Neighbor Prayer Update

This is what the LORD Almighty says:
“Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come, and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, ‘Let us go at once to entreat the LORD and seek the LORD Almighty….And many peoples and powerful nations will come….to seek the LORD Almighty and to entreat him….In those days ten men from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one (believer) by the hem of his robe and say,
‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.”
(Zechariha 8:20-23)

1. God is doing a work around the world, as refugees and immigrants move into the cities for refuge, education, and employment. He is placing these people in close proximity to Christians and churches. The nations are gathering on the church’s doorstep all over the world. Let’s pray that Christ’s Church will awaken in cities and communities worldwide to recognize the vulnerable, needy neighbors in their midst and develop ministries to meet their needs (language study, job training, education, tutoring, health & family services, housing assistance, etc) in order to practically show them the love of Jesus.

** Do some research in your community to see if there are groups (or individuals) of neighbors moving in, and pray about how you and your church can minister to them.

2. Adapted from this week’s “Intercede Magazine”: Please pray:

• …for missionaries in Jordan. The government continues to exert pressure on Christian workers, expelling a series of individuals and families from several denominations. May local believers pick up the task of loving their neighbors into the Kingdom.
• …for the neihbors of Yemen, the poorest country in the Arabian peninsula. Pray that the Gospel of Jesus Christ would find open hearts in this beleaguered country. May His church rise up to practically meet the needs of “the least of these.”
• …for Southern Thailand. Violence continues through unrest. Pray for a permanent peace, and open doors for the Prince of Peace to reveal Himself (mostly through His peacemaking followers).

3. Pray for Lee, a college student working for Frontiers as a Summer volunteer in a neighbor area. He is just completing his second week on the field. May the Lord help him adjust well to the new culture and climate, and develop in him a life-long love for neighbors, and a confirmation of his call into cross-cultural ministry. Lee is one among many college students who are on Summer ministry trips (such as those with Youth in Mission). Lift up those that you know.

4. Some team members are currently on short furloughs (2-3 months) away from their areas of assignment, and away from the relationships that they have been developing with neighbors. Pray for their neighbor friends during these months of separation that the Holy Spirit will continue to draw them to Christ….as they recall the redemptive conversations, passages of scripture that were shared, and the Godly lifestyles of their Christian friends. May the relationships continued unhindered, stronger than ever, when the team members return to their areas of service.