APRIL 2019
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Monday, April 1
Daniel Juster co-directs Tikkun International in Jerusalem, a network of emissaries in Israel and around the world, working toward the restoration of Israel and the unity of Jew and Gentile in the Body of Messiah. Dan also directs Tikkun America and is an elder of Ahavat Yeshua in Jerusalem.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for health, strength and favor for Dan and Patty as they travel and minister, and Your grace and protection for their family in Israel. Lord, build an apostolic network in Israel and provide strategies for fostering cooperative unity. I pray for fruitfulness and abundance of provision for all their related ministries in Israel and around the world, in Jesus’ holy name. Amen.
Tuesday, April 2
In Israel first and also in the nations, the S family is involved in planting multiplying house churches, discipleship, coaching and connecting church planting communities internationally, and teaching about God’s heart for Israel.
For personal needs: Father, I pray that the S family will be successful in planting lasting and growing fellowships in every place You lead them. Shield and protect them from all attacks of the enemy, and keep them in excellent health and continuous joy and strength. Lord, provide for their spiritual, emotional and financial needs, and glorify Yourself through them, in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
Wednesday, April 3
Reuven & Yanit Ross, of Making Disciples Int’l, are ministering to their elderly mothers in Texas, while teaching leadership seminars and continuing to travel to Israel and other nations with intentional, disciple-making strategies.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for great favor for Reuven & Yanit in every place they minister, birthing a multitude of new disciple-makers and leaders through their efforts. I ask for traveling safety and protection for their marriage, health and family. Lord, enrich the Rosses with divine inspiration and grace as You direct them in accepting invitations to minister from around the world, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Thursday, April 4
M and C established a transition center for special needs young adults in Central Asia. They and their team of nationals experience constant challenges to God’s work, and the center is endeavoring to become self-sustaining.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for the team to continue to shine Your light for all to see. Lord, establish a Christian community of special needs individuals and their friends, and create businesses to employ the young adults. I ask You to keep the transition center open and to increase anointing, miracles, health, protection and provision, in Jesus’ wonderful name. Amen.
Friday, April 5
Through AIMS, Howard & Pat Foltz are helping the Church fulfill the Great Commission, equipping the Body of Christ in numerous nations through many strategic approaches. AIMS equips thousands of pastors and leaders, resulting in thousands of new church plants.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for wisdom, insight, clarity of vision, and health for Howard & Pat. Unite the team in peace and purpose, keep each one safe, and send an outpouring of Your Spirit on their individual lives. Lord, produce a great harvest through all their work, especially their Harvest Equippers training around the world, and raise up more prayer and financial partners, in the awesome name of our Lord Jesus. Amen.
Saturday, April 6
Rich & Ginger Jorgensen oversee the translation department for Nation-2-Nation Christian University. Working with local churches in developing countries where Bible knowledge and application is lacking, they establish Bible training centers. This strategy helps the church to reach the lost in surrounding communities.
For personal needs: Father, I petition You for wisdom and direction for Rich & Ginger. I pray for financial provision for their ministry and personal needs in order to accomplish all that You have called them to do. Lord, grant health and strength in their physical bodies and minds, and protect them in going out and coming in. I give You thanks for all these things, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Sunday, April 7
M and C established a transition center for special needs young adults in Central Asia. They and their team of nationals experience constant challenges to God’s work, and the center is endeavoring to become self-sustaining.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for the team to continue to shine Your light for all to see. Lord, establish a Christian community of special needs individuals and their friends, and create businesses to employ the young adults. I ask You to keep the transition center open and to increase anointing, miracles, health, protection and provision, in Jesus’ great name. Amen.
