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Prayer Requests
October 2026
“How wonderful it is, how pleasant, for God's people to live together in harmony!”
Psalm 133:1, Good News Translation
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Dear Father, during Pastor Appreciation Month, we give thanks for our Canadian Baptist pastors serving faithfully in their communities. Please grant your strength and encouragement. May they rest peacefully in the assurance of your calling.
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Lord, we ask that our children and youth ministries here in Canada will flourish as You guide those who serve in these capacities. Give them vitality and creativity that our youth may be drawn to the abundant life in Christ.
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Father, we pray that churches here in Canada will become what You want them to be, both now and in the future. Inspire them to action that will meet the needs of their membership as well as their community. Please grant the necessary discernment.
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(Sunday) Repeat the prayer from yesterday.
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Dear Lord, we pray for areas around the world affected by severe flooding. May our partners on the ground with Baptist World Aid provide essential needs, including non-food items, cash grants, and other basic items to the most vulnerable populations.
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Dear Lord, we pray for our brothers and sisters in the Middle East. May they continue to be sources of light and hope in difficult circumstances of war and unrest.
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Dear Lord, today marks the anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks in Israel. We earnestly pray for continued emotional and physical healing from this tragic event. Bless children and their families on both sides of the conflict, and protect them with Your mighty hand.
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Father, as wars continue in Eastern Europe, we pray that You will strengthen believers to remain faithful despite the devastation. May peace be negotiated soon and your will be done.
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Dear Father, we pray for those in the Canadian West who have been suffering through devastating wild fires. May your church be a shining light as they respond in Jesus' name.
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Dear Lord, we pray for CBM pastors in Guatemala, for your continued provision and particularly for their ongoing pastoring program, that it will produce much fruit for the Kingdom.
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(Sunday) Repeat prayer from yesterday.
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Lord, we pause to gratefully acknowledge your ever-faithful provision for the needs of the church this Thanksgiving Day. Help us to do good, be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share according to 1 Timothy 6:18. As we celebrate the harvest, may we be good stewards of what we have been given.
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Dear Lord, we thank you for the sterling service of Dr. Neville Callam as Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Emeritus who graduated to glory this past August. We pray for Rev. Dr. Elijah M. Brown in his role as General Secretary and CEO of BWA. Grant him wisdom and discernment.
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Dear Father, we join with our Baptist World Alliance brothers and sisters in thanking you for the religious freedom in Senegal that allows minority faiths to live peacefully. We pray for believers there to be a joyful witness to their Muslim neighbours.
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Lord, we join with the Baptist World Alliance in thanking You for Liberian Baptist Convention President Samuel Reeves and General Secretary Morris Siah. Thank You for their work to maintain unity and meet the needs of their constituents. We pray for their continued wisdom and discernment.
16. Dear Father, we pray that your church in Sierra Leone will continue to advocate for those afflicted by poverty, gender-based violence, limited healthcare access, and malnutrition. May your mercy and grace transform these abject conditions.
17. Dear Lord, we pray for those affected by the 7.4 earthquake registered in Columbia this past August. May your churches be equipped to minister to needs, that your Name may be glorified through all times of trouble.
18. (Sunday) Repeat prayer from yesterday.
19. Dear Lord, we pray for our Canadian government that You will guide all members of parliament and legislatures into righteous decisions, so that we may lead quiet and peaceable lives in all godliness and dignity.
20. Dear Lord, we pray for CBM staff member Gordon Brew’s daughter, who is fighting a brain tumour. Comfort her and her family, and fill them with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. May they experience your peace and love in this difficult time.
21. Dear Lord, we pray for those who work with unhoused communities. As we wind down from Thanksgiving, and gear up for Christmas, provide for their financial needs so that they can help our neighbours who are struggling this fall and winter.
22. Dear Lord, we pray for the work of Wycliffe Bible Translators. Their translation of God’s Word into Indigenous languages in Canada and other countries helps restore a real sense of identity. When someone hears Jesus speaking to them in their language, His message of hope speaks directly to their heart.
23. Dear Lord, we pray for the Quechua people in the Peruvian rainforest, that more copies of the New Testament for the Southern Pastaza will be made available to them. Wycliffe Canada works alongside them to help provide expert translation consultants as they expand their efforts to include a New Testament for the Northern Pastaza as well.
24. Dear Lord, we pray for the approximately 2,400 Malagasy people who have immigrated from Madagascar to Canada. We pray that they will integrate successfully and learn that they are deeply loved by God and created to know Him.
25. (Sunday) Repeat prayer from yesterday.
26. Dear Lord, we pray for missionary children around the world. May they come to know You in their own unique way and learn to love You as much as their parents. Thank You for caring for their personal needs.
27. Dear Lord, we pray for international students coming to Canada to study. May they arrive ready to learn, grow and build relationships. May they have the opportunity to encounter the message of Christ in a meaningful and personal way.
28. Dear Lord, we pray for the crisis pregnancy centres that ABW supports across Atlantic Canada. Thank You for Your provision for them, and for the staff and volunteers who pour love and compassion onto the families they serve. May they be Your hands, and speak Your words of love and grace.
29. Dear Lord, the Baptist World Alliance Women are supporting a UN campaign called The Red Chair Project against gender-based violence. We pray that You will intervene in the lives of those women affected with your rescuing comfort and wisdom.
30. We pray for CBAC’s justice and advocacy work, where pastors, leaders and congregants can grow in knowledge of pressing social-justice issues. We pray that November's summit will prove successful to this end.