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31PRAYER-DAY GUIDE Praying for Mission Work During COVID-19 HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE A GUIDE TO 31 DAYS OF PRAYER • Determine a time each day when you will pause and pray. While our world has been interrupted by as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not • Read the scripture provided. COVID-19, we know that as believers, our God the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have • Pray the specific prayer points asks us to pray to Him for the goodwill of our world divine power to demolish strongholds.” identified. and His Church. We are reminded of this powerful • Lay hands on the map on this page truth in 2 Corinthians 10:3-4: This prayer calendar is a tool to help you quiet (or any other map in your home) your soul and pray to our God for the specific while praying as you feel led. “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war prayer requests each day for a month. SCRIPTURE “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will neverDAY leave you nor forsake 1 you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” -Deuteronomy 31:8 JUMP TO A DAY PRAYER TOPIC Pray for Latin America Day 1 Day 9 Day 17 Day 25 PRAYER POINTS • Pray for the Lord’s protection and Day 2 Day 10 Day 18 Day 26 provision for all of the people in this nation, who already struggle with scarcity as a normal way of life. Day 3 Day 11 Day 19 Day 27 • Pray for God’s blessings upon the churches and our national partners—that they would receive a special anointing from Christ, and that they would have Day 4 Day 12 Day 20 Day 28 numerous opportunities to share the Good News of Jesus during these unprecedented, challenging days. • Pray that this nation would come to Day 5 Day 13 Day 21 Day 29 know the Lord as the Great Physician and healer, which would manifest in a great revival! Day 6 Day 14 Day 22 Day 30 SONG “Psalm 34” by Shane & Shane Day 7 Day 15 Day 23 Day 31 (https://youtu.be/yOzf0VrDNGU) Day 8 Day 16 Day 24 DAY 1 • CONTRIBUTOR: East-West President & CEO SCRIPTURE “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your SCRIPTURE life, what you will eatDAY or what you will drink, 2 “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare SCRIPTURE nor about your body, what you will put on. Is the way before me. AndDAY the Lord whom you 3seek not life more than food, and the body more than “Elijah said to her, ‘Don’t be afraid. Go and do as will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger you planned. But firstDAY make a small cake for me4 and clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your bring it to me; then make something for yourself is coming, says the LORD of hosts. But who can and your son. For this is what the Lord God of heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more endure the day of his coming, and who can stand value than they? ... But seek first the kingdom of Israel says, “The jar of flour will not be empty and when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire the jug of oil will not run out until the day the Lord God and his righteousness, and all these things and like fullers’ soap. He will sit as a refiner and will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious makes it rain on the surface of the ground.’’ She purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of went and did as Elijah told her; there was always about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and enough food for Elijah and for her and her family. for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” they will bring offerings in righteousness to the -Matthew 6:25-26, 33-34, WEB The jar of flour was never empty and the jug of LORD. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem oil never ran out, just as the Lord had promised will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old through Elijah.” -1 Kings 17:13-16, NET PRAYER TOPIC and as in former years.” -Malachi 3:1-4, ESV Pray for church leaders in Western Europe PRAYER TOPIC PRAYER TOPIC Pray for national partners PRAYER POINTS Pray for children and students around the world • Pray for their willingness to use technology to care for their people well. PRAYER POINTS • • Pray for the ability to mourn with those PRAYER POINTS Pray that God will provide for our brothers who mourn. • and sisters as they try to not only • Pray for salvation for children and provide for themselves but serve their Pray for the chance to show the ability students. This is a great time for parents to find their joy in Christ with those they communities. to be intentional gospel witnesses to • Pray that their generosity and love will shepherd. their children. • open hearts to the gospel in resistant Pray for guidance by the Holy Spirit to cultures. SONG allow parents to communicate what is • Pray for boldness instead of fear for going on around them with COVID-19. “Oceans” by Hillsong UNITED short-term missionaries when we are • Pray for schools and local governments (https://youtu.be/DGRz2BJQRXU) again able to travel. that are continuing education over the • Pray for those who are confined at home internet. to find ways to encourage those in places we long to be. SONG “It is Well” by Kristene DiMarco SONG (https://youtu.be/YNqo4Un2uZI) “The Blessing” by Kari Jobe & Cody Carnes DAY 2 • CONTRIBUTOR: East-West Area Director (https://youtu.be/Zp6aygmvzM4) DAY 3 • CONTRIBUTOR: East-West NEXT Teams Staff DAY 4 • CONTRIBUTOR: Short-Term Mission Team Leader SCRIPTURE “All this I have spoken while still with you. But SCRIPTURE the Advocate, the HolyDAY Spirit, whom the Father5 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in SCRIPTURE will send in my name, will teach you all things DAY 6 every situation, by prayer and petition, with and will remind you of everything I have said to “He came to that which was his own, but his own thanksgiving, present your requests to God. did not receive him. YetDAY to all who did receive 7 you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. And the peace of God, which transcends all I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not his name, he gave the right to become children of understanding, will guard your hearts and your let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” God. children born not of natural descent, nor of minds in Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 4:6-7 -John 14:25-27 human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” -John 1:11-13 PRAYER TOPIC PRAYER TOPIC Pray for families in the U.S. “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” -Mark 5:36b Pray for South Asia PRAYER POINTS PRAYER TOPIC PRAYER POINTS Pray for believers globally • Pray for children as they navigate school • Pray for health and safety in this country online and no longer see their friends. as there is little access to equipment or • Pray for children who have so many sanitary products. PRAYER POINTS questions that we do not have any • Pray for the ability to continue ministry • Pray that as followers we would absorb answers to. None of us has been here despite social distancing restrictions. every lesson we are to learn during this before. This is new territory. • Pray for boldness of believers and trying time for our good and His glory. • Pray for marriages as we stay together for opportunities to share the Gospel. • Pray this catalyst event would take us to hours on hand. Give us patience with one the next level in our mission. another. • • Pray this will increase our effectiveness in SONG Pray for all health care workers as they go leading many towards Jesus. “Faithful Now” by Vertical Worship to the front lines which keeps them from • Pray we multiply His kingdom and (https://youtu.be/9YexUJ2WHik) going home to be with their own families. accomplish the Great Commission. SONG SONG “Make Room” by Community Music “You Never Let Go” by Matt Redman (https://youtu.be/wrQuKK6jz-4) (https://youtu.be/oDdHG7YCxic) DAY 5 • CONTRIBUTOR: East-West Recruiter DAY 6 • CONTRIBUTOR: East-West Short-Term Teams Staff DAY 7 • CONTRIBUTOR: East-West NEXT Teams Staff SCRIPTURE “You will keep in perfect peace, those whose SCRIPTURE minds are steadfast, becauseDAY they trust in you.8 “I have said these things to you, that in me you Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord SCRIPTURE may have peace. In theDAY world you will have 9 himself, is the Rock eternal.” -Isaiah 26:3-4 “He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the food to the hungry.DAY The Lord sets prisoners 10 world.” -John 16:33, ESV PRAYER TOPIC free, the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord Pray for field workers PRAYER TOPIC loves the righteous.