Please join us in prayer for these beautiful people.
Lord, our hearts go out to the Congolese people in their current distress! May your will be done and may you receive glory and praise for what you accomplish in Congo and in all the earth.
"All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you."
The Operation World book is a wonderful resource for global prayer. It is broken down by countries and dates so that it's easy to know which country to pray for daily.
The website has extra information and prayer videos which can visually aid our understanding of nations differing from our own and how we can pray for them.
This week happens to be prayer for China, a country close to our hearts. As little Joy awaits her future family, we continue to pray for the people of China. God knows every single person in the beautiful country of China and He loves them individually. He sent Jesus to die for each one of them, that they might live.
So we pray for the Chinese people and their leaders that by God's grace they may come to know Him and His redemptive love through saving faith in Jesus. We also pray for those enduring persecution for their faith, that they may endure through hardships and know the fullness of God's strength in their weakness. His grace is sufficient and steadfast is His love! May the Lord raise up workers who will bring in the harvest and invest in the lives of the Chinese people.
"For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, 'How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!'” Romans10:13-15
Would you please join our family in prayer for China today?
"Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!" Psalm 117
It wasn't long ago that our family accepted a challenge/calling to pray for the whole world.
On a whim, I bought a globe and plopped it on our devotion coffee table,
completely unaware of how the Lord would use this simple visual reminder to multiply His will beyond my intentions.
"Prayer changes not only people, situations and even the course of history, but it also changes those who pray!"
As we began to pray daily around our sphere of nations, God began to meld our sphere of perspective into alignment with His. How true it is that when we open ourselves to prayer by drawing near to God, He reciprocates. The simplest of actions can turn into God's grandest plans when we turn to Him and yield to His will. As in the case ofthe necklace that guided the course of our adoption toward Africa, God has used this little globe to guide our hearts in prayer for our global neighbors and we are not the same.
Prayer for the whole world...I dare you to give it a try, but beware...it just might change your whole world in the process!
"Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words." Romans 8:26
It wasn't long ago that our family accepted a challenge/calling to pray for the whole world.
On a whim, I bought a globe and plopped it on our devotion coffee table,
completely unaware of how the Lord would use this simple visual reminder to multiply His will beyond my intentions.
"Prayer changes not only people, situations and even the course of history, but it also changes those who pray!"
As we began to pray daily around our sphere of nations, God began to meld our sphere of perspective into alignment with His. How true it is that when we open ourselves to prayer by drawing near to God, He reciprocates. The simplest of actions can turn into God's grandest plans when we turn to Him and yield to His will. As in the case ofthe necklace that guided the course of our adoption toward Africa, God has used this little globe to guide our hearts in prayer for our global neighbors and we are not the same.
Prayer for the whole world...I dare you to give it a try, but beware...it just might change your whole world in the process! "Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words." Romans 8:26
This month, Brodie had the opportunity to serve the Lord in Malawi and South Africa. The
trip further increased his desire to share the gospel with those in need and
specifically confirmed his heart's desire to love and serve needy children. We
thank God for this special experience and pray for wisdom as we continue to
follow His leading for future ministry opportunities.
