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2020 Prayer Diary - Anglican Aid
2020 Prayer Diary
2020 Prayer Diary - Anglican Aid
Welcome
We love that you pray for Anglican Aid. We
hope this resource helps you pray in specific
ways for the work of Anglican Aid and our
partners.

Each day of prayer is structured around a
particular theme or area that Anglican Aid
works in. Together, let’s bring these requests,
and many others as well, to God. Without God
our labour would be in vain. Thank you for your
partnership with us!

Cover image: Archbishop Glenn Davies and Canon
Helen Hoskins in Bunda, Tanzania in May 2019
Diocesan Prayer                                    Anglican Aid Prayer
for Mission 2020
Our Heavenly Father,                               Heavenly Father,

Fill our lives with the fruit of your Spirit, so   Whose will it is that all people be saved, and
that we may walk in joyful obedience, share        come to a knowledge of the truth, and whose
your love by word and deed, and see Christ         will it is that we care for the poor, needy,
honoured in every community as Lord and            widows, orphans and refugees.
Saviour.
                                                   We pray for the work of the Archbishop of
Amen                                               Sydney’s Anglican Aid.

                                                   We pray for your grace to fulfil every good work
                                                   that you have prepared for us in advance to do
                                                   as we anticipate the triumphant return of our
                                                   King and Saviour, in whose name we pray.

                                                   Amen
Contents
    02 Letter from the Archbishop     16 Bible focus - Ruth 1-4              28 Day 19 - Protecting kids
    03 Letter from the Acting CEO                                            29 Day 20 - Empowering women
    05 Anglican Aid Vision            17 Day 9 - Anglican Aid board          30 Day 21 - Peace through education
                                         and staff                           31 Day 22 - Latin America
                                      18 Day 10 - Spotlight: Drought         32 Day 23 - Food and shelter
    06 Bible focus - Matthew 5
                                      19 Day 11 - Made in God’s image        33 Day 24 - The Pacific
                                      20 Day 12 - Strengthening
    07 Message from the incoming         indigenous communities
       CEO                                                                   34 Bible focus - Philemon
                                      21 Day 13 - Clean water and
                                         sanitation
    08 Day 1 - The Archbishop and                                            35 Day 25 - Vocational skills
       the work of the Diocese        22 Day 14 - Equipping future leaders
                                                                             36 Day 26 - Spotlight:
    09 Day 2 - Giving thanks          23 Day 15 - Asylum seekers and            Miracle Ministries
                                         refugees
    10 Day 3 - New projects                                                  37 Day 27 - Good health
                                      24 Day 16 - Generating income
    11 Day 4 - Natural disasters                                             38 Day 28 - Spotlight: Syria
    12 Day 5 - Bible training                                                39 Day 29 - Sustainable living
                                      25 Bible focus - Luke 17
    13 Day 6 - Spotlight: Zambia’s                                           40 Day 30 - College and university
       Child
                                                                             41 Day 31 - The church around
    14 Day 7 - Preparing future       26 Day 17 - Bishops and church            the world
       generations                       leaders
                                      27 Day 18 - Spotlight:                 42 Current projects
    15 Day 8 - Loving the community
                                         Waterworks for a Thirsty World

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Letter from the Archbishop
Dear Friends,

Over the years, many kind people     the partnership projects of the
have said they are praying for me    Archbishop of Sydney’s Anglican
as Archbishop and for my wife,       Aid is a constant source of
Dianne. It is greatly humbling and   encouragement. More importantly,
encouraging to be the subject of     it makes a real difference around
your prayers. In the same way, I     the world. By God’s grace, Anglican
know that those working in the       Aid is uniquely positioned,
Anglican Aid office and those        connecting Sydney Anglicans
on the field are encouraged by       with local communities, overseas
the knowledge that you share         development, and theological
in their work through prayer. I      education projects. Please join me
am so thankful to God for you.       in praying for the work and people       Grace and Peace,
Your support in spreading the        of Anglican Aid, using this prayer
love of God abroad through           diary as a valuable aid in raising our   Glenn N. Davies
prayer and generous support of       voices before the throne of grace.       Archbishop of Sydney

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Letter from the Acting CEO
    My friends in prayer,

    I am continually humbled by the generosity of                approached to partner with new worthy projects,
    spirit that comes from Anglican Aid’s supporters.            aiming to meet more needs, in more locations.
    You enable us to be the bearers of good news and
    practical assistance to a world crying out for God’s         By God’s grace we are fighting the good fight on
    fatherhood and justice. I want to personally thank you       many fronts. We are striving to enable impoverished
    for continually responding to the work God has put in        communities to meet their basic needs through
    front of all of us in whichever way you are able - be it     water/sanitation/hygiene, education, health,
    prayer, advocacy, or financial giving.                       relief and aid, and emergency assistance. We
                                                                 are advocating for Christ’s love for people with
    We have been blessed by the appointment of The               disabilities, women, refugees, and children.
    Rev Tim Swan as CEO of Anglican Aid commencing
    in April this year. Please join us in praising God for his   God is also bringing us men and women to train in
    provision of a CEO.                                          Bible and community leadership. You may remember
                                                                 from last year’s prayer diary that Anglican Aid has
    The task set before us is very great - in all senses of      been getting to know our brothers and sisters
    the word. Anglican Aid has partners in 34 countries,         in Madagascar. We then had the opportunity of
    mostly majority-world nations, who are supported             sharing during Mission Hour at Synod 2019 about
    by your prayers and giving. We are continually being         the immense privilege of committing to taking

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Bible courses to Madagascar, in the local language,   Finally, at a personal level, we are seeing many
Malagasy, over the next two years. What a huge and    individuals being transformed by the hope that comes
exciting commitment!                                  with the truth of the gospel. The greatness of this
                                                      aspect of our work cannot be understated.

                                                      Together with your partnership, we have the
                                                      opportunity to make an enormous impact in majority
                                                      world nations and in individual lives. It is with gratitude
                                                      that we offer you this prayer diary and ask you to bring
                                                      our work before God.

                                                      God bless,

                                                      Eddie Ozols
                                                      Acting CEO

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          A mural from Rehema Ca
                      Ma ra, Tan zan ia
           Diocese of

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Our Vision and Mission

    Please pray that, in God’s timing and grace,               1 breaking cycles of poverty, abuse, exploitation
    we will achieve these things for His glory.                  and neglect;

    Vision                                                     2 training future leaders in needy world
    To excel in the provision of Christian aid to vulnerable     communities;
    communities around the world
                                                               3 voicing Christian concern on issues of poverty,
    Mission                                                      injustice, compassion, generosity and world need;
    Anglican Aid’s mission is to work in partnership with
    local community leaders in:                                4 raising funds to support innovative and creative
                                                                 solutions to identified needs;

                                                               5 building partnership capacity to enable effective
                                                                 project selection, implementation and evaluation.

