Praise & pray for us!

Deut. 1:26

"But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God."

Forty years later, once again Israel stood on the far side of the Jordan, looking across to the land God had promised to their fathers. Moses, one of only three survivors of that earlier group, urged the younger generation to obey the Lord and to trust Him to be faithful to His promise. God had been unable to give their fathers many good things because of their rebellion. But are we more obedient? Or do we fear that if we wholeheartedly obey the Great Commission God will demand too much of us? Are we afraid that He will not take care of us if we "recklessly" give our money, resources, and children to fulfill His command?

Oh, Lord, help us to understand Your loving heart for all kinds of people. We want to trust all we are and have to Your care and Your purposes. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for Emily, Chongmin Jaewon (KOR)

- my English corner group on Tuesday! [discussed Festivals]
:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D there is a chance to enter heaven &not just hell!
- also met Sabina & Jerry -1st timers at English corner along with many others i didn't meet i'm sure!
*PRAY*
* reveal Himself as Lord to these precious souls, bring them to repentance to prepare them for life beyond the grave!
* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!
* have mercy on them & send him back to 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!
*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS
- BE ENCOURAGED!!***

Praise & pray for us!

Num. 25:1-2

"...the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women who invited them to the sacrifices of their gods."

Failure to faithfully share our spiritual blessings results in spiritual stagnation and decline, leading to outright failure. Whenever the Church has stopped reaching out to share the Good News with other cultures, it has started accepting the ungodly mindset of the world around it, and decay and perversion have resulted. Today many of our churches fear an "over-emphasis" on missions, because they think it may result in fewer resources for local ministry. But actually, when we faithfully pray, give and go with the blessing of the gospel to other peoples, God deepens our holiness and enriches and expands our local ministry.

Father, we want to be obedient to the Great Commission, and we want our local churches to grow. Give us the faith to believe that as we pray and obey, You will bless us in return. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for River Cruise!

- taking a bunch of international friends on a River Cruise with gourmet pizza lunch at one of our stops finished off with joining a mid-autumn festival celebration :)
:D PRAISE! :D
:D making rivers & blessing us with the know-how to make catamarans to cruise along it
:D blessing us with the know-how to make gourmet pizzas!
*pray*
* we'd always prayerfully lovingly build friendships & be Christ to these precious souls we're spending the day with!
* it won't just be a day out enjoying 'stuff' but enjoying God!
* bless us with eternally significant interactions throughout the day & night!

praise & pray for Marriage Enrichment Retreats - aftermath!(MER) [this weekend!]

:D PRAISE! :D
:D the weekend ran smoothly!
:D the Good gift of marriage!
:D marriage was HIS idea, so He's committed to making marriages work!
:D the marriages that have been saved/enriched through such retreats!
:D NOTHING the enemy tries to do to destroy God's institution will prevail!
*pray*
* all couples who went will consistently apply all they learnt throughout the course of their lifetimes together to make Christ look great through the marriages of His people!
(Ephesians 5 marriages that manifest John 3:30!)
* be in best state of being to get max. benefit from this! & have humble, teachable, changeable hearts willing to submit to Christ & His principles of love!

praise & pray for Jasmine & Tim! (KOR)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D using Jasmine to attract Tim to Christ!
:D uniting them together in marriage!
:D granting them P.R. [Permanent Resident] visa to stay in Australia!
*pray*
* bring them to a good church in Brisbane where they'll grow & fulfill God's purpose to increase Christ & decease self!
* have mercy on their unsaved friend's, use their testimony to bring them to repentance & faith in Jesus!
* provide good accommodation for them with people they can impact for Jesus/be impacted by!
* speak to them through the Korean GFA materials i passed onto them to turn them into HIStory makers for His glory among every nation!
Mal 1:11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
* help Tim love Jesus preeminently so he can in turn love Jasmine as he should!

Praise & pray for us!

Num. 13:33

"We saw the Nephilim there.... We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them."

When the 12 spies went into the land of Canaan, most came back with a negative report, full of fear and discouragement. Ten spies somehow forgot that God had already promised to give them the land. Instead they evaluated their chance for success in terms of their own abilities and resources. This temptation to look at circumstances from an earthly perspective is very natural-and dangerous. We have far more than our own strength to count on; we can depend on the resources and promises of Almighty God.

