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Pray that the Lord grants favor to hire another chaplain for our service. We have been short-staffed for a few years now, and we are missing many opportunities as a result. Pray that the leaders at the Chillicothe VA Medical Center will see the need.
Pray for me as I lead a team refresh and cast a new vision for the National Association of Resort and Leisure Ministers. In October 2026, I will be hosting the resort ministry conference in the Smoky Mountains and need prayer for planning, creativity, effective communication, and financial resources. We desire to use this conference to inform and equip church members from across the country to see places of leisure and lifestyle (parks, lakes, destination resorts, sports/recreation, etc.) as spaces where God is at work. Please join us in praying for churches to participate in this conference. Pray that people will be intrigued and that the association will be effective in inspiring churches to see new ministry opportunities.
Pray that we will have a missional impact on the boys we have met through our Little League. Pray we will have opportunities and the courage to step into them. Pray for conversions. Pray for a future space for Eastside. The lease at the school we currently gather in will be up in September. We need to hear from the Lord on what to do and where to go.
Pray that the Lord will send five to 10 more households for our core team. Ask God to send faithful Christians who are excited about making disciples in the city. Our core team has been sharing the gospel in the city. Pray that the ones we have been conversing with will convert to Christianity. Pray also that God will give us wisdom as we finalize details to begin Sunday worship this fall.
Pray we can go to two services and proclaim the gospel to more and more people in our city. Jesus is worthy, and so many people need the gospel of Jesus Christ. May He bless the work of our hands as we work outside the four walls of the church for gospel outreach, and that Jesus would draw all men unto Himself!
Pray that the Hispanic community in this city will open their hearts to Jesus Christ.
Pray for my wife’s health. Pray for wisdom as we raise our oldest child biblically. My wife and I have both been feeling stressed and tired from the many changes and challenges we have gone through over the past few months. We are longing for rest and joy in the Lord. Pray that God will give us those. We also need God’s guidance for our future and next steps. I recently visited Korea to support my father during his heart surgery. Pray for his healing and, most importantly, for his salvation. Pray God will guide us as we participate in an international mission. Pray for the people we are meeting who are struggling with addiction and financial issues.
Pray for two of our female peer mentors. They are being sent from the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women (LCIW) to a local jail to engage in peer-to-peer ministry with female inmates. Both women graduated from the NOBTS Seminary extension center at the LCIW. They graduated with bachelor’s degrees in Christian Service to minister to other women in the prison and to women incarcerated in local jails. The Department of Corrections has sent male peer mentors from Angola before, but has never sent any female ones. These two women are the first. We thank God for their willingness to serve in this capacity and pray that He will work through them to bring about transformed lives for eternity. Also, we are graduating three inmates this semester and enrolling nine new students in the summer term. God is using this program to bring about changed lives, homes, prisons, and communities for His glory.
Pray with us for the growth of our church.
Pray for Mya Augustine as she coordinates the summer outreach ministry in the Greater New Orleans area. Pray God will supply the funding so she can have an assistant this summer. Pray preschools will open their doors for summer Bible clubs. Pray for the students participating in a 30-hour course for leading Good News Clubs to complete their assignments and finish the course well. Pray they will actively volunteer to serve in Good News Clubs with their church. Pray for my husband and me as we settle into the Biloxi, Mississippi, area and begin to serve the Lord here. Pray that our house sells quickly in Arabi, Louisiana. “The Lord knows the way through the wilderness, all we have to do is follow …” Thank you so much for your prayers.
Pray for renewed strength, wisdom, and vision. Lots of great things are happening soon. Our oldest daughter is getting married, our middle daughter is starting physical therapy school, and our youngest daughter is graduating from high school and starting college—lots of expensive things at once. Pray for provision! Pray for courage, wisdom, and patience as we continue to minister to the helpless, hurting, and hopeless in our inner city. God is on the move, and we see Him in so many things. The enemy is also doing his very best to disrupt things. Our church turned four years old this month, and we are excited! Thank you for your prayers.
I am dealing with a young man who was brought up in a Christian home but has fallen into Buddhism. I’ve been working with him for a couple of weeks now. Pray that the Holy Spirit will work in his life, and he will surrender his life back to Jesus.
Pray for Refugio Church as we prepare to launch in Willimantic, Connecticut, in the summer of 2026. Our mission is to create a safe place where people can encounter God, grow as disciples, and find restoration in Christ. Pray for wisdom, provision, and favor as we secure a permanent location, build a committed launch team, and reach our community through outreach efforts, such as our upcoming shelter ministry. Pray also for spiritual protection, unity in leadership, and strength for our family as we follow God’s calling to plant a bilingual church that will impact generations for His glory. We believe God is raising up Refugio Church to be a refuge for many. Thank you for standing with us in prayer.
Pray that God will continue to open my mind and heart to learn and grow closer to Him so I may be a better chaplain for His glory. Pray that families will be more supportive of each other during a loved one’s end-of-life. Pray they would be less focused on past hurts and dividing up a loved one’s possessions.