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Bible Focus #1 – Matthew 5
Anglican Aid’s development policy outlines the             Entering the kingdom requires each of us to recognise
principles which inform our work. “Anglican                our spiritual poverty, coming to God totally reliant and
Aid is committed to the belief in the Bible                trusting him for salvation.
as the Word of God, subsequently, Biblical
principles, categories, and imperatives form               D M Lloyd-Jones said that Matt 5:3 “was the key to all
the foundation of Anglican Aid’s mission, vision,          that follows….There is no one in the kingdom who is not
and practice.”                                             poor. All other characteristics are the result of this one.”

Jesus makes eight statements in Matthew 5; the             All that we do at Anglican Aid flows from the kindness
first that the poor in spirit are blessed for theirs       God has shown us. Our work seeks to show Christ’s
is the kingdom of heaven. It would be a mistake            love to people in need. “Let grace flow” can only occur
to understand these words of Jesus as referring            because we all, whether praying, giving money or
to material poverty. Jesus had declared that the           working at Anglican Aid, have been brought out of
kingdom of God had come and was calling people to          spiritual poverty into God’s spiritual riches.
repent and enter the kingdom. Jesus, in stating that
the poor will be in the kingdom of heaven, is calling us
to recognise our spiritual poverty. David cried out to
God in despair as a desperate man describing himself
as poor (Ps 34:6). He had great material riches, yet
humbled himself before God.

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A message from our incoming
    CEO, The Rev Tim Swan
                                           When Jesus and his disciples were      Anglican Aid is committed to
                                           surrounded by rising opposition,       partnering with and training
                                           Jesus withdrew to spend time with      workers for the harvest in
                                           his Father in prayer (Luke 6:11-12),   the world’s most vulnerable
                                           leading to him appointing the 12       communities. Will you join me
                                           apostles.                              in praying for God’s provision of
                                                                                  more workers, and for those taking
                                           In our world of rising opposition to   the gospel to the nations with the
                                           Christ and his church, we too need     help of Anglican Aid?
                                           to withdraw to spend time with our
                                           Father in prayer - especially asking
                                           that he will ‘send out workers into
                                           his harvest field’ (Luke 10:2).
                           ’s new CEO,
              Anglican Aid             s
                          Swan, and hi
             The Rev Tim
                      wife Sally

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The Archbishop & the                                                                                          01
work of the Diocese
What a privilege it is to work within the Sydney Anglican Diocese
which works for the glory of the name of the Lord.

• Pray for the Diocesan Mission     • Pray for the Archbishop as he
  2020 that strives to see Christ     prepares to retire in July 2020
  honoured as Lord and Saviour in     and ask for clear guidance as
  every community.                    Synod selects a new Archbishop.

• Give thanks for Glenn Davies’     • Pray that the Holy Spirit would fill
  leadership of the Diocese and       Dr and Mrs Davies with wisdom              We give thanks for the
                                                                             leadership of Dr Glenn Da
  his commitment to the work of       and depth of insight, as they                                   vies,
                                                                                 Archbishop of Sydney
  Anglican Aid.                       continue to serve in the way God
                                      calls them.

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02                                           Giving thanks
                                             As we enter our second decade of service as Anglican Aid, we are
                                             full of thanks. Please rejoice in God’s generosity to us as we all
                                             work in His name.

                                             • Praise God for the vision and        • Give thanks for opportunities to
                                               dedication of our first CEO, The       share the work of Anglican Aid in
                                               Rev David Mansfield. Please            churches, schools, NTE and via
                                               pray for David and Helen as they       social media, encouraging others
                                               serve in new ways post-Anglican        to Let Grace Flow across the
                                               Aid.                                   world.
 Board membe
              r,
David and Hel Sally Bathgate, farewells
             en Mansfield
                          in August 2019     • Praise God for the gift of our new   • Rejoice in the many project
                                         .
                                               CEO, The Rev Tim Swan, and the         partners who are able to visit us
                                               experience and perspective he          in Australia to share news, prayer
                                               will bring. Pray for Tim and Sally     points and requests. What a
                                               as they embark on this exciting        privilege it is to hear firsthand how
                                               new chapter in their ministries.       God is working through us all.

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New projects                                                                                                    03
Pray for these opportunities to connect with new partners, develop
relationships and help strengthen communities in 2020 and beyond.

New projects in 2020
1. Mission to Dublin Docklands -     learn the Dublin culture – being
   Ireland                           English-speaking can conceal
2. Madagascar Preliminary 		         real cultural differences.
   Theological Certificate (PTC)
   Training                         • Pray that the Anglican Church of
3. Mbuyu Life Project - Uganda        Madagascar PTC pilot program
                                      graduates will use what they
                                                                                                            Training in
• Praise God for new projects         have learned to faithfully                          Pilot of the PTC r
                                                                                                   Mad ag asca
  and pray for Anglican Aid as we     share the gospel through their
  become familiar with them.          ministries.
                                                                         • Pray that Anglican Aid will work
• Please pray that our partners     • Pray for wisdom and clarity as       effectively with Mbuyu Foundation
  with Irish Church Mission,          the graduates train others using     in Uganda for the glory of God.
  Cameron and Alex, will have         the PTC materials in the local       They offer a range of educational
  humility and patience as they       language, Malagasy.                  programs.

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04                                        Natural Disasters
                                          Pray that Anglican Aid is armed with resources and good partner
                                          relationships so we can respond meaningfully to natural disasters
                                          and humanitarian emergencies when and where they occur.

                                           via the love of local Christians   • Pray that new hives, housing for
                                           who are experiencing the same        Honeyworld workers, and other
                                           hardships.                           repairs in the area will help the
                                                                                project to get back on its feet and
                                          • Pray that people affected by        bring income to this remote area.
                                            disasters and emergencies are
                                            able to withstand the pain of     • Pray for the Diocese of Niassa
Dedicated vo
             lunteers reac                  their circumstances, tempered       in northern Mozambique where
 Zimbabwe, fo              hing Rusitu,
               llowing Cyclo
           March 2019.
                             ne Idai in     by the joy that comes from          Anglican Aid was able to offer
                                            knowing Him.                        assistance following Cyclone Idai.

     • Give thanks for our supporters’    • Praise God that Honeyworld
       generous and loving response         has started to recover from
       to emergency appeals. In every       the extensive damage during
       case, financial help is all the      Cyclone Idai in March 2019.
       more valuable because it comes

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Bible training                                                                                                    05
In much of the world, believers are either wrongly taught or untaught.
Pray for well-trained teachers to faithfully share God’s word.

Pio Nakesu - Fiji
Pio is studying through Moore          available in French and the local
Theological College, Sydney with       language, Malagasy.
the support of a bursary from
Anglican Aid.                          • Pray for PTC students to share
                                         God’s truth with authority and
• Pray for Pio and his family as         confidence and to train others to
  he studies, leads a church and         do the same.
  serves as the Fiji coordinator for
                                       Bursary at Uganda Christian                                       inirina reminds
  Langham Preaching.                                                                  The Rev Berthier La scar is.
                                       University                                          us where Madaga

Preliminary Theological                Jonah Andriamalala, from
Certificate (PTC) courses in           Seychelles, is undertaking a
Madagascar                             Bachelor of Divinity at Uganda        • Pray that God will strengthen
This exciting project will train       Christian University. The last          Jonah to shepherd his
24 clergy and lay teachers from        ordination in Seychelles was in         congregation through nurturing,
Madagascar in 6 PTC subjects           2006.                                   caring, and serving his people.

