Prayer for Missionaries

Come boldly! says Hebrews. Come often! says Luke. God hears! says 1 John. He is powerful to act! says Daniel.

Scripture is full of reasons to pray for missionaries and mission work with confidence. If prayer is the work, then your prayers here influence what God is doing there. Partner with workers in prayer, and you will change eternity.

Not because of the greatness of your prayers but because of the greatness of our God.

10 Scripture Prayers for Missionaries

Not sure how to pray for missionaries? Here are 10 prayer points straight from Scripture that you can pray for any missionary anywhere.

Pray for their relationship with God, spiritual rest, maturity in the faith, and overflow of the Spirit. “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5, ESV).

Pray for their physical well-being, health, safety, finances, and stamina in stressful conditions. “Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men” (2 Thessalonians 3:1-2, ESV).

Pray for their emotional well-being, peace, joy, and hope that abounds. “Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word” (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17, ESV).

Pray for financial provision from God through faithful partners. “I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God” (Philippians 4:18, ESV).

Pray for courage, obedience to the Spirit, and the advancement of the gospel in their work and ministry. “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58, ESV).

Pray they will rely on the Lord for ministry success and depend on him in prayer. “To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Thessalonians 1:11-12, ESV).

Pray for their team’s effectiveness and unity. “So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind” (Philippians 2:1-2, ESV).

Pray for more workers to join them on the mission field. “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest” (Luke 10:2, ESV).

Pray for their local friendships, for open hearts, and transformed lives. “At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ” (Colossians 4:3, ESV).

Pray for the country, government, and the local people. “But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare” (Jeremiah 29:7, ESV).

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Jesus said, “Every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.” (Matthew 13:52) That is the two-fold goal of Pioneer Library:

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Jesus Commissions His Disciples

14 Finally he appeared to his eleven disciples while they were eating. He rebuked them for their unbelief and stubbornness, because they had not believed those who had seen him after he had risen. 15 Then he told them, “As you go into all the world, proclaim the gospel to everyone. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever doesn’t believe will be condemned. 17 These are the signs that will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons. they will speak in new languages. 18 and they will pick up snakes with their hands.Even if they drink any deadly poison it will not hurt them; and the’ll place their hands on the sick, and they’ll recover.”

Jesus is Taken Up to Heaven

19 So the Lord Jesus, after talking with his disciples, was taken up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 Then his disciples went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord kept working with them and confirming the message by the signs that accompanied it.

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Continued support for Northern Irish missionaries to Ukraine needed.

SUPPORT FOR MISSIONARY COUPLE IN UKRAINE

‘This is where we should be at the moment – God has given us peace’: NI missionaries in Ukraine determined to help

NI missionaries Rhoda and Timothy Sloan who are based in Ukraine. Pic: Mossneuk Parish Church

Allan Preston BELFAST TELEGRAPH

February 28 2022 09:22 AM

A married couple from Northern Ireland working as missionaries in Ukraine have said they are determined to stay to help during the Russian invasion.

Timothy and Rhoda Sloan have been based in the north western town of Lutsk since 2002.

The area had been among the first parts of the country to be attacked by Russian forces.

Speaking to the BBC’s Good Morning Ulster radio programme, (Go direct to the interview here)

Timothy said he had first heard a bomb going off after he left his apartment on Thursday morning.

Within half an hour as he drove to work he said around a further five bombs had exploded.

Rhoda said there was no doubt they would be staying, believing they were meant to be there to help. “We feel this is where we should be at the moment – God has given us peace,” she said.

Their work typically involves feeding and hosting bible classes to around 80-100 children twice a day.

The town is close to the Polish border, and Timothy said many trying to flee had been left stuck in traffic for days.

He added: “We have been here from 2002, we don’t feel we’re doing anything extraordinary. We’re doing what God would want us to do and what would be a help for the people.

“Our doors are open from 9am to 9pm at the hall and we announced yesterday that we will serve free meals for the military.”

He described how territorial police have been on the lookout for Russian saboteurs in the town, with some seen putting markings on buildings to signpost them as a target.

Last Thursday, they couple also spoke of their fears of what was to come in an email to the Church of Scotland congregation, Mossneuk Parish Church.

“This is quite possibly our last means of correspondence for some time. War is imminent and the consequences dreadful,” they said in the email.

“A state of emergency has been declared and this will be followed by martial law. Young Ukrainian men from 16 years of age are being called up to serve in the military and Ukrainians are being given the right to carry arms.

“A major cyberattack is happening just now as we write which has affected Ukrainian banks as well as government websites.

“Ukrainian citizens are being asked to urgently leave Russia and our local currency is in free fall.”

Voicing their determination to help, they said: “Rhoda and I are not leaving – how can we? As an elder in the Church, my responsibility is to shepherd at all times. It would be a terrible testimony to get up and leave the Lutsk believers.

“We have been preparing for this day.

“Rhoda and I have bought in generators, fuel, food etc as we would like to turn the Gospel Hall into a place of shelter to accommodate and feed the assembly believers who will face many a hardship. God is about to give us a great opportunity to show our Christian faith practically and reach out into our community with the Gospel.

“Rhoda and I may have to move out of our apartment as we are close to the Lutsk military airfield and on the 14th floor of our apartment block, we have the central headquarters of the SBO – the Ukrainian secret police.

“As we close, the military jets can be heard overhead and we covet your prayers!”

If you would like to help Timothy & Rhoda in people are providing financial support through a couple of options: through a trust- Truth &Tidings (based in NI) through which Timothy can access funds. Or through the Wise App (information on how to set this up available on request). A third and simpler option is through their daughter Esthers PayPal (jamesestherbuchanan@gmail.com). Esther sends money on to her parents as soon as it comes in.

A recent update from Timothy & Rhoda

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Acknowledgements

EVERY NEW Testament Epistle is full of acknowledgments of believers who were in different cities and those who were laboring hard in the Lord.

The names of those who have had a part in this volume are too numerous to mention. To all those who labored in editing, revising, suggesting and offering your counsel we are indebted.

Above every human help we recognize the Lord’s hand in this volume from the start to finish. The messages in this book were birthed out of a genuine burden of the Lord and we pray this burden has been conveyed with as little interference from the human vessels as possible.

We dedicate this work to our Lord Jesus Christ and His kingdom work. For from Him and to Him and for Him are all things. Amen.

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