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Prayer Guide 2026

Pray with Tek Ura, week by week, from September to December 2026. A short prayer for every day, a verse to hold on to, and news from our centres in Tirana and Durrës.

The people we walk alongside are real, and many are vulnerable, so we have changed or left out anything that could identify them. Please pray boldly and share the guide freely.

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Each week has a reflection or a real story from the team.

Dan & Annie Dupree
Co-founders, and for ‘At the Bridge’ in the UK

Summer camp: the whole community together in the pine forest.

30 Aug – 5 Sep Week 1 · Recovery & Empowerment

Back to work, back to school

September means a new term and a busy return after a full summer — over 200 people at June’s Tek Ura 10 camp and more than 400 across the year’s summer camps. As drop-ins, clubs and home visits start again, we pray for families facing the cost of a new school year.

“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”Lamentations 3:22–23

Sun 30 AugThank God for every child, young person and adult who came to this summer’s camps. Pray that friendships made and seeds sown would keep growing through the autumn.
Mon 31 AugPray for families facing the cost of a new school year — uniforms, books and shoes on top of rent and debts. Ask God to provide, and to show us how to help well.
Tue 1 SepPray for Roxhers and the Recovery team as the social work drop-ins open again in Tirana and Durrës: for patience, wisdom and open doors.
Wed 2 SepPray for people who come to the drop-in carrying heavy loads — debt, unsafe housing, no work. May they find a place where they are listened to and not judged.
Thu 3 SepAsk for rest and fresh strength for staff returning after a full summer, and for joy as they welcome familiar faces back.
Fri 4 SepGive thanks for the 34 people who moved into legal employment last year. Pray that they keep going, and that more would follow.
Sat 5 SepGive thanks for the volunteers from Albania and the UK who served this summer. Pray that they carry what they learned into their own churches and communities.

A new school bag, packed and ready for the school gate.

6–12 Sep Week 2 · Skills & Education

Pray them through the gate

Somewhere in Tirana a six-year-old should be starting school this month. Every September our Skills team walks families towards the school gate — filling bags, sitting with parents over paperwork and speaking up for children who have been turned away.

“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”Mark 10:14

Sun 6 SepPray for children on the edge of the school system, especially six-year-olds starting for the first time: that this is the year they walk through the gate.
Mon 7 SepPray for parents carrying impossible choices, where a day in school earns nothing today. Ask for changed circumstances, practical support and hope for their children’s future.
Tue 8 SepPray for provision of backpacks, books, shoes and coats for every child who needs them. £25 covers a month of school materials for a child.
Wed 9 SepPray for children with disabilities and additional needs to find open doors and welcoming head teachers, and for smooth moves into mainstream classrooms.
Thu 10 SepPray for Eralda, who leads our Skills work from Tirana, and for Ilsa as she covers Skills in Durrës alongside her church work — for energy and favour in the busiest weeks of their year.
Fri 11 SepGive thanks for the summer English club, where around 30 children a day grew in confidence for school, and for every backpack handed out as it finished.
Sat 12 SepPray for the 120 children a week in our Skills programmes: that homework clubs and English groups would be places of help, belonging and Jesus.

Supporters gathered for Tek Ura 10 at Whetstone Baptist Church.

13–19 Sep Week 3 · The whole Tek Ura family

Leaders and supporters

Behind every programme is a web of people who carry Tek Ura in prayer, giving and governance. This week the trustees and the Council of Supporters both meet. Pray for wisdom, unity and courage as they plan for the years ahead.

“Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.”1 Corinthians 15:58

Sun 13 SepGive thanks for the churches and friends who stand with Tek Ura. Pray that they would know they are partners and family, not spectators.
Mon 14 SepPray for the trustees as they meet today — David, Andrew, Irena, Amy, Annie and Dan — for wisdom, unity and courage in decisions about the future.
Tue 15 SepPray for tonight’s Council of Supporters, and for Nick Hudson, who leads it, supported by Andy Clarke. May it be a gathering full of encouragement.
Wed 16 SepPray for the journey towards an entirely Albanian-led executive by 2028, and for the Albanian leaders already stepping into bigger roles.
Thu 17 SepPray for the Residents Advisory Councils in Tirana and Durrës, that local voices would shape our work and that the community would decide, not just receive.
Fri 18 SepPray for Matilda, our Team Leader, and for the whole staff team as they hold together many programmes, visits and plans.
Sat 19 SepPray for faithful, steady giving so that the work can be sustained, and give thanks for every supporter who gives regularly and quietly.

Albanian lessons for families making a new home here.

