Prayer

World

India

Pray for safety in Kerala, India as torrential rain triggers flooding and landslides.

Maasai Mara

Pray for government protection of God’s wilderness from overdevelopment threatening different species, particularly at this time in Tanzania and Kenya.

USA

Pray for firefighters and residents who have been forced to flee after wildfires near Spokane in Northwestern US. Pray for those who are fearful and those who have lost their homes.

National and local

Pray for all levels of government to lead with integrity and wisdom, and to use the many resources we have for the good of all people. This week we focus on the local level and pray for the Mayor Thomas Prince and other councillors.

Pray for hope and the mental health for refugees on Manus Island and Nauru and for policy that will not leave them in endless limbo.

Pray for new initiatives in the processing of recycling and reusable materials, for outcomes that care for the environment and take responsibility for our own waste production.

Give thanks for our financial sector and the blessing it is to our region.

Church and mission

Parish

Give thanks and pray for our parish council that they be good stewards of the resources entrusted to our church and make decisions which will help us to thrive in God’s grace.

Give thanks and pray for the those who volunteer as musicians and multimedia operators.

Pray for the different groups in our church, this week the children and family’s ministries.

Diocese

Pray for ministry development growth for the clergy across our diocese.

Mission

Pray for God’s help to see and speak how the gospel is good news for the questions and anxieties of our times and our neighbours.

Pray for the ministry of Christian radio in our community and nation. Pray God would use it to reach people with the good news of Jesus.

Persecuted Church

LIBYA: Pray many Libyans would hear the gospel through Christian TV and web broadcasts. Pray the violence experienced by many in Libya will lead them to seek the Prince of Peace.

Personal

Sick and in need

Matthew Bell, Malcolm Macdonald, Joan Pape, Rob Bath, Kate Nester, Anne Buckingham, Codyn Lehmann, June Bicknell, Val Densworth, Lyn Holt, Marian Darby, Muriel Jencke and any others known to us.