Day 1

3/6/2023

Just in case you did not pick up the prayer guide for the Week of Prayer for North American Missions; below is the request for prayer for day two from the prayer guide:
 
Oregon is one of the least-churched states in the nation. It's where Vergil and Kelsey Brown planted one successful church in Portland and after 10 years felt God's call to leave it in the hands of a new pastor and plant again.
 
The family moved to a part of the city that might as well have been another world way - especially for the couple's kids. For people in the Brown's community, Christians are an oddity.
 
"Most of our neighbors do not know a single Christian, but they ask questions. We quickly had to get comfortable with that. God is leading them to Christ through relationships," says Vergil.
 
The Browns started with a home prayer group that quickly grew into Redemption Church.
 
The church is now growing in attendance and baptisms and hopes to soon launch additional church plants.
 
"I'm hooked on church planting now and just doing bold things for Jesus," says Vergil. "It was scary. It was really scary, but we're so glad we did it."
 
Please pray for Redemption Church to be faithful and bold in their evangelism efforts. Please pray for unity in the growing young church and joy in the journey for the Brown family.

Day 2

3/7/2023

(Copied from the Prayer Guide for the Week of Prayer for North American Missions. You can also watch a two minute video about the Chois @ AnnieArmstrong.com/Choi)
 
The Twin Cities area has the largest Somali population outside of Somalia. It is home to the largest Hmong population in the United States, and the Hispanic population has grown by 38% in a decade.
 
"Although you have different ethnicities and backgrounds in our city, they are all pocketed and avoid each other," says church planting missionary, Sam Choi of All Peoples Church. But All Peoples Church sets a different example - unity from diversity.
 
The ministry focus is on the unchurched. It takes patience to disciple new believers whose new faith means major life change. Outreach strategies have included engaging visitors at the Mall of America and regular meals at the park to build relationships.
 
Sam says the goal is not to get people to the church for a pastor to share the gospel but for the church members to go out and look for intentional encounters.
 
"We are only blocks from George Floyd Square where he tragically died. Having a truly multi-ethnic church here will be challenging, but a powerful witness," says Sam.
 
Pray for growth in numbers to be matched with spiritual maturity; faithfulness to the mission to reach the Nations in Minneapolis; church to be an everyday experience that doesn't begin and end in a building.

Day 3

3/8/2023

(Copied from the prayer guide from the North American Mission Board)
 
Alaska has a rugged, forbidding environment. That's also true for churches. Thirty percent of Alaskan Southern Baptist churches have died in the last six years.
 
Philip and Andi Coleman uprooted their lives in Kentucky and moved to Anchorage determined to change that statistic.
 
After taking the helm of church plant True North Church, Philip learned about an older church that was dying. It had
building and little else, but the remaining members wanted a new start. So, the young community of True North Church and
the older congregants of Muldoon Road Baptist Church merged to serve their community as one.
 
Now, Philip is helping others learn how to reach the unique culture and extreme climate of Alaska. He has started a strategic
residency program for church planters so the next six years of church growth in Alaska will look different from the last.
 
"I don't think there's a seminar or a residency anywhere else that can get you completely ready for Alaska," says Philip. "You need to be here for a year or more to know this place."
 
Pray For:
The Colemans as they reach a culture that doesn't see a need for Jesus.
The residency to grow new missionaries to reach Alaska.
Strong relationships with local Alaska associations.
 
You can also watch the story at AnnieArmstrong.com/Coleman

3/9/2023

(Copied from the prayer guide from the North American Mission Board)

Emanuel Grozea was born in communist Romania to a family of smugglers – Bible smugglers. As a teenager, Emanuel felt God calling him into ministry. He pastored for almost a decade in Romania before God moved him and his family to lead a Romanian Baptist Church on the verge of closing in New York City. In the Ridgewood community, about half of the neighborhood speaks a language other than English, and once was heavily populated with Romanian immigrants.

“God gave us a burden – a vision for what it needs to be in our generation. Our vision is to replant and transition this church from a struggling Romanian church to a House of Worship for all nations,” says Emanuel.

Leading the Maranatha Baptist Church congregation through such a radical change has been challenging. But now, the church is reaching and welcoming Albanian, Nepali, Polish, Latino, Egyptian, Italian, Turkish and Armenian neighbors, along with Romanians. The language groups meet individually for Sunday school and then come together for corporate worship to joyfully worship as one.

PRAY FOR:

 Faithfulness in sharing the gospel to all nations in the community.

 Maranatha to plant three new churches by 2030.

 More supporting churches to partner with Maranatha in prayer and serving.

Watch the video at AnnieArmstrong.com/Grozea

3/10/2023

(Copied from the prayer guide from the North American Mission Board)
 
When Matt went to the Pine Ridge Reservation, home of the Oglala Lakota tribe, for a short-term, construction mission trip, his plan to be an international missionary changed.
 
"I looked around and saw tremendous need," says Matt. "I could hear people speaking a different language. I had entered a different culture and was in the middle of a different people group right here in my own country. These people had been forgotten, and I knew God was calling me here."
 
Pine Ridge is one of the largest reservations in the United States and among the poorest. Matt and Amanda lead the Cha?kÚ Wa?té Ranch, a ministry center on the reservation. Their three line approach is through a summer kids camp, providing free home repair and offering medical services through a newly opened clinic.
 
"I have read that less than 3% of Oglala Lakota people claim to know the Lord," says Matt. "Our goal is to change that statistic and help them experience the hope of a restored life in every aspect."
 
Pray for:
Wisdom to meet the many needs of the Oglala Lakota people.
Continued favor and partnerships with travel leaders.
Growth and support for wellness and construction ministries.
 
Watch their story at AnnieArmstrong.com/Hadden

3/14/2023

Pray for engagement projects starting among unreached Muslim people groups in Northeast India this year. Pray specifically for the project starting among the Hajjam Muslims. This people group numbers 100,000, and they are currently relying on their own works for salvation. Pray that local harvest workers engaging these people will proclaim the gospel with all boldness(Ephesians 6:19-20) and that the Spirit will move among many hearts, calling the Hajjam to salvation in Christ alone. Pray that a church will be started among this people group. (Copied from IMB prayer requests)

3/15/2023

Psalm 117:1-2 Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol Him, all you peoples. For great is His love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.
 
Please spend a few minutes just praising the LORD and thanking Him for all He has done for us. We serve an awesome God and He deserves our love and praise.New Paragraph