Prayer Wall
“Heaven is full of answers to prayers, just waiting to be prayed.”
Archived Requests and Answered Prayers in 2021
Prayer Request
Kenya • December 2021
Would you please let's pray for our FGCK Lodwar partner Bishop, Rev. Joseph Muya? He has been in and out of hospital since the beginning of November. Let's pray for the Lord's Healing and quick recovery upon His servant in the Might name of Jesus Christ.
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Haiti • December 2021
Would you please pray to God for the Bright Hope team in Haiti, especially Destenor and Caleb, for protection and wisdom during our community field trips?
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Haiti • December 2021
Please pray to God for peace, security, and good governance in Haiti.
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Bolivia • December 2021
Our two hydroponic farms are going through a leadership change and new production strategies. Pray for God's wisdom to be with the leaders of Hossana and Llevando Vida in decision-making for 2022.
Prayer Request
Kenya • December 2021
Please pray for Turkana County. Drought and famine have taken root, affecting residents since there has been no rainfall for the past six months. Even herding goats has become a considerable challenge. Be blessed as we pray together, amen.
Prayer Request
Uganda • December 2021
Would you please pray for pastor Timothy Kisakye of Namasujju community church? He was diagnosed with a liver problem and is currently undergoing treatment and medication. Pray for healing and funds to cover hospital bills.
Praise Report
Haiti • December 2021
Praise God for healing Joseph Samson, who was suffering from typhoid. He is the President of the Development Committee of the partner church of Cardinot. .
Prayer Request
Zambia • December 2021
Charles and Peter will be distributing the seeds for this year's Level-1 loans. We are a bit nervous as our rains are late this year. Please pray for a good growing season in the coming six months.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • December 2021
Let us pray for Juanita Sanchez, a young woman in Oruro who leads the children's After School Program at the church Jesus es el Señor. She must defend her grade project this month to become a kindergarten teacher. May God guide her in the final stage of her studies!
Prayer Request
Kenya • December 2021
As we approach a festive season, pray for provision for the families supported by Bright Hope. Pray also for safety on our roads as Christmas approaches, as there will be more traveling during this month.
Prayer Request
Uganda • December 2021
Please pray for all children in Uganda who have been home while schools were on lockdown. Pray for them to have a steady resuming of schools in January next year and that there will not be any more lockdowns.
Prayer Request
Haiti • December 2021
Please pray for our partner church in Juchereau. They are currently going through a difficult time due to the death of a member of their central committee.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • December 2021
Three hundred children from Catavi are participating with great enthusiasm in the church Dios es Amor's activities weekly. Pray that the church can build more classrooms to support this significant growth.
Praise Report
Zambia • December 2021
Our preschool graduates next week. We thank God that only a few weeks were lost in the school year due to Covid-19. Pray for our volunteer teachers who commit so much of their time to the work of teaching the Islands children that they will get a restful break over Christmas and be ready for a new year in January.
Prayer Request
Kenya • December 2021
Please pray for the Natoot farm project and the farmers at large, that the Lord may bless the project's great goals and objectives to grow and help eradicate poverty in Turkana County, lets also pray that the Lord may increase the urge of farmers to succeed in farming.
Prayer Request
Uganda • December 2021
Please continue praying for the community of Oyam, where domestic violence is still persistent, which usually worsens during festive seasons when many men drink a lot and abuse their children and wives.
Praise Report
Haiti • December 2021
Praise God for healing Dindin, who was suffering from typhoid and malaria. He is the coordinator of the Development Committee of the partner church of Ferrier.
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Bolivia • December 2021
The rainy season begins in all of Bolivia in December, so we ask you to pray so that allied churches and families are protected from any damage caused by heavy rains, both to their infrastructure and to people's health.
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Zambia • December 2021
Continue to pray for our new Church Committee on Mbabala Island. Last month, they had an election that led to a new team being elected to the top positions. They have a lot to manage over on the Island, but we believe they could begin to grow their programs financially with the correct leadership.
Prayer Request
Kenya • December 2021
Would you please pray for high school students in Kenya? There has been unrest among students, particularly those in boarding schools leading to the torching of schools: 1. Pray that the Lord brings peace to our children and in our schools. 2. Pray that teachers and other school staff have wisdom on handling students' issues. 3. Pray that students will find constructive ways of dealing with their frustrations.
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Uganda • December 2021
Pray for Pastor Geoffrey Omara from Katunda church as he prepares for cataract surgery on his eye, which is scheduled for next week. Let us pray that the Lord offers total healing and provides funds for the hospital.
Prayer Request
Kenya • November 2021
Please pray for Victor, who is Bright Hope’s project coordinator in Turkana, high school son Dan Simiyu. Dan was diagnosed with H pylori earlier in September and has been missing classes due to his medication. Please pray that the Lord heals him.
Prayer Request
Haiti • November 2021
Please pray to God for peace as there has been a significant rise in kidnapping and country-wide insecurity in Haiti. Please pray for protection.
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Zambia • November 2021
Pray for the Church Committee on Mbabala Island who had their general election on October 28th. The current chairperson who has served for 10 years will be stepping down leaving a vacancy to fill in that top post. We are hopeful that whoever ends up as the new Chair will bring new enthusiasm and vision to the Church’s work on the Island.
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Uganda • November 2021
Pray for the community of Namasujju (Luwero) which was recently hit by a storm that destroyed people's gardens. Please pray that the Lord may restore their gardens and that they may have a good harvest because their lives are dependent on their agriculture yield.
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Kenya • November 2021
Please pray for our Partner churches in Turkana as they create new positions within the ministry. Pray that the church will continue to enjoy peace and unity that have prevailed over many years and no evil spirit will cause division in the church.
Prayer Request
Haiti • November 2021
Currently, the prices of products in the market are very expensive in Haiti. The lack of fuel affects almost everything (businesses, commerce, communication systems, etc.) which makes the cost of living more critical. Please pray to God to alleviate the economic crisis in Haiti.
Prayer Request
Zambia • November 2021
Foot and mouth disease has moved into our area and is infecting cattle and pigs. Please pray that none of our farmers lose livestock as a result. Kalasa Mukosa has already reported that several local pigs have died off. Thankfully, at this current date, all our CFA pig units have remained disease-free.
Prayer Request
Uganda • November 2021
Pray for churches in Uganda as they embark on reconvening people for church. After a long time of church lockdowns, many have decided they don’t see a need for the church and have lost their faith. Please pray that the people's spirits are brought back to the Lord.
Prayer Request
Kenya • November 2021
Please pray for the Spotlight Academy, one of the schools that are run by Lodwar town partner church. Unfortunately, they experienced a significant drop in student admissions during the reopening of their second term. Please pray for the school’s management and a financial breakthrough. Be blessed as we pray.
Praise Report
Haiti • November 2021
Please thank God for the recovery of Bright Hope’s committee members in our partner churches who had suffered from typhoid fever these last two weeks.
Prayer Request
Zambia • November 2021
Over the last month, Ivor Mansa, who manages our Childhood reconstructive surgery program, has had 3 children down at the CURE hospital receiving specialized surgery for extreme burns. All 3 are now back home and recovering from their operations. Chabu, who is 10, is one of the cases I am most concerned about. Chabu's burns were so bad that he lost movement in his right arm and hand. Please pray that the children will recover, gain mobility in their limbs, and be free from secondary infections.
Prayer Request
Uganda • November 2021
Please pray for children in Uganda, especially the girls, whose chances of returning to school are dwindling. Due to the school lockdowns, many parents in rural areas like Oyam and Bugiri are forcing their daughters into early marriages because of the lack of opportunities that come with not being able to attend school. Let us pray that the schools will reopen soon and that the parents will be able to send their daughters to receive an education.
Prayer Request
Kenya • November 2021
Please pray for our FGCK partner churches in Lodwar and Lokichar as they are experiencing hardships from the severe drought in Turkana County. Pray that the Lord will provide food and water for His people in Jesus's Name.
Prayer Request
Haiti • November 2021
Please pray to God for our current church partners in Haiti. Thankfully, they aren’t as affected as Cap-Haitian and Port-au-Prince by the current crises. However, continue to keep them in your prayers that they receive protection and good health.
Prayer Request
Uganda • November 2021
Please pray for peace in Uganda as the country is experiencing numerous terror threats. A few weeks ago, a bomb went off in one of the suburbs of Kampala killing at least two people.
Praise Report
Zambia • November 2021
Please pray for Mr. Luba, one of our Church leaders on Mbabala Island. Luba has been sent out by his Church on Mbabala Island as part of a team from Samfya to help evangelize and plant churches in the Northernmost part of Zambia, near the Tanzania border. They are working in an active Muslim area. We are so encouraged that Mbabala is commissioning and sending out missionaries. Continue to pray for Luba as he is considering moving to one of the new Church plants for 6 months next year to help grow the leadership team.
Prayer Request
Kenya • November 2021
Please pray that the Lord provides the farmers at Natoot with a farm assistant who has a heart of servanthood. The farmers have been operating without someone to assist them technically for over two months.
Prayer Request
Haiti • November 2021
Please pray that the Lord would allow a way for the state authorities to gain better control of the socio-economic and political crisis in Haiti. Along with that, pray that a solution will come to the fuel crisis in the country.
Prayer Request
Kenya • October 2021
Pray for Rose, a teacher in Kariobangi Outreach school. Rose's mother was unwell and passed on less than a week ago, pray for comfort and peace for their entire family.
Prayer Request
Haiti • October 2021
Please pray to God for Bright Hope's staff in Haiti that they have wisdom, good health, and protection when we go to the field.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • October 2021
On October 13, training begins for volunteer teams from partner churches, specifically those who work with children. Pray that church members will hear God's voice calling them to service and respond to this call.
Prayer Request
Kenya • October 2021
Continue to pray for the protection of all the families from Covid-19. Pray for the comfort of those who are bereaved and healing for those who are sick with COVID.
Prayer Request
Haiti • October 2021
Please pray to God for a better policy regarding the distribution and availability of fuel at the gas stations in Haiti.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • October 2021
Let us pray for Eliana, the daughter of Miguel Blanco, the coordinator of Bright Hope in Sucre. She is 5 months pregnant but has been hospitalized for gallbladder problems, which puts her pregnancy at risk.
Praise Report
Kenya • October 2021
Praise God as the first school that was started through MCO is celebrating the renovation of most of its classrooms. They now have electricity, which has enabled them to start a new computer learning program for the children at the school.
Prayer Request
Haiti • October 2021
Please pray for the president of the Partner Church Development Committee who is currently receiving treatment for malaria and typhoid.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • October 2021
Let us pray for Maria Argote, from Riberalta. She needs more volunteers at her church to work with the children. This season specifically where most of the people from her community members migrate to work harvesting sugar cane and almonds.
Prayer Request
Kenya • October 2021
Pray for Rebecca, one of the staff who works in the outreach community center kitchen. Rebecca lost two of her brothers within one month. Pray that the Lord will comfort her and their entire family during this time of grief. Pray that God will provide for all that is needed as the family plans for another burial.
Prayer Request
Haiti • October 2021
Please pray for one of our partner churches as they inaugurate two irrigation systems for more than 8 farmers in the community.
Praise Report
Bolivia • October 2021
We want to thank God for the 84 pastors and leaders of allied churches who have completed the "Healthy Church" virtual training. We are very happy for the dedication, commitment, and effort of each of the participants who persevered to the end.
Prayer Request
Kenya • October 2021
The MCO schools are experiencing challenges with their finances, especially when it comes to supporting the teacher’s salaries. Please pray that the Lord will grant a lasting solution for the sustainability of the schools and a way to support the teachers.
Prayer Request
Haiti • October 2021
Please pray for the end of kidnapping and gang violence in Haiti. There is a desperate need for peace and stability, especially in the Western part of Haiti. More than 16 people were recently kidnapped in a span of one week from Port-au-Prince.
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Bolivia • October 2021
Please pray for Luz, a beneficiary of El Alto. She fell from the 1st floor of her house and as a result, has two fractures and several bruises. Let us pray for a speedy recovery.
Prayer Request
Zambia • September 2021
Pray for John Kapasa from Mwewa. John is one of our CFA farmers and a leader in the Bible School's extension program in the Mwewa area. Last week, John's 13-year-old daughter had an epileptic fit while she was playing in a small river - her friends were too afraid to help her, and she drowned. This will be challenging time for the family. Pray for peace and comfort during this time.
Prayer Request
Kenya • September 2021
Please pray for Natoot farm and for the farmers to have a continue to grow in their teamwork. Pray that they continue working hard and that there would be a good yield.
Prayer Request
Uganda • September 2021
Please continue to pray for the community in Oyam that is experiencing an extreme dry season. While the rest of the country has been receiving rain, Oyam remains very hot and dry into the planting season. Many people have lost the seeds which they planted in the hope that rain would come soon. Pray that the Lord sends rain soon in order to avert a possible drought in Oyam.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • September 2021
The Riberalta churches will be developing different evangelistic and community outreach activities in September. Pray that it will be a month in which many will receive Christ into their lives as a result of the efforts of these churches.
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Haiti • September 2021
Please pray for one of the plow operators from the community, who is part of a Bright Hope partner church and is sick. Pray also for the development committee as they work to find a replacement.
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Zambia • September 2021
Pray for the new community of Mabo Kunda - they will be starting their biblical training next month. However, we do still have one church in the village that is reluctant to join the network of Churches. Please pray that they will come on board before the trainings start.
Prayer Request
Kenya • September 2021
Please pray for protection of the different communities where we give rabbits to children. There has been an increase in rabbit theft by unknown people during the night. We ask for prayer that our church partners in Ninja and Luwero would be able to find a solution by working with the local leadership.
Prayer Request
Uganda • September 2021
Please pray for protection of the different communities where we give rabbits to children. There has been an increase in rabbit theft by unknown people during the night. We ask for prayer that our church partners in Ninja and Luwero would be able to find a solution by working with the local leadership.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • September 2021
In Bolivia, there are many Bright Hope partner churches working to support children in poor areas to implement a new strategy to reach the families of these children. Pray that these families will open their doors and hearts to this effort.
Prayer Request
Haiti • September 2021
Please pray for the safety, health, and protection of each of our seven partner churches.
