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
Three weeks ago, we prayed about the situation in the grounds of Yei Cathedral, South Sudan.
The East African Christian College opened on March 18, 2021. We had previously prayed about the accreditation process and this was approved and granted on December 14.
Anglican Missions Africa have recently completed a week of training and mission in Mumias Diocese (Western Kenya). As usual they have planted a new church using a mission tent.
The Diocese of Toliara, southern Madagascar. We prayed about the drought in February.
In 2017 at a United Adoration event the following hymn-prayer was written. It is trinitarian in format. This is the first verse. 'We pray your Kingdom Come'
In Goma Diocese, DR Congo, Rev Joseph Rusangiza reports that in every village people are willing to hear and believe the gospel.
United Adoration is part of the Gafcon Global Mission Partnership Network. They organise in-person and online events all over the world to create art in various artistic disciplines.
The Karen people in Myanmar (in the south of Myanmar, bordering Thailand) are majority Christian and are being targeted by the military.
The government has a strict and antagonistic attitude towards churches.
Our Anglican brothers and sisters around the world are reeling from the medical, spiritual and economic impact of the pandemic. Pray this week for the Anglican Church in Brazil.
In March we prayed for resources for roofs for four churches in Lweru diocese, Tanzania.
Psalm 65:4. 'We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house ..'
In August 2020 we prayed for an exciting Anglican bakery project in Machakos (South East of Nairobi) with multiple benefits to the community.
Heavenly Father, we ask for your help and strength for our Christian brothers and sisters in the Church of the Province of Myanmar.
The Church of Uganda is having a special celebration today marking sixty years of being a self-governing Church.
In February we prayed for the Mothers Union seminar taking place online and in person in Sydney.
The Gafcon Primates are meeting online on April 21 and 22. They have a large agenda. Please pray for Archbishop Foley chairing.
Rev Joseph Rusangiza is organising a training and evangelism program over the next few months. They have planted a church in Buhene for 250 members.