The Prayer Link – Friday – The Prayer Link

Welcome to Friday. I’m thankful God chose to give us this day.

Verse of the Day

Prayer Focus

Today, let’s focus our prayers on people who have been very ill or had surgery. Let’s pray they can stay free of germs that would give them a setback as they get back into their routine.

Daily Bible Reading

July 11
II Samuel 22-24

Missionary Focus

Today, I would like to introduce begin a series on introducing you to a new missionary, missionary couple, or missionary family each day. After you learn about them, please have a special time of prayer for them.

Tim and Annie Tidenberg.

Tim and Annie have dedicated their lives to sharing God’s love and bringing the gospel to the nations. As former missionary kids, they both felt called to continue the work of their parents and serve as missionaries themselves in Africa. After many years of church planting, they moved from their role in East Africa and to the United States, where they led a church for five years.

However, they felt led to return to the field and serve in a new capacity as member care consultants with the International Mission Board in West Africa. In this role, they provide pastoral care and counseling to support and equip missionaries, contributing to their spiritual, emotional, and mental well-being.

As Chris Martin, the IMB’s director of member care, explained, the mission of the member care team is to keep missionaries healthy and on the field, and the principal way they care for missionaries is through pastoral care and counseling. Tim and Annie are both committed to this mission and are serving with dedication and love.

Tim shared, “We spend time with them, encourage them if they’re in a crisis situation, we pray with them and we try to get them some resources to work through what they’re dealing with.”

Tim and Annie’s work is incredibly important, and we would like to ask you to pray for them as they continue their current role.

How to Pray:

Pray that the Lord would give them wisdom and discernment as they care for and mentor missionaries. Pray that they would have insight into the unique needs and challenges that these missionaries face and that they would be able to offer practical advice and support.
Pray they would be strengthened and encouraged in their own faith as they pour into the lives of others. Pray that the Lord would refresh and renew their spirits and give them the strength and energy they need to serve with excellence.
Pray that their impact would be multiplied as missionaries are equipped to share the gospel around the world. Pray that the Lord would use Tim and Annie’s mentorship to raise up a new generation of passionate and effective missionaries who will take the gospel to Africa and beyond.