Praise God for His almighty power over all things. Pray for us all to grow in our trust in God and His guidance and help as we walk through this fallen world. Ask Him to help us all be bold in our witness of all He has done for us.

This week we are praying for the families of Oliver Elementary School and our Love Oliver initiative (brookhills.org/loveoliver). Through Love Oliver, we have the ongoing opportunity to join the families and partners of Oliver Elementary in overcoming economic, academic, spiritual, and social barriers they face while pointing them to the perfect, redemptive work of Jesus Christ. We are also praying for The Vine Church and Pastor George Whitlock.

Day 1: Pray for the Oliver families who face economic, academic, and spiritual hurdles. Ask God to continue to equip the community to address these barriers. Ask God to enable us to minister to their tangible needs while pointing them to Jesus’ redemptive work. Ask God to call adults, adolescents, and children to Himself and for them to trust in Jesus.

Day 2: Ask God to save and raise up a generation of young disciples at Oliver Elementary School. Pray for children to be beacons of light who shine among their peers and families. Pray for the gospel to be clear to their young minds, and for them to be marked by love so their families may see the love of Christ in them.

Day 3: Pray for the educators and administrators at Oliver Elementary School. Ask God to use their gifts and talents to educate, encourage, and grow young minds. Pray for many students and families to see the love of Jesus through their examples of love and kindness.

Day 4: Pray for the ministries and organizations in Gate City that mentor and lead children and teens in the community. Ask God to continue to bless Oak Tree Ministries, Discovery Clubs, Urban Young Life, Empower to Conquer, and STAIR Tutoring. Ask God to use these mentors to exemplify the unconditional, selfless love of Christ in their patience, kindness, and desire to walk with young students.

Day 5: Pray for our Love Oliver 2026 campaign. Ask God to provide $40,000 so that Brook Hills can continue to support and encourage Oliver Elementary School and its partners. Ask God to use the classroom supplies, band instruments, teacher appreciation gifts, campus grounds projects, and community events to cultivate and deepen relationships for His glory.

Day 6: Pray for our Faith Family, local churches, and community partners as they continue to unite in investing time, care, resources, and prayer into our Oliver neighbors. Ask God to continue to transform the Gate City community and for it to become a beacon of hope in Birmingham.

This week we are praying for Jared and Elizabeth serving in the Middle East. Jared and Elizabeth serve on a team that is working to reach the Baloch people. The Baloch are an Iranian ethnic group primarily residing in the Balochistan region spanning Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. The Baloch are Sunni Muslims. Twenty years ago, there were few Baloch believers. Today, several hundred Baloch people follow Jesus. Within the past 10 years especially, more stories have emerged about Baloch coming to faith through miraculous dreams and access to God’s Word.

Day 1: Ask the Lord to soften the hearts of the Baloch people to the gospel amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. Ask God to reveal Himself as the One True God to the Baloch people, and that they would turn from Allah and turn to Christ for salvation. Ask God to establish a Baloch church.

Day 2: Ask God to sustain and keep their house church which is currently displaced because of the conflict with Iran. Pray for the remaining believers to endure in the strength of the Lord. Pray for their unity.

Day 3: Ask God to strengthen the Church in the midst of the current conflict. Pray for Jared and Elizabeth’s church to be ready to share a reason for their hope amid a tired and anxious community.

Day 4: Jared and Elizabeth and their children recently moved to a new house. Ask God to prepare the hearts of their new neighbors while they are away on furlough. Pray for God-given opportunities to establish good relationships and for boldness to share the gospel with their neighbors.

Day 5: Pray for Jared and Elizabeth while they are on furlough for the next few months. Pray for them to abide well and be renewed and refreshed by the Spirit. Ask God to help them boldly share the gospel with friends and family who don’t know Jesus.

Day 6: Pray for Jared and Elizabeth’s children to come to faith. Ask God to bless Jared and Elizabeth and guide them in a new leadership role they are undertaking. Ask Him to strengthen and preserve their marriage and family.