Lord, we come to you today with grateful hearts for the teachers who play such an important role in the future of this generation of students. We thank you for their hard work and the sacrifices they make to educate and impact students for life.
We ask that you would empower teachers everywhere – from the US to Kenya to Bangladesh – with a fresh infilling of your Holy Spirit, with wisdom to meet each student’s individual needs, and with strength and grace for each day. We pray for divine connections between students and their teachers, and for life-changing relationships to form.
God, we pray for safety and protection over all schools, students, and teachers—here, and around the world. Please put a hedge of protection around each classroom and let it be a place for students to experience your love and presence.
Please bless the school year ahead and let it be the best one yet for each and every teacher.
In the name of Jesus, Amen.
Nick Archer, World Concern
World Concern is about extremes. We go to the end of the road to serve people in extreme need because we have an extreme calling—to be the hands and feet of Jesus to a broken world. We follow Him to the thirsty. The hungry. Exploited. Traumatized. Forgotten. We Listen. Walk alongside. Equip and train. We see transformation in communities as families move beyond survival. The thirsty drink clean water, the hungry have food, children learn, the enslaved are free, the hopeless find peace with God. Our work is never a quick fix; transformation takes time. When a community is thriving on its own and can envision its future transformed, we know our work is finished.