Praise Report
Zambia • September 2021
Praise God that the maize harvest in Zambia has been another plentiful harvest this year. With increasing instability in the climate, we are grateful for a good rainy season.
Prayer Request
Kenya • September 2021
Please pray for our partner churches in Turkana. There has been a change in the leadership within the local church assemblies. Please let us pray that the changes will create harmony and spiritual growth to the body of Christ.
Prayer Request
Uganda • September 2021
Pray for Abiru Paul, a 13-year-old who received rabbits who was doing well until his mother chased him from home after a misunderstanding. Paul had raised at least 30 rabbits, but only four are accounted for now and the family has declined to explain what happened to the other rabbits. His father sent him to stay with his grandmother and he is now working to build a new rabbit hutch there and transfer the rabbits for a fresh start.
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Bolivia • September 2021
Pray for the bakery of the Church in Oruro. For three years the business has grown, and they are now looking for opportunities to expand. May the Lord guide them and pour out His favor on them.
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Haiti • September 2021
Please pray for our country in the aftermath of the earthquake, especially for the people from Les Cayes and Jeremy who were strongly affected.
Praise Report
Zambia • September 2021
Praise God that Zambia has had a mostly peaceful election and transition of power. Pray for the new administration that they would continue to uphold Zambia as a Christian nation and not give into the pressures from the West to liberalize the Zambian culture.
Prayer Request
Kenya • September 2021
Please pray for Pastor Peter Esinyen, who pastors the church in Natoot farm. Pastor Esinyen is currently struggling with his knee, which was caused from an accident that happened many years ago. He is having a difficult time moving his knees, which is becoming a problem because his family depends on him to provide. Please pray for his permanent healing and that he would be able to serve God’s people to the best of his ability.
Praise Report
Uganda • September 2021
Thank you for praying for the community of Buikwe that has been experiencing a lot of domestic violence issues. The Lord has been working through the church and local leaders to continue to educate communities about the dangers of domestic violence, and cases have significantly declined.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • September 2021
Winter has worsened in Oruro and El Alto, and there has been a lot of rain, wind, and snowfall. The weather directly affects the health of children and increases the risk of contracting COVID. Pray that everyone remains healthy.
Prayer Request
Haiti • September 2021
Please pray for the president of the development committee at a partner church, who is sick. May God heal him soon.
Prayer Request
Zambia • August 2021
Please pray for Zambia as we lost our founding president. Pray that all the funeral arrangements will be peaceful and respectful. We are also in need of prayer as we are also getting hit hard by a spike in Covid infections.
Praise Report
Kenya • August 2021
Thank God with us for a successful re-opening of schools and please pray that the new school year will run smoothly. Please also pray that the staff and children will be well provided for during this school year.
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Haiti • August 2021
Please pray that God would continue to keep our partner churches safe and protected against Covid-19 while they are applying the different safety measures and respecting the practices put in place.
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Uganda • August 2021
Please pray for the communities of Oyam and Buikwe, where domestic violence is on the rise, especially during the COVID-19 crisis with the resulting lockdowns. Many families have been broken and children left without care. Please pray that the Lord would intervene and give couples better ways of solving domestic problems and maintaining harmony.
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Zambia • August 2021
Pray for Teddy Machimu. who is an elder of one of our churches in Kalasa Mukosa. He lost a nephew last week to Covid-19 and much of his family is now infected with Covid as well.
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Haiti • August 2021
Please pray for one of our dear partner church pastors as he is grieving the loss of his mother-in-law, whose funeral will take place tomorrow.
Prayer Request
Kenya • August 2021
Kenya is currently experiencing the 4th wave of Covid-19 which has hit hard, with hospitals being overwhelmed. Please pray that the Lord will heal those who are sick and protect those who are not from getting the virus
Praise Report
Bolivia • August 2021
As the Bright Hope team in Uganda, we want to thank the lord for the partial lifting of the 42-day lockdown that has hindered us from traveling to communities, where we work and support churches in the fight against extreme poverty. We can now travel across districts, but we still need your prayers so that we can end this Corona virus invasion for good and resume normal operations.
Prayer Request
Haiti • August 2021
Please pray to the Lord for Bright Hope's team in Haiti to continue to give us his protection, guidance, and wisdom.
Praise Report
Kenya • August 2021
The MCO school Administrator, Mr. Rodgers Ade, was unwell for a time and is now feeling better. Thank God for his healing and please entrust him to God for his continued health.
Prayer Request
Haiti • August 2021
Please pray to God for calmness, security, and peace in Haiti.
Praise Report
Uganda • August 2021
Join us in thanking the Lord for the seven candidates for the Primary Nimaro Education Centre in Oyam supported by Bright Hope. They were able to pass their primary exams and, as a result, they are now qualified to join the Secondary School as soon as the COVID-19 lockdown for the schools is lifted.
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Haiti • August 2021
Please pray for Nick, a member of the development committee of our partner church, who lost his brother-in-law last week.
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Kenya • August 2021
Pray for all the parents as their children return to school. Please pray that the Lord will provide for them so that they can support their children by paying the parents’ contribution of the school fees.
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Uganda • August 2021
Please pray for Celina, a grandmother from the community of Bugiri, who is suffering from severe diabetes. Pray that the Lord may stabilize her blood sugar and enable her to continue taking care of her grandchildren.
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Kenya • August 2021
The MCO schools have been trusting God to increase the enrolment in the schools. Pray that God will give them wisdom on how to do this. Pray also for us as we support the school team to have wisdom.
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Uganda • August 2021
Please pray for Celina, a grandmother from the community of Bugiri, who is suffering from severe diabetes. Pray that the Lord may stabilize her blood sugar and enable her to continue taking care of her grandchildren.
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Bolivia • July 2021
Let us pray for the church in Oruro. Marco Moreira, the pastor, along with several members of the leadership team that are working with Bright Hope have COVID. Let us ask the Lord for the speedy recovery of these brothers.
Praise Report
Kenya • July 2021
Please, give praise to God for the continued love he has shown to our farmers. Nancy Asinyen, one of our Natoot farmers, was chosen to attend a one-week training workshop in Baringo County. Nancy was able to represent all the farmers in Turkana County.
Prayer Request
Kenya • July 2021
There has been an upsurge of cases of children being abducted in Kenya. Please pray that the perpetrators will be brought to justice and that God will restrain this evil. Similarly, there have been many cases of young people being lured by online abusers who prey on young unsuspecting people. Pray for the protection and safeguarding of our children.
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Uganda • July 2021
Communities in Uganda are suffering because of the low purchasing power. This is caused by the country-wide lockdown due to the increased number of COVID infections. Many are losing their garden produce as most of it is going to waste because they are not able to travel to sell. Please pray that the situation may return to normal, and that people's livelihoods will be restored.
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Haiti • July 2021
Please pray for the 18 community members from our partner churches who have graduated from the School of Computer Science in Office Computer (DHCT) in late June.
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Bolivia • July 2021
The church in El Alto wants to buy 1000 square meters of land to construct an extension to their building, along with a new children's support center. Pray that their pastors have God's favor to find the best land and that they can negotiate a good price.
Prayer Request
Kenya • July 2021
Please, pray for Daniel Lobolia, a student from the Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology, for stepping in to support the Natoot farmers for two weeks. He has temporarily stepped in for Joseph Mulongo, the Farm Manager, as he was off duty following the death of his daughter.
Praise Report
Kenya • July 2021
Please, give thanksgiving and praise to the Lord for the great improvement we are experiencing at the Natoot farm after acquiring a generator. This is assisting the farmers in pumping water for their crops.
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Uganda • July 2021
Bright Hope partner churches in Luwero, Buikwe, and Jinja have started a church piggery project. They hope that this will help support other church programs as well as create a tangible way to reach out to the community. Please pray that the Lord may give them success and protect their herds, to multiply, and serve their purpose.
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Haiti • July 2021
Pray for Haiti, which is now entering into a period of cyclones and bad weather. Currently, a level of Red Vigilance (ie Risk of impacts of high to violent intensities) is announced in the country. Especially on the South-East, the West, the Nippes, the South, and Grande-Anse.
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Bolivia • July 2021
Starting in July, the allied churches of Bright Hope in Bolivia will conduct activities aimed at the families of the beneficiary children in the communities. Their goal is to both share the gospel and create a comprehensive education proposal. Let us pray that the parents of the children would have open hearts to the proposal.
Prayer Request
Kenya • July 2021
Fourth and Eighth graders have been on a break from school for the last 3 months. As they plan to resume school in the last week of July, pray that the Lord will provide for their school fees. Pray also that the Lord will continue to keep them from negative peer pressure and to give them wisdom.
Praise Report
Uganda • July 2021
Bright Hope's team in Uganda would like to thank God for his protection. Although we are still traveling and working to implement our projects, the Lord has protected all of us from contracting COVID and getting severely sick.
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Haiti • July 2021
Please pray for the 63 community members from our partner churches in Haiti who graduated last month from Bright Hope's ABCD (community development), leadership, project and reporting writing techniques, workshop.
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Haiti • July 2021
Please pray for the 7 partner church communities that had more than 500 people receive last month's Awareness & Prevention training against Covid.
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Bolivia • July 2021
The third wave of the coronavirus has caused fear in many pastors. Let us pray that all the pastors can live the reality of the Word: God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and self-control.
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Kenya • July 2021
There has been an upsurge in Covid cases, especially in the western part of our county. Please pray that God will preserve the lives of many people and that they will experience healing.
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Uganda • July 2021
One of the former Bright Hope partners in Mukono District, Uganda lost their pastor to COVID, Pastor Isiko David. Please pray that the lord may console his family and his entire Church.
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Kenya • June 2021
Please pray for the teachers and staff in the MCO schools. Pray that the Lord will continue to encourage their hearts and renew their vision, even as they work in extremely difficult circumstances. Pray also that the Lord will provide immeasurably more for all their needs as they work with children living in poverty.
Praise Report
Zambia • June 2021
We had requested prayer that Tracy, one of our BH staff members in Zambia, would be able to get her husband transferred from Lusaka up to Samfya. Last week Hope, Tracy's Husband, received his transfer papers and will be starting his new teaching job in Samfya in June. After a year of marriage, they are now able to finally start living together.
Praise Report
Bolivia • June 2021
We want to thank the goodness of God for the churches of El Alto. It has been 3 months in which no pastors or members of the partner churches fell ill with COVID. Let's praise the Lord for it!
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Haiti • June 2021
Please, pray for our new partner church who is going through sad and painful times because of the death of two dear members last week. May God bring the church members and the families of those who passed comfort and strength during these times.
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Kenya • June 2021
The MCO schools have been struggling financially with perpetual delays in the payment of salaries. Pray for the MCO schools that God will give them the wisdom to create sustainable programs. Pray that they will handle their finances wisely and be able to pay their staff and teachers on time.
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Zambia • June 2021
Continue to pray for Zambia as we approach our general elections in August. The parties have already begun to campaign, which usually involves hiring gangs of youth who pile into the backs of pickups running around intimidating the opposition.
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Bolivia • June 2021
In June, Pastors Eduardo and Silvia Moreira, from the church in the city of Sucre, will inaugurate the guinea pig rabbit farm that they have built with the support of Bright Hope. Let us pray that the Lord will bless this endeavor that will cover the operating expenses of a children's center. Pray also that a skillful and faithful team will arise to serve the church.
Praise Report
Haiti • June 2021
Praise God for the 20 community members who have received computer training for the past six months and will be graduating this month from the program.
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Kenya • June 2021
In June, Pastors Eduardo and Silvia Moreira, from the church in the city of Sucre, will inaugurate the guinea pig rabbit farm that they have built with the support of Bright Hope. Let us pray that the Lord will bless this endeavor that will cover the operating expenses of a children's center. Pray also that a skillful and faithful team will arise to serve the church.
Praise Report
Zambia • June 2021
The BH team in Zambia was able to meet with the New Chief in Kalasa Mukosa. He was very supportive of the programs. Please pray for the chief as he steps into the traditional role of 'spiritual protector' of the area. He is a believer; however, he will be under immense pressure to practice traditional beliefs in his new role. Pray that the churches in Kalasa and our team might be able to support him and keep him secure in his faith.
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Bolivia • June 2021
Pray for the Gospel to be heard and accepted as church volunteers visit each family benefited by the projects.
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Haiti • June 2021
Please, pray for Haiti as they face another strain of COVID. Hospitals have announced that they have reached their capacity in receiving new patients due to the increase in cases.
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Kenya • June 2021
Please pray for our country Director Dotun, his wife Ami, and their family. Ami lost both her father and mother this month. Please pray that the Lord will comfort their entire family and provide for all their needs during this season of grief.
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Bolivia • June 2021
From June 16 to 26, Munir (National Director) will be visiting the churches of El Alto and Oruro. Pray that he has a safe trip, protected against COVID, and for a time of joy and growth.
Praise Report
Kenya • June 2021
Thank God with us for the children who completed their 8th-grade year and performed well in their National examinations. Pray for provision for their families to enable them to join the high school in July.
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Haiti • June 2021
Please, pray to our God to keep the team in Haiti safe and protected under the grace of His son, Jesus Christ.
Prayer Request
Kenya • May 2021
Pray for the children who finished their final examinations for primary school and secondary school. Pray that God will provide for their learning and education. Pray for the MCO schools as they prepare for their re-opening and an increase in the enrollment numbers. Pray that teachers will be adequately motivated and well prepared to teach and support the learners.
Prayer Request
Haiti • May 2021
Please pray to God for the team in Haiti and our church partners for protection, wisdom, and health.
Prayer Request
Uganda • May 2021
Please join us in praying for Safina, a member of the Namasujju church, who was abandoned by her husband with whom they have 9 children. Currently, the church is taking care of her family but one of the daughters is suffering from sickle cells. Let us pray that the Lord gives her healing and also provides for the entire family.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • May 2021
Please pray for Absalón Rojas and his family. Absalón is the coordinator of the Bright Hope programs in Riberalta. Due to COVID, he lost 3 of his brothers, 2 sisters-in-law, 1 nephew, and many friends. He and his family need spiritual strength from God.
