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
The Gafcon Theological Education Network (GTEN) have a website, a prayer group, and share regular Thought Pieces.
Bishop Njabulo Mazibuko is the bishop for KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), in the Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church (REACH) in South Africa.
The August mega-mission in Nyahururu Diocese, Kenya, had a big impact. The numbers tell a story. Houses visited: 15,709. People reached: 34,372.
In July we prayed for the Anglican churches in Cairo, Egypt, seeking to love and care for the many refugees fleeing to Egypt, supported by the Anglican Relief and Development Fund (Australia).
Bishop Stephen Dokolo is bishop of Lui Diocese in South Sudan. He asks for prayer for buildings that will help with theological education.
Anglican International Development (AID) supports projects in micro-finance, health, and agriculture.
The Holy Cross Theological College serves Anglican ministry in Myanmar.
We prayed for a recent ‘Explore’ training event in Antsiranana Diocese, Madagascar.
Mission teams travelled from 21 dioceses (19 from Kenya and 2 from Uganda) to participate in the Nyahururu mega-mission last week.
In July we prayed for a United Adoration multi-art retreat in Mexico City. Thank God for a very good collaboration with Milamex, for good numbers, and for creative refreshment and outcomes.
Mr Matonhodze Murombedzi (known as Mato) is a lay member of the Anglican Council of Zimbabwe (ACZ).
Pray for Anglicans in Australia, bishops, clergy, and laity, to be united in the gospel and promote the beauty and goodness of biblical, orthodox, historic Anglicanism in word and deed.
Collect for Trinity 11: (Run rightly to Heaven) Heavenly Father, you demonstrate your almighty power most chiefly in showing mercy and pity; grant to us such a measure of your grace, that we,...
Two weeks ago, mob violence erupted in Faislabad District, Pakistan, against Christians. There has been damage and looting of churches and private homes.
We prayed for a Children’s Vocational Bible Study at All Saints Cathedral Nairobi. Thank God for a successful first week. 100 children attended and graduated.
The Diocese of Nyahururu (Kenya) begins 5 days of mega-mission today. Give thanks for the partnership with Anglican Missions Africa and the mobilisation and training of hundreds of missioners.
We have been praying for the development of youth ministry in the Seychelles, led by Lisa Bastienne.