6th September - Please pray for Christchurch Baptist Church in Dorset, Lower Earley Baptist Church in Reading, and Weymouth Baptist Church in Dorset.

13th September - Please pray for Cippenham Baptist Church in Slough, Lymington Baptist Church in Hampshire, and Whitchurch Baptist Church in Hampshire.

20th September - Please pray for Colne Avenue Baptist Church in Southampton, Lyndhurst Baptist Church in Hampshire, and Wilton Baptist Church in Wiltshire.

27th September - Please pray for Colwell Baptist Church in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight, Milford on Sea Baptist Church in Hampshire, and Wimborne Baptist Church in Dorset.

6th September - The Season of Creation runs through the month of September - a worldwide celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. This year the theme is Living Water - exploring Ezekiel 47:9 and 12 as a powerful biblical vision of hope and ecological healing. Set amid exile and loss, the image of living water flowing from God’s sanctuary reveals divine healing that renews land, water, biodiversity, and human responsibility towards the whole creation. (Season of Creation)

13th September - This week we pray for the Eastern Baptist Association, who fellowship together to encourage and resource one another for the work of mission. The Association supports every church to contribute to the wider mission in their own unique way by taking part in enriching relationships, developing ministry and enabling fruitful mission in its own area.  (EBA)

20th September - The European Baptist Federation Council meets this week in Durres, Albania. Through worship, Bible teaching, plenary sessions, seminars, fellowship, and conversations, the Council meeting will offer space to strengthen partnerships, encourage one another, and deepen shared mission as Baptists together. Please pray for safe travels for those attending, and for the work of the EBF throughout Europe and the Middle East. (EBF)

27th September - Today is Disability Awareness Sunday, encouraging churches to reach out and include disabled people fully in community life. This year’s theme is One Body, Many Parts and has been prepared with the help of a young autistic Christian: “Let’s be one body with all parts united, needed and honoured”. (Disability Awareness Sunday)

30th August - 5th September - Relief in Afghanistan - The people of Afghanistan continue to suffer multiple hardships on top of natural and man-made disasters, including forced migration, droughts, floods and earthquakes. Let’s pray for relief for this troubled nation.

6th - 12th September - Krishna Bohora - Krishna works for BMS partner EQUIP in Nepal. EQUIP seeks to improve access to, and the quality of, education in Nepal. Krishna’s current focus is overseeing and implementing training plans for an education project being fulfilled in the current academic cycle.

13th - 19th September - Sierra Leone - BMS is supporting training for churches across Sierra Leone in the Church and Community Mobilisation (CCM) process, which helps people and communities overcome poverty by recognising their God-given purpose and resources, and leading their own local solutions.

20th - 26th September - Quest Academy: Iranian Ministry - BMS’ partner Quest Academy works with Farsi speakers. Quest’s work has grown rapidly amongst Iranian believers, and its staff have been training and supporting the diaspora in Europe as well as those still in Iran.

27th September - 3rd October - Guinebor II Hospital - Guinebor II (G2) Hospital is a partner in Chad where BMS-supported workers are bringing hope and healing to people in Southern Chad as part of the staff team.

You can access the full BMS World Mission Prayer Diary here