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The Anglican Church of Burundi
EAB Press from Burundi – JULY 2024
Pray for Burundi
Please keep praying for the wisdom of leaders of this nation as the country is going through an unprecedented economic crisis due to the fuel shortage that is lasting for many months compared to other fuel shortages we have gone through.
Also, 220 households who suffered a landslip in May have received help with food & non-food items from the Anglican Community Development Service. These landslip cause enormous damage and caused hundreds of families to evacuate the affected area and find shelter. Houses and fields were completely destroyed which is very difficult for a predominantly agricultural area. The full article can be read in the EAB Press at the top of this page. Please pray for these families
Your prayers for Burundi are highly appreciated
Food Crisis Appeal
A special appeal to help with the food crisis was held in January and raised over £1,600 which has now been sent to them to help with their situation.
Update – 108 families facing food crisis have been assisted with food items in the Parishes of Gahosha & Ngagara by supplying Rice, Beans, Palm Oil and Red Onions. This initiative has been with the support of fellow brothers and Sisters from St Mark’s Nottingham in UK.
Our links with Burundi
St Mark’s partnership with Burundi started in the 1970’s with a commitment to pray for the Church and the country.
We continue that link today in various ways but particularly through our support of two parishes, St Mark’s, Ngagara and St Mark’s, Gahosha.
St Mark’s, Gahosha in Makamba
St Mark’s, Ngagara in Bujumbura
You can find out more at www.anglicanburundi.org, where there is also a link to the Facebook page.
Azaria – our CMS (Church Mission Society) link mission partner in Guatemala.
David and I just wanted to send a brief update with some prayer requests. Since getting married we have been through a lot of big changes and would like to say thank you for all your prayers and support. We are feeling more settled into married life and serving in ministry together. We have seen and experienced the hand of God over our lives and are very thankful for all He has done and where He is leading us.
Our first CMS Link Letter written together will be out very soon for you all to read, if you don’t yet receive them and would like to you can sign up by following this link.
Prayer Requests:
- Our church will be celebrating it’s 9th anniversary so there will be a special service joining all the congregations together on 14th July. David will be leading the worship so please pray for him in the preparations and on the day.
- In Bethania, the vulnerable community where we serve, we divide the activities for children and youth into two terms during the year and in July the team will be preparing and planning for the second term of activities. Please pray that we can all work together in this planning, to seek God’s will and guidance for the second term.
- Please pray as we start the second term of activities for children and youth in Bethania. Also for the families as we continue with the activities for the women and the new activities for the men in the families.
- Please be praying for those visiting ‘Iniciativas de Alcance,’ the local church’s outreach iniciatives where we serve. There will be two groups from supporting organisations visiting our team in August and there are several activities planned, so pleased pray for the logistics and that it will be blessed time for all involved. The visits will be from 17th – 22nd August.
- We ask for your prayers for the team at our local church, which we are part of, as we all study some introductory theological modules together over the course of a few months in order to grow and learn together so we are better equipped to serve and disciple others.
- Please pray for Azaria as she continues to seek ways to support and equip mentors who work with vulnerable children and youth in Guatemala.
You can find out more through her new blog site: https://azaria.blog/
Welcoming Ukrainian Refugees
St Mark’s is part of the Welcoming Churches network.
If you are considering signing up to host Ukrainian refugees you can register your interest, which is not binding, at https://homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk.