Listen to Acts 8:26-31,
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"But an angel of
the Lord spoke to Philip
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saying, 'Get up and go south
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to the road that descends
from Jerusalem to Gaza.'
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So he got up and went
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and there was an
Ethiopian eunuch,
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a court official of Candace,
queen of the Ethiopians,
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who was in charge
of all her treasure.
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And he had come to
Jerusalem to worship
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and he was returning
and sitting in his chariot,
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reading the prophet Isaiah.
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Then the spirit said to Philip,
'Go up and join the chariot.'
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Philip ran up
and heard him reading
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Isaiah the prophet and said,
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do you understand
what you're reading?
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And he said, 'Well, how could
I unless someone guides me.
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And he invited Philip to
come up and sit with him.'"
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In Matthew 28:19,
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Jesus commanded the
disciples to go therefore
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and make disciples
of all the nations,
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baptizing them in the
name of the Father and the Son
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and the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe
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all that I commanded you.
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As we pray today
for missionaries,
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remember that
people need to hear
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the message of
this glorious gospel.
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Each of us are called
to fulfill this commission
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and should pray for
compassion for the lost,
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and also pray that
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the Holy Spirit
will fill the lost
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with a hunger for God
and be drawn to Christ
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as we present
the message to them.
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Father, we come before You today
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in Jesus' name.
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First Father, we
want to lift up all those
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who have left the
comforts of home and family
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and followed in
the steps of our master
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and elder brother,
Jesus, to demonstrate Your love
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and compassion to people
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who are
different from themselves.
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Often those
people who act unlovely,
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unkind and downright mean,
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please give them Your strength
and love and compassion.
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Then, Father, we ask
that You would fill them
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with the Holy Spirit
and with a willingness to do
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what He prompts them to do.
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Fill them with confidence
in knowing You're prompting.
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Then, Father, take away
their fear of men's faces
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because You are their
helper and there is nothing
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that man can do to them.
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Finally, Father,
supply their spiritual needs,
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that they don't
become weary in well-doing
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and supply their
temporal needs as well
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through those who
aren't able to go.
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We ask these blessings,
Father, in Jesus' name
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who was our example.
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Amen.
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Dear Heavenly Father,
I come to You this day.
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I thank You for
all that You have done.
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And now I bring before
You all our missionaries
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around the world that You
will supply their needs, Father.
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You know this time of
crisis that we're going through.
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I just pray that
You will open the doors
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of Your presence for them.
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And You will lead
and guide in their lives,
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that they will
know that You are going
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through this time with them.
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Provide them, Father,
with the food, the housing,
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everything that they
need that they can do the work
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that You have
brought to them to do.
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Guide us and help us, Father,
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to remember them in our prayers.
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I ask these
things in Jesus' name
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and I thank You, Father,
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for hearing and
answering our prayers.
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Amen.
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Gracious Heavenly Father,
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I thank You for
Your countless blessings.
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Thank You for the men and women
who are devoting their lives
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to helping
those who are in need.
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Countless people
are without food, water,
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spiritual guidance and churches.
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Father, You know these needs
in greater detail than we do.
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Please bless
these missionary workers
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with Your protection, guidance,
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and strength to
meet these needs.
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Many even work under the
risk of losing their own lives
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for the better of others.
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Please shelter
them from the harm
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imposed by the adversary.
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I pray the love of Jesus
will continue to shine forth
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through these special workers.
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Thank You for what You
will do in Jesus' name I pray.
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Amen.
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It may not be on
the mountain's height
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Or over the stormy sea
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It may not be at
the battle's front
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My Lord will have need of me
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But if by a still
small voice He calls
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To paths I do not know
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I'll answer, dear Lord,
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With my hand in Thine
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I'll go
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Where You want me to go
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I'll go
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Where You want
me to go, dear Lord
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O'er mountains, or plain,
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Or sea
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I'll say what
you want me to say,
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Dear Lord
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I'll be what you want me
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To be
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Lord, create in me a new
heart, a missionary's heart
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full of desire to
preach, teach and convert
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with a mindset
on helping others.
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Not just in faraway places,
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but those right
here in my own backyard.
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Thank You Lord in Jesus' name.
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Amen.
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Dear Father,
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I would like to thank
You for another day of life.
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And I'm gonna lift
up the missionaries
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who are serving
You around the world.
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Father, I ask
that You bless them,
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bless their family
members, bless each one.
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They're willing to
dedicate their lives
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and give up all to serve you.
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Father, as I consider those
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who are in the
communities around the world,
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that you may bless them
with wisdom and knowledge,
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bless them with the abilities
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to break through those barriers,
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to share the good news of
Jesus and His soon coming.
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Father, thank You
for this opportunity
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to serve You and bless all those
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who have dedicated their lives
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to be missionaries
for You, in Jesus' name.
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Amen.
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Lord, thank You for
Christian missionaries,
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descent of God,
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when they like us have
temptations to be foolish,
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disobedient and
deceived, to become slaves
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to lusts and pleasures,
to desire, pain, injury,
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or distress to another,
to feel envious or hateful,
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help them and us
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to recognize Your
love and kindness.
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May we and the missionaries
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you send seek Jesus.
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The only one who saves
not by human righteous acts,
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but only because of His mercy.
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Please pour out in
abundance Your Holy Spirit
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to wash and renew Your servants,
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so that each of us
can have confidence
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that we will
inherit eternal life
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in Jesus' name I pray.
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Amen.
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Perhaps today
there are loving words
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Which Jesus would have me speak
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There may be now
in the paths of sin
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Some wanderer whom I should seek
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O Savior, if
You will be my guide
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Though dark and rugged the way
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My voice shall echo
the message so sweet
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I'll say what you want me
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To say
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What will you do
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For Jesus
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He's done so much
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For you
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He gave His life
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Ransom for sin
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What will you do
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For Him
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That's a powerful question.
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What will you
do for Jesus today?
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Mark 10:45 says,
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"For even the Son of man
did not come to be served,
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but to serve
and to give His life
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as a ransom for many."
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And 1 Peter 4:10
says, "Each of you should
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use whatever
gift you have received
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to serve others
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as faithful
stewards of God's grace
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in its various forms."
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Let's continue to
pray for missionaries.
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Lord, we know that
there are missionaries
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who are serving in
areas of great persecution,
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and they
knowingly accept the risk
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when they take on the
position as missionary.
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Lord, I pray that You
will give them the strength
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to be steadfastly committed
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to this great
commission, oh, Lord.
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God, we pray for their safety.
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God, I pray that Your hand,
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Your mighty hand
will rest upon them.
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Lord, we pray that You
would grant missionaries
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wisdom and discernment.
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There are medical missionaries
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who are working in
third world countries
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who are
constantly facing challenges
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with resources,
limited resources.
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Father, there are those
who wait in line all day
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waiting to receive the
services of the missionaries.
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And still many of
them can't be seen.
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God, I pray that You
will grant missionaries
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wisdom and discernment
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to discern the needs of these
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people that are
in such great need.
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Lord, I pray that
You would give our
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missionaries
strength and perseverance.
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Father, that
You would grant them
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encouragement.
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Lord, I pray
that You would grant
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provision to these missionaries.
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Father, we know that
You've given each of us
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many opportunities to serve,
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be it our next door neighbor,
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or by serving the
missionaries themselves
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and funding them.
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Lord, I pray that You
will help us to be faithful
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to this commission
that You have given us.
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And, Lord, I pray
that You will grant peace
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to those
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who You've called
to serve in the field.
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They have struggles
and they give every day.
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And I just ask that
You would give them peace.
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Lord, I thank You.
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Thank You for the gospel,
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the way that it
has changed my life.
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Lord,
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use these missionaries to
change the lives of others.
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I want you to take a
moment to pause and pray.
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This is a sweet little song
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that is my prayer.
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It says...
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Lord, please move
me with compassion
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For the lost I pray
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For the millions who are lost
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And cannot find their way
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Melt my callous heart with love
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No matter what the cost
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Lord, please move
me with compassion
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For the lost.
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