Monday

“Again I say to you that

if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask,

it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.

For where two or three are gathered together in My name,

I am there in the midst of them.”

~Matthew 18:19-20~

 

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PRAYERLINE
IMB
Monday, May 9, 2011

“God, You have taught me from my youth, and I still proclaim Your wonderful works,” (Psalm 71:17, HCSB).

Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the Office of Global Prayer Strategy, praying with you for university students.

Team Munich writes: “Give thanks to the Lord that a great location has been secured for an English Workshop for university students, which will take place on May 9-13. Please pray for the team that is coming to lead and the students who will participate. Pray that this workshop will open doors for a deeper ministry with students in Munich.”

IMB missionaries lead a university student center for indigenous students in Colombia. This semester, they have the biggest group they have ever had eating in the meal program (51 students) and many of these are new faces in the student center. Also, the Friday night Bible studies have doubled in size. They are storying the Book of John chronologically. Pray that God will continue to draw students to Himself, and pray that current Christians will continue to grow in their faith and witness.

Recent graduates from universities in other countries are often eager to teach English in South Korea. They can gain much experience, make a good salary, save money, or pay on their college loans. Koreans can pay up to $300 a month for extra classes outside the regular school day for young people, especially 15-24 years of age, and future jobs are largely determined by the university they attend. Thus, the pressure is great for Korean students to learn English. Pray for Christian teachers to “catch a vision” of the ministry involved in sharing their faith in Christ through relationships with hundreds of students, as well as a lifestyle that pleases the Lord and is noticed by the lost.

* Please pray for the English Workshop this week in Munich, Germany, asking that God will break down the post-modern barriers and open hearts to Him.

* Intercede for university students who are hungry to learn that they will seek out knowledge that will benefit them not just for a lifetime, but for an eternal lifetime.

* Give praise for God’s wonderful works.

 

Pray for teachers and students as they complete their last days of school.

Enjoy this beautiful day from the Lord.

Anna Lee

Sunday Afternoon

From Annette Hano

For all the sweet Moms in Heaven¸.•*”Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ”*•.
If flowers grow in heaven Lord, then pick a bunch for me ▬▬▬ place them in my Mom’s arms and tell her they’re from me. ▬▬▬ Tell her that I love and miss her, and when she turns to smile, ( ◕‿◕｡) ღ ❤ place a kiss upon her cheek and hold her for a while. I love you Mom.♥

Sunday

“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro
throughout the whole earth,
to show Himself strong
on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.”
~2 Chronicles 16:9a~

Today, let’s pray for mothers.  We all have/had one.  Most of them sacrificed a lot to raise us and train us to be who we are today.  Mothers are important in our spiritual heritages.  Thank God for wonderful, Christian mothers.
Let’s also pray for graduates who are completing one phase of their life and beginning a new phase.  Pray for them to include God in the planning.
Share some of your Lord’s day with a special mother in your life or a graduate.
Anna Lee

Friday Afternoon

From my sister, Julie, who has been collecting supplies for tornado victims in northern Alabama:

Thanks to those who have made donations to the Alabama tornado
victims!  Please continue to pray for the victims, and the many
volunteers!

I just learned of the sudden death of Mrs.Ginger Francois, former principal of Kentwood High School.  Please be in prayer for her family and many friends.

Friday

“According to His great mercy,

He has given us a new birth into a living hope

through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”

~1 Peter 1:3, HCSB~

 

Please continue to pray for  Eddie Muse and his family as they care for him at home in Kentwood.  Your prayers will be appreciated.

Mr. Frankie Gehringer is progressing with his walking.  Continue to pray for him a while longer.

Roger Pittman continues to improve.  Keep him and his family in your prayers.

Ferrin Hendry is home, but it will certainly be fine with her family if you continue to pray for her.

Please pray for all those facing potential and actual flooding of their home and other property.  All that rain is going to make it way to the Gulf eventually.

Continue to pray for our military serving around the world.  Thank God for all who have volunteered to serve to protect freedom.

Remember those who will be graduating from high school or college and facing the job market or continuing their education.

 

THE TROUBLE WITH BRAGGING

A North Carolina farmer was talking to a Texas rancher.  The Texas rancher was bragging that his spread was soooooo big, that he got in his pick-up in the morning and didn’t reach the end of his spread until nightfall.

The North Carolina farmer replied, “Yup, I had me a pick-up like that once.”

That’s the trouble with bragging — no one seems to appreciate it as much as we do!  But how will everyone know how important we are unless we tell them?  So we tend to focus on ourselves — we talk about what we have accomplished, we talk about who we know, we talk about what we have just bought.

Can I offer a suggestion?  Just for today, forget about yourself and focus on someone else.  Take an interest in what someone else has accomplished, or better yet, take an interest in a problem that someone else is experiencing.

“Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.  Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.  Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 2:3-5).

But, if you do this, won’t others fail to realize just how important you are?  Perhaps.  But, more likely, they’ll recognize true greatness in your humility.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

 

Remember to focus on someone else today.  You’ll have a great day!

Anna Lee

Thursday

“So the churches were strengthened in the faith,

and increased in number daily.”

~Acts 16:5, NKJV~

 

Simpson

I made a mistake.  Marty’s hand surgery is next Wednesday, not yesterday.  That gives us another week to pray for him.

We took Micah to Children’s Hospital today (5-4-11) for his yearly check up, we are still getting good news and all is well. We go back next year.

Thanks,
Marty & Gretchen Simpson

Pray for Mrs. Anne Hurst as she works as a counselor to those impacted by the recent tornadoes.  Knowing “Miss” Anne, she will be a calming spiritual influence to lots of tornado victims.  Thank God for her skills and her availability.

Continue to pray for my uncle, Fred Widas.  He is at home and being lovingly cared for by his family.

FBC, Greensburg has a cooking team working in Alabama.  Thank God for their skills, their time, and their availability.

Today is the National Day of Prayer.  You can participate in Osyka this morning at seven or Kentwood this morning at eleven.  Osyka’s prayer time will be at the part by the railroad and Kentwood’s by the flag at the city hall.

Have a wonderful, blessed day!

Anna Lee

Wednesday Night

From my friend, JoEllen Carruth

The First Baptist Church in Greensburg has a truck going to Geraldine, Alabama to the tornado victims early Friday morning. We are sending paper plates, cups, disposable forks, knives, spoons, toilet tissue, paper towels, napkins, diapers, baby wipes. If you would like to send any of these items they must be at the First Baptist Church by 7:00 p.m. Thursday night. Please help.

Frances Gay is praising and thanking the Lord because she got another good report today.  Join her in praising and thanking Him.

Mark Shaw has had a stroke and is hospitalized in Jackson, MS.  Please be in prayer for him and his family.

Continue to pray for the tornado victims and celebrate all the reports of how God carried them through what could have been fatal to them.  Also, add those who are doing disaster relief.  Pray for their safety and for them to be good witnesses for God as they labor among those who have suffered great losses.