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Prayer Requests
April 2025
“ ‘He himself bore our sins’ in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; ‘by his wounds you have been healed’ ” (1 Peter 2:24, NIV).
Africa
Lord, we praise you for Beth Kamathi, who lives in Kenya and serves part-time as Canadian Baptist Ministries’ marketplace engagement coordinator for East Africa. Help Beth as she encourages the integration of faith and work and promotes sustainable, impactful regional partnerships.
Provider, we ask that you work through the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, of whom Canadian Baptist Ministries is a partner body. Use the resources of the Foodgrains Bank to great benefit wherever they target need, including South Sudan, where over 12 million people are facing crisis levels of hunger.
Prince of Peace, we pray for the wounded, grieving, or displaced in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Violence this year worsened an ongoing humanitarian crisis. Continue to strengthen the Baptist churches there who bore witness to your sacrificial love as they gave shelter and aid.
Asia
Father, without a way to pay the bills or meaningful work, people languish; may the four-month nursing aide training program in Myanmar, provide young people with valuable employment skills. Let this program, and another which teaches sewing, provide a brighter future for families, Lord.
Lord, Thailand Bethel Theological Institute will begin a new academic year in May. Be with CBM staff Lilian Yang and Joseph Lee; alongside other TBTI staff, they teach students who will be the future pastors and mission workers in Asia’s Golden Triangle. Thank you for CBM’s partnership with TBTI, which supports the school’s outreach program. CBM’s partnership also allows students to access tuition support, and provides funds to purchase library books for the institute.
Europe
In the face of war’s devastation and disruption, Strength and Refuge, we pray for Ukraine and Russia. We pray for those who woke today wounded or grieving, and for those in either country who have known fear and danger. Bring lasting peace, Lord.
Saviour, we remember in prayer CBM’s staff team living in Germany, Lewis and Felain Lam, Yuanchuan Ye, and Xiaodan FrÓ§hlich. Be revealed as the Way, the Truth, and the Life in each event, church service, conversation and group meeting that they are part of
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Middle East/North Africa
Sovereign Lord, thank you for Rabih Wazir, CBM’s regional integral mission coordinator for the Middle East North Africa region. Use his people skills and his love for you as he develops relationships and works alongside local ministry partners. Strengthen him as he also serves as general secretary for the Convention of the Evangelical Churches in Lebanon.
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Heavenly Father, please guard the 19 students from all over the Arab world who entered the Bachelor of Theology program given by the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Lebanon this school year. We pray with ABTS “that their strength would be deepened, their biblical and theological understanding enhanced, and their ministry skills sharpened.”
Latin America &
the Caribbean
Provider God, we ask your blessing upon Bill and Janice Dyck, Canadian Baptist Ministries staff based in Canada, whose focus is on discipleship and theological education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Work through Bill as he supports the Pastoring of Pastors program, which provides small groups of pastors with meaningful fellowship and encouragement.
Rescuer who knows our deepest needs, be with Janice Dyck as she teaches music virtually to children who benefit from Emanuel Foundation’s ministry in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Let the daily care and loving attention there be a wonderful balm to vulnerable children. May Janice’s music lessons build self-worth into the lives of the youth, many of whom live in precarious situations.
Righteous One, I pray for Patty Nacho Vargas, CBM’s team lead who oversees work across Bolivia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. As she shepherds staff and works closely with partners and churches, be her steady beacon, Lord.
Canada
Thank you, Lord, for Canadian Baptist Ministries. Continue to use it around the world, building the Church, supporting at-risk children, and empowering women. Be glorified through CBM as it provides food assistance, refugee care and education, and promotes justice, we pray.
Lord of Hosts, we ask for an upwelling of strength from you for each one who is an executive minister among Canada’s Baptists. We ask, too, for your wisdom and leading for CBM Executive Director Jennifer Lau, who will be a speaker at this July’s Baptist World Congress in Australia.
Atlantic Canada
Creator God, thank you for Crandall University, in Moncton, New Brunswick, and its CU Serves students and leaders who will travel to Guatemala April 21 to be part of a Canadian Baptist Ministries SENT experience. Lead each one on the trip closer to you as they take part in hands-on ministry.
Saviour, I lift up each woman visiting a pregnancy and wellness centre for options counselling regarding an unplanned pregnancy. As centres meet with clients, we pray the women will choose hope and lean into the support available at each centre.
We thank you, Lord, for the Open Door Centre’s locations in Halifax and Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Please continue to use the programs and supportive counselling provided which can give “help, hope, and healing” for the variety of clients they serve.
We pray for each person studying virtually or in person at Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Let their courses empower their service for you, Lord. With them, let me, as a member of a Baptist congregation, be an active not passive church attender, as ADC President Dr. Anna Robbins urges. Thank you, Lord, for ADC’s new Master of Arts in Theology program, specializing in counselling and spiritual care.
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As Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada take part in April 27’s CBAC Sunday, Father, we pray you would hone our collective focus. Reveal what you are doing among Atlantic Canada’s Baptists; guide us into the future by your Holy Spirit.
Global
Provide all that’s needed, Shepherd King, for each woman who plans to attend the Women’s Summit at July’s Baptist World Congress in Brisbane. Allow the theme, “Living the Good News,” to be transformative as women pray, worship, and train together.
Father, we’re grateful for the offerings given during the November 2024 Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer; these funds help support global projects benefitting women and children. We pray for three projects that have received a Day of Prayer grant in North America: Life Circles (serving women in Canada, Africa, and Asia), Multi-Generational Mentoring (Detroit), and Mental Health First Aid (Nova Scotia).
Lord of All, we pray for CBM’s SENT teams which will travel globally in 2025. Protect the mission teams against sickness or from being overwhelmed by a new cultural experience. Use these trips to serve the local people and churches, and bring world-impact into the lives of the SENT members.
Holy One, thank you for Michael Waddell, CBM’s team lead for marketplace engagement. May the Holy Spirit inspire him as he works to support CBM’s Canadian and international partnerships and collaborates with colleagues to guide Vennture—CBM’s initiative focused on integrating faith and work.