December 2013 (PDF, 308 KB) - The Foursquare Church

5 |South Pacific thurTonga: Please pray for the Tongan Foursquare conference that willbe held December 5-8, 2013. Pray for Pastor Ilisapeta Tuitupo asshe leads the Foursquare work in Tonga. Pray for the power of theHoly Spirit to touch every pastor and leader. Please also pray forPastor Thom Whitaker and Pastor Sean McWilliams, who will alsobe ministering.Pray for: Becky (Indonesia); Jerry and Julie Stott (South Pacific);Ron and Debra Brown (Papua New Guinea)6 |Southern Africa friAngola: In November the Angolan government announced theyare closing all evangelical churches. Many churches have beenwaiting for years for the approval of their registration. Pray forthe churches to stay strong and for the reversal of this dictate.Pray for: Daniel and Martine Lucero (West Africa/Francophone Nations); Garry and Brenda Kean (Kenya);Ron and Charlotte Meyers (Southern Africa);John and Dianne Shober (South Africa)7 |South Pacific satFiji: Please pray for the Fiji Foursquare conference that is beingheld December 5-8, 2013. Pray for Pastor John Dinesh and PastorJoe Tamani as they lead the rapidly growing Foursquare work there.Intercede for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit to touch andencourage every pastor and leader.Pray for: Mark and Debbie (Asia); Wayne and Sarah (South Asia);Ted and Sou Olbrich (Cambodia); Cesar and Ana Crisostomo (Guam);Chris and Parichat Curry (Asia)8 |Worldwide sunMissionary Kids: Children of our missionaries often face theenemy’s attacks. Please pray for those living in Europe and Asia:Ida, Max and Alexia Hartel; Malia G.; Rachel, Sarah and JosephMacKay; Luke and Matthias Williams; Martha, Samuel, Daniel andKatie D.; Grace and Shelby Toft; Abigail and Izabel Vernon;Marc Lucero; Kaiki and Kainaru Oshiro; Alex and Evana Scott;Isabelle, Joshua and Juliet B.; Eva and Oliver Mason; Josiah andZoe Galido; Beam and Faith Arter; Ethan and Aiden Curry;Elijah and Madison O’Toole; Ethan, Allie and Micah Blanton;Atlee Mayer; Kaela, Caeden and Connor Cecil.9 |North Asia monMongolia: Please pray for renewal in the churches and revivalamongst the city and countryside Mongols in both Inner andOuter Mongolia as the harsh winter months begin. Pray forlaborers who will go and make disciples, plant churches andinfluence the marketplace on both sides of the Gobi desert,and for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit affecting thenations and peoples along the Silk Road.Pray for: Corey and Lisa (North Asia); Steve and Beth Lavooi (Taiwan);Jeff and Naoko MacKay, Steve Niksarian (Japan)10|GO Teams tuePray that the Lord would use the short-term teams that arecurrently ministering, or preparing to minister, to advance hiskingdom. Ask God to protect the team members and to multiplythe work of their hands.Pray for: Chad Isenhart (Jordyn) (Relief + Compassion)11|Southeast Asia wedCambodia: Recent flooding has left 27 orphan homes floodedand in need of repair. Please pray for the health and safety ofthe children and their caregivers, funds to repair the homes andprovision for food as the floods destroyed the rice crop that wasthree weeks from harvest.Pray for: Kelly and Angela Hilderbrand, Mike andBee Arter, Alex and Brook Blanton (Thailand);Joyce and George Butron (Southeast Asia);Neill and Diana Gilbert (in transition)12|Caribbean thurTrinidad: The island of Trinidad, located about 25 miles off thecoast of Venezuela, has declared Spanish to be the official secondlanguage of the nation. Lift up the Foursquare Cross-CulturalMinistry Training Center as they reach out to their community byoffering Spanish classes. Believe for favor and opportunities toshare the gospel with the students and families.Pray for: Charlie and Darla Finocchiaro andGerald and Betty Poppe (Dominican Republic)13|West Africa friMali: Pray for the establishing of our headquarter work in Bamakowhich includes a school and health center that will respond withlove to the poor. Pray for practical medical outreaches that willwin favor with Muslim politicians and populations. Intercedealso for the planning and implementation of food and clothingdistributions throughout the next year. Ask God for provision andthat many will know the power of love and reconciliation of Godas a result.Pray for: Humberto and Teri Paz (East/Southern Africa);Marcia Gilmore (in transition)14|North America satMexico: Please join us in prayer for the Spirit to move as thechurch in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico