Dear Beloved Intercessor,  

Christian college students give me hope for our future. My husband and I got a taste of what thousands of students did over their spring breaks—by serving a group in New York City from Clemson University, SC. They transformed an old church building for a new church launch. The church planters and onlookers were truly amazed, and invigorated by their work ethic, skill, and spirit of joy in serving. The highlight for many was being an answer to prayer.

Year-round prayer on college campuses is another growing phenomenon that is impacting communities. A University of Georgia student writes about that in this issue’s “God at Work” story. I hope you will read it.

“Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity, show yourself as an example of those who believe” (1 Tim. 4:12, NASB).

Thank you for praying and for being on the NAMB prayer team.

For God's glory,
Elaine Helms

Missionary Prayer Requests:

Missionary prayer requests are on a separate, printer-friendly page, for ease of sharing with a group. Click on the underlined dates to see the requests: 

April 2 - April 14, 2009
April 15 - April 28, 2009

For all Daily Prayer Requests on the website, visit: www.namb.net/prayerrequests.

Weekly Prayer Focus for April 15 – Meeting God

“Meeting God is not always a joyous experience . . . You either meet God in repentance to renew your love relationship or you meet God in judgment and disaster.   Which encounter do you choose?” – Henry Blackaby

Scripture
“Prepare to meet your God, O Israel” (Amos 4:12, NASB).

Prayer
Lord, for the glory of Your name, we cry out for a fresh encounter with You that will lead us to humility, brokenness, repentance and revival. Amen.

Weekly Prayer Focus for April 14 and 21, 2009
Daily Prayer Guide for April 16, 2009
Daily Prayer Guide for April 23, 2009 

God at Work Story:  The Catalyst of Prayer

Sarah Waldroup, a student at the University of Georgia, writes about the sparks of revival there. She says, “This symphony of prayer and worship becomes a lifestyle, not just a discipline.” 

Read more at www.namb.net/Godatwork

  
Other Prayer Requests

"Across North America"

From NAMB Coordinator Neal Hughes  

Thank you for praying for the pilot cities and the emphasis leading up to Easter. Pray now for the follow up this month, and for many to come to know Christ because of these efforts.

Pray in particular for the 2009 Pilots for “Across North America” 2010:

• Inland Empire Association in Riverside, California,
• Lubbock Area Baptist Association in Lubbock, Texas,
• Greater Philadelphia Baptist Association in Pennsylvania 
• Stone Mountain Baptist Association in East Atlanta, Georgia
• Co-pilot, Laurens Baptist Association in Dublin, Georgia.

To the best of our knowledge, in the five “Across North America” Pilot 09 campaigns, there has been recorded through NAMB’s Evangelism Response Center’s data base, eight decisions to follow Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior!  This data base records a response from an individual to the media blitz (www.FinditHere.com ) going on in their city, March 28-April 12. In addition, each pilot area has experienced a unique revival among the pastors and people, as they have prayer walked, presented gospel literature in their community, and invited people to Easter services, April 12.  Praise the Lord! 

Thank you for praying for Jimmy Kinnaird and the RELAY project. It has gone to design! Pray now for skill and wisdom for the designers, that no components get lost in the production, and for this resource to be used by God to inspire believers to intentional relational evangelism.  

Church Planting – Ask God to continue to provide for Nehemiah church planters in this economy. Pray Luke 10:2 for the Lord of the harvest to call workers into rural regions, resulting in a church planting movement across our continent. Pray also for God’s direction and call of new staff for the Resource Development and Delivery Team at NAMB.

Please pray for local churches in San Diego as they reach out to their communities to assist seniors, military residents, and youth (through tutoring, mentoring, and foster care ministry) for six months during Faith in Action Xtreme, beginning Easter 2009. Pray that God would provide strong and fruitful partnerships with local agencies and national partners and that many would be served in Jesus’ name and come to know the Savior.   

• For a spiritual awakening in the Baltimore region.
• For resources and partnerships to remain strong.
• For pastors and their churches to follow up on new believers.
• For the more than 50 outreaches planned for '09.
• For church starters and their ten new works.
• For the mobilization of hundreds of volunteers to serve Christ in 2009.
• For the many pastors in attendance on April 24^th and 25^th at the Pastor’s Retreat
•  For the vacation Bible schools, backyard Bible clubs, and sports camps, coming up this summer

Please pray for:

• Velocity church that was launched on April 5^th. Reaching networks, connecting with the right leadership, and with their partners.
• Leader conference in Orlando and the New City – assimilation.
• The staff to be filled with the Holy Spirit and be graced with wisdom and courage to do God’s will in the city of Cleveland.
• Lost family and friends; may God by His Spirit wash them in His blood.

Praises - 

“The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.” (Exodus 15:2)

Please pray for new believers who have committed their lives to Christ recently through the Evangelism Response Center (ERC) of the North American Mission Board.   

Robert – Detriot, Michigan; Janet – Columbus, Ohio; Charlie – Dallas, Georgia; Stacy – Imperial, Missouri; Miriam – Plano, Texas; Deborah – Saint Louis, Missouri; Grace – Pana, Illinois; Juanita – Albuquerque, New Mexico; Timeka – Saginaw, Michigan; Paris – Ceres, California; David – Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Samuel – Prattville, Alabama

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If you have a prayer request, praise, or a story of how you have seen God at work in your area, please click here. The requests are subject to editing and condensing.

To view the Wednesday Window on the World from the International Mission Board, please click on:
http://www.imb.org/CompassionNet/window.asp

Thank you for praying!