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JUNE
Sunday 31 May - Saturday 6
Give thanks for a new partnership with Mobile Hilfe Madagascar (MHM). Their mission is to train local medical personnel to treat patients for ailments before their issues become urgent.
Give thanks for the Arnhem Land team who were able to assist in evacuating some community members after Cyclone Narelle.
Pray for the impact and effectiveness of solar fridges for vaccine storage that MAF recently transported to health centres in Hela Province, Papua New Guinea.
Pray for those maintaining MAF aircraft around the world. Pray for stamina, attention to detail and for more engineers to be called to MAF.
Sunday 7 - Saturday 13
Praise God for the arrival of the New Testament (delivered by MAF) to the Mundu-speaking people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The people have been waiting 20 years for this.
Give thanks for Michael Geary and the maintenance of red gravel airstrips across Arnhem Land. Without individuals like Michael, the intense rain of the wet season would make landing impossible, leaving communities cut off.
Give thanks for Community Health Worker Jacky Hewa from Papua New Guinea who is utilising MAF flights to spread awareness about HIV and how it can make the body more vulnerable to diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis.
Sunday 14 - Saturday 20
Give thanks for the new shuttle service to Bol, Chad, that launched in the last couple of months.
Pray for peace in the East Democratic of the Congo as unrest continues to disrupt the region.
Give thanks for the countless MAF flights which provide medical evacuations for those who would be otherwise cut off from these services and partners who provide health education and clinics.
Sunday 21 - Saturday 27
Give thanks for growing opportunities to serve the national church ministries in North Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Give thanks for partner of MAF in Madagascar, Convoy of Hope. MAF is multiplying the effectiveness of the team as they are feeding children, empowering women, training farmers, and supporting families.
Pray for those who are currently going through the process to work for MAF overseas. Pray that they are able to get everything they need quickly and for His hand to be over them.
Sunday 28 - Saturday 4 July
Praise God for the successful installation of solar and HF radio in three locations in Bougainville.
Pray for the continued work of MAF partner, Veterinarians with Mission Programme. This mission aims to provide services for livestock which bring income to the local communities in Kenya.
Pray for the team in Lesotho as they train three new pilots.
Praise God for successful first steps in the NZ office towards integration into MAF International. Continue to pray for Mark and the team as they navigate the changes this will bring.
JULY
Sunday 5 - Saturday 11
Praise God for a CURE flight and outreach in northern Kenya. The people in these communities are often stigmatised for disabilities, so pray that these flights can continue to bring medical access to this area.
This week World Kiswahili Language Day is celebrated – which is spoken widely in East, Central and Southern Africa. Praise God for the work MAF is doing in Africa, and that the Gospel is clearly communicated through this language in every place it is spoken.
Praise the Lord for the new Suzuki car that the Liberia team received in April.
Sunday 12 - Saturday 18
This week International Day of Hope is celebrated. Praise God for the work MAF is doing to bring hope to the most isolated places. Pray that everyone that MAF serves would have a renewed hope in Jesus and for their future.
Pray for the team in South-East Asia as they recruit a new cohort of flight students to begin in September.
Pray for those affected by the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Pray for those being ministered to through the MozMed programme in Mozambique. After several years of this medical service, this year the team is intentionally sharing the gospel to everyone who is touched by this service.
Sunday 19 - Saturday 25
Give thanks for a recent outreach with Pamoja clinic in Tanzania. Many were treated including mothers and babies, and people with knee, eye and ear concerns.
Pray for the hangar project in Bunia, East Democratic Republic of the Congo, as they work with local architects and contractors to develop the drawings.
Give thanks for the MAF team, donor and partnerships that brought solar lighting and HF radio to a health centre in the Carteret Islands, as well as other health centres, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
Give thanks for the team in Arnhem Land who have had their first senior student from Yirrkala school for a work experience placement at the office. Pray for student Stephanie as she hopes to one day work for MAF.
Sunday 26 - Saturday 1 August
Pray for the MAF International communications team as they navigate permissions and obstacles to access people’s stories in remote locations.
Pray for those affected by severe flooding in places like Benguela and Namibe, Angola, where there has been loss of life.
Give thanks for a new pilot family joining the team in Chad.