Praise God for all of the many gifts He has given us to delight in. Ask God to develop within each of us a greater joy found in Him. Pray our happiness in God will serve to challenge the standards of happiness in our world and will point others to the ultimate delight that can be found in God alone.

This week, we are praying for the International Friendship Partner Program, a community partnership through which Brook Hills members and others in the community can be paired with international students at local colleges and universities to extend hospitality and engage in a friendly cultural exchange. We are also praying for Iron City Church and Pastor Kameron Pugh.

DAY 1: Pray for all the international college students who desire to participate in the program this year to be warmly welcomed into the lives of American families.

DAY 2: Pray for Brook Hills members who participate in this program to faithfully demonstrate the love of Christ to their friendship partners. Pray for God to sovereignly orchestrate the matching of Brook Hills volunteers to the exact person He desires them to invest in this year.

DAY 3: Pray the international students who do not yet know Christ will be open to learning about Him through conversations about God’s Word.

DAY 4: Pray for much wisdom as Christians aim to honor the guidelines of this program while sharing their own culture, faith, and values with their friendship partner.

DAY 5: Pray for the local colleges and churches participating in the program to be mutually encouraged through this partnership for years to come.

DAY 6: Pray, as we seek to glorify God by making disciples of all nations, for God to bless the work of all who participate in the International Friendship Partner Program and for the gospel to multiply.

This week, we are praying for Brook Hills field partners in northern India. Since 2009, The Church at Brook Hills has been strategically working with field partners to reach the thousands of unreached people groups living in urgent physical and spiritual need. Today we are seeing fruit across the northern plains of India and people are believing and churches are being planted. Join us as we pray for our field partners in India.

DAY 1: Praise God that hundreds of new churches have been established among unreached people groups in Northern India and new believers are being added daily.

DAY 2: Pray for our field partner, Jesse, as he disciples church leaders and pastors to share the gospel and make disciples. Pray for God to give our partners resolve to continue the work set out before them and the strength needed to press on.

DAY 3: The Indian government has been actively working to stop the spread of the gospel in Northern India. Many believers are experiencing significant persecution. Churches are being shut down, and many of our field partners have been kicked out of the country. Pray for God to turn the hearts of government leaders so that freedom of religion is a reality.

DAY 4: Pray for the small churches that have been established in homes across Northern India. Pray for the leaders to be empowered by the Holy Spirit to teach the Word of God. Pray for the message of the gospel to go forward and for God to use our field partners to equip and strengthen these local believers.

DAY 5: Pray for Jesse as he teaches the Word of God to those who are part of his pastoral training program. Pray for pastors to be equipped with the Word of God and to feel confident to proclaim it to those they are leading. Pray for God to use Jesse and his team to encourage leaders in this way.

DAY 6: Pray for Brook Hills short-term and mid-term teams who are serving with these field partners to be used by God to strengthen the long-term work in India. Pray for God to raise up a team from The Church at Brook Hills to plant their lives in Northern India.