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06                                        Spotlight: Zambia’s Child
                                          Zambia’s Child builds hope through education, with a school in
                                          Zambia’s Copperbelt mining region.

                                          Adult literacy classes, and skills   • Praise God for the new orientation
                                          training run through the schools,      program for pre-year 1 children,
                                          encourage adults and children          exposing them to the unfamiliar
                                          to be involved with the everyday       classroom environment and
                                          running of the schools.                allowing for a more successful start
                                                                                 to full-time schooling.
                                          Through skills development, adults
                                          are able to seek employment or       • Pray for the start of the Ipalo
 Children was                             develop their own enterprises.         Secondary School in 2020, with
               h th
  lunch at Ipalo eir hands before         Income-generation projects             three classrooms and a staff room.
                 Christian Scho
                                ol
                                          enable schools to work towards
                                          self-sustainability.                 • Give thanks that each class at Ipalo
                                                                                 will now have its own classroom.
     Ipalo Christian School provides      • Pray for the children dealing
     opportunities for children and         with family breakdown, grief and
     teens to access quality education.     chronic health issues like HIV,
                                            Sickle Cell Anaemia and IBS.

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Preparing future generations                                                                                      07
Making education more accessible to everyone transforms a
community. Give thanks for visionary educational initiatives like these.

Shamrock School - Nepal
Shamrock is a privately              opportunity for an education.
funded boarding school for 50
academically gifted Nepalese         • Pray for the school’s
students, aged 10-16.                  development, particularly during
                                       this time of drought and food
• Pray that Shamrock alumni            shortage.
  will hold leadership positions     • Pray for more volunteers to
  in government, industry and          join Heart of Mercy mission                     Shamrock School
                                                                                                         in Nepal changes
  services.                            activities.
                                                                                          kids’ futures dram
                                                                                                              atically.

• Give thanks for former students
  who are now members of staff.      Intsika Community                      • Pray for partnerships with local
                                     Outreach - South Africa                  early childhood centres and for
Heart of Mercy School -              Intsika works with young children        the Friday Kids Club Programme.
Zimbabwe                             who need stability, resources and      • Pray for Intsika’s new Class 0 to
Heart of Mercy orphanage school      mentoring to access education            provide a good transition from
gives underprivileged children the   and to persevere in difficult times.     creche to school.

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08                                          Loving the community
                                            Anglican Aid community care projects respond to specific needs
                                            across our city and state. They are a powerful witness and help to
                                            build strong links with local communities.

                                            • Pray for BLC ministries             • Pray that the group will help
                                              addressing community needs for        reduce social isolation and bring
                                              food, education, youth work and       people together.
                                              managing addictions.

                                            • Pray for the COACH mentoring        Healthy Families, Healthy
                                              program.                            Communities - Pitt Town
                                                                                  Healthy Families, Healthy
                                                                                  Communities provides practical care
    A beautiful or
                                            Riverwood Lunch and
                   iginal piece                                                   and a reliable community network via
Riverwood’s
            Art Therapy D from              Leisure Ministry
                              ay in 2019.                                         the church’s Figtree Cafe in Pitt Town.
                                            The Lunch and Leisure Group
                                            offers activities, creative outlet,   • Pray for the project’s leadership,
     Berkeley Life Centre (BLC)             support and connection for people       staff and volunteers.
     Berkeley Life Centre seeks to          living with mental health issues.
     minister to a community of high                                              • Pray for development of a regular
                                            • Pray for effective advertising to     events schedule and skill-building
     unemployment, low education and
                                              reach the right people.               program.
     poverty-level incomes.

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Bible Focus #2 – Ruth 1 - 4
“The struggles of the developing world could be seen           God’s economic provision for widows required a kinsman-
from a scarcity lens, however the Bible affirms a finite       redeemer to support Naomi in her destitute state. Naomi had
                                                               land which she decides to sell to Boaz who, as a near relative,
planet which is capable of abundance. We however
                                                               is prepared to buy it and marry Ruth. There is a nearer relative
understand a world in which greed and exploitation
                                                               who has first right to acquire the land. After this relative
voraciously misappropriate God’s good world. The               counts the cost of intermarriage as too high, Boaz marries
Bible also reveals three causal factors for poverty:           Ruth as her kinsman-redeemer. In Ruth 4:17 Boaz is listed as
injustice and oppression; circumstantial calamity; and         David’s grandfather.
personal failure.” (Anglican Aid Development Policy).
                                                               We see in Ruth parallels with our world today where poverty
The book of Judges concludes with the words, “In those         has its roots in circumstances similar which saw Elimelech
days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.” The    move to enemy territory – personal failure in lacking faith
book of Ruth begins with a nation in anarchy, which has hit    in God, circumstantial calamity through the famine and the
rock bottom. A drought hit Israel and Elimelech took his       lawlessness in Israel.
family to Moab, a sworn enemy of Egypt. Elimelech means
my God is king. But he did not acknowledge God as his king,    Through this prayer diary you may read about the plight of
so he moved to Moab where he dies leaving his wife Naomi,      refugees through war, or children in poverty unable to be
stranded in a foreign land. Naomi’s sons intermarry and then   educated or children living in slavery being assisted through
they die. Naomi decides to return to Israel, as things have    your support. These people, unlike Elimelech and Naomi are
improved. She urges her daughters-in-law to remain but         the products of a broken world. God’s love and care is for all
Ruth, remaining faithful to Naomi, follows her to Israel.      and as we see with Ruth, outsiders have a place in the kingdom.

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09                                    The Board and Staff of Anglican Aid
                                      Please bring Anglican Aid’s staff and Board before the Lord in prayer,
                                      as we endeavour to obey God in all that we do.

                                      • Pray for The Rev Tim Swan as       • Pray that God would guide
                                        CEO of Anglican Aid from April       Anglican Aid’s Board in decision-
                                        2020.                                making, and that they may work
                                                                             with wisdom, discernment and
                                      • Praise God for Tim’s depth of        love.
                                        experience, his love for God’s
                                        word and his servant leadership.   • Thank God for Anglican Aid’s staff
                                                                             team working together well in
       God guides th
     Anglican Aid
                      e work of       • Thank God for Anglican Aid’s         the areas of operations, finances,
                  staff and Boar
                                d.      Board members: Bishop Peter          projects, communications and
                                        Tasker, David Dennis, Doug           donor relations.
                                        Marr, Emma Penzo, Rev. John
                                        Menear, Dr Keith Walker, Rev.      • Praise God for His sovereignty
                                        Canon Peter Rodgers, and Sally       over the work of Anglican Aid,
                                        Bathgate. Pray for additional        and pray that our staff would be
                                        board members to serve on the        prayerful and full of thanks.
                                        board.

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Spotlight: Drought                                                                                             10
Standing with rural parishes during the worst drought Australians
have seen has been an enormous privilege. Pray for rain.

