PrayerConnect
Prayer requests are featured each week from your North American missionaries and SBC chaplains. Subscribe below to PrayerConnect to receive these in your inbox.
Pray for our marriage. Pray for my mom, who is in the hospital with a blood infection. Her name is Sang Le. Pray that God works in the hearts of those who saw our Christmas program on December 21. Pray also for our family camp, which will take place from December 30 to January 1. Pray we will return refreshed and energized.
Pray for The Well in southern New Mexico as we continue to build new ministry partnerships and strengthen the ones God has already provided. Ask the Lord to guide us in unity and mission as we serve our community. Pray also for our Christmas outreach through our True Harvest Food Pantry at The Well. We are seeking donations and volunteer help as we prepare to provide holiday meals to families in need. Pray these efforts will open doors for gospel conversations, glorify God, and make Christ known in our community. Lastly, please lift up my wife, Elizabeth. She is currently in the dissertation phase of her doctoral program at Midwestern Seminary and is recovering from heel and Achilles tendon surgery. Her recovery is expected to take three months or more. Pray for her healing, perseverance, and strength during this season. Thank you for praying for us and for the ministry God has entrusted to us.
Pray we will have strong and faithful leaders. Our church is newly planted among Afghan communities, and we urgently need committed leaders, ministry partners, and volunteers who will stand firm in the gospel and help carry the mission forward with wisdom, humility, and courage. On November 29, we held the first baptism in our church’s history. Three individuals publicly declared their faith in Christ. Pray for their spiritual protection, boldness, and continued growth as new disciples in a challenging cultural context. Pray for spiritual growth in our congregation. Many who attend are hearing the Word of God for the first time. Pray the Holy Spirit will open their hearts, bring true repentance and new birth, and grow our members into mature disciples who will follow Christ faithfully and share the gospel with others. Pray for unity, purity, and protection over our church. As a young Afghan church, we face spiritual warfare, cultural pressures, and practical challenges. Pray for God’s covering, for unity among believers and for wisdom as we build a Christ-centered community in Langley. Ask God to use our ministry to reach more Afghan families with the message of hope in Jesus and for our church to become a place of healing, transformation, and new life.
Our new church was planted on October 5, 2025, in partnership with Send Network and the Montana Southern Baptist Convention. Join us in asking God to continue raising up ministry team leaders who have a heart for making disciples. Pray God will grant our congregation increasing favor with our community. Ask the Lord to raise up pastors and planters from within Montana and send others from outside the state so we can saturate this awe-inspiring place with the good news of Jesus!
Please join us in prayer that the Lord will provide a new vehicle for us before the end of this year. For the past 10 years, it has faithfully carried us as we serve God’s kingdom, but it is now barely holding together. We are trusting that the same God who blessed us then will make a way again.
This January, we will have our first Sunday worship gathering! Pray for our group. Pray they will be strengthened in confidence, that God will establish His Church, that they will be committed to the work they are called to, and excited for the work God is doing through them. Also, pray we won’t lose sight of being missional-minded servants as we spend time preparing for Sunday worship gatherings. Give us God’s vision for His Church.
Pray for my family as we move over the next couple of weeks. Pray that our goodbyes will go well and that God will provide new friends for our children in our new city. Pray God will bring the right people to our launch team. Pray that the Holy Spirit will pour out spiritual gifts upon Exodus Church to establish a healthy church. Pray God will provide abundantly for the financial needs of the church.
Pray for the seminary students at the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women (LCIW). Fourteen women will be graduating in January with their bachelor’s degrees in Christian Ministry. Pray God will continue to guide and use them as they serve in ministry roles within the prison and prepare for future opportunities. Also, pray for wisdom and discernment as new students are selected. Pray God will call forth those He has chosen and equip them for faithful service. Pray for our correctional chaplains, who serve faithfully among incarcerated men and women across Louisiana. Pray they would have wisdom, strength, and compassion as they provide spiritual care. Above all, pray revival will sweep through our prisons, transforming lives, restoring hope, and renewing hearts for the glory of God.
Pray for my wife, Cathrine, as I am away serving in Korea. She is dealing with the kiddos and her mother, Sue, who is suffering from advanced Alzheimer’s disease.
Pray for us as we multiply and add a third and fourth small group. Pray that godly leaders will be raised up who can help lead these several new small groups. We desperately need to accommodate our growing church. Pray for our elders as we strive to raise up men. Pray God will raise up churches that will partner with us.
Pray for our marriage and our five children. Pray the Lord will protect us from evil, sickness, and harm. Pray for our two churches. Pray the Lord would continue to pour out His blessings on those He allows us to minister to.
“E”, a member of my church, has been at Cross City Nursing Home for about a year. He is 83 and a Vietnam Navy veteran. He is in a wheelchair and deals with anger and memory loss. He is a very generous man and buys things for the staff and others, but money is very tight for his wife and himself. I have had a long and personal talk with him about this. He has been saved and claims to pray often. We have prayed together. I try to see him once a week. My wife, Donna, and I also pray with his wife. He is on our church prayer list. Please include him on your prayer list. Thank you, and have a blessed day.
Pray God will send students who are passionate about Jesus and who want to be part of our lead team. Pray that students will invite their peers and engage in gospel conversations on campus. Pray God will open doors on the campus. Pray God will heal me from chronic body pain. Pray that we will be equipped by the Holy Spirit. Pray my wife and I will develop friendships.
Pray God’s work will be strong in the Indianapolis region.