Prayer for Africa

By Mike McClaflin - Africa AGWM Regional Director

Father,

Give us the capacity to lift our eyes to look beyond the problems and challenges of Africa and see the opportunities before us in Jesus’ name. It is so easy to become totally focused on war, famine, pestilence, hunger, disease, HIV/AIDS, homeless children, child soldiers, the abused, the oppressed and the marginalized to the point that we are overwhelmed and can easily feel helpless. Again, Lord, lift our eyes to see the opportunities each crisis in Africa affords us.

Open doors for us and give us wisdom to know how to respond to Africa’s spiritual and human needs.

Give us compassion for the lost, for the hurting, for the poor, for those of other religious paths … for the great “whosoever” – the millions of souls in Africa.

Give us the resources to make a lasting, meaningful impact: spiritual, financial and human resources, O God. Without your strong hand we can do little. With it, we can do much. You are capable – in fact you promised – to fulfill our needs according to your divine capacity, limitless and unfathomable. Today you are calling and preparing men and women in a variety of places with a variety of giftings that can be a great blessing to your kingdom work in Africa. O God, may those you are leading to Africa hear and submit to your calling voice, becoming those divinely called human resources we so desperately need.

Bless the churches in Africa, Lord, our church leaders, every pastor, every believer. Solidify a partner relationship with them that will bring glory, growth and victory to your work.

Thank You, Father,

Amen

"50% of the world's population goes to bed hungry."
- Richard Foster, Freedom of Simplicity