Prayer Updates

Join with us in prayer for current events and emergencies around the world.

Ethiopia

In recent days conflict has resumed in northern Ethiopia. There were reports of fighting in the city of Mekele and across Afar. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Ethiopian National Defence Forces had held a fragile peace since their 2022 agreement to end hostilities. However, recent tensions have escalated, and TPLF has formed an alliance with other groups.

Please join us to pray for a return to peace across the whole of Ethiopia.

Pray that innocent civilians will be protected from harm, and there where not be mass displacement. For anyone who has fled their homes, pray they would have the food, water, and shelter they need until they can return.

Pray for political leaders across the horn of Africa. Pray there would be peace-makers who will help bring peace within Ethiopia and stability to the wider region.

We are in regular communication with our staff and our partners. They remain safe, but please pray that they will know the tangible peace of the Lord as they go about their work.

Pray that all people in Ethiopia and beyond, will experience the flourishing life God intends as he continues to reconcile all things to himself. 

May your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Nepal Glacial Collapse

On August 26, a massive collapse of ice, rock and debris surged into a mountain river along the border of Nepal and Tibet.

The floods surged through the river basin destroying villages, sweeping away homes, schools, roads, bridges, and infrastructure, leaving many communities cut off from help. 

Over 1,300 are confirmed dead, but over 6,000 remain missing or unaccounted for.  More than 84,200 were directly impacted, including 32,000 children.



We are hearing more stories from people who watched as the homes were washed away, and loved ones swept away in an instant.

 
Join us in Prayer: 

• Please continue to pray for the people impacted by this disaster.
• Please pray for all those attempting to get aid to the most difficult to reach places.
• Please pray for the local partners who have been working tirelessly for the last few weeks trying to get food, hygiene, and medical assistance to those who are now homeless or living in makeshift accommodation.
• Please pray for the vulnerable children who lost family members, and whose lives have been turned upside down by this disaster.
• Please pray for the local churches who come alongside community organisations to help meet the needs of others.

Ebola Outbreak

In May an outbreak of Ebola was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This strain of the Ebola virus is different from the strains have affected people in the past and this strain has no cure – and a 50% mortality rate.

Our sister organisation, Tearfund (UK), has a team in DRC that is working with local churches and community leaders to reduce the spread of this contagious disease by providing hygiene supplies and accurate information.

 Join us in Prayer: 

Pray for all the people who are infected and those who have lost loved ones to this disease.

Pray that fear and suspicion will not take root among the communities.

Pray that Tearfund staff and others can effectively communicate the facts about the disease in ways that people can understand and take appropriate action.

Conflict Related Humanitarian Crises 

There are many tragic, heart-breaking crises affecting millions of people around the world. Tearfund Ireland works with local partners in some of the regions, but not all. However, we continue to pray for God’s intervention to bring an end to the violence, protection for people, and for peace-filled, flourishing communities that are free from poverty and injustice.

Many of these conflicts are not in our news headlines. All of them are having devastating impacts on the lives of people, who are forced to endure injury, hunger, displacement, violence and abuse, and fear and trauma.

Join us in Prayer: 

Pray that those in positions of power who make decisions to begin, continue, or escalate conflict will have a change of heart.

Pray for peace-makers who will find creative solutions to end conflict.

Pray that people who are suffering because of these conflicts will receive the appropriate aid, assistance, and support.

Pray for all the organisations who are providing humanitarian aid – that they will have the funds necessary to help meet the needs, the staff will be kept safe in the delivery of aid, and the staff will have the endurance and hope to persevere in their work.

Our Father in heaven, holy is your name. 

Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.



Give us today, our daily bread;

Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who have sinned against us.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil;

For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.

Amen.  

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