MWC Info: Cyclone Freddy impacts BIC churches in Malawi and Mozambique

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Renewal 2023

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	Cyclone Freddy impacts BIC churches in Malawi and Mozambique Pray for Anabaptist-Mennonite church members in Malawi and Mozambique who are affected by Cyclone Freddy, an exceptionally long-lived tropical storm that battered the region for more than five weeks with heavy rains and high winds. Read more
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Prayers of gratitude and intercession

Churches in the Vancouver/Abbotsford region of British Columbia, Canada will be hosting the MWC Renewal event (25 March), and many local congregations will be welcoming international MWC guests to their worship services (26 March). MWC Executive Committee (27-29 March), Commission leaders, Regional Representatives and staff will be gathering the following week for their annual meetings.

Please pray:

that international visas will be processed and arrive in a timely fashion, and for safe travel;
for the Renewal event that will bring together people from various churches;
for the hosting churches and their leaders;
for the Executive Committee, Commission leaders, regional representatives and staff as they meet together.

We pray about the political and economic changes in the Southern Cone of the Americas and the resulting social instability (especially in Bolivia and Peru). May the Anabaptist communities, churches and institutions be a light; may they promote dialogue, denounce injustice and respond to so much need.

—submitted by Adaía Bernal Collazo, Iglesia Menonita de Teusaquillo, Bogotá, Colombia

Let pray for peace and unity. Let us open our eyes to the needy people around them, and listen for God’s call to us to help provide for their needs. Let us pray for healing for those who are sick and in hospital, and listen to God’s call to visit them with love and encouragement. Let us pray for economies of our countries: may our leaders make wise decisions for the common good.

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March 2023

Renewal 2023

Cyclone Freddy impacts BIC churches in Malawi and Mozambique

“Deliver us from evil”

A treasure of unity in the pearl of Africa

Unity with a purpose

Life and faith within God’s community

Always trust in God

Prayers of gratitude and intercession