Pray

Each month we pray for the impact of the people who are bringing life around the world through Lifewords projects and resources.

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Here's how you can be praying with us this July:

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Finding hope

Since 1888, Lifewords has been helping people all over the world encounter the Bible in ways that bring hope, dignity and transformation. Today, that work is at risk and we are facing the real possibility of having to shrink the organisation very dramatically. Please pray with us for the future of Lifewords:

• Give thanks that for 138 years we have shared more than one billion Scripture resources and produced resources in more than 1,000 languages.
• Praise God for how we have been able to help pioneer Bible engagement in over 250 previously unreached languages and served churches, communities and individuals in more than 50 core languages.
• Pray that we would be able to continue this vital work.
• Pray for Lifebringers, a growing movement of ordinary Christians sharing life, hope and faith in their everyday worlds.
• Pray that through resources, stories, partnerships and creative projects a new generation of people will bring the Bible to life in their communities, workplaces and relationships.
• Pray for our urgent action request to raise £150,000 – ask God to provide us with the funds we need through the generous gifts of others.
• Pray that as we come together in partnership and prayer our work can continue – and grow into something new.

Watch this message from Steve Bassett, Lifewords Creative Director, to find out more:

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Pray with us for … our Kenya hub

Lifewords Kenya uses Bible resources, the Choose Life programme, and RISE Bible clubs to reach out to young people in churches and high schools, to communities in urban and rural settings, to prison inmates, and to patients in hospitals.

• Give thanks for the successful distribution of Bible resources through partnerships in Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Pray that these relationships would continue to bear fruit.
• Give thanks for how Lifewords resources are being used to engage young people. In recent months, Choose Life has been launched in three primary schools; Bible Resources are being used in 27 primary schools in Kenya and Uganda; RISE Bible clubs were launched in 13 high schools in Kenya and Uganda; and 76 facilitators and teachers were equipped with practical skills to integrate Lifewords resources into their children’s ministries through partnership with our partner Spiritual Nurture.
• Pray that through strategic partnerships Lifewords can continue to invest in training, mentoring, and equipping local partners, facilitators, and church leaders to effectively use Bible resources and lead programmes within their communities

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Pray for the Lifebringers 

Rajesh’s story: Sharing faith in Stockholm

Our Global Bible Resources team distribute Lifewords materials to almost 70 countries across the world, in over 50 languages. They resource pastors in Chile, churches in Poland, and people like Rajesh and his friends in Sweden. Along with a team of others, Rajesh seeks to share his faith with his community in Stockholm: “A group of us often stand close to the train station in Stockholm, offering free coffee and snacks. Many people take a flyer on their way in, and once they’re on the train, they have time to sit and read.

“Lifewords resources have been very helpful. I’m so glad to see how God is using the organisation to touch people’s lives. Stockholm is a wonderfully multicultural city – we regularly meet people who don’t speak English or Swedish, so I make sure to share resources in many languages to ensure that language isn’t a barrier.”

Give thanks for Rajesh and his friends – for their commitment to bringing life to people in Stockholm. Give thanks that as they connect with others, they are building relationships and sharing their faith. Pray for Rajesh’s ministry, that it would grow and continue to bear fruit.

Read more about how Rajesh is bringing life on our blog.

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Could you spend some time praying for Lifewords yourself, in a small group, prayer triplet or as part of a church prayer meeting?

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