20–26 Sep Week 4 · Recovery & Empowerment

Welcoming the stranger

Albania has lost almost one person in four since 2000, and many young people still weigh up whether to leave. This week European Baptists who work with migrants meet in Durrës and visit our centre to listen and learn. Pray for welcome, protection and hope.

“Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.”Hebrews 13:2

Sun 20 SepPray for the European Baptist Federation (EBF) Migration Team and the delegates travelling to Durrës for their migration conference. May they arrive safely, rested and ready to listen.
Mon 21 SepThe conference begins today. Pray for those who serve migrants and migrant churches across Europe: for deep fellowship and fresh vision for welcoming the stranger.
Tue 22 SepToday European Baptist visitors come to our Durrës centre. Pray for those from our community who have chosen to share something of their journey: that they are honoured, safe and free to share only what they choose.
Wed 23 SepGive thanks for yesterday’s visit. Pray that the connections made become lasting partnerships for people on the move across Europe.
Thu 24 SepPray for Roxhers and the Recovery team as they walk with people rebuilding their lives after exploitation — for legal work, safe homes and restored hope.
Fri 25 SepPray for the Durrës team after a demanding week: rest and joy. Pray for wisdom in decisions about the Durrës site, and for families newly reaching out to the rehab clinic.
Sat 26 SepPray for young people in Albania weighing up whether to stay or leave, and for protection for all who are vulnerable to exploitation.

Friends around the table in front of a community mural.

27 Sep – 3 Oct Week 5 · Connect & Community

Belonging before believing

Every week 537 people find community, care and therapy at Tek Ura. For many, a coffee, a club or a camp is the first door they walk through. We call it belonging before believing — and it is how much of our church family first came to know Jesus.

“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.”Romans 15:7

Sun 27 SepGive thanks for Juri and Matilda’s time at the EBF Council in Durrës, and for Albanian voices heard among European Baptists.
Mon 28 SepPray for this week’s ‘Closer’ evening online: that supporters feel close to the team and are stirred to pray.
Tue 29 SepPray for the 537 people who come through our doors each week — that each one feels valued, known and welcome.
Wed 30 SepPray for the Ambassadors with Trainers, where children aged 9 to 14 from different communities learn teamwork, fair play and respect.
Thu 1 OctPray for the Older People’s Group and the older members of our church family, that loneliness would give way to friendship.
Fri 2 OctPray for carers of children with complex needs who meet each month to be heard and encouraged: for strength, rest and friendship.
Sat 3 OctGive thanks for Eat Talk Pray and the drop-in in Durrës, where connection so often starts with a cup of coffee.

Physiotherapy: more than 100 free clinical hours a week across two clinics.

4–10 Oct Week 6 · Rehabilitation & Therapy

Every body belongs

Our clinics in Tirana and Durrës offer more than 100 free clinical hours a week, and last year sensory therapy attendances doubled to around 240. This week our US partners, who share our heart for disability inclusion in the church, visit the work.

“Those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable.”1 Corinthians 12:22

Sun 4 OctAs churches across the UK meet today, pray for every congregation that holds Albania in its prayers — including your own.
Mon 5 OctPray for Xhina, Tea and all our therapists — for skill, patience and joy — and for the 67 people a week seen in our clinics.
Tue 6 OctPray for families newly reaching out to the rehab clinics, for good assessments and quick access to help.
Wed 7 OctPray for this week’s visit from our US partners: that together we would help churches in Albania welcome disabled people and their families as full members of the body of Christ.
Thu 8 OctGive thanks for children moving from therapy into school and kindergarten, and pray for teachers learning to include them well.
Fri 9 OctPray for the Friday Sensory Bible Stories groups, where people meet Jesus through touch, sound, scent and movement.
Sat 10 OctPray for the specialist equipment we need, including wheelchairs, so that people can get out and take part.

Painting a community mural together: broken places made new.

11–17 Oct Week 7 · The whole Tek Ura family

Seeds and streets

Around our centres, young people are turning what the city throws away into benches, compost and gardens. The Eco-Street Project is a small picture of the gospel: broken places made new. This week also starts the final stretch before the Tirana 10K.

“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.”Psalm 24:1

Sun 11 OctGive thanks for the Eco-Street Project and for neighbours caring together for the streets around our centres.
Mon 12 OctPray for the young people who lead the work, that they would see their own worth as they see a street transformed.
Tue 13 OctPray for funding applications awaiting decisions, that the right doors open.
Wed 14 OctPray for Dan’s visit to Tirana this month: good conversations with the team and wise planning.
Thu 15 OctPray for good care of the new land in Durrës, and for wisdom about its next steps.
Fri 16 OctPray for the preparations for the mini-immersive visit and the 10K weekend.
Sat 17 OctPray for our cell groups as they gather this week, that they would be places where people grow together.

