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I am going through a work transition and am trusting God for a new ministry opening early next year.
We are in need of prayer for strength as we plant this new church. Also, we are in need of prayer for a building in which to worship. Lastly, pray our fundraising efforts will be effective that we might have resources to fulfill our goals.
Pray for our core team. Pray also that God will provide a place in which to worship and and that the gospel will advance in our community.
Pray God will help those in our disciple-making pipeline to start their own groups. Pray they will have confidence in God’s equipping and to know whom to ask. Pray we are able to effectively disciple recently saved adults. Pray God will bless our Christmas musical and our Christmas Eve Communion service. Pray we will see more people saved and that we will reach more young families, teenagers and children. Pray families in our weekday preschool ministry will start coming to our church. Pray God will give us wisdom and timing in forming both community ministry and community prayerwalking teams.
Pray for my new church plants in Tulsa and Frisco, Oklahoma. I am preparing for my next mission trip to Bangladesh on December 16. Pray for safe travels and the necessary funds.
As we prepare for our church’s public launch in 2025, we are thrilled to share that our relaunched men’s group has been thriving, consistently bringing together an average of 10 men each gathering. What’s truly inspiring is the diversity. Muslim friends have joined us, and two men are actively exploring the foundations of Christianity. Pray for continued transformation. Pray God will use this space to draw more hearts to himself. We thank Him for the work He is already doing. Pray God will raise up men within the group to step into leadership roles, contributing to the group’s growth and the broader vision of our church plant. Your prayers mean so much as we walk this exciting journey of faith together!
Pray my house in Nevada will sell soon.
Pray for our church as we navigate a transition of leadership. Our lead pastor will be moving to missions. Pray for healing in the congregation. Some families are fighting illnesses, such as cancer, vertigo, freeze pain in shoulder and a broken arm. Pray for us as we roll out a new discipleship process. Pray it will multiply.
My wife, Debi, will be having oral surgery on December 16. More than 20 years ago, she was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. For three years daily, she has taken 60 milligrams of prednisone, which has destroyed part of her jaw bone. They are going in to rebuild some of that. They have to do this from time-to-time due to damage. Pray for the surgeons as they operate and that Debi will not be in too much pain as she recovers. Pray there would not be more damage to her jaw. Pray God would heal her lungs.
I am a church planter thanks to my mother teaching me to read the Bible; however, my mother now cannot read the Bible as she is suffering from very severe cataracts. She can’t see anything through her right eye and very little through her left eye. I would like her to receive eye surgeries to recover her eyesight, but since she has not lived in the United States for more than five years, she doesn’t have access to programs such as Medicare or Medicaid. I recently had to cancel her right eye surgery that was scheduled for November 19 because she did not have insurance that would cover it. I had to reschedule the surgery for her right eye (December 3) and for her left eye (December 17), but I have not yet resolved the issue of medical insurance for her. I greatly appreciate your prayers for this.
I returned from deployment on November 21. Please pray for us as we transition back to full-time pastoral ministry. Pray that God will help me to reconnect with family, church leaders and our community.
A few weeks ago my house was flooded due to a failed canal and sealed off storm drains (due to road construction, not a fierce storm). Due to the unique circumstances, insurance refuses to assist or pay for our extensive damages. I have had to remove and throw away all our new flooring, cut the dry wall and conduct massive purging/cleaning of the water damage. We have hired a public adjuster, but the process can take up to two years. While this is underway, we are forbidden from doing any repairs. About 10 of my neighbors were flooded, too. We are praying for the Lord’s help with the insurance battle, provision and gospel opportunities. God has given us a great ministry through it all.
Please pray for me as I will be deploying with the Canadian Forces to support the NATO mission in Latvia. Please pray for my family as this deployment will be challenging for them because we recently lost our dad/grandpa and brother/uncle within the recent year.
My wife has a debilitating disease called corticobasal degeneration (CBD) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), which share some of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. If the Lord doesn’t heal her, then it will take her life. I pray for the Lord’s mercy every day.