Monday, April 8
Gordon & Becki West founded KidZ at Heart Int’l, based in Arizona. Using their past experience in education, they provide effective, culturally relevant training to equip children’s ministry leaders and teachers internationally to reach and teach children for Christ.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for Your direction as the Wests continue to implement the KidZ Ministry Certification Program in multiple locations worldwide. Lord, increase partnerships with universities abroad and in the U.S. Expand the training to blend with higher education for Christian education leaders so that the lives of children in their own cultures will be transformed, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Tuesday, April 9
Art & Ellen Sanborn direct the Youth With A Mission Tampa base, including the Discipleship Training School. They also planted a church in an immigrant community of Florida, and periodically minister in Asia while training other missionaries.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for strength, fruitfulness, and wisdom in teaching and counseling as Art & Ellen train many to be harvesters. Bless their ministry trips and ventures with great effectiveness and traveling mercies. Lord, grant financial provision, health and protection for each member of the Sanborn family, their staff and students, and bless the church with growth and spiritual maturity, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Wednesday, April 10
L has served God for over 30 years. Globally focused on the people groups with least access to the Gospel, she lives out a Barnabas-style ministry, providing cutting edge tools and training, and building team-work to ignite rapidly-multiplying church planting movements as part a global support team.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for health and peace for L and her husband. Lord, overcome spiritual opposition, protect their family, and release Your provision. Father, continue to build strong regional prayer networks and outreach strategies, expanding Your work until every tongue, tribe, and nation has heard and follow You! In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Thursday, April 11
J and his wife are founded and direct ministries in North India. They equip frontline pastoral leaders for church planting and community transformation projects and also pastor an urban church in one of the cities.
For personal needs: Father, grant J, his wife and their children bold-ness, guidance and protection. Lord, expand the outreach of their network of apostolic leaders in South Asia, and open doors to advance the Kingdom in Afghanistan, Maldives and Sri Lanka. Bless their training events, Bible studies, conferences, and children’s homes. Lord, keep the children growing spiritually and in good health, and provide continuous financial provision to grow the ministry, in Jesus’ majestic name. Amen.
Friday, April 12
In India, two young evangelists work in the largest red light area in Asia, and are seeing increased hunger for the Word. With other believers, they conduct outreaches and seminars, and facilitate a brothel fellowship, literacy classes, and a Sunday school for children.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for spiritual, emotional and physical protection, wisdom and unity for these evangelists and their team. I ask for salvation of many souls, and for them to become true disciples. Lord, soften the hearts of many more women, and free from bondage the prostitutes who come to salvation. Lord, draw these young women’s unsaved family members to Yourself, in the magnificent name of our Lord Jesus. Amen.
Saturday, April 13
P is the founder of an evangelistic team, establishing global leaders and conducting seminars, missions, and evangelistic outreaches in mostly unreached areas. He preaches through TV and crusades, planting hundreds of churches. His wife leads seminars for pastors and women, and preaches in revival meetings in the church.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for health, strength and protection for P, his wife and all who work with them, for favor with the authorities, and for blessings upon the children’s homes and orphans. I ask for abundant financial provision for all the needs of the ministry and this missionary family. Lord, shield all the missionaries and believers in India from attacks and persecution, in Jesus’ precious name. Amen.
Sunday, April 14
P and G minister in India and other nations, establishing churches among several people groups. They also direct an English school for the underprivileged, a Bible training center, and an orphanage; support other pastors; and assist the poor.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for strength and good health for this missionary family, and the children of the orphanage, and finances for building projects. I ask that the work would continue to grow, bringing many to Your saving grace. Lord, develop local leadership through the Bible training center, and open doors into the many unreached and least reached areas, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Monday, April 15
Mark & Colleen Handy serve in India with World Outreach Ministries. They founded two House of Refuge Homes for Girls in Odisha, housing and educating over 500 girls. Their vision is to raise thousands of girls who will become strong missionaries to reach their own people.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for a great move of Your Spirit in Odisha, repeal of the anti-conversion laws, and the Gospel to spread widely. Lord, grant continued grace, provision, wisdom and health for the Handys, their staff and the girls. I ask for more sponsors, house mothers, staff and more girls in the Homes, and that “Christ will be fully formed” in each of them, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Tuesday, April 16
In India, Pastor D directs a Bible School. In the past 20 years, hundreds of graduates have been sent to the harvest fields in India. Countless decisions have been made for Christ and hundreds of churches/house churches planted!