Father, deliver us from the "grasshopper complex." Help us to see possibilities for world evangelization in light of Your completely adequate resources. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

Praise & pray for Yoshi (JAP)

:D the way He uses worries & stress in life to increase Chris & decrease self!
:D getting to meet with him to help with his assignment
* decrease Yoshi that Christ may increase in & through the worries & stress in his life
* use his worries & stress in life to bring him to nothing that Christ would increase as self decreases!

UPDATE: praise & pray for Recharge conference (helping at a missions stand

a "good" weekend?!
thanks for praying!
but . . . :S a rather watered-down, "modern" gospel was presented to a big tin shed packed with youth.
where was the preaching of the cross where God's Son was killed by God the Father's wrath for the forgiveness of our filthy, wicked, evil lives of sin?!
and where was the call to turn from our lives of sin to God in continual repentance and faith?!
go here & listen to what ought to be preached to youth! [copy + paste into your browser's navigation window]
video:
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/shocking-youth-message-stuns-hearers-paul-washer-3-of-6/581990104
mp3/wma: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?currSection=sermonssource&sermonID=52906154239

:D PRAISE! :D
:D all the contacts made with youth to explore a future in missions!
:D all our powerful must-read challenging life-changing free books we gave out!
[got your copy? order this must-read today FOR FREE!! -- www.gfa.org/freebook
*PRAY*
* keep raising up this next generation of youth redeemed from this dark, empty, futility-obsessed world to be red-hot passionate followers of Jesus!
* an exponentially avalanching impact of every interaction/book given/material that went out from missions stands! (i.e. every interaction/book given/material would be passed onto impact an exponentially avalanching number of other lives!
* give us all such a hunger for eternity that we'd forsake all else that has no eternal significance!
* continued life change in the lives of those who came

Praise & pray for us!

Lev. 26:8

"Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand."

When God promises to give His people victory over their enemies, He promises power according to the law of concerted activity. That is, when God's people work together to do His purposes, their power is multiplied many times. How exciting it is when God uses us together to put vast enemies to flight! The global task we share-bringing the news of God's salvation to all the families of the earth-is so great that to ensure victory the entire Church of Jesus Christ must be mobilized. Each of us has a part to play.

Dear Father, may hundreds and thousands of Your followers join together in an all-out assault to penetrate the remaining unreached people groups with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

Praise & pray for YuHong & Helen! (CHI)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D letting them to see the newspaper ad for our church's Free English Conversation Classes & bringing them in!
:D the opportunity to share the gospel with them after our post-"class" lunch!
(tried to go wdjd style - see www.livingwaters.com/wdjd.shtml) but language barrier :( NATIVE MISSIONARIES ARE DEFINITELY THE WAY TO GO!!
[read it yet? order this must-read today FOR FREE!! -- www.gfa.org/freebook
** BROTHERS & SISTERS!! LET'S GET THE WORD OUT WHILE HE GRANTS US LIFE & BREATH, + GRANTS THEM LIFE & BREATH -- HE'S COMING BACK SOON!!** Helen (YuHong's wife) seemed confused as i spoke to her conscience taking her through God's law to bring about knowledge of sin .. when faced with God's judgment & Eternal Destiny YuHong seemed to understand & be concerned where he was headed, Helen stayed quietly confused. didn't quite get to finish when they had to leave :|
did i give them too much at once?
*sigh*
i shouldn't get discouraged when people leave while i'm trying to share the good news of Eternal Life, forgiveness of sins with them.
Jesus' body has many many many more parts than just me, and our God is mighty to save .. :)
so.. *PRAY!* * have mercy on YuHong & Helen! open their blind eyes, unstop their deaf ears, breathe life into their dead souls! and give them the grace to repent from their sins, to God AND believe in Him! * cause YuHong & Helen to flee to the Saviour before it's too late!!
* Sovereignly intervene [i.e. give them other Divine Appointments with other members of our 'body' who'll share the gospel the way Jesus did] in their time here in Australia to send them back 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

Praise & pray for us!

Lev.19:33-34

"When an alien lives with you in the land, do not mistreat him. The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt."

This law, built into Israel's constitution, demonstrated God's concern for those who want to become part of His family. Repeatedly He warned against the temptation to mistreat those who were not part of their group. God has always wanted His people to reach out to those from other people groups who desire to learn and follow His ways.