Prayer Request
Kenya • May 2021
Schools were set to re-open in May, but there has been uncertainty about this due to Covid-19. Pray for our government leaders, particularly in the Ministries of Health and Education, for wisdom to make the right decision concerning our children and the entire population. Pray that learning will continue with limited disruptions. Pray also for the preservation of lives and safety from Covid-19.
Praise Report
Kenya • May 2021
Praise God with us for the computer literacy camp that took place in April. Nineteen children participated and gained basic computer skills, while also learning language and math through different educational sites.
Prayer Request
Zambia • May 2021
Please pray for Tracy, our education Coordinator. Tracy's husband Hope is working in Lusaka as a teacher, he has applied for a transfer to Samfya so that he and Tracy can be together. Please pray that the transfer papers can go through.
Prayer Request
Haiti • May 2021
Please thank God for our partner pastor, Pastor Matt in Haiti, who agreed to renew his commitment with Bright Hope this week for good.
Prayer Request
Uganda • May 2021
Pastor Ipolito, of faithful wise steward’s ministries, has launched a campaign at his church to reach out to young people and preaching the gospel to them. This is following the continued abuse of drugs and substances in his community of Kavule village, Jinja. Let us keep the pastor and his leadership team in prayer and that the Lord may grant them wisdom and grace to bring these young people to the Lord.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • May 2021
Pray for the pastor and the team at the church in El Alto. They are starting a new church in Estrella del Norte, which is an impoverished neighborhood. Pray that the families in the neighborhood will open their hearts to the gospel and be a community that experiences transformation.
Praise Report
Kenya • May 2021
Thank God with us for a successful food distribution that happened on the 28th of April. Parents from the OCC schools in Mathare were the beneficiaries. The food goes a long way in aiding them during these times of crisis.
Praise Report
Kenya • May 2021
Praise God because of the slight drop in the Covid-19 infection rate after the lockdown of five counties, including Nairobi. Pray that the infection rate will continue to lower despite the reopening of the schools and the businesses.
Prayer Request
Zambia • May 2021
Please keep Zambia in your prayers as we will be having a general election in August. There is a danger of unrest as the country slips further into economic trouble.
Prayer Request
Haiti • May 2021
Please pray to God for security and peace in Haiti, especially in Port-au-Prince.
Praise Report
Uganda • May 2021
We are thankful to God for a baby boy that has joined the Uganda staff family. Today, our project coordinator for central Uganda, Kenneth Kizito and his wife welcome their fourth child, a baby boy. Please join as we thank God for this blessing and also pray that the Lord blesses this baby with good health, knowledge, and a bright future.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • May 2021
The churches in Bolivia are opening their doors for worship, but the number of COVID cases is increasing. Let´s pray for wisdom and knowledge for the pastors as they make decisions regarding the opening of churches and safety measures.
Prayer Request
Kenya • May 2021
Please, pray for our FGCK partner church in Lodwar as they prepare a mission team that is going to evangelize and minister God's word to the people in Loima Sub-County in mid-May. Let’s pray for God's protection and favor throughout the mission in Jesus's name.
Prayer Request
Zambia • May 2021
Please pray for Chabu, a young boy from Mbabala Is. In August last year, Chabu fell into a fire and was badly burned. He lost complete movement in one arm and most of the movement in the other. Without specialized surgery, it is unlikely that he will recover any movement. In September a team of surgeons is coming to the CURE hospital in Lusaka. We have Chabu booked in but we need to be able to clear all of the infection before they can operate. Chabu has a deep infection on his arm, please pray that we can get it healed up before September.
Prayer Request
Haiti • May 2021
Please pray to God to pour out His grace to end this frightening crisis in Haiti resulting in sexual assault, crime, violence, kidnapping, insecurity, etc.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • April 2021
Please let us continue to pray for Riberalta. With the city being close to the border with Brazil, COVID has rapidly spread and has negatively affected the communities. There is a mass outbreak of the virus and the allied churches are going through very difficult times.
Prayer Request
Kenya • April 2021
In the wake of a second lockdown that started late in March, many people have lost their livelihoods. The economic situation in Kenya is challenging and volatile. Pray that the Lord will provide every need for his people. Pray that our children, families, and staff supported by Bright Hope will be kept safe.
Praise Report
Uganda • April 2021
We thank God for the miraculous safe delivery of three baby boys by Judith Nasirumbi, one of the mothers from the Namasujju community (Luwero). The couple wants to praise God for this miracle because they were afraid of the risks that came with giving birth to triplets. With the support of the church, she was able to attend all her prenatal care classes with her husband (James Musasizi) at Nakaseke hospital. Later on, in March, she safely delivered all three of her boys through C-section.
Prayer Request
Kenya • April 2021
Please pray for the leadership of our partner church in Turkana. They are working on a plan for a new leadership system that will divide Turkana County into five district regions, led by five different Bishops. Please pray for those elected into the new leadership positions to serve in the interest of the Kingdom of God and for the good of God's people.
Praise Report
Bolivia • April 2021
We want to praise the Lord for His work at our local church. In January, pastors and leaders were very discouraged because they were all sick with COVID or had loved ones who had died due to the virus. But in the last two months, the church rose, began to evangelize, opened the doors and now the weekend services are filled with many people who are looking for God. Pastors are very encouraged because many are being saved and discipled.
Prayer Request
Uganda • January 2021
As Ugandans go to the polls for the presidency and other electable government positions across the country, please pray for peace and stability. We have already seen some violent riots on November 18th, 2020, that left over 100 people dead around the country. Please pray for peace and a free and fair election that will reflect the lord's choosing for worthy leaders.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • January 2021
Pray that the national education authorities make correct decisions when deciding whether to return to face-to-face classes scheduled for the 2nd week of February. They need to decide if they should postpone opening the schools due to the outbreak of COVID 19. May the authorities give priority to the welfare of children and young people, not to political revenues with this decision.
Prayer Request
Kenya • January 2021
Please pray with our FGCK Lodwar town partner church as they seek the Lord’s grace to expand the mission team and have more soul-winning missions within Turkana County at-large. Starting in January 2021, may they be able to reach those who have not heard the good news of our Lord.
Praise Report
Uganda • January 2021
As Bright Hope Uganda we want to thank God for the good harvests that many families have had in the communities where we work. Pastors in the communities of Jinja and Luwero/Nakaseke have testified that many families have had enough food, and some even have a surplus they are able to sell to meet their family’s needs.
Prayer Request
Zambia • January 2021
This is both a praise and a request: the new Chief in Kalasa Mukosa has been officially recognized by the government. The Chief was previously a member of our Church Committee in Kalasa. Unfortunately, he stopped attending Church once he was appointed as Chief. One of our goals this year is to work with this new Chief. We want to see him back in Church, surrounded by Church leaders and we want to work closely with him in the development of the community.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • January 2021
From January 14 to 16, the entire Bright Hope Bolivia team will meet to design strategies that help churches reach families in the communities. Currently, the data shows us that children are the most reached, but much work remains to be done for mothers and fathers, who must receive hope and experience transformation. Pray that the team will listen to God's direction and receive His wisdom.
Praise Report
Kenya • January 2021
We thank God for the re-opening of schools for the candidate classes in the MCO schools and the safety of the children during this season. We thank God that the children have been safe from the Covid-19 virus.
Prayer Request
Uganda • January 2021
Pastor Eroni Micheal of Light World Ministries is grateful to God for giving he and his wife Mary a healthy baby girl a week before Christmas. They thank the Lord for such a gift going into the new year. The father's club of Namasujju Community Church (Luwero) would like to thank God for protecting their families during this COVID period and for the provision of enough food to feed their children while they stay home during the mandatory school lockdowns.
Prayer Request
Zambia • January 2021
After a year of having no Covid-19 cases in our area, we now have 5 new cases in Samfya. Given the poor testing and people’s reluctance to go to the clinic unless they are very sick, we can assume that there are many more than 5 cases. Please pray that this outbreak will be contained and not spread out into the communities.
Prayer Request
Zambia • January 2021
Pray for Peter Tembo, our Bright Hope accountant. He is a 50% owner of a small internet café in Samfya. A few days ago a storm tore off the roof of their shop and destroyed most of their computers, printers and photocopiers. We are not sure there is enough to salvage in order to restart the business.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • January 2021
We ask for prayer for more workers serving in partner churches so that the Gospel message reaches more people. It is proving difficult to recruit new volunteers from among the brothers and sisters, but we know that we must ask the Lord to send more workers to His harvest.
Prayer Request
Kenya • January 2021
Please pray for schools operating under our partner churches in Lokichar, Lodwar and Kakuma. Pray that the Lord will help the church leadership, the school management and the Core groups to provide a conducive environment for the pupils as schools reopen in January 2021.
Prayer Request
Uganda • January 2021
Please pray for the community of Oyam, where teenage pregnancies and forced child marriages are on the rise. Pray that the Lord may work through us as Bright Hope Uganda to take center stage with initiatives that will help bring an end to these practices.
Prayer Request
Zambia • January 2021
Pray for Tracy as she starts a new year of preschool over on Mbabala Island. With Covid-19, it could be another complicated year for our education programs. Pray also for Tracy as she will be away from her husband for much of this year as she will be working with Bright Hope in Samfya. Her husband Hope will be working in Lusaka.
Prayer Request
Uganda • January 2021
As Ugandans go to the polls for the presidency and other electable government positions across the country, please pray for peace and stability. We have already seen some violent riots on November 18th, 2020, that left over 100 people dead around the country. Please pray for peace and a free and fair election that will reflect the lord's choosing for worthy leaders.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • January 2021
Pray that the national education authorities make correct decisions when deciding whether to return to face-to-face classes scheduled for the 2nd week of February. They need to decide if they should postpone opening the schools due to the outbreak of COVID 19. May the authorities give priority to the welfare of children and young people, not to political revenues with this decision.
Prayer Request
Kenya • January 2021
Please pray with our FGCK Lodwar town partner church as they seek the Lord’s grace to expand the mission team and have more soul-winning missions within Turkana County at-large. Starting in January 2021, may they be able to reach those who have not heard the good news of our Lord.
Praise Report
Uganda • January 2021
As Bright Hope Uganda we want to thank God for the good harvests that many families have had in the communities where we work. Pastors in the communities of Jinja and Luwero/Nakaseke have testified that many families have had enough food, and some even have a surplus they are able to sell to meet their family’s needs.
Prayer Request
Zambia • January 2021
This is both a praise and a request: the new Chief in Kalasa Mukosa has been officially recognized by the government. The Chief was previously a member of our Church Committee in Kalasa. Unfortunately, he stopped attending Church once he was appointed as Chief. One of our goals this year is to work with this new Chief. We want to see him back in Church, surrounded by Church leaders and we want to work closely with him in the development of the community.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • January 2021
From January 14 to 16, the entire Bright Hope Bolivia team will meet to design strategies that help churches reach families in the communities. Currently, the data shows us that children are the most reached, but much work remains to be done for mothers and fathers, who must receive hope and experience transformation. Pray that the team will listen to God's direction and receive His wisdom.
Praise Report
Kenya • January 2021
We thank God for the re-opening of schools for the candidate classes in the MCO schools and the safety of the children during this season. We thank God that the children have been safe from the Covid-19 virus.
Prayer Request
Uganda • January 2021
Pastor Eroni Micheal of Light World Ministries is grateful to God for giving he and his wife Mary a healthy baby girl a week before Christmas. They thank the Lord for such a gift going into the new year. The father's club of Namasujju Community Church (Luwero) would like to thank God for protecting their families during this COVID period and for the provision of enough food to feed their children while they stay home during the mandatory school lockdowns.
Prayer Request
Zambia • January 2021
After a year of having no Covid-19 cases in our area, we now have 5 new cases in Samfya. Given the poor testing and people’s reluctance to go to the clinic unless they are very sick, we can assume that there are many more than 5 cases. Please pray that this outbreak will be contained and not spread out into the communities.
Prayer Request
Zambia • January 2021
Pray for Peter Tembo, our Bright Hope accountant. He is a 50% owner of a small internet café in Samfya. A few days ago a storm tore off the roof of their shop and destroyed most of their computers, printers and photocopiers. We are not sure there is enough to salvage in order to restart the business.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • January 2021
We ask for prayer for more workers serving in partner churches so that the Gospel message reaches more people. It is proving difficult to recruit new volunteers from among the brothers and sisters, but we know that we must ask the Lord to send more workers to His harvest.
Prayer Request
Kenya • January 2021
Please pray for schools operating under our partner churches in Lokichar, Lodwar and Kakuma. Pray that the Lord will help the church leadership, the school management and the Core groups to provide a conducive environment for the pupils as schools reopen in January 2021.
Prayer Request
Uganda • January 2021
Please pray for the community of Oyam, where teenage pregnancies and forced child marriages are on the rise. Pray that the Lord may work through us as Bright Hope Uganda to take center stage with initiatives that will help bring an end to these practices.
Prayer Request
Zambia • January 2021
Pray for Tracy as she starts a new year of preschool over on Mbabala Island. With Covid-19, it could be another complicated year for our education programs. Pray also for Tracy as she will be away from her husband for much of this year as she will be working with Bright Hope in Samfya. Her husband Hope will be working in Lusaka.
Prayer Request
Uganda • February 2021
As the year officially begins, as Bright Hope Uganda, we request that you ask God to bless all of our programs. We have people that just received livestock, but, due to this being a dry season, we pray that the lord will provide for those families to be able to feed their animals well. Also, pray that our primary seven candidates (the families that we support), who are set to sit for their primary leaving exams in March, will have the Holy Spirit empower them as they sit for their exams and pass them with high marks.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • February 2021
Let us pray for the family of Sergio, our educational coordinator. Pray especially for his father-in-law, Pastor Juan, who is having breathing difficulties. He has been diagnosed with pneumonia, but he does not have COVID. Pastor Juan leads the 1st Baptist Church in Cochabamba, a 105-year-old church, and is a highly respected leader at the national level.
Prayer Request
Kenya • February 2021
Please pray for our FGCK Lodwar Town partner church, for the Lord to intervene by opening the flood gates of heaven and provide a solution to the financial problem their school (SpotLight Academy) is facing. For the school management to be able to pay their teachers and improve the school infrastructure to improve learning for the children admitted in the school.
