Please pray for all our program beneficiaries around the world.
All children mentioned have sponsors and their monetary needs are supplied.
April 2011 Prayer Calendar
Verse of the Month
"This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."
John 4:10, NIV
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Friday 1
We praise God for the miracle of healing in Oscar, husband of Colombia staff member Angela. The doctors canceled his cancer surgery because the tumor had disappeared!
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Saturday 2
Pray for Pobitro and Suvo in Bangladesh, whose homes were destroyed by fire.
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Sunday 3
Pray for Leadership Development Program (LDP) mentors across the world, that they would truly understand the power of mentorship and that God would bless them for their time and efforts to encourage students.
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Monday 4
Please pray for the children, the program workers, and their families at Amazing Child Development Center in Ghana, who have been affected by recent flooding.
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Tuesday 5
Pray for protection for families and staff of Compassion's Mahanaim Integral Development Center in Barranquilla, Colombia. The area is being affected by public disorder and some people have disappeared, including parents of sponsored children.
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Wednesday 6
Pray for God's protection at our child development centers in Sasa, India, where there have been attacks by wild animals on children and staff.
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Thursday 7
Pray for Mauricio, an LDP student in Ecuador, who is in need of a kidney transplant. Pray for healing, energy and health until a donor is found.
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Friday 8
Pray for the next group of LDP students in Uganda, that the Lord would work through His servants and handpick those He has purposed for this program.
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Saturday 9
Please pray for Mexican sponsored children Karla, who needs psychological treatment because she saw her sister killed when a car ran over her, and Arnold, who is traumatized after the murder of his father.
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Sunday 10
Pray for God's leading and the smooth preparation for the Asia Emerging Leaders Summit to be held April 11-15.
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Monday 11
Praise the Lord that none of our Compassion programs or children was affected by the explosion in February that rocked the large commercial city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania!
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Tuesday 12
Pray for Bolivian LDP student David, who has endured a rare type of tumor since he was 12 years old and needs complicated surgery.
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Wednesday 13
Pray for the fathers of Abbas and Chenchemma and for the mother of Surya in India, who are all suffering from tuberculosis.
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Thursday 14
Pray for Peruvian sponsored children 13-year-old América and 4-year-old Carlos, whose mothers recently died. May God's comfort bring them peace and hope.
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Friday 15
Pray for Rhyfalis in eastern Indonesia, who was hit by a motorcycle and suffered a skull fracture. Please pray for his full recovery.
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Saturday 16
We praise God that LDP graduate Margaret Makhoha was recently elected as a senator in the Ugandan parliament!
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Sunday 17
Pray for focus and commitment for the 20 new LDP students in El Salvador as they pursue their studies.
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Monday 18
Pray that as God's grace and mercy were shown on Passover, we would be strengthened in our efforts to demonstrate that same grace and mercy to the children we serve throughout the world.
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Tuesday 19
Pray for the four new Child Survival Program centers that will be opening this month in Indonesia — two in Medan, one in Bandung, and one in Pemalang.
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Wednesday 20
Please pray for God to work miracles in the lives of Mexican Compassion-assisted children Valadez, who has cancer, and 7-year-old Edwin, who is dying and the doctors have said that nothing more can be done for him.
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Thursday 21
Pray for the Lord's special favor on our LDP students in Ethiopia, where students are assigned a certain field of study by the government, ones that they may not be well-suited for. Pray especially for those studying engineering, who are having a particularly difficult time.
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Friday 22
Praise God for His protection of the children and the staff of the Kalimpong Child Development Center and Darjeeling Child Development Center in eastern India, during recent outbreaks of political rioting, which made the community very dangerous.
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Saturday 23
Please pray for the second LDP housing project in Guatemala, that God would help the leadership to properly manage the budget and all resources and needs of the students who live there.
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Sunday 24
Pray that the same power that raised Jesus from the dead would enable us to find new ways to minister His love to those who so desperately need it.
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Monday 25
Pray for the father of LDP student Rujinate in Thailand, who suffered a stroke and is in intensive care.
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Tuesday 26
Please pray for Peruvian sponsored child Brando, age 10, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Pray for a divine intervention in his life and complete healing.
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Wednesday 27
Pray for Mal in Bangladesh, who is suffering from blood cancer.
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Thursday 28
Pray for Ronald in Bolivia, who had a massive stroke, then while recuperating, he burned his face and arms while disinfecting his room with alcohol. Pray that his faith stays strong and that he heals well.
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Friday 29
Pray for comfort for LDP Colombia student Daini and her family after the loss of her little sister, who died from leukemia.
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Saturday 30
We thank God, who has provided 59 laptops for our LDP students in Rwanda!
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