Ebola outbreak: pray for Uganda
Ebola outbreak
Pray for D R Congo and Uganda
Join us in prayer as Ebola cases are confirmed in the Uganda / D R Congo border region.
You prayed with us against the Ebola outbreak in Uganda escalating into a public health emergency. Thank you for interceding for Uganda!
Praise God for the country’s preparedness through vaccination programmes, symptom awareness training and presence of specialised health care workers, all helping to reduce loss of life.
“When we heard of this outbreak in Congo, it was yet another opportunity to strengthen our systems even further,” said Ugandan Minister of Health Jane Aceng.
Please pray on for D R Congo, still fighting this ruthless and deadly disease.
Urgent prayer is needed that the highly infectious Ebola virus will not spread across Uganda, spiralling into a health crisis.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed the presence of Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda. The BBC has since reported two deaths in Uganda from Ebola — a young boy and his grandmother who had travelled across the border to Uganda from D R Congo.
D R Congo has been fighting an outbreak of the virus for some time. Ongoing prayer is needed, as nearly 1,400 people are reported to have died from the devastating disease so far.
BMS World Mission workers in Uganda are taking every precaution, avoiding all travel to the area surrounding the border region.
Urgent prayer is needed for the Uganda and D R Congo border region.
You can download prayer points for Uganda and D R Congo by clicking the button below.
The spread of Ebola has been called “truly frightening” by the head of major medical research body The Wellcome Trust. Thank you for praying, and please do continue to pray for Uganda and D R Congo.
Pray for the Uganda Ebola outbreak
- Pray for medical supplies and personnel to arrive quickly. Pray that doctors would know what to do and that God would give them wisdom to decide what action to take.
- Pray for the local authorities, especially in Kasese and where there have been Ebola cases reported, that they would know how to respond.
- Pray that aid agencies would be well-coordinated in responding to the crisis. Pray that God would guide them in their decision-making.
- Pray for those have lost loved ones or are looking after people who are suffering from Ebola. Pray that God would console them and give them strength.
- Pray that God would stop the spread of this terrible disease.