Dear Beloved Intercessor,  

Do you think God knows about all the seemingly impossible things that need to be done in our world today? Do you think He is able to handle all that concerns us? If you answered ‘yes,’ are you praying with belief and expectancy that God will work? That’s the way He wants us to pray—taking Him at His word. I pray that we, His people, will remember who we’re talking to and how BIG our God is.

Let’s pray for His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. See 2 Chron. 20, especially verse 12, Matt. 6:10, Mark 11:23-24, Eph. 3:20-21. We’re sharing an article that reminds us to be on the lookout for God at work. Ask Him to open your eyes to His activity, then praise Him, acknowledging that it is God indeed who is at work.

“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you” (Matt. 6:33, 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: 

July 23 - August 5, 2009
August 6 -19, 2009

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

Weekly Prayer Focus for August 5 –  Revival of Prayer

“The church and the world need nothing as much as a mighty Spirit of intercession to bring down the power of God on earth . . . Pray for the Spirit of intercession to bring a great prayer revival.” –Andrew Murray

Scripture
^“And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications” (Zech. 12:10, KJV).

Prayer
Lord, look upon our need and pour out the spirit of intercession to bring a great prayer revival. In Jesus’ name, amen. 

Weekly Prayer Focus for August 5 and August 12, 2009
Daily Prayer Guide for August 5, 2009
Daily Prayer Guide for August 12, 2009

God at Work Story:  On the Look Out for God at Work 

Pastor Thom Mollohan shares a timely reminder. We can expect God to do much more than we might imagine and we need to be on the lookout to see Him at work.

Read more at www.namb.net/Godatwork

  
Other Prayer Requests 

Pray for the Great Commission Resurgence Taskforce—for wisdom to discern God’s will as they begin meeting in August.  You may sign up as a prayer partner at www.pray4gcr.com.

Praise God for:

• His blessings on the RTRT, Baton Rouge
  • 11,000 hearing the Gospel
  • 250 decisions made
  • Good weather

Pray for:

• Diligent discipleship and growth of those who made decisions
• Remaining RTRT Events
  • Quad Cities – Sunday, August 8
  • Minneapolis/St. Paul – Saturday, August 16

For more information go to www.rocktherivertour.com.

Please Pray for:

• Integrity for pastors and staff
• God’s continuing provisions
• For wisdom
• For grace and peace
• For staff
• For the board of NEO360

• Effective outreach through summer activities
• God’s protection for the summer missionaries who are serving on a VBS team, a sport’s evangelism team, and a community impact team.
• The mission teams in Baltimore, that they would save travel and opportunities to share the Gospel
• Protection from spiritual attack as so many work to penetrate the darkness with the light of the Gospel.
• Continued growth in new Baltimore churches

Praises -  

Stan Felder is a church planter strategist with the Salt Lake Association. Praise God for His blessings on Utah Christian Fellowship outgrowing their temporary location. They want to begin a children’s mission program and need a place. Praise God for his provision. sfelder@slba.org

Sal Mattson is a MSC missionary serving with Collegiate Evangelism at the Tennessee Convention. Praise God for sending students to disciple. sdsmh@juno.com

Trent Davis is an Air Force chaplain. Praise God, 12 people received Christ and were baptized, 10 as the result of the AWANA ministry. Pray for new volunteers who have a love for Jesus and a heart for our military children! trent.davis@croughton.af.mil

Jeanne Wedekind is WMU/Missions Education director for the Minnesota-Wisconsin Convention.  Praise God for answered prayer.  FamilyFEST was a success.  More than one hundred volunteers participated and the Gospel was shared with many. (original prayer request appeared in the June 23, 2009 edition of Prayer Connection.) jwedekind@mwbc.org

“From the rising of the sun to its setting, let the name of the LORD be praised.” Psalm 113:3 (HCSB)

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.        

Chad – Ramona, CA; Laura – Land O Lakes, FL; Ronniece – Richmond, VA; Travious – Des Moines, IA; Leah – Alvarado, TX; Betty – Dallas, TX; George – Fort Worth,TX; Marie – Fort Worth, TX; John – Roanoke, TX; Kelly – Hornbeck, LA; Ellyn – Fort Worth, TX; Marsha – Mesquite, TX; Rebecca – Saint Martinville, LA; Frank – Fort Worth, TX; Maya – Plano, 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!