"For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you." — Isaiah 41:13, NIV

WEEK 1
Tuesday 1
We praise God for the newly opened Filadelfis Child Survival Program in eastern Indonesia.

Wednesday 2
Please pray for Dariana Murcia, 6, in Guatemala, whose mother was hit by a car and killed after dropping her off at the child development center.

Thursday 3
Pray for the hundreds of families in Ecuador affected by severe flooding. Many have lost their homes, and hundreds of Compassion-assisted children have contracted dengue fever or rotavirus. Pray for their safety and health.

Friday 4
Pray for children in need in Burkina Faso who cannot freely come to the Compassion program because their parents do not want them to become Christians.

Saturday 5
Pray for two children in eastern India, Yasmina Khatun, who has tuberculosis, and Ajay Kumar Sahoo, who has a parasitic worm disease.

WEEK 2
Sunday 6
Please pray for a child at a student center in Nicaragua who was recently diagnosed with HIV. Pray that the office staff finds appropriate help for him.

Monday 7
Pray for the complete recovery from surgery for Elcine Edson, a little girl in a Child Survival Program in Haiti born with a deformity in her feet.

Tuesday 8
Pray for preparations for the upcoming selection of new LDP scholars in Thailand.

Wednesday 9
Pray for the 50,000-plus sponsored Tanzanian children, many of whom have lost their parents or guardians to AIDS.

Thursday 10
Please pray for upcoming sponsor tours in Ethiopia. Pray for the health and well-being of the visitors and for the staff members who handle the visits.

Friday 11
Pray for the Bangladesh office, which is hosting its first sponsor tour from the United States this month.

Saturday 12
Pray for Bequer Yeison Ascencios Quispe, 7, in Peru, who sustained leg injuries in an auto accident that took his brother's life.

WEEK 3
Sunday 13
Today is Compassion Sunday! Pray that children all over the world find loving sponsors and a way out of poverty in Jesus' name.

Monday 14
Pray for Compassion's Dominican Republic country office staff as they begin working with new implementing churches.

Tuesday 15
We praise God for the many Compassion children in Thailand who have had the privilege of leading their parents and siblings to Christ.

Wednesday 16
Pray for the family of Verónica Chui, 9, and her brother Edwin, 11, in Bolivia. Their mother needs surgery for arthritis, but faces eviction because she has no money.

Thursday 17
Pray for the staff and children at five Compassion-assisted programs in Indonesia where heavy rains flooded the centers.

Friday 18
Please pray for support for El Salvador Child Development Center Pastor Jose Napoleon Iraheta, who faces financial struggles and gang threats.

Saturday 19
Pray for the hearts of children in Kenya that have been scarred by looting, killings and angry people carrying machetes through streets and neighborhoods.

WEEK 4
Sunday 20
Pray for Anthony Quintana, 10, in Ecuador who suffered third-degree burns on his legs. He needs a miracle to walk again.

Monday 21
Pray for God's guidance and wisdom for the staff at the China Pilot Project as they review the lessons they have learned over the past 1˝ years and for future direction.

Tuesday 22
Pray that the children of Ghana will grow into the leaders who will serve the next generation.

Wednesday 23
We praise God for Compassion's partner churches in Uganda who are continuing to find new ways to minister to AIDS orphans and their families.

Thursday 24
Please pray for strength and a renewed hope in God for 12-year-old Aroldo Alejandro Escobar Meneses in Guatemala, who was diagnosed with leukemia.

Friday 25
Today is World Malaria Day. We praise God for those who have supported Compassion's Malaria Intervention Fund and request prayer to help us combat this deadly disease.

Saturday 26
Pray for children in the seven child development centers in Rwanda's western province who were affected by an earthquake that left more than 1,000 families homeless.

WEEK 5
Sunday 27
Pray for 12-year-old Ruth, who lives in Cuenca, Ecuador. She was diagnosed with cancer and needs healing.

Monday 28
Pray for healing of Apriko Pesik, a 6-year-old sponsored child in Manado, Indonesia, who had surgery for hydrocephalus.

Tuesday 29
Pray that God will bring people with a heart for ministry to Burkina Faso's Compassion-assisted programs, which are growing rapidly.

Wednesday 30
We praise God for His faithfulness in helping the Colombia office fill two key staff positions, IT specialist Sandro Herrera and field communication specialist Edwin Mendivelso.