I often get newsletter updates from our missionaries. This request comes from one of those newsletters. All names have been changed for security purposes. There are many more requests over at Prayers for IMB. Take some extra time today and pray for our missionaries. We would like to ask you to please pray for one of the main leaders in our region. I met James for the first time in January. James is the main leader in the region we serve. It is the home of 28 million people and is comparable in size to the state of Utah. There are several unengaged and unreached people groups that … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB June 17, 2019
Prayers for IMB Friday June 14
This is a story from one of our missionaries. It is reprinted here with permission. All of us have stories to tell… about our lives, circumstances we may find ourselves in, or even simply what was done that day. As a journalism student I was taught to listen, but in our busy lives today, I think too often when we talk with others, we spend too much time thinking about how we are going to respond rather than listening to what is being said. Yesterday, for me, was a day I will not soon forget. The organization I work with partners with another organization in community development (CD) … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB Friday June 14
Acts 1–Our sending God
This is the Friday post from Prayers for IMB: In the first chapter of Acts we encounter our sending God. I'll begin in verse 3, "After He had suffered, He also presented Himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during 40 days and speaking about the Kingdom of God." God sent His Son. He sent His Son, not for the purpose that so many wished for, but to suffer and die for our sins. This was planned from the beginning of creation. Our God has always been a sending God. "While He was with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the … [Read more...] about Acts 1–Our sending God
Child Soldier to Child Protector
This story is from one of our missionaries in Africa. It is reposted here with permission and also at Prayers for IMB "In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, 'Flee like a bird to your mountain,' " Psalm 11:1 (ESV) Anthony was 10 years old in South Sudan when the soldiers came to his house and took him, forcing him to be a child soldier for five years. Looking back on those days, Anthony remembers, “Being a child soldier was traumatic…I lived a calloused life then.” But his life changed dramatically in 2005. One night he happened upon an evangelical crusade and … [Read more...] about Child Soldier to Child Protector
Prayers for IMB May 28, 2019
Before I list a couple of prayer requests for the IMB missionaries today would you please say a prayer for those who were affected by the tornadoes this week. I have a friend whose family members lost a couple of houses last night. Here are a couple of prayer requests from our IMB missionaries. There are several more at Prayers for IMB Japan--Pray for T-san and his family who are new neighbors to a family of believers. T-San has been asking many questions about Christianity. Pray that his neighbors will be able to answer his questions and many gospel conversations will be the result, … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB May 28, 2019
Prayers for IMB May 27 2019
I thought I'd share Priscilla's story with you all. Take time today and click over to Prayers for IMB and spend some extra time in prayer for our IMB Missionaries. This story is reprinted with permission from the IMB Borderlands team, and the Facebook Chadan Prayer page. Pricilla has lived in Rhino Refugee Settlement for 2 years. For the second time in her life, she finds herself as a refugee in Uganda. But her story begins long before she arrived in Uganda, even before she arrived in Sudan. I met Pricilla in January at a soap-making training we led in her zone in Rhino Camp. She … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB May 27 2019
7 Ways to share your faith with Muslims
This came in the Ramadan prayer guide that I've posting over at Prayers for IMB. Not all of us live near a significant Muslim population, but some voices readers do. If you do not, please take time today to pray for those who are actively engaging Muslims with the gospel. This article may be geared towards sharing your faith with Muslims, but the concepts can be applied to any evangelistic opportunity. This article is reprinted with permission. Share your testimony A couple things to keep in mind, do not glorify your sinful life. “Amazing” testimonies about deliverance from addictions … [Read more...] about 7 Ways to share your faith with Muslims
Prayers for IMB May 24, 2019
Here's a Friday preview of Prayers for IMB Thanks for praying. India--Please pray for the Urdu-speaking Muslims of Uttar Pradesh. The primary desire of the 45 million Muslims in Uttar Pradesh is to build a good life for themselves and their family. Pray that the believers in Uttar Pradesh will reach out to their Muslim neighbors and tell them about Jesus, the only sacrifice through whom one can be made right with God. Pray that Muslims will read one of the four Gospels or watch the "JESUS" film, which are available in the Urdu language. Yemen--"Have you heard the story of how God created … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB May 24, 2019
Prayers for IMB May 22, 2019
This post will be short, but significant. There are IMB missionaries serving in dangerous places. Their heroism and sacrifice amaze me, and strengthen my faith. They serve in obscurity. Their names may never be known, but their work is known by our Heavenly Father, and they are, as Paul wrote, "Pressing forward to take hold the goal because Christ has taken hold of them." In every missionary commissioning service, there are blacked out faces, and some of the candidates can't even come out on stage. I received an email full of prayer requests from one such missionary family. I cannot … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB May 22, 2019
Prayers for IMB May 20, 2019
Good morning everyone. I hope everyone had a great day at church yesterday. I have a couple of prayer requests from Europe this morning. If you'd like to spend some more time in prayer for our IMB missionaries, click over to Prayers for IMB Poland--Pray for students from California Baptist University working on a university campus in Warsaw, Poland. The students will be hosting a daily coffee shop to meet students and share their faith. There are several special events planned on campus each evening. Pray that students from the university will be open to hear the gospel, attend the … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB May 20, 2019