Please pray for the inter-church youth event today Saturday 19 September, for youth to be encouraged and built up in their faith, to build connections and have fun. Pray for good working together in the organisational team and for spiritual protection.

Asier, our younger son starts his final year at Exeter University in September. He has just finished his Erasmus year in Maastricht and in finding other young Christians in an international church, attended and was baptized. Your prayers for his ongoing journey of faith back in Exeter would be appreciated, that he will find a community where he can continue to grow.

Please pray for God’s help for us to disciple new believers well. Pray that God will form our open small group kicking off again in September and lead the right people to us. Praise God with us for a good pregnancy for Maddie so far and that we have already reached the third trimester. Please pray that the baby is healthy and stays inside until full term. Please pray for Sami's preparations for a sermon in September on the parable of the prodigal son and that God speaks through him.

In Spain work and school life starts the year in September after a hot and holiday August. For Edgar and the 2 executive ECM Spain leaders, September sees the process of applying, interviewing, locating to existing teams and projects for several new missionaries to Spain. Prayers for wisdom, discernment and clear communication valued.

In the second half of the month, we will restart the ministry towards families with neurodivergent people. We have invited a very well-known and appreciated neuropsychologist at Rovereto to speak about what it means to belong to such a family. Pray that it will be helpful to those who attend, that it will bring more people to the normal meetings, and that there will be opportunities for a good witness even though it will not be an explicitly Christian meeting.

The European Freedom Network Board will be holding meetings in Albania later in September. Please pray for wisdom, guidance and courage to make bold decisions about anti-human trafficking in Europe.

Please pray for candidates Stuart and Cathy Dennis, empty nesters planning to serve in Germany from later this year. Having finished their respective jobs, they are now spending time raising support, selling or renting their house, and working on preparations such as visas, DBS and safeguarding training. Today, 13 September, is their commissioning service at their home church in Weymouth with family and friends, so we pray this is a special time for them all and especially for Stuart and Cathy as they continue with their preparations.

Jim and Usha will be travelling to Latvia tomorrow, 13-21 September, in their roles as Co-Regional Directors for Lausanne Europe. They will be meeting with leaders of different denominations and Christian organisations over the week and working towards the creation of a Latvian national Lausanne Movement. Yet Jim has often found these visits also open up partnership conversations for ECM. So pray that God would guide these conversations, forge key relationships, and foster unity and collaboration both for Lausanne and ECMI in a country where we are currently not working.

Please pray for the upcoming church conference at Kamp Timok, on the theme “The just shall live by faith.” Pray that it will be a special time of fellowship, friendship and encouragement for believers from the south of the country, and that newcomers attending for the first time will be touched as they hear the Word of God.

I was recently in the Netherlands for nerve root treatment on my lower spine. Please pray that the treatment has gone well and will reduce the pain in my back and legs, making sitting easier. This month I’m checking the Inari-Saami translation of the Jesus Messiah picture book, so please pray that the treatment enables me to work comfortably at my computer. Please also pray for my return to Finland, today 10-12 September.

Please pray for Beatriz and Isabela, who at 17 will begin biblical seminary studies at Palavra da Vida in Hungary in September 2026. Pray for God’s protection and the Holy Spirit’s guidance as they begin this new season, growing in grace and wisdom. Please pray for our journey to Hungary as we take our daughters, and for us as we adjust to this new season of ministry with them living far away. Pray also for our physical health. Please pray for spiritual revival in our church, and for wisdom and effective ways to share the Gospel with the Portuguese people.

As we enter a new season, we continue to ask God for spiritual breakthrough among the children, teenagers, and families we serve. We long to see more than programs and activities. We long to see lives transformed by Jesus. Please pray that the relationships built over the summer months will continue to deepen. Pray for trust, open hearts, and opportunities to share the Gospel in meaningful and natural ways.

From today, 7–13 September, pray for Acueducto as they host a Spiritual Transformation Retreat in English. Ask God to use this time of quiet reflection to help participants recognize and process their emotions, self-talk, and behaviours. May the Creator, who knows and loves them deeply, meet them in this space, bringing clarity, personal growth, and profound emotional healing through His love and compassion.

Please pray for the new university term beginning in September and for GBU Coimbra's ministry to native and international students over the next academic year.

We give thanks for a positive family fun day on 8 August with over 110 children and their families in attendance at the local park for pirate-themed fun. Good relationships were built with partnering church - Portrush Presbyterian from Northern Ireland. Good connections and conversations were had with those who came. Several people in our own church grew in their serving or were significantly encouraged. Please pray for a 3-week Hope Explored evangelistic course which starts on 20 September.

Today, 4–5 September, our house group of 11 adults and 10 children will have our first overnight countryside excursion. Pray that we deepen our relationships, seek God’s guidance, study the Bible and enjoy time together. On 25 September, Pastor Samuel from Nigeria will arrive for a 10-day trip around Croatia, meeting pastors and other influential leaders and exploring opportunities for ministry together. Pray for many “God moments”, that we meet the people God wants us to meet, and for lasting friendships and partnerships.

This summer presents many more opportunities to connect with neighbours. In general, though, we sense that there is less interest in the Gospel at the moment – please pray.

Pray for Rob as he travels to Europe today, 2 September to 1 October. Pray for the office staff in this time of transition and growth. Thank God for workers being supported in prayer and donations. Please pray that God may continue to provide all that they need as they go into the busy start of the school year and church group activities after the summer in Europe.

We were asked to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a couple of our home church here in Italy. Please pray that we can be a blessing and that the guests who don’t know Jesus can be touched by him. At the end of September, we plan as church to do a seminary with a missionary couple about evangelism. Please pray for a good attendance and encouragement for the church.

Pray for our family as we have moved from Tauranga to Wellington to support our daughter, Rachel, while one of her family members faces health issues. Also pray for Murray’s continued recovery from sinus surgery and for my brother, Paul, as he recovers from multiple fractures sustained in a fall from a roof in Papua, Indonesia, and works towards walking again.

Praise God with us for a fantastic week of ministry through our baseball camp at the end of June! 43 children participated in the camp, and we had great opportunities to share Jesus' love through playing baseball, sharing morning devotional times with the kids (mostly non-Christians), water games and lots of hugs and high-fives. Please pray that the many seeds of the love, truth and beauty of Jesus and His Kingdom planted throughout the week would grow into the fruit of lives saved and transformed by Jesus!

Having arrived in Europe almost 4 months ago I want to praise God for being able to settle back well into life in Romania after 16 years away and receiving my temporary long-term visa which I needed to apply for in the UK. For His incredible provisions during my time both in Romania and in the UK when I needed to wait for my visa to be approved

Please join with us in praying for new students joining Wageningen University from all round the world, that the churches and CUs would provide a warm and generous welcome and good teaching and pastoral care, and that many would be attracted to and engage with the Christian communities here.

From today, 27–30 August, Al MacInnes will be attending the Bible Conference in northern Greece to connect with Christians from across the country. Please pray for encouraging and meaningful conversations, opportunities to strengthen existing relationships and build new ones, and for God's guidance and blessing throughout the conference. Pray that this time will be fruitful, encouraging, and will strengthen the work of the gospel in Greece.

Pray that the hearts of the Portuguese people will be touched by God's grace, leading them to repentance. Pray also for unity among the evangelical churches in Portugal, so that together they may advance God's Kingdom and reach more people with the Gospel.