Praise Report
Uganda • February 2021
As Bright Hope Uganda, we would like to thank God that our country has had a peaceful election. There were many speculations from all over the world that it was going to be chaotic, but, because of all your prayers, it all went well. We bless God for that and we are keeping the faith that the rest of the year will be peaceful too.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • February 2021
During January, rains and hail have fallen heavily, damaging many crops and agricultural areas. Pray for the protection of the hydroponic farms of Oruro (Hossana church) and El Alto (Llevando Vida church), as well as the farms of the Boarding House in Vallegrande and of Young Leaders for their Community in Norte Potosí. Hail is very harmful to structures and plants.
Prayer Request
Kenya • February 2021
Please pray for our partner churches in Lodwar, Kakuma and Lokichar. Pray the church leadership and the core groups, will dedicate more of their time and energy to serving God's people in their area of service. Pray that the Lord makes this year 2021 to be a year of His manifestations and growth.
Praise Report
Uganda • February 2021
Pastor Samuel of Namasujju community church would like to thank God that the church project they began after graduating from Bright Hope interventions is doing well and they have at least eight pigs of which at least five are expecting. However, they had an attack of swine fever which claimed two of their pigs. Please pray that the remaining eight pigs will continue to stay healthy and benefit both the church and the community as it is intended.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • February 2021
On February 1, the school year begins in Bolivia, and the government has said that classes will be blended, but many parents are afraid to send their children to school. Pray for protection for Bolivian children, and that they have the resources to continue their school learning despite the pandemic and extreme poverty.
Praise Report
Kenya • February 2021
Thank God that so far there have not been any cases of Covid-19 infections in the MCO schools. Thank God for his protection of children and teachers in-spite of the challenges with social distancing, as a result of shortages in classroom spaces.
Praise Report
Uganda • February 2021
Maurice, a resident of Alere village in Oyam district (northern Uganda). would like to thank God for protecting his family against scabies. Since December last year, the village has been going through a scabies attack. But Maurice and his family were able to use some of the honey he had harvested (Maurice is one of the honey farmers to whom Bright Hope has provided beehives) to always apply on their skins and chase away the disease-causing mites.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • February 2021
We ask for prayers for Gary and Sandra. They are pastors of the Mission Bethel allied church in El Alto, in a neighborhood where everyone has been infected with coronavirus. Without exception, every member of the church has lost a family member to the virus. The pastoral couple and their parents are sick with COVID, we are praying for their speedy recovery.
Prayer Request
Kenya • February 2021
The MCO schools in Nairobi, Kenya are experiencing financial strain as a result of cutbacks in donations as well as low fees contribution from parents. Please pray for God's provision for the parents so that they can contribute financially. Pray also that God will give the leadership wisdom to grow the schools and programs to be self-sustaining.
Prayer Request
Haiti • March 2021
Please pray for our 6 church partners so God will always keep them safe, growing in faith, and blessed in His name.
Prayer Request
Uganda • March 2021
The cases of domestic violence and family breakups have increased in the community of Wabusanke (Jinja) due to economic strain among many families. Please pray that the Lord provides for these families economically and also provides reconciliation.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • March 2021
The internet does not reach rural areas of Bolivia, which means that the children are taking classes in person. Let us pray that the Father protects all the children who are part of our programs, takes care of their health, and increases their defenses. Especially for the children of Riberalta, Norte Potosí, Vallegrande, and El Alto communities.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • March 2021
The internet does not reach rural areas of Bolivia, which means that the children are taking classes in person. Let us pray that the Father protects all the children who are part of our programs, takes care of their health, and increases their defenses. Especially for the children of Riberalta, Norte Potosí, Vallegrande, and El Alto communities.
Prayer Request
Uganda • March 2021
The cases of domestic violence and family breakups have increased in the community of Wabusanke (Jinja) due to economic strain among many families. Please pray that the Lord provides for these families economically and also provides reconciliation.
Prayer Request
Haiti • March 2021
Please pray for our 6 church partners so God will always keep them safe, growing in faith, and blessed in His name.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • March 2021
In Bolivia, there will be sub-national elections (Mayors, Governors, and representatives to the National Assembly), on March 7. Pray that the elections are conducted peacefully and with transparency.
Praise Report
Uganda • March 2021
On behalf of the community of Buikwe and all farmers raising the pigs, plus the children taking care of the rabbits, the church would like to thank God for the good returns and health of their animals. Many have been positively impacted by these animals.
Prayer Request
Zambia • March 2021
Pray for our Mbabala Island Church leadership. One of the preschool teachers has gotten himself into trouble, as a result, it might be prudent to have him removed from preschool teaching. The leaders are sitting this week to take some disciplinary actions, just pray that they will have the wisdom to do the right thing.
Prayer Request
Kenya • March 2021
Please let us pray for Bishop Francis Namuya, who heads our partner churches in Turkana, as he prepares to meet the Natoot village elders in mid-March to discuss the expansion of the Natoot farm. Let us pray for the Lord's favor upon him and the clergy members that will be accompanying him.
Prayer Request
Kenya • March 2021
Please pray for mama Mary, who is one of the most committed farmers at the FGCK Natoot farm. Please pray to the Lord for strength as she mourns her 32-year-old son who died on March 1st from illness.
Praise Report
Haiti • March 2021
We thank God for His protection of the Bright Hope team and the fact He allows us to be able to go to the fields despite the political crisis existing in Haiti. We were thinking the situation related to the end of President Jovenel's term might be worse this year and could lead to everything in the country shutting down. We were afraid of what could happen and wondered what the future would look like. However, by the grace of God, we can continue normally with our activities in the North. We want to thank Lord for this!
Prayer Request
Bolivia • March 2021
Pray for the churches that have lost their pastors and leaders due to the second wave of COVID-19, which has a higher infection rate than the first. Let us also pray for wisdom in the churches, to follow God's leading in this time of uncertainty and financial need.
Praise Report
Uganda • March 2021
Grandmothers Club of Namasujju community church (Luwero) thank God for protecting them against COVID-19. None of the members fell sick to the pandemic during the lockdown season. They are grateful for the indoor gardens that they have grown in their kitchens that have helped them stay healthy and save money. They are also grateful that the Lord has used the church to teach them many important life skills - weaving baskets, making mats, etc.
Prayer Request
Zambia • March 2021
Pray for Samfya Bible School, they have opened and are taking steps to avoid an outbreak of Covid-19. Please pray that they will be able to keep the virus out and the school open. Before the school opening, two of the Bible School staff came down with Covid-19. However, both have recovered well.
Prayer Request
Haiti • March 2021
Please pray to God that there will be an end to the kidnapping in the capital of the country.
Prayer Request
Kenya • March 2021
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST for the Natoot Farm in Kenya. Several days ago, the well collapsed, cutting off the water supply needed to water the crops. The church that oversees the farm has worked out a solution with the county government. (Praise God!) Pray for the solution to be implemented this weekend. Please pray that God would spare the crops, and that the farmers would continue to trust in His provision.
Prayer Request
Kenya • March 2021
Please pray for the Lodwar town church Education Core group as they seek and trust the Lord to provide finances for improving the classrooms at the Spotlight Academy School that is under the church's sponsorship.
Prayer Request
Zambia • March 2021
Please pray for our prosthetic leg program. With Covid-19, we feel uncomfortable sending clients to the hospital in Kitwe for 2 weeks, during which time they get fitted for limbs and receive some physiotherapy. Instead, we are trying to get the team from Kitwe hospital to come to Samfya (300km away) and do the work here. We have 22 clients that are scheduled to receive legs this quarter. It would be so good if we could make it all happen from here in Samfya and not have to risk sending people to the crowded hospital in Kitwe.
Praise Report
Kenya • March 2021
Please let us give God praise for the positive growth, commitment, and care that the Natoot farmers are showing to one another. Let us continue to pray that the Lord will cause them to have an increased desire to see the farm give glory to the kingdom. May the Lord bless you as you pray.
Prayer Request
Kenya • April 2021
Many families have lost their loved ones as a result of the current third wave of the upsurge in infections in Kenya. Pray that the Lord will comfort all those who are bereaved. Pray also for the protection of God's people everywhere from covid infections and the preservation of life
Prayer Request
Uganda • April 2021
Recently, Jinja experienced a heavy hailstorm that destroyed many family gardens in the community. Crops like corn, beans, and peanuts were destroyed. Pastor Ipolito (from our partner church in Jinja) also experienced great damage to his passion fruit garden which was his main source of income. With that being said, many families are replanting and regrowing their crops. Let us pray to the lord for better conditions so that the plants would grow and yield enough for harvesting.
Praise Report
Kenya • April 2021
At the beginning of March, the Natoot borehole collapsed. The farmers were discouraged and almost lost hope. However, our loving heavenly Father has provided us with a new borehole with more yield than the previous one! Praise be to God for His love and kindness that endures forever.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • April 2021
Please pray for the families of two pastors of allied churches in Riberalta who have passed away. Joel Tellez, director of the missionary action initiatives at the church, passed away last week and today Ruben Sanjinez passed away. He oversaw the ministry in the communities along the small banks of the rivers.
Prayer Request
Uganda • April 2021
As the rainy season begins, communities have begun sowing their seeds with great hope, faith, and expectation. However, the rains have been inconsistent. sometimes there is too much of it which causes seeds to rot while other times there is too little causing crops to stunt. We pray that the Lord provides a balance in the ratio of sun and rain so that the communities we work in may have a good harvest.
Prayer Request
Uganda • April 2021
There is a swine flu outbreak in Bugiri District, which is causing many of our beneficiaries that are rearing pigs to lose their animals. Our partner churches are currently educating the farmers and their families on the different methods that will help with preventing the spread of the disease. Please keep this community in prayers and also pray that the Lord may grant our partner churches wisdom on how to secure and safeguard the animals against the deadly disease.
Archived Requests and Answered Prayers in 2020
Praise Report
Uganda • December 2020
I am grateful to God for what the church has done for my family. First, I received bean seeds and maize, which changed my family's life. We are never lacking in food because we can harvest and keep seeds for the next season. Along with the seeds, the pigs that I received from the church have helped me become “a rich” person. Currently, my farm has four big pigs with many piglets and I am sure that very soon I will not know poverty. - Pala Emile from Buikwe district
Praise Report
Zambia • December 2020
With unstable weather patterns throughout the world, we are thankful that Zambia seems to be looking at another good year of rainfall. Even if the economy dives, we should still have food on the table, and for that, we are very grateful.
Prayer Request
Kenya • December 2020
The farmers at the FGCK Natoot farm are having their cowpeas harvest as they enter their second season. Please pray that the Lord will cause them to have unity as they undergo their training and that they embrace teamwork for the sustainability project. May the Lord bless you as we pray.
Praise Report
Bolivia • December 2020
To date, all the churches in Bolivia are meeting in person while observing biosecurity norms. The pastors report that there has been an increase in attendance, especially from people who for a long time have been estranged from God. There is a great hunger and thirst for God's Word and we want you to be able to join us in thanksgiving for that!
Praise Report
Haiti • December 2020
We praise God for Fritz Jules, a senior pastor from one of our church partners, who was sick but now he has completely recovered.
Prayer Request
Uganda • December 2020
Despite reopening the country and the lifted lockdown regulations, the community of Oyam has had a rise in the numbers of domestic violence and child abuse cases. Many parents continue to marry off their underage daughters in exchange for money and cows. Wives continue to be battered and abused by drunkard husbands and the local leadership is getting overwhelmed. Please pray for God’s grace upon this community and that these vices are stopped. Pray that He gives the local church wisdom to mitigate such issues that arise almost every day.
Praise Report
Zambia • December 2020
We have had some tough conversations with our church leaders from several of our communities this last month. We have had to deal with a case where the leaders feel entitled to the benefits of the program above and beyond the needs of their congregations. We praise God that those conversations were well received, and our church leaders have repented and committed to refocusing their work on their congregations and those in need.
Prayer Request
Kenya • December 2020
Let’s pray for the peace of the Lord to prevail upon His people living in Turkana. There has been a series of innocent people murdered by the Pokot bandits on the eastern border between the pockets and the Turkana people.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • December 2020
Pray for Pastor María Ruth Argote and the women leaders of her church “El Candelero” in Riberalta. This season they have been facing many problems with their husbands, who are not following Christ and in response are preventing them from serving in the church.
Prayer Request
Haiti • December 2020
Pray for our new church partners to collaborate actively for the development of their community.
Praise Report
Uganda • December 2020
We thank God for our community! All the people that received pigs are doing very well. As the pastor of the church, we have also been the recipients of some of the piglets in the community as a gift of gratitude. With that, the church has begun a piggery project. The program is expanding as many new people are receiving piglets from those in their community. We have faith and hope that this program is going to lift many families from extreme poverty. -Pastor Geoffrey Okoch from the Buikwe District.
Prayer Request
Zambia • December 2020
Pray for Zambia as a nation. Last week we defaulted on some of our international loans. We are likely going to see a continued devaluation of the Zambian Kwacha, which will impact the country and our program in many ways. Already, we have had to drop our maize loan program because the cost of fertilizer became too expensive. In the last 12 months, our pig farmers have seen their incomes from pig sales drop from nearly $200 per pig down to $100 per pig. By January 2021, the pigs will likely be worth only $50 per animal. It could be a tough year ahead.
Prayer Request
Kenya • December 2020
Please pray for our church partners in Turkana and their entire leadership team. Pray that the Lord protects them and that the spirit of the Lord shall guide them at all times as they diligently serve His people. May the Lord be with you as you pray.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • December 2020
Please pray for Prima Mamani, the director of the Children's Center of the Dios de la Profecía Sud Oeste church (Oruro), as she is three months pregnant. Four months ago, her parents passed away with COVID-19. Her prayer request is that both she and the baby would remain healthy throughout the pregnancy.
Prayer Request
Kenya • November 2020
On Thursday (5th Nov 2020), I will be visiting our FGCK partner church in Kakuma. Please pray with me for mercies on the journey mercies and that there is a break-through when I meet with the brethren that are serving the Lord at the church. Blessings. Let us pray for his health.
