Praise God for Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross, which made the way for us to be reconciled to Him. Confess and repent of your own sin in your life, and ask and thank God for His forgiveness. Praise Him for Jesus’ resurrection, which demonstrates His power over sin and death. Thank God for the faith He grants us through His grace so we might be saved from our sins. Ask God to sustain us all to the day of Jesus’ return. In the mean time, pray for the role you have to play in accomplishing God’s mission of making disciples of all nations.

This week we are praying for our six focus areas for local outreach: ministry to the impoverished, the fatherless, widows, prisoners, internationals, and children. Join us as we pray for our city and ask the Lord of the Harvest to send more laborers into these specific fields. For more information on these efforts, visit brookhills.org/localmissions or stop by the Local Missions kiosk in the lobby.

Day 1: The Impoverished: Pray for those within our community who are living in situational or generational poverty. Ask God to deliver them from unbearable circumstances and sustain them during times of need. Pray that we would joyfully offer ourselves as ministers of reconciliation.

Day 2: The Fatherless: Pray that God would place the orphans in our city into loving Christian families where their spiritual, physical, and emotional needs can be met. Pray that the Church would lead the way in caring for the fatherless.

Day 3: Widows: Ask the Spirit to comfort widows in their distress and sustain them through trying circumstances. Pray that we would be quick to care for the widows in our own families, church, and community.

Day 4: Prisoners: Pray that the men and women in local jails and prisons who do not yet know Christ would encounter Him and receive His love. Pray that those who identify with Christ would be salt and light in their facilities.

Day 5: Sojourners: Pray for the internationals who have moved into our city and for the students, scholars, and sojourners who are staying here short-term. Pray that Christians would welcome them into their lives and share the Good News with any who have not yet heard.

Day 6: Children: Pray that the children in our city would love God’s Word, grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and pursue God’s good plans and purposes for their lives.

This week we are praying for our Brook Hills Students who are serving on Short-Term trips to the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Each team of students will be participating with field partners in each of these countries to engage local communities with the gospel. Their main goals are to strengthen the Long-Term disciple-making work of our partners by serving in a variety of ways. Join us this week as our students serve and make disciples in Central America.

Day 1: Praise God for this generation of students He has given The Church at Brook Hills. Praise God for the way our students are seeking after Him and desire to make disciples among all nations.

Day 2: Pray for wisdom and strength for our adult leaders as they care for each of the teams entrusted to them.

Day 3: Pray for God to give our students many opportunities for gospel conversations with those they meet. Pray for people to be saved.

Day 4: Pray for God to use these two Short-Term trips to expose our students to different cultures and needs around the world. Pray for God to use these trips to develop within our students a biblical worldview and desire to go Mid-Term and Long-Term.

Day 5: Pray for our students to enjoy their time serving with one another. Pray for their time together to strengthen our student ministry and build unity.

Day 6: Pray for God to be glorified through our Brook Hills students this week. Pray for our church to be challenged by the lives of our students when they return.