Great Commission Prayer Letter
Plains Region – August 2016
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Eastern Europe: Short-term mission to Armenia 8/1
to 8/8; New work in Brasov, Romania
Vintage Faith, Manhattan: Gospel sharing in our city
with fruit
Grace (GC3), IN: Salvations & House Churches
Monterrey, Mexico: Discipleship training
Eagle Creek, IN: Outreach, healing for Van Birrer
Great Commission Europe: unreached people
Glen Arbor, IL: Growth in numbers
Pamplona, Spain: Home service for Marrones,
recognized church in Spain, more laborers
Foundation, WI: Greater spiritual hunger
Doug Brown & Asia team: Salvations, leaders, the
Moore family, local partnerships
GCC National Ministry team
Herschel Martindale, Dominican Republic: Grace &
help with leadership training
Faithwalkers 2016: Pray for attendance & life change
Philippines: Praise God for Philippine missionaries in
Thailand and for providing more support
TSCM: For an example of genuine love; for lasting
fruit; for next fall's intern team
Vintage Faith, Stillwater: Fruitful sharing
Candlewood Lincoln, NE: A Permanent facility; Be a
house of prayer; To be obedient.
Call 2 All: 1 billion souls saved; 5 million
churches planted next 10-15 years
Candlewood Omaha, NE: A permanent facility; Be a
house of prayer; Be ones who obey.
Stonebrook, IA: Wisdom and faith
Germany: Dortmund: rest & outreach, church plant
Cologne: Rest & strength, leadership
LifeHouse, IA: A rebuilt student ministry
India & Nepal: Pray local teams have focus, intensity
& effectiveness; for Mike & Su's health
Vintage Faith, Wichita: Fruitful outreach
Amsterdam50: Wisdom for Bible study, provision in
Kenya, many salvations
Walnut Creek, IA: More laborers
Nelson Guerra & GCLA ministry
Tri-State, IA: Increased laborers
Italy: Torino: Outreach & leadership,
Milan: Steve & Debi Ogle to learn Italian, growth
In the spirit of 1 Tim. 2:1-4, pray for our nation
The Rock, Ames, IA: ISU Outreach
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.
Vintage Faith, Manhattan, KS: Much of this year will be focused on the prayer that every man, woman and child in Manhattan will
hear the gospel in a way they can understand and many will respond.
Grace (GC3), Purdue, IN: New students to get involved, many salvations, and effective multiplication of House Churches.
Monterrey, Mexico: Please pray for wisdom and direction in discipleship and evangelism training for church members.
Eaglecreek, IN: Pray for a fruitful start this fall for campus ministries; wisdom in reaching the community; healing for Van Birrer.
GCE: Pray for opportunities to bring the gospel to Unreached, Unengaged People Groups.
Glen Arbor, Chicago, IL: Please pray that our church would grow in numbers.
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.
Foundation Church, Janesville, WI: Pray for greater hunger for the Word and for the Lord's Spirit within our church.
Doug Brown, Asia Team: Pray for salvations and strong leaders at Asian college campuses; church 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.
Pray for the national ministry leaders: John Hopler, Rick Whitney, Dave Bovenmyer, Mark Darling, Tom Short, John Meyer, and
Matt Gordon.
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.
Please pray that Faithwalkers 2016 (The Blueprint) would be well attended and that many lives would be changed through the
conference. Faithwalkers Midwest will be held on December 30-January 2.
Philippines, Mike Bergen: Thank God for leading the Philippine missionaries to focus on Thailand and thank Him for providing
more support.
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.
Vintage Faith, Stillwater, OK: Pray God leads us to people who need Him as we share the gospel on campus this summer.
Candlewood, Lincoln, NE: Pray we securing a permanent facility. Also pray Candlewood become known as a house of prayer and
we as a church would obey the Great Commandment and the Great Commission.
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.
Candlewood, Omaha, NE: Pray we securing a permanent facility. Also pray Candlewood become known as a house of prayer and
we as a church would obey the Great Commandment and the Great Commission.
Stonebrook, Ames, IA: Wisdom and faith as we prepare for a new ministry year.
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.
LifeHouse, Decorah, IA: Pray God rebuilds our student ministry by multiplying our Bible study and seeing five souls come to Christ.
India and 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.
Vintage Faith, Wichita, KS: Please pray for fruitful outreach in our neighborhoods this summer.
Amsterdam50: Wisdom 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.
Walnut Creek, Des Moines, IA: More laborers for the harvest.
Nelson Guerra and GCLA: Pray for a healthy, growing church plant in every major Latin American city.
Tri-State, Dubuque, IA: Please pray for increased laborers in the gospel.
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.
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.
The Rock, Ames, IA: Please pray for a fruitful fall as we reach out on Iowa State University’s campus.