Updates and Prayer Requests from Our Partners
Encouragement from Around the World
Sometimes, it’s hard to see where God is or what he is up to. It can be tempting to doubt his presence or activity. However, God is doing great things around the world. The list below is proof. It’s a reminder that our God is living and active despite any doubts we might have. It also encourages us to pray. This is why we post these updates. We encourage you to take a look at the list and pray for our partners. For the full update, check out the Sovereign Grace Blog.
In his book, “Brothers, We are Not Professionals” John Piper writes this compelling sentence: “Prayer is the splicing of our limp wire to the lightning bolt of heaven.” Our efforts to pastor our churches, and to advance the gospel together as a family of churches, can feel like that “limp wire” at times. We need God’s power and help. It is by praying for one another that we can splice our feeble efforts "to the lightning bolt of heaven” and God answers our prayers by giving us power to accomplish what He has called us to do for His glory.
Sovereign Grace Churches Third Quarter 2022 Prayer Requests
Pray for opportunities to share the gospel with unbelievers in our communities and workplaces.
Pray for Nick Kidwell and his core team that will plant Valley Creek Church in Malvern, PA this September. Ask God to draw unbelievers and the unchurched to Valley Creek.
Pray for the churches in Dnipro, and Sinelnikovo, Ukraine that we have close friendships with. Ask God to protect them and use them to offer gospel hope as the war continues.
Pray for our new 2022-2023 Pastors College students and their families who will be moving to Louisville, KY, asking God to provide for them.
Pray for the Eckstein Conference hosted by the Arche Church in Hamburg, Germany, September 30-October 2 where pastors from Germany and around Europe will gather for teaching and fellowship. Also pray for the first Europe Sovereign Grace Pastors Fellowship Gathering on Tuesday, October 4 led by Jeff Purswell and Mark Prater.
Pray for our first West Africa Pastors and Planters Academy in Monrovia Liberia where 10 men from for different West African nations are being trained to pastor and plant churches in West Africa. Pray for Dyonah Thomas, Sr. Pastor of Grace Life Church in Monrovia and Dean of the Academy, asking God to give him grace to lead and invest into these 10 men.
Pray for Ed O’Mara and his family who moved to Italy in July to plant a Sovereign Grace church a year from now. Pray that God would use the next year to help them continue to learn the language and the culture to advance the gospel.
Pray that God would continue to provide financially for Sovereign Grace Churches so that we can fund the gospel opportunities He is giving us throughout the world.
Thank you for praying.