September 2025

"Intercessory prayer might be defined as loving our neighbor on our knees.”

— Charles Bent 

Dear Prayer Partners,

In these monthly reports, our hearts are especially turned toward those serving as soul-menders across the globe or in other contexts—leaders who carry the weight of others’ pain, some of them quietly tending to their own. In places where resources can be few and burdens are heavy, these faithful servants show up with compassion, courage, and a deep reliance on God’s grace.

Your prayers are a lifeline. They cross borders, break barriers, and bring healing to those who pour themselves out regularly.

Thank you for standing in the gap for these leaders. You are part of their story, and your faithfulness is helping restore hearts in places you may never go—but where your prayers are already working.

The MTS Team

Stephen Kato

MTS Uganda Country Director

PRAISE

• We are grateful to God for enabling us to conduct two BHW oral pilot trainings. These interactive sessions allowed participants to freely share their experiences, and many experienced healing and restoration. Notably, one Bishaka (cult believer) who was often tormented by demons found salvation through the BHW oral training.
• We also thank God for the rains. We have started planting more trees at the Shalom Sanctuary in Madudu.
• Construction of the movie hall, restaurant, and staff houses is ongoing in Madudu at the Shalom Sanctuary, as well as the fencing of the animal sanctuary.

PRAYER

• Please continue to pray for the BHW participants, that God may continue to heal them.  
• Pray for the MTS family that God will give us good health and protect us. Please also pray for the founders of MTS that God will give them good health and continue to guide them. 
  
• Pray that God continues to provide for MTS activities, as the needs are great.
  
• Please pray for the successful September follow-up in Mubende for the participants we trained in May this year. We hope they turn up in large numbers and can receive the follow-up’s teachings.
  
• Also, pray for the healing groups that God's healing hand will continue to be at work among them.

Thank you. 

Jean-Pasteur Katavo & Daphrose Muteho

Director of Africa translations and emerging leader development

PRAISE

• Divine protection amidst danger - We lift our voices in praise to the Lord for His faithful protection over the families of our MTS master trainers—Pastor Richard, Mama Esther, Mama Rosette, Mama Lea, and Mama Alfajiri—during a season marked by war and severe scarcity. We give thanks in a particularly heartfelt way for the grace extended to Mama Daphrose and Katavo’s family, now resting safely in Nairobi following the traumatic July 21 intrusion by armed assailants. The Lord remains our refuge and shield.
• Youth transformed in Butembo - We are deeply grateful to God for the powerful move of His Spirit during the youth Bible camp in Butembo, where many young lives were saved and redirected toward hope and truth. We honor and appreciate every heart that supported this ministry—through prayer, encouragement, and generous contribution. Your partnership bore eternal fruit. 
• Fruitful mission in Butembo and Beni - Praise the Lord for the successful completion of a three-month mission led by Katavo in Butembo and Beni, where 2 youth groups were taught and 159 leaders trained and equipped throughout June, July, and August. May the seeds planted in these sessions grow into movements of transformation and restoration across generations. 
• Let us celebrate the enduring faith that continues to shine in churches, families, and villages—even in the midst of oppression, displacement, and grief. 

PRAYER

• Provision where the need is greatest - Let us lift our prayers to the Lord for His gracious provision in regions where the needs are most urgent—protection from harm, daily nourishment, access to medical care, and preparation for school entry. May His mercy meet every vulnerable heart and household with sustaining grace.
• A cry for lasting peace in the DRC - We continue to call upon the Throne of Grace and the Prince of Peace for a lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where weapons still dictate the law and innocent blood continues to be shed. May the Lord silence the violence and raise up peacemakers who restore justice and life. 
• Paths of hope for the wounded generation. We earnestly plead with the Lord to open pathways of education, protection, and hope for widows, rape survivors, IDPs, child soldiers, orphans, and marginalized youth. May He raise up mentors who embody dignity, faith, and life-giving values—guiding a generation in search of identity and healing amidst the deep wounds of war. 

Thank you for your prayers.  

David Mudeya

MTS Beni Regional Office

PRAISE

• We praise the Lord God for the successful conclusion of the BHW intensive training in Beni on August 22, 2025. 30 pastors and leaders attended. Despite the unfortunate death of one of the Reverend Pastors on Wednesday, who had been ill for several years, and the subsequent burial, the training went on smoothly. Follow-up of the BHW Training at Kantine on Thursday, August 21, also went smoothly.
• Our master trainers Elisée Musolombi, Jean Muhayirwa, and Richard Virere participated in this activity before they moved to the training of the teachers for children from the churches in this city, which is also ending on Sunday, August 24th.
• We thank God for the weeks I have spent at our seminary in Kampala, Uganda. I am on my journey back home for a one-month internship.

PRAYER

• During the week of the 25th to the 31st, our team is going to conduct another BHW training in Biakato for the pastors and leaders of the ECC churches. The training is going to be held at CECA 20 Biakato, from the 26th to the 29th.
• For all these trainings we are praying for the trainers that the Lord keeps them safe as they travel (Akile from the Ruwenzori to Beni, the team from Beni to Kantine, and the team from Beni to Biakato). We are also praying for the participants that God speak to them and heal their hearts and that God may keep those who will travel to reach the training centers.
• We are praying for the COT training of Butembo next month, that God precedes the selection of participants, and that they use the training to equip them for this program in Butembo.
• We are praying for the BHW radio outreach program, through which many people are receiving healing messages.
  