Father, alert us to the "aliens among us" who come from all over the earth. Show us how to welcome these immigrants, refugees, international students and businessmen in a sensitive manner, so they may learn to love and worship the God of heaven and earth. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for Recharge conference (helping at a missions stand)

- i've long been 'out' of the convention scene but am going up this weekend to help at a missions stand Papa's given me a passion for.
need your prayers!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D there's one sure thing in life (surer than death & taxes! :P): "from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts. Malachi 1:11
:D Papa wants us to be involved in this one sure thing - His Name being Great among every people group!
:D the opportunity to invest our lives in something eternally significant!
*PRAY*
* we'd invest our lives in this one sure thing - whether that be praying, working to give, mobilising, supporting or going!
* we'd take every opportunity to invest our lives in this one sure thing of eternal significance!
* Divine Appointments aplenty to share God's heart & challenge many to invest their lives in this one sure thing of eternal significance!
* 7-fold impact with every interaction/book given/material that goes out from missions stands! (i.e. every interaction/book given/material would be passed onto impact 7 other lives!
* give us such a hunger for eternity that we'd forsake all else that has no eternal significance!
* lasting life change in the lives of those who come!

Praise & pray for us!

Ex. 12:38

"Many other people went up with them as well."

Even as they left Egypt, God used the children of Abraham to bless other non-Hebrew peoples. Many chose to leave Egypt with the people of God. Many of the instructions recorded in Exodus and Leviticus make special reference to the non-Israelites, explaining how they could receive the blessings God had promised His people. Clearly, God never intended to limit the blessings of His covenant to one ethnic group. From the very beginning He intended that "all the families of the earth" would receive the blessings God wanted to give to His people.

Prevent us, O Lord, from selfishly seeing Your blessings as something rightfully ours by birth. Help us to understand that these blessings are to be shared with all the peoples of the earth. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for Jaewon, Jasmine, A, Charlotte (KOR, AUS)

- my English corner group today! [discussed Dreams & Sleep]
:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!

:D God's offer of entering His Eternal rest still stands!
:D bringing more helpers to share the gospel with this ripe harvest field He's brought to us!
Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. Hebrews 4:1 (ESV)

*PRAY*
* reveal Himself as Lord to these precious souls, bring them to repentance to prepare them for entry into His Rest!
* the worries of life that robs them of rest would drive them to The One who takes our worries & can give us His peace, if only we'd carry them to Him in prayer!
* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!
* have mercy on them & send him back to 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!
*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS
- BE ENCOURAGED!!***

pray for us!

Ex. 1:11

"So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor."

Before God could deliver His people into the land He had promised to Abraham, He first needed to make them willing to leave the "easy life" in Egypt. Because they apparently had not told the Egyptians about the Lord, at last a Pharaoh came to the throne who was completely ignorant of what He had done for Egypt through Joseph. Slavery under this Pharaoh led them to remember God's covenant promises made to them so long before. Has God allowed difficulties to come into your secure lifestyle? Does He perhaps want to remind you also that He has blessed you so that you can be a blessing to all families of the earth?

God, prick the conscience of many of Your children who are too much "at ease" while others war against Satan's forces throughout the world source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

pray this would be your heart's cry!

was praying just before . . . Papa out this song in my heart.

wish you could hear it .. it's a really beautiful song ^_^

sound like your heart's cry?!

HEART’S CRY - by Steven Curtis Chapman

This is my heart's cry,
I want to know the One
Who saved me, and gave me life.
This is my heart's cry,
To be so close to Him.
That all my life becomes,
A testimony of

my Savior's grace and love,
This is my heart's cry.

This is my heart's cry,
Much more than just a great desire,
It's like a fire in me.
I hear my heart cry
Each time I think about,
The cross where Jesus died.
The cross should have been mine,
But His love broke through time,
And heard my heart's cry,
He heard my heart's cry.

Now every other hope and dream,
Is lost inside of this one thing,
To know the One who died for me.
And live my life for Jesus Christ
Is my heart's cry.

So let my life become a testimony
Of my Savior's grace and love.
Oh, this is my heart's cry,
To stand before the Father one day,
And hear Him say well done,
This is my heart's cry.

. . . Amen!

praise & pray for Ash (KOR)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D giving us yet another good time together!
:D his girlfriends' "strong Christian friend" has been praying for him!
:D his interest in Jesus led him to inquire about where to get a bible!
:D blessing me with spare bibles to readily give to anyone wanting them!
*pray*
* use His Word & the interest he's sparked in Ash to powerfully reveal Christ to Ash to the sound conversion of his soul!
* use his desire for his strict, close-minded father to go to heaven to cause him to get his own salvation sorted out first!
* reveal Christ to Ash so that he'll hate all things that hold him back from living to give Jesus pleasure! [bad perceptions of church/"churchianity" family, career, earthly "stuff"]
* open up Ash's blind eyes to see eternity & not distracted by what he sees here & now
* stir up a hunger in Ash's heart to know The Only God who Truly Satisfies, mercifully give him a divine discontentment with anything less than Christ!
* keep stirring use his God-given conscience to keep convicting him of his filthy guilt before a Holy & Perfectly Righteous God & bring him to repentance & Trust in The Only Saviour, Jesus! before it's too late!!
* his many worries about life post-graduation would humble him & cause him to cry out to the Only One who can help him -- Jesus!
* have mercy on Ash, send him back 'home' an eternally-changed soul, to bring gospel blessings to his family & join the missionary force He's raising up there!

