15th October 2026

The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said in a statement issued to journalists yesterday by its Communication Officer, Abdul Kareem, that its teams treated  more than 87,000 children for acute malnutrition in Katsina State, Nigeria, between January and August 2026. The organisation also disclosed that nearly 15,500 children were hospitalised for severe or complicated malnutrition between January and August 2026, compared with approximately 16,500 during the same period in 2025. The figures highlight the continuing nutritional crisis in northern Nigeria and the urgent need for sustained funding to prevent avoidable deaths among children. In its October 2026 World Economic Outlook report, titled “Resilience Under Strain, Urgent Choices”, published on Tuesday, the International Monetary Funds also warned that poverty levels and food insecurity in Nigeria may get worse, an event likely to be driven by rising prices of essential goods in the country. 

Loving God, we come before you to plead for our neighbours in Nigeria who are food insecure and particularly for children suffering from malnutrician. May the authorities work co-operatively with aid agencies to ensure the no one need be hungry and that all children receive a sustained and sustaining nutricious diet.  We thank you for the work of MSF and we ask your blessing on their staff.  May their example encourage compassion among the international community to support food programmes. May Nigeria's economy benefit all its people particularly those who live in destitution, precarity and struggle each day to feed their children.  Loving God we pray as Jesus taught us that your will shall be done in Nigeria as it is in heaven.  Amen.

Hurricane Isaias was the first major hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season to make landfall in the U.S. It struck the Gulf Coast over the weekend leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. Christian relief organisations swiftly responded providing food, water and aid supplies to residents, while helping clean up damage and offering spiritual support to survivors. Operation Blessing has distributed at least 684 disaster relief kits provided by the Home Depot Foundation, 5,760 hygiene kits, more than 700 hot meals, 240 meal kits and 23 pallets of bottled water.  The Rev. Franklin Graham, CEO of the North Carolina-based Evangelical humanitarian organization Samaritan’s Purse, said, “We have @SamaritansPurse staff on the ground in response to Hurricane Isaias, and volunteers will begin working tomorrow to help residents in the areas around Pensacola, Florida, and Brewton, Alabama,” he wrote. “They will be cutting up downed trees, tarping roofs, and removing debris for homeowners who were hard hit by the storm.” Samaritan’s Purse is also deploying members of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) Rapid Response Team to “share the hope of the Gospel with families reeling from the storm.”  Convoy of Hope has also deployed to the Gulf Coast. In a statement Monday, the organization said “Mobile homes were ripped apart. Trees fell, damaging roofs and blocking travel. Tornadoes popped up, bringing more damage. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power, making it difficult to fulfill daily tasks,” the statement said. The organization said its relief efforts center on three items: “Relief kits, shelf-stable food, and bottled water.” 

Praise be to you O Lord,

for the wonder and magnificence of your creation.

Praise be to you O Lord

for your promise of eternal life

through faith in Jesus Christ.

Praise be to you O Lord

for the power of the Holy Spirit

at work in the world.

Praise be to you O Lord

Glory be to you O Lord.

Honour be to you O Lord.

Praise be to you one eternal God,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 

Amen.