Prayers of gratitude and intercession

  • A prayer request for Mennonite Christian Service Fellowship of India. Please pray so that we receive this registration certificate of FCRA renewal and start working among all the seven Indian constituents of MCSFI, its three wings (All India Mennonite Women Conference, All India Mennonite Youth conference and Theologically Trained Anabaptist Women of India) and 4 additional projects.
    —submitted by Benjamin Nand, India
    Photo: MCI Singpur, India 

  • Praise God for in-person gatherings in local congregations and at national conventions in the USA and Canada. Pray that Christians would seek the unity of the Spirit, showing grace and forbearance in a politically divided culture.
    Photo: Perdian Tumanan

  • Pray for peace and stability of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. Pray for the healing of people affected by the recent conflicts in the country and full recovery of communities.
    Pray for brothers and sisters persecuted because of their faith in some parts of the country,
    Pray for MKC to contribute to the holistic transformation of communities affected by ethnic-based conflicts.
    Pray for people affected by drought in southern, southeastern, and eastern parts of Ethiopia.
    —from the Meserete Kristos Church, Ethiopia
    Photo: A worship service at Central Legetaffo Meserete Kristos Church, Ethiopia. Photo: Tesfatsion Dalellew. 

  • Pray for the churches and servants of God to be protected from persecution in India. 
    —Submitted by Vipin Chandra Bansiar 
    Photo: Vikal Rao 

  • We pray for the violence, inequality, and corruption in Colombia, that the churches may be instruments of peace, justice, and reconciliation for the people of Colombia. 
    —Submitted by Adaia Bernal 
    Photo: Iglesia Pan de Vida Comunidad Menonita Soledad Atlantico 

  • It has been more than a decade since the war in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo was to end. Each day there are more victims of kidnapping and the rape of women by foreign armed groups. A number of churches live in complete insecurity. 

    In addition, there is the trauma experienced by several local churches of the Mennonite Church in Congo (CMCo) in the Kasai region where a number of young Mennonites died as a result of the sad Kamuena Nsapu war. Let us pray for stability and evangelization efforts among young Mennonites in the Kasai region. A number of young people gave their lives to Jesus Christ during Bible camps for young Mennonites in the Ilebo zone (district), abandoning fetishes they had used as protection against Kamuena Nsapu. 
    —Submitted by Robert Irundu 
    Photo: Shalom Bukavu DRC

  • As Nepal goes into an election this year, pray that a good person may be elected. Pray for Nepali churches to have equal rights in the country and financial support for churches. Pray for opportunities to earn for those people who don‘t have jobs. In the midst of challenges, pain, financial problems and temptation, pray for believers to hold up their faith in Jesus Christ. 
    —Submitted by Hanna Soren 
    Photo: Henk Stenvers

  • Easter prayer/declaration 
    (Inspired by Psalm 118, 1 Corinthians 15) 

    The Lord’s steadfast love endures forever! 
    The Creator is our strength and sustainer; Lord Jesus is our salvation. 
    We are made alive in Christ who has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power. 
    He has put every enemy under his feet and destroyed death. 
    This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. 

  • We mourn with our brothers and sisters in Myanmar who have been sheltering in forests or border regions for months after their towns and villages were destroyed by the military in the ongoing civil war. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says Myanmar is “caught in a downward spiral of violence.” Lord, no one is forgotten in your sight. Hear our cries for mercy. Be our strength and shield. Deliver us from great trouble.

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  • We pray that the shared desire to follow Jesus overcomes the political and social differences within congregations in Canada and the USA.
    Lord, make us faithful witnesses to our friends of all faith. May we speak boldly but humbly of the hope that is in Christ. 

    Photo: Karla Braun

  • Pray for the infrastructure development of the Mennonite Church Uganda Conference. Pray for the training of our church leaders. Pray that God will bring volunteers to reinforce ongoing evangelisation. Pray for the construction of the church headquarters. 
    —Submitted by Simon Okoth 

    Photo: Simon Okoth 

  • As Jesus said, “the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few—. We continue to call out to the Lord for a harvest, that God sends workers to gather the harvest since this is one of our Conference’s needs, and we ask this global community for prayer support in this regard. 

    —Submitted by Samuel Mart”nez Leal, El Salvador 

    Photo: Henk Stenvers