Prayers

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Urgent Prayers and Pastoral Letters

Online Prayer hour

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  • Friday, 19 September 2025
  • Friday, 21 November 2025
  • Friday, 16 January 2025

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The Prayer Network supports our global family by emailing prayers every two months and occasionally when an urgent call to prayer arises.

Latest Online Prayer Hour

In this video: Liesa Unger, John D. Roth and César García on the anniversary day in Zurich an our ongoing work of following Jesus, living out unity and building peace as Anabaptists.

Prayers of gratitude and intercession

  • Please thank God for initiatives reviving the church in Europe. Thank God for church planting and some promising renewal in theological education. Continue to pray for a revival in the church and in theological education in the European countries. Please pray that Christians may be peaceful witness, especially as they relate with communities of other faiths. Please pray for the courage to spread the gospel. Please pray for a turning from the secular idolatry of wealth and health to the living God.

    —Timo Doetsch, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Mennonitischer Brüdergemeinden in Deutschland (AMBD)

    Photo: Mennonitische Freikirche Wien Austria/Irma Sulistyorini

    Mennonitische Freikirche Wien Austria

  • Please uphold Dhamtari Christian Hospital, run by the Mennonite Medical Board, an organization related to Mennonite Church in India, Dhamtari. With deep gratitude to God, we acknowledge that Dhamtari Christian Hospital has been serving the people with compassion and dedication for over a century, as a humble expression of Christ’s love.

    In these challenging times, we are witnessing a growing trend – across our nation and state – where Christian institutions are being falsely accused and unfairly targeted to discredit their witness and service.

    On 28 June 2025 Dhamtari Christian Hospital is facing false and baseless allegations from certain groups who seek to disrupt the peace and the sacred work being carried out there.

    As one body in Christ, we stand in prayerful support of our hospital and its mission and all the Christian institutions.

    We earnestly ask you to join us in lifting up Dhamtari Christian Hospital as well as all the Christian organizations before the Lord – please pray for the leadership and all those who serve faithfully, that they may be strengthened, protected and encouraged in their ministry.
    —submitted by Vikal Pravin Rao, Secretary, Mennonite Church in India, Dhamtari
    Photo: Alex Joy Matthew MCI INDIA

    Dhamtari Christian Hospital

  • Please pray for the evangelistic efforts of the Mennonite church in Vietnam where lost souls at Vietnam are being saved.
    —Phong Ho, Vietnam
    Photo: Vietnam Mennonite Church

    Vietnam Mennonite Church group photo

  • The African continent requires peace and political stability. Let’s join hands and faith in standing with brethren in the affected countries in Africa.
    — Felix Odhiambo, Kenya Mennonite Church
    Photo: Stephanie Setiawan

    diversity praying group

  • I request prayers for the situation in Bolivia. There is a fuel scarcity. As Christians we need to help people to be calm and to trust in God.
    —Freddy Barron, regional representative, Southern Cone
    Photo: Canva


  • Income inequality has increased homelessness across Canada. Erratic application of punitive tariffs adds to financial challenges. Pray for compassionate responses from people within communities and not just non profit organizations.
    Photo: Stephanie Setiawan

    prayer group, diversity

  • Please pray that the Mennonite & BIC Churches in India show the Love of Christ to those persecuting them. Many places the Christians are going through opposition from extremist a activists. Pray for the new believers to be strong in their faith in Christ and for the churches to support them in the difficult situations.
    —Vikal Pravin Rao, Mennonite Church in India.
    Photo: Amosh Ganjboir/Mennonite Church Balodgahan India

    praying group

  • Pray that the Spirit of Christ would continue to sustain the Mennonite church in Ukraine who are faithfully serving their community through hardship as the war drags on. Pray for protection of the churches, leaders/pastors, members and citizens.

    group praying in Spain

  • Pray for peace in DRC so that our families may return to rebuild their country. Pray that God may provide food, shelter, medicine, clothing and education for the school going children of these refugees around us.
    —Simon Okoth, bishop, Uganda Mennonite Church
    Photo: Stephanie Setiawan

    diversity praying group

  • Pray for the seeds that will be planted through the course of the time together, both for General Council and of Global Youth Summit. May the relationships built, the collaborations established and the understandings deepened give glory to God for a maturing church living out unity.

    diverse discussion group

  • Please pray for Venezuela: the country is experiencing and social and humanitarian crisis. Please ask that our fellow believers help overcome it and be generous to those in need.
    —Mayerlin de Pida
    Photo: Ebenezer Mondez

    praying group

  • Please pray for the children, teenagers, and youth living in the rural areas of Colombia. May the Lord protect them and guard against them being recruited by armed groups. The three member conferences of MWC in Colombia are working together to reach 2000 children, youth and adults in 6 departments of Colombia. One of the initiatives is to prevent minors being recruited by armed groups.
    —José Ricardo Torres, Iglesia Luz Y Vida, Mennonite Brethren of Colombia
    Photo: Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Colombia

    Youth group