Monday

“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” (Jeremiah 33:3)

Pray for Mrs. Faye Price and her family as they prepare for her heart surgery which is scheduled for Wednesday.

Continue to pray for the many families who are experiencing depression, loneliness, or grief during the holiday season.

Pray for our military as they continue to serve to protect us and many others around the world.

INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD

Monday, December 1, 2008

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7, NKJV).

Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the International Prayer Strategy Office, asking you to pray for believers around the world who need the power and sound mind of the Lord.

As you watched international news over the Thanksgiving holiday, you saw reports of the massacre in Mumbai, India, and the political protests in Thailand that resulted in the closure of the Bangkok airport. Did these events draw you to prayer? Allow the Lord to prompt you to pray for Christians who have opportunity to speak words of peace to those who are terrified and confused by the uproar in the country of India. Intercede for those workers who may be inconvenienced by political turmoil in Thailand—not that they would avoid the inconveniences but that they would be instruments of God’s grace to their community, demonstrating patience and understanding.

In recent months, Muslim-background believer leaders from Mumbai have traveled to other Indian states to minister to flood victims. They have boldly shared their faith and explained why they are ‘masihi’ (believers in the Messiah-Jesus). Rejoice and pray for these genuine, committed men of integrity, and praise God for the way He has worked in their hearts. Ask God to use these leaders to train others in Mumbai in effectively reaching their neighborhoods during these days of crisis and emotional distress.

Numerous volunteer teams plan to travel to Thailand over Christmas break. They will perform skits, offer musical programs, teach English, and distribute God’s Word. Many volunteers are on tight schedules and interruptions in travel will jeopardize their availability to serve.

* Please pray now for volunteer teams, asking God to minimize their travel complications in order to maximize their ministry opportunities.

* Intercede for India and all swept up in the Mumbai tragedy that hearts will be comforted and peace restored through the Spirit of God.

* Ask God to give you His eyes to see and ears to hear each time you watch the news.

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions
GO TELL the story of Jesus

Day 2 – Aymara of Peru
Unlike many of the world’s lost, not having the opportunity to “hear” about Jesus isn’t the problem for Peru’s Aymara people.

“Everybody here has heard about Jesus—everybody,” explains Florida native Rick Martinez, who serves among the Aymara in the high plains of the Andes Mountains with his wife, Kelly, from Tennessee.

When Catholic missionaries first brought the Gospel to Peru hundreds of years ago, the Aymara blended it with their animistic traditions. The result is a folk Catholicism that reveres both God and natural “spirits”—not saving faith in Jesus.

Rick and Kelly separate worship of creation and Creator by presenting an undiluted Gospel message through simple Bible studies coupled with the JESUS film. They’ve launched three new churches so far. It’s a good start, but only a beginning.

“My ultimate vision is to see Aymara going out with a heart for their own people,” Rick says. “Once that starts to happen, I don’t think it will ever stop.”

Pray:

Ask God to raise up young Aymaran believers who have a passion for sharing the Gospel with their own people. Pray that the Holy Spirit will move the Aymara beyond spiritual apathy and that churches will be planted in the cities of Huancané and Moho.

Mary Louise Osborn-Hyde
(September 24, 1924 – November 28, 2008)
Died at 8:33AM on Friday, November 28, 2008 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, LA. She was a native of Blox, TX, a resident of Amite, LA, and a former resident of Roseland, LA . Age 84 years. Visitation at Roseland Baptist Church from 9 a.m. on Wednesday until religious services at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Interment Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Roseland, LA. Survived by husband, W. Sanford Hyde, Chesbrough, daughter, Holly Ruth Osborn Mauterer, Amite, 4 sons, Retus W. Osborn, IV, Hermon, ME, Lyman H. Osborn, Roseland, Stephen D. Osborn, San Antonio, TX, Philip W. Osborn, Mobile, AL, 1 brother, Harry D. McIntyre, Jr., Enon and 7 grandchildren. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

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Mike Benson

Enslaved

YOU’VE READ STORIES of lottery winners who are more miserable a few years after winning than they were before…

The wealth they dreamed would bring happiness didn’t. Not even close.

At the airport, Hugh Maclellan Jr. saw an acquaintance who looked troubled.

“What’s the matter?” Hugh asked.

The man sighed. “I thought I was finally going to have a weekend to myself. But now I have to go supervise repairs on my house in Florida.” Dejected, he sat waiting to take off in his private jet.

Here’s a man with everything he needs, with what most people dream of; yet he couldn’t even enjoy his weekend. He was enslaved by his possessions. We think we own our possessions, but too often they own us. Nothing makes a journey more difficult than a heavy backpack filled with nice but unnecessary things. Pilgrims travel light. (Randy Alcorn)

“And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses” ( Luke 12:15).

(Posted by Mike Benson at November 12, 2008 3:10 PM)

It’s back to school today. Pray for the faculty, staff, and student body at schools throughout the area.
Anna Lee