The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.”Luke 4:18 (KJV)

"Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved." —Acts 2:47 (KJV)

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

1. Thanksgiving prayers and Praise to God: Thank God for Rev Dr. Andrew Mkwaila and his family for choosing to obey God and serve in Liverpool, UK. Thank God for His grace that has brought him and his family this far in their missionary work. Thank God for new relationships and doors of ministry developing with neighbours and others and in the area where they live. Thank God for his sustaining hand and the provision of support through his people.

2. Praying for the Gospel Sharing/Witnessing and Gospel Impact; Pray that God would give them boldness and wisdom in sharing the faith. Pray that their outreach to university students would grow and have increasing impact. Pray that they would be able to recruit people that need Jesus into their Beyond success outreach program.

3. Praying for their Home Life: Amir is in a new school. Please pray with them that he will quickly develop friendships and that he will be able to be a witness for Jesus Christ to many of his peers. Amir has been on a waiting list for 12 months to see a doctor. Please pray for favor and a breakthrough with the health service. Pray that Dr Wezi will continue to flourish in the space that God has for her. Pray for the power of God to saturate Dr Andrew’s ongoing writing and mission’s leadership development ministry. Pray that doors that they have been believing God for, will open over the next two months but that all doors of distraction will be shut.

Pray for ICA Missions:

“So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.” – Acts 16:5

Pray for ICA church plants to thrive – Pray that the already planted churches will continue to grow in faith, unity, and numbers, becoming strong, mission-focused congregations that actively spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in both urban and rural areas.