Prayer Connection - April 28, 2009
Dear Beloved Intercessor,
I look forward to the annual Southern Baptist Convention meeting. It will be in Louisville, Kentucky on June 23-24, and I hope you are planning to attend. Even if you are not physically there, please pray for those who gather. What a great opportunity to renew old acquaintances, be ministered to with great preaching, and impact that community with the love of Jesus. Pray most of all that God will be glorified and that there will be a sweet spirit of love and compassion for one another and the lost we encounter.
Please read the invitation from SBC President Johnny Hunt. Pray for him as he seeks to be in the center of God’s will, and leads us to work together to complete the Great Commission.
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds” (Heb. 10:23-24, 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 16 - April 29, 2009
April 30 - May 13, 2009
For all Daily Prayer Requests on the website, visit: www.namb.net/prayerrequests.
Weekly Prayer Focus for April 29 – Dullness of Heart
“The shows of religion, though they show ever so fair in the eyes of the world will not be acceptable of God without the substance of it.” -Matthew Henry
Scripture
“Render the hearts of this people insensitive. . . Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and return and be healed” (Isa. 6:10, NASB).
Prayer
Father, for the glory of Your name, open our eyes to see and our ears to hear that we may return to You and be healed. In Jesus' name, amen.
Weekly Prayer Focus for April 29 and May 6, 2009
Daily Prayer Guide for April 29, 2009
Daily Prayer Guide for May 6, 2009
God at Work Story: Invitation to Louisville
SBC President Johnny Hunt invites all Southern Baptists to join him for the annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. Pray for a great response and for a Spirit - filled meeting.
Other Prayer Requests
Missionary Mobilization Team: NAMB will be commissioning 95 missionaries and chaplains on May 18th at Morrison Heights Baptist Church in Clinton, Mississippi. Pray for this time of celebration and for their ministries as they seek to reach the lost of North America.
RELAY
 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 this need to be met:
2010 Vancouver/Whistler Olympic/Paralympic Winter Games – individual/couple from November 30/09 – March 30/10 to work out of the Canadian National Prayer office that will organize prayer stations at venues and enlist churches in the Metro Vancouver area to be a place for prayer. glenna@prayvancouver.ca
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 6 months during Faith in Action Xtreme, beginning Easter 2009. Pray for 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.
Pray for Embrace Baltimore
- 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 24th and 25th at the Pastor’s Retreat
For the vacation Bible schools, backyard Bible clubs, and sports camps, coming up this summer
Cleveland Hope
Please pray:
- For the Holy Spirit to move on the hearts of those in the city of Cleveland.
- For the pastors as they tend their flocks
- For staff to be filled with the Holy Spirit and wisdom while seeking to do God’s will
- For protection for the churches, the pastors, and those who labor for the Lord in the city.
- For open hearts, prepared by the Holy Spirit
- That the lost will be seen through the eyes of Jesus
Praises -
 The Lord blessed the use of the Evangelism Response Center in the “Across North America” 2009 Pilot. Using the theme, “Find It Here,” people in five pilot areas were invited to Christ through a targeted media campaign of both “air” (i.e. commercials, radio, etc.) and “land” (i.e. gospel literature distribution, bill boards, etc.). Tagged to it all was an invitation to go to www.FinditHere.com, or call 1-888-Jesus2009. Each tool gave a person an opportunity to respond to Jesus. As of April 14 there had been 240 calls to ERC because of the pilots. Decisions were also made at the churches.
Kevin Fitzgerald
203 E. Ash St.
Wilburton, OK 74578
preachermankevin@sbcglobal.net
Kevin is a chaplain in disaster relief. Praise God for providing so much the last two years and for His awesome presence in lives. Praise God for saving lives through salvation, but also for miracles in saving lives physically (2 Tim. 2:3).
Lorna Fike
8500 Hanbridge Ln.
Austin, TX 78736
lfike@swbell.net
austinprc.org
Lorna is assistant executive director of Austin Pregnancy Resource Center. Praise God the owner has agreed to sell them the building. Pray God opens hearts of clients to Him, giving life to their babies. Pray God equips and strengthens workers.
Jennie London
P.O. Box 1327
Panama City, FL 32402
vim.nwca@juno.com
Jennie is a MSC volunteer missions coordinator. Last August people asked God to open doors for access to their local seaport, for a new ministry to seafarers. Praise God that shortly after that, limited access was granted. The first of this year, full access was given. Truly the work of the Lord!
“I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God!” (Deuteronomy 32:3)
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.
Deidra – Temple, Georgia; Miriam – Sanger, Texas; Jim – Gahanna, Ohio; Omieda – Lincoln Park, Michigan; Gilbert – Uruguay; Richard – Saint Louis, Missouri; Jeffrey – Grantsville, West Virginia; Charles – Baltimore, Maryland; Daniel – Dayton, Tennessee; Lee – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Vickie – Bridgeport, Arkansas; Fred – Excelsior Springs, Missouri; Rhonda – Fort Worth, Texas; Robert – Carbondale, Illinois; EJ – Brooklyn, New York.
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