eMi Day of Prayer

This past Wednesday, all of the eMi offices worldwide stopped what they were doing and spent the day in prayer. Each of the six offices (Colorado Springs, Canada, UK, Costa Rica, India, and Uganda) used the day to pray for a number of different things currently on eMi’s radar. I thought I would share some of the prayer requests from the day so that you may join us in prayer. Among other things, we prayed for the East Africa office, the projects we are working on, the ministries we are serving, and the countries in which we are working. In addition, we prayed for each of the other eMi offices and some of the issues and projects they are dealing with. Here are some more specifics. Please pray for:

Safe Harbor International. This is the ministry we are serving this semester. They have a church, hospital, primary school and we are designing an agricultural center for them. They are doing ministry in a primary Muslim area of Uganda and some church members have recently been experiencing persecution for their faith.

Jim Hall, the CEO of eMi. Jim has just been diagnosed with cancer and is beginning his treatment. He has had surgery to remove several lymph nodes. The doctors are still uncertain how far it has spread.

Ryan Hoffman, the two-year-old son of a staff member in Colorado Springs. While on vacation in Florida, he fell into a pool and was unconscious for several minutes. He survived but the recovery is going slow and the doctors are uncertain the extent of brain damage suffered. Please pray for his recovery and for comfort for his family.

Uganda. The presidential election is coming up in January and campaigning has started in earnest over the past week or so. I’ve been told that there sometimes can be more violence and riots can start in the city. Please pray for peace among the people and for effective leaders for the country.

Sudan. There is an upcoming referendum in January that will determine if the southern half Sudan will split from the north and form a new country. Everyone seems to think that a civil war is inevitable. Additionally, the LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army) which was formerly in Uganda is currently in northern Sudan and causing troubles for the people there.

finishing the semester well. There only a few weeks left in the fall term and it can be easy to get complacent and not invest in the people here. Pray for motivation to get work done, volunteering more in local ministry, and continuing to build relationships with Ugandans.