praise & pray for Jaewon (KOR)

- going through difficult times.
:D PRAISE! :D
:D He's he Master at turning difficult times around into something beautiful, something good!

*pray*
* turn this difficult time he's going through around into something beautiful, something good!
* have mercy on Jaewon, make him a missionary to declare the praises of Him who called him out of darkness into His glorious light!
* reveal more of Himself to Jaewon & send him back to 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!
* i'm finding it increasingly frustrating dealing with him .. being Christ to him. he reminds me of alot of things i hate in my own self :|
* give me grace, patience & love to love Jaewon as He has loved me in all my falleness!

praise & pray for Ash (KOR)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D helping him through is mid-semester exams - he thanks God himself for his good & favorable situation!
:D "i'm really interested to know Jesus, i will enroll in an online course to know Jesus when I'm back home [in Korea]"
-- Ash[Holy Spirit working!!]
:D changing Ash & giving him an open mind to want to know Jesus!
:D he wants his strict, close-minded father to go to heaven!
(funny that, when he hasn't even got his own salvation sorted out!)
*PRAY*
* use his fear of the soon-coming END to drive him to the only One who can save him from certain death & hell!
* use his desire for his strict, close-minded father to go to heaven to causew him to get his own salvation sorted out first!
* reveal Christ to Ash so that he'll hate all things that hold him back from living to give Jesus pleasure! [bad perceptions of church/"churchianity" family, career, earthly "stuff"]
* open up Ash's blind eyes to see eternity & not distracted by what he sees here & now
* stir up a hunger in Ash's heart to know The Only God who Truly Satisfies, mercifully give him a divine discontentment with anything less than Christ!
* keep stirring use his God-given conscience to keep convicting him of his filthy guilt before a Holy & Perfectly Righteous God & bring him to repentance & Trust in The Only Saviour, Jesus! before it's too late!!
* his many worries about life post-graduation would humble him & cause him to cry out to the Only One who can help him -- Jesus!
* have mercy on Ash, send him back 'home' an eternally-changed soul, to bring gospel blessings to his family & join the missionary force He's raising up there!

praise & pray for garbage truck driver!

.. they bless you by collecting your rubbish, so why not bless them with some gospel blessings?
:D blessing us to be blessing!
:D PRAISE! :D
:D making The Gospel in print to give away!
:D providing gospel tracts that makes sharing the gospel much less difficult!!!
:D giving us a house on a no-through road so garbage trucks have to turn around even if i miss them the 1st time!
:D life in a city that has two garbage truck collections - one for general waste & another for recyclable waste so i can give a gospel tract to the 2nd driver even if i miss the 1st driver!
*PRAY*
* reveal Christ to this precious soul, bring him to true repentance & faith before it's too late!!
* those who collect rubbish to serve the public will give their rubbish to Jesus to make their souls clean by His blood!
* Holy Spirit keep working in this man's heart & convict his guilty conscience & the gravity of his sin before the Holy, Righteous God who gave him life & bring him to flee to The Saviour while there's still time!
* help us, His children to stay receptive & obedient to His voice to go to those He wants to end us to!
* we'd see precious souls like garbage truck drivers in heaven worshiping The Lamb because He's Worthy!!
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*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS - BE ENCOURAGED!!***

