February 2026

We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

Lord, we come before You on behalf of those who are taking your healing into the trenches, serving quietly, carrying stories that are heavy, and showing up day after day with courage and compassion.

You see their work produced by faith, their labor prompted by love, and their endurance sustained by hope in You. When the work feels exhausting, be their strength. When the pain they witness feels overwhelming, be their refuge. When progress feels slow or unseen, remind them that nothing done in love is ever wasted. Amen

Jean-Pasteur Katavo 

Director of Africa Translations and Emerging Leader Development 

 PRAISE & PRAYER

• Pray for Samuel Kavyavu, deeply traumatized and unable to sleep for three months after divorce. Pray for healing, peace, and restoration. 
• Pray for Shalom University of Bunia, tasked with launching a department to train thousands of trauma-informed chaplains. Pray for wisdom, resources, and favor. 
• Pray for Fred Mugeni, Moses Mawa, and Jean-Pasteur Katavo as they design the Oral By His Wounds program. Pray for stamina, clarity, and divine guidance.
• Pray for preparation of the By His Wounds curriculum for youth. 
• Pray that Archippe Muhingi may receive a scholarship to pursue a Master of Arts in Psychology and Christian Counseling. 

Pastor Richard Kasai

MTS Master Trainer and leading Evangelist for Idjwi Island  

 PRAISE 

• We thank God for continuing to protect our health and granting us peace, even in the midst of threats within our province. 

PRAYER

• Pray for growth, strength, and fruitful impact in our ministry, that it may glorify God and transform lives.
• Pray for the studies of children and mothers, that they may receive wisdom, perseverance, and provision for their daily needs. 
• Pray for the construction and development of church buildings, so that the work of God may have a strong foundation and space to flourish. 
• Pray for the successful acquisition of passports to facilitate ministry  travels and outreach opportunities. 
• Pray that God will pour out a fresh measure of spiritual grace upon my life and that of my wife this year, deepening our devotion and service to Him. 

Rev. Esaïe Kehya 
and his wife, AdèlineRev

Life Care Ministries / Congo, MTS Partners in Kinshasa

PRAISE

• Thank God for 16 women trained in conflict management, committed to living for His glory. Pray for their strengthening.
• Thank God for a young single mother recovering from depression who gave her life to Christ. Pray for her commitment. 

PRAYER

• Thank God for His presence in this ministry. Pray for skills and faithfulness to His Word. 
• Pray for orphan Sarah Ndona, suffering from cancer. She was healed last year but the illness has returned. Pray for healing and provision for medical fees. 
• Pray for two groups (11 and 12) around the By His Wounds book to be established in Kinshasa (Limete parish) in February–March. 
• Pray for mentoring of young students in trauma-informed Gratia chaplaincy (Feb–Apr), part of Rev. Kehya’s doctoral internship. Pray for success and God’s guidance.

Daphrose Muteho

Director of Trauma-Informed Gratia Chaplaincy,
Adolescents and Women’s Ministries, Katavo's Wife

PRAYER & PRAISE

• Praise the Lord for the 144 students who pledged to live with intellectual and moral integrity, and for the 176 who committed to sexual abstinence until marriage. Pray for their perseverance. 
• Praise the Lord for the devotion of 836 students and staff, expressed in weekly Wednesday worship services and throughout school life at Himbi High School. 
• Praise the Lord for the nomination of MTS master trainer Rev. Jean-Baptiste Tsongo as leading chaplain for the Baptist Church in the Centre of Africa. Pray that he will keep this denomination a reference in trauma-informed chaplaincy for the 28,000 Protestant schools in DRC. 
• Pray for the healing seminar planned for February 10–13, 2026, involving 56 facilitators (chaplains, women leaders, youth leaders). Pray for success and for the 5,240 survivors they will minister to over three months. 

Mama Esther Kavunga

MTS Master Trainer and chaplain for Majengo High School in Goma
for over 1500 students 

 PRAISE

• Praise God for His gracious intervention in January 2026, impacting    personal, family, and community life socially, psychologically, and physically. 
• Thank God for two football matches that mobilized 1,256 students and 47 teachers, breaking barriers between students and staff, and reducing trauma. 
• Thank the Lord for the teaching “From Survival to Renaissance” where 25 students and 6 teachers shared testimonies of resilience, serving as catalysts for healing. 
• Thank the Wounded Healer for the “anti-stress club” and its five sessions on the “Five Hearts of Nora,” which helped 67 students begin their healing journey. 

