WEDNESDAY WINDOW ON THE WORLD 12.03.08
KURDS OF
MISSIONS MOBILIZATION OF
NSENGA
OF ZAMBIA AND MOZAMBIQUE (n-SANG-uh). Missionary Joy Helgren
writes: “I will never forget the day I met her. She greeted me with a huge
smile on her face that magnified her chipped front tooth. Her skin was as black
as night, and as soft as linen. Her wrinkles were symmetrical and told stories
of her life with every expression that came to her face. Her laugh was
contagious and her joy abundant. As time passed, I learned that she was a widow
and a piece worker (she plows and harvests others’ fields for money). One day
in a conversation, I asked her a question about how she viewed God. This was
her response: ‘Before you came to Nyimba, I knew many
gods of tradition and witchcraft, but you have come and told me about the real
God and that He loves me.’ I will never forget the day I met her--she is the
face and the voice of the Nsenga. Pray that the Nsenga will desire to know more about Jesus Christ and to
live a life for Him and not African traditions. As you prepare to give to the
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering this month, pray with an open heart about how
God wants you to give in obedience to His call. Remember that as you give, you
are seeing to it that all peoples in every nation will be around the Throne one
day. Just think: The Nsenga will thank you one day
for your gift of giving so that missionaries like us could tell them about
Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for them!”
METROPOLITAN
CIUDAD JUAREZ, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO (SEE-oo-dahd HWAH-rez). “God is answering
your prayers for southeast
YOUTH ON
GIVE THANKS
What if you were an American in a
foreign country? What would you do for
Thanksgiving? None of your neighbors
even know it’s a holiday. And no one has
jellied cranberry sauce at the store!
The turkey may have to be a chicken and
the pies baked in a tiny toaster oven. It doesn’t matter. Americans living in other countries find a
way to celebrate Thanksgiving. I remember the year we got all of our American
friends together. Everyone made
something and we had a big feast. Better
than the food? We all loved each other.
We were thankful for the family of Christian friends God gave us…AND for the
jellied cranberry sauce sent from
Christians living in foreign countries
can feel lonely on holidays. Ask God to
give them good friends. Lots of
Christians will invite their neighbors over for dinner. Please pray that they will be able to tell
their friends and their neighbors about how God provides for them. Pray that they will be able to talk about
Jesus. Give thanks for everything God
has done for you!
MORE PRAYER REQUESTS FROM MISSIONARY
KIDS
There aren’t a lot of Christians where
I live, so good influences are hard to find. Pray that I can hold on to Christ
as I minister to people because it is easy to be pulled down when trying to
lift up others. RUTH ANNE, age 14, (Central, Eastern and
I pray that I will meet new friends
everywhere I go. And pray my
grandfather’s hip to get healed very soon. JAROD, age 7 (
Pray for my American friends
CHLOE, age 6 (Central, Eastern and
Pray that my
friends will become Christians. Pray for my sister and I
to continue to learn French and Creole better. Pray for us to have a real fun
time and to learn a lot at the schools we go to. Pray for my sister and me to
meet and make more friends. SEAN, age 5, (Central, Eastern and
Pray for the sick and poor and old and
dying—that's what I want you to do. ISAIAH, age 11 (
Please pray for my friends in
I have some friends that are stuck in
In Indian families, the parents or
grandparents are the head of the family.
In our friend’s family, a woman is Christian and sharing to her husband;
but the husband’s mom is a strong Hindu and against Christians. The man wants to be a Christian, but he will
lose everything if he comes to God. Pray
he will know God will provide if he believes and trusts in Him. Also pray that the man’s mom will come to
Christ and accept them as Christians. AMANDA, age 12 (
GOOD NEWS NOW
A
15-year-old girl in
NAMB (North American Mission Board) Requests
12/3/08 Dave and Kim Shoffner
david.l.shoffner@us.army.mil
Dave
is an Army division chaplain being deployed to the
12/4/08 Lorna Fike
2717 Rio Grande St.
Austin, TX 78705
lfike@swbell.net
austinprc.org
Lorna is a MSC serving the
12/5/08 Mark and Judy
Madison
12401 S. 450 E. #G-2
Draper, UT 84020
mmadison@slba.org
slba.org
Mark is director of disaster relief serving the Salt Lake Association. Pray
that God continues to equip and use him in meeting the needs of
those impacted by disaster. Also pray for God’s continued provision
for his family and pray for a 20-foot cargo trailer to expand the
ministry.
