What we are doing in Africa is the manifestation of what God is doing in the hearts of people at Summit. As part of our corporate and individual challenge for Summit Church and our mission in Africa, we have asked you to Pray, Get Educated, Go, and Get Involved. Below you will find a guide to praying for Africa that includes systemic issues around the AIDS pandemic, Summit’s developing strategy, specific ministry partners in Africa, and our Going Global teams.
Systemic Issues
Pray for the more than 25 million infected with AIDS in Africa, and the 12 million children who have been orphaned by AIDS.
In addition to AIDS, sub-Saharan Africa is afflicted with extreme poverty, disease, poor infrastructure, negative cultural norms, and political corruption. All of these conditions have contributed to the spread of AIDS. Pray for the poor, sick, and vulnerable who are affected by these symptoms.
Pray for churches in Africa. We have quickly learned that God is working through his people in Africa, and in many ways the world is looking to see what the church will do. Pray that God will continue to strengthen his people.
Pray for the political leaders in Africa. There is so much opportunity for abuse of power in many African countries. Pray that God will break the hearts of the leaders for the people, and that political leaders all over Africa will be courageous in protecting the vulnerable and poor in their countries.
Summit’s Strategy
Pray for Summit’s partnership with COTN, for the construction of the secondary school in Malawi, and that it will successfully launch in 2010.
Pray for the hundreds of children sponsored by the Summit community, and those yet to be sponsored.
Pray for the leadership at Summit to know how best to partner in beating AIDS in Africa.
Pray that we will invest money, time, and resources wisely.
Pray that God will continue to lead us into the right ministry relationships.
Pray that we will be able to draw other local churches into action.
Pray for all of the people who will join a Summit mission team in 2010.
Ministry Partners
CHILDREN OF THE NATIONS, Malawi
Pray for financial stability as the economic recession affects the entire world.
Pray for the high school seniors in Malawi preparing to take their final exams this fall, that God would open doors for them to make their dreams a reality.
Pray for the staff of COTN, including those who are partners at Summit locally and those we serve with in Malawi.
Pray for the rest of the Malawi staff – that they will continue to grow in their respective capacities.
Praise God that the Chichere Farm is continuing to do well, producing abundant food for the children as well as yielding income from the surplus.
Pray for Jody Stephenson, Summit Partner and Intern Director for COTN.
Pray for Jennifer Keltner, Summit Partner and Intern Spiritual Director for COTN.
Pray for Jenna Bishop, Hospitality Coordinator for COTN.
Pray for Laura Brost, Florida Communications Coordinator for COTN.
Pray for the hundreds of sponsored children who get to go to school this month.
Pray for continued ministry innovation in facing many-layered problems.
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION, Africa
Pray for the faceless widows and children in Africa who are victims of brutal injustice.
Pray for successful victim advocacy in African legal systems.
Pray for God to protect IJM staff, their families, and the victims of injustice from physical harm and spiritual attack.
Pray that God would bless IJM staff with perseverance to seek justice and community transformation in the face of opposition, indifference, and corruption.
Pray for God to give IJM staff a great love for one another, for the victims that they serve, and for those they confront.
Pray for the tireless staff of IJM, who work in the worst circumstances to shed Christ’s light into the darkest places in Africa.
AFRICA WINDMILL PROJECT, Africa
Pray for the Africa Windmill Project leaders.
Pray for funding for the Africa Windmill Project.
Pray that the Africa Windmill Project will continue to have doors open wide for research and development in Malawi.
Summit Goes To Africa
Pray for Brad and Cammie Matlack as they seek God’s guidance and direction for their involvement in the country of Kenya.
Pray for Mgwayi and Chilombo, the villages in which Summit and COTN work alongside.
Pray that we will get increasingly better at using teams to fully invest with our ministry partners.
Pray for the people we will meet in Africa over the next year.
Pray that God will begin to work in their circumstances and relationships to prepare them for what He will do in their lives through the Go To Africa teams.