Training for the Tirana 10K — Run for Tek Ura.

18–24 Oct Week 8 · The whole Tek Ura family

Running the race

The Tirana 10K runs alongside the 10th Tirana Marathon, with our Albanian team, UK supporters and friends running together to help keep children in school. Some will run in Tirana; others will run where they are.

“Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”Hebrews 12:1

Sun 18 OctPray for runners training in Albania and the UK — for health, safety and perseverance.
Mon 19 OctPray for our partnership with Stewardship, who handle UK gifts, and for the planned visit this autumn.
Tue 20 OctGive thanks for Xhonsila and all who keep our accounts careful, audited and open.
Wed 21 OctPray for our Albanian staff running alongside supporters, and for the friendships formed along the way.
Thu 22 OctPray that the 10K raises all that is needed, towards the £40,000 target.
Fri 23 OctPray for everyone travelling to Tirana this weekend: safe journeys and a warm welcome.
Sat 24 OctPray for today’s celebration at the Tirana centre, as runners, staff and community gather before race day.

A baptism, witnessed by the church family and friends.

25–31 Oct Week 9 · Komuniteti i Besimit

Race day and a week together

Race day, then a week of living alongside: a mini-immersive group joins the team in Tirana and Durrës, visiting homes, clinics and cells. Immersion means taking part, not just watching — and it changes visitors as much as anyone.

“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.”2 Peter 3:18

Sun 25 OctPraise God for the Tirana 10K. Pray every runner finishes well and every gift goes a long way.
Mon 26 OctPray for the mini-immersive group as they visit homes, clinics and cells: that they would take part, not just watch.
Tue 27 OctPray for the families who welcome visitors into their homes: that they are treated with dignity and that friendships grow.
Wed 28 OctPray for Pastor Juri and Komuniteti i Besimit — 136 gathering each week across ten cell groups — for unity, courage and growth.
Thu 29 OctGive thanks for the Durrës Thursday cell, grown from 27 to over 50 this year, and pray for those who lead it.
Fri 30 OctPray that members of our church family grow deeper in the grace and knowledge of Jesus, as they have asked.
Sat 31 OctPray for the team as the visitors leave, and for rest after a very full fortnight.

1–7 Nov Week 10 · The whole Tek Ura family

Warm homes, clear vision

Winter brings more people to our Recovery team. As the rains arrive, our store of roofing materials, blankets and second-hand clothes is ready, and Roxhers coordinates wood-burning stoves so families can heat their homes. The team is also praying about a 2027 retreat and vision-planning residential.

“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”Philippians 4:19

Sun 1 NovGive thanks for every church that makes room for Tek Ura on a Sunday, and pray for your own church’s part in the story.
Mon 2 NovPray for the Recovery team as more people turn to them each winter, and for Albania through storms and flooding: safety for homes, and a generous response whenever we need to appeal for help.
Tue 3 NovPray for families whose roofs leak as the rains arrive, and for the roofing materials in our store to reach them in time.
Wed 4 NovPray for Roxhers as he coordinates wood-burning stoves for families with no other way to heat their homes, and give thanks for every household kept warm. To help, see the ways to give on page 23.
Thu 5 NovPray for the team as they shape the next objectives together, so that they grow from the team upwards and are owned by everyone.
Fri 6 NovPray about whether a team retreat and vision-planning residential will be possible in 2027, and for the extra funding it would need.
Sat 7 NovGive thanks for the mini-immersive group now home, and pray that what they saw keeps shaping their church.

8–14 Nov Week 11 · Skills & Education

Strangers becoming neighbours

Tek Ura supports 32 refugee families with Albanian language lessons, alongside English groups and training for women looking for work. Learning a language is how a stranger becomes a neighbour.

“And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.”Deuteronomy 10:19

Sun 8 NovPray for refugee families learning Albanian, that they find welcome, friendship and a home.
Mon 9 NovPray for those who teach Albanian, for patience and creativity.
Tue 10 NovPray for women in skills training, for confidence and a route into good work.
Wed 11 NovPray for the Horizons English groups and the children and teenagers growing in confidence through them.
Thu 12 NovPray for the Skills tutors and volunteers who give their time every week.
Fri 13 NovPray for more help in Durrës, where our Skills team is currently stretched.
Sat 14 NovPray for rest and renewal for the whole team as the year gets busier.