For personal needs: Father, I ask for divine health, wisdom, continual anointing, fruitfulness, and safety for Pastor D and his family. Lord, supply all finances needed, and send more laborers to share in the ministry. Father, anoint, bless and protect all the Bible School graduates serving You in many parts of India, and provide for the new sanctuary and more church plants in North India, in the victorious name of Jesus. Amen.
Wednesday, April 17
S and B plant churches and mentor/train pastors and leaders, especially in unreached, tough and dangerous regions in India and Nepal. They also minister in slums and villages, support widows, and daily feed and educate 2000 children at risk.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for miraculous healing for B, who has been diagnosed with a rare brain disease. Lord, comfort, protect, and provide abundantly for their family while their two older sons are studying in the US. Please add many souls to Your Kingdom and establish many more new churches through these missionaries, especially among unreached people groups. Father, stop persecution against Christians in India, and protect this family and all believers there, in Jesus’ wonderful name. Amen.
Thursday, April 18
This missionary founded a ministry that partners with local Indian and Kashmiri pastors and organizations, launching new endeavors in un-reached regions, establishing micro-businesses, opening doors for the Gospel and providing for pastors and their families. Among other things, the ministry digs wells in villages without clean water and conducts medical camps.
For personal needs: Father, I ask for open doors and favor in villages with no Gospel presence. Lord, launch partnering projects through newly formed relationship between the ministry and government non-profit leadership. I pray for safety and provision for the missionary and other Christian leaders, in the glorious name of Jesus. Amen.
Friday, April 19
B is a zealous evangelist serves as the Chairperson of the Christian society in his Asian nation. His responsibilities in the church have increased, and he mobilizes young people to reach out to the villages.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for blessings, health and abounding joy for B and his family. Lord, protect them and other believers, providing wisdom and clear open doors. I ask for all the schemes of the enemy to be brought to nothing, financial provision in supernatural ways, encouragement and hope as they press into Jesus, and a great harvest of souls, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Saturday, April 20
D and his wife operate a children’s home in the Himalayas, housing 10 orphans. They are also involved in relief work and assist the poor and needy. D evangelizes; disciples; trains leaders, missionaries and teachers; and writes and translates Christian literature.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for health, grace and personnel resources as D and his wife nurture the children and minister to many others. Lord, pour out Your Spirit, healing and restoration upon the disaster affected people in the region. I ask for protection, favor with the government, and supernatural supply for all needs, including provision for the homeless and orphans in the region, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Sunday, April 21
After 17 years of serving in one “closed” country, D and his wife moved to another nation to learn the language and culture. They are preparing to transition to a mostly unreached country in their continuing call to the unreached places of that region.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for anointing, discernment and protection for D and his wife. Lord, grant them continued effective language acquisition and fruitful ministry. Bless all of the teachers, translators, and students in the Bible schools with Your Holy Spirit power to enlarge the Kingdom. Lord, send more laborers to work with them, and provide increased support as the work grows, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Monday, April 22
This Christian satellite television ministry, broadcasts 24/7 and web streams to smart devices throughout over 25 countries in a region where evangelism is difficult. The ministry is building the Church through non-political, non-partisan, biblically based programming.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for responsive hearts as the minis-try’s convergence of theology, technology, and timeliness positions it for greater impact for such a time as this, in making Your love visible and easily accessible in all areas of the region. Lord, provide encouragement and discipleship for Christians and engagement with the Gospel message for the unsaved, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Tuesday, April 23
The focus of this ministry is to bring the unsaved to Christ in Middle Eastern areas through fellowships, Bibles, tracts, and DVDs about Jesus. The ministry provides aid to those in refugee camps and trains workers to serve the persecuted church.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for Your peace, wisdom and encouragement for the workers in the Middle East. Lord, continue to hold the doors open for the Gospel, and open new doors to bring more souls to Jesus. Lord, protect the missionaries, their children, printing house workers, and fellowship leaders and members. Raise up more workers to reach the Kurds, and settle more exiles in safe countries, in the magnificent name of Jesus. Amen.
