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Pray nonbelievers, as they live through hardship, suffering and pain, will recognize the path to peace and joy is the way to Jesus. Pray all believers will stand firm in their faith, live with the Words of God and grow in Christ, who is the Truth, so they can be protected from false teachings and temptations. Pray our children will be saved from evil and kept safe under God’s hand, keep their faith in Him, and grow as a light to others, specifically among their friends. Pray for me as I interview for the Board of Chaplaincy Certification in July. I am still working on an M.Div. with a concentration on chaplaincy at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. I have only one summer class left to graduate. This degree will help me a lot in the chaplaincy field. Pray I can finish soon and God will provide the funds needed to do that. I am an immigrant who escaped from Burma due to politics where there is military dictatorship and persecution. My green card is still under processing. Pray this process will be complete soon.
Please pray our house will sell so we can move to our new home, which is closer to my workplace.
I’m new to my unit. In my religious interviews, I have identified two atheists and most other personnel are not active attenders in their faith. Our unit lost our regular home a few weeks before I arrived. We are trying to regroup. Prayers would be appreciated. I love my new volunteer career.
Please pray the mission teams who are coming will have a big impact on our community. Pray we would be sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s leading and stay thankful and in His plan.
We are preparing to move into an old church building that is currently under renovation. It will be so helpful since we’ve been mobile for three years. We’re asking God to provide for our needs to pay for that new space. We’re also asking Him to grow our church to 250 people, to give us 20 more baptisms (we’ve had three so far this year!) and to send five people on mission from our church (short- or long-term). Thanks so much for praying with us!
We thank God for His healing hand over Connie as she has been recuperating from major ankle surgery. She developed an infection in the incision, but it is healing well now. Soon she will be out of the wheelchair and undergoing extensive physical therapy to relearn how to walk. God’s hand has been on all of us these last 10 weeks. No sickness nor disaster has overtaken us. Our vehicles are now home, and we are thankful. Also, thanks to the wonderful women who have sent cards to Connie. They buoyed up her spirit in the dark times. Adonai Tz’vaot (the Lord of His Heavenly Host) has sustained us. All praise to the Holy One!
Pray for the successes of our evangelism strategies and our family camp for this summer.
I am taking a team of 10 students to Thailand this summer for a short-term mission trip. Please pray we will be able to encourage and assist the missionaries in Thailand. Pray we will be bold in sharing the gospel among the Thai people. Pray the hearts of our students will grow for missions and evangelism.
We have a vision of baptizing 100 people before the year 2025. Please pray we realize baptizing that number and also having a church building of our own. Pray the Lord will give us strength for our mission and the vision for our church.
Please pray for my wife, Tina, as she battles breast cancer.
We are prayerfully asking God’s guidance, favor and direction as we begin a mission in our own backyard called Acts of Kindness. Our mission statement is to empower the Body of Christ in Healdton to come together to reach out to the needy with Acts of Kindness in order to further the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ in our community. We believe meeting people’s physical needs will open a door to meeting their spiritual needs. Please pray for us as we launch this backyard mission and pray that it gets rooted and grounded so it can be reciprocated again and again in other needy communities! God’s kingdom come, God’s will be done!
Pray our new contacts (unbelievers) will be open to the gospel and attend our new home Bible studies. Continue to pray for the Saturday Bible study/discipleship at J and E’s home. Please pray people will hunger to know Christ. Pray J’s work schedule will be free on weekends, especially on Sundays. Pray many will be connected to a cell group during our Asia and American Pacific event on May 4. Pray that Praise Christian Church Union believers will be missional this year and take every opportunity to establish a good rapport with unbelievers, leading them to Christ. Pray that the Union life group of 14 people will commit to becoming disciples. Pray I will abide in the love of Christ as I shepherd the flock. Pray I can balance my time with ministry works and my personal time with the Lord. Pray for protection against the schemes of the devil from discouragement and any form of temptation. Pray that God would provide a keyboard player, a bass guitarist, a drummer, a worship leader, and guidance in organizing our own praise and worship team.
I would appreciate prayers for my wife, Paige. She has been battling Lyme disease for a while, and it can be very debilitating at times. We’re in an exceptionally busy time with pastoring a growing church and parenting elementary and middle-school-aged children, and I’m sure some of the stresses from that exacerbate Paige’s condition. I would love prayers for wisdom and discernment on how to navigate this time in our lives.
We are launching on May 5th at Calvert County Community Center. This will be our first service, and we are asking for the prayers of all planters, pastors, churches and believers. We know God is about to do a mighty work, and we are asking for your prayers for our strength, wisdom and obedience, to His will and to His Word. Thank you in advance! Be encouraged.