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April 2025
He sent His word and healed them and delivered them from their destructions.
Psalm 107:20
Please note that prayer items will be posted on a three-week cycle. To regulate a flow for other and new prayer requests, repeated prayer items and updates will be featured on alternate cycles after the first. Please send your prayer request to Lindsay Lim at
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E to be able to forgive Christians who have hurt her and to receive God’s healing. The joy of the lord to give her fill her young heart and life to return to her spirit man again.
UPDATES
R’s husband had a stroke and was admitted in a nursing home. God to continue to be her strength. Unity and comfort as the family gather for his care and support. R to have peace in her heart as she misses him.
E to recover from emotional heartache and betrayal in a relationship. To rely on God’s love which is constant and true. Jesus to help her and
family with full recovery. E to be protected from people with ill intentions.
LW has Stage 4 Ovarian cancer with spread to liver, stomach lining and large intestines. Thanksgiving the wound healed well for chemo to begin. Pray for:
Chemotherapy dose to be effective to arrest the spread.
Faith and trust in God as family spend precious time together.
A who was baptised is now struggling with her faith because of setbacks. Distrust to be removed so she can see Jehovah’s mercy in her life. A to be protected from her recent predicament with the law.
Thanksgiving for a successful brain surgery for A. Pray for:
A benign histology result with excellent healing, good memory and other faculties intact and well.
Pre-believing family members to come to know Jesus as Lord and saviour.
A complete miracle healing to take place.
Bless L and her family as they place their trust in God. The Lord to be the head of their household and the family to feel at peace in their home. Son A, 11 years old, to adjust well to school and not be fearful. To sleep well at night.
WW, 68 years old, to open her heart to Jesus as she receives love and support from her family during her breast cancer treatment. First chemo was on 26 Feb. Pray for:
Healing and restoration.
Side effects of bone aches and weakness to be gone. Bones to be strengthened instead.
A heart to open to salvation in Jesus Christ.
Irene had Bilateral Mastectomy done. Thanksgiving for a good surgery where all breast cancer cells were removed. Pray for:
For good recovery and physiotherapy to complete her healing process.
Irene to open her heart to Jesus.
KC’s faulty heart valve was replaced on 8 April. Pray for the Lord to protect KC as he recovers speedily.
S, 25 years old, has lymphoma and just had her third round of chemo treatment. Pray for:
S to experience the closeness of God and to rest in His presence.
To have hope beyond her understanding and to trust God to make her whole again.
Good appetite and to be physically strengthened.
Faith to arise as family and loved ones look to God for mercy.
Protection for her 2 young children.
RS was discovered to have extensive cancer spread. Pray for:
Medications to keep him pain free.
RS to receive Jesus' love and comfort.
Caregivers to be strengthened in their role to make RS as comfortable as possible.
RS to draw closer to God.
AL was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Pray for God’s peace for the family and wisdom for doctors to treat AL. Pray for:
AL to cope with treatment intervention.
Side effects to be minimised and God’s peace to settle in her heart.
Increased appetite with good bowel movements.
D’s mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and on her fifth cycle of chemotherapy. Her father has kidney issues. Pray for:
D’s mother to respond well to treatment.
Protection of MM Alpha time for her mother.
Strength for D to cope with caregiving and working.
Her father to also receive salvation.
Z had a brain bleed. Surgery done and awake. Pray for:
A miraculous to take place, with positive outcome and improvement.
God to be her healer and strength for her husband M and children.
M to be safe as he travels for work.
CG (mother with two young children) has peritoneal cancer. Cancer markers have gone up again. Restarted a new chemo treatment and has a drain to clear her abdominal ascites. Pray for:
Chemo to be effective to stop further metastasis.
Strength to fight to care for herself and her family as she trusts in God and claims victory for extension of her days.
God’s mercy to restore FY as she walks in faith and receives chemotherapy. Pray for:
Chemo drug to effectively stop the cancer from spreading and its side effects to reduce.
Immunity to increase as God gives her strength to live each day well.
Cancer lump on her shoulder to shrink.
