You want to pray for our missionaries, but you’re not sure where to start? Here are some tips from the Covenant Department of World Missions.
On Sunday
- Pray for our missionaries’ relationship with God.
- Warm personal devotions
- Growth in spiritual lifeDiscernment of God’s leading
- Awareness of God’s power
- Protection from temptation and sin
- Pray for our missionaries’ children’s relationship with God.
- Acceptance of Christ as personal Savior
- Spiritual growth
- Personal devotional life
- Protection from temptation and sin
- Fellowship with other Christian kids and adults
On Monday
- Pray for our missionaries’ spiritual and emotional health.
- Physical strength, good health
- Freedom from depression and loneliness
- Wise financial management
- Personal and family safety
- Time to smell the flowers
- Pray for our missionaries’ children’s relationship with family.
- Acceptance of parent’s call and work
- Open communications with parents
- Love and happiness and trust in the family
- Affirmation received from parents and siblings
On Tuesday
- Pray for our missionaries’ family life.
- Healthy marriages
- Parenting skills, happy children
- Open communication in the home
- Older parents at home
- Pray for our missionaries’ children’s friends and school.
- Good school situation
- If boarding school, relations with dorm parents, kids
- If home schooling, able to learn and sustain interest
- Compatible friends, playmates, activities
On Wednesday
- Pray for our missionaries’ communication needs.
- Fluency in the language, ability to communicate
- Cultural adaptation and understanding
- Relationship with office and home churches
- Pray for our missionaries’ children’s adopted country.
- Ease in language learning
- Friendships with nationals
- Appreciation of local culture and activities
- Church participation with enjoyment
On Thursday
- Pray for our missionaries’ effective ministry.
- Open doors for witness and evangelism
- Responsive hearers
- Best use of time
- Pray for our missionaries’ children’s safety and health.
- Protection from accidents and diseases
- Protection for dangerous situations
- Peace, stability, and integrity of local government
- Ability to trust God when crises arise
On Friday
- Pray for our missionaries’ relationships with coworkers.
- Honesty and openess
- Affirmation, appreciation of others
- Submission to one another in love
- A sense of humor
- Pray for our missionaries’ children’s home assignment years.
- Dealing with changes and loss
- Fitting in to school, church
- Finding friends for one year
On Saturday
- Pray for our missionaries’ adopted country.
- Political situation and economic conditions
- Issues of wealth and poverty
- Relationship with government, visas
- Spiritual battles
- Strong national church
- Need for new missionaries
- Pray for our missionaries’ children’s reentry to home country.
- Supportive relationships with parents absent
- Choosing the right school, job, or profession
- Resisting temptation
- Handling finances, other matters with maturity
- Overcoming loneliness
