Weekly Prayer Update
Friday, May 30, 2025
Compassionate Response in Haiti
In November of 2024, flooding inundated the communities around churches in two Nazarene districts (Northeast and Northwest) in Haiti. In response, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries volunteers distributed emergency food packets. To reduce the cost of transportation, district superintendents, pastors, and church members all participated in shuttling bags of food to distribution points.
The people of Haiti are no strangers to struggle and need. Ongoing political and economic crises have made daily life increasingly unsafe and unstable. Many areas of the country are too dangerous for churches to operate typically. Some congregations are completely scattered as people fled their homes for safety. Churches and NCM staff continue to monitor the situation, always looking for ways to offer hope despite the ongoing crisis.
Lord, we thank you for those who respond quickly when disasters arrive. We pray for churches in Haiti. Encourage their members. Protect them from harm, and give them opportunities to shine your light in the darkness. We pray for peace in Haiti, a true, lasting peace. Lord, hear our prayers.
Drop in Foreign Aid Impacting Women
A new report prepared by the United Nations focuses on the severe impact that foreign aid cuts are having on women and women-led organizations that work to alleviate humanitarian crises. It reveals that 90 percent of such organizations have been affected by funding reductions, with nearly half at risk of shutting down within six months. Almost three-quarters of impacted organizations report being forced to lay off staff, many at significant levels.
These cuts are undermining essential services for women and girls, including protection, healthcare, and support for survivors of gender-based violence—at a time when global need is growing due to conflict, climate crises, and disease.
The Church of the Nazarene and Nazarene Compassionate Ministries supports ministries around the world that care for women and girls. From economic empowerment projects and agricultural training to child development centers and educational projects, women and girls receive the support necessary to overcome poverty.
We pray for women and girls around the world and the humanitarian aid providers that are facing a steep reduction in funding. Without this aid, there will be devastating consequences. We pray for the communities located around impacted organizations. Provide other ways for women and girls to receive the care they need to overcome trauma, challenges, and crises. Continue to raise up local churches to impact the communities around them with the hope found in you. Lord, hear our prayers.
Refugee and Immigrant Support Ministries
Around the world, 82.4 million individuals are living forcibly displaced due to violence, persecution and human rights violations. These are seeking safety, opportunity, and a chance to live with dignity. Nazarene Compassionate Ministries partners with local churches to support refugees and immigrants through education for children, assistance for persecuted Christians, emergency relief for families in crisis, and support for families who have been resettled.
We pray for those living as refugees and immigrants. Protect them from dangers, including illness, human trafficking, and conflict. May they find hospitality and welcome wherever they settle, and may they find strength and hope in You. Lord, hear our prayers.