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SATURDAY 6: Pray for those
receiving help with housing,
bedding and other essentials
from Hand of Help in Kurdistan
this winter. Many are refugees
who arrived in Erbil with
nothing.
SUNDAY 7: Pray for Christians
in Iraq who face regular
discrimination because of their
faith: in education, employment,
housing, custody of children and
other aspects of life. Pray for the
efforts of our partners who are
raising these challenges with
their governments.
AFGHANISTAN
MONDAY 8: Thank God for Pastor
Maia and his team in Brazil who
have welcomed more than 100
refugees who have been forced to
flee Afghanistan because of their
faith in Jesus.
TUESDAY 9: Thank God that the
Afghan refugees now living in
Brazil have been a tremendous
encouragement to the church
there.
WEDNESDAY 10: Pray that Afghan
Christians still arriving in Brazil
as refugees would integrate well
and grow as disciples of Jesus
Christ.
THURSDAY 11: Pray for 26 Afghans
who are part of regular telephone
classes in which they learn more
about the Christian faith. Several
are isolated and unable to have
fellowship with others.
FRIDAY 12: Pray for ‘Nasir’ and
‘Tasneem’ who work for a
Release International partner,
overseeing a radio ministry
that broadcasts hundreds of
gospel-centred programmes into
Afghanistan.
SATURDAY 13: Pray for ‘Jamal’
and ‘Rasa’ who work with
Afghans, following up inquiries
to radio programmes as
well as carrying out ongoing
discipleship training over the
telephone.
SUNDAY 14: Give thanks
for Release International
partners involved in the recent
completion of the revised Dari
New Testament alongside the
Afghan Pashto New Testament
and the Hazaragi New
Testament.
UKRAINE
MONDAY 15: Despite the
devastation and dangerous
conditions, our partners
are still active in ministry
throughout Ukraine. Pray for
their continued faithfulness
despite the persecution and
danger.
TUESDAY 16: ‘Anton’ is a pastor
in the Kharkiv region. His
family lives in Poland, but he
stayed in Ukraine to care for
his congregation and many
internally displaced people.
Pray for Anton and pastors like
him as they faithfully preach
the word of God and care for
others, despite being close to
the frontline.
WEDNESDAY 17: Pray that ‘Ilya’,
a deacon who remained in
Mariupol to look after the
remnant of his church, will
be able to comfort those who
are left and for boldness as
he continues to evangelise his
neighbours.
THURSDAY 18: Pastor ‘Bogdan’
is a team member of one of
our frontline partners and is
active on the Ukrainian-Russian
prayershield
border. His home was recently
destroyed by a Russian rocket.
He is well known for his ministry
and our partners suspect that his
house was deliberately targeted.
FRIDAY 19: Many evangelical
Christians remain in Poland.
Thank God for the Polish
churches that still help many
Ukrainian refugees, including
Nina, a widow, and her two
young sons. Nina’s husband was
killed in 2022 as he helped in
the evacuation of women and
children from the war zone.
SATURDAY 20: Pray for safety for
our partners as they distribute
winter supplies to fellowships
near the front line. Pray also for
these fellowships as they share
their goods and the gospel with
their neighbours.
SUNDAY 21: Our partners report
that as they have travelled
around Ukraine they have
witnessed a great openness for
the gospel and the light of Christ
shining from the churches. Pray
especially for believers in the
occupied areas; that they know
God’s presence as they live for
Christ in a hostile environment.
SYRIA
MONDAY 22: Pray for those still
caught up in the long-running
conflict in Syria and for God’s
protection upon them, especially
those who take great risks to
continue Christian ministry
within the country.
TUESDAY 23: Pray for our
partners who minister to Syrian
refugees in several neighbouring
countries, including Iraq,
Lebanon and Turkey, many of
whom face tough situations in