Give thanks for the work of Emmanuel, Peninah and the other staff working for Tearfund in Rwanda and across Burundi.
Give thanks for the warm welcome for Bloomfield teams, and for the relationships and friendships that are developing.
Give thanks for the work that has been done in preparing Gilgal Evangelical Church for our partnership.
Pray for continued wisdom for Emmanuel as he leads and directs the work.
Pray for the Connected Church programme that it would continue to support local communities, and through the work bring people into a deeper relationship with Jesus.
For Gilgal Church
Give thanks for the warm welcome the team received and the opportunity to make friends and build relationships.
Pray for Dr Bunini and his leadership team as they seek to serve and lead the people of Gilgal Evangelical Church.
Pray for Dr Bunini’s son so that he may be healed from his illness.
Pray for those working with young people in the church that they would find ways to disciple and encourage them in their walk with God.
Give thanks for the work that has been done to expand the sanctuary and build new school classrooms. Pray that they would have the means to finish this project.
For the Dorcas Group (the widows)
Pray that they would stay strong and healthy.
Pray for their children that they would grow up to know the Lord.
Pray for their children that they would go to school and finish their education.
Pray especially for a widow who has small children, but who is ill and is being treated in Kenya.
For the Beloved Group (people living with HIV)
Pray for the husbands of some of the ladies in the group so that they might come to know God.
Pray that those within the group would be able to have their own small businesses to help support their families.
Praying for a place to keep livestock and chickens - development around the city is encroaching on their land.
Pray for people who experience loneliness and isolation as a consequence of having HIV.
Pray that the group would be a way to bring people to God.
For the Unified People Group (street vendors seeking out a permanent market place)
Give thanks for this new group that has come together and for the amount that they have been able to save so far.
Give thanks for the leadership and support provided to this group by Jules through AESD and Connected Church.
Give thanks for the support of the local community leaders for this project.
Pray for the group that as they continue to work together they would build up trust and strong relationships.
Pray that the community leaders and the church will be able to identify a suitable location for the vendors to have their market so that they can comply with government regulations.
Pray for continued good working relationships between Gilgal church and the local community leaders.