"Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."
I have recently finished a book by John La Noue called Walking with God in Broken Places. For the majority of his life, he was involved in Baptist disaster relief projects all over the world. He was one of the first Americans in Iran after Desert Storm and he willingly went into North Korea while we were technically still at war with them. His book testifies countless stories of his faith and God's provision. He is most definitely a man of prayer.
Towards the end of his book, he gave specific things to pray about while on any mission for the Lord. I'm going to share those with you so that we can pray them together. And, the fact of the matter is we're all on the mission field whether we're at work, at home, at school, or in some crazy foreign country. So start praying these prayers for yourself as well. I'll be praying them for you.
- You must pray that God will protect your mind and prevent it for accepting confusion, negativity or depression.
- You must pray for your personal safety and the safety of your crew, this includes praying for Angel guardians to stand between you and violence from the enemy.
- You must pray for every aspect of your day's activities everything from drinking water, food, transportation and places where you might go.
- You must pray that God will lead you in every casual and intentional contact.
- You must pray that God will make you alert and sensitive to every situation He has prepared for you to give a witness.
- You must pray that God will put a filter on your eyes, ears, and mouth; because the Devil will try to distract you with what you see and hear, and you might pollute the situation by what you say.
- You must pray for God to give you genuine love for the people among who you walk, and pray that His love can be seen in your eyes and His compassion be seen in your face.
- You must pray for God to put a covering of the blood of Jesus and the power of His name over the mission, missionary families, your team, and your family at home, because Satan can work in any of these areas and debilitate your effectiveness.
Now for a little more personal prayers...
- There is a team coming in to do construction work on a church as well as evangelize in the village next week. Pray for travel, health, and Kingdom impact.
- I'm starting to work with children at a house church! (major excitement!) Pray that Father will lead in which lessons to teach. Notice I said teach, not tell. I think there is a difference.
- A new group of first year American teachers are coming in the next few weeks to teach a year at the bilingual schools close to Gracias. Pray for their spiritual and logistical preparations before they arrive as well as their adjustment once they get here.
But I'm not just a prayer receiver! How can I pray for you? Pleeeeease let me know if there is anything I can lift up to the Lord on your behalf.
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