With the vast majority of NSW        • Thank God for the opportunity
experiencing intense or severe         to partner with the Anglican
drought conditions and some            Dioceses of Armidale and
major towns running out of water       Bathurst in providing drought
                                       assistance.
stocks, the drought has profoundly
affected many people.                • Pray for steady soaking rain to
                                       quench the thirsty ground and to
In 2018 and 2019 Anglican Aid          refill tanks and dams.
supporters gave generously to
                                     • Pray for relief from dust storms                                    henson,
two emergency drought appeals                                                           Photo by Anna Step
                                                                                            Warraba h St ati on
                                       and bushfires.
which provided funds and human
contact for people struggling to     • Pray for Christians to care for
                                       their neighbours, letting God’s    • Pray for towns with shrinking
keep going.
                                       grace flow through communities.      economies and job losses.
• Thank God for the generosity of                                         • Pray that many will hear of the
                                     • Pray for people struggling
  so many.                                                                  Living Water that comes from
                                       with isolation, depression and
                                       financial stress.                    Jesus.

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11                                            Made in God’s image
                                              Around the world, the correlation of poverty and disability is
                                              tragically high. Pray that people living with disability would hear
                                              God’s message of grace and love to all of us.

                                              transport, education and school      Anugrah Disabilities, India
                                              supplies, and advocacy for the       Anugrah delivers innovative
                                              inclusion of disabled people.        and inspirational rehabilitation,
                                                                                   education and advocacy for people
                                              • Pray for CBIDO as it cares for     living with disability and their
                                                and educates Karagwe’s many        families.
                                                unreached families living with
Anugrah is ab
             out celebratin
                                                disability.                        • Pray that God will provide
         building com       g abilities and
                      munity.                                                        resources and people enabling
                                              • Pray that CBIDO’s work will
                                                                                     Anugrah to maintain a high
                                                change prevailing attitudes
                                                                                     standard of service to people with
                                                towards people with disability
                                                                                     disabilities.
     CBIDO, Tanzania                            so that they will be able
     The Community Based Inclusive              to participate fully in the        • Give thanks for the Herbertpur
     Development (CBIDO) Project in             community.                           community and pray for greater
     Karagwe delivers medical services,                                              community inclusiveness for
                                                                                     people living with disability.

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Strengthening Indigenous communities                                                                                   12
Anglican Aid partners with Indigenous Community projects in a range
of settings: inner-city, suburban and rural. Pray that Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Australians will know God.

South Tamworth Indigenous             Macarthur Indigenous
Ministry – Tamworth                   Reconciliation Ministry
This year George Ferguson             Macarthur Indigenous Church
completes his two year Ministry       (MIC) seeks to reconcile and
Traineeship with his wife Carmel at   restore broken relationships in
St Peter’s Anglican Church, South     the local community. The vision is
Tamworth.                             promoted via weekly chaplaincy,
                                      crisis support, community                                                     nous
• Praise God for the growth of the                                                       The Macarthur Indige
                                      gatherings and reconciliation                         nc ilia tio n an d Re sto ration
                                                                                       Reco
  Coledale Frontyard Church held      education.                                                      Minis try
  weekly outside a local elder’s
  house.                              • Pray for energy to keep going
                                        in a ministry that is often about   • Pray for the finances of the
• Pray for George and Carmel as
                                        travelling with people in grief.      ministry and the opportunities
  they move to Walgett in 2020 to
  pastor the church which has not                                             to start new things to meet
  had a minister for a year.                                                  people where they are.

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13                                              Clean water and sanitation
                                                Access to water, sanitation and hygiene – known collectively as
                                                WASH – has profound wider socio-economic impacts, particularly
                                                for women and girls.
                                                                                     • Pray that this water supply would
                                                • Thank God for the new water          meet the community’s needs for
                                                  harvesting system and toilets.       drinking water and irrigation.

                                                • Pray that the church can
                                                  continue to serve those who
                                                                                     Lweru Rainwater Harvesting
                                                  come needing assistance.           and Shallow Wells, Tanzania
                                                                                     Addressing poor water
                                n and on tap!                                        infrastructure, the Diocese of
    joy of ru nn ing water, clea Tanzania
The                              ,
                   er harvesting                Ngaremara Borehole, Kenya            Lweru and Anglican Aid installed
  Lweru rainwat
                                                In the midst of severe drought,      alternative water systems in 2019.
     St Paul’s, Ashrafea - Jordan               Anglican Aid supplied funds to
     Water in Jordan is scarce and              complete a half-finished borehole.   • Pray for the installation and
     expensive. The water supply of St          The Ngaremara community can            maintenance of rainwater
                                                                                       harvesting and shallow wells.
     Paul’s Ashrafea supports church            now grow crops.
     activities, a home for elderly                                                  • Pray for improved health,
     women and a large number of                • Thank God for completion of the      productivity and wellbeing with
     refugee families.                            borehole.                            better water resources on hand.

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Equipping future leaders                                                                                        14
Education is never just education but the door through which real
change enters. Pray for leaders with integrity and clear vision to
transform communities and lives.

George Whitefield College -          programme within Democratic
South Africa                         Republic of the Congo.
Many African leaders have been
                                     • Pray for students and their
raised up and equipped through
                                       families to keep trusting in God,
GWC.
                                       despite the hardships they face.
• Pray for new students in 2020,     • Ask God to give integrity, wisdom
  and for the people left behind                                                        South Sudanese students at
                                       and ability to the area Bishops                   Kajo-Keji Christian College
  while they pursue their studies.     managing the colleges.
• Thank God for the amazing
  faculty and facilities at GWC.     Kajo Keji Christian College -         • Pray for each of the college
                                     Uganda                                  departments to work well
Church Partnership                   This small college teaches              together: teaching faculty, admin,
Programme - DRC                      theology, education, and business       facilities and student body.
Anglican Aid supports 11 Dioceses    administration to South Sudanese
                                                                           • Pray for enduring peace in South
undertaking a National Training      refugees in northern Uganda.            Sudan.

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15                                       Asylum seekers and refugees
                                         Please pray for people coming to our country having fled their
                                         home because of conflict, persecution or disaster.

                                         assistance, training and resources     care to over 300 asylum seekers
                                         and very effective night ESL           (mainly from Sri Lanka and now
                                         classes.                               from the Middle East).

                                         • Please pray that asylum seekers      • Pray for families now resettled in
                                           would be granted permanent             rural NSW as they build support
                                           residency and citizenship so           groups in these new communities.
                                           that they can build a life here in
  Many local go
               ve
 committed to rnment areas are             Australia.                           • Give thanks for the lives touched
               welcoming re
                            fugees.                                               through this ministry and pray
                                         • Pray for Christians to express         that refugees and asylum seekers
                                           God’s heart for the refugee.           would hear the word of God.
     Auburn Asylum Seeker Care
     Auburn Anglican church offers       Ministry of Mercy to Asylum            • Give thanks for the leadership of
     friendship and acceptance for       Seekers                                  Rev Manoj Chacko and his wife.
     refugees and asylum seekers,        Since 2013 Liverpool South
     promoting food security, offering   Anglican Church has extended

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Generating income                                                                                     16
Empowering people to generate their own income breaks cycles of
poverty and strengthens communities. Pray for our partnerships
with income generation projects.