MINISTRIES
Preachers & Pastors
Pray for:
Worship Services |
20 Apr |
26-27 Apr |
Traditional |
Rev Raymond Fong (No TSS, WFF, YM) |
Rev Dr Isaac Lim |
Prayer & Praise |
Mr Adriel Loh |
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TSS |
Mr Jabez Fong |
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Mandarin Ministry |
Ms Alice Hsieh |
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Wesley Filipino Fellowship |
Rev Chia Chin Nam |
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Youth Ministry |
Mr Matthew Aw |
Weekend Worship Services
Pray for:
Our love for God to grow with a greater passion for worship, prayer and the Word.
God’s tangible presence in our onsite and livestream worship services.
Revival of worshippers. Protection and unity of staff and volunteers serving next weekend services.
Open hearts to receive God’s word and to apply God’s truth.
Authentic worship across all worship services.
Revival of our worshipper’s faith journey.
Boldness to step forward to receive God’s healing for their lives.
Gospel to reach out to unreached people group and countries through our livestream worship services.
Staff
Pray for all staff:
Faithfulness of staff team working together for God’s glory.
Surrender hearts and trust in God’s faithfulness.
Unity of staff team for all ministries.
Staff to continue to rely on the Holy Spirit through challenging situations.
Love for one another, unity and submission to Christ and one another out of reverence.
Good health and well-being as they seek to balance work, family and personal time.
Salvation of family members who are pre-believers. Reconciliation and restoration of family ties.
Staff will experience God’s power and faithfulness through their service.
Godly partnership between lay leaders, staff and volunteers.
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1. Leow Theng Huat
Prayer Needs:
May God grant Theng Huat a good time of rest during his sabbatical, as well as strength and wisdom to complete the things he has set out to do.
God to guide Theng Huat to know how best to bless the church and college with his ideas, proposals and contribution.
God to bless Theng Huat's parents and parents-in-law with good health, safety, joy and peace.
God to guide Cheng Ping (Theng Huat's wife) and their children in their work and studies.
2. Tan Chew Suan – Serving with Singapore Youth for Christ
Thanksgiving for:
For seeing the Girls’ Brigade (GB) team through the drills competition.
Prayer Needs:
Pray that the GB girls have learnt these lessons well and put them into practice in different aspects of life:
Take their role and responsibility seriously.
Put in the due diligence.
Work well as a team and help each other out.
God's wisdom and insight in her various teaching assignments.
3. Asholi and Puii Akamu – Serving in Thailand
Prayer Needs:
Praise God for the birth of their granddaughter born in March and that baby Zemira and mom are well. His wife, Puii, will be with them for about three weeks.
Their first training for L believers on 22-24 Apr. Main goal is to fellowship, teach them to read and write and minister and guide them. Pray for Asholi and Joe as they prepare lessons and for God to use them to guide these new believers. Pray for David and Boye as they assist and help out during the training.
For Mr K from L, who is in Chiangrai to study the Word; pray for safe travel as he visits his family during the school break.
Three old folks in a village were baptised recently; may the Lord bless them as they continue to live for Him.
4. Couple – CN
Thanksgiving:
For the online leadership course for four senior leaders that N ran as part of their onboarding.
Prayer Needs:
Preparation for upcoming courses, the updating of the course with the new interface of the digital learning platform and the training of new facilitators.
For their neighbour, L, who is attending Alpha, that she will keep going and be open to respond to the Gospel.
God’s protection over their parents’ health and especially for her father to soften his heart, repent and turn back to Christ.
5. Joel Choong – Serving with Singapore Youth for Christ
Thanksgiving:
Safe delivery of his daughter, Allison, and for keeping, his wife, Clarice safe through the time as well.
For a number of interested interns for this year's holiday break.
Prayer Needs:
For strength in parenting, especially in these early months.
Joel’s smooth return to work which has already started.
6. Mark Suredhran – Serving with Cru Singapore
Prayer Needs:
Thank God that his son, Jayden has completed his basic military training and pray he will be assigned according to God's will for his next phase of training. May God also heal Jayden from a persistent cough for almost two months.
