"Sing to the Lord! Give praise to the Lord! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked."

– Jeremiah 20:13

Africa & Europe

• Praise God that we have been able to foster relationships between the police and the local grassroots justice centers in Kenya that are doing so much good work monitoring police abuses and supporting survivors. Pray that this relationship will be strengthened and that police would sincerely engage with the justice centers in dialogues that will help ensure policing is responsible, professional and truly in service to the community.

Latin America

• Please pray for our teams in Latin America as they walk alongside survivors and our partners during the pandemic. Many countries in the region are struggling to contain major outbreak, and experts wonder if Latin America could become the new epicenter for the pandemic. Also, as lockdowns last, the increase of violence against women and children in the region continues to be alarming. Pre-pandemic Latin America had the highest rates of violence against women and children in the world, with 81% of the cases reported globally coming from that region; lockdowns put many more at risk. Pray that victims of violence will be able to break the silence and ask for help in this time, and pray for police officers around the region to be able to respond quickly to protect and restore them.

South Asia

• Pray for God's protection and swift recovery for several of our teams recently affected by a massive cyclone. The storm arrived late last week and has severely disrupted power and damaged homes. Our staff are currently safe, but still cleaning up and waiting for public services to resume. Please pray for IJM as we try to reconnect with survivors across the affected area to ensure they are also safe and secure, and pray for government officials working to reach families in need.

Southeast Asia

• Last week we released a global study on online sexual exploitation of children in the Philippines. Pray that governments and tech businesses would take the recommendations for protecting children from this violent crime, and that the children who need rescue now would be protected by a system that works.

IJM HQ & Global Partners

IJM headquarters is located in the United States. IJM has international advancement offices in Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

• Praise God for Senator Portman (R-OH) who just signed on as a cosponsor to the Central American Women and Children Protection Act! This bill will provide resources to better equip local police, prosecutors, judges and courts to bring perpetrators of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse to justice. The bill already passed the House last summer, but the Senate bill remains in committee. Pray for more Senate co-sponsors to be added and for Senator Risch (R-ID) to bring the bill to markup in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.