Praise God for graciously gathering us together in loving fellowship with Him and one another. Ask the Holy Spirit to develop humility and patience within each of us. Pray for God’s protection and deliverance from temptation to sin. Pray for God to grow our love for Him and each other and to spur us on to demonstrations of that love. Pray for strength and endurance in our service to God and in His name. Ask God to continue to make us more and more generous in our support of one another and our ministry together.

This week we are praying for God to work in the lives of the 46,000 internationals living in the Birmingham Metro Area. God has brought people from the least-reached areas of the world right to our doorstep. We are praying for God to use us to reach the internationals we interact with on a daily basis at work, school, and in our neighborhoods, that they might know Christ and make Him known. We are also praying for Iron City Church and Pastor Kameron Pugh.

DAY 1: Praise God for His great love for every tribe, tongue, and nation, made evident in His sovereign work of sending missionaries to the unreached and bringing individuals from hard-to-reach nations right here to our city that they might know Him.

DAY 2: Pray for the thousands of international students enrolled in nearby universities and the exchange students studying in Birmingham area high schools. Pray that their host families, Friendship Partners, and classmates will be willing to seize the opportunities God provides to be witnesses of the gospel.

DAY 3: Pray for God to call out members of our Faith Family to invest in international children and preschoolers who accompany their parents to ESL classes on Thursday nights. Pray for God to use this ministry to introduce children, at a very young age, to His plan for their salvation.

DAY 4: Pray for the Brook Hills Engage Teams as they engage unreached people groups within our city with the gospel. Pray for The Lord of the Harvest to bring growth to the seeds they’ve planted and that they would not grow weary as they pray, labor, and wait for
a harvest.

DAY 5: Pray for the Brook Hills Hispanic Congregation, Pastor Eduardo Torres, and the Hispanic ministry small group leaders as they make disciples among Spanish-speakers in our community, many of whom don’t understand the gospel.

DAY 6: Pray for members of our Faith Family to make disciples of all nations in a local context by being especially mindful and hospitable toward the internationals living among us.

This week we are praying for our Brook Hills field partner C.A. serving in the Middle East. C.A. and his team are currently focused on ministering to and serving Syrian refugees who have fled their homeland and are residing in other countries. The need is great as millions of men, women, and children have flooded into neighboring countries in need of basic food, water, and shelter. Join us this week as we pray for our partners who are trying to equip the small local church to care for Syrian refugees.

DAY 1: Praise God for our partner C.A. and his team who are focused on caring for Syrian refugees in need. Pray for wisdom for C.A. to know how best to mobilize, resources, and provide the basic necessities needed for each family.

DAY 2: Pray for the small local church C.A. and his team partner with. As they meet and help refugees, the local church is right there beside them sharing the gospel and the hope of Christ. Ask God to continue to show the local pastor and leaders how their church can care for those in need.

DAY 3: C.A. and his team opened a community center for refugees. This center will help shift efforts from relief to development and will house job-training activities for those who need to find work. Pray for God to use this center as a place of refuge and a place where the hope of the gospel can be shared.

DAY 4: Brook Hills was able to send Mid-Termers and Short-Term teams this past year to serve with C.A.’s team. Pray for God to call out more people from Brook Hills and other fellowships to help continue this work.

DAY 5: Pray for God to sustain C.A. and his team as they diligently work to serve people who are suffering.

DAY 6: Pray for the millions of people whose lives and families have been torn apart to find Jesus as the One who gives true rest and restoration.