For Mark, as he continues teaching and leading Multicultural Teams at EAST every Thursday evenings this semester.
God’s leading as Mark begins the process regarding his next assignment within Cru.
For Mark’s good health.
7. Stella and Phil Carter – Serving with Cru Asia
Prayer Needs:
Thankful that with Cru IT Personnel’s help, Stella was able to access and get her laptop to work. Her drive was encrypted by Microsoft and all her installed software was erased when the Microsoft Agent did a Windows 11 in-place on her laptop.
God’s protection and good health for Phil’s 74-year-old brother to be be able to find a competent doctor to follow- through his skin cancer as his previous doctor has passed away.
Her 91-year-old mother's salvation; for her short-term memory loss to slow down and for God to help her cope with dementia. Pray she will continue to get along well with her new helper and may she also take good care of her mum.
8. Amos Ang – Serving with Cru Asia
Prayer Needs:
Wisdom and strength to carry out his roles and responsibilities locally.
Discernment for staff care and development for other teams he oversees.
For His covering over his sons: Josiah’s journey now with Officer Cadet School; Nathan’s journey as he starts his work life.
9. Karen Hor – Serving with Cru Asia
Prayer Needs:
Her sons: Josiah, in Officer Cadet School, pro-term now in Combat Engineer. In 5 months he will be a fully commissioned Officer. May God help him to study in this vocation and do well in weekly tests both physically and academically. May the rigor develop him well and may he not neglect his walk with God. For his safety and grit to complete all tasks and responsibilities while in Thailand for training from 19 Feb to 6 Mar. Also, pray for Nathan who started work in early February, for God’s wisdom in decisions, resilience in challenges and integrity in all he does. May God surround him with supportive mentors, kind colleagues and an environment to flourish and contribute positively.
God to grant Karen’s parents and parents-in-laws’ many good, meaningful and fulfilling days of good health.
For her spouse, Amos and herself, as they challenge three of their now-married Marriage Prep Course couples for missions trip (to Rohingya refugees) – may God raise His chosen ones to join them.
10. Joyce Ho – Serving with Cru Asia
Prayer Needs:
Good health and strength.
Wisdom as she writes the job scope for volunteers as they run the events for The Significant Project.
God’s leading, wisdom and clarity in the next phase of her life.
11. Susan Lee – Serving with Cru Asia
Prayer Needs:
Thankful that The Creative's Journey (TCJ) mentoring programme has been going well.
Wisdom and resources as Susan plans for TCJ May's gathering event and August retreat.
Wisdom and strength as she takes on new roles in the Creative ministry.
12. Chelsea Koh – Serving with Prison Fellowship Singapore (PFS)
Thanksgiving:
Praise God for healing Chelsea’s sprained ankle.
Successful adoption of C, child beneficiary.
Prayer Needs:
God’s guidance for the Family Care ministry team to follow up with the Angel Tree Project recipients who wish to seek support from PFS.
Successful adoption of B, child beneficiary.
Recovery for Chelsea from the pain on her heels so that she could complete the Angel Tree 50km Fund Raising challenge in April.
13. Jason Huang (TTC)
Prayer Needs:
God’s wisdom to manage time between studies and family well.
Strength and inspiration to complete all upcoming assignment papers well as the semester approaches its end.
Good health and well-being over him and his family.
14. Angeline Lee (SBC)
Thanksgiving:
Prayer Needs:
For unity among all the trippers for the missions trip and may all work together with love and purpose. For God's guidance in trip preparations, to be diligent and follow His leading in every detail. Good health and protection for all trippers, to be physically, emotionally and spiritually ready.
As the school semester comes to an end, may God sustain her and grant her wisdom to complete all the remaining assignments.
God to grant her a fulfilling and fruitful internship experience – to learn and grow, His wisdom to guide her and may she be a blessing to those she works with.
God’s protection and good health for her family.
15. Jonathan & Phoebe Kong – Serving with OMF
Thanksgiving for:
Thank God for the regular number of children who attend their English and Bible lessons every weekend. Thankful Others they were able to meaningfully engage the children during the recent school holidays.