holds an outreach event inthe city. They will have mimes, worship and an evangelisticmessage. Pray with them for a supernatural move of God withmany accepting Jesus Christ as Savior.Pray for: Michael and Geri Carey, John and Robin Mazariegos,Don and Sandy Godwin, Robert and Joanne Bainbridge (Mexico);John and Laura Navarro (in transition)15|MENACA (MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, CENTRAL ASIA) sunPray for a special Christmas banquet being sponsored by a churchin the 10/40 window. Last year this church held a similar banquetwhich was attended by over 100 non-believers. Many heard thegospel presentation for the very first time in their lives. Ask theFather to draw many to Himself.Pray for: Sam (MENACA); Charles and Elizabeth Kopp,John and family and Zach and Laura (Middle East)16|MTS (MISSIONARY TEAM SPECIALIST) monSpeak blessing over our personnel serving in the Americas andAfrica. Ask God to supply their needs while serving on the field.Pray for: Ginger Hoeben, Ray and Cheryl Miller, Frank andElena Razo (Mexico); Fabio and Simone Chen (Senegal);Ed and Peggy Wagner (Costa Rica)17|Europe tuePray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon Europe that resultsin new disciples and new churches.Pray for: Adam and Sarah Hartel (Netherlands);Brett and Tammy Toft (Estonia);David and Susan Ballantyne (Hungary)18|North Asia wedPlease pray for the laborers and resources needed to lead evangelismand discipleship efforts to reach the 1.8 billion people whocall North Asia “home.” Pray also for the development of informalschools of discipleship, worship, prayer and leadership developmentin key cities amongst majority and minority people groups that willequip, encourage and empower children and adults of all ages.Pray for: Jim and Kathy Shiflett (Hong Kong); Renee Williams,Michael and Michiyo Williams and Cary and Chisako Oshiro (Japan)19|Southern Africa thurMozambique: Intercede for peace in this nation, as they areon the brink of civil war. Ask the Lord to protect the innocent,including the pastors who find themselves amidst violence.Pray for: George and Nancy Cline, Fred and Carol Dawson, Ken andBobbi Wold and Mason and Virgene Hughes (FMI Representatives)20|Caribbean friHaiti: Pray for the church in Haiti as they prepare for a transitionin national leadership and the formation of a national board. Liftup missionary Charlie Finocchiaro as he helps mentor the newboard. Contend for a spirit of peace and unity among all of thepastors and leaders as they enter into this new stage in theirnational church development.Pray for: Dave and Nancy Stone (Caribbean);Jacque Antoine (Grenada)

21|Worldwide satMissionary Kids: The children of our missionaries are often targetsof the enemy’s attacks. Please pray for those living in Africaand the Americas by name: Sarah Shober; Hannah and MatthewMazariegos; Alicia, Josiah and Kristor Heatherly; Kaitlyn, Lillian,Caeli and Brayden Kean; Ezra Hunter; Joel and Ian Hubbard; DaviChen; Sabrina, Sara, Stormie, Scarlett and John Navarro; Joshua,Victoria and Erika Brockinton, Nastassja, Michael and NicoletteEngland; Samantha, Vashti and Isaiah Arredondo; Ethan Gutierrez.22|Southeast Asia sunPray that the unreached people groups that live in Thailand, Laos,Myanmar and Cambodia will have hearts receptive to the gospel.Pray for: John and Dorene Amstutz andJohn and Bonnie Watson (FMI Consultant);Bob Hunt, Foursquare Missions Press Director (Heidi)23|Francophone Nations monCentral African Republic: Pray for the dozens of leaders whosechurches and homes were raided due to their faith in Christ. Prayalso for peace, protection and divine provision for the many whohave been affected by the marauding rebels. Ask the Lord torenew their strength and give them hope.Pray for: Michael and Karen McDonald; Steve and Kim Cecil (Russia);Francois and Nathalie Gendron (France)24|Caribbean tueGrenada: Speak the name of pastor Joe George as he begins toassume more responsibility in the national leadership of thiswork. Pray for the new pastors and leaders God is raising up toexpand the church into every province on the island. Lift up theyouth leaders as they are reaching out to the next generation.Pray for: Paul and Ulrike Otremba (Central and South America);Lee and Robyn Brockinton (Belize);Pablo and Alma Pena (El Salvador)25|Worldwide wedChristmas Day: Pray that the truth of Jesus’ love will be revealedto billions of hearts today through dreams, visions, nativity