General Praises and Prayer Requests
• Thank God for the completion of the school construction• Thank God for Grant Herrmann’s service as a summer volunteer and his positive influence in the Ixtlan young group
• Thank God for calling Regg Beer to come serve in Ixtlan as a teacher
• Pray that we missionaries and the Ixtlan believers would be filled daily with the joy of God’s salvation and emboldened to share the gospel
• Pray for continued open doors for effective ministry of the gospel to old and young, male and female, rich and poor, educated and uneducated, etc. without respect of persons
• Pray for spiritual and physical protection (especially in driving) for missionaries and church family
• Ask God to raise up a married couple for long-term ministry in Barra Vieja
• Pray for the Holy Spirit to use the English classes to hallow God’s name, further His kingdom, and to see His will done in Ixtlan like it’s done in heaven; wisdom and encouragement for Regg and Ruth as they teach; bridge-building relationships, opportunities to share the gospel with students
• Pray for wisdom for all the different people, ministries, opportunities, and challenges
• Pray for timely and efficient completion of the school incorporation/accreditation process, that Satan wouldn’t be successful in hindering and slowing God’s kingdom advancement
• Pray for converts who are being discipled—for the Holy Spirit’s work in their lives, for them to grow in their love for Christ
Personal Praises and Prayer Requests
• Thank God for drawing me closer to Him over the past several months and for His tender and patient leading in my life; I praise Him especially for a renewed prayer life and for the most wonderful times I’ve ever experienced in reading and praying through the Bible • Both me and Rudy are working through frustrating visa issues—please continue to pray for God to direct the processes in an efficient way to keep the doors open for us to serve effectively in Mexico
• Pray for the individuals and families God has chosen me to live out and share the gospel with—specifically Alvaro & family, Lalo & family, Nicolas’ & family, Salvador & family, Tonio & Ceci, Pachita & family
• Pray for wisdom and discernment in my ministry, with managing priorities, balancing schedule, knowing which needs and people to serve, and how best to do that, pleasing God and not people-pleasing, loving wisely
• Pray that my future plans and priorities would be consistent with God’s will for my life
• Pray for effective study, preaching, teaching, counseling, and sharing of God’s Word—that the Holy Spirit would empower me in each of these tasks and I wouldn’t rely on myself
• Pray for personal joy, strength, holiness, purity, and integrity in Christ
• Pray for God’s two-way sharpening, encouraging, and sanctifying work in my friendships with fellow missionaries
