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THAILAND
RI Workers
Lift up RI’s workers in Thailand as they take a retreat. Ask the Holy Spirit to lead and unite them as they focus on team building, spiritual refreshment, having fun together, and studying challenging topics like spiritual warfare and the spiritual disciplines.
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ASIA
Tom, Regional Director
Pray for the students at the hostel in the south as they take exams this week. Ask God to grant them the ability to focus, study, and prepare well.
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MEDITERRANEAN
Judah & Reyna
Pray for this couple as they continue to adjust to a non-leadership role in their fellowship. Ask that they would be able to set a good example of what it means to love God and love others.
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COLUMBUS, OH
Colleen, HR Director
Praise God that Lizziann has begun her role as the Administrative Assistant to the Short-Term Programs! Pray that she could soak in all the new information during orientation and training, and will have a smooth transition as she moves to Columbus.
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THAILAND
Courtney
Pray for Courtney as she reaches the end of her time in Thailand. Ask for healthy endings as she wraps up ministry and begins to say goodbye to the relationships she’s built over the past two years.
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NORTH CAROLINA
Art & Paula
This weekend, Art & Paula will attend a conference in North Carolina. Ask for unity and guidance from God as they celebrate God’s work in Afghanistan and interact with Afghan Christians and the westerners working among them.
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MEDITERRANEAN
Esperanza
Lift up Esperanza and the rest of her team as they gather for a week of fasting and prayer for their city. Ask God to soften the hearts of their neighbors and to open doors to build relationships and share the good news of Jesus.
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COLUMBUS, OH
Short-Term Programs
Pray for STP staff and interns as they take on week four of City Challenge. Ask God to make himself known to the youth of Naumburg Mennonite Church, and pray for good times of connection, service, and discipleship.
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ASIA
Hiralal, RI Partner
Praise God that four people recently accepted the gospel and were baptized! This adds to the group of six who were baptized in the region earlier this year. Pray over their new lives and their relationships with family and friends, and for Hiralal as he encourages and supports this emerging group.
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THAILAND
Tom, Regional Director
Pray for Eliza as she returns to the States after a summer visit to Thailand. Praise God for a wonderful time together as a family, and pray that they could continue to support each other from afar. Ask God to bless Eliza’s summer campus job and her readjustment to the college community.
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ROSEDALE BUSINESS GROUP
Pray for the RBG Board as they meet today. Lift up the new projects that are in their beginning stages, and ask God to provide wisdom as the board strategizes. Pray for RBG as they “partner with Jesus in the marketplace so that communities may thrive.”
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SPAIN
Latin American Mission Partnership
William & Laura recently returned to Spain after home leave in Costa Rica. Praise God for a safe arrival! As they work with various ministries to provide service to refugees and the underprivileged, pray that they could be a witness to Jesus in every interaction.
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COLUMBUS, OH
Colleen, HR Director
Hannah’s last day as Administrative Assistant to the Short-Term Programs will be July 26. Pray for wisdom as she trains Lizziann this month, and ask for meaningful farewells as she steps away from RI and returns to her home community.
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ASIA
Lan, RI Partner
Ask for wisdom for Lan and his wife as they consider accepting more students at their hostel for the upcoming academic year. Pray that God would lead them to the right candidates and that the new group of students would adapt well to living, studying, and worshipping together.
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COLUMBUS, OH
Short-Term Programs
Week five of City Challenge kicks off today as the youth of Martindale Mennonite Church arrive in Columbus! Ask God to work in the lives of these young people and everyone they interact with this week.
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ASIA
Rosedale Business Group
Continue to lift up the primary school that is being built in Asia. Praise God that they are nearing completion of one room, and ask for favor during this process. Pray that this school will be a blessing to the community and a way for them to know Jesus.
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THAILAND
Courtney
Courtney has officially completed her term and will return to the States tomorrow. Pray for safe and smooth travels, and ask that her transition back into life in the States will be physically and emotionally easy.
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MEDITERRANEAN
Judah & Reyna
Continue to pray for unity in this couple’s fellowship of believers. Lift up their friends who are steadfastly serving in a neighboring city, and pray that other friends who have heard the good news would make a commitment to Jesus.
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ASIA
Tom, Regional Director
Twelve seekers joined the seminar that the southern team hosted last month. Pray for them as they consider the gospel—ask that they would make the decision to accept Jesus. Lift up Liton and Elias as they follow up with these seekers in their home communities.
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ASIA
Lan, RI Partner
Pray for the hostel students who are graduating and continuing to further studies or employment. Ask that they would find ways to share their faith wherever they go, and pray that they would stay in contact with Lan and his wife for further mentoring and discipleship.
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WEST AFRICA
Audrey
Lift up Audrey as she joins her Mercy Ships team for training after a short home assignment. Pray that this would be a good time of team-building and growth before the team returns to West Africa.
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COLUMBUS, OH
Short-Term Programs
Lift up STP staff as they take on the final week of City Challenge. Ask for energy, excitement, and perseverance to lead the youth of Dayton Mennonite Church and Gretna Brethren Church in worship, outreach, and discipleship.
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ASIA
Tom, Regional Director
Praise God that a teammate in the south has completed his degree! Ask God to direct his future employment, and lift up the many relationships this man has built by tutoring students in his home community. Pray for him as he works with Hiralal and Bindu in their evangelistic work.
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THAILAND
Tom, Regional Director
Lift up Tom as he prepares for another school year. Pray for him as he takes on an increased teaching load this year. Ask for good connections with students and for God’s blessing for new students just joining the school.
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MEDITERRANEAN
Esperanza
Praise God for the local believing men who meet together faithfully! Pray that the believing women who suffer in controlling environments could find a way to safely gather for fellowship. Ask the Holy Spirit to bring three dear friends from darkness to light.
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ASIA
Tom, Regional Director
Praise God for the computers donated to the hostel in the south! Pray for their instructor as he teaches the students to use them. Praise God that the new boys’ hostel supervisor is adapting well to his role and developing good relationships with the students.
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RIDE FOR MISSIONS 2024
RFM kicks off today in Maryland! This year boasts the largest group of riders in several years. Pray for endurance and safety for all the riders, and ask that the funds they raise will bring fruit for the Kingdom.
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ASIA
Tom, Regional Director
Lift up a couple in the south who have been suffering from health issues and dealing with other difficulties in their family. Ask for peace, hope, health, and resolution.
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NORTH AMERICA
Butros & Amina
Lift up Butros & Amina as they work with a team to translate the Bible into the language of the people among whom they work. Praise God that this work is progressing, and ask for blessing over this painstaking process.
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COSTA RICA
Latin American Mission Partnership
Pray for a group in Costa Rica as they work to build awareness and a vision for mission among their peers. Lift them up as they work with communities and churches within the Mennonite Conference of Costa Rica. Ask that this grassroots effort will produce a deep desire among Costa Rican believers to become involved in Kingdom work.
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THAILAND
Courtney
Continue to pray for Courtney’s Pakistani friends as they wait to receive the green light to move to Canada. Pray that this long process will continue to move forward in the right direction, and ask God to grant them renewed hope and patience.