Prayer Diary For Week Commencing
Sunday 8th February 2026

"Keep on asking and it will be given you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking (reverently) and (the door) will be opened to you.  For everyone who keeps on asking receives; and he who keeps on seeking finds; and to him who keeps on knocking, (the door) will be opened."  Matthew 7: 7 – 8 Amplified Bible.

Please pray about the ongoing problem of out of control dogs injuring people and even sometimes killing them.  Some dog breeds are banned because of the danger they pose but other dogs are allowed to become wild and sometimes even encouraged by their owners to be violent.  Pray that the present law will be used to stop these incidents and that the government will, if necessary, introduce new laws.

Please continue to pray for the people of Ukraine.  Recently Russia has again attacked the power supply which means that thousands of people are without power.  This is especially serious as Ukraine is suffering very severe cold weather at this time.  Pray for the 200 teams who are trying to reconnect the power.  Pray for their safety in the icy conditions and against further attacks on the power system by Russia.  Also pray that Russia will cease attacking Ukraine's civilian population.

Please pray about the delays in our court system.  This may mean that innocent people may be remanded to prison for a long time.  Also it means that witnesses may well forget the details about what happened over a period of time and therefore criminals that really should go to prison will be set free because of a lack of good evidence.  There are suggestions to lessen the queues for our courts, but pray that the authorities will agree on things that will mean that our legal system is fair as well as more efficient.

Please pray about the ongoing attacks in Gaza where there is supposed to be a ceasefire.  Each side is blaming the other.  Pray that the violence will totally cease and that there might be agreement that will bring an end to the violence in that part of the world.

Please continue to pray about the increasing tension in the Middle East between America and Iran which has just got worse after the USA shot down an Iranian drone.  Pray that this war will not happen as it could easily become a war in the surrounding countries as well.  Pray for an agreement that will lead to peace.

Please pray for our preachers who are preaching next Sunday. 
Pray for the preparation as well as the service.
Susan Chambers taking the service with us at Scartho, Rev John Boardman taking the early Communion service with us at Scartho and Lester Kitching at St. Andrew's.

Please pray for Christians in Kazakhstan, number 46 on the Open Doors at risk list.  This country is a central Asian country and a former state of Russia.  Christian freedoms in Kazakhstan are hugely curtailed by onerous restrictions and close surveillance – often under the pretext of countering the threat of extremist Islam.  It has worsened considerably since 2010, as the authorities are seeking to tighten their grip on all aspects of Kazakh life.  Raids, arrests and fines are not uncommon for believers from Protestant groups, such as Baptists and Pentecostals, who are deemed a foreign influence intent on undermining the Kazakh authorities.  In 2022, changes to the Religion Law added to the restrictions facing Christians, making it even harder to hold meetings outside state-registered places.  Russian Orthodox churches face fewer problems – because they largely don't engage with the wider Kazakh population, and the authorities don't want to provoke their Russian counterparts.  The severest persecution is reserved for converts from Muslim backgrounds, who can face house arrest, beatings and expulsion from their community.  Influential local leaders (with the support of the authorities) see conversion as an assault on Kazakh identity.  Understandably, many converts choose to keep their new faith secret.

If anyone has any specific requests for inclusion in the prayer diary, 
contact Christopher Norman on 878492 or email chn.lacebynor@gmail.com.