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
Pastor Rodrigo Cavalcanti is leading an Anglican church plant in Santo Tirso in Portugal. The official documentation is moving slowly.
In November 2022 we prayed for the start of the Explore Bible Correspondence Course in the Nuba Mountains region in Sudan.
The Gafcon Primates plan to consecrate Rev. Dr. Yasser Eric on November 15, 2023, in Jerusalem.
On Sept 9, two dams burst in Durna in eastern Libya sweeping away buildings and people.
On Sunday September 24 the Anglican parish churches in Uganda have their annual UCU Sunday. The churches pray for and make financial gifts to the Uganda Christian University.
Archbishop Ben Kwashi steps down as Archbishop of Jos on September 23. On September 27 he arrives in the United Kingdom to visit various people and for ministry in Wales and England.
The Kigali Statement (April 2023) states ‘we commit ourselves to working with orthodox Primates and other leaders to reset the Communion on its biblical foundations.’ On Thursday, Sept
Bishop Nason Baluka is planning for a big mission week in South Rwenzori Diocese, Uganda, in November. They are looking to raise a team of 2000 missioners. Training has already begun.
Back in June we prayed for a tree planting project at Kibondo Christian Training Centre (KCTC), Tanzania. Thank God for the good progress with this.
In January we prayed for Immanuel Church, Mönchengladbach, Germany, which is part of the Anglican Convocation in Europe.
Rev Joseph Rusangiza is moving to a training college in Goma, DR Congo, and his assistant, Innocent, is to take over the training of evangelists in the mobile training schools.
Andy Walker is a BCMS Crosslinks (UK) partner leading a small church in Mendoza, north-west Argentina. In July we prayed for the church’s evangelism in the community.
Innocent Igiranezer is a United Adoration leader in Burundi. He has been leading song-writing retreats. On September 16 he is leading a training session for new UA leaders.
Innocent Igiranezer is a United Adoration leader in Burundi. He has been leading song-writing retreats. On September 16 he is leading a training session for new UA leaders.
Uganda Christian University has a regional campus in Arua in the north-west of Uganda. The theology department has 45 students and is expanding to 70 in 2024.
Iglesia Anglicana de Chile. The dioceses of Santiago and Temuco are in the process of electing new diocesan bishops.