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At Christ Church we firmly believe in the power of prayer. If there is something or someone you would like us to pray for, we are here for you. Email: prayer-request@christchurchdownend.com

July One Church One Day, 24 Hours of Prayer

   
‘Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.’ 
 
Dear Saints
 
Our opportunity to unite in prayer for a full 24 hours is just one week away, 19:00 Friday 5th to 19:00 Saturday 6th July. Our theme this month comes from Isaiah 32:2. The Lord longs to meet with everybody, everywhere, whatever way we choose, in prayer. We are all in! The link to the virtual 24 hour prayer room is:  https://signup.24-7prayer.com/signup/eb539c but we can also sign up on the OCOD board or just ask me to add your name!
 
Our Mission Focus for July is Mission Direct. Jan and Richard are presently in Uganda, but hope to Zoom into Prayer and Praise Together, from Kumi,19:00 Friday and lead us in prayer. They have kindly provided the prayers below. To join us on Zoom in this uplifting hour of worship please click on the link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82670522846
 
For all of us who are able to be a part of this, it would be lovely to hear how we spent our hour of prayer and to share any reflections, in order to encourage one another in our journeys with the Lord.
 
Enjoy being consciously present to the God who is constantly present to us.
 
Love and prayers
Diane x 
 
Prayer Requests from Richard and Jan:
1. For safe travelling on long road journeys in Uganda.
2. For more volunteers to sign up for teams in October and in 2025 so that we can continue with the projects.
3. Thanksgiving for the support we received from Christchurch which means we can complete the work at Kumi Health Centre.
4. For the development of the environmental tree planting programme we are working on with partners and approval will be given to the proposals in UK.
5. Thanksgiving for the progress of the Chicken Project and the benefits which are accruing providing income generation and sustainability.
6. For us to be able to meet with the new OC at Kumi Prison and that that ministry might resume.
 
 


 
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https://www.24-7prayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/60-Minute-Prayer-Guides.pdf  24-7 60 Minutes Prayer Guide

5 ways to pray together as a family – 24-7 Prayer International  5 ways to pray together as a family

Praying for the Persecuted Church

Each month Christians from local churches gather to pray for the persecuted church. These meetings take place at 9:30am the 3rd Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will take place on 18th August and is likely to be via Zoom. If you would like to attend this prayer meeting please call Mary Massey on 0117 9572447

Prayer Resources

At Christ Church we have really benefited from resources coming from the 24-7 prayer movement. At the beginning of 2020 we did a sermon series as a church on prayer, looking at various aspects and types of prayer, using Pete Grieg’s book “How to Pray.” You can find those sermons here or by searching for the “Learning to Live the Life” podcast on various podcast platforms.

You can also find some incredible resources for prayer, whether you are brand new to it or been praying for years, on the prayer course website here.

Prayer Life newsletter archive

This is the archive of the old PDF files of the Prayer Life newsletter. The more recent copies of the newsletter can be found in the block of links that is either at the side or towards the bottom of this page.