15–21 Nov Week 12 · Recovery & Empowerment

Integrity at work

Last year 34 people moved into legal, dignified work through Tek Ura. The young adults in our careers groups want fair jobs and a future at home. This week we pray for integrity in education and work, in Albania and in the UK.

“The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favour with him.”Proverbs 11:1

Sun 15 NovPray for your own church today: what might God be inviting you to give, to pray or to go?
Mon 16 NovPray for our social workers as they help people find work, write a first CV and keep going through the hard early months.
Tue 17 NovPray for the young adults in our careers groups: for jobs, courage and integrity.
Wed 18 NovPray for the women whose university fees we help with, that they complete their studies well.
Thu 19 NovPray for our interns and university placement students, that they grow in skill and character.
Fri 20 NovPray for fairness and integrity in education and work, in Albania and in the UK.
Sat 21 NovPray for young people to find a future at home, and for employers who treat workers with dignity.

A community quilt: every square stitched with a word — family, faith, hope.

22–28 Nov Week 13 · Recovery & Empowerment

Safe and valued

On 25 November the world marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Our social workers walk alongside people in complex and risky situations every week. Albania also celebrates Alphabet Day and Flag and Independence Day.

“The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”Psalm 34:18

Sun 22 NovOn Alphabet Day, give thanks for the Albanian language and for everyone who helps children learn to read and write.
Mon 23 NovPray for our social workers as they walk alongside people in complex and risky situations.
Tue 24 NovPray for tonight’s Council of Supporters, and for the churches who carry this work.
Wed 25 NovPray for women and children living with violence at home: for safety, courage and a way out.
Thu 26 NovPray for churches in Albania and the UK to be places of safety, and to speak up.
Fri 27 NovPray for survivors finding healing, restoration and belonging.
Sat 28 NovGive thanks for Albania on Flag and Independence Day, and pray for justice and peace in the nation.

Advent candles, lit week by week as Christmas draws near.

29 Nov – 5 Dec Week 14 · Rehabilitation & Therapy

Advent hope for every body

Advent begins — a season of waiting for light. On 3 December, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we pray for disabled children and adults across Albania and for the vision of a new rehab clinic in Durrës.

“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.”Isaiah 9:2

Sun 29 NovAs Advent begins, give thanks for the churches who have prayed with us through the autumn, and pray for Albania on Liberation Day.
Mon 30 NovOur Advent resource begins this week. Give thanks for everyone who shared the Street Advent calendar in 2024 and the Advent Peace Calendar in 2025, and pray that this year’s resource draws homes, churches and small groups into prayer and generous giving.
Tue 1 DecPray for families of children with complex needs, as winter makes daily life harder.
Wed 2 DecPray for the rehab team and the vision for a new rehab clinic in Durrës. £100 gives a child with a disability a month of free therapy.
Thu 3 DecOn the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, pray for disabled children and adults in Albania and their families.
Fri 4 DecPray for the Senses Café & Play vision on our land in Durrës — a place of play, therapy and welcome for all abilities.
Sat 5 DecAs dark nights and bad weather keep people at home, pray for those who become more isolated — older people, carers and anyone living alone — and for friendship and Advent hope at our doors.

Celebrating ten years with UK supporters.

6–12 Dec Week 15 · The whole Tek Ura family

Many hands, one bridge

Tek Ura’s work is carried by 14 Albanian staff and 23 volunteers and interns, and by many hands in the UK. As the year closes the trustees meet in December to plan for 2027, and Albania celebrates Youth Day.

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”1 Peter 4:10

Sun 6 DecGive thanks for every volunteer and intern who has served with us this year.
Mon 7 DecPray for the new partnership agreements with supporting churches, that they deepen real friendship.
Tue 8 DecOn Youth Day, give thanks for Albania’s young people, and pray for hope and a reason to stay and build.
Wed 9 DecPray for young people facing pressure online — gambling, harmful content and voices that sell despair — to find people and a Saviour who offer hope.
Thu 10 DecGive thanks for the new digital literacy and online-safety sessions in our Skills programme.
Fri 11 DecPray for the trustees as they meet this month: wisdom on the 2027 budget and the new fundraising strategy.
Sat 12 DecPray for the At the Bridge internship programme, and for the right people for 2027 placements.

Young leaders running games at youth club.

13–19 Dec Week 16 · Komuniteti i Besimit

Growing leaders

Ten years ago the church was a dream spoken in another language; today it is Albanian-led. Teenagers in Play and Pray are praying aloud for the first time, and young people are choosing to train for ministry at home in Albania.

