Prayer Requests for Egypt April 08
1) For the ordination to the priesthood of Deacon Jos Strengholt at St. John the Baptist's, Maadi on 3 May and Deacon Yousef Abu Galha in the Sudanese Ministry of the Diocese on 4 May.
2) For the completion of the new projects:
Harpur Community Health Centre
Building extension of Harpur Memorial Hospital
Completion of Menouf Church building
Obtaining a building licence for Hawamdya Community Centre
New building for Menara School for children with special needs
3) For a new chaplain for the English-speaking congregation at All Saints' Cathedral, Cairo
4) For Rev. Hamdy Sidki as he starts his ministry in Tripoli, Libya
5) For Lambeth Conference, 14 July – 4 August, and for Archbishop Rowan and the bishops of our Province.
Prayers Requests for Ethiopia
For the success of the funding application for Dozer Olami
For a priest for the new Church in Dozer Olami
For a new Chaplain for St Matthews
For the Starrs as they prepare to move to Tripoli
For the staff to carry the ministry in Ethiopia forward
For those affected by floods, drought and now internal displacement in the Gambella Region
Guest House
Please pray for Mike and Anne Potter, the guesthouse wardens here in Cairo. Mike was going on a trip with his father to the Red Sea when he had a car accident. This resulted in a fracture of the spine. His opersation in Paris has been successful and he soon leaves Paris for NZ. Please pray
1) that scar tissue from the spinal injury will not hinder the healing of the nerves.
2) that the flight back for Anne and family to NZ will go well
3) that a Guest House manager will be found to take over.
4) that we will see some improvement in the nerves which signal from the brain to the muscles for movement.
5) that the increased "forced bedrest" (from the fractured hip) will not result in pressure points.
6) for Sebastian who is suffering from concussion and short term memory loss. He was being monitored. He had a scan and his skull was not fractured.
Topics for Prayer from Cairo from Geoffery & Daphne):-
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The newly started Sunday school. Very small but with two great teachers from Malawi, Grace and Christina.
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Contact with the Embassies in Zamalek as a growing number of diplomatic staff from African countries have joined the cathedral Friday congregation. Staff from other African Embassies have also shown interest whom we met at the British Embassy for the Queen’s birthday bash.
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The Sudanese Refugees in Cairo and Alexandria are beginning to return home. Many stay because they want to be sure that peace has really arrived in Southern Sudan and that the infra-structure is being rebuilt.
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There are now about 10,000 Iraqi refugees in Egypt seeking help.
PRAYER FOR EGYPT
May our Compassionate and Eternal God bless Egypt, guard it against all evil, guide it in wisdom.
May He bless all who build for its future and keep them faithful and safe in their work.
May President Murbarak and the peoples of Egypt be united and God-fearing, happy, peaceful and prosperous, preserving the good heritage of the past, and building for the nation’s future on foundations of righteousness and love.
May the Episcopal Cathedral Church of All Saints’ Cairo continue to be a place of prayer for all nations and a place of peace for all peoples.
We ask this in the name of our God and Father through Jesus Christ our Lord for ever and ever. Amen
A PRAYER FOR CAIRO
May the eternal God bless this city, guard it against all evil, guide it in wisdom.
May he bless all who build the Bridge, and keep them faithful and safe in their work.
May the peoples of this city be united and godfearing, happy and prosperous, preserving the good heritage of the past, and building the future on foundations of righteousness and love. And all glory be to the Eternal God, the Lord of the Worlds, the Compassionate and Merciful, the Ruler in History, and the lover of men, the God and Father of Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen
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