Dear friends,

Welcome to our twice-yearly Prayer Diary. Through this diary, we ask for your prayerful support for our work. With every edition, we also now include prayers for you; this time the focus is on your inner strength at times of challenge.

This spring, we reflect on how everyone has a light to shine — through personality, kindness, faith and presence.

For the summer months, we celebrate moments of joy in our everyday lives. It’s a reminder that life’s journey is not just about the destination, but the ordinary, the challenging and the joyful moments along the way.

We’re grateful for the people supported by Shaftesbury who have written some of the prayers and are regularly praying for others in our community. As part of our commitment to use simple language and avoid jargon, you may notice the wording and style of our prayers has been adapted.

Thank you for being a loyal prayer partner and for supporting us to improve lives.

Until next time,

Sally Chivers
CEO