Dear Beloved Intercessor,  

God is not looking for people with great abilities as much as for those who are obedient to do what He calls and empowers them to do. This was evident when God called Gideon to lead a battle against a superior army, and when He called David from being a shepherd to be the king of Israel. See Judges 6:11-14, 7:2-22; 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Jesus reminds us that apart from Him we can do nothing. But we also know that through Christ we can do all things. See John 15:5 and Phil. 4:13.

If God is calling you out of your comfort zone, be quick to obey and watch what He will do. We are sharing a story about a postal worker God called to be a contractor on a ministry building project, which demonstrates the unchanging power of our holy God. Praise Him today.

“And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:19, 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: 

June 25 - July 1, 2009
June 11-17, 2009

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

Weekly Prayer Focus for June 24– God's Judgment

“God revealed . . . that military defeat, drought, famine, pestilence, and various plagues, and illnesses were all to be viewed as God communicating His offense at people’s sin . . . God expected the people to make the connection between their circumstances and His voice.” –Henry and Richard Blackaby

Prayer
O Lord, help us make the connection between what we are experiencing and Your call to return to You!  In Jesus’ name, amen.

Weekly Prayer Focus for June 24 and July 1, 2009
Daily Prayer Guide for June 24, 2009
Daily Prayer Guide for July 1, 2009

God at Work Story:  Postal Worker Becomes God’s Contractor

Although Calvin McFarland, a US Postal Service employee, never dreamed God would lead him to coordinate a building project, God’s plans were already in place. See Isaiah 55:8.

Read more at www.namb.net/Godatwork

Other Prayer Requests

Pray for the SBC Annual Meeting, June 23-24. Pray for Dr. Johnny Hunt as he provides leadership during the meeting and gives the President’s address on Tuesday morning. Pray also for Dr. Geoff Hammond as he gives the NAMB presentation on Wednesday evening. There are many meetings and special events in conjunction with the annual meeting. Pray that all goes smoothly.

GOVERNMENT PRAYER SUNDAY – June 28, 2009 - The National House of Prayer in Ottawa is partnering with Nation at Prayer to encourage churches and individuals from every part of the nation to take part in this annual national prayer initiative. June 28, is a day set apart for churches of all denominations across Canada to dedicate a portion of their Sunday morning church service to specifically pray for Canada and at least one elected governmental leader.

Pray for 38 students being ‘parachuted’ into downtown Chicago to do outreach for 10 weeks this summer.  Pray that they can make great contacts which give insight into the neighborhoods, result in people coming to Christ, and in the formation of new churches.  Pray also for students to be developed in their walk with the Lord as they learn to be missionaries.

2010 OLYMPIC/PARALYMPICS Vancouver/Whistler – ASK that the spiritual aroma of Vancouver/Whistler will change as a result of the prayers and love shared with the local communities and visitors from around the world.  PRAY that the evangelistic resources that are being worked on will be completed soon.  PRAY for the availability of housing for mission teams and volunteers.  ASK that donated items for hospitality kits will continue to arrive. For more information contact Kevin Sigsby at ksigsby@yahoo.com

Continue to pray for Faith in Action Xtreme that began with Easter 2009. Pray that churches in San Diego would “seek the welfare” of San Diego County in prayer and that they would rise to obey God’s direction, serving together to address San Diego County’s greatest needs. Visit www.visionsandiego.com for more information. 

Embrace Baltimore

• Pray for the volunteers who will be serving in the local churches and communities this summer.
• Pray for Upward Sports Camps, June 22-26, 2009 (Had to move location due to large turnout.)  
• Pray for Community Impact Events
• Pray for the churches who will be hosting VBS this summer. 

Cleveland Hope
Please pray for:

• Cleveland Hope Staff
• Ladies Bible Study – for consistent attendance during the summer
• Leadership
• Churches

Praises - 

Richard Mills is a church planter with the Setfree Church. Praise God for His blessing on Live In Discipleship for people released from jail. The county courts see favorable results with those released into the program and there are many requests from inmates to join. Pray for guidance for a women's program regarding the right property and resources. Pray for approval from the city to put their donated 70-foot trailer on their existing property, which will furnish more bed space. setfreedeacon@yahoo.com

Jim Brunk is an associational outreach specialist for the Convention of Oklahoma. Praise the Lord for the 13 associations that worked with Jim and increased baptisms last year. Pray that the other 30 associations will partner and develop strategies in church planting and evangelism. jbrunk@bgco.org

Andy Weems, a campus pastor, sends this praise and prayer report. This year the Wright State University International Dinner sponsored by Crosswalk Collegiate Ministry did have a few hiccups along the way, but the night was a huge success. Ten days before the event, the university mistakenly canceled our room reservation.  Two days before, the WSU Gospel Choir canceled, and all other efforts to find musicians failed. A local church and the Central State University Chorus came to our rescue and the night has a huge hit. Various ethnic restaurants in the area donated food, and many of the students and their families prepared food in addition. At the end of the night, students took home a lot of food. The purpose of this event is to build relationships around the dinner table to connect American students with international ones to find host families and English partners. We build relationships much the way Christ did, sharing the Gospel with these students. Most of the students participating this year were from communist countries where the church is prohibited and under persecution. The highlight of the evening was the Central State University Chorus and Highest Praise, an interpretive movement group from WSU. Both groups "wowed" the participants and the chorus even received a standing ovation on several songs. Thank you for your prayers and support of Collegiate ministry. Each year we spend time and effort reaching out to students all over the world on our local university campuses. Please keep this ministry in your prayers, since our work goes on every day of every week throughout the year. ohiobcm@juno.com

“Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!” Psalm 150:6 (NASB) 

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.  

Marie – Fort Worth, TX; Al – Fort Worth, TX; Pam – Keller, TX; Jeremy – Tolar, TX; Karen – Benbrook, TX;
Nancy – Fort Worth, TX; Geolene – Azle, TX; Brenda – Keller, TX; Early – Waco, TX; Michael – Farmers Branch, TX;
Laurie – Kingsville, TX; Twila – Godley, TX; Kay – Fort Worth, TX; Melinda – Arlington, TX; Diane – Burleson, TX

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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!