Weekly Prayer Update

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, December 13, 2025

 

NCM Christmas Project – Students in the Middle East

From December 1 through 25, we are praying for students at Nazarene Schools in the Middle East. Here are the first six prayers from this past week. Please join us in lifting up these vital ministries that provide quality education and spiritual support in a safe, nurturing environment.

  • Prayer for Healing — Father, we pray for healing for the children who have experienced trauma. May they feel your presence and know you are with them, bringing comfort and restoration. Amen.
  • Prayer for Spiritual Care — Lord, we ask for your guidance in the spiritual care provided at the schools. May each child come to know your love deeply and grow in faith as they experience your grace. Amen.
  • Prayer for Wisdom in Leadership — God, we pray for the school leaders that they may have wisdom and discernment in making decisions. Help them to lead with humility, vision, and a heart for serving others. Amen.
  • Prayer for Families — Lord, we lift up the families of the students attending the schools. Provide for their needs, encourage them in their struggles, and help them to know that you are with them through every challenge. Amen.
  • Prayer of Gratitude — Father, we thank you for your presence through all seasons. We thank you for moments of joy in homes and classrooms, the hopes and dreams of the students and families, and for your grace at work in every moment and in every place. Amen.
  • Prayer for Unity — Lord, we ask for unity within the school community. May the staff, students, and families work together in harmony, supporting one another in love and mutual respect. Amen.
  • Prayer for Financial Provision — God, we pray for the financial resources needed to sustain the schools’ programs. May you provide abundantly, so that the work of education, nutrition, and spiritual care can continue to bless the children. Amen.

Lord, hear our prayers.

Elevated Displacement in Mozambique

Conflict has intensified in northern Mozambique, leading to the displacement of close to 100,000 people. Families are exposed to grave danger when they flee, and many households report repeated displacements this year. Since the beginning of the conflict in 2017, more than 1.3 million people have been forced to flee their homes to escape violence. The lack of safe travel routes leaves women and children especially vulnerable to abuse.

Most displaced people arrive in makeshift shelters or open-air sites without access to food, hygiene supplies, medical care, or other essential services. Host communities struggle to adapt to large influxes of refugees due to their own insecurities and lack of resources.

The Church of the Nazarene is active in Mozambique. A total of 11 child development centers provide care for children through the ministry of local churches. These centers ensure that children grow up with nutritional support, academic guidance, and spiritual care. Nazarene church leaders report that local churches are encountering people fleeing violence and are observing high humanitarian needs among this population. Assessments and planning are underway for future compassionate projects that could address these higher needs.

Lord, we pray for vulnerable people in Mozambique who are suffering from the effects of violence and conflict. We know the trauma inherent in displacement is rampant, and the humanitarian needs that displaced people experience elevate stress and impact health. Help these newly displaced families. Provide avenues of aid and assistance. Bring a lasting peace to Mozambique. Lord, hear our prayers.

Giving Praise for Bolivian Medical Brigade

Nazarenes in Bolivia are using mobile medical clinics as a way to reach rural communities. So far, this project has reached approximately 3,000 people, including 602 medical patients, 166 dental patients, and their family members. In addition to tests, exams, and treatments, practitioners offer health education to women to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates. When a patient has a complicated need, referrals to higher-level care are offered. Local churches are promoting the clinics and providing space for patients to receive care, along with refreshments and volunteers.

Lord, we thank you for the care that patients in rural locations are receiving through this Bolivian ministry. We pray for those who are ill and those who need higher-level care. We pray for their ultimate healing. Through this ministry, may each patient know that they are seen and loved by you. Lord, hear our prayers.