• Global Prayer: Finland and Estonia

In June, The Salvation Army in Finland held its (northern) summer congress in June in the capital Helsinki. The event celebrated 135 years of The Salvation Army in the country.

Each week throughout this year, Salvationists around the world are uniting in prayer for a particular territory or region of The Salvation Army.

Prayer requests are shared by the focus territory/region to help us pray with precision and power for one another. 

This week (16-22 September) we are praying for the Finland and Estonia Territory.

Finland

We thank God for:

• The summer congress we had in June with General Andre Cox (Ret.) and Commissioner Silvia Cox

• The children’s summer camps

• The flourishing youth ministry at Vaasa Corps

• The officers, employees, soldiers and volunteers committed to God’s mission through the Army

• The donations from the general public. We pray for all the donors.

We would like you to support us in prayer for:

• People to be willing to become part of the Army as adherents, soldiers and officers

• Finding creative ways to minister to young people and children

• The new community project plant in East Helsinki

• The men’s, women’s and senior programs in the (northern) autumn

• The iCare second-hand shops to be continued to be developed as a means of self-support

• Seeking God and his ways.

Estonia

We thank God for:

• The smooth appointment moves, and ask for your prayers for the officers who moved, and the corps involved, so new fruits will grow in the corps.

• All our officers and employees, for their love and care for the people we serve. Please pray for their health and protection.

• Our cadet who will be commissioned in October, and also for the new cadet who starts her training this September. May God bless them both in their new chapter of life with him.

We ask you to pray for:

• Our children and youth, for new ways to attract them into our corps and to make new disciples of Christ. Thank God for those who serve our youth and children.

• Our financial situation, to become more independent and find new ways to receive fundings from within Estonia itself.

• New opportunities to develop our spiritual and social work in Estonia, which starts with good relationships with the local governments.

• Our planned 30th anniversary in 2025 (from the return of the Army to Estonia in 1995). May God’s will be done, and his name glorified.

To find out more about the Finland and Estonia Territory click here.

For more information on the International Prayer Focus 2024, and to download the calendar, click here.