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Mission Ethiopia 2008
Prayer Vigil

9 p.m. Oct. 17 – 9 a.m. Oct. 18
Or whenever you are moved


Thank you for offering your prayers to God to uphold and bless this mission effort.
May you be blessed to realize that YOU, too, are a missionary wherever you go!


Why a Prayer Vigil?
To be on a vigil is to be wakeful for a purpose. Our purpose is to glorify and serve God and to be on vigilant watch for the Evil One. Our prayer for Mission Ethiopia 2008 will not only pour down protection and peace on the team, but will also bless you in your daily walk with God.

• Be Watchful
• Be On your Guard
• Be Attentive
• Be alert
• Be aware

How to get started:
Gather a Bible, Hymnal, pad of paper and pen. You might even use an mp3 or CD player and headphones to quietly listen to your favorite inspirational music. Find a quiet place and eliminate all distractions. Try using the ACTS method of prayer – Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplications.



Please pray as the Spirit leads you, perhaps with these petitions as a guide:

• In thanks giving to God for all that he has provided
• In humility and confession that we have not always been God’s missionaries as he commands
• That the team focus on God’s mission
• For spiritual growth among the team
• That the team might effectively engage people (and each other) with Jesus
• For protection against assaults from Satan
• For the team’s safety and health
• For blessings upon the congregation and all supporters of this mission
• That all Christians will come to realize they are missionaries wherever they go
• That each team member come to love and respect one another "spurring one another on in love and good deeds"
• That each team member come to understand and expand their role with the team
• That we become vulnerable and open to grow in Christ's love
• That we each become like yeast upon our return, infecting other groups of Christians to convince them that all Christians are missionaries wherever they go.
• That the mission becomes contagious in the school and congregation
• That Ethiopian pastors and lay leaders be encouraged in their Gospel outreach
• That one-on-one relationships might develop between Ethiopians and team member
• That the contagion of Gospel witness ignite in Fort Wayne, with outreach to the local Muslim population
• That the team has access to technology in the field to effectively document the mission and communicate during and after the trip.

For our Pastors, Kevin Wendt and Dave Maki

• A prayer of celebration and praise that God has sent us two amazing teachers, preachers, missionaries and leaders
• That the Holy Spirit might make them spiritually strong and bold, defending all confrontations and attacks from Satan's foolishness
• That they are able to work heart-to-heart as the team's spiritual leaders
• That they find ways to release their own stress and pressures during the trip
• That they are blessed by the experience and find definitive direction as leaders in God's purpose for missions

> Financial Needs

Your financial gifts cover:

• team travel and lodging expenses
• Financing of a 5-day conference for Ethiopian pastors
• translators and travel in the field to get team members in touch with Ethiopian Christians
  
• New-position staffing for Muslim outreach in Ethiopia
  

Gefersa Mental Health Rehabilitation Center
Specific project funding requests:

• 80 blankets – $950
• 160 T-shirts for the mentally ill patients – $370
• 100 kg cotton for weaving shawls – $180
• Clothing for 60 patients $800

> Prayer Requests

“Let you rear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants.” Nehemiah 1:6

Each of us on this mission need your prayers and support. Prayer is essential in taking this project from vision to reality. In addition to your own private prayers and the prayers of the congregation, a 12-hour prayer vigil is planned from 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 to 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18.

Please pray with us:

• That God’s will be done – that HIS mission be accomplished
• For this partnership between Fort Wayne and Ethiopian Christians to become firmly established and to bear fruit. (Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Hebrews 10: 23-24 )
• For individual courage and boldness in Gospel witness
• For individual humility and understanding in mission training
• For financial provision for Muslim Outreach staffing in Ethiopia and Fort Wayne
• For financial provision for team member travel
• For financial provision for projects among HIV/AIDS victims, mental health patients and school children and their families.
• For team travel and arrangements
• For protection and defense from interruptions and complications
• For team flexibility and adaptability in the face of interruptions and complications
• For team health and safety before, during, and after travel
• For political stability and spiritual ripeness throughout Ethiopia