Tuesday, July 31, 2012

I met a missionary yesterday


 I met the missionary for coffee yesterday. I heard of hundreds coming to Christ in Kenya and even Nepal.  I asked him, ‘To what do you attribute this?’  He responded, ‘Prayer. We bathe our trips in prayer.’  It got me to thinking. What if we prayed the same prayers for our church and community that they (we) pray for their mission trips?  Here is my reproduction of their prayer calendar for a trip to Urubamba, Peru. 
 August 1: Claim God’s Victory. (Eph1:20-23)
August 2: Committed Leaders. (I Cor15:58)
August 3: Pray for the lost. (II Tim1:7)
August 4: God’s peace. (Eph3:20-21)
August 5: Unity with church. (Eph4:1-6)
August 6: Open Doors. (Col4:2-6)
August 7: Boldness: (Eph6 19-20)
August 8: Renewed Strength (Eph1:17-20)
August 9: Endurance and Unity (Rom15:5-6)
August 10: Leaders (Eph4:11-16)
August 11: Growth (Eph4:17-32)
August 12: Eternal Focus (Psalm 95:1-7)
August 13: Rejoice (Luke 15:5-7)
August 14: Revealing God (Eph3:10-11)
August 15: Growth (Eph5:8-10)
August 16: Raise up Workers (Luke 10:2)
Expect God to move among us and through us, as we pray this way for our community and church these next 16 days!  Use the Bible verses to pray deeper. The shorter arm of ARC in a God-drenched world! J 

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