• Pray for Sweden and Latvia Territory

Each week throughout 2025, Salvationists worldwide are uniting in prayer for a specific territory or region of The Salvation Army.

The focus territory/region shares prayer requests to help us pray with precision and power for one another.

This week (23-29 June) we are praying for the Sweden and Latvia Territory.

Australia’s Captain Kathleen Johansson at the recent Academy on the Integration of Migrants and Refugees in the Baltic Countries 2025-26.

Australian officer (now part of the Sweden and Latvia Territory), Captain Kathleen Johansson, currently serves in Riga, Latvia’s capital.

The Sweden and Latvia Territory has 278 officers (135 active, 143 retired); cadets 2; employees 1140; corps 78; outposts and societies 7; senior soldiers 2759; adherents 2385; junior soldiers 167.

Colonels Bo and Christina Jeppsson lead the territory.

Praise and prayers for the Sweden and Latvia Territory.

Sweden

Praise:

·       Praise God that we have seen a reversal of the trend and an increase of newly saved people, as well as increasing numbers of members and Salvation Army soldiers. We see that this positive trend is continuing.

·       Praise God for well-attended camps for children and young people.

·       Praise God for our training college for officers where we will welcome a new session of seven cadets in August. Pray for the school, which is fully occupied, and staff.

Pray:

·       Pray for our conference week at Torp (a conference we have together with another church community in June).

·       Pray for the politicians' week Almedalen (Gotland, in June), where we participate with many seminars and lectures.

·       Pray for our National Scout Camp in July.

·       Pray for this summer's transfers of officers.

·       Pray for the governance board in their important strategy work for the territory.

Latvia

Praise:

·       Praise God for new commitments. Three senior soldiers and 13 junior soldiers enrolled so far this year with more to come! Eight new sergeants (local officers) recognised so far this year.

Pray:

·       Pray for people to be saved and become disciples of Jesus.

·       Pray for young people to step up and become soldiers.

·       Pray for more officers.

·       Pray for the leaders and volunteers of our corps and centres as they provide a safe space for the vulnerable in their communities.

·       Pray for our young people who will attend the European Youth Event (EYE) in The Netherlands in August – that they will grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus and experience The Salvation Army outside of Latvia.

To find out more about the Sweden and Latvia Territory, click here.

To download the 2025 International Prayer Focus schedule, click here.