September 2025 World Shapers Calendar

This is the first time our calendar has focused on an entire continent. Our thanks go Rev. Michael Emmanuel/Kenya for this amazing tool.

Not too long ago, Rev. Michael told me that he considers all of Africa his “Jerusalem.” Acts 1:8 SELAH.  That is obvious with this calendar and we are blessed and honored to share it. 

Michael has shared the below information and a link you can use to learn more. This is a pivotal/critical time to be praying for the young generations in these nations.

Africa Age Demographics:

Africa is the youngest continent in the world, with a median age of 19.2 years as of 2024, meaning half the population is older and half is younger than this age. This youthful demographic is a defining characteristic, with 40 percent of the population aged 14 years and younger. The continent's average fertility rate is around 4.5 children per woman, significantly higher than the global average of 2.4, which drives rapid population growth and contributes to the young age structure. Countries like Niger, Uganda, and Angola had the youngest populations in Africa as of 2023. (See demographic statistics in the link below.)

https://search.brave.com/search?q=africa+age+demographics&source=android&summary=1&conversation=1ffd3b24cac064a9d030cb
 

Thanks to WS Ambassador Kathryn Snider and the Caribbean for our inspiring, prayer-priming calendar for August!

Long-time US Missionary to Jamaica, Kathryn continues to inspire young generations to PRAYMORE for children, youth and families around the world. Her contributions to the WS Family are many, including creativity and encouragement.

As “Aunty Kathryn,” she has held Conferences and Camps for years and continues to mentor others including a young, on-line group of intercessors. 

This month, America celebrates her 249th birthday! America needs our/your prayers.

The recent global events involving Israel and Iran were not on our radar screen when this calendar went for edit/printing. Situations needing intercession/Divine intervention like this are (one reason) why we so strongly suggest/request that you have a plan in place to get breaking news down line to all of your leaders and right to your Shapers.

Updates about sudden prayer needs can always be found on our WhatsApp group chat. Please let us know if you are not already part of that.

Much prayer is going on for children living in war-torn areas. 

MORE PRAY-ERS + MORE PRAYERS = MORE ANSWERS!

... to Pastor Peter Mlera and Every Generation Africa for this great prayer calendar. 

Our Shapers there are doing a great job of interceding for Africa and beyond. 

EGA and World Shapers partner in a number of groups - more than 20! - in Malawi. A few years ago, together, we reached out to the youth incarcerated at Mpemba Reform School. Today, WS Mpemba has a Church led by Pastor Emmanuel, a Jr. Bible School, a community garden. And, several have  “graduated” and returned back to their families and communities who remain faithful to their new found walk with Christ.

Yes, you read that correctly, we have Reform School youth praying for other Reform School youth!

PRAYMORE WITH US THIS MONTH!

... to WS Director and Scripture Union leader in Uganda, Brother Charles Jasema.  

Charles, his mother and siblings are S. Sudanese refugees living in the Bidi Bidi Refugee Camp in Uganda. Among other things, Charles, is sharing the need for the thousands of children in the camps to “pray for others like themselves” around the globe. 

Yes, refugees praying for refugees. Such a God idea!

Thank you for praying with us each day this month!

World Shaper Gaella Imanaturikumwe from Rwanda - daughter of WS Ambassador Victor and wife Chantal - and her classmates gave us this wonderful April calendar. They prayed for weeks and met two weekends in a row to determine the prayer points and meaningful Bible verses. 

Join us both in praying daily with them and in thanking these “Calendar Queens!” for a job well done. 🎉❤️

Left to right: Laila (10)  Kiribati (12) Tania (11)  Kelia (12)  Gaella (10)  Pamela (12)  Esther (12) Princesse (12)

God is on the “March!”  

A bit of humor there BUT, he really is! In the US, God is answering prayers. (Not only ours but those of millions of our global Brothers and Sisters like you.) Much “chaos” is swirling and we must discern what is of God, what is not and what is the loud voice of the enemy screaming. God truly is marching through our lands to restore righteousness and justice Ps. 89:14 We PRAYMORE!

AND, thousands of university and college students are coming to Christ on their campuses here in the US! We PRAYMORE for it to happen in your nation. Yes, God is moving in the young generations!

The March calendar is all about the prayers of David in the Psalms from which we glean much truth, wisdom and courage.

Our calendar this month is truly “global!” Well, let’s say truly international.

WS leaders in most of our 26 nations have each contributed a prayer point and several other colleagues were invited to do so as well. Every month, Shapers from 5 continents touch the nations of the world with their intercession!

And, let’s not forget, the world looks at February as the month of ❤️! We are SO glad that God’s ❤️ for us is His focus every day of the year! Our World Shapers calendar helps us focus our ❤️ on God and others every day as well.  

We are SO GLAD that you have decided to join our World Shapers to pray every day so children will know about Jesus who ❤️’s them so. 

It’s going to be a great one for ENI/World Shapers!

In just twelve SHORT months we will be a quarter of the way through the 21st Century!! Imagine how many prayers will be prayed between January 1st and December 31st by our World Shapers!! AND, how many prayers will have been answered!

MORE PRAY-ERS + MORE PRAYERS = MORE ANSWERS!!

Father, we ask for your leading, guidance, favor and blessing on this year. We ask for increased unity, deeper intercession, bountiful provision and continued creativity to enlarge your kingdom. In Jesus’s mighty and matchless name we ask, AMEN. 

Our verse for the month, Ephesians 4:22-24 instructs us “put off” the old and “put on” the new. That reminds me of another verse, Philippians 3:13 where Paul also says, “…forget the things which are behind and press forward…” 

Calendar wise we are leaving, or “putting off” the very well received and powerful,  “LET JESUS BE YOUR COMPASS!” theme and “putting on” for 2025, “YEAR OF TRUTH AND REVELATION.”

Our graphic designer, Chris, chooses the calendar theme each year. For 2025 you can see that, prophetically, he/we feel the time before the return of The King is short; hence the hourglass with some sand already run through. 

With that in mind, there are two things we want to “press forward” with for our World Shapers family this year,  “TRUTH” and “REVELATION.” 

“TRUTH” - “Make them holy by your TRUTH; teach them your word which is TRUTH.” John 17:7 

Psalm. 119: 9-11How can a young man stay pure? Only by living in the Word of God and walking in its TRUTH. I have longed for you with the passion of my heart; don't let me stray from your directions! I consider your Word to be my greatest treasure, and I treasure it in my heart to keep me from committing sin's treason against you. 

“REVELATION” - “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are REVEALED belong to us and our children forever…” Deuteronomy 29:29