International Prayer Focus

Pray for Japan Territory

Praise:

• Praise God for a successful launch of 525 Campaign – Together We Enter the Gates of The Lord!, a territorial prayer initiative with accompanying devotion guidebook, as we believe there will be 5 cadets in 2025!

Prayer for the territory:

• The territorial theme for 2024 is Generation to Generation based on Psalm 145:4-5 (NIV). Please pray that the spiritual legacy of previous generations of Salvationists will continue to be built upon, expressed in creative and innovative ways to future generations.
• Please pray for the executive officers’ councils. This year, the first session was held in June and another session will take place in October. Please pray for the territorial leadership team as they lead and guide these important gatherings.
• Please pray for all corps and social centres located throughout the territory. Pray for all mission expression leaders and their teams; pray also for those who are recipients of their ministry.

Prayer for Salvation Army Emergency Services (SAES):

• Please pray for the SAES teams that have been supporting local churches and serving community members on the Noto Peninsula following an earthquake on 1 January this year.
• Please pray for the team leaders and volunteers as they provide ongoing emergency assistance in this way. Pray that the connections made between local churches and community members will continue to grow and deepen.

Prayer for Obihiro Corps (Hokkaido Division) and corps officers Lieutenants Kiyoshi and Mitsuyo Higuchi:

• Please pray that parents and children who are isolated in the area or who are worried about raising children can come to Obihiro Corps’ Family Song programme and that they might encounter God's love through this important ministry.
• Please pray that the Obihiro Corps will be able to begin further work in the community.

Prayer for the officer training college and training principal Major Daniel Templeman Twells:

• Please pray for a positive response throughout the 525 Campaign (May 2024 – March 2025), that people will respond to God’s calling upon their lives and offer themselves for officer training in the 2025 academic year.
• Please pray for the staff of the officer training college as they prepare in faith to receive officer cadets for training and explore new ways of providing theological education and spiritual life development opportunities for all people throughout the territory in the years ahead.

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Pray for Tanzania Territory

• Pray for the Womens Ministries Department. Pray for more spiritual inspiration as they look at enhancing support for young girls in Tanzania, particularly those who need special attention due to being trafficked, living with HIV/AIDS etc.
• Pray for the Womens Ministries dormitory project. After realising that girls are struggling to find safe places to stay, especially those in universities, the Womens Ministries Department have initiated a dormitory project, which will accommodate 40 students. The aim is to accommodate up to 100 students. Pray that the project be expanded to cater for the need.
• Pray for the Youth Department and our young people. Pray that as they grow, their love for God and for the church will grow too. Pray that they will dedicate their lives to serving others and serving the Lord in the ministry they are called to.
• Pray for the country of Tanzania as it prepares for local government elections in October 2024. Pray for peace and smooth elections.
• Pray for cadets of the Defenders of Justice Session as they prepare for their July field campaign. Pray for their safe journey and the spiritual harvest.

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Pray for Latin America North Territory

Praise:

• We praise the Lord for the Territorial Institute of Music and Art event that took place in July.
• We praise him for successful fundraising projects supported by the territory and in collaboration with SAWSO.
• We thank the Lord for the inauguration of a Salvation Army Christian School in the Dominican Republic and the opening of the Children's Dining Room in Venezuela.
• We praise the Lord for the women’s camps and meetings that have been carried out by Women's Ministries.
• We thank the Lord for the cadets who are preparing to be officers of The Salvation Army.
• We praise the Lord for the successful launch of the International Financial and Accounting Standards system.

Prayer requests:

• Pray for the officers and leaders of the territory, that they may feel joy, strength and encouragement in their ministry and personal life.
• Pray for healing for those officers whose health is affected.
• Pray for the officers who have a change of appointment, that they have a smooth transition and blossom in their new places of ministry.
• We yearn for soldiers to be sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit and respond to the call to serve full-time as officers.
• Pray for new initiatives and resources for the sustainability of the mission throughout our territory.

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Pray for Eastern Europe Territory

Praise:

• Praise God for the recent Leadership School facilitated for the second year by the Training Principal and Candidates Secretary. We praise God that he is stirring people to explore spiritual leadership within their own corps and within the territory.
• We thank God for the eight cadets who are preparing to enter the Keepers of the Covenant Session in September
• We praise God for the many commitments made at the recent 30th Anniversary celebrations in Moldova. God is continuing to bless our ministry in Moldova.
• We thank God for his continued protection and sustaining grace over our officers in Ukraine. They continue to serve enthusiastically in difficult circumstances.

Prayer Requests:

• Pray for Training Principal Major Adrian Roman, the tutors at the Institute for Officer Training, the cadets and the cadets’ training officers as they prepare for the commencing of the Keepers of the Covenant Session in September.
• Pray for the summer camps that will be happening throughout the territory, that the young people and children will come into a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
• Pray for the Romania Division as they continue to celebrate 25 years of service. We thank God for their faithfulness. Pray especially for the celebrations planned at the end of August. May this time be uplifting and a turning point for the ministry in Romania.
• Pray for the war in Ukraine to cease. Too many lives have been lost on both sides! Pray that we will make wise choices when peace comes so that The Salvation Army will be well placed to help support families build their lives back together once again.

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