A big shout-out to WS Director Pastor Willice and Teacher Winny from Kenya for this month’s deeply thoughtful and prayer-provoking calendar! We celebrate as WS continues to not only grow in Kenya but to deepen in relationships and in seeing answers to prayer. In recent months, Kenya WS has seen the provision of a clean water solution and the healing of multiple children from Typhoid Fever.
PRAISE GOD!
Our April calendar has been done by one of our newest World Shapers groups in Rwanda. Compassion International Director, Chantal, and her Shapers worked with Ambassador Victor to give us a great calendar!
The names of God reveal his character. Daniel 11:32 tells us that those who know their God shall stand firm and take action. (ESV) KJV says they shall be strong and do exploits.
Let’s PRAYMORE for our Shapers to know God intimately and deeply. Then, their prayers and actions will bear even more fruit.
Anticipating March’s soon arrival makes me think of Spring coming here; a season of HOPE!
Our March calendar was a joint effort of several WS groups. THANK YOU to all who contributed!
Remember that the 13th of each month we are "Praying for Zero!" Praying for all involved in Bible translation and that there will soon be no language group without God’s Word in their native tongue!
Thank God that you and your Shapers are being recognized by others as power-full partners in the Great Commission. We are so grateful for all of YOU!.
A big, “Thank you!” to World Shapers Director, Teddy Mugabi and the WS Family in Uganda for this month’s prayer calendar.
I really like this one word in their verse for the month, - “REMIND."
We are urged several times in the Bible to remind ourselves of the goodness of God, to build, “rocks of remembrance”, and to encourage ourselves (that’s a reminder) that God never changes and he is for us, not against us.
Yes, I could note the Scripture references but…why not do a study on this in February with your Shapers…for such a time as this!
HAPPY and BLESSED NEW YEAR!!
Here it is - WORLD SHAPERS JANUARY 2024 CALENDAR!
Sorry it is so late in the month but, I think you are going to like it…IT’S DIFFERENT - again!
Speaking of “different…” PLEASE LET US KNOW how the December calendar was received and any thoughts/reports you might want to share about it. Thank you.
”THANK YOU!” to Chris Mugweri and Scripture Union/Uganda for inspiring many of the January prayer points. They were brave “first-timers!”
To get the full picture of the January calendar, you need to look fully at the top and then at the bottom right which will connect the two for you.
Chris, our original tech guy who is still responsible for the calendar from a graphical content standpoint, annually chooses the color/theme. He has been very creative/thoughtful with this one. It’s a great teaching tool/opportunity in many ways.
HIS MESSAGE: In the chaos of our world, children can be pointed to Jesus as their “compass” in life; as in how a compass points to the North Star - a “guiding light.” A take on Jesus being the “Light of the World.”
Hello Everyone...it's ALMOST December AND, we have the December WS calendar ready for you! Done by the US this time with some help from Kathryn in Jamaica (TY, Kathryn for the b/w art!) It's a little "gift" to you and all your Shapers...something a little different...you'll see the "different" right away AND THEN, you'll have to really look to figure it out😀
It's a "take" on an Advent Calendar or puzzle. Find the days as they reveal the Christmas Story. Have the parents, teachers, children themselves talk about the story and decide how to pray each day. We believe their prayers will help other children discover the wonder of Christmas and Jesus himself. We hope you like it. Please let us know. MERRY CHRISTMAS - almost! ❤️
We are SO EXCITED! Another “1st!” for World Shapers as Ambassador Peter and Malawi have stepped up to the plate to give us the October calendar! 🎉 “Congratulations!” and “Thank you!” Pastor Peter and team.
Pastor Peter and Every Generation Africa already had/understood God’s heart for children - praying children - when they joined World Shapers last year. Begun by Reta and Jack Wetherall, Every Generation Africa and its amazing leaders are a great addition to the World Shapers Family.
A recent, joint outreach in Malawi to children at the Mpemba Reform School has resulted in governmental permission to begin a Children’s Church at the school. Pastor Emmanuel Banda is heading this new ministry. Already, the Mpemba officials are remarking about the change in the children! All glory to God!
Happy Fall! Summer here is just about over and there are all kinds of things being anticipated for the coming months. Global politics and persecution dominate the headlines but, God is on the move - even when/where we don’t see or hear of it (yet…) The prayers of your PRAY-ERS/SHAPERS continue to make their mark in Heaven and on earth.
Please PRAYMORE for the Church in Pakistan where 27 churches and as many as 100 homes were burned and/or ransacked last week. By God’s grace, none of our Shapers homes were destroyed. Ambassador Fiaz took a team to Jaranwala last weekend to aid and pray for those who have lost so much.
“THANKS!” go to Director Judy Sellanga and her Kenyan Shapers for this months’ prayer points! Please PRAYMORE for Judy who has battled some health issues this month.
I want to bless you with this encouragement from Malachi 3:16-17 in The Message translation:
16:Then those whose lives honored God got together and talked it over. God saw what they were doing and listened in. A book was opened in God’s presence and minutes were taken of the meeting, with the names of the God-fearers written down, all the names of those who honored God’s name.
17-18; God-of-the-Angel-Armies said, “They’re mine, all mine. They’ll get special treatment when I go into action. I treat them with the same consideration and kindness that parents give the child who honors them.
“BRAVO!” and “THANK YOU to WS Ambassador Kathryn Snider for August’s calendar!
Not only is Kathryn our Ambassador for Jamaica, but for the Caribbean as well; last month Haiti, and this month input from several other nations to continue this great contribution from the islands.
Please remember to PRAYMORE for both Haiti and Jamaica - especially with regard to political unrest, violence, economic hardship and the need for spiritual revival.
To inspire you to PRAYMORE, take a look at this picture from Port Au Prince Haiti, Sunday, July 9, 2023, and then look at the same date on our July calendar!! You will be awed, inspired and encouraged as this is a march of repentance/prayer that took place in 67 counties in Haiti the same day!
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