source. We have had cases of diarrhea in the community, but we pray God will keep everyone safe this dry season. –Pastor Richard, Bright Hope partner pastor in Uganda .
"Medical campaigns were carried out from November 25 to December 16 in Llallagua, Catavi, Riberalta, Pando and Chimoré. Medical check-ups and evangelism were provided to each participant. Pray that the seed of the Gospel sown in these families will grow and the beneficiaries will attend the churches that carried out the campaigns."
Bolivia • Oct 2018
We request prayer for Nicole, the daughter of Munir Chiquie, Bright Hope's Bolivia country director. Please pray she makes good decisions about her future university studies (she graduates high school this year) and knows God's will for her life.
Pray for grace and favor over the hydroponic vegetables produced in Llevando Vida (El Alto) and Hosanna Church (Oruro), that this month there will be more commercial opportunities.
Pray for the young people who are applying for the JOEL program, through which they will receive support from Bright Hope to advance their university studies. May the Lord give us wisdom to choose the 10 young people with which this pilot project will begin.
Pray for the health of Pastor Cleto, from Hosanna Church in Oruro. He currently has vision problems and muscle aches from his many trips to the rural area.
Pray for the pastors and leaders of Chimoré and Riberalta. They are beginning to form networks of service to the poorest people of their communities. We want them to have harmony and the desire to work together.
Ask God to grant wisdom for Mathare Valley leadership as they make decisions on restructuring as an organization.
Pray for Everesto. He is a volunteer in "The Hammer Mill", a joint-church project to help generate funds and support families. Everesto works as a fisherman to support his wife and children, and volunteers his time in The Hammer Mill to serve his church and community.
Uganda • Sept 2018
Please pray for Peter and his family in Uganda, that God continues to work in their lives and provide them with all the resources they need to complete the construction of their home.
Please pray for the 12 new church partnerships Bright Hope has formed in Bolivia! Please pray they are fruitful from the very beginning and that many lives and communities are transformed!
Haiti • Feb 2019
*URGENT* Protests and violence in Haiti started on Thursday, Feb. 7th, and are still going on. People have been on "lockdown"—remaining in their homes and off the streets to avoid the protests and violence. On Feb. 14 the U.S. Department of State ordered the departure of all non-emergency U.S. citizens and their family members. Airlines have been busy with flights bringing people out of Haiti, however several booking agents like Expedia, have blocked any new bookings for flights bringing people to Haiti. Protesters are demanding that President Jovenel Moise resign from his position, but on Feb. 15th he gave a speech refusing to resign. This has left many feeling the protest won't end until there is agreed upon resolution to the situation. On Feb. 18th some businesses and banks began opening so people could get some needed supplies, but overall there are concerns and caution in leaving their homes. Also, with little movement on roads taking place for weeks, there is uncertainty as to what supplies will be available. Our Bright Hope staff had not left their home yet, though he was planning to do so today. However, he has been in phone contact with the church partners and they are doing fine. They too have been staying in their homes and village. Please be praying for the people of Haiti. Pray for peace, pray for safety, and pray for wisdom for the nation's leaders.
Pray for Lewis, a pastor and recent graduate of the Samfya Bible School. He is taking what he learned and now leading trainings in his home community for pastors and church leaders to benefit as well.
Uganda • Nov 2018
Pastor Richard, our partner pastor in Uganda, is thankful to God for having chosen him and using him in this community. "I have seen the Lord transforming not only this community but me as well; we have enough food, our animals are doing great and the community is coming to Christ more and more. So I bless the Lord for Bright Hope and all the projects they are doing," he said.
Please pray for the people in Northwest Haiti (the poorest region of the country) as they attempt to recover from the 5.9 earthquake a couple of weeks ago. The aftershocks were felt as far away as Northeast Haiti where our partner churches are located. These aftershocks caused so much anxiety that many schools cancelled classes.
The leaders of our principle partner are having a planning retreat this weekend. They are prayerfully planning for 2019. May God continue to grant them wisdom.
June and July are the two coldest months of the year in Bolivia, especially in El Alto, Norte Potosí and Oruro–three regions where Bright Hope has allied churches. Pray that children, members of churches and the needy in those cities will be protected from extreme temperatures.
Please pray for Sergio and his wife, Elisa, who are education and community development trainers for Bright Hope Bolivia. They are both facing health issues and we want to ask the Lord to strengthen their bodies and restore them to full health.
The Lord has answered our prayers: Lodwar (in Turkana) is now turning green following the recent rains. Please join us in giving thanks to the Almighty God. Our animals will now have pasture to feed on. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Bolivia • Dec 2018
126 adolescents have been impacted with the Gospel message through the project "Young Leaders for their Community" in four communities. Pray for these teens to make the decision to give their lives to Christ now that 2018 is ending.
Political stability and calm. Many People are trying to peacefully protest the government corruption, but often criminal elements destabilize these events with violence.