“And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.”2 Timothy 2:2

Sun 13 DecGive thanks for Play and Pray, where teenagers are praying aloud for the first time and older teens are stepping into leadership.
Mon 14 DecPray for young people choosing to train for ministry in Albania — and pray for more like them.
Tue 15 DecPray for Juri, for Ilsa, our church worker in Durrës, and for all the church leadership as they carry a busy season.
Wed 16 DecPray for our cell leaders as they prepare Christmas gatherings in Tirana and Durrës.
Thu 17 DecPray for the Young Men’s Service, the Women’s Service and the family group — places of honest sharing and prayer.
Fri 18 DecPray for the Sensory Bible Stories groups, where members who never say a word help the whole church read Scripture.
Sat 19 DecPray for the vision of Tek Ura training pioneers in Albania, the UK and beyond.

Candles around the Christmas tree in the centre courtyard.

20–26 Dec Week 17 · Connect & Community

Christmas at Tek Ura

Last Christmas around 100 people came to our celebration in Durrës and around 80 in Tirana — as many as the centre could hold. This year we pray for room to welcome everyone, and for every guest to find a place to belong.

“They will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God with us’).”Matthew 1:23

Sun 20 DecGive thanks for last year’s Christmas celebrations, and pray for this year’s gatherings in Tirana and Durrës.
Mon 21 DecPray for space to welcome everyone who wants to come, and for those who will spend Christmas alone.
Tue 22 DecPray for families facing a cold Christmas: that the clothes and blankets in our store, and gifts from many hands, bring warmth and joy. To give towards Christmas at Tek Ura, see page 23.
Wed 23 DecPray for the Christmas celebrations for older people, stay-and-play families and the children in our programmes.
Thu 24 DecPray for everyone joining us this Christmas, that they would find a place to belong.
Fri 25 DecGëzuar Krishtlindjen — Happy Christmas! Praise God for Immanuel, God with us.
Sat 26 DecPray for staff and their families to rest well over Christmas.

Concept image for the Senses Café & Play in Durrës.

27 Dec – 2 Jan Week 18 · The whole Tek Ura family

Sent, still

As one year ends and another begins, we give thanks for more than thirty churches across the UK who stand with us, and for a growing family of friends across Europe. God is still calling and sending — from everywhere to everywhere.

“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household.”Ephesians 2:19

Sun 27 DecGive thanks for the more than thirty churches across the UK who stand with us in prayer and giving.
Mon 28 DecPray for a new generation of goers and senders from the UK.
Tue 29 DecPray for the European Baptist family, and for the friendships deepened this year.
Wed 30 DecPray for churches in Albania and the UK to open their doors wider — that the most excluded find belonging and become leaders.
Thu 31 DecGive thanks for God’s faithfulness through ten years of building bridges.
Fri 1 JanPray for the 2028 goals: an Albanian-led executive, a new rehab clinic in Durrës and the Senses Café & Play.
Sat 2 JanPray for 2027 with hope — ‘the best is yet to come’.

Pray for the team

Matilda: Team Leader
Juri: Pastor, Komuniteti i Besimit Tek Ura
Xhina: Rehab Programme Leader
Tea: Physiotherapist, Durrës
Eralda: Skills lead, Tirana
Ilsa: Church worker and Skills, Durrës
Roxhers: Recovery Programme Leader
Revi: Social worker and Durrës administrator
Xhonsila: Finance Manager

Dan & Annie Dupree: Co-founders, currently UK-based in a hybrid role, working between the UK and Albania
Trustees: David Hillyer, Andrew Jones, Irena Crawford, Amy Harper, Annie Dupree, Dan Dupree
Council of Supporters: Led by Nick Hudson, supported by Andy Clarke
Our partners: More than thirty churches across the UK; At the Bridge, our UK sister charity; Stewardship; our US partners in disability inclusion

Lord Jesus, thank you for the bridge you have built between us and between our churches. Keep the team in Tirana and Durrës close to you. Give them strength for each day, wisdom for each decision and joy in the people they serve. Where there is tiredness, bring rest; where there is need, bring provision; where there is fear, bring your peace. May everyone who walks through our doors find a place to belong, and find you. Amen.

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£25 covers a month of school materials for a child · £100 a month of free therapy for a child with a disability · £250 keeps a child in school for a year. Gift Aid adds 25%.

Give online through Stewardship

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Bank transfer to At the Bridge

UK charity no. 1218711, supporting the work of Qendra Tek Ura

Account name: At the Bridge · HSBC

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Account 13830454

Reference: Tek Ura

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