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
Thank God for the human resources which sustain and develop the Gafcon global fellowship. Many people in many ways give their time voluntarily to further the vision and purposes of Gafcon.
In October 2020 we prayed for the launch of the 'Sponsor a Theological Student' campaign organised by Anglican Aid (Sydney).
In the diocese of Valparaíso (Iglesia Anglicana de Chile) they have been running an eight-week online course on Reformed and Evangelical Anglican Identity. The course has been extremely popular....
The Gafcon Devotions in June are led by the ministry team at All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi. Thank God for their contribution and commitment.
In Sept 2020 we gave thanks for a new hospital in Boga, in the DR Congo. Bishop William Bahemuka has recently reported that ADF terrorists (Allied Democratic Forces) have burned the hospital.
We have been praying for a particular need in Lweru Diocese, Tanzania. There are church buildings that have been built with local supplies and by hard working volunteers.
n May we prayed for an online event for those interested in leading UA events. Thank God that they had a great meeting with a small group of potential leaders.
The East African Christian College in Rwanda is accredited to run courses in theology. Two weeks ago, it was given accreditation for their Education Programme also.
Most loving Father, you will us to give thanks for all things, to dread nothing but the loss of you, and to cast all our care on the One who cares for us.
The Gafcon Australasian Conference (for faithful Anglicans in Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia, and Australia) is planned for July 19-22, 2021.
Anglican Aid (Sydney) has been providing food and seedlings to Toliara Diocese in southern Madagascar. The response of local people to the gospel has been huge.
In Recife Diocese in the Anglican Church in Brazil they have been told they are to stop meeting in person again for a period.
All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi, are in the middle of the Children and Teens Center building project that will host the #AbillionChildren4Christ program.
The Anglican Mission in England is a growing Convocation of Anglican churches committed to church planting. Their vision is to have 25 congregations by 2025 and 250 congregations by 2050.
The COVID situation in Brazil is still very serious. The House of Hope has had some wonderful building work during lockdown but they are still unable to open.
Almighty and everlasting God, you have given us grace, thereby enabling us grace to bear witness to the glory of the eternal Trinity and to worship you as the one God: we humbly pray that you will...
The handbook '7 Principles for Effective Youth and Children's Ministry' has been a very useful resource in Sydney and has now been developed into an interactive training tool.