Prayer

Current prayer points

• So when I fight, I'll fight on my knees
  With my hands lifted high
  Oh God, the battle belongs to You

  When all I see is the battle, You see my victory
  When all I see is the mountain, You see a mountain moved
  And as I walk through the shadow, Your love surrounds me
  There's nothing to fear now for I am safe with You
  So when I fight, I'll fight on my knees
  With my hands lifted high
  Oh God, the battle belongs to You
  And every fear I lay at Your feet
  I'll sing through the night
  Oh God, the battle belongs to You
  And if You are for me, who can be against me? Yeah
  For Jesus, there's nothing impossible for You
  When all I see are the ashes, You see the beauty
  Thank You, God
  When all I see is a cross, God, You see the empty tomb
  So when I fight, I'll fight on my knees
  With my hands lifted high
  Oh, God, the battle belongs to You
  And every fear I lay at Your feet
  I'll sing through the night
  Oh God, the battle belongs to You
  Almighty fortress, You go before us
  Nothing can stand against the power of our God
  You shine in the shadow, You win every battle
  Nothing can stand against the power of our God
  An almighty fortress, You go before us
  Nothing can stand against the power of our God
  You shine in the shadow, You win every battle
  Nothing can stand against the power of our God
  An almighty fortress, You go before us
  Nothing can stand against the power of our God
  You shine in the shadows, You win every battle
  Nothing can stand against the power of our God
  So when I fight, I'll fight on my knees
  With my hands lifted high
  Oh God, the battle belongs to You
  And every fear I lay at Your feet
  I'll sing through the night
  Oh God, the battle belongs to You
  Oh God, the battle belongs to You
  Source: Musixmatch
  Songwriters: Brian Johnson / Phil Wickham
  Battle Belongs lyrics © Be Essential Songs, Bethel Music Publishing

  I am just back from Big Church Festival and was really struck by this song. Sometimes when I consider all the prayer requests and the challenges that our partners, beneficiaries and we as a charity face it can seem more of a battle than ever and so I am grateful for you all fighting with me on your knees, hands lifted high.

  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

  Give thanks for successful completion of planned painting at 3 schools, and building of Kiine Nursery classrooms going to plan.
  Give thanks for all the volunteers who've come to Zambia this year, for their hard work and active engagement with our partners.
  Pray for the tailoring class at Chamba Valley, as they seek support to run a course for widows
  Pray for former pupils at Crown of Lide school, that they would get support to attend vocational courses, now running at the school.
  Pray for all our partners, for wisdom, strength and guidance as they serve their communities.

• Footprints Zambia

  Please continue to pray for the the staff and volunteers preparing to travel to Zambia very soon.
  During the day the team will be on outreach with the Zambian Footprints team consisting of Vasco, Aggie and Moses and we will accompany them on the street visits in various zones around Lusaka where children and young adults hang out in the day and many live and sleep. We pray that many more children will be reached and rescued; that they would come to know that they are loved.

• 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).

• Narok, Kenya

  Please

  Give thanks for the volunteers, who returned home last week, for all their hard work and service. Pray for a sense of excitement to share their experiences.
  Give thanks for Chris, Chenda and Jo as staff team members on their first trip to Kenya.
  Pray for Mission with a Vision that God would supply all they need to continue their work helping girls fleeing forced marriage and FGM

• Kumi, Uganda

  Please pray
  For the Kumi Express team travelling out in September, for their preparation for the trip.
  For the ministry at Kumi Prison and for the message of hope to be delivered there.
  For the ministry with Kumi Mothers Union and the isolated and lonely elderly we are reaching with food and seeds and chicken to promote sustainability.
  For Ngora School for Deaf Children where they will return to the last term to find classrooms have been repaired and refurbished in the break.
  For the continuation of the building progress on the new homes at Wiggins Primary.
  For the P7 students at all the schools we support as they start their final term leading up to the PLE Exams in November.
  Please pray for Alex as he drives the team, for safety on the roads and reliable transport.

• Zimbabwe

  Please pray:
  Giving thanks for a new location and staff team in Zimbabwe.
  Giving thanks that we have a new Project at helping to build additional classrooms and essential teachers’ accommodation at the Hope Schools 12 miles north-west of Bulawayo
  For John, Ali and Roger as they lead the team.
  giving thanks for the safe arrival of the team and the necessary cement which arrived just in time after concerns over delays.
  For the team to settle well and cope with the heat.
  Giving thanks for this new start; a pioneering endeavour. We wait to see what God will do in this new location.

• Dominican Republic

  Please continue to pray for the team as they settle back in the UK.
  Also pray for the family who will receive the home, the team helped build.
  Praise God for a successful trip and for keeping everyone safe.

• Malawi

  Please

  Give thanks for the school team from Fulham and their incredible fundraising for the project in Zomba.
  Give thanks for the school staff and our overseas staff team for all their hard work in ensuring the trip was so successful.
  Give thanks for the enthusiasm and energy of students, families and staff.
  Please pray for the students to take all they have seen and done and allow it to change them.
  Give thanks with us for this new partnership with Accomplish Children's Trust and Mbedza and for all that has been achieved.

• 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.