praise & pray for Ahmong & Shelley! (TAI)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here, reuniting us after their travels around 'Oz!
:D the opportunity to share the gospel with them today after lunch @ Jumbo's Kebab!
:D giving Ahmong & Shelley understanding of the gospel as i shared!
:D apparently Shelley's mum has just recently converted to Christ from buddhism!!
:D reassuring me that the gospel is for Taiwanese too, haven't really "successfully" shared the gospel with Taiwanese lately!
:D they understand what they must do to accept Christ's payment for his sins!
*PRAY*
* reveal Christ as INFINITELY desirable & INFINITELY satisfying to Ahmong & Shelley!! bringing them to True Repentance & Faith before it's too late!
* we'd see Ahmong & Shelley in heaven worshiping The Lamb because He's Worthy!!
* have mercy on Ahmong & Shelley, work supernaturally in their heart to forsake sin, follow Jesus, the Son of God in a life of faith!
* bring more Divine Appointments their way as they travel home to help open their blind eyes, unstop their deaf ears & open their dead hearts to receive Real Life!
* the lifechange in Shelley's mum would be irresistibly contagious bringing life to many dead sinners!
* have mercy on Ahmong & Shelley & not let them waste their lives giving glory to any other than The One who made them & gave His life for them!
:D they gave me their phone & sim card [with HEAPS of free minutes!]
* i'd be a good steward of this phone! - eventually to pass it on to someone He's preparing to 'get in touch' with Himself!
~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!
*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS*** :P

praise & pray for me!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D Jesus is! what more reason is needed to praise?!
:D bringing me to greater appreciation of Christ!
:D using my disability to bring that [see above] about!
:D the joy of being known by Jesus & knowing Him which makes me live THE GOOD LIFE!
so sick of the enemy.. sick of this evil world.. sick of my flesh .. I need Jesus & JUST JESUS!
*PRAY*
* help me continually see the Lord
* keep me continually focussed on Christ & Christ alone!
* I'd live continually in His presence & serve in His strength - so the majority of my service will be not the work itself but ministering to Jesus - in everything to exalt Him, magnify Him & bring attention & praise to Him!
* i'd live with the ministry mindset of John 3:30 " He [Jesus] must increase i must decrease!"
* help me always seek the greater thing - sitting at His feet in love & adoration, wanting simply to draw close to Him & know Him more.
* I'd be REDUCED TO CHRIST!
* consume my heart with one desire; to love Jesus MORE!!!
* deliver me from measuring God by my own limitations!
* deliver me from treasuring my life such that 'd be unwilling to lay it down for others
* give me an immeasurable mind & willingness to suffer for His Great Name!
* give me GRACE-based thinking & GRACE-based living!

~~thanks SO much~!
appreciate you . . . for an eternity :)

SPREAD THE WORD!!! praise & pray for muslims during - Ramadan 13/9-12/10!

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:D PRAISE! :D
:D Jesus calls us out of darkness & into His marvellous light to declare His praises! (1 Peter 2:9)
*pray*
* give precious muslims abundant dreams, visions & powerful encounters with The Living Lord Jesus Christ throughout their month of fasting seeking God!
* give muslims a distinct hunger to escape their dark religion & call them into His light to declare His praises! (1 Peter 2:9)
* expose Islam for the dark lie & deception it is!
* call & thrust out many more laborers into the harvest fields of muslims, Luke 10:2!!
And he [Jesus] said to them, "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.
* help us who have The Way to The Light & Truth to faithfully, lovingly & prayerfully point Muslims to The One who is The Way, The Truth & The Life! (John 14:6)
this generation of believers will be accountable to God for this generation of lost souls.

your choice: join with many who fear & neglect muslims, hiding behind excuses to mask their blatant disobedience Mark 16:15 "Then He [Jesus] told them: Go and preach the good news to everyone in the world. or join the faithful few trusting in His Word that He, in all His authority over ALL THINGS is **with us ** as we go, teach, baptize making disciples of ALL people groups!

thanks SO much. WE PRAY TO A MIGHTY MIGHTY MIIGHTY GOD!!!
KEEP PRAYING IN FAITH FOR THESE PRECIOUS LOST SOULS~!!!]

praise & pray for Ratish (GUJ) & Mousba (HYDRBD)

met Ratish @ the bus stop .. once again felt inadequate (how DUMB is that?! as if anyone is ..]
to share the gospel with him (he was only traveling to the next stop so couldn't get past small talk. found out like the other Gujaratis i met last month he was studying nursing!) .. do pray for him!
forgot [?] if i gave him a tract or not ...
- on the bus home was feeling tired, like most passengers looked .. left a million dollar tract on the seat beside me. nearing my stop Mousba came & sat beside me, we got talking .. i had to get off & told him the million $$$,$$$ note was for him .. :) .. should i have stayed on & talked him through the gospel?? i can't do a better job than His Spirit can through His Word!
not negating my responsibility to obey Mark 16:15, but i need to remember evangelism is very much a whole-body-of-Christ- work, i.e. i sow a seed (eg give a gospel tract), somebody else waters the seed (eg elaborates on the gospel) & God gives the growth! (a soul ripe unto harvest)
:D even when we cant trust ourselves to work, we can trust His Word to do its' work!
:D we're part of the whole body of Christ, no one of us is meant to do ALL the work, but as each member carries out its' role!
*PRAY*
* The Lamb of God who was slain would receive the reward for His sufferings in every precious lost soul caught up in deception
You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power. for You created everything, and it is for your pleasure they exist and were created - Revelation 4:11
* God in His mercy would not let these precious souls waste their lives giving glory to anyone/anything else but save them so they might bring pleasure to Him!
* have mercy on them, send them back 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

