Dec 32 min read

• Praying for South America

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 (25 November-1 December), we are praying for the South America West Territory.

The countries of Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru make up this territory. It preaches the gospel in the Aymara, Quechua and Spanish languages.

The territory is made up of 4794 senior soldiers, 1362 adherents and 1601 junior soldiers. There are 92 corps, 5 outposts, 326 officers (218 active and 108 retired), 8 cadets, 19 candidates and 1071 employees.

We give thanks to God and continue to pray for:

New opportunities to spread the gospel with new openings in Viña del Mar in Chile and Viñami, Ventanilla and Pachacutec in Peru.
New families coming to Christ and linked to the corps. In 2023, 282 new families came to faith and connected with The Salvation Army. In 2024, to date, there have been 132 new families.
Our Territorial Women’s Ministries Camp 2024 which took place in October. Women from Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia gathered for the first time in eight years under the theme Connected (based on John 15). We are also expecting 500 women in Ancon-Peru to gather following Territorial Officers’ Councils under the theme Send Me!
The 19 candidates who are expected to go into officer training in 2025.
The ten new Love feeding centres where people can find food and salvation in Jesus.
The three new offices in Peru, Ecuador and Chile to support vulnerable women. These offices have been opened in response to the Battle Cry, with one due to open in Bolivia as well.
The continuing initiatives that seek to ensure all our Salvation Army officers can obtain 100 per cent of their allowance.