Relationship with God Too often we assume that missionaries don’t struggle like we do in their relationship with God. But this is the missionary’s primary need. Pray that your missionary will: love and study God’s Word; have a strong prayer life; be filled with the Holy Spirit; be maturing spiritually; and make progress over personalContinue reading “For Prayer Partners – Day 1”
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For Prayer Partners – Day 2
Physical and Emotional Needs Satan often discourages us through our physical and emotional lives. Many missionaries live in difficult climates exposed to serious disease. Pray for good health. With busy and hectic schedules, missionaries travel often. Pray for safety, stamina and a sense of priority. Remember that preventive prayer helps. When we hear that aContinue reading “For Prayer Partners – Day 2”
For Prayer Partners – Day 3
Family Relationships Pray for family relationships – husband/wife, parent/child. Pray for the children, their salvation and spiritual growth, their health and education. Pray too that their family life will provide an excellent model for local Christians and the unsaved. And pray against the temptations that destroy families. If your missionary is single, pray that GodContinue reading “For Prayer Partners – Day 3”
For Prayer Partners – Day 4
Ability to Communicate In world evangelization communication is the name of the game. Your missionary is in ministry to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. Whether your missionary is communicating with their life or lips, they must be understood. Learning a new language and adapting to a new culture are frustrating, difficult and essential toContinue reading “For Prayer Partners – Day 4”
For Prayer Partners – Day 5
Effective Ministry Sometimes you can forget why your missionary is overseas, and why you are praying for them. Remember to pray for what your missionary is actually “doing” witnessing, visiting, teaching, preaching, counseling, nursing – and pray for the people they are ministering to. Prayer letters will teach you how to specifically pray for thoseContinue reading “For Prayer Partners – Day 5”
For Prayer Partners – Day 6
Team Relationships Your missionary is probably not completely on their own. Normally, missionaries team up with other missionaries, local believers, pastors and evangelists. Unfortunately, this mix of personalities designed to strengthen the ministry can sometimes be used of Satan to weaken it. Poor team relationships can spoil the work. Pray for all the fellow workersContinue reading “For Prayer Partners – Day 6”
For Prayer Partners – Day 7
Country and People Group Expand your praying to include the entire country where you missionary is located. The political situation, the government and its leaders, visas, freedom to preach the gospel – ll of these are important factors in world evangelism. You can also pray that the whole country will open up in responsiveness toContinue reading “For Prayer Partners – Day 7”
10 Furlough Facts
We have reached the halfway point of our home assignment and thought that we would share with you some facts from our home assignment. Several are praises, some are information, and others are prayer requests as we anticipate what God has in store these coming months. Speaking Engagements: We are blessed to know many peopleContinue reading “10 Furlough Facts”
Living in Canada
It is hard to believe that it is already December after coming back to Canada in August. We have had many things going on that makes it seem that we have been in Canada longer than four months. Life does take on a different “shape” while we are back. Even though we were in denialContinue reading “Living in Canada”
Seven Ways to Pray for the Dubbers
In three weeks we will have packed everything away in our house in Kenya, claim 5-7 bags as our worldly possessions, and board an airplane for our trip back to Canada. It is not easy saying ‘good-bye’ to home and arriving back to our passport ‘home’. Home is that relative term of ours that describesContinue reading “Seven Ways to Pray for the Dubbers”
Running with the Dubbers 