PRAYER POINTS
1. Strength and perseverance
Missionaries can often feel as though they’ve sown much with a little harvest.
Pray for their strength and endurance to run the race — that the Lord would
remind them He is working deep in hearts even when it seems like nothing is
happening.
“Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings
like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be
faint.” – Isaiah 40:31
2. Encouragement
Pray against discouragement, disappointment, fear, and doubt. Ask the Lord to
bring people across their path who would encourage and uplift them. Be that
person yourself!
“Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever.
They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in
the Lord.” – Psalm 112:6-7
3. Provision
On a tight, missionary budget, the smallest unexpected expense can create a
major financial strain. Pray for God’s provision over their family and
ministry.
“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in
Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:19
4. Protection and safety
Pray for your missionaries’ safety and protection. Ask the Lord to protect
them against illness, injury, and danger.
“The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” –
Psalm 121:8
5. Joy in trials
The joy of the Lord is our strength! Pray that the joy of the Lord will
sustain your missionaries in every trial and setback.
“Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out
weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves
with them.” – Psalm 126:5-6
6. Darkness lifted
Missionaries walk boldly into some of the darkest areas of the earth. They
confront spiritual and physical oppression that we can’t imagine. Pray that
the light of God would shine through them, lifting darkness and oppression as
they share His love.
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me because the Lord has anointed me to
proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the
prisoners.” – Isaiah 61:1
7. Divine opportunities
Ask God to set up divine appointments and open doors for ministry that only He
can make possible.
“Pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may
proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may
proclaim it clearly, as I should.” – Colossians 4:3-4
8. Open hearts
Like the seeds that fell on fertile soil in the Parable of the Sower, ask the
Lord to make fertile ground and prepare hearts to receive the gospel.
“I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my
people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their
heart.” – Jeremiah 24:7
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