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Pray the government shutdown will come to a conclusion as soon as possible. As an essential employee, I am working but because of the shutdown, I will be unpaid until the government reopens. That takes a toll on our family finances.
Pray for the final logistics of Lighthouse Church’s Send Relief Outreach Weekend event in February 2026.
Thank you for your prayers! The ministry here is growing faster than we can keep up! We have launched in 11 new schools, with several pending. Attendance is at record levels, and we are way ahead of salvation and gospel conversation numbers compared to previous years. Please be in prayer that God will provide people and support resources, including the ability to hire new staff. Be in prayer for my coworkers here in northeast Tennessee, David and Austin. Together, we cover more than 130 schools across 12 counties. Pray for peace, wisdom, and favor as they cast the vision of schools as mission fields and students as missionaries. Pray for our children and grandchildren (all three grandchildren are under the age of 3). Pray as our children lead their families and serve in their local churches. Pray also for my parents, who are in their early 80s. They are moving to our hometown, which is about two miles from our house. Pray for their transition and adjustment to their new home and routines. Pray for my wife, Kelly. She deals with several annoying pains, including feet, knees, and side. She often doesn’t sleep well and is just beginning to look at a knee replacement. Pray her pain will ease and she can sleep well. Thanks again for your prayers!
For the past three years of our church plant, we have consistently maintained a membership and Sunday attendance averaging eight people. Wednesday evening Bible study has the same number, although a significantly different set of people. My heart’s desire is to sow into the lives of more saints and thus increase our overall membership, as evidenced in growth for both Sunday and Wednesday services.
My family and I just moved from Houston, Texas, to Hurst, Texas. We are planting a Hispanic church with Shady Oaks Baptist Church. We ask that you pray for the community surrounding this church and that the gospel will spread. Pray God will grant us boldness and clarity when sharing the gospel. We are also praying that a mature couple who desires to serve and see God’s kingdom grow will join our church plant. Thank you for your prayers.
While running doing some cardio, I stepped on a rock and dislocated my right ankle. The good news is that no bones were broken and there was a pulse and feeling, which were all good. The doctor was able to reset it. The doctor prescribed six weeks of non-weight-bearing with a boot and crutches, followed by starting to apply weight for several weeks. While wearing the boot, I cannot drive. Pray for my wife, Cheta, as she has extra responsibilities as I recover.
Pray for my wife, Myra. Many of you have been praying for her concerning migraine headaches. Thank you. The headaches are actually better. Praise the Lord, and thank you for your prayers. But now she has been diagnosed with a respiratory infection known as Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Pulmonary Disease. She is under the care of a pulmonologist and is participating in daily respiratory treatments. Please pray that the treatments will be effective and that our Lord will provide complete healing.
We have placed our special-needs son, Shane, on hospice. We made this decision with understanding and love. He has had a wonderful life and knows the Lord. It is time for him, and we place him in God’s hands. His siblings are coming in to visit him and have closure. Please pray that we as parents will have loving wisdom, support, and understanding, as all of us say our earthly farewells.
Dear brother and sisters, continue praying for us that God may open doors. After teaching the Bible to a small group for a long time, we finally had our first baptism this past summer. Pray for strength and health for my wife, Ana, my son, Aaron, and me. We ask for your urgent prayers that the Lord may provide us with resources, as we are working with only 30 percent of our budget.
We are in the midst of doing our biggest outreach yet. We are giving every teacher in Lynn public schools (a total of about 2,400 people) a bagel breakfast in partnership with a local cafe called One Mighty Mill. We gathered 30 people from the community to deliver and serve the teachers. We pray this opportunity to serve will open opportunities to share and that people will be called to join our launch team so we can see the city of Lynn navigate toward Jesus and one another.
Pray our team will remain steadfast and strong in the Lord and continue evangelizing and making disciples. Our community has a big fall festival coming up. They have asked us to help run it, so this is a great connection point to our community. Pray hearts will be soft toward Jesus and that we will make new connections and relationships.
We are seeing some amazing things right now. We launched in February 2024 and are currently seeing around 400 in average attendance as of October 2025. We have seen 80 baptisms this year so far, with many young adults and young families coming to Jesus; however, our church needs prayer for one specific trend we are seeing. We are noticing that some of our early members are struggling to appreciate the recent growth in our church and the amount of energy it takes in a portable church. Thus, several have decided that they would prefer to either watch online, attend a more established church, or go to a smaller church. Subsequently, this has put us in a position where we are the largest we’ve ever been, but our offerings have dipped significantly. We are praying that God would send people who have a clear call from God to contribute their lives, which includes their energy, time, prayers, and finances.
Pray for my dad. He is in urgent need of a liver transplant. We’re asking for healing, strength and peace during this difficult time and that a suitable donor would be found quickly. Pray also for wisdom and guidance for his medical team and comfort for our family as we walk through this together.
Pray for my family and me during this deployment. Pray our love and connection to my wife and kids will grow despite the miles of separation. Pray I will have divine appointments with our Soldiers. Pray my chaplain craft and skills will improve. Pray God will heal my kids, who have severe medical conditions, and that they will have no major medical issues.