How to Pray for Missionaries

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Relationship with God

  • Warm personal devotions
  • Growth in spiritual life
  • Discernment of God's leading
  • Awareness of God's power
  • Protection from temptation and sin

Physical and Emotional Health

  • Physical strength, good health
  • Freedom from depression and loneliness
  • Wise financial management
  • Personal and family safety
  • Time to smell the flowers

Family Life

  • Healthy marriages
  • Parenting skills, happy children
  • Open communication in home
  • Older parents at home

Communication

  • Fluency in the language, ability to communicate
  • Cultural adaptation and understanding
  • Relationship with the office and home churches

Effective Ministry

  • Open doors for witness and evangelism
  • Responsive hearers
  • Best use of time

Relationships with Co-Workers

  • Honesty, openness, friendships
  • Affirmation, appreciation of others
  • Submission to one another in love
  • A sense of humor

Adopted Country

  • Political situation and economic conditions
  • Issues of wealth and poverty
  • Relationship with government, visas
  • Spiritual battles
  • Strong national church
  • Need for more missionaries

For more information on prayer for Covenant Missionaries, and the work of Covenant missionaries around the globe, please pick up a copy of the Covenant Missionary Prayer Calendar in the church office.

 

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