2013 Missionary Moments Prayer Guide

Bible teachings to be broadcast. Pray for the Kendalls, a family that has started a radio ministry to small villages and churchesin remote areas of Alaska. Also pray for Matt and Tammy, their three children, and the church family at First Baptist Kotzebueto be beacons of light to the community.bible reference & Statement: Luke 11:39-41After we confess our sin, accept Christ as Savior and Lord, and begin to grow in Him, other things that come forth from ourlife can honor God, too. The way we give is shaped by our experience with Christ. Today, through the Cooperative Program,we join our giving to reach more lost persons for Christ._____________________________________________________________october 20, 2013Morning: BUILDING BRIDGES TO SHARE CHRIST(Utah) SHAYLA HURLBUT is a LoveLoud missionary and the Women’s Evangelism Consultant for the Utah-Idaho SouthernBaptist Convention. She is actively involved in planning and speaking at women’s events for the two-state area. Her husbandJEFF is a church planter in Morgan, Utah, of which the population is approximately 90 percent Mormon. There is only oneevangelical church in the entire county. Thanks in part to your support of missions through the Cooperative Program, Shaylaand her husband, Jeff, are building bridges over which to share the true gospel. Pray for Shayla and Jeff as they developrelationships through youth events, athletics, and outreach projects.evening: RESPONDING TO ENORMOUS NEEDS(American Peoples) When IMB missionary DELORES YORK visited an orphanage near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, she discovered apathetic situation: children with swollen bellies, skinny frames and discolored hair, signs of malnutrition and anemia. BaptistGlobal Response—a global relief and development organization—responded with emergency funds for food. When childrenreceived the food, they were “rejoicing like it was Christmas, not for toys or candy but (for) just plain food,” said York. Asnews of the need spread, U.S. churches began to respond immediately. Meanwhile, Baptist workers in Haiti are building andstocking a fish pond, chicken coops and pens for goats and pigs at the orphanage to provide children with ongoing sourcesof protein. Fruit trees have also been planted. Praise God for the cooperative spirit of Southern Baptists. The CooperativeProgram enables us to partner with more than 45,000 churches to make Christ known.bible reference & Statement: Nehemiah 12:43-44Nehemiah led the people to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem. The people responded to God’s blessings and protection withworship. Among other things, they brought contributions, first fruits, and tithes to express their worship. Today, through theCooperative Program, we join our giving to reach more lost persons for Christ._____________________________________________________________october 27, 2013Morning: HANDS-ON-HELP(Europe) When Yura was 21, he led his church to buy and renovate a building, paying for half of it through gathering, hullingand cleaning walnuts. Yura’s church, called “the station,” is in the village of Budzhak, Gagauzia, an autonomous region ofMoldova. Southern Baptist representatives CHRIS and NANCY RUSSELL have lived in the area for many years, working with