Please take a moment to celebrate with us and ask God to bless one of our beloved partner pastors in Bolivia. Pastor Cleto and his wife, Julia, are celebrating 50 years of marriage on March 30th! Despite illness and severe persecution at times, they continue to faithfully (and innovatively!) serve the Lord in Oruro and rural areas of the country, impacting many live for the Kingdom! We love them so much!
Our partner church in Lodwar, Turkana is looking to find a farm manager for our joint Natoot farm endeavor. They are preparing to do an interview with a candidate, so please pray that the Lord would guide the team in finding the perfect person for the position.
August is Bolivia's anniversary month. They celebrated 194 years of independence on August 6th. We want to bless Bolivia, asking the Lord to make its legacy that of Psalm 33:12: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance."
URGENT: Yesterday we received word that a fire broke out in the girls' dormitory of the children's home at one of our partner schools and churches in Kenya. It is in the Kariobangi slum, outside of Nairobi. We don't have many details yet, but we know that everyone is safe, thank God. But tragically, nothing was rescued from the dorm. Please pray for the children, staff, and our partners in this traumatic time. We will post more information soon.
We thank God for the birth of a healthy baby boy into the Bright Hope family! Charity and Solomon, Bright Hope Uganda's country director and operations manager (respectively), have recently welcomed their second son to the family! We praise God and wish them great health and joy!
Please pray for farmers in Jinja who had a very poor harvest because of delayed rains. Ask the Lord to provide for them as they deal with the financial and food loss from that poor harvest. And, as they prepare to plant for the next season, please ask the Lord to send the perfect amount of rainfall so they can reap a bountiful harvest from this next crop.
Elizabeth, wife of Luis, Bright Hope's coordinator in Chapare, was bitten by a dog and lost part of a finger. Thank God that with the quick intervention of the doctors she received a graft and her finger is recovering favorably, but please pray for total and quick healing.
Please pray for the farmers at one of our partner churches in Lodwar, Turkana, as they enter into partnership with a hydroponic family company that has agreed to train the farmers for free! Please pray that the farmers will learn all that they need to, and that their agriculture endeavors will be highly successful!
Please pray that the Ebola virus that has killed 2,000 people in the last year would quickly come to an end and that medical professionals would be successful in their treatment so that fewer lives are lost. As Congo borders Uganda, please specifically pray that their would be no additional cross-border transmission of the disease.
During Bright Hope's Turkana relief food distribution in April 2019, one of our partner pastors, Bishop Namuya, planted a new church in Kakuma! Please pray for the growth and success of this new church, to the end that many lives will be saved and transformed!
We want to glorify God because the beekeeping farm run by our church network has grown, and now a new place is being built to relocate the hives to. Pray that the construction will be quick and that the bees will thrive in their new home.
Please pray for Amos, one of our volunteers. He has been suffering from typhoid and malaria for weeks. Ask God to restore his health and enable him to continue serving one of the communities where we work.
Suzette's cancer is in remission! After receiving treatment, we are beyond thrilled to share with you that Bright Hope's Haiti Director is on the road to recovery! Please take a minute to thank God with us, but also to pray that her health would be fully restored!
From August 28th – 31st, a team from our partner church in Lodwar, Turkana, will be traveling 234 miles to Bungoma, Kenya, for evangelism. Please pray for the team as they spread the Gospel! Pray for protection, health and wisdom for those traveling and ministering, and pray for open ears and soft hearts to those who will be hearing about Christ!
In the last five weeks, 3.7 million acres of forest have been consumed by fire in eastern Bolivia. Please, please pray for torrential rains to come, and for the government to take effective action to put out the fire.
Please pray for Acan, a single Uganda mother of five, with twin boys who have sickle cell anemia and are always sick. The boys' medicine consumes all her earnings and she cannot even pay school fees for the rest of her children. Please pray that the Lord would bring healing to the boys and also provide her with enough income to send her children to school.
We thank God because he has restored the health of Luis, Elizabeth, and Absalón, three of Bright Hope Bolivia's coordinators. Pray for physical strength and protection for the team of coordinators nationwide.
Oruro is the Bolivian city with the most cases of COVID-19 (8, as of March 19th). It's also the city where the first person infected was reported. Oruro is one of the main cities where we work, and the city has been in quarantine since March 12. Please pray for the allied churches of Oruro; ask the Lord to protect their members and help them to have a positive impact at this time.
Zambia • March 2020
Pray for peace in the Samfya area of Zambia. There have been gassing attacks that are causing unrest and paranoia. Communities, out of fear, started attacking any stranger who came to their village. There was also a mob murder in another community where we work, and both the Bright Hope team and our partner Bible school got into trouble with vigilantes who set up roadblocks. Thankfully, things have been quiet for the last 11 days, but please pray for peace and safety.
Kenya • February 2020
By the mid-February the local Turkana people we've been training to farm will plant their first seedlings! Please pray the Lord will protect their crops from the locusts attacks, which are destroying vegetation in other Kenyan counties.
We thank God that after 3 dysfunctional months, schools in Haiti have reopened.
Uganda • January 2020
Gladys is an elderly church member in one of our Ugandan partner churches. She recently went blind and has no living relatives. The church is taking care of her right now, so please pray that the Lord would help the church as they reach out to those suffering in their community, and pray that the Lord would restore Gladys' sight.