Wednesday, April 24
J and his family are involved in evangelism and discipleship in the Middle East. His wife also teaches at an international school that serves many other families.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for peace, clear guidance, protection and health for this family. Lord, anoint J as he mentors new believers and fellow missionaries; keep the ministry team working effectively together, using them to impact many lives for Christ; and bless their son in college in the U.S. I ask that the government will continue to allow furtherance of the Gospel, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Thursday, April 25
For many years in Africa, R and L taught oral Bible schools and trained national missionaries to create oral Bibles and teach oral learners. They believe the Lord has led them to move to central Asia to serve as He directs and provides.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for full health, grace, provision and open doors for these missionaries. I ask for anointing and wisdom in teaching, producing oral Bibles, and encouraging churches in missions outreach. Lord, bring many to salvation through their continued faithful labors, and clearly lead them as You prepare the way for their further ministry, in Jesus’ great name. Amen.
Friday, April 26
J and his wife serve mostly in Central & Eastern Europe, South America, India and Asia, training many students and missionary candidates who focus on the unreached, former Communists, and people in India and China.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for stamina and health as J and his wife travel and teach, and for their children to continue to walk in Your plans for them. Protect them and all the students, staff, and their property, and call more laborers, providing all resources needed. Lord, strengthen the believers experiencing harassment and imprisonment, and bring religious liberty to their nations, in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
Saturday, April 27
The L family lives in Cyprus, developing a missionary training track for their ministry. They minister to the urban poor and refugees from many nations, helping bring hope and healing to those who have endured trauma due to war and persecution.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for wisdom, anointing and endurance as the family members pour themselves out for the Gospel. Lord, provide them with protection, health, and grace in learning the language. I ask You to share Your love through them, and expand Your Kingdom through their outreaches and in the Middle East, in the powerful name of Jesus. Amen.
Sunday, April 28
Matthew Rudolph is the International Director for Gateways Beyond; he & Serah and their family are based in Cyprus. GBI trains, equips and launches young believers into world outreach. Their hearts burn for the countries that touch the Mediterranean, and they are seeking to redig the well of first century missions in their region.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for wisdom and strength for Matthew & Serah; for the students to receive all You have for them; and for adequate financial support. Lord, open doors to minister salvation, healing and deliverance everywhere the Rudolphs reach out, and bless their children, Levy and Noa, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Monday, April 29
In Greece, Gail Stathis is the Senior Pastor of Glyfada Christian Center, and Executive Director of EME Ministries, which reaches into the Middle East and North Africa to establish churches, develop leaders, and help churches become impactful through education and community/business development projects.
For personal needs: Father, grant wisdom and strength for Gail, as she establishes the first and only Evangelical K-12 school in Greece. Lord, continue to build the right team, and provide all finances necessary. I lift up the work among women leaders in that region whom You have called Gail to lead, train and impact, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Tuesday, April 30
John & Deana Kachelmyer’s ministry in Romania among the Gypsy people group targets youth and assists many with desperate needs. Due to her health, Deana remains based in the US. Whenever possible, John serves in Romania with Gypsy Christian leaders and also ministers in Honduras.
For personal needs: Father, I pray for Your strength, healing and wisdom for John & Deana, along with more financial support. I ask for the Gypsy congregations to continue to flourish, and the young people to be grounded in You. Lord, bless and expand John’s outreach to youth and adults in Honduras, stop the widespread violence there, and establish a stable government, in Jesus’ awesome name. Amen.
To support our missionaries, go to: http://lwicc.org/give.
Choose “My tithes and offerings” and then “Missions Contributions.”