12/6/08 John Little
revlittlejohn@gmail.com
John
is a church planting strategist working with the Dakota Convention. Pray for
planter pastors to move to the Dakotas and for church
starts in the
12/7/08 Dave and Tammy Hall
1317
dave6402@gmail.com
Dave
and Tammy are church planters serving the Illinois Association. Pray
for God’s guidance and calling of musicians for a talented praise and worship
team for a new church, Grace Community Fellowship.
12/8/08 Donald Mosley
2500
donald.mosley@odrc.state.oh.us
Donald is a chaplain at Grafton Correctional Institution (GCI). Pray for
the employees and chaplains facing job loss and his successful Faith-Based
Family Program. Pray for God’s blessing for the inmates, their families, staff,
and volunteers. Pray for the new faith-based mentorship program, and that
Southern Baptist men will mentor men approaching release.
12/9/08 Billy and Audrey
Morehead
803 Seventh Ave.
Cleveland, MS 38732
mscyarpers@bellsouth.net
Billy
and Audrey are MSC prayer strategists serving the Mississippi
Convention. Pray for a strong prayer force in
12/10/08 Terry Partin
terry.partin@us.army.mil
Terry is an Army National Guard chaplain in
EMBRACE
BALTMORE: Please remember
the following Embrace Baltimore requests.
Pray for Gods’
favor to rest on their ministries.
Pray for Gods’
power to infiltrate their lives.
Pray for a
fruitful harvest in their communities.
Embrace
Pray for our
staff as many of them are traveling for work and the holidays.
Pray for a time
of rest and encouragement for our EB staff as they spend time with their
families.
Church Starting: Pray that there are new church starts in
Pray that there
will be a spiritual awakening in
Community Impact: Please pray for each CI pastor and their families during this
holiday season.
Pray for the
communities in
Evangelism: Please pray that our churches would have a fruitful holiday season
with evangelistic outreach events. Please pray for churches to be pro active in
early planning for 2009.
Mobilization: Pray for upcoming trips to meet with several colleges
and college ministers to promote partnerships for 2009 volunteer trips to
Pray for
guidance as we begin to facilitate partnerships between national volunteers and
local churches.
PRAY for the following WMBC mission outreaches:
Sunday,
6-8:00 PM: Conversational Spanish
class @ WMBC
Wednesday, 8:30
PM: Hispanic Bible study/ESL in
Thursday, 7:30
PM: LLC outreach in
E Baltimore; ESL ministry with Chinese students in
Saturday,
8:30 AM: Prison ministry
in
First
Saturday /month: Ministry at
1-
Pray for John and
Peggy Burghauser as they serve in the Stauros
ministry.
2-
Prison Ministry: Pray for John Burghauser, Rich Hilbert,
Chris Robinson, Charles Sowder, Bill Talbott who
minister at the Baltimore County Men’s
3-
Pray for the Nepali
church in
4- Pray for our missionaries Courtney and
Arleen as they minister in
also
the director of IMB missions for the whole Mid-Atlantic Caribbean (MAC) region.
5- Compassion: Pray for Compassion children sponsored by our church family. Many of our children are in areas suffering severe drought, and
without Compassion they would be facing starvation. Pray
for Compassion as it responds to
the hunger crisis in these areas.
6- Pray for the ERC (
7- Remember our missionaries
8- Pray for ESL students who returned to their
home country this summer, that God would continue to put believers into their paths and bring them into
His kingdom.
9- Pray for ministry this fall to the
youth in our communities, especially through outreach at Joppa View Elementary and the Liberty Learning Center
(LLC). Ask God if you should become a
tutor or mentor to needy youth. Also pray for Pastor Andy and the Bible clubs
at Pine Grove and
10- Ask God to expand
the missionary vision of WMBC!