Htee Ka Haw Plantation,              AmFuture, Uganda
Myanmar                              AmFuture Studio is a music
Working with the Anglican Diocese    rehearsal facility. As part of the
of Hpa-an, we have helped to         thriving Kampala music scene,
establish a plantation which         studio rental generates income
will enable a group of church        for AmFuture’s exciting youth
communities to be self-sufficient.   programs.

                                                                                                    ers
• Give thanks for the land           • Give thanks for passionate,                AmFuture danc la
                                                                                       or m in Ka m pa
  purchase, clearing, fencing and      vibrant team leaders and staff.            perf
  water tanks in 2019.
                                     • Pray for additional sound
• Pray for successful yam and          equipment and instruments for
  banana crops to yield good           use at the Rehearsal Studio.
  income.
                                     • Pray that the income from the
• Pray for wise stewardship of         studio will flow into AmFuture’s
  resources.                           creative arts youth programs.

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Bible Focus #3 – Isaiah 61:1-2 and Luke 4:16-21
     “All human beings are created in the image of God, are            compared the people he is talking with to the hard-hearted
     precious in his sight, and are worthy of love, protection         people from the time of Elisha.
     and care, regardless of any other factors” (Anglican
                                                                       Many will read Luke 4 from a perspective which sees Jesus
     Aid’s Development Policy).                                        responding to social needs. However, Jesus’ use of the
                                                                       word “proclaim” is the clue that the message was to those
     In Luke 4, Jesus read from Isaiah 61 in the temple in Nazareth.
                                                                       in spiritual poverty, blindness and captivity. The widow of
                                                                       Zarephath (an undeserving gentile) and Naaman (a leper),
     Had Jesus stopped at Luke 4:22 he would have been feted in
                                                                       were both outsiders and of no value in the eyes of the
     his hometown for all he had done elsewhere, preceding his
                                                                       Jews, yet both came to faith through the ministries of the
     homecoming, but in mentioning the widow of Zarephath and
                                                                       prophets. This unfavourable comparison with the unfaithful,
     Naaman the Syrian leper, Jesus was pointing out the past sin
                                                                       pagan forefathers of the Israelites that worshiped “Baal” in
     of Israel.
                                                                       the days of prophet Elijah, did not go well with his audience.
                                                                       They became furious and wanted to kill him.
     Elijah and Elisha had gone to foreigners, showing God’s love
     and mercy. There were many in Israel in need during the
                                                                       Anglican Aid works exclusively with Christian partners. Aid
     drought which saw Elijah provide for the widow of Zarephath
                                                                       and relief is provided to all on a no strings attached basis.
     and her son. Similarly, there were many lepers in Israel when
                                                                       Supporting people who do not know God is a powerful
     Elisha healed Naaman, the head of the Syrian army (sworn
                                                                       witness to them of God’s saving power, as it was to Naaman
     enemies of Israel). Jesus’ hearers in Nazareth understood
                                                                       and the widow of Zarephath.
     that prophets as great as Elijah and Elisha who came at times
     of sin and rebellion by Israel were also dishonoured. Jesus

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Bishops and church leaders                                                                                       17
Our leaders are a gift to us and they carry out their work with zeal,
courage and compassion. Please keep these leaders in your prayers.

Pray for leaders in new roles in 2020
• Ivan Lee - seconded to oversee        • Peter Hayward – Wollongong;
  church growth;
                                        • Gary Koo – Western Sydney;
• Gary Koo - the new Bishop of
                                        • Peter Lin – Georges River;
  Western Sydney;
                                        • Michael Stead – South Sydney;
• Malcolm Richards - the new Bishop
  for International Relations;          • Malcolm Richards – International
                                          Relations.
• Neil Atwood - the new Archdeacon
  for the Western Region;                                                                              thedral, Sydney
                                                                                         St Andrew’s Ca
                                        Pray for other senior leaders in
• Mark Calder - the new Bishop of
                                        the Sydney Diocese:
  the Bathurst Diocese.
                                        • Kara Hartley – Archdeacon for
                                                                              • Pray for the leaders across
                                          Women;
Pray for the bishops assisting the                                              Australia and overseas with
                                        • Neil Atwood - Archdeacon for          whom we partner, that God
Archbishop in the Sydney Diocese
                                          Western Region;                       would bless their ministry.
• Chris Edwards – North Sydney;
                                        • Kanishka Raffel – Dean of Sydney.

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18                                     Spotlight: Waterworks
                                       Now in its fourth year, Anglican Aid’s Waterworks for a Thirsty
                                       World projects change communities and provide a firm foundation
                                       for other development work.

                                       reliable clean water supply. Many    • Thank God for our project
                                       more lack adequate sanitation          partners who assess, resource
                                       facilities.                            and manage the projects.

                                                                            • Pray for the ongoing maintenance
                                       • Thank God for Jesus our living
                                                                              of our projects by the community
                                         water who satisfies our physical
                                                                              leaders.
                                         and spiritual thirst.
        Without water, no other                                             • Thank God for the 2019
      development goal is possible.
                                       • Pray that those who benefit from
                                                                              fundraisers and donors. Pray that
                                         water projects also come to hear
                                                                              people, churches and schools
                                         of Him.
                                                                              will be motivated to support
                                       • Pray that water provision,           #waterworks2020
     Waterworks for a Thirsty            sanitation and hygiene
     World                               education projects reduce
     According to the Centre for         water-borne diseases in the
     Disease Control, 11% of the         community and bring increased
     world’s people lack access to a     health and productivity.

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Protecting kids                                                                                                          19
Sadly, children are often the victims of injustice, inequity and
dysfunction. Pray that we can protect children and share God’s
love with them.

Projek Bali Families,                  nutrition and education support
Indonesia                              for 130 street children.
Projek Bali’s increased focus on
family-based care aims to keep         • Pray for the children, many of
families together.                       whom have lost their parents to
                                         AIDS.
• Pray for the pilot, beginning with
                                       • Pray for the provision of fees for
  25 children in 2020, plus hostel                                                                              ildren means
                                         local schools and assistance to                     Working with ch                    .
  care for many others.                                                                                      em hand in hand
                                         keep them motivated to learn.                      walking with th             Af ric a
                                                                                                               y, South
                                                                                            - Lily of the Valle
• Pray for planned workshops
  covering children’s rights,          Lily of the Valley, South
  hygiene, motivation and              Africa                                   departments communicate well
  personal development.                Lily of the Valley Children’s Village    with each other.
                                       cares for up to 120 young people.
                                                                               • Pray that each child and youth
Glen Lorne, Zimbabwe                                                             will pass on new, positive values
The Glen Lorne project provides        • Pray that the project’s various
                                                                                 to the next generation.

