Prayer Requests

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- pray for the students that we will come in contact this school year - pray for wisdom for our staff as we walk alongside them and for positive transformation in their lives

- as we step into the start of our programs, pray for peace within our staff

- praise God that our new staff, Rachel, has been able to begin working at 2 days a week!

- pray for our staff candidates, who continue to fundraise

- praise God for the favour we have received from the schools we are privileged to walk through

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