Prayer Priorities – September 13, 2022
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.â€
Phil 4:6-7
We encourage everyone who is praying for UMN not only to raise our requests but to listen to God on UMN’s behalf. Please take time to read this Bible verse slowly to yourself. Pause and ask God to speak through His Word. Then read it slowly again. Settle and calm your mind before you pray.
Praise
- UMN’s ABLE project’s Donor, Cordaid’s visit to Rukum went well and the visit was found to be fruitful
- Praise to the Lord that the 5 days training on Activity Based Child Friendly teaching learning process got completed successfully. This training was monitored from the head of district coordination committee and Badikedar Rural Municipality, Doti. They praised and appreciated the effort of UMN and our local partner in the education sector.
- Our local partner CEAD successfully completed their General Assembly and social audit in Doti Cluster
- Praise God for the people and the community around Okhaldhunga Community Hospital who support the work of hospital
- Cases of COVID are decreasing in Okhaldhunga Community Hospital
- Field visit of Tara Reid (board chair), Melissa Lipsett (CEO) and Mukunda Adhikari (Development Effectiveness Advisor) from Transform Aid International to UMN Kapilvastu went well. They visited SECURE and CYCC project areas in Yashodhara and Mayadevi Rural Municipalities.
- UMN Kapilvastu cluster conducted a co-design workshop to develop a second phase of the CYCC project. Thanks to the Lord for all those who participated from the community, rural municipality, UMN, Transform Aid International and other stakeholders for their meaningful participation.
- Praise God that Integral Mission Course Facilitation Training of Trainers jointly organised by UMN and Micah Nepal from 10-12 September 2022 for 15 Theological Institutions in Kathmandu went well. Peter and Rajendra were involved in the process of developing the facilitation guide and facilitating the sessions.
Prayer
- This week, Dhana, Prem, Sabu and Surendra are participating in a Conference from 10 to 17 Sep in Thailand organised by our supporting partner Interact. Pray that the meeting would be fruitful.
- Please remember some of our colleagues who are feeling anxiety due to pressure of work and family responsibilities. Ask the Lord to provide His help and His peace.
Cluster Work
- Please pray for Jiwan Rai as he will be travelling to Kapilvastu and Nawalparasi to carry out and also to monitor IDRA project activities.
- Please pray for the Gender Workshop for Project staff and community under Gender mainstreaming cross-cutting (UMN-MDT). Pray for Cheli Gurung, Nabin, project staff and the community for fruitful learning.
- Please pray for the ABLE project second phase proposal development and involvement of cluster staff and Thapathali.
- Please pray for the UMN and partner staff for the smooth implementation of protection and education area of excellence.
- Please pray for the cluster work and safety of all the cluster and Thapathali staff who travel this week in different clusters.
- In Doti, pray for the BICT project staff as they are attending the 2 days orientation on disability identification and management.
- Also in Doti, pray for the training on group institutional development. 70 leaders of 70 groups formed under BICT project will be involving in the training. And from the training itself, we need to select 10 local community facilitators. Please pray for the guidance and knowledge needed for this task.
- Please pray for effective designing and proposal writing for the second phase of the CYCC project in Kapilvastu.
- Please pray for quick action for the procurement of the psychotropic drugs that were decided to be procured by the disctrict health officer under the mental health project in Kapilvastu.
- Please pray for the recruitment of a new Programme Officer for Disaster Risk Management project in Bajhang
Tansen Hospital
- Pray for our 3 Scandinavian families as they are attempting to renew their visas. The process is complex and time consuming – they have been in Kathmandu over a week now for this. Pray for the UMN staff in Thapathali working on this and the government decision makers and office staff involved.
- This week, training in care for patients suffering from trauma will be conducted for doctors, nurses, and paramedics. These kinds of cases are common in Tansen and the training if put into practice can save lives.
Okhaldhunga Hospital
- For all the staff working in Emergency Room for wisdom and safety
- For the trainers and trainees in the mental health training program from 16-20 September 2022.
- Safety for our staff who are travelling to and from Okhaldhunga.
