Compassion-sponsored children have access to education, medical care, nutritious food and knowledge of the love of Jesus. They have been so blessed that many of them pray for their sponsors every day. Yet the children need prayer, too.

The following are prayer requests from the Burkina Faso Country Office about the children, families, church partners and staff in Burkina Faso:

• Please pray for the thousands of children and families who have been affected by the recent flooding. May the Lord provide for the urgent needs of the people, such as shelter and food.
• Pray for the Lord to open the eyes of people within each community, that they will cherish one another and that the interests of children will be taken seriously.
• Please pray for Compassion-assisted child development center workers, that the Lord will continue to renew their minds and supply them with hope. Pray that the love of Christ will be demonstrated to the children through them.
• Please pray for the friendships of the children. Pray they will be good influences for each other and that the Lord will richly bless them as they fellowship and grow together.