Aug. 1
Great Commission Prayer Letter
Ohio Region – August 2016
Eastern Europe: Short-term mission to Armenia 8/1 to 8/8; New work in Brasov, Romania
Aug. 2 Grace Point: Fruitful community outreach
Aug. 3 Great Commission Europe: unreached people
Aug. 4 Darby Creek: Advance gospel in community
Aug. 5 Germany: Dortmund: rest & outreach, church plant
Cologne: Rest & strength, leadership
Aug. 6 Linworth Road: Back-to-school season
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.
Grace Point, Lewis Center: Pray for fruitful community outreach with the gospel.
GCE: Pray for opportunities to bring the gospel to Unreached, Unengaged People Groups.
Darby Creek, Hilliard: That God would make our church into a church that is advancing the gospel in our community.
Germany: Dortmund- Rest to not grow weary; outreach to Turkish neighbors, migrants & refugees; a new church plant. Cologne-
Vacationers will be refreshed; strength to continue the work. Pray for Martin Bonnet to lead with wisdom in troubled times.
Linworth Road, Columbus: Pray for a smooth transition back to school for all of our public, private, and homeschooling families.
Aug. 7 Amsterdam50: Wisdom for Bible study, provision in
Kenya, many salvations
Aug. 8 Awaken: New home groups & pastors raised up
Amsterdam50: Pray for Patricia and Matthijs as they study the Bible with Dennis & Aziz. Provision for Rony in Kenya. Salvation for Selma, Jenny, Aziz, Fiona, Medina, Ali, Mohammed, Nicola, Joost, Parmilla, Mariette, Nasrin, Hasam, Radha & Carlos.
Awaken, Columbus: Awaken would like prayer for new home groups to start and pastors to be raised up.
Aug. 9 Faithwalkers 2016: Pray for attendance & life change 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.
Aug. 10 Taiwan: Effective training for men's leadership team New Heart Church, Taiwan: Please pray that the 4 men on our leadership team would have effective training to grow in knowledge and good works.
Aug. 11 GCC National Ministry team Pray for the national ministry leaders: John Hopler, Rick Whitney, Dave Bovenmyer, Mark Darling, Tom Short, John Meyer, and
Matt Gordon.
Aug. 12 The Rock: Grace & strength during adversity
Aug. 13 Philippines: Praise God for Philippine missionaries in
Thailand and for providing more support
Aug. 14 Chapel on the Lake: Holy Spirit led outreach
Aug. 15 Poland: For strong disciple-making vision
The Rock, Cleveland: Pray the Rock Church would be strengthened by God’s grace in adversity and in the spiritual battle.
Philippines, Mike Bergen: Thank God for leading the Philippine missionaries to focus on Thailand and thank Him for providing more support.
Chapel on the Lake, Marblehead: Pray we would listen, observe, and respond to the Holy Spirit in our outreach.
Poland: For the church to build a stronger vision for disciple-making and to effectively equip the saints as disciple-makers.
Aug. 16 Grace Harbor: Godly leaders
Aug. 17 Call 2 All: 1 billion souls saved; 5 million churches planted next 10-15 years
Aug. 18 Herschel Martindale, Dominican Republic: Grace & help with leadership training
Aug. 19 Nelson Guerra & GCLA ministry
Grace Harbor, Cincinnati: Pray for our small groups to develop godly, caring leaders and disciples of Jesus Christ.
Call 2 All: Pray for 1 billion souls to be saved & 5 million churches planted. Our movement of churches is committed to this initiative.
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.
Nelson Guerra and GCLA: Pray for a healthy, growing church plant in every major Latin American city.
Aug. 20 New Song: Proper working of the Body, growth & building up, & wisdom for leaders
Aug. 21 Monterrey, Mexico: Discipleship training
Aug. 22 Italy: Torino: Outreach & leadership,
Milan: Steve & Debi Ogle to learn Italian, growth
Aug. 23 Ohio Region - Summer Discipleship Program, lasting fruit
Aug. 24 Doug Brown & Asia team: Salvations, leaders, the
Moore family, local partnerships
Aug. 25 TSCM: For an example of genuine love; for lasting fruit; for next fall's intern team
Aug. 26 GCLI Course
Aug. 27 New Life, Cincinnati: Praise for potential pastors
Aug. 28 Grace Summit: Raising up of young workers
New Song, Reynoldsburg: For in love.
the proper working of each individual part of the Body, causing
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.
Please pray that there would be lasting fruit from the Summer discipleship program in the lives of the young people who participated.
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.
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.
Please pray for the many people across the region studying the GCLI materials to be inspired, challenged, and growing.
New Life, Cincinnati: Answered prayer: God has sent us an abundance of godly men who are open for pastoral leadership.
Grace Summit, Cuyahoga Falls: God would raise up young adult workers for the harvest. the growth of the body for the building up of itself
Wisdom for leaders to know how to help each member understand his/her gift and engage with it.
Monterrey, Mexico: Please pray for wisdom and direction in discipleship and evangelism training for church members.
Aug. 29 Pamplona, Spain: Home service for Marrones, recognized church in Spain, more laborers
Aug. 30 In the spirit of 1 Tim. 2:1-4, pray for our nation
Aug. 31 India & Nepal: Pray local teams have focus, intensity & effectiveness; for Mike & Su's health
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.
Pray this election year, in the spirit of 1 Tim. 2:1-4, that America will be a country where the gospel of Jesus Christ is multiplying.
India & Nepal: Pray the local 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.