I have a heart for missionaries. They make sacrifices in order to spread the Gospel to unreached people. They leave behind friends and family sometimes traveling to places where they don't speak the language, where they don't have the comforts of home. Some live in danger because they're sharing the Good News in places where it's forbidden. Some have been jailed in inhumane living conditions and others have been killed for sharing their faith. Yet they go willingly, joyfully, knowing that this is what God has called them to do. I am in awe of them.
The organization that our church helps to support is IMB (International Missions Board). I'm proud to be their "Prayer Champion" to our local church. What that means is I encourage others in the church to pray for our missionaries and the unreached and unengaged people groups. We have among us some prayer warriors who pray daily for the needs of those in the field.
If you have an interest in praying for the needs of these missionaries, you can go to imb.org/pray. There you'll see 175 Days of Prayer celebrating IMB's 175 years of ministry. This is a special daily prayer request. At the top of the page, you'll see where you can download the prayer app. You'll also see "Monthly Prayer" which is a flyer about a select people group that has a daily prayer request also. (If you go to my church, you can pick up the monthly flyer at the Welcome Center desk).
You can pray for these people as it fits into your schedule and know that you're doing God's will and actively participating in the Great Commission.
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Matthew 28:18-20 NKJV
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Please join me this week in praying for our missionaries. Pray for their safety and for their ministry needs. Pray also for the people they are ministering to and those who are still unreached and unengaged.
I'll post daily reminders on:
twitter @7DegreesOfMe
Facebook group 7th Hour Prayer Power
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