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Pray Pioneers Church will be a light in the city, a bridge among different people, and a place where the next generation can receive the gospel through Chinese and English language services. May God’s Holy Spirit fill us abundantly, so that we will not rely on human strategies but on His power as we build His house together. Pray God will give Pioneers Church a heart of unity, that people of different backgrounds, ages, and gifts may walk together under the same God-given vision, which is to multiply Chinese and English bilingual Pioneers Churches across North America. Pray God will raise up the coworkers and leaders He has chosen and grant them gentleness, wisdom, faith, and faithfulness to lead the church in the direction God has appointed. Pray God will protect this church so that attacks, misunderstandings, weariness, or division cannot steal our joy or hinder our mission. Pray God will open doors for the gospel and make this church a fountain of blessing—a place where families are restored, young people are strengthened, and the community transformed by the love of Christ. Though we begin small, may we grow strong in God’s hands, so that the light of Christ may shine on more cities and more peoples. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen!
Thank you for your prayers! Pray for students and staff as classes have begun this semester. Pray our student leaders will remain focused on the mission and strategy of First Priority to share the gospel with their peers and will have a burden for the lost. Pray that the students who do not know Christ will be open to conversations about God. Pray the Holy Spirit will open their hearts to truth. Pray for our faculty sponsors, who mentor clubs. Pray also for our team of club coaches, who mentor students. Pray for us as we seek to hire one or two part-time staffers to help me in my region. We are looking for individuals who are willing to coordinate four to five campuses. Pray for my family—my aging parents, young grandchildren, and my extended family who do not know Christ as Savior. Pray for me as I encourage and connect other First Priority area coordinators across the country. Thank you again, and happy New Year!
Pray God will be with me as I minister to Soldiers. Pray I may lead another person to Christ. I praise God for the one Soldier I have already led to Christ. Pray God continues to guide my words in preaching and Bible study and that my skills as a Chaplain will improve. Pray for my wife who is taking care of our six kids and prayers especially for our youngest—Nora, Lottie and Jackson—who have medical issues. Nora recently had throat tract surgery. Pray this resolves her breathing issues. Pray they can all stay out of the hospital and have no major medical issues. Pray for my older kids—Edith, Elliot and Noah. Pray they will come to know Jesus as Lord and that they will grow in knowledge of their school subjects. Pray my wife will sleep better at night and find times of rest in the midst of her busy days.
Prayer partners, thank you for continually keeping us in your prayers. In December, we celebrated the second anniversary of our church plant. Tabernacle Baptist Church Español is a multicultural and multiethnic congregation representing more than 10 nations. We praise God for His faithfulness. After our anniversary celebration, a young man who had come to Christ through our ESL ministry a year and a half ago and who was baptized in 2025 sensed that God is calling him into missionary ministry. He is now studying at a theological seminary and feels led by the Lord that one day he will serve in Japan. For now, he continues growing as he remains among us. Pray for his preparation and discernment. As a bi-vocational church planter and chaplain, our family’s finances have become tight. We are trusting God for His provision and His strength as we depend more fully on Him. Pray for God’s continued provision for our family.
This year, my wife and I celebrated 27 years of marriage. The journey has not been easy, especially while planting a new church, but the Lord has sustained us. Pray for our children who are still at home. Pray they may continue growing in the knowledge of God. Pray for strength, unity, and spiritual growth. Forming a ministry team has been a challenge. At times, we carry many responsibilities ourselves. We need more leaders, and we are praying to identify and train those the Lord is raising up. Pray for new workers and faithful leadership formation. Thank you, beloved friends, for standing with us in prayer. We will continue sending updates as the Lord works among us.
Wing Chaplain Steve is undergoing amputations and multiple invasive surgeries. Pray for him, his wife, Dawn, and his family.
Pray for me as I am in South Korea, and my husband is in Canada. Pray for me as I work and care for our three boys alone.
Pray for my spiritual growth this year, and may God guide me through the journey to overcome all obstacles ahead. Additionally, pray that God will give me wisdom and guidance to discern His Word.
Please remember me in prayer this Friday, January 9. I will be having a bilateral nerve ablation in my back from L-3 down to S-1. Thank you!
Pray for our family and ministry. Pray we would have wisdom and guidance when ministering to our folks. Pray for the spiritual growth in our church plant.
Pray chaplains will be bold and courageous about sharing Christ.
We praise the Lord that the community is accepting of Brook and me and that we have been able to engage the city well. Though our church is growing, our attenders tend to attend services only once a week. Pray our congregation will understand that they are missing out on all God has for them by not gathering more than once a week. Also, we are looking for a worship leader. Pray the Lord will send the person He has for His church in Mountainburg, Ark.
My full-time employment with my secular employer was abruptly terminated. Please be in prayer for Cinnamon and me as we navigate this unforeseen time of change, seeking God’s will in all things. I recently began working part-time at a local funeral home, and I am following God’s calling by attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary full-time in the spring semester to obtain a master’s degree more quickly. Pray for comfort in knowing that God will provide all we need, as Scripture tells us in Matthew 6:33.
Pray that God will grant me the energy and a lengthy attention span as I work through a 6-month Dallas Theological Seminary Old Testament program.
Pray for our church plant. Two Muslims are attending our church who are natives of Bangladesh and India. Several non-believers and young Christians are also attending. This has been our vision to reach non-Christians, and God has been bringing them to us. Pray God will touch their hearts with His love and that they will embrace the gospel message.