Dear Beloved Intercessor,  

How long do you normally stay in God’s presence, seeking His face? Are you taking your prayer time to the extent of asking God to break your heart over what breaks His? Jesus was the Son of God and yet “He Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.” In Luke 6:12 (NASB), “He went off to the mountain to pray and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.” In order to become more and more like Jesus, so that He takes control and we work only as we see our Father work, we need extended time with our Lord.

We’re sharing a report of the Broken Before the Throne week-long prayer conference that was held in West Virginia in August. It bears the marks of the kind of sacrifice it takes to touch God. Be encouraged as you read it.

“Keep watching and praying, that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Mark 14:38, NASB).

Thanks for praying with the NAMB prayer team, and for sharing what God is doing in your area.

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: 

October 14 - 27, 2009
October 28 - November 11, 2009

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

Weekly Prayer Focus  –  Seeking the Lord 

“Our response to God greatly determines His presence in our lives. If we seek God with all our hearts, then we will find Him . . . If we continue to forsake Him, a time will come when we desperately need Him and He will not be near.” – Henry Blackaby

Scripture
“ . . . It is time to seek the Lord” (Hosea 10:12, AMP).

Prayer
Father, cleanse and empower us to set our hearts to seek You wholeheartedly and with earnest humility to follow and obey You. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Weekly Prayer Focus for October 28 and November 4, 2009
Daily Prayer Guide for October 28, 2009
Daily Prayer Guide for November 4, 2009 

God at Work:

We’re sharing a report of the Broken Before the Throne week-long prayer conference that was held in West Virginia in August. It bears the marks of the kind of sacrifice it takes to touch God. Be encouraged as you read it.

Read more at www.namb.net/Godatwork

Focus on SBC . . .

Continue to pray for the Great Commission Resurgence Taskforce (GCRT). Visit www.pray4gcr.com for a list of members to pray for them by name. You may also sign up to be a prayer partner at www.pray4gcr.com.

Pray for Dr. Frank Page and his family as they transition to the Alpharetta area as he takes over leadership of the evangelization group at NAMB.

Continue to pray for Richard Harris as he serves as Interim President until a new President is selected for NAMB.

Be in prayer for the NAMB Presidential Search Committee. Also, intercede on the behalf of the IMB and SBC Executive Search Committees as they are seeking new leadership.

Praises and Prayer Requests  

Pray for Thomas Bush, Prayer Director, and the rest of the Vision San Diego staff as Vision San Diego draws to a close in December. Thomas will continue his work as the association prayer coordinator.   Continue to pray for revival in the land and God’s continual work in San Diego. Pray that partnerships that were developed through Vision San Diego would continue to grow. Praise God for the 50 churches that have been planted and all that has been accomplished through Vision San Diego.

Pray for the staff of Embrace Baltimore as they move on to new work and ministry opportunities when Embrace Baltimore draws to a close in December. Pray for pastors in the Baltimore area as they continue to reach out to their neighborhoods and communities. Pray for continued growth in new Baltimore churches. Praise God for the productive work accomplished through the outreach efforts in Baltimore. Praise God for the staff and all the hard work they poured into the mission of reaching Baltimore for Christ!

A new way to “stay in touch” – Your Church on Mission in North America, NAMB’s new weekly e-newsletter for pastors and church leaders. Pray that this newsletter will be useful to churches and their leadership. Pray for the writers and compilers as they produce each weekly issue. Check it out  or Subscribe.   

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.   

Debra – Trenton, MO; Mollie – Arlington, TX; Adrian – Dodge City, KS; Pamela – Tuscola, IL; Karyn – Burleson, TX; Sue – Tupelo, MS; Cecilia – Dodge City, KS; Abel – Sherman, TX; Leanna – Hamilton, MO; Judy – Hurst, TX; Elizabeth – Dodge City, KS;Kenisha – Fort Worth, TX; Jessica – Lancaster, SC; Lynette – Kileen, TX; Mike – LaFayette, GA

You may contact the Evangelism Response Center (ERC)
by phone at 1 888-Jesus-2009 or on the web at www.thegoodnews.org.

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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!