pray for us

February 28, 2019

KYLE

"I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me."

ROMANS 15:30, NIV

Paul penned those words to the saints in Rome about 1960 years ago. It is incredible to think of the legacy of missions, of God's faithfulness to His people, and of the power of prayer. The Bible makes it clear that as you support us, you are joining us. You now have a share in our venture. Whatever harvest we reap is also credited to your account (Phil. 4:17). As we have said before, we can go to Japan, but we can't do it alone. We aren't strictly referring to funding. We also need people to pray ceaselessly on our behalf. God is our provider. Only He can change hearts. It is His Kingdom we are heralding and moving to the other side of the world to advance.

We have 4 main categories that we could use prayer for constantly as we prepare for and as we live in Japan: our finances, our marriage, our souls, and our zeal.

our Finances

As of now, we have 35% of our monthly pledges accounted for (see the support page for updates) and about 32% of our one time expenses raised. By the end of April, we need to have 100% pledge fulfillment so that we can leave by the end of July.

Struggle with us in prayer for...

thanksgiving to the Lord for all that He has provided far.
the Lord to provide us with at least another 35% in March.
the Lord to continue to get people excited about joining us.

Our marriage

We are very aware of the spiritual realities that wage war around and within us (2 Cor. 10:3; Jam. 4:1). So far in our lives, our marriage has been a source of comfort and joy, but we do not want to be naive in thinking that it is immune to spiritual attacks.

Struggle with us in prayer for...

thanksgiving to the Lord for the strong marriage we have.
us to maintain godly communication and like-mindedness.
the stress we are under to expose our sins so we can kill them.

our souls

Jesus tells his disciples, "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me" (John 15:4). We want to stay rooted in Christ, apart from whom we can do nothing.

Struggle with us in prayer for...

us to maintain a habit of meditating on God's word.
us to keep our eyes fixed on Christ and what He is doing.
His Holy Spirit to fill us and use us according to His will.

Our zeal

"Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord" (Romans 12:11). We are working hard unto the Lord in preparation for Japan and that is filling up our usual rest times. Thus, we want to be wary of becoming slothful in our zeal.

Struggle with us in prayer for...

us to maintain a pattern of rest and Sabbath.
us to not grow weary in doing good.
us to serve God and others faithfully and joyfully.

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