August 2024 Women of Hope Prayer Calendar

August 2024

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In August, we are praying for East and Southern Africa! Please pray…

1. Victims of human trafficking often have difficulty trusting in their relationships. Lord, give helpers gentleness, patience and love as they work to build trust and confidence with victims. (Ps. 56:3)

2. Heavenly Father, we ask that you be with the girls in Zanzibar who are forcefully converted to Islam to gain employment. Help them stand firm in their faith. (Col. 1:23)

3. Poverty is common in Burundi as prices increase. Many families cannot even afford one meal each day causing them to beg in the streets for food. Lord, be their provider. (Ps. 23:1)

4. Amid drought, God, help local authorities and communities in Zimbabwe to harvest safe water for hospitals, schools, elderly homes and prisons. (Exod. 17:8)

5. Father, please provide the girls in the cities of Eswatini who are engaged in prostitution with better employment. Lead them into a better life with you as their guide. (Ps. 18:6)

6. Lord, may trust and peaceful communication develop between those in Somalia who follow Jesus and those who do not so that conflict may be avoided. (Heb. 12:14)

7. Lord, please bring gender-based violence in South Africa to an end. May churches be proactive in providing practical teaching and guidance so that hearts may be changed. (Ps. 121:7-8)

8. Thank you, Father, that women are coming to faith in Jesus Christ and growing in their relationship with God through the TWR Women of Hope ministry in Ethiopia. (Rom. 10:17)

9. Lord, breathe life into and restore marriages in Botswana where the divorce level is so high. Bring healing to those who have suffered divorce in their past. (Ps. 30:2)

10. God, please provide sewing machines for the refugee women in Tanzania so they may learn entrepreneurship skills. (Prov. 22:29)

11. Even in impoverished regions of Burundi, men often spend their small income on adulterous relationships, to the harm of their families. Change the hearts of these men, Lord! (Heb. 13:4)

12. Lord, raise God-fearing leaders in Zimbabwe who will shun corruption and work faithfully for better socio-economic and spiritual outcomes. (Exod. 18:21)

13. God, we pray that the culture in Eswatini that prevents women from holding leadership positions in the church would be changed. (Prov. 4:7)

14. Father, bring security and protection for the people of Somalia. Shield its civilians from the armed conflicts around them and bring peace to this nation. (Ps. 91:1-2)

15. Lord, we praise you for the many volunteers for TWR Women of Hope in South Africa, especially the prayer calendar translators. Please bring them a much-needed national coordinator. (Phil. 1:3)

16. God, give guidance and provision to the university graduates in Ethiopia who cannot find jobs. Grant wisdom and protection to those who leave the country to find employment. (Prov. 16:3)

17. Lord, we ask you to protect girls in Botswana from dependency on alcohol and drugs. Please deliver these children and help their families raise them. (Matt. 6:13)

18. Lord, please increase the number of radio stations that air the Women of Hope programs in Tanzania so that more women can find hope and healing in Jesus. (Rom. 15:13)

19. Father, we pray for peaceful 2025 elections in Burundi as unrest affects women and children in greater proportion. (Dan. 2:21)

20. Amid poverty and unemployment in Zimbabwe, God, may family providers abstain from rituals, prostitution and the sale of illicit substances to make a living. (Ps. 54:4)

21. Lord, bring cultural change in Somalia so that the practice of female genital mutilation will stop. Many women are suffering. (Ps. 5:11)

22. Father, send abundant rain to the drought-stricken parts of South Africa to relieve the poverty and food insecurity of the women there. (Zech. 10:1)

23. We praise you, Lord, for how you have brought healing and provision to the families of our TWR Women of Hope intercessors in Ethiopia. (Ps. 103:1-5)

24. Father, we ask for protection and comfort for the women in Tanzania who face being sexually abused in order to gain employment. (Ps. 91:14)

25. We pray, God, that women in Burundi will be trained in entrepreneurial skills so that they can begin a small business (Prov. 3:13)

26. Father, provide for the innocent people who are suffering from lack of food in the war zone of Ethiopia. (Ps. 40:17)

27. Although there is freedom of religion in Somalia, there are many restrictions that keep Christians from sharing their faith in Jesus. Lord, may your salvation message go forth. (Acts 4:29-31)

28. God, we pray for women in South Africa who are discouraged with life and suffering from depression. May they put their hope in Jesus. (Ps. 34:17)

29. God, please raise up volunteers and create new prayer groups for the TWR Women of Hope ministries in the Pemba and Zanzibar Islands and the Tanzania mainland. (Matt. 9:37-38)

30. Father, protect married women who are mistreated in Burundi communities. In marital conflict, even if the husband is the cause, the blame always falls on the woman. (Ps. 43:1)

31. Lord, deliver young people in Zimbabwe from substance abuse, theft, sexual immorality and identity crises. May they come to know you and be set free. (Col. 1:13)