Thank you for joining us in prayer. With our Father in heaven, all things are possible.
We would not be as effective in the work we do without your prayers; thank you for joining with us in this way. Please continue to pray for our work, our volunteers and those we are working with.
“We can do great things after we pray, but we cannot do great things until we pray – Let us pray!”
Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin
The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.
The next day the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family. They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people! If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed, then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. Jesus is
“‘the stone you builders rejected,
which has become the cornerstone.’
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4 NIV
"It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth"
Everything we do at Mission Direct is done in the name of Jesus; we recognise the power and authority of His name and know that we can do nothing without Him.
Sometimes it seems the needs are so many and so vast that we can feel helpless but the same power that healed the lame man and raised Jesus from the dead is at work today.
Please keep praying with us and if you would like to be involved in any other way do get in touch.
As a staff team we meet weekly for devotions. We pray for each other, for the charity and for our partners and projects and would love to pray for you also. If you have any prayer requests, please email them to prayer@missiondirect.org and we will be delighted to pray for you.
Thank you for faithfully praying with us.
God Bless you
Zambia
Zambia
Zambians continue to be hit by power cuts of 3-4 days at a time, which is disrupting daily life for many people. No power often means no water, as many rely on bore hole pumps. We are thankful that the Chisomo Residential Shelter, which is home to over 50 children, have been able to purchase a larger water tank thanks to generous donations and Kiine School have been able to keep open by using the generator from the nearby church.
Addiction to substances often keeps children on the streets, and causes them to run away from facilities which could provide them with refuge. In recent years, the Footprints team have been able to access a rehabilitation programme at a local hospital which can break the addiction and allow children, and young men and women, to return home or go on to get jobs or start their own businesses. The programme has a high success rate and people are coming forward to take part once they see the impact on their friends' lives. Since January, we have been able to support over 50 people going through this programme thanks to donations from volunteers.
We give thanks that the new toilet block at Good Samaritan School, funded by a school team from Lancashire, is nearing completion. The new toilets will provide much improved sanitation for the 470 pupils at the school.
The Administration Block at Crown of Life School, funded by generous donations from Christ Church St Albans, has been completed and will provide a clear 'front office' for visitors to the school. The building has offices for the Headteachers, as well as Administration and Reception staff.
The classroom at Crown of Life, that teams worked on over the summer, has been completed (apart from interior painting). We are thankful for all who raised funds for this work and those who came to Zambia to help with the building work.
We pray especially for Roger who became unwell after the trip as he was embarking on a fundraising cycle ride. We thank God for the young man who rescued him, for the medical care he has received and for the support he has had from partners and friends in country. We continue to pray for his complete healing and safe and swift return to the UK
Rukungiri, Uganda
• Give thanks for the work that has been undertaken to create a boy's washroom at Nyakagyeme Secondary School this year and for those that have done so.
• In 2025, a significant project will be undertaken to build a desperately needed new dormitory at Nyakagyeme Secondary School . Please pray that the necessary permissions will be given and that the significant funds that are needed will be raised.
• Pray for Richard and Janet Bacon who will be visiting Rukungiri in the next month to make plans for the above project and associated trips.
• This year there were insufficient volunteers for trips to take place. Please pray that by the end of the year, several people will have signed up for 2025 and that it will be possible for two trips to go ahead.
• Give thanks for all that has been accomplished in Rukungiri in the last 20 years and each of the volunteers and local people who have been blessed through the Mission Direct trips there.
Cambodia
Please pray for the preparations for next years new project in a new location Banana School in Jake village where we will be building classrooms to increase capacity to enable more children to access education.
Please pray for more volunteers to sign up for February and March 2025 soon.
We give thanks that Pastor Sara has been granted a visa and can join us in November for our 20th Birthday Celebrations.
Narok, Kenya
Please -
Pray for the staff team- Rachel, Denise and Penny, travelling out to Kenya at the end of next week and the volunteers who will be joining them a week later.
