This quarter we have been blessed to host many staff and students from Africa. They have travelled from all corners of the continent­ including Mali, Senegal, and Egypt, and as far as Zimbabwe and South Africa.

This morning, our African friends led us in prayer for their nations, sharing what burdens their hearts and what hopes they have for the future of their country and people.

The outline of the continent marked the floor, and the students stood inside in the location of their home country as the rest of the staff and students prayed over them and with them.

It was an intense time of prayer as the other nations represented through staff and students from Brazil, USA, Canada, Switzerland, and Australia, rallied around our African friends, fervently praying and declaring blessings over the continent.

“We thank you for this land, its beauty and its hope!”

“We declare Africa as blessed, not cursed, because you say it’s blessed!”

“We pray for the release of more Africans into the nations as missionaries. You, God, are bigger than any obstacle!”

We concluded by singing a joyous song together, spontaneous dancing erupting, which solidifies our prayer for this beautiful continent.

“Jabulani, Jabulani Africa

Sing for joy, oh Africa

The Lord your God is risen upon you

Sing for joy, oh Africa

The Lord your God is risen upon you now

Jabulani, Jabulani Africa”

Please join us in praying for the nations of Africa:

• That hope would rise in the churches and in the whole of Africa.

• That disease, famine, and poverty would not capture our hearts, but the eternal hope and joy in the Lord that Africa possesses.

• That the women of Africa would rise up and take their place in society. That God may break down barriers that prevent women from reaching their fullest potential.

• Specific prayers for a village in northern Mali that is currently under attack. Pray for protection and peace.

• May God’s Kingdom come in Africa and push out pride and unforgiveness.

• Growth of YWAM bases in Africa and that God will raise up more Africans as missionaries to reach the nations.