Please pray for the ECM Ireland Council as they gather today, 14 November, for a day of reflection, planning and prayer. Pray that God will guide their discussions, grant them wisdom and unity, and give them a clear vision for the future.

Tomorrow, 14 November, we will have a special Saturday evening Church service with a musician. With our teenagers, we plan to prepare some songs to do during the aperitif. Please pray that people come to that event. We have to coordinate all our Christmas creative events. Please pray for a positive answer for the rooms we need, and that people will be touched by the short message.

Please pray for my art exhibition in a gallery in Genoa, featuring 20 large-format watercolour paintings, which runs from 30 October to 14 November. Give thanks for a blessed opportunity to speak at an international women’s club, where I shared a watercolour painting on the theme of “The Roots of Hope.” Please also pray for Erica, who attended church following the talk, that she would continue to explore her faith and grow closer to the Lord.

Please pray for the students in Doctrine 1 as they reach the midpoint of the trimester. Pray that their studies would help them to love Jesus and others more and thank God for a very good enrolment at Spain's Escuela Evangélica de Teología this year. Pray also for our family as we invite students who don't know Jesus to a Thanksgiving meal. Pray that we would be the aroma of Christ to them, and that they would be drawn to follow Him.

Praise God for the medicine I have taken since March; my brain works better now. Thanks to the improved thinking ability, I managed to check the Inari-Saami translation of the Jesus Messiah picture book which we hope to publish in three Saami languages next year. Please, pray for Hannu in Inari who’ll process my corrections. Also On October 10, ECM Netherlands’ annual Sponsor Event for the publication of these Saami picture books, the team raised €2,500! A huge praise point.

Please pray for a time of deep rest and refreshment for body, mind and soul (Matthew 11:28). Pray that we will enjoy unhurried time with the Lord, growing in our love for Him, and that our time together as a family will be refreshing and strengthening. Pray also that this season of rest will bear lasting fruit in our character, marriage and future ministry. Please remember Henk Knol, who will be serving as Interim Field Ministries Director, and pray for wisdom, strength and guidance for him and our teams while we are away.

Please pray for the different groups and ministries we have recently started in our church. Pray for our Romans Bible study, marriage group, and “Me and My Community” training, that God would use these opportunities to help people grow in faith, deepen relationships, and become better equipped to serve others. Also pray for the preparations for our summer camp in 2027. Pray that God would guide our plans and provide the people we need.

Today, 7 November, is our church council. Please pray for good communication: we will do team building, fun, eating together, praying, worship, silent meditation and talking about vision.

Neighbours and family: Please pray for Anda whose has given his life to the Lord! Anda has a non-malignant tumour and polyps around his spine, which seriously impact his mobility. Anda was fearful about the future and concerned because he cannot help practically, especially with their young kids anymore. He opened up to David with questions about spirituality and how he could connect with God. As David shared the Gospel, he soaked it up and in tears he gave his life to the Lord. He is now much more at peace and ease with his situation. Pray for his healing (doctors are currently assessing whether a difficult operation is needed) and for his wife Tamara to be saved.

Praise God for Noah being able to spend a week with ELAM ministries, recording worship sessions that bless Persian speakers around the world. Praise God also for a trauma healing course Suzi was able to run (and Noah translated for) for seven Iranians and Afghans who participated. Please pray for South Kirk Presbyterian as it enters a time of pastoral vacancy. Also, for four Iranians who are attending Alpha at Orangefield Presbyterian Church.

Please pray for all the planning underway for the Biennial Conference, especially for the morning sessions: the Bible teachings, worship and ministry reports.

Our small town is a place where people move from other cities when things in their life go wrong and they are searching for a cheap place to live. Often, they think they are only coming temporarily, but then they get stuck here for a long time. Please pray that during this difficult period they will find God.

Give thanks for the many ways God has blessed us during this season. Praise God for a positive start to our small group following the summer break and pray that He will lead the right people to join us, including those who do not yet know Him. Ask for wisdom in knowing which of our non-believing friends to invest time in and pray for open hearts and opportunities to share the gospel. Give thanks for a smooth pregnancy and that all is well with the baby. Pray for God's continued protection over both mother and baby during these final weeks and for a safe delivery.

Today, 1 November, Al MacInnes is sharing at a church in Chania, Crete and following up after a mission trip in the summer.

Please pray that the Lord will provide the right person or people to reliably sublet my apartment while I am on home assignment. Please also pray that, during my home assignment, God will open doors for new and fruitful connections that will support my return to the ministry field. Finally, please pray that these last months on the field will be Spirit-led and filled with the Lord’s joy, peace and encouragement.

Thank God that a young new believer we’ve been discipling has a desire to go to Bible school. Please pray for patience for her, that God would lead her to the right one, and for us to disciple her and her mum well in the meantime. Please pray for our open small group that has recently kicked off again after a summer break. Ask God that he would lead people who don’t know him yet to our group. Thank God for gospel conversations with non-believing work colleagues and friends recently. Please pray that these friends might be open to read the Bible with us or come to gatherings with other Christians.

Give thanks for our friend R who you prayed for and who got a new job as an architect in Mallorca. Due to an ongoing visa processing situation, she is unable to leave the island till this is resolved. She had the huge disappointment of missing being a bridesmaid at her cousin’s wedding in South Africa. Very hard to take and so prayers for God’s comfort to be in this waiting time.

Please pray for the paperwork I need to do to get a residency card here in Romania. It is proving more complicated than it seemed at first. Please pray for my church camp at the end of October - for good connections and fellowship. Praise God for the work of Asociatia Curat – a ministry I am involved in that helps people living in tough situations.

During the last week of October, the church at Rovereto will be running a couple of activities connected to Reformation Sunday: an exhibition with information about the Reformation in the church hall for five days, culminating in a public talk on Saturday evening. Pray that people will come and be interested not only in the historical discussion but also in the spiritual differences. Pray that the members of the church will continue to be committed to this and other outreaches of the church.

Today, 25 October, a group comes from USA and Brazil for a week to look at many church scenes and meet pastors with a view that missionaries would come to Croatia and this region. Pray as we drive around the country, chat and meet people, that God opens many doors for workers to come to the Harvest Field.

We give thanks for those from church who have come forward to help with the different ministries this new term. Today 24 October we will be having a musical outreach event when members of Castlereagh Fellowship will be coming down to help. Pray as we invite people from the town to come along and for our own people to invite their friends and family along.

Please pray for our Kids LEGO Camp and street outreach in Maribor, which starts today 23–27 October. We will be joined by a team from Bangor, Northern Ireland. Pray for good connections, divine conversations, open hearts, and opportunities to share the love of Jesus with children, families and people we meet.

It’s the ECM Spain prayer days from today, 22-25 October. May we be a field united in Christ and in love for one another and may the new members feel loved and a sense of belonging. We pray for Spain, a country which has many political and social problems, especially at the moment with the refugees entering Ceuta.

Please pray for the kids' programmes at the upcoming Biennial Conference. We are still looking for workers, so please pray that the Lord leads us to the right people! Please also pray that everyone may attend the Biennial Conference who is hoping to. Pray for peoples' finances and travel plans, as well as school permissions for children without school holidays.