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                                             Freed from abuse and the cycles of powerlessness, women are able
                                             to experience hope and joy, perhaps for the first time in their lives.
                                             • Pray that God’s people will          • Please pray for peaceful
                                               continue to work for justice and       relationships within the
                                               an end to slavery.                     house, between residents still
                                                                                      recovering from stressful and
                                             • Pray that God will provide
                                                                                      abusive situations.
                                               resources for vulnerable women,
                                               enabling them to care for            • Pray for staff and volunteers
                                               themselves and their children.         equipped to manage mental and
                                                                                      emotional needs.
         Experiencing hope can               • Pray for opportunities for
          change a life forever.               families to be united instead of     • Give thanks for the Safe House’s
     Umthombo weMpilo, South Africa
                                               broken.                                education, recreation, income,
                                                                                      food and work experience
      Umthombo weMpilo - South               Bangalore Women’s Safe                   programs.
      Africa                                 House – India
      Umthombo weMpilo, an outreach          Having fled violence and ritual
      of Christ Church Hillbrow,             abuse, women at the safe house
      ministers to women trapped in          begin to heal from trauma and learn
      sexual servitude and their children.   skills that provide a secure future.

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Peace through education                                                                                            21
Through holistic services that meet daily felt needs, education
providers can inspire great change in communities where conflict
and hardship are the norm.

Mbuyu Foundation, Uganda            • Thank God for the dedication
The Mbuyu Foundation runs             of teachers and volunteers to
programs for adult literacy,          deliver a broad range of services.
skills training, school supplies
for children, and education         Heading North, Ethiopia
sponsorships.                       By equipping churches in rural
                                    subsistence farming communities,
                                                                                                              ation helps
• Pray that through sponsorships,   Heading North delivers water                         Community educ
                                                                                                 tra ns fo rm lives.
  Mbuyu supporters will be able     projects plus communication                            M bu yu Fo un  da tion, Uganda
                                                                                         -
  to help turn slums into safe      training to create good
  communities.                      partnerships, skills and leadership.   • Pray for peace among tribal
                                                                             groups in Ethiopia.
• Pray that the foundation’s work   • Give thanks that the Ethiopian
  will strengthen marriages and       government is supportive of          • Pray for rain and good decisions
  family structures, providing        Heading North’s work to foster         to ease the severe water
  children with stable homes.         peaceful communities.                  shortage across much of Africa.

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22                                         Latin America Bible ministry
                                           With more than 625 million people, Latin America is a significant
                                           part of the world in need of good Bible training and discipleship.
                                           Pray for Anglican Aid’s partners in the region.

                                           • Pray for him as he provides         Rica, Dominican Republic,
                                             insight for Christians building     Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua,
                                             relationships with people of        Panama and Spain.
                                             Muslim backgrounds.
                                                                                 • Give thanks for this vibrant
                                           • Pray for Sami’s refugee status        ministry among Spanish-
                                             application to be approved in         speakers.
 There is a grow
                 ing Muslim po
                               pulation      Brazil. Pray for the provision of
        across South
                      America.               a car (Sami has mobility issues     • Pray for the church to be
                                             from a past injury).                  strengthened through
                                                                                   teaching of God’s word through
     Sami Nagib, Brazil                    MOCLAM, Latin America                   MOCLAM’s courses and
     Sami, a religious refugee from the    More than 500 students engage           teachers.
     Middle East, received a Bachelor of   in biblical studies with MOCLAM
     Theology in Africa and now serves     across countries like Argentina,
     in Brazil.                            Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa

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Food and shelter                                                                                     23
Humans thrive when their fundamental needs are met including food,
shelter, safety, belonging, hope and purpose. Pray that programs
such as these will be a blessing to many.

Rough Edges, Darlinghurst            One4Life, Redfern
Darlinghurst’s Rough Edges           Redfern’s One4Life provides
(or Roughies) cafe / meeting         a community pantry, support
space connects people with           for overcoming addictions and
access to financial counselling,     Christian love.
skill development, good food,
recreation, support and safety.      • Pray for local residents
                                       struggling to live on
                                                                                                           food
                                       disadvantaged or aged support                       of the One4Life
• Praise God for many more                                              The tireless team on Fridays.
                                       pensions.                                   service
  wonderful volunteers to serve
  this ministry.
                                     • Give thanks for the volunteers
• Pray for the ongoing outreach to     engaged in Wed BBQ,
  cafe visitors.                       Overcomers Outreach, Friday
                                       food, advocacy and visitation
                                       ministries.

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24                                    Pacific islands
                                      What a privilege to be engaged in projects with Pacific neighbours.
                                      Please pray for more opportunities to partner with churches in this region.

                                      Theological training in Dogura, PNG • Pray for Anglican Aid as we work
                                      The Milne Bay Province desperately         with the Diocese to implement this
                                      needs well-trained ministers.              project, after many years of prayer
                                                                                 and planning.
                                      • Pray that communities will be
                                        transformed through the sound          Taveuni Fishing Livelihoods,
                                        teaching of the Bible.
                                                                               Fiji
                                      • Pray that pastors will effectively     Partnering with the Fijian Methodist
 The peaceful beauty of                 counter false doctrines and other      Church, licensed fishing boats and
Dogura on Milne Bay, PN
                        G.              belief systems.                        equipment help to generate income.

                                      Women’s Safe House and Care              • Thank God for the young men
                                      Centre, Vanuatu                            of the area who have found new
                                                                                 purpose and ambition through this
                                      With the Anglican Diocese of Vanuatu,
                                                                                 project.
                                      a safe house will shelter women coming
                                      from remote islands experiencing         • Pray for a steady income from
                                      domestic violence.                         fishing and boat hire.

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Bible Focus #4 – Philemon 1-7
“Anglican Aid recognises that in working with Christian         be effective in deepening your understanding of every good
partners it is inevitable that faith will be shared through     thing we share for the sake of Christ.”

relationships built across the wider program of a
                                                                In November 2017, Pastor Samir Yacco from Damascus,
Christian organisation’s work.”                                 Syria shared with many churches and schools about how the
                                                                Syrian war has devastated the country. He thanked people
Anglican Aid’s Development Policy mentions the word
                                                                for their support as he said “we could not have survived or
partner 14 times. We don’t implement any activities except
                                                                helped people without you. The Church in Australia (and
to raise awareness with our supporters, as we work with
                                                                other countries) came to our rescue.” A pastor of a church
Christian churches and agencies who know what the
                                                                of 80 at the beginning of the war, Samir described the
needs are and can deliver development activities best. The
                                                                displaced people who came to his church raising the number
relationships on the ground, often serving people of other
                                                                of worshippers to over 300 adults and 350 children and
or no faiths, is a witness to the gospel. This is anathema to
                                                                requiring a building program during the war, recognised that
secular agencies who view Christians in the sector adversely.
                                                                partnership had kept his and other churches functioning and
                                                                ministering during the chaos in Syria.
As supporters who pray and contribute financially, you are
also partners. At Anglican Aid we have a weekly staff meeting
                                                                Philemon, a wealthy man, had a church meeting in his house.
and prayer time. We pray for you regularly, giving thanks as
                                                                He supported the church at Colossae by his generosity in
the Apostle Paul gave thanks for Philemon for his faith and
                                                                making available what God had given him to share freely with
love in the Lord.
                                                                others. Anglican Aid greatly appreciates your support as you
                                                                demonstrate your love for others through your prayers and
Paul went on to pray that their partnership “in the faith may
                                                                financial gifts.

