“Many of us will never have the opportunity to go, but we can
pray fervently to our God to be with the 90,000 alumni in the
challenges they face in their own nations.”
A CALL TO PRAYER
Dr. Beverly Upton
“Not only has God the
power to give mighty
answers to prayer, but He
has the disposition to do
so. God delights to answer
prayers for big things,
because He is not only
the infinite and almighty
God, but He is the loving
Father of His children. If
the creation of the world
proves God’s power, then
the giving of His own Son in
redeeming love to save lost
me proves His willingness
to bless!” (John R. Rice
from Prayer: Asking and
Receiving)
Our world needs prayer!
Every day the media
brings us stories of the
chaos in many nations.
Indeed, followers of Jesus
and the Church itself face
persecution across the
globe. Our alumni are there!
They ask for and cherish
your prayers for the multiple
challenges they face, as well
as share prayers of gratitude
with you for the way that
God is working in “all
things” pertaining to their
lives.
I just returned from our
first Couples’ International
Training Session at the
Mid-Pacific Center (MPC);
prayer is required! Armen
shared the agony he feels
about his lost father, with
whom he continues to
share the Gospel. A CEO
of a large hospital in India
is determined to use every
opportunity to evangelize,
feeling that he has missed
critical moments in
the past to present the
Gospel. Andrey, a pastor
in Russia, struggles with
the complacency in the
Church and came to the
MPC exhausted, but willing
to renew his efforts to serve
the body of Christ.
Many of us will never have
the opportunity to go, but
we can pray fervently to our
God to be with the 90,000
alumni in the challenges
they face in their own
nations. They work, at
the risk of their own wellbeing and often that of
their family, to proclaim
the Gospel in places where
Jesus’ name has not been
heard.
In his book, John Rice
challenges us to pray
“BIG PRAYERS TO AN
ALMIGHTY GOD.” Thank
you for joining us as prayer
warriors for the work of
Haggai Institute alumni
across the globe!
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