Pray for good relationships being renewed with all when they meet there.
Pray also for all final preparations, for safe travel and a fantastic experience for them all.
Kumi, Uganda
Please
1. Give thanks for the five the volunteers who will join the Kumi Express in less than two weeks time; for safe travelling and a blessed ministry on this shorter trip.
2. Give thanks progress of the St Albans Chicken Project and for the chickens being paid back to the project for redistribution.
3. Give thanks and pray for the enhanced and expanded Maternity Services are now being “delivered” at the newly refurbished Outpatients Unit.
4. Give thanks for Stella the new Head Teacher and for her vision for Ngora School for Deaf Children. Numbers of children attending are up but as fees are not always paid, pray for further funds so that there is sufficient food for the children.
5. Give thanks for the continued financing of the Kumi Porridge fund, feeding about 200 P7 children at Kumi Bazaar and Kumi Primary school and for this to continue so that we may extend this programme to all the pupils at Ngora SDC from the start of 2025.
6. Pray for volunteers to sign up for the teams for 2025. We have a great project to provide washrooms for the older girls and boarders at Kumi Primary.
Malawi
Please pray
• Give thanks for the volunteers and staff who were in Malawi this summer and all that they achieved.
• Give thanks for the bricks which have been made by the women of the village and for the foundational building work which has now been completed.
• Pray for the development of a new location and new partnership in 2025 and for the school team who are preparing to go out.
Dominican Republic
We are so thankful to God that the project went ahead despite the challenges of not having a team this year.
We are so thankful to God that the project went ahead despite the challenges of not having a team this year.
Give thanks that the kitchen and dining area at the school in Arroyo de Leche is complete and already in use, what a difference it will make.
Pray for volunteers to sign up for next years trips, that even now God would be stirring hearts and leading them to apply. Please pray for our partnership with Trash Mountain Project and Kids with a Hope, for clear direction on what the Lord wants us to do specifically to support these ministries through Mission Direct.
New Booking Platform!
• We are really grateful to God for the successful launch of a new booking platform which makes booking and payment much easier for all volunteers..
• Please give thanks that we have received bookings already which is a wonderful encouragement.
• Pray that anyone who was put off by issues and challenges they may have experienced previously will try this new system and that more and more volunteers will book for this year and next
Do More in 2024
We want to Do More in 2024 and part of what we want more of is 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?
We also want to pray for MORE VOLUNTEERS to GO and to fundraise for the projects, please join us in asking God to stir the hearts of those He wants to join a trip next year. Please prayerfully consider whether you will join a team in 2024.
Please pray that everything we do will continue to have Jesus at the centre.
Our volunteers:
We thank God for all the teams that have travelled this year s far and those still preparing to travelr. Pray with us for all our volunteers who have returned from trips that their experiences will be positive, inspirational and motivational; that they will be moved to tell their story and inspire others.
WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS. Please pray for God to inspire people to book a trip with us, so that together we can complete vital projects which will impact our partners and our volunteers. Please ask God for opportunities to share about our work with those you meet, with your family, with your church.
Finances:
Rising costs both here and overseas, including flight costs, mean that we need to make up a significant shortfall in our finances. We thank God that we have made significant progress already and are so grateful for the sacrificial giving of individuals and for God's blessing with unexpected income.
Please pray for an increase in one-off and also in regular donations to enable us to continue serving others who are in much greater need than we are.
Finances are being squeezed both here in the UK and for our partners overseas, we have been astounded by God's provision and people's generosity and we pray confidently that God will continue to sustain us.
20th Anniversary Year:
This year sees us celebrating 20 years of Mission Direct. We want to celebrate all that has been done, remember all the people who have been involved over the years, fundraise for projects and core costs and look forward to the next 20 years encouraging others to join us.
Pray for the planned celebration taking place in November, pray that God will bless all the activities and that He would be at the centre of our plans.
We thank God for every life which has been impacted by Mission Direct in 20 years, beneficiaries, partners, supporters, volunteers and staff
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