Praise Report
Uganda • November 2020
We are rejoicing amidst the current tensions in our world as Uganda has begun the process of reopening churches after five months of lockdown. Pastor Timothy, a member of the Namasujju community, prays and asks that the Lord keeps all the congregants safe as they adhere to the COVID-19 procedures set up by the government.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • November 2020
For the health of Pastor Andres Negretty who works with the church network in Norte Potosí. Most recently, doctors have stated that he has a kidney problem which is giving him severe back pains. Let us pray for his health.
Prayer Request
Kenya • November 2020
Please pray for the FGCK Egira Academy at Lokichar and its leadership amongst the community. Pray that the Lord will help the leadership at the academy make sound decisions that will result in progress and growth. After the government reopened the school for forth and eight grade, only five pupils were able to attend. Please may the Lord bless you as you pray.
Prayer Request
Uganda • November 2020
Rehema, a member of Namasujju Community church, has started her treatment for fibroids and may need to undergo surgery. Please pray that the lord provides the funds for her treatment and that there would be healing. She is a single mother to five children and used to work as a matron at a private school. However, due to COVID-19 the school has temporarily closed, which has left Rehema unemployed.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • November 2020
We ask our allies to pray for the political situation in Bolivia. The new president, who follows the socialist line of Evo Morales, will be inaugurated on November 8th. With that comes a fear that in this new transition there will be an implementation of very restrictive policies towards the church. As well as measures that will further impoverish the country, which was the case in Cuba and Venezuela.
Praise Report
Kenya • November 2020
Let us celebrate the Lord, alongside the Natoot farmers, for the good start to the second season of planting. The farmers have begun harvesting cow peas, which the profits are being used to feed the farmer’s family and the community. The Lord has rekindled the joy amongst the families. Let’s celebrate His goodness.
Prayer Request
Uganda• November 2020
Teopista, a grandmother from the Bugiri community, would like to thank God for the pair of rabbits her grandson received from the Light World mission church (Bright Hope’s partner). The rabbits have been a source of joy for the family. Along with the rabbits, the church has provided the grandson with educational materials, which he has been able to share with other children in the community.
Prayer Request
Bolivia• November 2020
Please pray for the growing spiritual and physical need in the Aymara (Norte Potosí) and the Cavineña (Amazon jungle) indigenous areas. Fewer and fewer people are willing to take the gospel to these communities. Bright Hope is equipping leaders for the mission but there are few workers compared to the need.
Prayer Request
Uganda• October 2020
In Jinja, Uganda, the sick are afraid to be treated at the hospital for fear of exposure to COVID-19. A man from a Bright Hope partner church recently died of malaria because he was too afraid to go to the hospital. Please pray that those hospitalized with COVID-19 would stay well-contained, and that the sick would feel confident to seek medical treatment when it is needed. Pray for the fear to be overcome with truth, and comfort for those who are grieving a loss.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • October 2020
After a long quarantine, most business are back to work in almost all of Bolivia’s cities. This includes the microenterprises that are supported by many Bright Hope partner churches. Please pray for these to thrive, generate many sales, and be sustainable in this time of uncertainty.
Praise Report
Uganda• October 2020
Join us in praising God for the construction of a sugar factory in an Ugandan village close to a Bright Hope partner church. Before the factory, many of the local youth had been restless and engaging in theft and causing insecurity in the community. Now they are employed by the factory and the crime rate has gone down and the community is starting to feel confident again.
Prayer Request
Kenya • October 2020
The Kenyan government is deliberating about reopening their schools. Reopening the schools is not only important from an education standpoint, but also because so many Kenyan schoolchildren depend on schools for their daily breakfast and lunch. Join in in prayer for the country’s leaders, that they would be wise in their decision-making, and for the schools to be adequately prepared when it is time to re-open.
Prayer Request
Kenya • October 2020
News about the success at the Natoot Farm is spreading and the farm is gaining much attention. This popularity is attracting many new individuals and organizations who want to visit and be associated with the farm. We are asking the Lord to grant wisdom and discernment to the farm’s leadership team that would allow them to make decisions that are in the best interest of the farm and God’s kingdom.
Prayer Request
Zambia • October 2020
Zambia recently sent all school-aged children back to school. This is particularly concerning for Zambian high schoolers, who primarily attend boarding schools. We estimate there are over a million children traveling from all over Zambia to their various schools. Please pray that God would protect our school children and teachers from COVID-19 during this risky time. To date, Zambia has gotten off lightly with a low percentage of people affected by the virus, and we continue to pray for God's protection.
Praise Report
Zambia • October 2020
Recently our team in Zambia visited a young boy named Billious. Billious is a triple amputee, missing one hand and two legs. Thanks to a prosthetic limb program that the Bright Hope staff in Zambia has been running, we were able to get Billious outfitted with legs. It really has been a miracle to see the transformation in Billious's life. He has gone from crawling around on the ground to running around with his friends and walking to school every day!
Praise Report
Zambia • October 2020
After a long wait, the CFA building in Kalasa Mukosa finally has power! This allows them to power up the feed mill and commence the manufacturing of livestock feed for the farmers.
Prayer Request
Kenya • September 2020
Pray that the MCO schools will be well-equipped for the reopening of school. Pray that God will provide the finances needed to make the schools conducive for learning and for keeping the children healthy in light of the COVID-19 situation and social distancing requirements.
Praise Report
Kenya • September 2020
Praise God for the way He has provided for and sustained our teams through a local partner church. Although it has been a tough season financially, God has been faithful. We thank God for the support that regularly comes from Bright Hope and their Allies.
Praise Report
Uganda • September 2020
Along with the entire community of Oyam, we praise God for a great harvest! Many harvested large bags of corn, beans, and soya beans. Unfortunately, the rain returned early this year before the grains had time to dry thoroughly. Without a proper storage area, the farmers have had no option other than to sell at a low price. Please pray that the Lord will provide a way to resolve this issue.
Prayer Request
Haiti • September 2020
Haiti is facing a period of serious insecurity that resulted in many violent crimes in the capital last week. Additionally, hurricanes are putting the lives of many citizens at risk. Pray for the protection, peace, and restoration of Haiti.
Praise Report
Zambia • September 2020
Some months ago we asked for prayer for the village of Kalasa Mukosa. The residing chief died, and the community was in the process of selecting a new chief. In recent years, these chief appointments have typically led to years of disputes over who gets the position. In August, Kalasa appointed a new chief. Praise God, the process went very smoothly, and best of all, the man appointed to the post is a Christian. Pray that Chief Washeni Mwansa will hold to his faith (not always easy in a traditional position). And pray that the church committee in Kalasa will be able to forge a strong relationship with the chiefdom, one that will grow Kalasa and bring glory to God.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • September 2020
Bolivia is in a state of health and political crisis. With their presidential elections just weeks away, pray the church will be a source of light, healing, peace, and reconciliation among Bolivians. And pray for the Lord’s intervention with the election results.
Prayer Request
Zambia • September 2020
The CFA, Christian Farmers Association, has been waiting 8 months to get their new feed mill connected to power in Kalasa Mukosa. Please pray that the electric company will get them connected to the grid this month.
Praise Report
Bolivia • September 2020
We thank and praise the Lord for the recovery of three beloved members of the Bright Hope Bolivia team who had coronavirus in July and August. With the Lord’s help, they have defeated the virus and are now fully recovered!
Praise Report
Uganda • August 2020
Praise God: 8 people in one of our partner communities accepted Christ during lockdown, after they experienced care and compassion from our partner church in their time of need. We visited them, prayed for and counseled them, and gave them food. And in turn, they met the greatest Provider of all!
Prayer Request
Kenya • August 2020
Kenya is experiencing an increase of COVID-19 cases, and many people live in fear about the situation. Please pray the Lord would stop the outbreak and that those who have it would fully recover.
Prayer Request
Zambia • August 2020
We have started our compassionate ministry training Kalasa, Zambia. This is one of the most important trainings that we do with our partner church leaders. Culturally, Zambians have a “leader first” mentality, and it is imperative for our leaders to shift their mindset away from this if we are to see success with our programs. Please pray for that the church leaders’ hearts would be open to receiving and changing.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • August 2020
Please pray for Esperanza, a Bright Hope coordinator in the city of El Alto who contracted COVID-19. She has been receiving medical care at home, but it had been difficult for her to breathe because of the pain in her lungs. Please pray for a quick and complete recovery.
Prayer Request
Kenya • August 2020
Please pray for our partner church in Turkana as the Natoot farmers prepare for the second season of planting. Pray that in this second season, the farmers will be able to reap a bountiful harvest, and that nothing would be lost to flooding, locusts, or any other destroying force. Pray that the farmers would be able to fully support themselves during this time of COVID-19.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • August 2020
More than 70 Bolivian pastors have already died from COVID-19. Please pray that these numbers will not continue to rise. Pray for strength in all Bolivian pastors. Like doctors and nurses, many of them are highly exposed to COVID-19 because they visit families with the sick, go to hospitals, help by waiting in long lines to buy medicine or get oxygen tanks, preside over funerals, or give counseling around the clock.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • July 2020
Please keep Bolivia in your prayers. From firsthand accounts, the COVID-19 outbreak in Bolivia is worse than what is reflected by the official numbers. In some places, the entire neighborhood has COVID-19 symptoms. There are not enough tests in the cities to test everyone. People are at home fending for themselves because the hospitals don’t have availability to treat them. The private hospitals are overwhelmed. Medical professionals are getting sick. Many people are dying in their homes and in the streets. One of our staff members lives 4 blocks away from a new graveyard they created for COVID-19 deaths. He said it was like a parade every day, because so many people are there burying the dead.
Praise Report
Kenya • July 2020
Thank the Lord for provision of food vouchers and food items for our partner school staff and the students and their families.
Praise Report
Bolivia • July 2020
Praise God! We have a shipment of pharmaceuticals that just arrived in Bolivia, and our staff is very thankful. The need is great, and medicine is hard to get right now. We had previously sent a shipment of medicines, and any remaining ones were sent with doctors to a region where the COVID-19 outbreak is very bad. Please pray these new medicines can quickly and effectively be distributed.
Prayer Request
Zambia • July 2020
Please pray for Emmanuel one of our preschool teachers on the Island. He has fallen sick with some stomach complication which needs medical treatment. It seems his condition could be life-threatening if he does not receive treatment.
Prayer Request
Haiti • July 2020
We would like you to pray for national security in our country. We are dealing with a continuous proliferation of gangs and illegal weapons in the country. We ask you to pray for God to take control and help us overcome these challenges.
Prayer Request
Uganda • July 2020
Elizabeth, an eighty-year-old member of one of partner churches was hospitalized with high blood pressure and diabetes that got worse after her sister was killed in a land wrangle. Please pray that her health would be restored and that she would receive justice for her late sister who had been so supportive of her.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • July 2020
Pastor Deglis Dorado is an allied pastor of Bright Hope in Riberalta. He and two of his daughters have tested positive for COVID-19. Please join us in praying for their complete recovery.
Praise Report
Zambia • July 2020
After last year's drought in Zambia, we are so thankful for the bumper harvest we are seeing come in this year. We are buying up tons of maize and soya for our livestock programs and can get it all locally in our communities.
Prayer Request
Haiti • July 2020
These coming days we will be launching agriculture and computer training projects. Please pray for their success.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • July 2020
Winter has come to Bolivia and with it many viral diseases, such as the flu and coughs, which increase the risk of contagion. Pray for the health of Bolivian pastors, the Bright Hope team there, and the people we are serving.
Prayer Request
Kenya • July 2020
The swarms of locusts that have been making their way across East Africa have invaded our partner farm in Turkana, Kenya. Pray that the Lord will be with the authorities as they work out ways to get rid of the locusts that are eating up the crops.
Prayer Request
Haiti • July 2020
Please pray for those living in the areas of extreme poverty where we work. Pray for God to give them hope, courage, perseverance, and to have faith in calamity and distress.
Prayer Request
Kenya • July 2020
Pray for our partners in Mathare. Pray for wisdom as they try to figure our next steps with their students and staff. Schools continue to be closed and staff have not been paid for months.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • July 2020
Pray for the well-being and safety of children in Bolivia. Many families cannot afford to pay for the internet access for their children to be able to attend classes online, and many children are victims of domestic violence during the lockdowns.
Prayer Request
Haiti • July 2020
Haiti is dealing with political instability in the country. Please pray for the nation so that the situation can return to normal and move forward on a path of sustainable growth.
Prayer Request
Kenya • July 2020
Pray for the farmers and farm families in Natoot. Pray that they will stay encouraged despite the challenges they're facing of not being able to prepare and plant for the next season because of the locust invasion.
Praise Report
Uganda • June 2020
One of our partner pastors in Uganda continually says how thankful he is for the way the community has been empowered! Despite intense COVID-19 lockdowns that caused much hardship, so many in his community were able to still do well because of our programs they'd participated in! During this time, the most needy in the area were those who had not participated. We praise God for the programs' positive impact!
Prayer Request
Uganda • June 2020
Pray for forgiveness and reconciliation in Oyam, one of the communities where we work in Uganda. Land dispute fights led to the death of 5 community members, and people have not yet reconciled.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • June 2020
Tragically, many pastors have died from COVID-19 in Trinidad, a Bolivian city badly hit by the virus. Before routine testing began, pastors caught the infection from going to visit and pray for people who were sick--not knowing they were ill with COVID-19. Now, at a national level, the evangelical church is raising money, food and medicine to help the Trinidad churches. Please be praying for the pastor's families and congregations who are suffering from such a huge loss.
Praise Report
Zambia • June 2020
Praise God! For the first time in three months, Zambian children are back in uniform and attending school. Zambia has only had a known total of 10 COVID-19 deaths, and currently has about 170 active cases in the country. Please pray that the virus is completely eliminated and there is no resurgence!
Praise Report
Bolivia • June 2020
Our partner churches in Bolivia are distributing food to 1,200 families. We recently heard the story of a man named Lucas who was running out of money and food. He was starting to worry where his next meal would come from. Then women from a church in Oruro heard of his need and brought him food and shared the Gospel with him. He immediately accepted Christ! The next day, he went to church to receive prayer! "Yesterday they brought me physical food, but what I need most is spiritual food," he said. Praise God with us for this man's salvation! In the midst of great suffering and hardship due to COVID-19 and lockdowns, God is moving and bringing people into His kingdom!
