Pray for our Elders and ask God to keep them from temptation and to help them guard their hearts. Ask the Spirit to convict us of our sin and lead us to repentance. Pray for us all to strive for purity in our lives. Pray our lives will serve to point others to Christ.
 

This week we are praying for the ministry of WorkFaith Birmingham (WFB), a gospel-centered 501(c)3 ministry, focused on workforce preparation and life development for adults with employment barriers. WFB was started by Pastor Keith Stanley, our Local Missions Pastor, to provide an avenue to come alongside adults desiring to develop the skills, ethics, and values necessary to obtain and retain employment. So far, they have served over 400 graduates with an 80% success rate. We are also praying for 6th Avenue Baptist Church and Pastor Jim Cantelow.

DAY 1: Pray for all the graduates of this program as they move into full-time employment that they will know Christ, continue to develop a biblical worldview, and get connected to a local church. Pray for God to grant favor to them in their job search.

DAY 2: Pray for their partnership with The Lovelady Center as they serve and prepare the ladies who are about to graduate there.
Pray for the ladies to have the confidence and discipline they need to obtain employment and continue moving forward in life.

DAY 3: Pray for their new partnership with The Salvation Army, that together they can help empower adults overcoming addictions and homelessness with the skills and values they need to enjoy God’s good design for life, including work and faith, through a relationship with Christ.

DAY 4: Pray for the over 80% of graduates who have kept a job for over a year, that they will be able to move forward now into a career that provides sustainable wages for them and their families.

DAY 5: Pray for wisdom for the board and junior board as they seek to give overall guidance and support to the ministry and help raise resources for the ministry. Pray God will send additional board and junior board members who will be advocates for this ministry, and who are living gospel-centered lives.

DAY 6: Pray for God to provide the resources needed to continue this important ministry in the city and that WFB would receive enough resources to hire a full-time Executive Director.

This week we are praying for Brook Hills mid-termer, Tyler B., serving in Europe. Tyler was sent out almost two years ago as a mid-termer. He currently serves with a long-term team engaging refugee communities living in Europe. Tyler is finishing up his term in Europe and will be returning home soon. We are also praying for our short-term team in North Africa.

DAY 1: Time is quickly coming to an end for Tyler’s term in Europe. Pray for God to be gracious to Tyler as he says goodbye to many of his friends and to those he has been engaging with the gospel.

DAY 2: Pray for Tyler’s transition back to the states to be smooth. Pray for the details of moving and getting set back up for life and work to not overwhelm Tyler but be something that he anticipates in this next season of life.

DAY 3: Tyler has been investing in a group of Iraqi teenage boys at the refugee center nearby. Last week, they were transferred out of that refugee center to another facility. Pray that the gospel they heard from Tyler would take root in their hearts and that someone else will come along to water the seed so it can grow.

DAY 4: Each Thursday night Tyler goes over to spend time with a refugee family he has built a friendship with. This week, that family’s 17-year-old son will have open-heart surgery. Pray for God to comfort this family and use their son’s surgery to bring them to an understanding of their need for Christ. Pray for Tyler to have opportunities to minister to his friends and share the gospel.

DAY 5: Tyler will be meeting with some of his Mormon friends this week. Pray that he would be clear and bold with his gospel witness. Pray for these friends to have open hearts to hear.

DAY 6: Pray for Tyler to maximize the remaining weeks he has left in his city. Pray for God to renew Tyler’s strength as he proclaims Christ and tells others about the good news of salvation.