Prayers of gratitude and intercession

  • Praise the Lord for Christian schools from primary to graduate, where students can receive not only education but also formation in Christian ethics and spiritual transformation. We pray that our Anabaptist schools will be places of light, hope and peace in our community. We pray for teachers who sense God’s calling to mentor and inspire our students. We pray for boards and leadership teams who keep our schools moving toward our mission.
    —submitted by the Global Anabaptist Education Network (GAEN)
    Photo: IEP Promesa school/Henk Stenvers

  • Pray for leaders in Kenya to embrace tolerance and peace come what may for the growth and development of the nation.
    —submitted by Samson Omondi, Kenya Mennonite Church
    Photo: Kristina Toews

  • We ask churches and individuals to pray that the violence will end and that conciliation can begin.

    • Pray for the hostages to return safely to their homes and families.
    • Pray for those who mourn to be surrounded by loved ones as they grieve.
    • And pray that peace workers, negotiators and government staff will put people’s lives and human dignity above political or military gains.   

    Although this conflict has been going on for decades, let us unite in asking our God to have mercy on Israel and Palestine, and for a just, peaceful and sustainable resolution to this crisis. 

    A pastoral letter for peace in the Holy Land

  • Pray for those affected by wildfires, especially in Spain and Italy where there are Anabaptist-Mennonite churches.
    Photo: Estreito da Calheta, Portugal. Michael Held/Unsplash

  • Pray that God would raise people to financially support training at Sikalongo Bible Institute and the building project for Chilenje BICC in Zambia. Pray for church planters and for bishop Thuma Hamukang’andu and staff members at the Bible institute. Praise God for the successful Zambian General conference. Praise God for the sacrificial service of pastors, some who are faithful despite failing to put food on the table. Praise God for the peace we are enjoying in Zambia.
    —submitted by Donald Munachoonga, BICC, Zambia
    Photo: Canva

  • Dear brothers, we ask you to pray to the Lord about our situation in Cuba. It is almost impossible to live here. There is an extreme lack of food, medicine and everything else necessary for survival. The population is really suffering: there are barely enough medical staff to treat people in the hospitals; there are no first-aid supplies either; children don’t have enough to eat; people are starving to death in the streets. A mass exodus is underway, even to Haiti. Many people die on the journey, while others want to try to leave, but lack the resources to do so. There are no smiles or joys left in my city, only drawn faces. Only God knows how to solve this problem. Please pray for us.
    —Beatriz Mendez Vidal, Concilio Menonita en Cuba, president
    Photo: La Iglesia Shekinah, Cuba

  • My prayers continue for God’s peaceful reign across the globe, especially in my homeland of the USA where gun violence continues to escalate and where the love of guns seems to be greater than our love for God and fellow human beings.
    —submitted by Warren Tyson
    Photo: Karla Braun

  • Pray for the plan to plant a Mennonite church in Bounouma in N‘zérèkoré forest region of Guinea and other locations (Yalenzou, Demou, Bossou, Laapah et Nzoo) in 2023. Pray that God would open doors for evangelizatistic materials and smooth out the great mountains that stand in front of the vision for church growth.
    —submitted by Timothy Koiba, Mennonite Church West Africa
    Photo: Rhoda Shirk

  • Pray for Christians in the Manipur region of India who have suffered from religiously motivated violence.
    Pray for firmness of faith and oneness of hearts amongst the churches in India.
    —submitted by Vipin Bansiar
    Photo: Henk Stenvers

  • Praise God that CAMCA (Mennonite Anabaptist Consultation of Mexico and Central America) is planned for 21-6 November 2023 in Guatemala, the first such gathering since the pandemic started. Pray that the gathering would strengthen the bonds of relationship, unity and communion between conventions and churches of diverse origin. May the theme from Isaiah 43:16-19 encourage the church to live out its calling as a sign and agent of light, life and hope amid adversity, uncertainties and social challenges.
    —submitted by Willi Hugo Perez, MWC regional representative, Latin America – Central America
    Photo: Ebenezer Mondez

  • Pray for leadership challenges in some of the Indian member churches.
    —submitted by Cynthia Peacock, MWC regional representative for Southern Asia

  • Pray for pastor Estevan Gonzalez Villarroel, president of MWC associate member church Iglesia Misionera Anabaptista in Bolivia. He, his wife, and child are recovering at home after a car accident.
    —submitted by Freddy Barron, MWC regional representative for South America – Argentina, Bolivia, Chile