Prayer Request
Kenya • June 2020
As feared, the urban poor areas in and around Nairobi are becoming outbreak points of COVID-19. One day last week, a total of 33 new cases were recorded in Mathare and 14 in Kibera. The government believes that public transport system is fueling this spread to the slums. Please pray that the Lord would stop the virus from spreading like wildfire in these densely populated communities with poor sanitation.
Prayer Request
Uganda • May 2020
Please pray for provision. Many families in Uganda are starving and helpless.
Prayer Request
Kenya • May 2020
Eastleigh, a town in Nairobi, has recently been put under an extremely tight lockdown. Our staff write: “The lockdown of Eastleigh is having a profound effect on the many poor communities around it. This is where most residents of Mathare and many others buy cheap food and household items. It's unclear how long the lockdown is intended for, but it's making life very hard for the poor.”
Prayer Request
Zambia • May 2020
Pray that God would give wisdom to government leaders as they respond to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases that recently hit the country..
Prayer Request
Uganda • May 2020
The situation in Oyam, northern Uganda is dire. People are starving in the communities there. There is little food available and people couldn’t plant because there was no rain. Bright Hope is distributing food in Oyam this week, but please pray that God would rescue these hungry people and provide for them in miraculous ways. Please also pray for our church partners who will be purchasing the food and delivering it by motorcycle to families in need.
Prayer Request
Zambia • May 2020
Please ask God to provide food for the extreme poor in Zambia. And also ask our powerful God to work through the churches in Zambia to bring more people to Jesus!
Prayer Request
Zambia • May 2020
Please pray for the Zambian economy and the value of their currency, which has dropped dramatically because of the coronavirus. Since Zambia depends on imports, they have seen a big decrease in their purchasing power.
Praise Report
Haiti • May 2020
Praise God! As of May 7, there were no COVID-19 cases in either of the communities where we work!
Prayer Request
Bolivia • May 2020
Pray for more opportunities for the evangelical church in Bolivia to be integrated into the country’s social service team. Pray for Pastor Jhimmy and his team as they go door to door in some of the poorest communities, meeting with families with the greatest needs.
Prayer Request
Uganda • May 2020
Pray for crops that have been destroyed and for families that have been displaced by flooding in Bugiri.
Prayer Request
Uganda • May 2020
Pray for 7th graders in Oyam who are studying for high school entrance exams while their schools are closed.
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Haiti • January 2020
Haiti is in a desperate state. Tragically, people are starving to death…and more deaths are expected in the near future as the country faces unusually high levels of malnourishment. In a country with severe social upheaval, shortages and breakdowns of public services and infrastructure, an increasing number of Haitians can’t afford food. In the last year, prices for basics like rice, flour, oil, sugar and beans have increased 34%. Pray for the Haitian people and their government—for stability, peace, wisdom, and miraculous provision.
Praise Report
Kenya • January 2020
Remember when we had you pray for safety along a Turkana road particularly known for hijackings, thefts and murders in the month of December? Well, PRAISE GOD, there were no reports of bandit attacks or deaths on that road in December! Thank you for praying!
Prayer Request
Uganda • February 2020
Please pray for the families in Jinja that we have given pigs to: some of the pigs who have given birth are not producing milk for their piglets and the farmers are struggling to keep the piglets alive. Some have already died. Please ask the Lord to help the farmers keep the piglets alive and to correct whatever is wrong with the mother pigs so they can produce milk.
Prayer Request
Haiti • February 2020
We are working on a MAJOR clean water production system that will change lives in Paulette and surrounding communities in Haiti. Pray that the installation goes well and that there are no setbacks. We hope it will be completed this month!
Prayer Request
4 Nations • March 2020
Due to the coronavirus, schools in Kenya, Zambia, Uganda and Bolivia are closed. Some of these schools provide food that children desperately rely on. Heartbreakingly, with schools closed, some children will go hungry. Please pray for them in this time of need. In Bolivia and Kenya, Bright Hope’s partners run programs that provide meals for children. Leaders are determining if and how they can continue to operate to give food to prevent these children from going hungry. Please pray for wisdom and protection.
Prayer Request
Kenya • March 2020
We need a farm assistant for the Natoot farm project in Turkana. Please pray that the Lord would help the Food Security Core Group to find someone suitable for the task and with a heart to serve God’s people!
Praise Report
Kenya • March 2020
It has been a long journey for our Turkana church partner since the Natoot farm project began. Praise God: as we hoped and prayed for, in mid-February the farmers were able to plant their first seedlings in their respective plots. Let’s celebrate with them and thank the Lord for His provision and goodness!
Prayer Request
Bolivia • April 2020
Pray for the Bolivians who live in the Amazon regions close to the Brazil border. With Brazil’s borders closed, these communities are shut out from their main supplier of food and cleaning supplies. Pray for the Lord to supply the food and hygiene provisions they need.
Prayer Request
Uganda • April 2020
Poverty and anxiety has led to an increase in domestic violence. Please pray for peace and reconciliation.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • March 2020
Oruro is the Bolivian city with the most cases of COVID-19 (8, as of March 19th). It's also the city where the first person infected was reported. Oruro is one of the main cities where we work, and the city has been in quarantine since March 12. Please pray for the allied churches of Oruro; ask the Lord to protect their members and help them to have a positive impact at this time.
Prayer Request
Zambia • March 2020
Pray for peace in the Samfya area of Zambia. There have been gassing attacks that are causing unrest and paranoia. Communities, out of fear, started attacking any stranger who came to their village. There was also a mob murder in another community where we work, and both the Bright Hope team and our partner Bible school got into trouble with vigilantes who set up roadblocks. Thankfully, things have been quiet for the last 11 days, but please pray for peace and safety.
Prayer Request
Kenya • February 2020
By the mid-February the local Turkana people we’ve been training to farm will plant their first seedlings! Please pray the Lord will protect their crops from the locusts attacks, which are destroying vegetation in other Kenyan counties.
Praise Report
Haiti • January 2020
We thank God that after 3 dysfunctional months, schools in Haiti have reopened.
Prayer Request
Uganda • January 2020
Gladys is an elderly church member in one of our Ugandan partner churches. She recently went blind and has no living relatives. The church is taking care of her right now, so please pray that the Lord would help the church as they reach out to those suffering in their community, and pray that the Lord would restore Gladys’ sight.
Praise Report
Zambia • March 2020
Praise God that after last year’s drought, Zambia has had a really good year of rainfall. All the maize crops look great in our communities and the lake is full!
Prayer Request
Uganda • March 2020
Pray for all the leaders working on this situation and for the responses on the frontlines, such as medical personnel.
Prayer Request
Zambia • March 2020
If Zambia gets a full-on outbreak of COVID-19, we will be completely overwhelmed. Pray that COVID-19 does not hit Zambia. We would appreciate prayer for wisdom as we meet with our leaders.
Praise Report
Uganda • March 2020
Praise God--the sick pigs in Uganda that weren't producing milk have recovered! These pigs were given to families in our partner communities as a sustainable income source, so it's vital that they stay healthy and can nurse their young piglets!
Prayer Request
Bolivia • March 2020
The Bolivian government is reporting increased cases of domestic violence as the country is under an extreme lockdown in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. Please pray for peace and protection in every home during this time of crisis.
Prayer Request
Haiti • April 2020
Ask the Lord to protect us during this outbreak because the country is not ready to counteract COVID-19.
Prayer Request
Zambia • April 2020
On Mbabala Island, a center for fishing, the coronavirus may spread faster and farther. Fishermen come to Mbabala Island from all around, traveling on small boats packed with 15 people, to sell and trade fish. It’s impossible to social-distance on a tiny boat! But, with health and hygiene trainings conducted by our partner churches and the local government, we hope and pray that the virus will not spread on Mbabala Island.
Praise Report
Uganda • April 2019
As you may have heard, locusts have continued ravaging parts of Africa, which is devastating to food security and farmers' income. We knew the locusts had arrived in Oyam, an area of northern Uganda where we work, and we knew that most communities have also been suffering from a prolonged drought. These are two potentially catastrophic things. >>>HOWEVER, we received word from Charity, our director in Uganda, that people in Oyam are praising God after the locusts' DISAPPEARING! They have also received some RAIN in the past two days! Please join us in praising God for the locusts' leaving and the rain. Please pray the Lord would bless these communities and send just the right weather patterns so the people can have fruitful harvests!
Prayer Request
Bolivia • April 2020
Pray for the church leaders in Bolivia to become comfortable using technology to reach out to their congregation and to effectively meet the needs of their people while respecting stay-at-home mandates.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • April 2020
A treasurer of one of our partner churches in Bolivia tested positive for COVID-19 and was transferred to the capitol, 5 hours away. People she had been in contact with were then isolated, including a couple (and their children) who serve with us as volunteer trainers. They live in a small town and we’ve been told that there is a lot of gossip and bad habits there—residents tried to force this family out of the town when they heard they were in isolation. Also, many people began to criticize our partner church for not worshiping the Virgin Mary, saying the church was a promoter of calamity and disease. The pastor of the church was able to distribute food to the family in isolation, as well as to surrounding neighbors. He had he opportunity to talk with them, listen to their fears and criticisms, show them God’s love, and appease them. The people responded well, praise God. Please pray for health and healing for our dear partners who have tested positive or are in isolation.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • April 2020
From April 26th - May 8th, thirty-two of our partner churches in Bolivia are bringing food to those in hard to reach places including rural peasant communities, mining camps, and indigenous villages. They are hoping to reach 1,600 families. Pray for them as they deliver food to those most in need.
Prayer Request
Zambia • April 2020
Please pray for Zambia. The whole province only has 2 doctors. We are training the church communities on what the virus is and how to prevent the spread. Prevention is their best chance. It will be devastating if they get it there.
Prayer Request
Uganda • April 2020
Pray for the elderly people who are living in rural areas of Uganda and are very vulnerable during this COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. Pray that our partner pastors would be able to find ways to get food and other needs for survival to the most vulnerable.
Prayer Request
Kenya • April 2020
Please pray for the teachers and staff (and their families) at our partner schools and programs in Mathare Valley. With schools closed, their livelihoods have been cut off. We have now started a food voucher program for them at a local grocery store so they can get some basic staples like flour, beans, oil and salt to live off of. Please pray for God’s hand of peace and protection over these people, and pray for an increase in funding for us so that we can provide more assistance for these hungry people.
Prayer Request
Kenya • April 2020
Please pray for the people of Kenya who are suffering severely under the COVID-19 restrictions. Our Kenya staff wrote: “I'll say that each week the situation gets dire and people are getting more and more desperate." The nationwide curfew continues, schools and churches are closed, and the extreme poor are experiencing more economic hardship than ever. “In normal times, life is quite difficult and challenging, it’s gotten even more difficult at this time," our staff wrote.
Prayer Request
Uganda • April 2020
Pray for Hope. People are worried and uncertain about the future.
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Kenya • April 2020
We help feed about 900 children two meals a day, through school feeding programs in the slums of Nairobi. However, now that all schools are closed, these hungry children have been cut off from their lifeline of food. Please pray our staff and partners as they are meeting to determine if and how there's any way to continue safely feeding these children.
Prayer Request
Uganda • April 2020
The elderly in rural areas are the most vulnerable in the nation, particularly in terms of getting food. Organizations are not allowed to do food distributions. However, since movement among individuals is still allowed in rural areas, church leaders are being encouraged to find ways to get food and support to the needy. Please pray for the elderly, that God would miraculously sustain them.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • April 2020
Pray for the communities of Santa Cruz and Cochabamba where there are a large number of infected people. Pray for the citizens to be compliant with quarantine measures, for healing of the sick and for the virus to keep from spreading.
Prayer Request
Uganda • April 2020
Pray for God to slow (and stop!) the spread of COVID-19 in Uganda, so that the lockdown can be lifted and people can operate normally again.
Prayer Request
5 Nations • April 2020
Pray for the Christian families whose economic income is being severely reduced due to COVID-19. Pray they are supernaturally sustained by God and can say with faith and hope that they are not lacking in any way.
Prayer Request
5 Nations • April 2020
Pray for the church leaders as they lead the people through this difficult and challenging time. Pray for provision of medical staff and equipment to treat those infected. Pray for peace in the hearts of the people and for them to seek the comfort of the Lord Jesus and find rest in Him.
Prayer Request
Zambia • May 2020
Please pray that God would stop the spread of the coronavirus in rural areas in Zambia, where medical supplies and treatments are limited.
Prayer Request
Kenya • May 2020
Please pray for our partner farm in Turkana, Kenya. After a wonderful recent harvest, the area was hit with flooding. We know the farm suffered damage, but we are waiting to hear details of how extensive it was.
Archived Requests and Answered Prayers in 2019
Prayer Request
Zambia • December 2019
Last year Zambia had a drought and we are still in the midst of a food shortage across much of the country. Pray that this year we would have a good rainy season.
Prayer Request
Kenya • December 2019
Please pray for Jackline, a member of one of our programs in Turkana. She recently lost her husband after a long illness. Please pray that the comfort and strength of the Lord will be with her and that He will help her find a way to provide for her children.
Prayer Request
Uganda • December 2019
Please pray for Jonathan and his family, whose house was destroyed by the strong rains and floods in Bugiri, Uganda. Pray that the Lord would provide the resources for them to rebuild walls and put on a new roof to reconstruct their home.
Prayer Request
Uganda • December 2019
One of our partner churches is Jinja has a vision of building the first secondary school in their community. They have already acquired the land, but please join them in praying that the Lord will provide ways of getting all the necessary resources so they may begin construction as early as January 2020.
Prayer Request
Kenya • December 2019
Please pray for the Lord’s protection over people traveling on the Lodwar Kitale Road—it’s during this December season that bandits hijack, rob and kill people on this road. Pray that not one theft or murder would happen and people traveling would be filled with peace.
