Current Prayer Prompts

Welcome to our first monthly summary of current points for prayer, submitted by our teams in Asia. The name is taken from Rom 12:12 – Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.

For a fuller list of points for prayer, you can subscribe to our monthly prayer letter by writing to Anne (info[at]servantsasia.org).

Other than the team-specific points mentioned below, please pray for our two big events coming up in Philippines during January:

  • FORUM 2024 – a gathering of Servants workers, associates, explorers and friends
  • Orietnation Community – a live-in experience of learning and sharing, for those in the process of joining Servants

Pray for logistics of travel and accommodation to be smooth, and for God to use these times for forming us all more in God’s Image, and to encourage and equip us in serving in God’s own Kingdom plans.

India:

Give thanks for:

  • our recent trip to the Taj Mahal with local staff and their families, for everyone’s excitement and enjoyment, and for overcoming logistical challenges
  • Anas* and Aliya* who arrived in our city by bicycle! They’re now taking some days in the mountains for a holiday to reflect before starting life/internship in the slum community.
  • Opportunity to begin this new season of team life with a retreat together, 2nd-5th Nov

Pray for:

  • progress on our application for an Aanganwadi (government pres-school and feeding centre for young kids)
  • healing for some very sick people, like Prem (tongue cancer) and Shivani (TB)
  • for capacity of new parents to give needed care, and continued growth and health for the babies of two friends, one born very premature (now home from hospital).
Manila

Rose: (heading up Onesimo Foundation) Please pray for quick resolutions and positive result of a zoning issue for the Onesimo Boys’ Center in Payatas. Also pray for health of all Onesimo workers, especially for Dennis Manas.

Patrick: just returned from Switzerland, and is reconnecting with people and ministries. Pray for Patrick and his fiancée, Joy, as they prepare to be married in the second quarter of 2024.

Manilyn: (Community worker in Holy Spirit neighbourhood) Give thanks for new opportunities arising at Helping Bayóng Livelihood Group, and that Mani is about to graduate from the Women’s Entrepreneurship course. Pray for finacial capacity of local teenagers’ families, to cover their education expenses.

Tim: pray for Tim and Abby’s new home to be more suitable for them after they move soon, and for Tim as he continues to juggle local neighbourhood involvement with seminary studies, and his newlywed life with Abby.

Joshua: give thanks for reasonably good health at the moment, enabling him to participate a bit in various meetings in Holy Spirit neighbourhood. Also give thanks for Hapag-Asa (a bunch of ‘Servants-minded’ friends) now on its 10th monthly gathering. Praying that a planned retreat with neighbours at Talanay will push through at end of November.”

Kathrin: pray for coming months of wrapping up many years of service in Manila, as she prepares to retire and return to Switzerland at the end of March. Please pray for the right priorities and good closures.

Rachel: give thanks for enjoyable times, refreshment, and amazing weather in Switzerland. Pray for a smooth transition back to Philippines, and energy to face the challenges there. Please keep praying about the land troubles at Lilok Farm. Also pray that the team can remain focused on Lilok’s primary mandate to train people to follow Jesus in his wholistic way of serving communities.

Jakarta

Give thanks for:

  • Rahma* & Yanni’s* boys learning lots and enjoying school
  • for fun outdoor games with the boys and local children, on the nearby field in the afternoons

Pray for:

  • all our students and their families, and for our team of teachers. Pray for God to multiply our patience, creativity, and love as we work with our students.
  • our Christian team of four. May we serve together well. Pray especially for our walks around the neighborhood two-by-two. Pray for Spirit-led encounters and for courage to share about the Lord.
  • the prenatal group, now meeting every Monday afternoon. Pray for the mamas involved. For healthy pregnancies and healthy mamas. Pray that the group would be a safe place for mamas to feel supported and loved.
  • For the teenager group meeting Thursday evenings. Pray for God’s word to speak to these girls. As we study Scripture stories, may we learn more together about God and His great love. Recently, we did the stories of Hagar and Ishmael, Abraham and Isaac, and the story of Moses as a baby
  • Rain. After three months of no rain, the local pond is drying up, and air pollution is consistently high.
  • two interns arriving early November- one from USA and one from Switzerland. Please pray for their preparations.
Cambodia

Myra and Eunice: are on their way back to the Philippines, and will come back in Phnom Penh at the end of the forum. Pray for meaningful time with families and wisdom as they help in organizing the forum in January.

Carol: a neighbor who has been very welcoming and helpful in many ways, had a stroke. Pray for healing. Public health care is often poor and health care workers lack adequate training in addressing serious medical conditions. Pray for improved health care and more funding for health services. Pray for patience and energy to engage with neighborhood children coming to her house. Also pray for discipline to keep working at Khmer language study, and practice with neighbors and acquaintances.

Thank You

Thank you for all your prayers to our amazing God!

For more background and resources for prayer, see our Prayer Partners page.

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