March 2010

During his presidential year, the president of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, Rev. Kingsley Appiagyei, has regularly called on us to pray for the nation. For his final prayer call he asks us to pray:

• for a fresh passion for soul-winning among the churches;
  
• for unity between different congregations and denominations:
  
• that the spirit of indifference in the nation will give way to the fear and love of God;
  
• that the light of the gospel will shine into people’s hearts dispelling darkness.
  

BMS World Mission is calling for a wave of prayer across the weekend of 26th-28th February, ending with a day of prayer on Monday 1st March.

BMS World Mission works in 35 countries on 4 continents. There are currently 153 workers overseas and 11 new mission personnel in training.

During this month please pray for the following areas of their work:

• Church Planting: Pray for BMS workers involved in evangelism, teaching & training church leaders. Give thanks for over 200 BMS supported partner workers sharing the good news of Jesus with their own people in many countries around the world.
  
• Development: Pray for BMS workers & partners involved in development projects. Give thanks for initiatives in Afghanistan helping farmers grow better crops despite drought.
  
• Disaster Relief: Pray for people who are hungry, homeless or hurt due to natural disasters, especially in Haiti. Give thanks for the help BMS is giving by providing aid and rebuilding homes and lives.
  
• Education: Pray for BMS workers helping children to read & write & adults to improve their English. Give thanks for pre-school education programmes run by local churches in Africa & Latin America.
  
• Health: Pray for BMS personnel working as nurses, doctors & physios. Give thanks for Christians giving a safe, loving environment to disabled children in Thailand.
  
• Advocacy: Pray for the Ugandan Christian Lawyer’s Fraternity & for the work of Matthew & Anna Price.
  

For more detailed prayer ideas for individual countries see www.bmsworldmission.org.uk.