Helping churches pray for the Lord’s people around the world.

Below are monthly resources to help your church community to pray big prayers to our big God for people and places where Anglican Aid is working around the world.

Each update includes a slide, prayer points, and a written prayer.

October Prayer Focus:
Please pray for the Democratic Republic of Congo

Please pray for our brothers and sisters in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Attacks in the east in recent months have left thousands of people displaced.

This nation of 100 million people ranks as one of the five poorest in the world. Government services are scarce, so the Anglican church there seeks to serve by running 700 schools and 90 health centres.

With its extreme poverty, DRC is one of Anglican Aid’s priority countries. We are helping the Anglican Church to renovate and build schools and Bible schools. We are also providing funding for the operation of 17 Bible schools to strengthen the church with trained gospel workers.

Please pray with your church:

• For peace in DRC, especially in the east of the country.
• For safety for ministry workers as they travel in dangerous areas.
• That Anglican church schools will provide quality, Christian education to children who will grow up to serve the Lord and use their education to benefit others.
• That Bible college students and the churches they lead will be shaped by God’s word and bring transformation to their communities.
• That God will build his church in DRC.

A prayer for the Democratic Republic of Congo 

Almighty God, you are our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. We pray for our brothers and sisters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Anglican Aid is seeking to strengthen the church. Would you bring peace to this nation that has suffered decades of conflict.

For people who have been displaced after fleeing violence, please provide food, medical care, shelter, and resources for people to rebuild their homes and livelihoods. And please give them hope by the power of your Holy Spirit. Where there is disorder and chaos, would you restore order and peace, enabling people to flourish in your good creation.

Please help children in Anglican schools in this nation to learn well, growing up to serve you and using their education to benefit others. Would you enable Bible college students to learn how to correctly handle the word of truth, so they can build up the body of Christ, uniting your people in the faith and in the knowledge of your Son.

We pray in his name and for his glory.

Amen.

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Anglican Aid prayer

Heavenly Father,

Whose will it is that all people will be saved, and come to a knowledge of  the truth, and whose will it is that we care for the poor, needy, widows, orphans and refugees.

We pray for the work of the Archbishop of Sydney’s Anglican Aid.

We pray for your grace to fulfil every good work that you have prepared for us in advance to do as we anticipate the triumphant return of our King and Saviour, in whose name we pray.

Amen.