Prayer Request
Uganda • December 2019
Too much rain in Uganda has caused flooding in Bugiri, where one of our church partners is located. The floods are destroying crops in the garden, yet the rain continues. Please pray that the rains would decrease and that people’s food crops will be revived to avert the potential looming hunger crisis.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • December 2019
Due to the recent political conflicts in Bolivia, the churches in Chapare and El Alto are going through a season of persecution, and some pastors have even gone into hiding. The majority of the population in these cities are assertive defenders of former President Evo Morales and they believe that the church, through prayer and social work, has influenced the situation in a way they don’t like, so now the Morales supporters are trying to intimidate Christian pastors, threatening to burn churches and physically hurt the pastors. Please pray for protection and justice!
Prayer Request
Zambia • December 2019
Praise God that our Chief on Mbabala Island has been released from prison. He had been put away for 5 years for keeping croc skins, but in the end he only served 4 months. We still are having trouble on the Island with crocs, though, and just recently a man was attacked on the shore. Please pray for protection.
Praise Report
Kenya • December 2019
The Lord has answered our prayers after our severe drought and now we are having continuous rainfall! There is enough water and pasture for the people and the animals. Join us in praising and thanking God for His provision!
Prayer Request
Bolivia • December 2019
God has worked powerfully in Bolivia and within a few months Bolivia will hold a new round of presidential elections. Pray for peace, and pray for citizens and politicians to see and hear God through the voice of the church.
Praise Report
Haiti • December 2019
Praise God that the overall situation in Haiti is better than it’s been in the past months, but please continue to pray that Haiti will come to peace across the nation.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • November 2019
Please pray for Marilu. She is a single mother of three and is the director of the children’s care center at one of our partner churches. She’s going through a difficult time raising her daughters alone and caring for all the children in the care center. Please pray the Lord would refresh her, give her strength, energy and wisdom.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • November 2019
Bolivia is in crisis with post-election tension & violence: strikes, protests, deaths, and threats from the president to cut off food from the cities if they continue to strike. Pray for peace, no violence, and for the right leaders to be put into place.
Praise Report
Kenya • November 2019
Praise the Lord for watermelon! We received pictures of local Turkana people in Kenya eating big, beautiful slices of watermelon and we couldn’t be more thrilled! This is a significant day because in their drought-ridden land, where most people live off their animals, we’ve been working long and hard with our partner church to set up a farm and train the people to grow their own food…and this is their first harvest! Please pray for the tremendous success of the farm.
Prayer Request
Kenya • June 2019
Please pray for the Dorcus Ministry at one of our partner churches in Turkana. This ministry supports widows in need, so please pray that the Lord opens the floodgates of heaven for the group to be able to support even more widows. They have become a vessel of hope in the lives of the widows in the church by funding them with the capital needed to run small businesses.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • June 2019
From June 15 to 22, 10 allied churches in Oruro, Bolivia, will be conducting medical campaigns and educational health prevention activities in their communities. Pray that the gospel will reach even more than the 1,200 people expected to benefit from this activity.
Praise Report
Bolivia • July 2019
Four of our Bolivian partner churches are expanding their infrastructure! We thank God for the growth, and we ask that you please pray that these churches will have all the resources needed to complete their plans, to the end that many are reached with the Gospel and their communities are transformed!
Prayer Request
Bolivia • July 2019
June and July are the two coldest months of the year in Bolivia, especially in El Alto, Norte Potosí and Oruro--three regions where Bright Hope has allied churches. Pray that children, members of churches and the needy in those cities will be protected from extreme temperatures.
Prayer Request
Kenya • July 2019
Please pray for the Turkana farmers who will start agricultural training soon. We are working in partnership with a local church in Natoot to establish a farm so community members in this drought-ridden land will not know hunger but will have a source of fresh, nutritious food that will be sustainable. Please pray the farmers would be hungry to learn and that the farm project would be successful.
Prayer Request
Uganda • July 2019
Please pray for Margaret, a member of one of our grandmothers’ clubs in Luwero. She fell and dislocated her hip bone and is in a lot of pain. Please pray she gets well and is able to work again soon, as she is responsible for caring for and supporting herself.
Praise Report
Bolivia • June 2019
Please take a moment to praise God with us! Five years ago, the Bolivian government prohibited churches from doing social work, but now a new law has been enacted and churches will be able to serve the most needy WITHOUT heavy regulations and the need for special permits. We are so grateful for this new freedom!
Prayer Request
Bolivia • June 2019
Please ask the Lord to pour out His favor on Pastor Santiago and the team at his church as they work in two high schools. Pray that their work would be blessed, and the that youth leaders’ community project would continue without obstacles.
Praise Report
Zambia • May 2019
Praise God that our building plan for the Christian Farmers Association (which oversees many aspects of our partner farm) outlet shop in Samfya, Zambia, has been approved! We will construct this building to process, store and market the crops from the farmers in order to get to new markets and also to be able to store product to sell later for higher prices. This project has been a long time in coming, so this is a big deal! Praise God!
Prayer Request
Kenya • May 2019
Please pray for Phillip, who is out of the hospital now, but is suffering from a brain tumor. He is an education committee member in one of the communities where we work in Turkana, Kenya.
Prayer Request
Haiti • June 2019
Please pray for Haiti. They’ve been without a working government for over two months, and their third attempt to approve a new government and prime minister end in protest and tear gas earlier this month. Pray for peace and safety and stability, and for the right leaders to come into power.
Prayer Request
Uganda • July 2019
Please pray for healing for Dennis, who has been suffering from lymphoma. He has completed his third cycle of treatment and is getting better and better—praise God!—but we would be grateful for continued prayers for his health.
Prayer Request
Haiti • September 2019
Next week school will be starting in Haiti. Please pray for the safety of the children and teachers during this period of political tension.
Prayer Request
Uganda • August 2019
There is an outbreak of swine fever that is killing pigs in two Ugandan communities where we’ve distributed pigs to impoverished families. Pigs contribute significantly to a family’s income, so this disease is a major blow. Please pray that no more animals are infected with it and that God will help the families quickly recoup what they lost and not be discouraged.
Prayer Request
Haiti • September 2019
Please pray that everything normalizes in Haiti so that the water, sanitation and hygiene project we’re planning can be implemented in Paulette.
Prayer Request
Uganda • August 2019
Pray for Baby Jerome, son to Kenneth, Bright Hope Uganda’s Project Coordinator in Luwero. Jerome was born with a deformity in his feet and is now undergoing physiotherapy to correct it. However, the therapy is painful for the little boy, so please pray for the Lord’s healing and blessing so that he can quickly begin to walk without complications.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • August 2019
In October, Bolivia will have their presidential elections. Social conflicts are already currently happening because a large percentage of citizens do not want the current President Evo Morales to remain in power. He has been in power for the past 13 years. Please pray for God’s will to be done and for peace in Bolivia during this election season.
Praise Report
Uganda • August 2019
Praise God for Mirabola’s restored health! She’s an elderly lady who was ill with malaria and bedridden, but one of our partner churches paid for her treatment and she has recovered. After the church helped her in her time of need, Mirabola has since joined the church! Hallelujah!
Prayer Request
Kenya • August 2019
The road from Lodwar, Turkana, is dangerous as bandits take the lives of innocent people. Please pray for the local leaders to be united in their efforts to put an end to this, and for the Lord to give them wisdom in the situation so that not one more life is taken.
Prayer Request
Uganda • September 2019
Please pray for Sozi, a son of one of our partner pastors in Uganda. He was hit by a car and broke his leg. He is in the hospital and undergoing treatment. Pray that the Lord will restore his bones and provide for the family so they can pay for the hospital bills.
Prayer Request
Uganda • August 2019
Please pray for Grace, a church member of one of our partner churches in Bugiri. Her family home caught fire and her family lost all their property. Please pray that the Lord would restore what was lost and help them get a new house even better than what they had before.
Praise Report
Kenya • October 2019
Praise the Lord! Our church farm project in Turkana recently received irrigation equipment from a partner ministry. Let’s thank the Lord for this provision and also pray that the Lord brings in more partners to make this community farm a success!
Praise Report
Bolivia • October 2019
Praise God! 5 days of torrential rains extinguished all the devastating Bolivian forest fires that charred nearly 10 million acres in 2 months. These were the largest forest fires in the history of the nation. Join us in thanking God with our Bolivian friends!
Prayer Request
Uganda • October 2019
Please pray for Bugobo Primary School, located in one of the communities where we work. They wanted to pool resources to build new classrooms for the 5th and 6th graders who have no classroom and meet in the church, but that has proved to be difficult. Please pray that the Lord provides resources for all the parents so they can contribute to the building project at the school.
Prayer Request
Zambia • September 2019
Please pray for the people of Kalasa Mukosa who are trying to elect a new chief. Last year their chief died, but for months now they’ve been unable to agree upon who the new chief should be. One of the candidates is a church leader from our discipleship group. Please pray the Lord puts the right leader in place.
Prayer Request
Haiti • September 2019
Please pray for the people of Paulette who don't have clean water to drink because of a fuel shortage that is affecting the water supply that is typically trucked into the community (and then stored and sold through our partner church). The fuel shortage is a result of political unrest, so please also pray that peace would be restored to the nation.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • September 2019
In Riberalta, the Maranatha church is finishing the construction of a water bottling plant. This month the purity tests of the water flowing from the spring will begin. We want to ask for prayer that God directs this process and the bottling plant can begin production and commercialization.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • October 2019
Bolivia's presidential elections will be held on Oct. 20th. This is a very important election as there is much controversy over the current president, Evo Morales, who is running again--for an unprecedented fourth term. Please pray for peace in the nation and for the Lord's will to be done. Pray that the right leader would be elected as president.
Prayer Request
Zambia • Jan 2019
A tribal chief recently died in one of the communities where we work in Zambia. Please pray that the transition of power will be smooth, and that the new chief will be open to the Gospel and the work we are doing there.
Prayer Request
Uganda • Feb 2019
Please pray the people in one of the northern communities we’re working with in Uganda. The people have suffered severe trauma from years of war during the Kony era, and the effects are far-reaching. Please pray for deep healing and restoration for those that have gone through unspeakable horrors and hardship.
Prayer Request
Zambia • Feb 2019
We are in the process of building two preschools on Mbabala Island, but construction is physically intense and wearying as the building materials are being carried uphill from the shore to the construction site. Please pray for stamina and endurance for the villagers involved in helping with this project.
Prayer Request
Uganda • Feb 2019
URGENT: Please pray for baby Sarah in Uganda. She’s a little over a year old and has already overcome a lot of physical challenges related to malnutrition. She had been thriving, but we visited her recently and she is not doing well. We don’t have many details at this point, but please pray for her and her family. (If you don’t know this precious child's story, search “baby Sarah” on our website to read about her and her family.)
Prayer Request
Haiti • Feb 2019
*URGENT* Protests and violence in Haiti started on Thursday, Feb. 7th, and are still going on. People have been on “lockdown”—remaining in their homes and off the streets to avoid the protests and violence. On Feb. 14 the U.S. Department of State ordered the departure of all non-emergency U.S. citizens and their family members. Airlines have been busy with flights bringing people out of Haiti, however several booking agents like Expedia, have blocked any new bookings for flights bringing people to Haiti. Protesters are demanding that President Jovenel Moise resign from his position, but on Feb. 15th he gave a speech refusing to resign. This has left many feeling the protest won’t end until there is agreed upon resolution to the situation. On Feb. 18th some businesses and banks began opening so people could get some needed supplies, but overall there are concerns and caution in leaving their homes. Also, with little movement on roads taking place for weeks, there is uncertainty as to what supplies will be available. Our Bright Hope staff had not left their home yet, though he was planning to do so today. However, he has been in phone contact with the church partners and they are doing fine. They too have been staying in their homes and village. Please be praying for the people of Haiti. Pray for peace, pray for safety, and pray for wisdom for the nation’s leaders.
Prayer Request
Haiti • March 2019
Please take a minute to pray for peace in Haiti as their country has been rocked by protests and unrest, and the situation is still tense. However, we praise God that after 2 weeks of being on lockdown, our staff is now able to move about without fear to get supplies and visit our partner churches in the north.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • March 2019
Please pray for the team of pastors and technicians who--from March 16th to 20th--will travel to areas of difficult access in the Bolivian Amazon. They will be collecting data on the local populations and their main needs. Thank you for covering the team in prayer!
Prayer Request
Bolivia • March 2019
Pray for the 180 Bolivian high school students who will participate in the Young Leaders project for their community. Throughout 2019 they will have the opportunity to learn to work in teams and to generate solutions for the problems of their communities.
Praise Report
Bolivia • March 2019
Please take a moment to celebrate with us and ask God to bless one of our beloved partner pastors in Bolivia. Pastor Cleto and his wife, Julia, are celebrating 50 years of marriage on March 30th! Despite illness and severe persecution at times, they continue to faithfully (and innovatively!) serve the Lord in Oruro and rural areas of the country, impacting many live for the Kingdom! We love them so much!
Praise Report
Zambia • April 2019
Praise God! The second of three preschools we’re building on Mbabala Island is finished, thanks to help with furniture and painting from a visiting team. Just one preschool left to go!
Prayer Request
Zambia • April 2019
Please pray for a few of the volunteer preschool teachers serving with us on Mbabala Island who are struggling. Pray that they would find grace and strength to stay focused and committed, and pray for the church and education leaders addressing this issue to have wisdom from God for the situation.
Prayer Request
Uganda • April 2019
Please pray for Nusula, a single parent to three children in Uganda. She is bedridden and praying to God to restore her health so she can care for her children. Please join us in asking the Lord to heal her.
Prayer Request
Zambia • April 2019
Please pray for T, one of our GROW farmers in Zambia. She is being accused of witchcraft, and because of it she is considering leaving her village. She is afraid that if she stays, she might be targeted physically or financially—or both. However, if she leaves, she’ll be leaving behind the well and irrigation system, so she would be losing everything. Pray for T and the Bright Hope Zambia team to have wisdom as they deal with this issue.
Prayer Request
Uganda • April 2019
Please pray for one of our partner pastors in Uganda, Pastor Timothy. He is going through financial challenges and is struggling to provide for his family and take care of their basic needs. Please ask the Lord to provide for them and abundantly bless him for serving the kingdom.
