Praise God for His awesome power over sin and death demonstrated in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Pray we will all be faithful messengers of and witnesses to the gospel. Ask God to relieve our fears that hinder our gospel-witness and to grant us a healthy reverence toward Him. Pray for many to meet Jesus and believe because of the message of His salvation we share and proclaim as The Church at Brook Hills.

This week we are praying for Awaken (awakenrecovery.com), a gospel-based recovery ministry dedicated to helping individuals and ministries navigate the painful waters caused by sexual brokenness and addiction. Founded by Brook Hills’ members, Greg and Stacey Oliver, one of the specific desires of Awaken is to establish relationships with local churches to help them better understand and respond to these issues within their local church. We are also praying for Christ Fellowship Church and Pastor Bart Box.

DAY 1: Pray that the countless men and women who secretly battle sexual addictions will come to understand that they cannot defeat an addiction in isolation. Pray they will willfully bring their addiction to the light or that God will lovingly expose their sin so that they can receive the help they need.

DAY 2: Pray for individuals, couples, and families who experience brokenness over sexual sin and addiction. Pray for reconciliation within marriages as well as healing for families who have gone through divorce because of sexual brokenness.

DAY 3: Pray for church leaders to seek a greater understanding about Christians battling sexual addiction, particularly regarding the fear and shame that keep them in hiding. Pray for leaders to communicate a clear gospel message that no sin is too great to experience grace, forgiveness, and support within the Body of Christ.

DAY 4: Pray for opportunities for Awaken to connect with educators. Pornography addiction often begins to take root in the elementary years. When educators better understand the neurological damage caused by viewing pornography, they can help protect young people from long-term damage.

DAY 5: Pray for Greg and Stacey’s own marriage and family. The volume of hurting individuals with whom they work is exhausting and stressful, and they need God’s protection in their own lives. Pray for strength for them to be available and wisdom to know their limitations.

DAY 6: Pray for ongoing financial support for Awaken. Pray that they will be able to connect with people, churches, and other organizations that will resonate with their message of gospel-based recovery and be led to partner with them through financial support.

Each year, The Church at Brook Hills is able to send teams to serve our partners all over the world on Short-Term mission trips. The summer is always a busy time when multiple teams are constantly being sent out. We want to focus our prayer this week on the teams who will be serving for the remainder of the summer, for God to use these teams to strengthen our partners around the world and see many come to faith in Christ. Join us this week as we pray for our Short-Term teams this summer. For more information on Short-Term teams serving through Brook Hills visit brookhills.org/shortterm.

DAY 1: We will have 8 Short-Term teams serving in the month of July. These teams will be in Southeast Asia, North Africa, Middle East, New York, Detroit, Kenya, and Atlanta. Pray for these teams to be effective in their gospel witness. Pray for God’s mercy as these teams travel.

DAY 2: Pray for our Medical Teams that will be sent out to North Africa next week. Pray for God to continue to open doors into the Muslim communities where our team will be serving. Pray for the team of clinicians to be able to share the gospel with those who are physically and spiritually hurting.

DAY 3: Pray for the teams who will be serving in Atlanta, New York, and Dearborn. Thank God for bringing unreached people groups to the U.S. Pray for communication barriers to be broken down and for our teams to have access into homes and businesses so the gospel can be shared.

DAY 4: There are still many Short-Term teams that still need members to join and go. Begin praying about where you will engage in global missions this next year.

DAY 5: Short-Term mission trips do matter and are pivotal in the long-term disciple-making process of our partners. Short-Term teams also help strengthen the local church in various areas of the world. Pray for God to continue to make Brook Hills Short-Term teams effective in their ministry wherever they go.

DAY 6: Pray for God to be honored as we continue to send out our people across the world to serve and make His name known to people who have never heard before.