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Prayer is foundational in providing more than enough resources for biological, kinship, foster and adoptive families to provide a nurturing well-supported family for kids.

IN 2024, WE WILL HAVE A PRAYER FOCUS FOR EACH MONTH!

January: Churches
​February: Teens
March: Social Workers
April: Biological Families
May: Foster Families
​June: Children

July: Aged out youth
August: National Network
September: Kinship Families
October: Volunteers
November: Adoptive Families
​December: Donors

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NOVEMBER = ADOPTIVE FAMILIES

Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Pray for-

• Adoptive families to bring every stress and worry about the present and future to God.
• Adoptive families to overflow with God’s peace, letting it guide and guard every interaction and decision. 
• Adoptive families to give thanks for each family member and the many ways He has provided. ​

OCTOBER = VOLUNTEERS

Isaiah 58:10-11(MSG)
If you are generous with the hungry
    and start giving yourselves to the down-and-out,
Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness,
    your shadowed lives will be bathed in sunlight.
I will always show you where to go.
    I’ll give you a full life in the emptiest of places--
    firm muscles, strong bones.
You’ll be like a well-watered garden,
    a gurgling spring that never runs dry.
Pray for

• Volunteers to offer their time and gifts to care for vulnerable children and families.
  
• Volunteers to shine the light of God’s love into the lives of those they serve.
  
• Volunteers to enjoy God’s strength and provision as they serve. 

SEPTEMBER = KINSHIP FAMILIES

Ephesians 3:16-19
I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Pray for-

• Kinship caregivers to daily sense God strengthening them as they step in to care for a child in their extended family who has experienced significant trauma.
• Kinship caregivers to know and be filled with God’s extraordinary love.
• Kinship caregivers to experience the love of a great community that helps meet their needs. 

AUGUST = NATIONAL NETWORK LEADERS

Verse: Psalm 32:8-9 (NASB)
You are my hiding place; You keep me from trouble
You surround me with songs of deliverance.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go
I will advise you with My eye upon you.

Pray for

•  God’s protection as each ministry works to serve vulnerable children and families.
•  God’s counsel to be the compass for every ministry and personal decision made by National Network leaders.
•  God’s presence to sustain each ministry leader as they serve in both joyful and heartbreaking circumstances.

JULY = YOUTH WHO AGE OUT OF FOSTER CARE

Verse: Psalm 32:7-8 (NIRV.)  You are my hiding place. You will keep me safe from trouble. You will surround me with songs sung by those who praise you because you save your people. I will guide you and teach you the way you should go. I will give you good advice and watch over you with love. 

Pray for-

• These vulnerable youth to know God watches over them with love, allowing Him to teach and guide them in healthy, good ways. 
• Healthy adults who will surround these vulnerable youth with God's love through relationship, resources and opportunities
• Safety and deliverance from destructive ways of thinking, relationships and life experiences. 

JUNE = CHILDREN

Verse - Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, I will also help you,
I will also uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Pray for-

• Every child to be enveloped in a nurturing, well-supported family.
• Children to develop positive relationships, life skills and a biblical worldview that will provide a foundation for life-long spiritual, emotional and physical well-being. 
• Children in unsafe situations to be identified quickly and surrounded by people who ensure they have everything needed to be safe and thrive. 

MAY= FOSTER FAMILIES

1 Corinthians 13:7-8a Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. (NIV)
Pray for -

• Foster families to be filled with God's love as they welcome and love vulnerable children with multiple adverse childhood experiences. 
• Foster families to successfully build strong positive relationships within their family, with the children they serve, and with the child's entire foster care team.
• Foster families to be connected to a supportive community where they are enveloped in God's grace, hope and faithfulness.​

APRIL = BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES

Numbers 6:24-26 The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. (NIV)
Pray for-

• Biological parents to provide for the safety and well-being of their children so they can thrive.
• Biological parents with children in out-of-home placement to have the resources, support and perseverance needed to complete the work needed to reunify with their children.
• Biological families to be connected to a supportive community where they are enveloped in God's grace and peace.

MARCH = SOCIAL WORKERS

Proverbs 11:25 The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped. (MSG)

Pray for-

• Social Workers to have the resources and discernment needed as they serve kids and families in challenging situations. 
• Social Workers to make time for their own spiritual, physical and emotional health.
• Social workers to be supported and blessed by the church and community where they serve. 

FEBRUARY = TEENS

Psalm 91:11-13 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. 

Pray for-

• Teens to successfully navigate adverse childhood experiences, peer relationships, social issues and a digital culture.
• Teens to develop positive relationships, life skills and a biblical worldview that will provide a foundation for life-long spiritual, emotional and physical well-being. 
• Nurturing, well-supported families for every teen, especially those that are currently waiting for an adoptive family. 

JANUARY = CHURCHES

Matthew 5:14-16  You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. 

Pray for-

• Pastors as they shepherd their congregation to love God and love others.
• People continue growing  in their relationship with God and engage in serving in their church and community.
• Ministry leaders to step forward and support church efforts to care for vulnerable children and families.

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