Praise God for the gift of His Word. Pray both our corporate and personal worship will be centered around and driven by our study of God’s Word. Ask God to grant us wisdom for how we lead and encourage one another in our worship of Him. Pray we will be exuberant in our musical worship as an overflow of the joy and praise we feel in our hearts. Pray our worship of all kinds will be saturated in our thankfulness to God for all He has done and continues to do for us. Pray we will all live every aspect of our lives for the glory of God.

This week we are praying for Metro Changers, a faith-based organization that equips groups of volunteers to work together to provide renovation and home repair services at no cost to elderly or low-income homeowners. We are also praying for North Shelby Baptist and Pastor Allan Murphy.

DAY 1: Pray for those coming from all over the southeast to participate in work projects in Birmingham this summer. Pray they will grow deeper in their personal walk with Christ through serving others.

DAY 2: Pray for the homeowners and other members of the community who will interact with Metro Changers work crews over the summer. Pray they will see the love of Christ on display and will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

DAY 3: Pray for safety as out-of-state volunteer crews travel to and from Birmingham this summer and as they perform home repairs at their work sites.

DAY 4: Pray more local congregations will look for strategic ways to be involved in urban ministry and will partner with organizations like Metro Changers and Birmingham Baptist Association to show the gospel by meeting physical needs and share the gospel through relationships built.

DAY 5: Pray the mission teams coming to serve in Birmingham will be encouraged to return home and make a difference in their own states, cities, and neighborhoods.

DAY 6: Pray for the staff and leadership at Metro Changers as they seek God’s will in serving low-income families and the elderly in Birmingham through home repair. Pray for the financial resources they need to accomplish the ministry they have been called to lead.

This week we are praying for Brook Hills field partners serving among unreached people groups in Turkey. Turkey is home to nearly 75 million people and its strategic location has made it a geographically significant country throughout history. Despite the fact that Turkey is a predominantly Muslim country (96%), it is home to many locations mentioned in the New Testament. Brook Hills works strategically with a few partners in Turkey to strengthen the Long-Term disciple-making work that is happening in the small evangelical communities there. Join us this week as we pray for our field partners in Turkey. We are also praying for our Short-Term teams serving in South Asia, East Asia, and the Middle East.

DAY 1: There is a small evangelical church in the heart of southeastern Turkey that is facing tremendous persecution including seizure of property. Pastor A. is a friend and partner to The Church at Brook Hills. Pray for Pastor A. and the 80 believers gathered there. Pray for God to make them steadfast and to strengthen their faith as they face persecution because of their bold witness of the gospel.

DAY 2: The Zaza people are one of the largest unreached and unengaged people groups left in Turkey. There are close to 3 million Zaza people. Pray for our field partner Ryan and the few Zaza brothers he works with to be welcomed into Zaza homes. Pray for God to call Zaza men and women to himself.

DAY 3: Pray for our field partner Ted as he seeks wisdom on how to engage the majority Muslim population in his city. There are only a handful of believers but no gathered church. Pray for God to show Ted his role in making disciples and for the church to be established.

DAY 4: The Church at Brook Hills has partnered with local believers in southern Turkey to put up billboards and advertising posters throughout the city center and on public transportation to connect people who are interested in knowing Christ to believers in the area. Pray for the success of this endeavor. Pray for many to believe.

DAY 5: Songu is a sister in Christ who has faced severe persecution from her family. She only knows a handful of other believers in her city. Her greatest desire is to see her children come to faith in Christ. Pray for her three children to hear the gospel from their mother and to believe.

DAY 6: There is a refugee center in Istanbul that many Brook Hills Mid- Termers have served in. Pray for the partners there in Istanbul as they navigate the difficulties of serving refugee populations well. Pray for wisdom as they try to keep their doors open despite pressures to close the center from the government.