praise & pray for A, Jasmine, Brad, Viki, (KOR)

- English corner group today! [discussed Leadership - Leader of Living Water]
:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D the Leader of Living Water is a Leader who serves us!

*PRAY*- also met Warren, Jenny, Ellen- 1st timers @ English corner !
(along with many others I didn’t meet, I'm sure!)

* God have mercy, give every lost soul ears to hear, eyes to see and make dead souls live cleansed & washed from all sin by His blood!
* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!
* have mercy on them & send them back to 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!
~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!
*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS

praise & pray for Haruki (JAP)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing him to English Corner + dinner afterwards!
:D the opportunity to share the gospel with him afterwards! (after everyone else had left)
:D giving Haruki understanding of the gospel as i shared!
:D reassuring me that the gospel is for Japanese too, especially after my last try at sharing the gospel with Japanese! see post: http://lifesshortprayhard.blogspot.com/2007/09/praise-pray-for-sunny-licia-hide-yatchi.html
:D he understands what he must do to accept Christ's payment for his sins!
*PRAY*
* reveal Christ as INFINITELY desirable & INFINITELY satisfying to Haruki!! bringing him to True Repentance & Faith before it's too late!
* we'd see Haruki in heaven worshiping The Lamb because He's Worthy!!
* have mercy on Haruki, work supernaturally in his heart to forsake sin, follow Jesus, the Son of God in a life of faith!
* bring more Divine Appointments his way to help open his blind eyes, unstop his deaf ears & open his dead heart to receive Real Life!
* have mercy on Haruki & not let him waste his life giving glory to any other than The One who made him & gave his life for him!
~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!
*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS

praise & pray for those Indian people you talk to on the phone [when paying your bill/telemarketers]

after this entry in the global-prayer-digest i'm even more determined to try to evangelise to telemarketers/those who call me & have the wrong number! - turn an annoyance into an eternity-impacting opportunity!!!
Lingayats

* MUCH MORE about this people group at the JOSHUA PROJECT

Have you called about an airline reservation or a credit card bill and been surprised to find yourself talking to someone in India? In the last few years many out-sourced jobs have gone to India, and in particular to Karnataka, home to India's thriving computer industry. It may be that you spoke to a Lingayat, a major people group in Karnataka, numbering 5,747,000 people. Their local language is Kannada, but, as is the case with many other Indian nationals, they speak English, the globalized trade language. Unlike most other Hindu sects, Lingayats believe in a monotheistic world where Shiva, the supreme god, and self, are one and the same.

Southern Baptists have reported remarkable success in reaching the Lingayats with the gospel. Strategy coordinators Marty and Jodi Hunter were not offered much hope of success in 1997 when they accepted the responsibility of taking the gospel to the Lingayats. They say, "People discouraged us, saying the Lingayats were hard-hearted," but in 2005 they were looking at about 3,000 believers, and they expected in 2006 to have 18,000 followers of Christ and 1,000 house churches.

Praise God for their rapid church growth, and pray that it will continue. Pray that every Lingayat community will hear the gospel message and that leaders will be faithful in discipling new believers.-JS source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for YF wine & cheese night!

-interesting concept for an evangelistic night i know .. ;)
:D PRAISE! :D
:D all the unsaved fiends who came & got to hear the gospel through this "wine & cheese night"! [yes the wine was non-alcoholic ... :P]
:D Isaiah 55:11 is true! So will my word be which goes out of my mouth: it will not come back to me with nothing done, but it will give effect to my purpose, and do that for which I have sent it.
*PRAY*
* the gospel seeds sown in the hearts of lost souls would take root & grow into a ripe, fruitful harvest to the Father's glory & not be stolen away by the enemy! [see Matthew 13:3-9]
* His Word would continue to go forth in power, effecting His purpose & coming alive & active to give Eternal Life [revelation of Christ] to souls trapped in darkness -- more posts to come from this night --
copy + paste into your browser's search bar: www.vision2025.org/blankbook_clicktorelease.html
<-- go here EVERYDAY!! to help fill blank books of God's Word -- spread the word about this website!!

