Focus on Burkina Faso. – Continue to remember before our God the situation in Burkina Faso, part of the Sahel region in West Africa, which is experiencing civil conflict and trauma daily. Jihadist groups linked with the Fulani tribe are trying to establish an Islamic caliphate across the region and are terrorising people in rural Burkina, particularly in the North. Two million people remain displaced in Burkina and have sought refuge in its two major cities, Bobo Dioulasso and Ouagadougou.

World Day against Child Labour – Child labour remains a pressing global issue, with approximately 160 million children aged 5 to 17 engaged in work as of 2020. This marks an increase of 8.4 million since 2016, reversing two decades of progress. Notably, 79 million of these children are involved in hazardous work that endangers their health, saftey and morality. ILO.

Please pray for the UK – For churches in the UK to be bolder in proclaiming Christ in their communities, for the Quiet Revival reported by the Bible Society recently, and for growth in numbers and discipleship as we learn to put God first in every area of our lives.