Prayer

None of Mission Africa’s personnel working in Nigeria, Chad, Burkina Faso and Kenya could do so without the prayers of committed supporters back home.

We have many groups of people in Mission Africa across the UK who are committed to praying faithfully for our missionaries. Our prayer partners are a vital part of the team, enabling each missionary to do what God has called them to do in the place that he has called them to.

Each month we send out a comprehensive prayer update with news from our missionaries and ministries, by post and email. We also organise special prayer days throughout the year.

Prayer Monthly June 2021

• 8th June

  Our Annual Conference is taking place on 12th June at 7PM. Pray for all plans and preparations lead- ing up to the evening. It will be on Zoom again this year, pray too for technology and that all aspects of the night will go smoothly.

• 9th June

  Ana asks for prayer that she would wisely balance online teaching as she seeks to vary her experience of teaching with different teaching sites, her work at her sending church, and her continuing development of French children’s material for Burkina Faso. She gives thanks that she has been able to find students and is enjoying the experience.

• 10th June

  Ana also asks for prayer for the Bible school in Gaoua as they are taking their exams. Pray that the ex- ams will go well. Pray too for the final completion the new library building. She asks for prayer for the Director of the Bible school — that he will enjoy good health, as well as wisdom in developing the school. She gives thanks for the progress that has been made at the Bible school so far.

• 11th June

  Please continue to pray for Burkina Faso; for the terrorist situation and for wisdom in the government negotiations with them. This is the period of greatest food shortage, pray for just distribution and God's help to IDP's (Internally Displaced People) who are not registered to receive aid.

• 12th June

  Pray for the organisation of the Explorers Club's, some centres didn't get the materials they need, pray this may be quickly resolved. Jeremy wants the centres to take responsibility to request materials by a certain deadline so that all the needs can be noted and sufficient quantities of all that is required ob- tained and sent out in good time.

• 13th June

  Pray for Jeremy as he prepares for next years ministry: speaking in Churches and to Church groups, writing to trusts, preparing the Conference in Burkina and getting all the materials together that are needed to sustain the ministry.

• 14th June

  Pray for the Morrisons as they consider plans to return to Chad after an emergency departure last month. Pray that God would make a way and that they would be able to satisfy the Covid regulations.

• 15th June

  Pray for the original group of 6 women at Acacia that they would be a support to each other and cope well whilst the centre is closed. Pray for the new group of women who had just started the Rahab programme - that God would guard them until the course can continue. Pray for Lucy as she continues to prepare the lessons.

• 16th June

  Pray for our ongoing projects with partners in Kenya – especially the “Wee School” and Old Folks Home in Thogoto, Kikuyu. Give thanks that a new dormitory, funded by Mission Africa, has almost been entirely completed and the interior cladding and tile work only remain to be completed.

• 17th June

  Kenya continues to experience rises in COVID19 infections and deaths, but it appears that the very worst of the recent crisis is passing. The severe lockdown that had affected much of the central region of the country has now been lifted. The country continues to suffer a great shortage of COVID19 vac- cines, with less than 1 million of the nearly 50 million strong population vaccinated. Pray for an end to this tragedy.

• 18th June

  Give thanks that Pamela and Musa have been able to receive both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. Continue to pray for good health and strength. Give thanks that Gracie is on Summer break from Hillcrest School.

• 19th June

  Pray for the installation of the new computer systems at ACTS during the month of June, God willing. Pray for the resumption of lectures this month at the University of Jos. Security throughout the country of Nigeria continues to be a priority prayer point.

• 20th June

  Sid Garland Is asking for prayer for the Theological College of Northern Nigeria (TCNN) where he taught 1990-2010. TCNN is an evangelical college with 15 proprietor denominations and two other associate denominations. Through partnership with Wycliffe Bible Translators, TCNN has a strong De- partment of Linguistics and Translation. The wide influence of TCNN is all the more reason to pray for the administration, faculty, students and alumni that God will strengthen them in his Word and Spirit to become instruments for revival in Nigeria.

• 21st June

  Sid Garland is giving thanks for the ACTS Board members who serve faithfully and without remunera- tion. Pray that God will guide Sid as he and the Management work closely with the Board (meeting 1st June) to further expand the work of ACTS; pray particularly for the successful upgrade of computers and also a website equipped for online retail. Pray that God will send down his Holy Spirit to bless the readers (especially pastors in training) as ACTS 17 bookshops provide them with the best books at affordable prices.

• 22nd June

  Samantha asks for prayer for the different programs that FCS have planned for June; training sessions, a Bible quiz for students from across Abuja and planning meetings along with our normal school visitations. Samantha also asks for pray for our final year students in university and secondary school as they leave university/school life. Pray that all that they've been taught through FCS will stick with them and they would stay on the path that God has for them.

• 23rd June

  Continue to pray for the two doctors recently appointed, along with the hospital staff at Holley Memo- rial Hospital. Pray for strength, wisdom and unity as they work together and serve those they meet each day.

• 24th June

  Praise God for Rev. Dr. Ossom (former UEC Chairman of Conference) who celebrated his 81st Birthday recently. Pray for Godwin's health. He is still not up to par. Pray for his work in the national office as he works with colleagues and interacts with other UEC pastors and missionaries. Pray for Gail as she presents a paper on "Organizational Prowess of the Deacons" on 5th June. Pray also for grace for other writing activities, as well as her work with teenagers and children. Pray that God would remove obstacles to the Ekanem's plans to travel to Ireland this year. Pray for the peace of Nigeria in a time of insecurity.

• 25th June

  Continue to pray for: Patton’s mentoring and support role for young people in Nigeria; for his role as Visiting Professor for the two UEC Theological Colleges; for an opportunity to open up for a return to Nigeria early in 2022; and for ongoing work on text books for use in the Colleges.

• 26th June

  Brian Wilson thanks God for His goodness during Lockdown - the provision of a new house this year, support (despite the absence of normal meetings) for going to Nigeria, etc. And yet there have been difficulties - seeing many friends and acquaintances of an older age being taken from earth. Thank God for Gospel certainly in the face of life's end. Pray that the visa application will be straightforward, that the last period in Northern Ireland will be a good in terms of both preparation for Nigeria and saying farewell to friends, and also that the commissioning service will be blessed by God. Pray also God's blessing and wisdom for contacts with various people from different parts of Africa, and also that He would bless preaching opportunities to them.

• 27th June

  Pray for Robbie as he prepares for the Keswick Convention this summer. This will be one of the first in- person events that Mission Africa will attend since the beginning of the pandemic. Pray it will be bene- ficial and people will show an interest in Mission Africa.

• 28th June

  Pray that God will continue to raise up suitable people to join Mission Africa. Give thanks that this month we will be interviewing a potential new long-term candidate. Pray for all involved in the inter- view process and that the candidate would receive from God a truly clear sense of His will for their lives.

• 29th June

  Give thanks that an England Prayer Group has started. This group will meet via zoom at 3:30PM on the first Thursday of each month and again the following Monday evening at 7PM. Pray that this time will be a time of blessing and numbers will grow over the months to come. If you are interested, please contact us or Jeremy Nash for details.

• 30th June

  Give thanks that Miss Rebecca Dada from London has been accepted for a year of Short Term service with Mission Africa. She plans to go to Kenya in September 2021.