Prayer

Current prayer points

• Don’t be weary in prayer; keep at it; watch for God’s answers, and remember to be thankful when they come.
  Colossians 4:2 The Living Bible

  Do you ever feel that you pray and keep on praying but don't see answers, then you stand back and look again and realise that God has been at work all around you and you didn't see it or recognise His hand in it? Let us keep on praying without becoming tired, be watchful for the answers when they come and give Him the thanks He is due.

  Please keep praying with us and if you would like to be involved in any other way do get in touch.
  Please share these requests with your family, your prayer partners, your life group and your church. Pray confidently holding on firmly to God's promises and let us see what He will do.

• Zambia

  We are thankful for the two hardworking volunteer teams who came to Zambia this year, for their practical work at various schools and for their support for our Partners.

  We give thanks for the good progress on the Kiine Nursery Classrooms and for the generous donations which have made this possible. Work is expected to be completed within a few weeks.

  Vocational courses, such as tailoring, bricklaying and computing, particularly those leading to a recognised qualification, can teach skills which can help support a family. At Chamba Valley, Mercy is running a tailoring course for widows and vulnerable women. We pray for the success of this course and give thanks for the donations which have provided support. At Crown of Life, Dorothy has been running computing and catering classes this year. The next intake in January is hoped to include some former Crown of Life pupils, teaching them a valuable life skill. We pray that the pupils will receive the necessary support to attend the courses.

  We give thanks for the partnership with Vasco and the Footprints team, and for their encouragement to many children and young adults to attend a rehabilitation programme, which helps lead to life away from the streets. Thanks to donations, we have supported over 50 people through the programme this year.

  Pastor Banda will be moving on from Chamba Valley church in January. We give thanks for his leadership and ministry over many years and pray for God's guidance as the family explore new directions and challenges.

  House of Plenty school will be moving to new rented premises in Misisi compound in January. We pray the move will go smoothly and the School Board will be able to raise funds to support the move.

• Footprints Zambia

  Please give thanks for the safe return of our Footprints volunteers and for their hard work, dedication and contributions to the team and ministry.

  Please pray for the street children processing the death of our friend Eunice from drug substance abuse. We prayed for Eunice previously when she gave birth prematurely, some of you may remember. We pray that her passing will speak of the dangers of addiction to Stika to her street family as a warning.

• Cambodia

  The main concern for Serve Cambodia and Fellowship of Hope Church Network at present is helping the refugees from the Thailand – Cambodia war. Many people have moved away from the border and Mr Meng who is working in the northern province of Preah Vihear, along with Pastors Sara and Savut and members of their team have been fundraising to purchase and then deliver food supplies for displaced families and children who are living under tents in wet conditions (it is the rainy season).

  We give thanks for the Mission Direct supporters who have helped to raise funds to support Serve Cambodia and FOH Church with their refugee relief and we can pray for their mission.

  Please also pray for the forthcoming Banana School building trip in November.

• Narok, Kenya

  Please

  Give thanks for the work done by the team this year to start building new tailoring and computer classrooms for young women at the Mission with a Vision Girls' Refuge in Narok.
  Pray for Mission with a Vision as they seek to raise the funds to complete those classrooms to help those who have fled from FGM and threatened forced marriages.
  Pray for the 2025 team members as they reflect on their experiences in Kenya and share them with their friends and families.
  Give thanks for the work of Fountain of Life, led by Pastor Robert and his family, in reaching out and providing support for street children in Narok.
  Pray for next year's planned project at a school in Nkapilili to provide a dormitory extension for both able-bodied and disabled children there.

• Kumi, Uganda

  Prayers for Kumi Team 3 as they return home from a remarkable trip.
  Pray for an end to the Teacher’s Strike in Uganda (as they have not been paid for long time) so that the children can return to school.
  Pray for Christine and Richard and their family, that they will turn the house we have built into a home.
  Pray for the completion of the project at Wiggins Primary and the teachers who will live in the new homes; and for the refurbishment of the classrooms over the long Christmas break
  The rains have come and may they continue to nourish the crops.
  For the remarkable work of Kumi Mothers Union and their mission to the isolated elderly.

• Zimbabwe

  Please pray, giving thanks:
  That the Mission Direct-funded classroom at Hope Secondary School continues to progress well, to the delight of Mr Chuma the Headmaster and the School Board

• Dominican Republic

  We give thanks for the team which worked to build a home at Grace village this summer.

  Please pray for the Dunwell family, our overseas staff team, that God would supply all their needs at this time. Pray especially for Graham undergoing medical tests and for Kathryn and Precious as they settle back into the UK, unexpectedly.

• Malawi

  Please

  Following the visit of Mission Direct in July/August along with students from Fulham Cross Academy the Heart of Mercy building continues to progress. Just weeks ago, the structure was only at window level, we have now reached roofing level.

  Mr. Mpinda and the rest of the builders are putting in tremendous effort on this life changing project.

  The community can look forward to this centre becoming fully operational in 2026.

• HEALING

  Several members of the Mission Direct family; staff, overseas staff and volunteers are struggling with serious health challenges and significant losses at this time and we ask that you would join us in praying for complete healing and wholeness, for comfort for them and those who love them and for an overwhelming sense of God's peace.

  More Prayer

  We want more people to commit to pray regularly for Mission Direct, the Mission Direct Family in the UK and Overseas and for the Projects God has given us to complete. Will you join us and will you share our prayer updates with your family, friends, groups and church? Will you keep praying with us?

  We also want to reach more people and bring change in more communities, that all costs money will you pray with us for God to bless our work with the finances that we need?

• Our volunteers:

  We thank God for all the volunteers who have applied for trips this year and next.

  WE STILL NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS. Please ask God for opportunities to share about our work with those you meet, with your family, with your church.

  Please pray for the new Trustees who are joining the board.
  We thank God for their willingness to serve in this way and for the gifts that they will bring.