"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." - Psalm 46:1
WEEK 1
Saturday 1
Pray for Compassion-assisted children in eastern Indonesia during a seasonal change that affects their health.
WEEK 2
Sunday 2
We praise God for healing Helen and her baby Erica from a blood infection. They are in a Child Survival Program in the Philippines.
Monday 3
Pray for 10-year-old Abijuru Beni in Rwanda, who will travel to India for heart surgery.
Tuesday 4
Pray for 18-year-old Franz Sinani and his family in Bolivia as they grieve the death of his father in a vehicle accident.
Wednesday 5
Pray for Congo Sanata in Rwanda, a young girl who is mentally troubled and needs peace of mind.
Thursday 6
The Hernandez family in Guatemala has three sponsored children and they need prayer as they grieve the death of their 5-year-old boy who was hit by a car.
Friday 7
Pray for Cinthia Constantino, a Leadership Development Program student in Peru, who needs emotional and spiritual support.
Saturday 8
Pray again for the children and families affected by the political unrest in Kenya. The country faces a famine and there are difficulties providing proper medical care.
WEEK 3
Sunday 9
We prayed for 11-year-old Rashmita Nayak in eastern India who suffered from a bone fracture. She now is healed.
Monday 10
We prayed for Uptal in Bangladesh several times. He has hydrocephalus and his parents are struggling in their care of him. Pray for strength for the family.
Tuesday 11
Pray for 7-year-old Yader Steven Calderon in Nicaragua. He has bone cancer and his leg was amputated.
Wednesday 12
Pray for the children and families in Rwanda who recently lost their homes after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake.
Thursday 13
Nineteen-year-old Utetiwabo Marie in Rwanda needs a kidney transplant. Pray for a donor.
Friday 14
Pray for 6-year-old Sagar Ukhed Patel in India who suffers from seizures. He needs healing.
Saturday 15
Pray for two newly opened Child Survival Program centers in the Philippines. Pray for mothers, children and families to learn about Jesus.
WEEK 4
Sunday 16
We praise God for 20 young emerging leaders in the Dominican Republic who will be enrolled in our Leadership Development Program. Pray for each one.
Monday 17
Ten-year-old Yunita Sumendong in Indonesia has leukemia. She is in medical treatment and needs healing and peace of mind.
Tuesday 18
Pray for the family of 7-year-old Anita Sadik Kayuli in Tanzania as they grieve her death from chickenpox. She was unsponsored.
Wednesday 19
Pray for three sisters: Gladis, 16, Marisol, 15, and Pamela Mamani, 7, in Bolivia as they grieve the death of their father in a serious bus and truck accident.
Thursday 20
Pray for a quick recovery from surgery for 11-year-old Ramesh Bhagh in eastern India.
Friday 21
Pray for the Ramos Mendoza family in Guatemala who need a miracle. Lisandro, Aler and Elmer are Compassion-assisted children. Their older brother was electrocuted at work and lost both arms. Pray for God's mercy and provision.
Saturday 22
Pray for the child Dipama Eric in Burkina Faso who is seriously ill. Doctors are unable to diagnose a cause.
WEEK 5
Sunday 23
We praise God for healing Tin-Tin Servidad, a baby in our Child Survival Program in the Philippines.
Monday 24
Pray for 7-year-old Luz Maria in Peru, the only survivor of a violent bus/taxi accident that took the lives of her family.
Tuesday 25
Pray for Compassion's work in Haiti as the staff workers prepare for the Leadership Development Program graduation. Pray also for the provision of families' needs as costs increase.
Wednesday 26
Pray for the family, friends and the sponsor of 8-year-old Happiness Mlewa in Tanzania who was diagnosed with malaria. She received medical treatment but died.
Thursday 27
Pray 8-year-old Carlos Andres Garcia in Nicaragua. He had two surgeries for thyroid cancer and is in chemotherapy treatment.
Friday 28
Pray for 8-year-old Marviano Lolowang in Indonesia who was diagnosed with scoliosis. His parents have finally agreed to his medical treatment.
Saturday 29
Pray for 12-year-old Uwamahoro Alice in Rwanda who has chronic arthritis and has been confined to a wheelchair.
WEEK 6
Sunday 30
We praise God for successful plastic surgery for 11-year-old Aniket Goswami in eastern India.
Monday 31
Pray for Galo, 16, Luis, 15, Olver, 13, and Juana Sinani, 12, in Bolivia whose parents were killed in an accident.