"I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'You are my servant'; I have chosen you and have not rejected you."

— Isaiah 41:9, NIV

WEEK 1
Friday 1
Please pray for Rosana da Trindade de Souza, 7, in Brazil, who was hospitalized with severe pneumonia.

Saturday 2
Pray for God's provision for the families and children affected by Typhoon Frank in the Philippine provinces of Iloilo and Samar, where Compassion has many child development centers.

WEEK 2
Sunday 3
Pray for Barry Slauenwhite, President and CEO of Compassion Canada, whose left hand was severed and reattached. Pray that his fingers regain their feeling and functionality and for God to receive glory through this ordeal.

Monday 4
We praise God that 42 students were successfully enrolled in the Leadership Development Program (LDP) in India for 2008-2009.

Tuesday 5
Pray for 9-year-old Tuyishime Onorine, a sponsored Rwandan child who was in a car accident that left him unable to talk.

Wednesday 6
Pray for Compassion-assisted student center Projeto Vido para o Lixao near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which needs a new church partner.

Thursday 7
The Compassion Indonesia office would like to praise God for His faithfulness, strength, wisdom and guidance for the past fiscal year.

Friday 8
Please pray for Shakil Ahamed, 15, in India, who is undergoing dialysis and needs healing.

Saturday 9
Please pray for enrichment of the lives of all YouthPartnersNET participants and those reached by the CityConnexx groups during their summer ministry excursions.

WEEK 3
Sunday 10
Pray for healing for David Sekar, 9, in India, who was hurt when he fell off a slide and now can't walk.

Monday 11
Pray for Peruvian teen Jose Servan Arevalo, 16, whose face was injured during a mugging.

Tuesday 12
Continue to pray for the people of Haiti who are most affected by the global food shortage.

Wednesday 13
We praise God for approval of Compassion's ministry expansion into Sri Lanka, with a timeline that includes registering the first children during the summer of 2009.

Thursday 14
Pray for 15-year-old Kumar Devaadian in India, who was electrocuted. He suffered head injuries and also had to have his right hand amputated.

Friday 15
Pray for the families in Burkina Faso who lost their homes because of heavy rains. Pray also for those helping to rebuild these homes.

Saturday 16
We praise God and rejoice with Indonesian staff member Telly Wangkay and family after the birth of their baby girl, Aurelia Angela.

WEEK 4
Sunday 17
Pray for 15-year-old Irakoze Anique in Rwanda, who suffered severe burns and needs advanced surgery. Pray for healing and God's provision.

Monday 18
Please pray for God's grace and guidance for the Compassion India office's annual planning and presentation meeting for the next fiscal year.

Wednesday 20
Pray for Maria Aparecida Martins dos Santos, 11, of Brazil, who recently ran away. Although found, she is afraid to return home and is staying in a shelter.

Thursday 21
Pray for discernment as Compassion Philippines looks to partner with new churches in Marawi, Zamboanga and Sibugay.

Friday 22
We praise God that LDP student Kakada Naveen Kumar, 14, of India, was selected by the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies for a six-year course.

WEEK 5
Sunday 24
Please pray for Marie Jeanne, the Rwanda Field Office's Information Technology Specialist, who is undergoing tests for a skin disease that she has had for more than five years.

Monday 25
We praise God that we expect to add nearly 140,000 children into the Child Sponsorship Program and start 99 new Child Survival Programs in the coming year!

Tuesday 26
Pray for 10-year-old Peruvian Giancarlo Alberto Díaz Montoya's father, who was diagnosed with degenerative osteoarthritis and curvature of the spine.

Wednesday 27
Pray for the health and well-being of the Compassion-assisted children and families in El Salvador Uganda as they recover from damages to their homes from flooding.

Thursday 28
Continue to pray for God's provision and mercy during the global food crisis in Bangladesh and throughout the world.

Friday 29
Pray for a Compassion-sponsored 15-year-old Peruvian girl who was raped by her godfather and now must testify against him.

Saturday 30
Pray for the leaders involved in the strike dispute in India, that they will resolve their differences peacefully.

Sunday 31
We praise God that the floodwaters in eastern India have receded and that all Compassion-assisted children and their families have returned to their homes.