Good morning. I hope everyone had a wonderful day of worship with their church family yesterday. Here are the prayer requests for this week from our IMB team in Europe. For the rest of the list, please click on Prayers for IMB Wales--A family in Cardiff, Wales asks for prayers for the Lord to open the doors to more fruitful relationships with their unsaved neighbors. They had a coffee event for Thanksgiving and delivered Christmas cards and treats this past month—they are seeking the Lord for how to creatively open their lives & home for the new year so that more may know … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB Europe January 20, 2020
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Prayers for IMB Japan January 15, 2020
Here are the prayer requests for this week from our IMB missionaries in Japan. There are more requests at Prayers for IMB. Thank you for praying. Many Japanese are exposed to the gospel and relationships with Christians for the very first time while spending time abroad in the US for work or student exchange programs. Pray for three families such as these as they return to Japan, that they would come to believe in the gospel. DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING for the East Asian Peoples and Japan’s city of Kamaishi. Kamaishi is a small, historic city located on the Sanriku coast of Iwate … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB Japan January 15, 2020
Prayers for IMB Europe January 13, 2020
Here are a few prayer requests from our IMB team in Europe. The full list for the week is at Prayers for IMB. Thank you all for praying. Australia--This isn't from Europe, but please take some time today to pray for those affected by the wildfires in Australia. There are families who have gone on vacation who have not been able to return because the fires have prevented their return. Pray for the firefighters who are battling the wildfires. Ukraine--Pray for believers in Ukraine who will be performing concerts along the conflict zone, IMB personnel who will be holding medical … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB Europe January 13, 2020
Prayers for IMB January 6, 2020
Here is the first installment of prayer requests from our IMB missionaries in Europe. There are more requests at Prayers for IMB and as always, thank you for praying. Iceland--Workers in Iceland have a new teammate moving to their city to begin work with them. The new teammate will be finishing up the necessary paperwork and logistics for his wife and two kids to join him in Iceland. Pray for the logistics of their move and for them to find a place to live quickly, and that they begin well in their new ministry. Ukraine--Pray for a church along the conflict zone in Ukraine that is … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB January 6, 2020
Prayers for IMB January 3, 2020
Here are some requests today from our team in the Americas. Thank you for lifting up our missionaries in prayer and for more requests, go to Prayers for IMB I've also started a weekly prayer list for different people groups. Some are being reached, some are unreached. You can find the current list here. Colombia--Pray for a new worker and his preparation as he will be joining our team in May for 3-year term. Peru--God continues to call His servants into the harvest field! Recently, the son of a Cuban pastor in Arequipa, along with his wife and children, followed God’s call to … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB January 3, 2020
Prayers for IMB–January 1, 2020
I'm going to try and be more consistent with this in 2020. It is an honor and privilege to advocate for prayer on behalf of our IMB missionaries. These requests come from Japan, and there are more at Prayers for IMB. Pray for good relationships with one of our IMB families and their new neighbors. They each thank God for their previous relationships He gave them in their old neighborhood and ask that you pray with them that seeds planted there would continue to grow as they now begin sowing gospel seeds in a new community. Pray for the moms that one of our workers has met during a … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB–January 1, 2020
It’s Complicated: Hong Kong and the Church – Part 1 (Shawn Powers)
A Cry for Understanding The day started like any other. As I reviewed about a dozen messages sent me overnight, one message stood out, it was from Hong Kong. My friend wrote, If Jesus is good, why does he not just come and help Hong Kong right now? The private message, sent me through a China-based social media app known as Wechat, was from someone I know well. While living in China, I had worked with this person. I consider this person a friend, who I trust. I know this person to be a Christian. Upon reading the message, I knew my friend, who is normally cool under pressure, was … [Read more...] about It’s Complicated: Hong Kong and the Church – Part 1 (Shawn Powers)
Re-Thinking Our Lottie Moon Giving (Dr. Steve Horn)
Some years ago, our church hosted an International Mission Board speaker to speak to us about his work and the importance of giving to that year’s offering. As I introduced him, I challenged our church to erase whatever we thought we were going to give and be receptive to hearing from God. At the very end of his talk, our missionary speaker made a startling statement that should cause all of us to rethink our giving. The missionary told about being in a meeting with about 220 other missionary families. In this gathering, the missionaries themselves were asked to make a sacrificial gift to … [Read more...] about Re-Thinking Our Lottie Moon Giving (Dr. Steve Horn)
Prayers for IMB November 1
Here's a smattering of prayer requests from our IMB missionaries in Japan. You can find the rest of the prayer requests over at Prayers for IMB Recently, Chika-san has been joining the Joneses for church, Bible studies and English classes. She graduated from a Christian school and has expressed a desire to know more about God and the Bible. Pray that God will draw her unto Himself. Pray for Tow-san and herhusbandTak-san. The wife is a believer, but he has been very resistant until recently. Ask God to tear down the barriers in his heart that are keeping him from surrendering his life to … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB November 1
Prayers for IMB September 4, 2019
Good morning. I trust everyone is having a good week. Here are some prayer requests from our IMB Team in Japan, and some from our teams in Europe as well. There are more requests at Prayers for IMB Thank you for lifting up our missionaries in prayer. Pray for the 2 Korean Hands-on student volunteers as they extend another 6 months and for the 2 new Korean Hands-On 6-month volunteer students who will join them and the Kobe Team this month. Pray that they will be able to reach many Japanese for Christ. Pray for the Rokko Island house churches’ September BBQ, that it will be a good time … [Read more...] about Prayers for IMB September 4, 2019