December is here and so is the LOTTIE MOON CHRISTMAS OFFERING. Every penny given to this offering is used to support the 5,600+ Southern Baptist missionaries as they share the Gospel overseas. This year’s goal is $175 million and the theme is “Who’s Missing, Whose Mission?” It focuses on overcoming barriers to hearing and accepting the Gospel in various parts of the world and the mission that the Great Commission gives all Believers to “go and make disciples of all nations.” The shortfall in last year’s offering has resulted in large reductions to the number of new workers that will be sent to the field in 2010. Petition that Southern Baptists will give generously this year, so that those called can go and that the Good News will continue to be proclaimed to those who need to hear.

A couple, who are new members of the MUNICH TEAM (GERMANIC CLUSTER) request intercession for their friends from language school, who are going to their home in a Middle Eastern country for a month. Intercede that the Holy Spirit will continue to prod them with thoughts about the conversations they have had with these team members during their lunch breaks. Petition also that when they return to Germany, they will be hungry and thirsty for more opportunities to hear of the Father’s love for them and that He will use this couple to share their spiritual food and drink with them.

Prague (Czech Republic) is really excited about Christmas! Czech children are excited about Baby Jesus bringing gifts on Christmas Eve, but that’s about where their knowledge of the Savior ends. Intercede that the DIASPORA CLUSTER STRATEGY LEADER, his wife, and other believers will have many opportunities during the holidays to share the true meaning of Christmas and who Jesus really is.

More Prayer Requests

In Portland, Victoria (Australia), there is a group wanting to know more about becoming a church.  Intercede that as a couple working with the DIASPORA CLUSTER meet with them, that they will catch a vision of what the Father desires.

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Intercede for ROMA work in the Czech Republic.  Give praise for a men’s group that has started.  Ask that those who attend will become godly men, husbands, and fathers.  Petition for a potential new partnership with a national.  Also remember colleagues, who are returning from stateside assignment, as they resume their work.

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 ”For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Eph 6:12).  For the past year, 9 believers with a heart for starting a new church in the center of Donetsk, Ukraine have been meeting, planning, and working with a member of the BLACK SEA ORTHODOX CLUSTER.  The enemy has been at work seeking to bring disunity to the church planting team during the long, hard winter.  Pray against the schemes of the devil, as the team struggles to have unity and clear vision.   Ask the Father to grant the cluster member wisdom, as he disciples and seeks to guide this team toward laying a foundation for a new church.

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A week of frigid temperatures has led to the deaths of over 100 people in various European countries.  Hundreds of others have been hospitalized with hypothermia and frostbite.  Temperatures as low as -32.5 C (-26.5 F) have been recorded, parts of the Black Sea have frozen, and 16 feet of snow has fallen in some areas, leaving villages isolated and residents trapped.  In Ukraine, 2000 heated tents have been set up, where food and shelter are being provided for the homeless.  Pray for safety and protection for emergency crews, as they work overtime to repair downed power lines and provide other assistance.  Petition that believers will reach out to those around them with Christ’s love and meet needs in His name.

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