Thank you to all who submitted prayer points about your work. CCIH exists to lift up your work and help you make connections to reach those in need and answer our Christian calling to serve.
April 2020 Prayers
Due to the fluid nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are not producing a full month of prayer requests and ask that you keep us informed of your prayer needs so we can send them out on a weekly basis.
A Prayer for Our World
Thank you to Simon Ssentongo, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB), Kampala, Uganda for this prayer for COVID-19.

A Prayer for Our World

God, You alone are worthy of honor, glory, and praise. With You, we can overcome every storm—including the global impact COVID-19 is having on our world.
 
Right now, we are asking You to:
-Heal those who are sick and protect those who are not.
-Give our leaders extra wisdom as they navigate this pandemic and economic uncertainty.
-Strengthen Your global Church. Reveal to us how we can partner together to reach the needs of those around us.
-Calm our fears. Fill us with Your hope, joy, and peace as we continue to trust in You.
-Use this pandemic to pave the way for spiritual renewal. We want Your glory, power, and healing to be on display.
Come, Lord Jesus, come.
 
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Prayers for the CCIH Network
Pray for health workers across the globe tending to people infected and ill with COVID-19. 2020 is the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. Give praise for nurses and midwives on the front lines caring for the sick, bringing new life into this world.

Kunri Christian Hospital in Pakistan has been asked by the District Health Office to construct 6 to 10 isolation rooms for suspected COVID-19 cases. Pakistan has 1870 confirmed cases and 24 deaths as of March 31. The Kunri Christian Hospital needs testing kits, PPE, thermometers, and other supplies they can purchase from Karachi. Pray for support and donations they need to purchase supplies. 

Pray for health workers in the Philippines who have become sick or died from the virus.

Pray for the work of Le Bon Berger and HEAL Africa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. DRC has 98 known cases of COVID-19 as of March 31. DRC is just recovering from an Ebola outbreak that lasted two years, as well as a current measles outbreak that has killed 4,000 children this year. Pray for protection as the weakened health system struggles to respond.
Scripture for Reflection
God is our refuge and strength,
  an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
  and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
  and the mountains quake with their surging (Psalm 46:1-3)
Contact  Kathy Erb to send your prayer points or for more information about how you can help or to contact the organizations mentioned.
Christian Connections for International Health