THE
PRESIDENTIAL PRAYER TEAM
Give thanks for
a good weekend of refreshment and rest at
Pray for President and Mrs. Bush as they take part in a Saddleback Church Civil
Forum on Global Health in
Pray for President Bush as he continues to work with Treasury Secretary Paulson
and Timothy Geithner, President Elect Obama’s
appointee to the position of Treasury Secretary, on all possible means to
improve the struggling economy. Pray for godly wisdom in every plan that
is considered and made.
Give thanks for the appointment by President Elect Obama of the members of his
economic team: Timothy Geithner, Treasury
Secretary; Lawrence Summers, Director of the National Economic Council and
Melody Barnes Domestic Policy Council Director. Pray for these three as
they have already begun to network with leaders from the Bush administration,
asking God to guide them with His wisdom and to give each one a heart that
serves His will. Pray for them as they respond to the President Elect’s
request that they begin to develop recommendations for his economic plan which
was announced November 22.
President Elect
and Mrs. Obama have decided their daughters Malia and
Sasha will attend Sidwell Friends School in
Washington, D.C. Pray for the girls as they continue to prepare for the transition
to a new home, school and city, asking God to precede them to Washington and to
prepare great blessing and joy for them as they move.
As threats continue to be made against President Elect Obama, pray for his
continued safety and protection, asking God to cover him with His powerful care
and to uncover any plots against his life well before they can be carried
out.
Pray for newly
appointed Social Secretary to President Elect Obama, Desireé
Rogers, and all those planning the Inaugural festivities in January, asking God
for wisdom and harmony as they plan. Pray particularly for those working
on security and clearance issues, for liaisons from the Metropolitan Police of
D.C. and other key agencies as they prepare for the historic event.
Pray for Ted Kaufman, advisor to Vice President Elect Joe Biden, who has been
named as his interim replacement in the Senate.
It is expected that Biden’s son, Beau Biden, will run for the seat in 2010
following his return from deployment in
Pray for the members
of Congress as they enjoy the holiday recess. Pray for each one to have
meaningful encounters with their constituents and for spiritual refreshment and
renewal as well.
Give thanks for the great privilege of having an abundance of Bibles so readily available as the nation celebrates National Bible
Week this week. Pray that God’s Word will be lifted up and that many will come
to appreciate and enjoy the meaningful and powerful ways God communicates
truth, hope and help to us. Pray for a great outpouring of interest in
and passion for the Bible to sweep across our nation throughout this week that
many will grow in their love for God.
Pray for
members of our military as they celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, many away
from home for the first time, asking God to encourage and comfort each one.
Pray for those who carry positions of significant leadership that they may be
led by God in every decision, and pray for the safety and protection of all our
troops as they serve.
PRAY FOR
Please remember the following praises and requests for the
entertainment industry:
Praise: We're rejoicing with our friend Dena Higley
who has been highlighted in October's PEOPLE Magazine for her new breaking
storyline on Days of Our Lives about autism. We're thankful that Dena is using
the medium of daytime Soaps to promote autism awareness - such a worthy and far
reaching cause. Let's pray for continued favor as she brings positive life
experiences into her work.
REQUESTS:
1. The American Film Market was held from November 5-12 in
2. Please pray
for singer & Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Hudson, (TV's American
Idol, Films; "Dreamgirls" & currently
in "The Secret Lives of Bees.") Her mother and brother and 7 year old
nephew were found shot to death last month at their South Side,
3. Continue to
pray for the power and influence of films and television to begin to bring
positive attitudes and change to its audience. In the midst of our country's
economic crisis, "Quantum of Solace" opened last week-end grossing
over $180 million internationally in the first five days. The film's production
costs were $200 million. This is during the same week that Starbucks' profits
dropped 97%. The time and money that people globally are willing to spend on
media is staggering.
4. Pray for the
people in
5. Please pray
for the Marcarelli's as they complete a documentary
on the persecuted church, entitled "Iraqi Christians - Facing Extinction."
They are in post-production now and they have requested prayer for guidance and
the proper distribution channels. Their goal is to help our brothers and
sisters in peril in
6. Three
different members of our Christian community are producing documentaries on
different sex trafficking stories across the world. They are all passionate to
use their love for filmmaking to educate the world about young girls who are
being horribly exploited in cultures of spiritual darkness. Pray for them as
they pursue financing, great interviews and may they have Divine favor on their
films.