“The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,He will quiet you with his love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”
(Zephania 3:17)
After reading this passage last week I felt led to send it via text message (SMS) to a Malay friend whose mother was in the hospital. God’s word spoke to that family and they are showing more openness to conversation about Isa al Masih. This week as you pray for neighbors, recognize (with confidence) again that it is only GOD and His living word that can convict, convince, draw and save people.
1. Praise the Lord, our Iranian friend, Massoud joined us last week for a bible study. He said afterwards that he’d like to continue coming. Pray that God’s word, and our team’s witness, will lead Massoud into personal relationship with Jesus Christ….as “the way, the truth and the life.”
2. A colleague has been given the opportunity to coach a girl’s soccer team, consisting of Malay and Indian middle school girls. Ask God to give Angie clear direction and wisdom to know how to best use this opportunity to influence these girls for Christ.
3. In addition, Angie and her son have been asked to give some private soccer coaching to some Malay boys in their community. Pray that this coaching relationship will open doors for spiritual mentoring as well.
4. It has been a week of unrest and violence. People in Madrid, Kabul, Assam State are suffering from several recent unrelated terrorist attacks. In each location, may the people of God rise up to offer healing, hope, peace and reconciliation in the name of Christ.
5. Pakistani brothers and sisters are suffering again, this time from a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the province of Baluchistan on Wednesday, killing at least 215 people and leaving another 15,000 homeless. Pray that the love of Christ will be plainly seen as Christians respond with compassion by offering clothing, food, shelter and medical assistance.
6. Adapted from this week’s “Intercede Magazine”….please pray:
- for increased Christian witness to Neighbors in Australia, Europe, and the United States. May opportunities for the Gospel of Jesus Christ to be heard by Neighbors abound.
- for the millions of Neighbors attending mosques today (and every Jumaa – Friday). Pray the Lord would reveal his love to them in miraculous ways.
- for Neighbors across North Africa…that the Gospel would reach the hearts of so many hungry people.
- for Christian teachers working in secondary schools in Neighbor countries. Pray that doors will open for them to share the love of Jesus Christ.
- for thousands of Neighbors in Latin America. Pray that the Latin American Church will seize the opportunity for ministry to Neighbors.
- for MBBs across the Neighbor world desperately searching for discipleship and fellowship.