PRAYER

• Pray for provision of sound equipment (computer, mixer, etc.) for music therapy, so that music may become a channel of peace and healing. 
• Pray for the success of the income-generating project of raising 300 chickens to support orphans with school fees and basic supplies. 

Mama Lea Kanduki

MTS Master Trainer and President of Hope and Peace Ministry, 
teaches By His Wounds at church seminars in Kiwanja Town

PRAISE

• Thanksgiving to God for His protection and faithful care, even in difficult and unsafe environments. 
• Gratitude that God allows them to cultivate the land and harvest despite insecurity. 
• Thanksgiving that God continues to care for her family both physically and spiritually.   

PRAYER

• Pray for an end to war, which has caused illness, fear, and hardship. 
• Pray for recovery from financial loss due to theft while traveling, which led to debt and anxiety. 
• Pray for her husband’s health (diabetes) and provision for daily medical treatment. 
• Pray for those suffering mental and emotional exhaustion due to hardship, some losing faith. 
• Prayer for wisdom, strength, and resources when serving vulnerable people such as survivors of sexual violence, the elderly, and people with disabilities. 
• Prayer for financial provision to support teaching both through God’s Word and through practical action.

Mama Rosette Muyisa

MTS Master Trainer and Chaplain at Amina High School,
serving a community of over 400 students in Goma 

PRAISE

• Praise for the gift of life God gives daily. 
• Praise for God’s provision of daily bread. 

PRAYER 

• Pray for schools, that they may not experience the sorrow of losing students or staff. 
• Pray for fathers to find jobs, as family responsibilities are heavy. 
• Pray that peace may return to the region (especially regarding the M23 rebellion), and that displaced families may return home. 
• Pray that children succeed in their exams during this demanding season. 
• Pray for God’s protection, especially for parents, so none perish under trauma. 
• Pray that teachers’ salaries may be paid, as their bank cards have been blocked for three months. 
• Pray for the 400+ students of Amina High School, that God may intervene—Jesus is the answer—and that they continue to trust Him.
• Pray that we may lay all burdens at His feet, knowing He alone carries them.  

David Mudeya

MTS Beni Regional Office

 PRAISE

• We praise the Lord God, who has led the start of healing groups within Nduani Secondary School in Oicha. Pastor Junior, who was trained by our team in the BHW Healing Group at Beni, has made that initiative. 
• The Mending the Soul radio outreach program is growing. This month, the “Children Our Treasure” broadcast program was launched and added to “By His Wounds.” We trust God for His provision of the additional funds needed to be paid monthly for this second radio outreach program. 
• The COT training in Beni, January 15–17, went well and was vivid and encouraging. 23 caregivers, mainly from orphanages and   organizations that care for children, participated. 

PRAYER

• The Lord’s healing of Pastor Muthavali, one of the master trainers who was attacked in December 2025, is moving slightly, but yet to start his normal ministry activities.  
• Praying for God to comfort our friends’ and partners’ families. 1) One young man in the youth ministry of the Kangaembi died of an accident.  2) Maman Chantal, a courageous deaconess in the Mabakanga Church and a server of our teams, died of sickness.  
• We are still praying to God for the healing of Maman Pendeza, a new BHW Healing group facilitator in the Malepe Church, who is seriously sick and still admitted to the hospital.
• We are praying to God for political and economic stability in the DRC.  
• We are praying for David Mudeya’s trip and mission to Dungu in the northeast of the DRC, close to the South Sudan border. This mission includes lecturing at the UBECA and the 2 trainings (the By His Wounds and the Children Our Treasure). 

Kavusa Mutsopi Albert

MTS-MAMBOWA/DRC

PRAISE

•  We thank God for His protection throughout 2025; it is a blessing to be alive, as many people lost their lives in an ADF (rebels) massacre. 

PRAYER

• Please pray for the following communities near our hospital, where attacks occurred in January 2026. These attacks have brought terrible fear, as the ADF (rebel group) intensified its daily attacks, leading to loss of life and property in areas near our hospital. 
  • Malunguma Health Center in Mangorojipa: medicines stolen; 3 people killed.
  • Health post in Kivetya and the Village of Liboyo: an attack occurred. 
  • Lenda (6 km from our hospital): 4 people killed; 7 motorcycles burned; valuables stolen; 5 people seriously injured.
    
  • Population 5 km from Biambwe: 8 people killed.
    
