"But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, to Israel his sin."

– Micah 3:8

Africa & Europe

• Pray for an ongoing campaign in Uganda about violence against women and children. The campaign includes talk shows raising awareness on the roles of various institutions in responding to violence, some of the unique challenges during COVID-19 for survivors of violence and a biblical perspective to help the Church actively engage in reducing violence and caring for survivors. Pray that this would reach the right people, and would prompt active support from the many service providers and communities that have the power to protect and prevent violence against women and children.

Latin America

• Praise God for the opportunity to partner with local organizations in Ecuador to provide humanitarian relief to 125 families in extreme need during this pandemic — most of them Venezuelan migrants. IJM does not currently work in Ecuador, but our team partnered with Paz y Esperanza Ecuador, a group on the ground in Guayaquil, to distribute food baskets and even coffins so those in need can bury family members who died due COVID-19. Please pray for the population in Ecuador, as the country has suffered one of the worst outbreaks in the world , has an overloaded health and mortuary system, and on top of all this is experiencing their worst economic crisis in decades. Pray for healing and for wisdom for the government, and for all the grassroot organizations who are on the ground providing help.

South Asia

• Please pray for strong charges to be filed in a labor trafficking case IJM has been supporting through our local partners. In this case, two women were trafficked and forced to work in an incense factory. They managed to escape, but were caught and badly assaulted. Thankfully, they escaped again and made their way to police, who have filed initial reports for trafficking, bonded labor and sexual assault. Pray this leads to strong formal charges against the factory owner and supervisors soon. Please also pray for these two women as they recover in freedom.

Southeast Asia

• Continue to pray for IJM teams and government partners working to end online sexual exploitation in the Philippines. Last week the BBC published an article about the surge in child abuse material appearing online, particularly during the pandemic. The article features IJM's work and a survivor we supported, Ruby.* Pray that publications like this would raise awareness of this growing issue, and galvanize global actors to respond.

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.

• Pray for deep rest and renewal during a prayer retreat for the HQ and North American Regional staff. One of our spiritual disciplines as an organization is to lay down our work once a quarter and spend a full day in prayer together, knowing that the work of ending slavery and violence is only possible with God. In the midst of an extraordinary season, please pray that the messages from our speakers, which are examining the theme of hope, would be just the right word at the right time.