Posted May 15, 2012 by Nancy Barrow
Keep Abraham Thang and his family in your prayers as they serve and minister to the Burmese population in Fort Wayne, IN. Pray that hearts would be softened to the word of God, that the love of Jesus would be spread to many and that the ministry would be effective and flourish.
Please keep the Honduras mission trip team in your prayers this week as they minister to and serve people in Honduras. Pray for safety, effective ministry and changed lives as they live out i2U in tangible ways.
Rapha House is a ministry that fights child trafficking and sexual explotation by providing hope through after school programs and safehouses throughout Asia. Will you pray for their ongoing ministry and for the hearts and lives of those that they help rescue and protect. Pray that safety, hope and healing will abound through the unconditional love of Jesus shown through the workers.
Please pray for our mission partners and all Christians leaders around the world that they might be a light in the darkness as they celebrate the death, burial and resurrection in their own cultures.
TCM International is kicking off their 2012 academic yeart this week and ask that we support the staff and students with our prayers. Classes will run simulaneously at different locations including Haus Edelweiss, Austria, as well as Romania, Belarus, Moldova and Russia. Nine week classes are packed into two intensive weeks as TCM prepares and equips European and Asian church leaders to go out and serve in the name of Jesus. Please keep the ministry and students in your prayers.
Please keep Steve Connor of Sports Outreach International in your prayers as he travels to the DC area and will be the keynote speaker at Rejoice Conference this weekend. The conference is aimed at developing Chrisitian leaders in the African American community. Pray that solid contacts will be made and leaders will be emerge to further kingdom work.
SOCC will be sending two teams on mission trips during the spring break week. A team of 24 will be serving in the Dominican Republic with Go Ministries and a team of 12 will be traveling to Agua Viva Children's Home in Guatemala. Please keep all these folks in your prayers for safety as they travel, strength as they serve and effective ministry to all those they will come in contact with as they live our Yes2Love mission!
Please keep Brad & Joni Noel with Athletes In Action in your prayers as they minister to athletes on the campus of Indiana University. Pray for open doors and soft hearts as they share the love of Jesus to these college students.
Please keep Joana Jones and Asian Children's Mission in your prayers as they have recently purchased a plot of land for further ministry developement. May God direct their paths and decission making as they build strong relationships in the communities while providing basic needs.
Please keep Brad & Joni Noel in your prayers as they continue to build relationship with athletes on the campus of Indiana University and that those bonds would be the bridges needed to share the gospel.
Please pray for Kevin & Lydia Kimble with Artizon Minisries as they work in the college and community in Taiwan.
Please keep our Men's ministry team serving in Honduras in your prayers this week. They are building a church on the campus of His Eyes Clinic, distributing food and visiting churches in surrounding communities.
Please continue to pray for the North India Christian Mission leadership as well as the families and communities that they serve. Recently the local government took "domain" over the property where their church building was located in order to build a roadway. Pray for courage and strength in the face of this ruling as well as the resources to flow that will allow rebuilding of the church in another location.
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