We at OC want to invite you into a new prayer structure that involves weekly prayer for different aspects of our ministry. We would love to hear feedback and thoughts about this new prayer structure. To do this, you can email feedback@oci.org.

Praise for the Vision Trip

• Praise God that everywhere we went, we saw a deep commitment to investing in the next generation. May this investiture continue to uplift the young people of Southern Africa.
• Praise God for the tremendous privilege for those who went to spend time with ministry partners, church and community leaders, and many incredible young people. The people they met—and the opportunity to experience the trip alongside one another—were among God’s greatest gifts to them during their time there.
• Continue to pray also, as many of the communities the vision trip team visited are still living with the effects of poverty, unemployment, and economic hardship. Pray for the faithful men and women serving throughout the region.

Prayer for African Youth

• This year, Jay and Sarah G are focused on raising and releasing young leaders in Southern Africa. Pray with us for the process to be successful and that these young people would gain both the conviction and confidence of their calling, applying themselves diligently in both self-leadership and the leadership of others.
• Additionally, Jay and Sarah G are thanking God as those they disciple continue to grow and take on leadership roles. This allows Jay and Sarah to step back and play more of a coaching role in their lives. Pray for these emerging leaders as they seek to establish themselves in a challenging economy and build a contagious, faith-filled, Jesus-loving community around them
• Pray for Barbara and Paul S as they minister to bring lasting change in the lives of the young people. May those they reach encounter God’s truth and be transformed.
• Pray for the young African people involved in the First Switch Internship. Pray for what God has begun doing in the hearts of the interns, and for these next several weeks of courses and of putting what they’re learning to practice in their home countries.

Prayer for Training in Africa

• Pray for Karl T, Paul S, and Kevin Z as they facilitate an online Coaching Essentials Workshop on August 4, 11, and 18. Please pray for effective training resulting in the fruitful multiplication of disciple-making communities with ongoing coaching.
• Praise God with OC Africa as they host a DMM Level 1 training from July 28-31, with nearly 100 leaders participating from 10 nations. Pray that those who attended will be empowered by this training and hold fast to all they learned.
• Praise God for all the Lifeworkx trainings that have taken place in Africa, and for all the local leaders who have become Lifeworkx trainers through this. Pray that God would continue to use the Lifeworkx ministry to show people who he has designed them to be.

Read Some Blog Posts about Africa

Take the opportunity to read some posts about ministry happening in Africa and pray for whatever touches your heart.

https://onechallenge.org/?s=africa