praise & pray for Patrick (Mac)

- he wants justice. that's the terribly horribly _scary_ thing he'll get if he lives on rejecting Christ ... he really has no idea what hell is like, thinks he should go there & has no fear about it.
he thinks heaven will be boring because its forever :S
FATHER, DO A WORK IN HIS SOUL!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing him to our Youth Fellowship & evangelistic "wine & cheese night" !
*PRAY*
* reveal Christ to Patrick, bring him to true repentance & faith before it's too late!!
* we'd see Patrick in heaven worshiping The Lamb because He's Worthy!!
* reveal to him the reality of heaven & hell, here he's headed if he really wants God to punish him for his sin, cause him to flee to the Saviour before it's too late!!
* have mercy on Patrick & not let him waste his life giving glory to any other than The One who made him & gave his life for him!

praise & pray for Taiki (JAP

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing him to our Youth Fellowship & evangelistic "wine & cheese night" !
*PRAY*
* reveal Christ to Taiki, bring him to true repentance & faith before it's too late!!
* we'd see Taiki in heaven worshiping The Lamb because He's Worthy!!
* reveal to him the foolishness of living for temporary fleeting enjoyment at the expense of eternal joy, delight & bliss!
* have mercy on Taiki & not let him waste his life giving glory to any other than The One who made him & gave his life for him!

praise & pray for grbage truck driver!

- was downstairs when i heard the garbage trick coming 'round .. heard The Spirit say "give the driver a gospel tract" .. at first the idea seemed crazy, so i ignored. :P as i went upstairs, my eyes saw the gospel tracts i leave on a table near the front door with gospel tracts to give away for easy access to give to people who come to the door [doorknockers, salesmen, delivery staff, etc.
he'd done my house & moved on so i grabbed a million dollar note, went across the street & waited for him to come around :) he came 'round, gave it to him but was hard to talk given the noisiness of the truck so i leave him in Gods' hands. talked away , his truck just sat there for quite some time .. PLEASE PRAY FOR HIM!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D making The Gospel in print to give away!
:D providing gospel tracts that makes sharing the gospel much less difficult!!!
:D giving us a house on a no-through road so garbage trucks have to turn around even if i miss them the 1st time!

*PRAY*
* reveal Christ to this precious soul, bring him to true repentance & faith before it's too late!!
* Holy Spirit keep working in this man's heart & convict his guilty conscience & the gravity of his sin before the Holy, Righteous God who gave him life & bring him to flee to The Saviour while there's still time!
* help us, His children to stay receptive & obedient to His voice to go to those He wants to end us to!
* we'd see this man in heaven worshiping The Lamb because He's Worthy!!
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*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS - BE ENCOURAGED!!***

praise & pray for us!

Gen. 4:9

"Am I my brother's keeper?"

The first human to grow from infancy to manhood, Cain, refused to recognize his obligation to assume responsibility for his brother, Abel. Moreover, Cain murdered righteous Abel and then pretended ignorance of the crime. From the beginning of human history, sin has driven a wedge between people, twisting affections and distorting the concerns people should have for one another. In Christ men can be reconciled to God and also to one another; nevertheless, Christians can still retreat into a short-sighted selfishness that pretends ignorance of the plight of needy peoples. We have a responsibility to see that all peoples have the opportunity to know and believe the gospel. Nearly 10,000 groups are still isolated from the Good News. Are we our brothers' keepers?

God, drive home to us our responsibility of helping others to know and respond to Christ's offer of salvation. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for Gaber (SDAR)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D thought i was having a bad day evangelism-wise... what happened with Gaber as i caught the final bus home goes to show perseverance is ALWAYS NEEDED!
68 فَأَجَابَهُ سِمْعَانُ بُطْرُسُ: «إِلَى مَنْ نَذْهَبُ يَارَ بُّ وَعِنْدَكَ كَلاَمُ الْحَيَاةِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ.
[arabic translation of John 6:68 Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
:D getting to meet this Saudi neighbor twice today after having not seen him for awhile!
:D Gaber has read the injil [arabic for gospel] but only in English, so he forgets most of what he's read
:D giving me arabic new testaments to give out! [those who've seen the overstuffed backpack i always carry 'round: contains goodies like these NT's of The Words of Eternal Life to give away whenever the opportunity arises!
:D he now holds The Words of Eternal Life in his own heart language: now that's POWERFUL STUFF!
:D Isaiah 55:11 is true! So will my word be which goes out of my mouth: it will not come back to me with nothing done, but it will give effect to my purpose, and do that for which I have sent it.
:D Hebrews 4:12 is true! For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow, as it judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
:D we're not manufacturers of God's Word & Gospel.. just distributors!
*PRAY*
* His Word would continue to go forth in power, effecting His purpose & coming alive & active to give Eternal Life [revelation of Christ] to souls trapped in darkness, Gaber just one of BILLIONS in the world never having read His Holy Word in his heart language!
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<-- go here EVERYDAY!! to help fill blank books of God's Word -- spread the word about this website!!

