Prayer
Welcome to the Fuel for Prayer page
Johnny Lockwood (Prayer Network leader) gathers daily prayer requests and items for praise from around the world, which you can follow by scrolling down on this page or on the Gafcon Facebook and Instagram.
Para ler os Pedidos de Oração desta semana em Português visite o site https://www.gafconpt.org/pt/intercessao
Para leer las Peticiones de Oración de esta semana en Español vaya al sitio https://www.gafconpt.org/es/intercessao
The Gafcon Collect:
Eternal God and gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ died for our redemption; commissioned His disciples to preach the good news; and sent the indwelling Holy Spirit in every generation to embrace and proclaim salvation in Christ alone:
Arise and defend your Church, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. Shine the light of your Holy Word upon hearts darkened by error and strengthen the work of Gafcon so that the Anglican Communion throughout the world proclaims Christ faithfully to the nations, that captives may be set free, the straying rescued, and the confused restored. Bind your children together in truth, love, unity and courage, that we, with all your saints, may inherit your eternal kingdom, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Amen.
PrayerMate App
Johnny has also introduced the Prayermate app to help keep the Gafcon family up to date with news from around the world. This is a very useful app for organising daily prayer on your smartphone.
Go to http://praynow4.org/gafcon to find instructions for how to get the Prayermate app. Then 'subscribe' to the Gafcon feed - add subject / Church Life / World Churches / Gafcon. It is a free app and a free subscription. You can also use the QR code below.
Global Anglicans Moment & Prayer
Global Anglicans Moment & Prayer is an initiative for churches around the world so that each week they are kept up to date with news and a prayer item: https://www.gafcon.org/moment-and-prayer
Throughout the Gafcon churches worldwide we are looking to build up the faithful global Communion by sharing these bulletin updates in Gafcon churches' media announcements. We are seeking to have a Gafcon representative or advocate in each church who will be our point of contact for the Moment & Prayer items. If you are a church staff member and/or an active church member who is using the Moment & Prayer news then we would love to connect with you and email the weekly updates to you. Follow the updates on website and social media with the hashtag #globalmomentandprayer
Please email [email protected] if you would like to find out more and be added to the group of Gafcon Church Representatives/Advocates.
Interceeding for the Persecuted Church
Faith McDonnell, co-leader of the Suffering Church Network, recommends Open Doors' World Watch List 2021 to interceed for our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world, click here to find out more.
Daily prayers from around the world
Collect for the second Sunday in Advent.
GAFCON IV, in Kigali, Rwanda, April 17 -21, 2023. Thank God for the increased numbers of invitations being sent out and for the increasing numbers of delegates booked in.
Anglican Relief and Development Fund (ARDF) in the U.S. provided a loan for an ambitious project to build a bakery in Machakos in southern Kenya.
Hark a thrilling voice is sounding
"Christ is nigh", it seems to say
Cast away the dreams of darkness
O ye children of the day.
Rev Rinzi asks for prayer for their Christmas Children's Charity. Last year they organised a party for 650 children from very poor backgrounds.
A Gafcon Collect for those taking their Bible College exams:
In the Diocese of Mara in Tanzania the Anglican Church is providing education and practical support in the areas of polygamy, FGM (female genital mutilation), and domestic violence.
The diocese of Toliara in Madagascar (Province of the Indian Ocean) has been blessed with rapid church growth and there are more congregations than clergy.
The mega-mission in Nambale diocese, Anglican Church of Kenya, is in full swing. There is a very large team and varied activities going on.
United Adoration is a movement to encourage artists to use their gifts to benefit their worshiping community. United Adoration has two leaders in Africa - Moses and Innocent.
Anglican Missions Africa (AMA). From November 23 -27, AMA is leading a mega-mission in the diocese of Nambale (Anglican Church of Kenya).
Recently a person donated 17 Bibles for the Diocese of Goma (DR Congo). These were given to 17 evangelists who will minister in a camp for those displaced by war. Thank God for these Bibles.
The Anglican Church in Brazil. In October we prayed for a residential mission in the city of Natal, Brazil. About 100 volunteers each brought a friend who does not yet know Jesus.
United Adoration is a movement to encourage artists to use their gifts to benefit their worshiping community.
Thank God for a very encouraging time at the consecration of three new assistant bishops: Bishop Tim and Bishop Lee for the Anglican Mission in England, and Bishop Ian for the Anglican Convocation...
In Plateau State in Nigeria, Pastors and church workers are a target for kidnappings. Killings and destruction of property is also frequent.
GAFCON IV, April 17-21, 2023, Kigali, Rwanda. Thank God for the numbers of delegates already booked in. The final numbers (plus or minus 10%) need to be booked in by the end of the year.
The Church of Uganda is holding its PAYSCO event (The Provincial Annual Youth and Students Convention) December 9-13. The Convention could not happen in 2020 or 2021 because of lockdowns.