Prayer Request
Uganda • April 2019
Please pray for Gladys, an elderly woman who is a member of one of our partner churches in Uganda. She is losing her eyesight and has no one to take care of her. She lives alone and has no living relative. Please ask the Lord to bring someone into her life who will help her, love her and care for her.
Praise Report
Uganda • April 2019
We have been praying for Pastor James in Uganda, whose wife has been ill in the hospital and whose daughter passed away in childbirth recently. Despite this tragedy, he is feeling blessed, the church is growing and strengthening, and God is using him in his community more than ever before. Please take a moment to cover Pastor James and his family in prayer and praise God for how He is bringing forth beauty from ashes!
Prayer Request
Kenya • May 2019
Please pray for Victor, our project coordinator in Turkana, Kenya. He wrote, asking us to pray: “for the Lord to give me knowledge and the wisdom needed to serve His people in Turkana diligently for the glory of His holy name.”
Praise Report
Uganda • May 2019
Let us join Pastor James in thanking God for the gift of rain: “The rains have come late but it has been a blessing to us. As soon as we distributed seeds to our farmers, it started raining. That is nothing but a miracle from God. Now we can expect a very good harvest," he said. (Pastor James is from Jesus Is My Hope Church in Luwero, Uganda.)
Prayer Request
Bolivia • May 2019
Pray for Grover and Jenny, leaders of the Sinai Church in El Alto. They have shared with us the wonderful news that Jenny is pregnant, but there are some concerns as it has been many years since she had their last child. Please pray for the health of the mother and the baby, as well as peace for the family throughout the pregnancy.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • March 2019
Please pray for the 12 new church partnerships Bright Hope has formed in Bolivia! Please pray they are fruitful from the very beginning and that many lives and communities are transformed!
Prayer Request
Bolivia • May 2019
Please pray for Sergio and his wife, Elisa, who are education and community development trainers for Bright Hope Bolivia. They are both facing health issues and we want to ask the Lord to strengthen their bodies and restore them to full health.
Praise Report
Kenya • June 2019
The Lord has answered our prayers: Lodwar (in Turkana) is now turning green following the recent rains. Please join us in giving thanks to the Almighty God. Our animals will now have pasture to feed on. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Prayer Request
Kenya • August 2019
Our partner church in Lodwar, Turkana is looking to find a farm manager for our joint Natoot farm endeavor. They are preparing to do an interview with a candidate, so please pray that the Lord would guide the team in finding the perfect person for the position.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • August 2019
August is Bolivia’s anniversary month. They celebrated 194 years of independence on August 6th. We want to bless Bolivia, asking the Lord to make its legacy that of Psalm 33:12: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance."
Prayer Request
Kenya • July 2019
URGENT: Yesterday we received word that a fire broke out in the girls' dormitory of the children's home at one of our partner schools and churches in Kenya. It is in the Kariobangi slum, outside of Nairobi. We don't have many details yet, but we know that everyone is safe, thank God. But tragically, nothing was rescued from the dorm. Please pray for the children, staff, and our partners in this traumatic time. We will post more information soon.
Praise Report
Uganda • July 2019
We thank God for the birth of a healthy baby boy into the Bright Hope family! Charity and Solomon, Bright Hope Uganda’s country director and operations manager (respectively), have recently welcomed their second son to the family! We praise God and wish them great health and joy!
Prayer Request
Uganda • August 2019
Please pray for farmers in Jinja who had a very poor harvest because of delayed rains. Ask the Lord to provide for them as they deal with the financial and food loss from that poor harvest. And, as they prepare to plant for the next season, please ask the Lord to send the perfect amount of rainfall so they can reap a bountiful harvest from this next crop.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • August 2019
Elizabeth, wife of Luis, Bright Hope’s coordinator in Chapare, was bitten by a dog and lost part of a finger. Thank God that with the quick intervention of the doctors she received a graft and her finger is recovering favorably, but please pray for total and quick healing.
Prayer Request
Kenya • August 2019
Please pray for the farmers at one of our partner churches in Lodwar, Turkana, as they enter into partnership with a hydroponic family company that has agreed to train the farmers for free! Please pray that the farmers will learn all that they need to, and that their agriculture endeavors will be highly successful!
Prayer Request
Uganda • September 2019
Please pray that the Ebola virus that has killed 2,000 people in the last year would quickly come to an end and that medical professionals would be successful in their treatment so that fewer lives are lost. As Congo borders Uganda, please specifically pray that their would be no additional cross-border transmission of the disease.
Praise Report
Kenya • October 2019
During Bright Hope’s Turkana relief food distribution in April 2019, one of our partner pastors, Bishop Namuya, planted a new church in Kakuma! Please pray for the growth and success of this new church, to the end that many lives will be saved and transformed!
Praise Report
Bolivia • August 2019
We want to glorify God because the beekeeping farm run by our church network has grown, and now a new place is being built to relocate the hives to. Pray that the construction will be quick and that the bees will thrive in their new home.
Prayer Request
Uganda • September 2019
Please pray for Amos, one of our volunteers. He has been suffering from typhoid and malaria for weeks. Ask God to restore his health and enable him to continue serving one of the communities where we work.
Praise Report
Haiti • September 2019
Suzette’s cancer is in remission! After receiving treatment, we are beyond thrilled to share with you that Bright Hope’s Haiti Director is on the road to recovery! Please take a minute to thank God with us, but also to pray that her health would be fully restored!
Prayer Request
Kenya • August 2019
From August 28th – 31st, a team from our partner church in Lodwar, Turkana, will be traveling 234 miles to Bungoma, Kenya, for evangelism. Please pray for the team as they spread the Gospel! Pray for protection, health and wisdom for those traveling and ministering, and pray for open ears and soft hearts to those who will be hearing about Christ!
Prayer Request
Bolivia • September 2019
In the last five weeks, 3.7 million acres of forest have been consumed by fire in eastern Bolivia. Please, please pray for torrential rains to come, and for the government to take effective action to put out the fire.
Prayer Request
Uganda • October 2019
Please pray for Acan, a single Uganda mother of five, with twin boys who have sickle cell anemia and are always sick. The boys’ medicine consumes all her earnings and she cannot even pay school fees for the rest of her children. Please pray that the Lord would bring healing to the boys and also provide her with enough income to send her children to school.
Praise Report
Bolivia • September 2019
We thank God because he has restored the health of Luis, Elizabeth, and Absalón, three of Bright Hope Bolivia’s coordinators. Pray for physical strength and protection for the team of coordinators nationwide.
Prayer Request
Haiti • November 2019
The horrors in Haiti continue as they spiral into violence and mayhem. Protestors are setting fires. Schools are closed; some businesses and hospitals are closed too. Please pray for the Haitian people, for peace in their nation, and for safety for our staff and church partners there.
Prayer Request
Kenya • October 2019
Please pray for Phillip, who was recently re-admitted to a hospital for a brain tumor. He is a member of our Education Core Group in Lodwar, Turkana. Please pray for healing for him, as well as for peace and that he and his family would remain strong in the Lord during this time.
Prayer Request
Haiti • December 2019
Pray for Bright Hope and the people in Paulette as we start executing a massive water purification system project. Ask the Lord for funding, unity and cooperation between all those involved, and safety for the workers.
Praise Report
Uganda • April 2019
As you may have heard, locusts have continued ravaging parts of Africa, which is devastating to food security and farmers' income. We knew the locusts had arrived in Oyam, an area of northern Uganda where we work, and we knew that most communities have also been suffering from a prolonged drought. These are two potentially catastrophic things. >>>HOWEVER, we received word from Charity, our director in Uganda, that people in Oyam are praising God after the locusts' DISAPPEARING! They have also received some RAIN in the past two days! Please join us in praising God for the locusts' leaving and the rain. Please pray the Lord would bless these communities and send just the right weather patterns so the people can have fruitful harvests!
Requests and Answered Prayers in 2018
Praise Report
Uganda • Dec 2018
We thank God that our community has food. We had a good harvest last season and people are not going to sleep hungry anymore. --Pastor Richard, Bright Hope partner pastor in Uganda
Prayer Request
Uganda • Dec 2018
We ask that you pray for us to get more safe water sources, for our people to stay safe. we have mostly open wells and these are not usually safe during the dry season. Animals come to drink from the same wells, contaminating the source. We have had cases of diarrhea in the community, but we pray God will keep everyone safe this dry season. --Pastor Richard, Bright Hope partner pastor in Uganda .
Prayer Request
Bolivia • Dec 2018
126 adolescents have been impacted with the Gospel message through the project “Young Leaders for their Community” in four communities. Pray for these teens to make the decision to give their lives to Christ now that 2018 is ending.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • Nov 2018
"Medical campaigns were carried out from November 25 to December 16 in Llallagua, Catavi, Riberalta, Pando and Chimoré. Medical check-ups and evangelism were provided to each participant. Pray that the seed of the Gospel sown in these families will grow and the beneficiaries will attend the churches that carried out the campaigns."
Prayer Request
Bolivia • Nov 2018
Gaby, on our Bright Hope Bolivia staff, asked that we pray for the unity of the churches that are being trained in Chimoré, El Alto, Oruro, Llallagua, Cochabamba and Riberalta. There can be challenges to overcome to unite pastors from different denominations and theological backgrounds, but we are moving in that direction. We want the hearts of pastors and leaders to embrace God's design of unity, because we know it's in being one that we will best reach the poorest and most vulnerable.
Praise Report
Uganda • Nov 2018
Pastor Richard, our partner pastor in Uganda, is thankful to God for having chosen him and using him in this community. "I have seen the Lord transforming not only this community but me as well; we have enough food, our animals are doing great and the community is coming to Christ more and more. So I bless the Lord for Bright Hope and all the projects they are doing," he said.
Prayer Request
Haiti • Oct 2018
Please pray for the people in Northwest Haiti (the poorest region of the country) as they attempt to recover from the 5.9 earthquake a couple of weeks ago. The aftershocks were felt as far away as Northeast Haiti where our partner churches are located. These aftershocks caused so much anxiety that many schools cancelled classes.
Prayer Request
Haiti • Oct 2018
The leaders of our principle partner are having a planning retreat this weekend. They are prayerfully planning for 2019. May God continue to grant them wisdom.
Prayer Request
Haiti • Oct 2018
Political stability and calm. Many People are trying to peacefully protest the government corruption, but often criminal elements destabilize these events with violence.
Prayer Request
Uganda • Oct 2018
Just over a month ago we started to see some spiritual warfare taking place in some of the communities we work in in Uganda. Please pray for the churches to stay strong in following God and to keep doing the things they are doing in their communities that are drawing people to Jesus and the church. Also pray for the pastors and their leadership under this spiritual warfare. It appears that people of the Islamic faith are taking notice of the outreach and impact our church partners are having in their community. They are seeing that people are being drawn to the Christian churches we work with and that lives are being changed and commitments are being made to Jesus. In response to this they have built a mosque next to two of the churches and an Islamic school and mosque nearby a third church. The Islamic church is also giving away cows to people who convert to Islam. We are told it feels like they are “competing for people.” Our field staff are encouraging the pastors to stay strong and keep doing what they are doing, but the spiritual warfare can be felt and they are worried.
Prayer Request
Bolivia • Oct 2018
We request prayer for Nicole, the daughter of Munir Chiquie, Bright Hope's Bolivia country director. Please pray she makes good decisions about her future university studies (she graduates high school this year) and knows God's will for her life.
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Bolivia • Oct 2018
Pray for grace and favor over the hydroponic vegetables produced in Llevando Vida (El Alto) and Hosanna Church (Oruro), that this month there will be more commercial opportunities.
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Bolivia • Oct 2018
Pray for the young people who are applying for the JOEL program, through which they will receive support from Bright Hope to advance their university studies. May the Lord give us wisdom to choose the 10 young people with which this pilot project will begin.
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Kenya • Oct 2018
Pray that the Mathare Community Outreach primary and high school students would do well in their upcoming exams.
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Kenya • Oct 2018
Please pray for Simion Ouma Owino, a Kenyan student with multiple health conditions in his lower abdomen, hip and eye. He attends the MCO School Bright Hope supports.
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Bolivia • Oct 2018
Pray for the health of Pastor Cleto, from Hosanna Church in Oruro. He currently has vision problems and muscle aches from his many trips to the rural area.
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Bolivia • Oct 2018
Pray for the pastors and leaders of Chimoré and Riberalta. They are beginning to form networks of service to the poorest people of their communities. We want them to have harmony and the desire to work together.
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Haiti • Oct 2018
During the most recent protests (October 17) both Levenson and I [BH Haiti staff], as well as our families and neighbors, remained safe from harm and vandalism.
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Haiti • Oct 2018
Pray for teachers to utilize the teacher training they received last week and for the students to be engaged in class and learn the material well.
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Kenya • Oct 2018
Ask God to grant wisdom for Mathare Valley leadership as they make decisions on restructuring as an organization.
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Kenya • Oct 2018
Pray for us as a family (the Modupes). Today, we finally submitted our forms for Permanent Residence. Pray for God's favor as our documents make it through the process. Pray that our application will be granted.
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Zambia • Sept 2018
Pray for Omega. She is a leader in her church, and an advocate for education. Children in her community are attending schools where classes are held outside due to overcrowding. Omega is part of a committee at her church to build a new school building in their community.
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Zambia • Sept 2018
Pray for Everesto. He is a volunteer in “The Hammer Mill”, a joint-church project to help generate funds and support families. Everesto works as a fisherman to support his wife and children, and volunteers his time in The Hammer Mill to serve his church and community.
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Uganda • Sept 2018
Please pray for Peter and his family in Uganda, that God continues to work in their lives and provide them with all the resources they need to complete the construction of their home.
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Zambia • Sept 2018
Pray for Lewis, a pastor and recent graduate of the Samfya Bible School. He is taking what he learned and now leading trainings in his home community for pastors and church leaders to benefit as well.
Praise Report
Bolivia • Feb 2018
We are praising the Lord today because the December medical campaigns in Bolivia were very successful, and more than 800 people received medical check-ups, medicines and the Gospel. We are thrilled! Thank You, Jesus!