Regional Security Update

After the killings of 40 people during an overnight prayer at a Catholic church in Komanda on July 27th this year, followed by other killings in many villages and agricultural centers in the Mambasa territory, the city of Oicha was also a victim of the actions of these ADF attacks. On the night of August 16th-17th, an armed group reached the Katsiwa roundabout in the Mbimbi quarter in Oicha. It is reported that 9 people (or more) were killed (some of them burnt), houses were burnt, and other injured people are now being treated at the general hospital of Oicha. Let us pray for these families and for the people of Oicha in general, as well as for the DRC government and security agents to accomplish their calling responsibly in regard to this situation here in the East of the DRC.

Kavusa Mutsopi Albert

MTS-MAMBOWA/DRC

PRAISE

• We thank God for the milestone we have just reached. For a long time, we considered the wedding program a prayer request, and now it is becoming a reality. Our wedding took place last month. Praise be to you.
• We thank God for the progress of our project to support senior citizens. We launched APETAB (Association of Senior Citizens of BIENA) on April 16, 2025. Last month, we held our fifth meeting with 104 participants—48 women and 56 men. During our meeting we discussed the spiritual assessment of one’s faith and healing inner wounds carried from childhood.
• I bless the Lord for the By His Wounds healing books, which we used to conduct meaningful lessons. I also thank the medical and paramedical teams who supported us in this initiative.

 PRAYER

• We are organizing a major activity on October 1 to celebrate the International Day of Older Persons. Planned topics include healing internal wounds and activities for detraumatization. We pray that God intervenes to ensure the security situation allows this event on that day.
• We are advocating with the relevant authorities to ensure that these elderly individuals receive free consultations at our facility. With your prayers, we seek a positive outcome.

Albert and Zawadi's Wedding

Moise Mawa

Butembo, Lubero, Bashu regional office

PRAISE

• We praise the Lord for the success of our BHW Oral Training in Busaghala, which took place from August 11 to August 14, 2025. It was a blessing for many participants, 45 of whom out of 53 accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. They will certainly continue to experience healing, hope, and freedom.

PRAYER

• Please continue to pray for the BHW Ministry of Prayer, Counseling, and Healing for 15 excommunicated pastors. We believe the Lord can still intervene so that the 15 brothers can return to pastoral ministry and thus serve the Lord. 
• Support for the Princess Found Association, a healing group called the 'King's Daughters Healing Group' made up of formerly prostituted girls who have given their lives to the Lord. (a pilot project for 45 girls who decided to stop the sex trade for their survival and become entrepreneurs). 
• Comfort conference for children with disabilities, which is scheduled for December.
• Continue to pray for the support of 20 childless couples who endure all kinds of insults and mockery. Not having children in Africa is perceived as an evil committed by the woman, who suffers all forms of verbal and even physical violence even though it isn’t her fault.
• All Congolese people want peace in the DRC. Please continue to pray.
• Pray for the COT conference in September 2025 in Butembo, which will be led by Pastor David Mudeya of the MTS Beni coordination.

Shadrack Kedange

 MTS Kenya

PRAISE

• Pastor Nehemie Kakule and Joy had a baby girl three months ago.
• Mr. Finney and Angie had a baby boy a month ago.
• Finney graduated with a diploma in theology.
• Rev. Shadrack & Rev. Sifa are expecting a baby in four months after waiting for seven years.
• Aliene graduated with a master's in counseling psychology. 

PRAYER

• We have a tentative date for another MTS Training here at Africa International University on the 20th of September under the leadership of Dr. Alyssa.
• Pray with us that the healing groups will have the impact needed.
• Nehemie and Shadrack defended their thesis proposal, awaiting approval to collect data. They need your prayers for a financial breakthrough and support for the remaining part towards graduation next year.
• Nehemie has relocated to Beni, DRC, for ministry and preparation for data collection.  
• Rev. Sifa trusts God for a full-time job; she has been volunteering for the last three years.  
• Let's pray for most of the team, for we are ongoing students. (Concentration, understanding, sustainability) 
• Let's pray for our individual families, that the Lord will shield them from the enemy's attack (siblings, parents, and extended families). 
• Let's join hands in prayer for our country, Congo; let there be peace and joy once again.
• Let's join hands in prayer for our nation, Kenya, that there be sustainable peace as we approach elections in 2027. 

Thank you for your continued support. 

Debbie Taylor

RESPLENDA: An abuse ministry using MTS in Spanish-speaking communities

PRAISE

• We are thrilled that Celestia's surgey went well. 

PRAYER

• For time and accuracy as Carmen and Magdalena work to translate the 2nd edition of Mending the Soul into Spanish.
• Sign-ups and group formation for the next session of MTS beginning Friday, September 5th.
• We are working with Nicaragua to have their own country run the program, so we pray for discernment and organization to accomplish that.
• We also have our first group of women in Spain and will be doing a separate program with them due to the time difference.
• Carmen, Magdalena, and Debbie will have a retreat in California September 29th-October 1st.
• For the editing of our webpage.

Thank you for the privilege of partnering with you! 

Thank you for all your prayers.

They make all the difference!

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