Many people pray for missionaries every day, and we have been told by multiple people this is true for us as well. We cannot thank you enough for those of you who do pray for us and our ministry. The following suggestions will help you in praying for us, in addition to other missionaries you know.
Sunday
Our spiritual life - Time to read and pray. Spiritual growth. Encouragement. Fellowship with local Christians. Good links with sending churches and prayer supporters. For integrity, reliability, consistency.
Monday
Our personal life - Relationships between husband and wife. Maintaining contact with children, parents and family back home. Friendships with nationals. Health and strength. Physical and spiritual protection.
Tuesday
Communication - Progress in language study. Adaptation to culture, customs and people. Clarity, creativity and relevance in preaching and teaching. Biblical emphasis. Involvement with those hearing the message.
Wednesday
Relationships - Harmonious relationships with other Christians, team members and church leaders. Partnership with the local church.
Thursday
Evangelism - For boldness. For godly, sensitive, Spirit-led ministry. Hungry hearts and the opening of spiritually blind eyes. For the establishing of Christ’s church. For national missionary movements.
Friday
Discipling - For patience and empathy. Training young people. Encouraging new believers. Equipping those with leadership gifts.
Saturday
Their country - For those in authority. The political situation. Religious freedom. Openness to the gospel. Favour with officials and other churches. Visa renewal processes and other legal matters.
More specifically, please pray that we will:
- ‘speak as men approved by God’ (1 Thessalonians 2:4).
- that our conversations will be ‘full of grace’ and ‘salt’ (Colossians 4:6).
- that we’ll preach ‘in season and out of season’ (2 Timothy 4:2).
- laying foundations ‘as an expert builder’ (1 Corinthians 3:10).
Colossians 1:9-12; Ephesians 3:14-21; Philippians 1:9-11 teach us about Paul’s faith and about God and his plans for his Church. Why not use them in praying for us and the Christians in our area?
(adapted from UFM Worldwide)