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25                                      Vocational skills
                                        Many of our partner projects focus on enabling people to develop
                                        skills that will generate income. A key aspect of our involvement
                                        is to see our partners themselves building capacity over time.
                                        Pray for self-reliance.

                                        • Pray for continued restoration       centre and hostel where residential
                                          of homes, hives and farms after      students can live safely while
                                          the devastation of Cyclone Idai in   developing valuable tailoring skills.
                                          March 2019.
                                                                               • Pray that many women will
                                        • Pray that Zimbabweans will             complete courses at the centre
       Raw pure natural lov               purchase local honey instead           and be equipped to support
     - Honeyworld, Zim e                  of cheaper alternatives from           themselves and their families.
                       babwe
                                          overseas.
                                                                               • Pray that this model might be
     Honeyworld, Zimbabwe               Jitegemee Tailoring Centre               replicated in other parts of
     Honeyworld trains isolated         and Hostel, Tanzania                     Tanzania.
     communities in enhanced            The Diocese of Mara Mothers’
     beekeeping practices, increasing   Union is supporting the
     yield, distribution and income.    refurbishment of the training

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Spotlight: Miracle School Ministries                                                                      26
Anglican Aid has a close partnership with Miracle Schools operating
in Lahore and serving children and families trapped in bonded
slavery in brick kilns. Pray that there will be many opportunities
for young people to hear the Gospel.

Miracle Schools, Pakistan
Miracle Ministries offers education    • Pray for more water tanks
and supplies, medical assistance,        in 2020 and for hygiene and
food and clothes to needy families       nutrition training.
enslaved across 35 brick kiln sites.
                                       • Pray for protection and food to
                                         withstand Lahore’s five seasons
• Give thanks for the energy                                                                   very difficult w
                                                                                                               ork
  and passion of the Miracle
                                         especially monsoons and cold         Brick-making is       w ard.
                                                                                      for little re
                                         winters.
  Ministries board, and for our
  close relationship with Angela       • Pray for the women being
  Michael, an Anglican Aid Global        trained in sewing to earn income.
  Ambassador.
                                       • Pray for young people
• Pray for the ongoing protection        undertaking the PTC Course
  of Miracle Ministries staff,           through Moore College.
  volunteers and brick kiln workers.

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27                                      Good health
                                        Poverty is closely tied to ill-health and the lack of access to
                                        healthcare. Please pray for projects that enable disruption in the
                                        cycles of poverty.

                                        program to provide free eye care     REACH Restoration, South
                                        to the poor of Andra Pradesh.        Africa
                                                                             REACH Restoration offers a 6 - 12
                                        • Pray for free eye clinics          month detox and rehabilitation
                                          conducted across many              program designed to help young
                                          locations where free glasses and
                                                                             men break free of drug and alcohol
                                          eye drops are supplied.
                                                                             addiction, find new life in Christ and
 Eye Openers
             conducts 50,0
                           00 clinic    • Give thanks for the other          refocus on earning income.
      consultations
                    each year.            aspects of the ministry which
                                          have grown: Bible college,         • Pray for young men to find hope
                                          care for pastors and widows,         and meaning in a life beyond
                                          children’s study centres and         addictions.
     Eye Openers, India
     An Anglican Aid partner since        humanitarian aid.
                                                                             • Give thanks for the
     2011, Eye Openers is an amazing                                           transformations achieved
     example of holistic ministry and                                          through the REACH program.
     care growing out of a medical

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Spotlight: Damascus Church Aid                                                                                     28
The war in Syria has created one of history’s greatest humanitarian
crises since it began in 2011, with more than 6.6 million Syrians
displaced within the country. Please pray that this fractured
society will feel the healing love of the Lord.

Damascus Church Aid
Damascus Church Aid provides           • Pray that God will continue to
spiritual care, emergency food,          protect Samir and his church
clothing, and assistance to              from danger.
displaced families who have fled       • Pray for the church to continue
to safety in Syria’s capital. Pastor     to proclaim the Gospel of Christ.
Samir Yacco’s church has grown
from 80 to over 300 adults and 350     • Pray for Samir’s wife and children
children since the war began.            who live in the USA.                 Samir Yacco, our friend
                                                                                                      and leader
                                                                                 of Damascus Church Aid
                                       • Pray that vulnerable youths
• Give thanks for Pastor Samir
                                         would be kept from bad
  Yacco and his church as it deals
                                         influences in society.
  with traumatised, transient
  people.                              • Please pray that God would bring
                                         peace to the regions still at war.

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29                                          Sustainable living
                                            Sustainable practices hold benefits for the health of the land, the
                                            crops produced, the income they attract, and the wellbeing of each
                                            community member. Thank God for his care of the whole person
                                            through programs like these.

                                            of rainwater tanks, and basic rural    poultry rearing to increase the
                                            financing.                             skills of (especially) women so
                                                                                   they can earn an income, and
                                            • Pray that families will reap the     improve nutrition and health in the
                                              benefits of sustainable farming      community.
                                              as they work towards food
            Healthy farm                      security for themselves, and         • Thank God that many have been
                          ing
        practices are
                      important.              produce to sell as income.             trained to earn a regular income
- Chicken Farm
               ing for the Fu
                              ture, Kenya                                            through rearing chickens.
                                            • Pray that God will bless the crops
                                              and make them fruitful.              • Pray that the program can meet
     Kitgum Sustainable                                                              the enormous demand for
     Livelihoods, Uganda                    Chicken Farming for the                  training from locals and provide
     Kitgum Sustainable Livelihoods         Future, Kenya                            business guidance in forming
     trains households in sustainable       Chicken Farming for the Future           cooperatives.
     agricultural practices, installation   trains the local community in

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College and university                                                                                              30
Partnerships with universities and colleges have enabled Anglican Aid
to support education for hundreds of students around the world.

George Whitefield College             from other Dioceses to study at
(GWC) – South Africa                  BBC.
• Pray for students Seme Ludanga
                                     • Pray for development of the
  (South Sudan), Mxoleleni
                                       Theological Education by
  Ngiba (South Africa) and Phillip
                                       Extension program.
  Benjamin (South Sudan) to have
  hearts and minds ready to learn    • Pray for wisdom and good
  and to serve.                        management as the College
                                       seeks to become more
• Praise God for the HOPE Centre                                                          JBC’s mission is crysta
                                                                                                                 l-clear.
                                       sustainable.
  which opened in 2019 and for
  the way it is being used.
                                     Johannesburg Bible College              and teaching teams as they
Bunda Bible College (BBC) -          (JBC) - South Africa                    are stretched over multiple
Tanzania                             • Ask God to bless the expanded         campuses.
• Thank God for the new national       Train the Trainer program in
  training scholarship programme,      2020.                                • Pray for JBC as it goes through
  enabling scholarship students                                               the complex accreditation
                                     • Please pray for admin, hospitality     process for each of its courses.

