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
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.
- 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
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