Thank God for the local believers’ commitment to share the gospel in their community. They will be involved in prayer walking and supporting another house church about 26km away. May God continue to help them to be steadfast despite challenges in personal lives.
Prayer Needs:
God’s leading as they look at reaching out to the families of the children.
16. Shan – Serving in CAN
Prayer Needs:
Fruitful School Board meeting and that everyone will work in unity of spirit and of love.
God’s leading and divine opportunities to connect with more local workers. To be intentional to build relationships and make disciples.
Protection of time to abide in Him and exercise self-care.
Shalom peace and good health for her and her family.
17. Stanley and Lucy Ong
Thanksgiving:
Thankful for the Lord's provision for them in many ways and a good start to the new school year.
Prayer Needs:
For Stanley to recover well from his sinus operation and for healing of their various health problems.
The Ongs as they start new work assignments while keeping some old ones, that they will be good witnesses at their workplaces.
Healing of two of the Ongs' dear friends in the U.K. who were a great help to them during Bible college days.
18. More Wesley's Missionaries to be raised and sent out into the field
Luke 10:2 The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Prayer Needs:
God's spirit to stir up the hearts of Wesleyans to be missional and obedient to the Great Commission.
More Wesleyans will hear His clarion call to be missionaries in the harvest fields overseas.
Wisdom, grace, and clarity as they discern their calling and choose to bring the gospel to the least-reached people groups or hard places.
That God will grant them the assurance of peace to remove their fears, anxieties and concerns for their loved ones as He equips them for the field.
Boldness and courage to take the next step to prepare well for the ministry which they are called in the harvest fields.
God's leading and wisdom to mobilise a great missionary movement from Wesley to reach the least, the lost and the last.
Field Development:
Cambodia
19. Functional English Centre (FEC)
The Lord’s protection and guidance upon FEC staff, students and their families.
20. Pathway Fellowship in Siem Reap
Pray for the Lord to continue growing the ministry and strengthening those who have opened their hearts and minds to Him; pray for the Pathway team as they follow up with people who have responded to the Lord.
Thank God for a growing children’s ministry in the churches and preaching points. Pray for support for the ministry team as they seek to serve in this area.
For good follow-up and spiritual growth of the children who came to know Christ during village outreach.
Wisdom and strength for the teachers at Mustard Seed School (MSS).
God’s guidance and provision as MSS and the church that worships there need to relocate to a new place.
God’s provision, leading and continued open doors in medical ministry.
21. Wesley Phnom Penh Hostel (WPPH)
For former hostel students who have gone on to university to do well in their higher education. Praise the Lord for some who continued engaging the church community; pray for more to do so.
The Lord’s empowerment upon the house parents and their work at WPPH.
For the Lord to guide the curriculum preparation and recruitment of new teachers for the English Corner Programme.
Pray for God's empowerment upon the pastors to sow seeds and for more students to open their hearts to receive Jesus into their lives. May the youths who have received Him grow deeper in their faith and relationship with God.
God's protection over the hostel students in their health, well being and good relationship with their family and friends.
Indonesia
22. Batam & Bintan
Sustaining strength and wisdom for teachers to plan for the lessons and engage the students effectively. The students to learn effectively and to be diligent in their studies.
Pray for the students to be nurtured in godly values and to develop godly character.
Protection and good health for the pastors and leaders of GPI churches; wisdom and anointing to provide leadership and pastoral care.
More opportunities to reach out to the community through visitations.
Steadfastness for the congregation in their faith and spiritual growth.
Diligence for those who participated in a sewing workshop in developing their skills.
Wisdom in planning mission trips to Batam and Bintan to support the ministry at the school (English teaching and teacher’s training), and community outreach for families and children (churches).
23. Medan
Pray for the children and youth to grow in their faith and discipleship.
For the ministry workers to be used by God to bless the children, preteens and youth.
For the youth starting their university education to develop in character and find guidance regarding choosing their careers.
Students receiving scholarships to focus well in their studies.
