The prayer requests in this edition of Impetus were written by Lawson Limao from Lusaka in Zambia. Lawson is a young leader in Word of God Ministries. He is a passionate advocate of eVitabu and wants to see the Zambian Church more involved in directly helping vulnerable farming communities grow better food whilst also protecting the environment. He says:
African Pastors Fellowship has equipped many pastors and leaders in Zambia providing them with solar lights that have helped so much during this time of long power cuts, and training in the villages with eVitabu and making organic fertiliser. Let us pray together:
- Give thanks for the growing number of pastors who are using eVitabu in Zambia. Pray they will use the knowledge acquired in their ministries to support good teaching in their churches and help develop their communities.
- Pray for the leaders and the farmers who received the organic fertiliser training. Pray they continue to make compost and use it even during this difficult farming season. Pray also for the 600 or so farmers who asked for the training but have not yet received it.
- Pray that the Zambian government supports the efforts of organic farming and helps farmers become sustainable and resilient, so they produce good food for their families and care for the natural world.
- Pray that Zambia experiences good rains this season so the farmers here have a good harvest. Pray that they may have good health especially as there is a growing number of malaria infections in Zambia.
- Pray for the areas that are expected to experience floods in the coming season predicted by the meteorological department.
- Pray for the local partnership with APF in Zambia to grow and for myself as I travel to Uganda to meet other APF partners from across Africa for the first time.