Please pray for the Lord's protection over people traveling on the Lodwar Kitale Road—it's during this December season that bandits hijack, rob and kill people on this road. Pray that not one theft or murder would happen and people traveling would be filled with peace.
Due to the recent political conflicts in Bolivia, the churches in Chapare and El Alto are going through a season of persecution, and some pastors have even gone into hiding. The majority of the population in these cities are assertive defenders of former President Evo Morales and they believe that the church, through prayer and social work, has influenced the situation in a way they don't like, so now the Morales supporters are trying to intimidate Christian pastors, threatening to burn churches and physically hurt the pastors. Please pray for protection and justice!
God has worked powerfully in Bolivia and within a few months Bolivia will hold a new round of presidential elections. Pray for peace, and pray for citizens and politicians to see and hear God through the voice of the church.
Bolivia is in crisis with post-election tension & violence: strikes, protests, deaths, and threats from the president to cut off food from the cities if they continue to strike. Pray for peace, no violence, and for the right leaders to be put into place.
Haiti • November 2019
The horrors in Haiti continue as they spiral into violence and mayhem. Protestors are setting fires. Schools are closed; some businesses and hospitals are closed too. Please pray for the Haitian people, for peace in their nation, and for safety for our staff and church partners there.
Please pray for Phillip, who was recently re-admitted to a hospital for a brain tumor. He is a member of our Education Core Group in Lodwar, Turkana. Please pray for healing for him, as well as for peace and that he and his family would remain strong in the Lord during this time.
Please pray for Marilu. She is a single mother of three and is the director of the children's care center at one of our partner churches. She's going through a difficult time raising her daughters alone and caring for all the children in the care center. Please pray the Lord would refresh her, give her strength, energy and wisdom.
Pray for Bright Hope and the people in Paulette as we start executing a massive water purification system project. Ask the Lord for funding, unity and cooperation between all those involved, and safety for the workers.
Praise God that our Chief on Mbabala Island has been released from prison. He had been put away for 5 years for keeping croc skins, but in the end he only served 4 months. We still are having trouble on the Island with crocs, though, and just recently a man was attacked on the shore. Please pray for protection.
Too much rain in Uganda has caused flooding in Bugiri, where one of our church partners is located. The floods are destroying crops in the garden, yet the rain continues. Please pray that the rains would decrease and that people's food crops will be revived to avert the potential looming hunger crisis.
Praise God that after last year's drought, Zambia has had a really good year of rainfall. All the maize crops look great in our communities and the lake is full!
Pray for all the leaders working on this situation and for the responses on the frontlines, such as medical personnel.
If Zambia gets a full-on outbreak of COVID-19, we will be completely overwhelmed. Pray that COVID-19 does not hit Zambia. We would appreciate prayer for wisdom as we meet with our leaders.
Haiti • April 2020
Ask the Lord to protect us during this outbreak because the country is not ready to counteract COVID-19.
On Mbabala Island, a center for fishing, the coronavirus may spread faster and farther. Fishermen come to Mbabala Island from all around, traveling on small boats packed with 15 people, to sell and trade fish. It's impossible to social-distance on a tiny boat! But, with health and hygiene trainings conducted by our partner churches and the local government, we hope and pray that the virus will not spread on Mbabala Island.
As you may have heard, locusts have continued ravaging parts of Africa, which is devastating to food security and farmers' income. We knew the locusts had arrived in Oyam, an area of northern Uganda where we work, and we knew that most communities have also been suffering from a prolonged drought. These are two potentially catastrophic things. >>>HOWEVER, we received word from Charity, our director in Uganda, that people in Oyam are praising God after the locusts' DISAPPEARING! They have also received some RAIN in the past two days! Please join us in praising God for the locusts' leaving and the rain. Please pray the Lord would bless these communities and send just the right weather patterns so the people can have fruitful harvests!
Pray for the church leaders in Bolivia to become comfortable using technology to reach out to their congregation and to effectively meet the needs of their people while respecting stay-at-home mandates.
A treasurer of one of our partner churches in Bolivia tested positive for COVID-19 and was transferred to the capitol, 5 hours away. People she had been in contact with were then isolated, including a couple (and their children) who serve with us as volunteer trainers. They live in a small town and we've been told that there is a lot of gossip and bad habits there—residents tried to force this family out of the town when they heard they were in isolation. Also, many people began to criticize our partner church for not worshiping the Virgin Mary, saying the church was a promoter of calamity and disease. The pastor of the church was able to distribute food to the family in isolation, as well as to surrounding neighbors. He had he opportunity to talk with them, listen to their fears and criticisms, show them God's love, and appease them. The people responded well, praise God. Please pray for health and healing for our dear partners who have tested positive or are in isolation.
We help feed about 900 children two meals a day, through school feeding programs in the slums of Nairobi. However, now that all schools are closed, these hungry children have been cut off from their lifeline of food. Please pray our staff and partners as they are meeting to determine if and how there's any way to continue safely feeding these children.
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