praise & pray for us as stewards of God's blessings!

Gen. 2:15

"Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it."

From the first day of man's life on earth, he has worked under the demands of stewardship. Man was given certain resources in order to fulfill his responsibility to rule on behalf of his Creator. Like Adam, we are here in God's world to do God's work. An important part of that work is to care for His physical creation. But even more important is our responsibility to use God-given resources to further His spiritual work in the world-namely, the proclamation and demonstration of God's rule among every one of the world's people groups.

Heavenly Father, we acknowledge that we are stewards. Teach us to use the time, talents, and treasure You have granted us in ways that will bless all the nations. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for Brad, Rex, Naoki, Nicky, Ted, Alex, Kana, Sue, Ina (KOR, JAP)

REMEMBER: these aren't just names -- these are souls created for the glory of God & His pleasure!
- my English corner group today! [discussed Father's day]

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D there is a Perfect Father whom we can know & experience unconditional love!

*PRAY* - also met Jin, Madeline, Jason, Tomo, Vicky, Nobue, David - 1st timers @ English corner !(along with many others I didn’t meet, I'm sure!)
the tragedy is: most of these don't know God as their Father who loves them unconditionally . . . =(
* reveal Himself as the righteous, unconditionally loving Father to these precious souls!
* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!

praise & pray for Abdul (AFGH)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing him faithfully to our church & E.C.C & Bible Study!
"I don't sense any separation from God for my sins"
*PRAY*
* reveal Christ in all His preeminence to Abdul that Christ be increased & self be decreased!
[see http://www.theschoolofchrist.org/learn.html]
* convict his heart of sin, open up his blind eyes to see the grave & dire situation he's in because of his sin, cause him to flee to The Saviour before it's too late!
* have mercy on Abdul & send him back 'home' an eternally-changed soul, to pioneer a missionary force in this war-torn land!

praise & pray for Sunny, Licia, Hide, Yatchi, (CHI, KOR, JAP)

- a few of the names i can remember meeting at this afternoon's Riverfire BBQ.
they stood out the most, at least!
"I'd prefer to die than live in Brisbane" -- Licia [spelling?]
ho boy... praypraypray!!!
:D PRAISE! :D
:D Jesus is the best at turning hard & down time in life into something beautiful, something good!
*PRAY*
* Jesus would do just that for Licia!
* not only give Licia a better life but a resurrected life - that her hrd time living in Brisbane would bring death to all she once held dear so Jesus might be seen as truly precious & desirable!
was going through WDJD with Hide & Yatchi from Japan [both have relatives who are "christian"] .. 1st time i've tried taking a Japanese through "the good test" with such a language barrier!
hoooo... praypraypray!!!
midway though taking them through the 10 commandments they just walked away :|
wasn't quite sure what to make of that :P
except to say the blatantly obvious, native missionaries who know the language & culture & can clearly communicate the gospel are MOST DEFINITELY the way to go!!
see this: For a free book that thousands of people have said has changed their
lives, click on this link- www.gfa.org/freebook .. it REVOLUTIONISED my life too!
:D PRAISE! :D
:D He's not left without a witness among the Japanese ... :D
:D rather than get all melancholic, self-conscious & down @ myself [as i've done so much in the past & am still prone to do!] i didn't.. just moved on hoping for another Jesus-conversation, didn't quite happen :|
:D even if i didn't have Jesus-conversations aplenty, i'm sure other bros/sisters did!
*PRAY*
* Divinely Appoint a [Japanese] witness of His to cross paths with any of the 100 MILLION+ lost Japanese souls to clearly communicate the gospel into their lives!
* reveal Christ in all His preeminence to all precious Japanese souls still lost in darkness that Christ be increased & self be decreased!
[see http://www.theschoolofchrist.org/learn.html]