This request comes from two Salvation Army Officers in Brazzaville, the Congo. Here's their situation:
November and December, up to the 21st were pretty dismal for us. The situation with the electricity had deteriorated to such an awful level that we were only having up to 12 hours of electricity per day, and we never knew which twelve hours it was to be. Plus we spent several days without any electricity at all.Please pray for Congo especially at the moment. An announcement has been made that elections are planned for the 10th March, with other constitutional voting to take place before that. It was during the last elections that the civil war broke out with much death and destruction. Therefore we really need all the prayers we can get at this time. Tension fills the air and people are constantly talking of the possible outcomes. Larger numbers of soldiers patrol the streets and surrounding areas and we expect more rigorous checks of papers, cameras, etc.