Aug. 8 Great Commission Prayer Letter Southeast Region – August 2016 Eastern Europe: Short-term mission to Armenia 8/1 to 8/8; New work in Brasov, Romania Clemson, SC: Bridgeman family; campus growth India & Nepal: Pray local teams have focus, intensity & effectiveness; for Mike & Su's health Nelson Guerra & GCLA ministry Italy: Torino: Outreach & leadership, Milan: Steve & Debi Ogle to learn Italian, growth Pneuma, Wilmington: Fruitful outreach TSCM: For an example of genuine love; for lasting fruit; for next fall's intern team Woodstock, Atlanta: Fruitful ministry Aug. 9 Faithwalkers 2016: Pray for attendance & life change Aug. 10 Cypress, Orlando: Female leaders; Taiwan & Japan missions GCC National Ministry team Aug. 1 Aug. 2 Aug. 3 Aug. 4 Aug. 5 Aug. 6 Aug. 7 Aug. 11 Aug. 12 Aug. 13 Aug. 14 Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Aug. 17 Aug. 18 Aug. 19 Aug. 20 Aug. 21 Aug. 22 Aug. 23 Aug. 24 Aug. 25 Aug. 26 Aug. 27 Aug. 28 Aug. 29 Aug. 30 Aug. 31 Atlanta House Churches: Gospel opportunities, strong marriages, & singles to grow in maturity Philippines: Praise God for Philippine missionaries in Thailand & for providing more support The Rock, Atlanta: Many saved in Jonesboro Germany: Dortmund: rest & outreach, church plant Cologne: Rest & strength, leadership Cypress, Gainesville: Move in day & follow up with new students – salvations & laborers Herschel Martindale, Dominican Republic: Grace & help with leadership training Grace Cary, NC State: For laborers; for wisdom Pamplona, Spain: Home service for Marrones, recognized church in Spain, more laborers Vintage Faith, St. Petersburg: New location Great Commission Europe: unreached people Journey, Palm Coast: Seeing God's power Riverbend, Columbia: Conversions & workers Poland: For strong disciple-making vision Awaken, Jacksonville: Continued growth Niner Christian Life: For unity, student leaders, & diligence in sharing the Gospel Call 2 All: 1 billion souls saved; 5 million churches planted next 10-15 years La Roca, Miami: Advancing the gospel locally Monterrey, Mexico: Discipleship training Cypress, Tallahassee: New student disciple groups Doug Brown & Asia team: Salvations, leaders, the Moore family, local partnerships Eastern Europe: Pray for a Ukrainian Short-Term team that will be in Masis, Armenia proclaiming the gospel from August 1st to 8th. Pray for the new work that has been started in a gypsy village outside of Brasov, Romania. Clemson, SC: Pray for the health of Brian Bridgeman and his family; and for growth of the campus ministry at Clemson. India & Nepal: Pray the teams keep increasing in focus and tenacity, they reach 10,000 a week with the gospel, and stay courageous and undaunted despite opposition. Pray for Mike and Su to stay healthy and to keep advancing the Kingdom. Nelson Guerra and GCLA: Pray for a healthy, growing church plant in every major Latin American city. Italy, Il Refugio: Torino- Pray that we "Know God and make Him known"; salvations from our "agape lunches”; For the servants' team to lead well. Milano- Pray that Steve and Debi Ogle learn Italian quickly; the Lord adds to our number. Pneuma Christian Life, Wilmington: Please pray for the church to have fruitful outreach and new disciples. Tom Short Campus Ministries: Pray Tom and the interns are an example of genuine, Christ-like love; for lasting fruit from those reached last semester; that God draws an awesome team of humble, teachable disciples for next fall's program. Woodstock, Atlanta: New fruit in 2016 and for God to raise up leaders and workers. Please pray that Faithwalkers 2016 (The Blueprint) would be well attended and that many lives would be changed through the conference. Faithwalkers East will be held on December 29-January 1. Cypress Fellowships, Orlando: Female leaders found and raised up this year, Funding and planning for mission trips to Taiwan and Japan to support church plants. Pray for the national ministry leaders: John Hopler, Rick Whitney, Dave Bovenmyer, Mark Darling, Tom Short, John Meyer, and Matt Gordon. Atlanta House Churches: Pray for our passion for the lost to grow, for opportunities to share Christ and find people of peace. Pray for strong marriages and for our singles to become more faithful & mature. Philippines, Mike Bergen: Thank God for leading the Philippine missionaries to focus on Thailand and thank Him for providing more support. The Rock, Atlanta: That we may see many people saved from our Jonesboro church plant. Germany: Dortmund- Rest to not grow weary; outreach to Turkish neighbors, migrants & refugees; a new church plant. CologneVacationers will be refreshed; strength to continue the work. Pray for Martin Bonnet to lead with wisdom in troubled times. Cypress, Gainesville: On August 16th new freshmen begin moving into the dorms. Pray for our ability to effectively connect and follow up with these new students for salvations and laborers in the harvest. Herschel Martindale, DR: Please ask for God’s grace and help for the leadership training in the Dominican Republic churches with Herschel, Aldo Miranda, Sergio Sabino and Thomas Lemus. Grace Cary, NC State: Pray for the Holy Spirit to raise up laborers and elders; for wisdom to work with NC State officials. Pamplona, Spain: Pray for US home service for Marrones: family visits, reconnect with current supporters, support raised; to become a recognized church with the government; for disciples and local leaders, more laborers from US to join the work. Vintage Faith, St. Petersburg: For visitors to feel loved, and for more members, after moving to our new Sunday location. GCE: Pray for opportunities to bring the gospel to Unreached, Unengaged People Groups. Journey, Palm Coast: That we see the power of God in the lives of members and new visitors. Riverbend, Columbia, SC: Pray for conversions in 2016 and for more workers for the harvest locally, regionally, & globally. Poland: For the church to build a stronger vision for disciple-making and to effectively equip the saints as disciple-makers. Awaken, Jacksonville: Please pray that the Lord would continue to grow our vision, faith, leaders, and church. Niner Christian Life, Charlotte, NC: Pray for the unity of the saints on campus as well as student servant-leaders to emerge and take hold of Niner Christian Life as a student organization. For diligence in sharing the gospel openly and frequently. Call 2 All: Pray for 1 billion souls to be saved and 5 million churches planted. Our movement of churches is committed to this initiative. La Roca, Miami: Pray that God would work through the La Roca Church to advance the gospel in the Miami community. Monterrey, Mexico: Please pray for wisdom and direction in discipleship and evangelism training for church members. Seminole Christian Life: Pray for student disciple groups to begin with new students and that they follow Christ and fish for men. Doug Brown, Asia Team: Pray for salvations and strong leaders at Asian college campuses; leaders and mature individuals to serve as trainers and mentors; the Moores who are a new missionary family; deeper bridge-building partnerships with Asian leaders.