scenes,Christmas carols sung, and every other method that God choosesto use. Contend for peace on earth and goodwill toward men to beborne out through hearts yielded to the Father.Pray for: Michael and Jennifer England (Ecuador);Juventino and Maria Arredondo (Peru)26|South Pacific thurFiji: Please pray for Pastor Dan Boyd and his team from SantaRosa Foursquare church, who will be ministering extensively toour Fiji Foursquare pastors and helping with the churches theyhave planted in Fiji.Pray for: Steve and Holly Taft (Mexico);Rod and Teresa Koop (Alaska-U.S. missions)27|Europe friPray for laborers to be sent to plant churches in the 25 targetedcities of Europe.Pray for: James and Nikki Scott (Bulgaria); Dave andMindy Sebens (Hungary); Jeff and Debbie Roper (Europe)28|Southeast Asia satThailand: There is a bill before the legislation that is supposed to“protect culture” but the language used will result in prohibitionand limitation of evangelism in the nation, making it illegal tosay anything negative about Buddhism. Please pray for unityamong the pastors. Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit onall of the churches.Pray for: Lois Broughton, Dale and Patti Downs (Brazil);Lee and Lisa Schnabel and Aaron and Francis Hunter (Chile)29|MTS (MISSIONARY TEAM SPECIALIST) sunLift up our personnel serving in Europe and Asia and ask God toguide their ministry.Pray for: Paul and Lori Vernon, Gary and Paula Hays and Danieland Zina Docto (Thailand); Sam and Sreyyein Tolle (Cambodia);Nolan and Judy Galido (Philippines); Dianne Parcher (France);Terry and Connie (Asia); Kirt and Denise Triche (Papua New Guinea);Ester (MENACA); Anna Marie Mazzone (Germany);Kathy Alexander (Korea); Joel and Keturah Mayer (Estonia);Sarah Boone (Thailand); DJ and Lynnette Garces (in transition);Teresa Repair (Russia); Ann Lantry (Japan)30|MENACA (MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, CENTRAL ASIA) monLift up over a dozen alcohol and drug addiction rehab centersrun by our national churches. Pray that God would continue totransform lives and deliver the men and women in these programsfrom drug and alcohol addictions.Pray for: Sandra, Lindsey (Spain);Beth Delaney and Tim and Kristina O’Toole (Ireland);Michael and Mary Bave (Wales)31|Worldwide tueAs we head into 2014, pray for untold millions to be drawn closerto the Father and intercede for these hearts to be softened andready to receive salvation. Contend for believers all over theworld to be obedient to the Holy Spirit’s leading to ministerboldly to those they encounter daily.Pray for: Bill and Debbie Boling, Nathan and Kathy Heatherly,Josiah and Cynthia Hubbard (Costa Rica);Ami and Gerson Gutierrez (Guatemala)For more information & resources, go toFMI.Foursquare.org or call 213.989.4320FOURSQUAREMISSIONSINTERNATIONALprayer GUIDEDecember 2013Høgkjølen, Norway1 |Southeast Asia sunPhilippines: Intercede for the thousands who have lost lovedones and homes in the Haiyan typhoon. Ask the God of comfortto be near these brokenhearted ones, and meet the physical andemotional needs through the Christ followers that are respondingin love to those displaced.Pray for: Glenn and Debbie Burris, president2 |MENACA (MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, CENTRAL ASIA) monPray for thousands of foreign workers away from their homes. Praythat this holiday season they would find true fellowship of Jesusthrough the ministries of our churches.Pray for: Jim and Melinda Scott, vice president of global operations3 |South Asia tueBangladesh: Shamol, son of the national leader in this nation,received second-degree burns on his neck, back, chest and armafter a pot of boiling water fell on him at a tea stall. Please prayfor his recovery, healing, and encouragement. It’s been a discouragingseason for him.Pray for: Ted Vail, associate director—U.S. missions (Dawn);Heidi Chambers, associate director—administrativeoperations (George); Cheryl Vincent, missionary care coordinator;Johnell Loop, education and training coordinator (Gary);Rod Light, communications coordinator (Tanya)4 |Europe wedNorway: Please pray for newly elected national leader forFoursquare Norway, Pastor Erik Jensen and his wife Kirsten.Pray that the seed sown by the former leaders will bring forthfruit in this new season and ask the Lord to give them wisdomsteward the church as He leads.Pray for: Chris and Laura Dakas and Sean and Vita Mason (Albania);Denise Johnson (Poland); Ken and Linda Stapleton (Czech Republic)