  • Mausa: all houses burned; more than 20 people killed. 
  • Village of Mavwe Mavwe: the number of deaths is unknown. 
  • Mako (in Masoya health area): an attack occurred. 
  • Musenge: The Catholic church burned. 
  • Masingi: All medicines in the health center were stolen. 
• January 27, 2026: peaceful march of mothers in Mangorojipa demanding the removal of the sector chief; Congolese police and army retaliation resulted in 3 deaths and several injuries.
• In January alone, we treated 43 gunshot victims, 15 of whom were transferred to the general hospital in Beni for further care and management. 
• These repeated attacks force us to work in fear, which negatively impacts the quality of our work. 
• We also pray for the provision of more medical equipment and supplies to help us in treating the people who sustain gunshot wounds. 

Moise Mawa

Butembo, Lubero, Bashu regional office

PRAISE

We have lifted our hearts above distress:

• We acknowledge the reality and manifestation of God's attributes among us. 
• God is Sovereign: "Lord, we praise You because You remain Master of time and circumstances, even amidst the storms in eastern DRC."  
• We celebrate Your Compassion: "Glory to You, Father of mercies, who gathers the broken and restores the weary soul."  
• We praise You, Lord, for Your faithfulness: "Praise the Lord, for He is good; His mercy endures forever!" to celebrate His deliverance from the enemy.  
• You have been our Light, Lord, in the Darkness: Thank God for His light that dispels the darkness of violence and fear in our neighborhoods and fields.  

PRAYER 

• Ask God to touch wounded memories and hearts bruised by violence. who witnessed atrocities in Lubero so they are not paralyzed by fear or despair. (Psalm 147:3)
• Pray that the invisible wounds of the victims may heal through His grace.
• Implore God to destroy the walls of war and bring lasting peace to the region.  
• Ask for divine protection from visible and invisible dangers during travel on difficult roads, during disaster monitoring and assessment, and during chaplaincy services.
• Pray that MTS will be an instrument of mercy, reflecting God's love through concrete actions. - Ask for unity among communities and reconciliation to overcome the divisions born of conflict. 
• Pray that the displaced and afflicted may find the strength to rebuild their lives and their plans. 

Rev. Julien Kahungu 

MTS Master Trainer ministering in Kinchasa

 PRAISE 

• Thank God for the blessing of a child, Lwanzo Wanzire.
• Thank God for 42 children’s ministry teachers gathered on Jan 25, 2026, reminded to be instruments of healing (Matthew 9:35–38).
• Thank God for placing him in MTS ministry, giving compassion to help the needy.

PRAYER

• Pray for his family to flourish spiritually, in health, and economically.
• Pray for the MTS ministry in Kinshasa and its servants, to launch healing groups. 
• Pray for thousands of vulnerable children in Kinshasa to receive caregivers. 
  

Evangelist Leon Syahava

MTS partner, leader of Radio Upendo Kivu and Gospel for All Nations - ministries caring for 650 youth

PRAISE & PRAYER

• Pray for the seminar dedicated to keeping people rooted in God’s Word. 
• Pray that the covenant with God may be honored through 25 commitments, baptisms, and daily victories in winning souls.
• Pray for strength for those discouraged, stressed, or depressed due to war and hardship.
• Pray for hope, stability, and healing for those living under difficult conditions in DRC. 

Debbie Taylor

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

PRAISE

• Praise God for the openness in Ecuador and Nicaragua. The Covenant church in Ecuador is presenting MTS as a program for the denomination at their annual meeting in March for approval. Nicaragua is in the process of establishing their own in country MTS. 

PRAYER 

• Prayer for Magdalena Sanchez and Debbie Taylor traveling to Nicaragua Feb. 16-25 to train facilitator’s, present MTS to more pastors and leaders, preach, and create podcasts.  One of the dynamic participants name Lerus died from cancer this fall and we hope to grieve with and support those who knew here. She left a husband and young children.
• We are working with missionaries in the Amazon to try to get MTS to folks who are unable to read and have no internet. Please pray for creativity and insight. 

Sarah Koppen

Indigenous Bible College

PRAISE

• Praise God! It was an honor to present to over 40 seasoned Indigenous ministry leaders in Montana and share with them a biblical, Native American healing curriculum.
• Praise God for the 7 Indigenous groups that started in January, representing over 10 different tribal nations. 

PRAYER

• Please pray for these groups as they begin their journey of healing; that God will heal the pain and suffering from trauma and abuse, and free them from the effects so that they can live an abundant life and then walk others through it too. Pray that it will spread like wildfire - impacting every Indigenous community, every family, and every church.
• Please pray for our six new facilitators as they begin to lead training groups for the first time.
• Please pray for our Indigenous men’s groups – there is a great need for healed men in Indigenous families and communities.
• Please pray for the upcoming February trainings in South Dakota and with First Nations people in British Columbia next month.

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