Abba-Father

‘Pray then like this: “Our Father [Abba] in heaven, hallowed be Your name.’

Matthew 6:9

Abba is an Aramaic word that means Father. It’s a term Jesus used to address God. It speaks of warm affection, intimacy, and loving respect towards one’s father. Jesus instructed us to come to God using the same term. This is a demonstration of our sonship and because we are adopted into God’s family, we are coheirs with Christ and can come to God in the same way that Jesus did.

The term Abba reminds us that, as a loving Father, God is mindful of our needs and cares about every aspect of our lives. Today, let’s bring to Him some of the needs of those who work in MAF’s overseas programmes.

Pray for our overseas staff who are away from family and friends, especially those who’ve recently left the UK and will need time to adjust and build a new community in the country they now serve. Pray they will know God as their Father during this time, so they can rest secure in His love and care.
MAF flies many remote and isolated children to school. Our dream is for every child to have access to education, and it’s our joy to be able to provide access for hard-to-reach communities. Pray that children who receive education will use it as a means for their whole community to prosper. Pray that future doctors, nurses, teachers, pilots, pastors, and evangelists will be raised up through the opportunities that education can bring.

Let’s pray, too, for MAF staff in Papua New Guinea who are grieving the sudden loss of three staff members in a short space of time. May they know Abba as a Father – One who comes close to bring them comfort, strength, and hope. We pray God’s blessing over the team, asking for hope to rise and God’s light to shine.

A prayer for Arnhem Land

Today, we lift up Arnhem Land. We thank You that we have had the privilege of serving this country since 1973. We give thanks for the team of 24 people serving many isolated people and pray they will be filled with the love of God.

We ask Your blessing on every flight that aids the church or helps provide health and education. We thank You for MAF’s fleet of eight planes and pray that every person who steps on a plane will know the love of Father God.

We pray that the land will be fruitful for the communities that live there. We pray that many Indigenous people will come to know Christ.

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Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is the world’s largest humanitarian air operator. For over 75 years we have been flying light aircraft over jungles, mountains, swamps and deserts. We enable more than 1,400 aid, development and mission organisations to bring medical care, emergency relief and long-term development. Our pilots and personnel deliver relief workers, doctors, pastors, school books, food, medicines - everything that can only be safely and speedily delivered by air. Our faithful supporters give and pray to make this all possible.