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 31                                      The church around the world
                                         What a privilege to be declared God’s chosen people, members
                                         of a royal priesthood, a holy nation and God’s special possession,
                                         charged with the task of declaring His praises for what He has
                                         done. (1 Peter 2:9)

                                         • Give thanks to God for the         • Give thanks to God for the work
                                           salvation we have in Christ,         of GAFCON which contends
                                           and for the gift of being one        for the faith that was once for
                                           family through His death and         all delivered to the saints. Pray
                                           resurrection.                        that our unity as a global church
                                                                                would centre around serving
GAFCON Jeru
            salem 20                     • Pray that our partners in            Him.
    together from 18 brought Anglicans
                  around the w
                              orld.        Australia and around the world
                                           would be single-minded, striving   • Pray for Archbishops Foley Beach
                                           together with the same purpose       (USA) and Ben Kwashi (Nigeria)
                                           for the glory of God.                and the Primates Council as they
                                                                                lead GAFCON.

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Current projects
The projects on the following pages
show how Anglican Aid is working in
partnership around the world. Your
prayerful support enables us to be
engaged in life-saving work of eternal
significance.

Thank you.

                                                                                  e      d
                                                             t im e to be refresh
                                                  rkers take            er.
                                         These wo the word and pray
                                                 in

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PROJECT NAME                                                     COUNTRY        CATEGORY

      COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Tax deductible)

      Church Partnership (Aru)                                         DRC            Community Leadership Development
      Kindu Leadership Development (Berea Bible College)               DRC            Community Leadership Development
      Church Partnership (Goma)                                        DRC            Community Leadership Development
      Church Partnership (Bukavu)                                      DRC            Community Leadership Development
      Church Partnership (Kasai)                                       DRC            Community Leadership Development
      Church Partnership (Kisangani)                                   DRC            Community Leadership Development
      Church Partnership (Kindu)                                       DRC            Community Leadership Development
      Church Partnership (Katanga)                                     DRC            Community Leadership Development
      Church Partnership (Kamango)                                     DRC            Community Leadership Development
      Church Partnership (Nord Kivu)                                   DRC            Community Leadership Development
      Church Partnership (Boga)                                        DRC            Community Leadership Development
      Bukavu Leadership Development                                    DRC            Community Leadership Development
      Church Partnership (Kinshasa)                                    DRC            Community Leadership Development
      Leaders from All Africa Training (Johannesburg)                  South Africa   Community Leadership Development
      George Whitefield College Scholarships                           South Africa   Community Leadership Development
      Mara Leadership Development (Bunda Bible College)                Tanzania       Community Leadership Development
      Mara Community Leadership Program                                Tanzania       Community Leadership Development
      Rorya Leadership Development (Kowak College)                     Tanzania       Community Leadership Development
      Uganda Leadership Development (Uganda Christian University)      Uganda         Community Leadership Development
      Kajo Keji Leadership Development (Kajo-Keji Christian College)   Uganda         Community Leadership Development

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PROJECT NAME                                                 COUNTRY     CATEGORY

COMMUNITY CARE (Tax deductible)

Eagle Vale Community Services                                Australia   Community Care
Healthy Families, Healthy Communities, Pitt Town             Australia   Community Care
Berkeley Life Centre                                         Australia   Community Care
Break the Cycle, Glenquarie                                  Australia   Community Care
Port Kembla Community Care                                   Australia   Community Care
Jesus Club Partnership, various                              Australia   Community Care
All Saints Community Care, Nowra                             Australia   Community Care
Riverwood Lunch & Leisure Program                            Australia   Community Care
One4Life, Redfern                                            Australia   Community Care
Building Community and Leadership, Sadlier                   Australia   Community Care
Rough Edges, Darlinghurst                                    Australia   Community Care
Macarthur Indigenous Reconciliation Ministry, Campbelltown   Australia   Community Care
Scarred Tree, Glebe                                          Australia   Community Care
Living Water Community Fellowship, South Sydney              Australia   Community Care
Caring for Asylum Seekers & Refugees, Auburn                 Australia   Community Care
Ministry of Mercy to Asylum Seekers, Liverpool South         Australia   Community Care
Dapto Street Crew                                            Australia   Community Care
Bookworms Reading Group, South Coogee                        Australia   Community Care
Mt Druitt Children's Support                                 Australia   Community Care

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PROJECT NAME                                              COUNTRY        CATEGORY

      DEVELOPMENT (Tax deductible)

      Child Transformation (Parivarthana)                       India          Children's Rights
      Projek Bali Kids                                          Indonesia      Children's Rights
      Women and Children's Development                          Myanmar        Children's Rights
      Miracle Ministries                                        Pakistan       Children's Rights
      Egg a Day                                                 Rwanda         Children's Rights
      Lily of the Valley                                        South Africa   Children's Rights
      Glen Lorne Orphans                                        Zimbabwe       Children's Rights
      Take Flight                                               China          Disability Inclusion
      Anugrah Disabilities                                      India          Disability Inclusion
      Timion Disability Counselling and Community Development   South Africa   Disability Inclusion
      Karagwe Disabilities                                      Tanzania       Disability Inclusion
      Chainat Disabilities                                      Thailand       Disability Inclusion
      Refuge Egypt: Education Program                           Egypt          Education
      Support for Life - Heading North                          Ethiopia       Education
      Good Shepherd School for Syrian Refugees                  Lebanon        Education
      Faisalabad School for Peace                               Pakistan       Education
      Kanga Kids                                                Sierra Leone   Education
      Intsika Community Outreach                                South Africa   Education
      Lost Children of Jonglei Scholarships                     South Sudan    Education
      Shalom Primary School                                     Tanzania       Education
      Bunda Girls Secondary School                              Tanzania       Education
      Adjumani Refugee Camp                                     Uganda         Education
      AmFuture                                                  Uganda         Education
      Mbuyu Life Project                                        Uganda         Education

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PROJECT NAME                                    COUNTRY        CATEGORY

DEVELOPMENT cont. (Tax deductible)

Hope and Faith School                           Zambia         Education
Zambia's Child                                  Zambia         Education
Heart of Mercy Elementary Christian School      Zimbabwe       Education
Rock Solid Education                            Zimbabwe       Education
Eye Openers                                     India          Health
REACH Restoration                               South Africa   Health
Taveuni Fishing Livelihoods                     Fiji           Income Generation
Chicken Farming For the Future                  Kenya          Income Generation
Htee Ka Haw Plantation                          Myanmar        Income Generation
BERTH Community Development                     Philippines    Income Generation
Jitemegee Tailoring Centre                      Tanzania       Income Generation
Capacity Building Lweru Diocese                 Tanzania       Income Generation
Buhemba Community Food Sustainability Project   Tanzania       Income Generation
Kitgum Sustainable Livelihoods                  Uganda         Income Generation
Honeyworld                                      Zimbabwe       Income Generation
Jordan Ashrafea Waterworks Projects             Jordan         WASH
Marsabit Water and Income Generation            Kenya          WASH
Restoring Ngaremara Borehole                    Kenya          WASH
Dogura Capacity Building                        PNG            WASH
Lweru Shallow Wells                             Tanzania       WASH
Rorya Water and Sanitation                      Tanzania       WASH
Bangalore Women's Safe House                    India          Women's Empowerment
RUTH House                                      Indonesia      Women's Empowerment
Umthombo weMpilo                                South Africa   Women's Empowerment
SAVE House (Women's Care Centre)                Vanuatu        Women's Empowerment

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