And his name will be the hope of all the world.””

Matthew‬ ‭12‬:‭21‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith.”

2 Thessalonians‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭ESV‬‬

1.The re-conquest of Afghanistan by the Taliban in 2021 came as a shock to many. These events led to the suspension of humanitarian aid to the needy people of Afghanistan, the reintroduction of much harsher Islamic laws, the flight of 1.6 million Afghans from Taliban rule, the intensified persecution (and even manhunt) of Christians, and the emboldening of Islamist movements elsewhere against what they perceive as a weak and failing Western world. Pray that God will preserve the lives of Afghans so that they might hear the good news of Jesus.

2. Afghanistan is the world's most dangerous place for a child to be born. Infant mortality rate is among the world's highest. Many causes of death are preventable (diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery and pneumonia), but lack of health care and clean water (78% do not have regular access to clean water) causes many deaths. Pray for God to bring solutions when man’s wisdom has failed.

3. From 1966, a number of Christian relief and development agencies ministered to the blind, maimed, sick, deprived, illiterate and needy, in the name and Spirit of the Lord Jesus. Some ministering in Christ’s name were kidnapped, others martyred, and entire organisations fled or withdrew from Afghanistan – a sadly repeated tragedy for a country with so many needs. Pray for God to re-open this land so that Christians might once again bring help and hope to its people.