13th November 2026

In Sudan the World Food Programme (WFP) was supporting more than four million people, including 880,000 in areas at risk of famine during the month of August.  However, funding cuts by donors have forced the organisation to begin cutting its caseload. Over the last few months, an estimated 900,000 vulnerable people have lost their food assistance leaving families already devastated by conflict with little to survive on. Violent conflict and displacement, rising food and fuel prices are the main drivers of hunger. Blocked and washed-out roads, compounded by an insecure operating environment, further constrain WFP’s ability to reach families in need. World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Luke J. Lindberg called for an urgent end to the protracted fighting in Sudan. “People facing acute hunger have three unfortunate choices: rebel, migrate or starve", he said.  He added, "For many, WFP is their only hope in a time of unprecedented conflict. While WFP is doing incredible work in Sudan, we cannot do it alone. It is time for world, national, and local leaders to do their part and call for an end to conflict. We cannot outfeed the war.”  

Loving God, we bring to you our concerns for our neighbours in Sudan living with violence, conflict and hunger.  We ask your loving care for all who mourn, all who are displaced and have lost their livelihoods, for orphans, and all who struggle each day to feed themselves and their families.  We thank you for the work of the World Food Programme; may its staff and partners in Sudan be kept safe as they seek to provide humanitarian aid, love and support to desperate people.  Open the eyes of international leaders that they may see the suffering, and open their hearts to respond.  May they work tirelessly to bring an end to the conflict and be generous in supporting the work of the WFP. May all people stand alongside one another providing mutual support in our troubles through our prayers and actions.  For the people of Sudan we pray that your will shall be done as it is in heaven.  In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.

Thirteen-month-old Penny has a congenital heart condition known as Tetralogy of Fallot. The condition affects about five in every 10,000 babies. A baby born with Tetralogy of Fallot has four different heart conditions.  The symptoms depend on how much blood flow is blocked from leaving the heart to go to the lungs, but include difficulty breathing, blue or grey colour of the skin, lack of alertness, and seizures.  Penny underwent open-heart surgery at Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK, where the surgeons who used a 3D-printed model of Penny's heart to helped them build a picture of exactly what needed to be done. The 3D-printed replicas of her tiny heart were made at Aston University in Birmingham, UK.  Dr Tristan Ramcharan, a consultant paediatric cardiologist, explained that; "Having the replica means that we can see exactly what a heart condition looks like. Before we go into theatre, we can have a look and see where a hole is, we can see where the narrowing is and, in select and more complicated cases, we can use that to understand exactly where our patches have to go and where we have to cut. It then makes the actual operation easier, more straightforward and potentially less complicated. We're delighted that Penny is recovering so well following her surgery. Penny and her family have shown incredible bravery throughout, and it's wonderful to see them able to look forward to the future."

Holy, holy, holy, God,

all praise and glory be to you.

We see your magnificence in creation,

in the wonder of the universe,

in the microscopic cell.

We feel you in the breeze and the refreshing rain. 

We hear you in the birdsong and the babbling stream.

How wonderful you are.

We glorify you, for you love and care for each of us.

You know our fears, our hurts and tears,

and so you carry our burdens,

give us your guidance and bring us peace.

We thank you that you forgive us when we go astray

and that you seek us out and bring us home.

We give you honour,

for you lived our life and died for us,

but conquered death and rose again. 

We bless you that by faith

you count us worthy to be called your children

and grant us eternal life. 

Holy, holy, holy God,

all glory, praise, thanksgiving, honour,

and blessing be to you.

Amen.