Good follow-up & nurturing of faith for new believers & future youth leaders of the ministry.
All workers with our mission partner in Medan to keep up the spirit of serving God with love and humility.
24. Laos
Wisdom upon the nation’s leaders to find ways to cope with the financial crisis and help the poor who are struggling with inflation and the high cost of living.
Protection, courage and good health for God’s people especially those living in rural areas.
Wisdom, sustaining strength, favour and perseverance for God’s workers serving the least, the lost and the last.
Open hearts and responsiveness to the good news by the locals.
Philippines
25. Payatas Zone 1
Wisdom for church and community leaders in selecting the right livelihood projects for various local villages.
For New Hope Antioch Church’s prison ministry to transform lives; good health and strength for pastor VP.
Thank God for new believers in Pinagpala Christian Community Church’s outreach points; for more pre-believing families to be reached and more church members to serve as the ministry expands.
For a safe and suitable venue for Promised Land Christian Church’s new outreach point at a location that floods often; for God’s provision for various ministry needs of the church
Thank God for regular attendance of youth and adult members at Jesus The Mediator Church; pray for spiritual healing and good family relationships for church members and a job opening for AB.
26. High Praise Church (HPC)
For the raising and training of more pastors and future leaders of this church; for more young adults, especially men, to rise up as leaders.
More trippers and trip leaders from WMC to deepen the WMC-HPC partnership.
Children to attend weekly Good News Club programmes to grow in their knowledge of Christ.
For families to stay together and for parents to come to know Christ.
For the young to stand firm in God and be discerning regarding messages on social media.
For a new church plant at Sto Tomas to make an impact in the community; good health and safety of HPC leaders and volunteers who make weekly trips there.
For HPC’s weekly Zoom theology course to equip its pastors and leaders; for trainees to cope with both day jobs and night classes.
For God to provide resources needed to run the course for different batches of trainees.
Perseverance and wisdom for Pastor R as he nurtures, mentors and trains the next generation of pastors and leaders.
Zealousness for HPC pastors and leaders to continue and commence preaching assignments and Care Groups in outreach locations.
Thailand
27. Nong Bua Lamphu
For the Lord to continue to minister to the youths to receive His truths and promises and grow in their faith.
Ongoing online English lessons led by Wesley volunteers to continue to serve needs of NBLPMC members and their invited friends.
For friendships built at Nongsan to be strengthened and for the people there to come to know Christ personally.
Strength and wisdom for Pastor K to juggle multiple roles and lead the church.
Discipline and discernment for the youths when it comes to using their digital devices.
Healing for members of the congregation who are ill and struggling with family issues.
28. Phrao
For the children at the outreach centre at LK to know God more and progress in their studies; for a church to be built at LK in the future.
Outreach at KP and MS villages to bear fruit for God; more children to join the activities there.
The Lord’s provision for a full-time worker at LK and a more convenient location to run the program there.
For God to touch the lives of families with children and the elderly who are ill and homebound as the church reaches out to them.
Good health and protection for Pastor D and his family.
29. Timor Leste
Health and joy for the missionaries, teachers, staff and students in Timor-Leste.
For the missionaries, staff, students and MMS to have a united heart, not just with one another, but also with God; for God-given wisdom to catch God's vision and use their different talents and personalities that God has given them to serve Him and fulfil his purposes.
God to continue expanding his Kingdom work and providing all the manpower and resources needed.
30. Wesley Youths in Missions
For God to nurture a heart for missions amongst our youths, and raise a generation of missions-minded youths in Wesley YM with a desire to serve Him.
For God to lead our youths and youth leaders as we seek to learn more about missions.
For God to bring more youth mission trip leaders and trippers to serve Him in the mission fields as YM starts to ramp up missions activities.
Wisdom and love for youth missions leaders as they connect with various missions fields.
For our upcoming youth mission trips to be God-led and for our youth trippers to be good witnesses for God.
“…pray continually…for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Wesleyans, let’s pray together as a Church.
Each week, at the appointed time let us pray for our spiritual health as children of God.
Focusing on:
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