Wk 67

January 12, 2007 To The Ends of The Earth…

Verse for the week:

[Speaking of Jesus] Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death. (Hebrews 5:7)

Quote for the week:

“Depend upon it, if you are bent on prayer, the devil will not leave you alone. He will molest you, tantalize you, block you, and will surely find some hindrances, big or little or both. And we sometimes fail because we are ignorant of his devices…I do not think he minds our praying about things if we leave it at that. What he minds, and opposes steadily, is the prayer that prays on until it is prayed through, assured of the answer.” - Mary Warburton Booth

People Group of the week:
Domari Gypsies of Iran (Prayer Points listed below)
http://www.joshuaproject.net/peopctry.php?rop3=102682&rog3=IR
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Apostolic Missions Committee Member to pray for this week:
Mark Bahr (Detroit, MI)

Apostolic Elder (or Minister) to pray for this week:
Since we've prayed for all of the Elders, it's time to pray for their wives! So, this week's prayer focus is: Michelle Wiegand (Philadelphia, PA)

Apostolic Christian Missionares to pray for this week:

Amy Fiechter - serving in Magdalena, MX. Pray for wisdom as she works with young ladies in need of guidance, nurturing, and love. Pray that the Holy Spirit would work mightily in every aspect of her ministry and give her strength for the task.

Other News:

Outside of Gethsemane, I often don't think of Jesus offering up prayers with tears and cries - but Hebrews says He did just that. Jesus took prayer seriously! I recently heard a speaker talk about Bible translations. He said that countless Bible translations have miraculously been completed when someone has "adopted a Bible translation" and prayed faithfully and frequently until the translation came to be. He strongly encouraged us to "take a language that does not yet have a Bible translation and PRAY until it does." In other words, "pray it through," believing that God will do what He has promised. What is it that God wants you to "pray through" in faith? Keep praying! Keep believing! Pray fervently! Let's all be like Jesus!

Your Prayer Partner,

Joe G.

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"The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray." - Samuel Chadwick