Take action

Pray

Prayer is essential to any effective action. Each week at TheEFC.ca/TakeAction we rotate through a prayer request from each of these five areas:

Sanctity of Life
Care for the Vulnerable
Church and Mission
Family and Community
Religious Freedom.

We also list an EFC affiliate group to pray for.

Latest Prayer Requests: November 19, 2024         

This Week’s Prayer Prompts  

This week's prayer prompt is about new reproductive technologies. New ways to treat illness and infertility are the goal of many reproductive and genetic technologies. However, there is a risk that vulnerable people may be exploited, such as infertile couples desperate to have a child or low-income women who may donate eggs or become surrogates out of financial need.

Pray for wisdom and sound judgment for governments and decision-makers about how to use these technologies. Pray for policies that protect, rather than destroy, human life and allow children to know their lineage or biological relatives Pray also for policies that protect vulnerable people from exploitation. Pray that children will not be commodified by these new technologies. Finally, pray for wisdom for men and women who consider starting families with these new technologies.
    
Each week we also list an EFC affiliate organization to pray for. This week, pray for Pregnancy Care Canada, a Christ-centred national best practice organization dedicated to affirming the value of every life by equipping pregnancy care centres and local communities with resources, education, and support to compassionately serve those challenged by an unexpected pregnancy.

Ongoing general prayer suggestions

for your MP and the Prime Minister (maybe read our short article Seven Principles of Praying for Political Leaders)
for our communities and our country
for churches in Canada and around the world
for wisdom, courage and opportunities to love our neighbours
for the EFC’s work on your behalf

Become involved

Offer practical, tangible help to people in need or in crisis
Raise awareness in your church and community
Learn more about a topic individually or as part of a church study group

Ask for change

Call, write or visit your MP. Remember to thank them for their service and let them know you’re praying for them. Find your MP’s contact information. Get great advice in our Engagement Kit.
Raise awareness of a topic. Share what you’re learning on social media