MISSIONARY PRAYER GUIDE 2018 SERVE OUT MISSIONS CONFERENCE AND EXPO PRAYER Imagine the power to touch lives half a world away— right from your own living room. Imagine navigating through dozens of nations—in 15 minutes. Imagine touching hearts—with a single heartfelt expression of compassion spoken directly to the heart of God. That’s the power of prayer. And this Serve Out Missions Prayer Guide can help you harness this power by guiding you through a daily habit of praying for missionaries and ministries around the globe. Prepare to touch the world through the power of prayer in Jesus’ name. Akins, Wade and Barbara ...........Day 1 Eikon Ministries, Inc. ...............Day 9 Arriola, Julio and Carla Ewalt, Kenneth and Grace Barthalow, Jason and Cherise FCA Fellowship of Christian Athletes Bellevue Foundation, Inc Funderburk, Rick and Lori .........Day 10 Bethany Christian Services ..........Day 2 The Gideons International Bledsoe, David and Laurie GMF Brown, Andy and Trang Global Ministries Foundation .......Day 11 Brungardt, Mike and Jennifer .......Day 3 Gorman, Rex and Kinsey Cahill, Tom and Lori Horner, Michael and Micah Calvary Rescue Mission Hyde, Steve and Noit ..............Day 12 Centurions for Christ ...............Day 4 IMB International Mission Board Chavers, Daryl and Diane JIFF Childress, Tim and Angela Juvenile Intervention and Faith-based Follow-up .............Day 13 Christian Medical and Dental Association .............Day 5 Johnson, Laine and Janet Church Health Center Johnson, Ronnie and Rhonda CCV Julian, Chris and Melody ..........Day 14 Citizens for Community Values of Memphis Kennedy, Chad and Karis Confidential Care Mobile Ministry ...Day 6 Lane, Robert and Maridith Crockett, Bruce and Jessica Life Choices ......................Day 15 Crosslink Memphis LWF Curry, Mike and Teresa .............Day 7 Love Worth Finding Ministries Damon and Heidi Matt and Merry Daniel, Bill and Joyce McGown, Curtis and Lisa ..........Day 16 David and Laura ...................Day 8 Meijer, Durk and Sandy Denetclaw, Lorne Melancon, Patrick and Veronica Duncan, Derek and Dana CONTENTS Memphis Sidewalk Counseling, Inc ..Day 17 Richardson, Darla ................ Day 25 The College at Mid-America Roberts, Rachel Mid-South Baptist Association Ronnie Tullos Evangelistic Association MIFA Memphis Inter-Faith Association ...Day 18 Rosas, Kyle and Marisa ........... Day 26 Moore, Greg and Cheryl Roy, Kyle and Valeria Moore, Keith and Dawn Sathuluri, Edgar The Morning Center ..............Day 19 Shepherd, Randy ..................Day 27 Moriah House Shepherd’s Haven Morris, John and Pam Singh, Anjan and Sefali Native American Standing Near The Cross ......... Day 28 Indigenous Ministry .............. Day 20 The Stephen Olford Center Nick and Kelly Swisher, Brodie and Amanda Nguyen, Peter and Rose Tennessee Baptist Nolen, Steve and Ruth .............Day 21 Children’s Home, Inc. ..............Day 29 NAMB Thomas, Jeff and Karen North American Mission Board Tucker, Drew Jr. and Jessi One by One Ministries ............ Day 22 Warriors Center .................. Day 30 Paris, Floyd Williams, Steppie Paul and Stephanie Wirgau, David and Martha .........Day 31 Pearce, Preston and Karen .........Day 23 Yarber, Kevin and Stephanie Petkof, Mike and Linda Phillips, Chris and Libby .......... Day 24 POI Point of Impact Prewett, Kenny CONTENTS AKINS, WADE AND BARBARA [email protected] Wade is the Founder of Pioneer Evangelism. He and his wife, Barbara, train nationals in evangelism, making disciples, and church planting. Recently Wade began Video Evangelistic Ministry using Facebook worldwide. It’s in five languages with thousands viewing daily, averaging over 10 professions of faith per day. Wade and Barbara are Bellevue members ARRIOLA, JULIO AND CARLA [email protected] Julio and Carla believe God has led them to plant life- giving churches in Guadalajara. Their prayer is that these church plants will organically and supernaturally multiply into many more churches in order to reach 10 percent of the population of almost six million. BARTHALOW, JASON AND CHERISE [email protected] Jason teaches 5th, 6th, and 7th grade math and 6th and 7th grade World View classes at an international school in a closed country in Southern Asia. BELLEVUE FOUNDATION, INC. [email protected] Bellevue Foundation is a Christian foundation devoted to facilitating gifts to support Bellevue and Christian ministries. Its mission is to glorify God by spreading the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ at home and around the world in a covenant relationship with its donors. DAY 1 BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES OF WEST TENNESSEE bethany.org | [email protected] Since 1944, Bethany Christian Services has been reaching out to children who are alone or vulnerable. As a worldwide community leader in adoption and family services, they know that a child’s best chance to thrive is as part of a safe, loving, forever family. In West Tennessee they offer adoption assistance, pregnancy support, and Safe Families for Children. BLEDSOE, DAVID AND LAURIE [email protected] David and Laurie Bledsoe are involved in theological education and offer consultation to Brazilian Baptists in the area of missions and evangelism so they can better reach their nation and other nations. David coordinates and teaches a master’s program for Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary where more than 50 Brazilian students study. David and Laurie are former members of Bellevue, and David is a former intern. BROWN, ANDY AND TRANG [email protected] Andy and Trang Brown moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2013 to plant the Landing Church Seattle. Since they started, 70 people have come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior. They are also experiencing a true discipleship culture being built within their church through a process started in January 2017 called I.G. Groups. February 10 they began meeting in a new location and are excited about the future. DAY 2 BRUNGARDT, MIKE AND JENNIFER [email protected] Mike serves as Cluster Leader for the High Priority Zone Cluster of the Americas. Mike and Jennifer are former Bellevue members, and Mike is a former intern. CAHILL, TIM AND LORI Tim and Lori Cahill are working in Nalerigu, Ghana, at the Baptist Medical Center through Christian Health Services Corporation. As their daughters grow older, Lori will likely work part-time at the hospital as well. They will see clinic and hospital patients, participate in maternity care, and perform some procedures and surgeries. Lori is a former Bellevue member, and her parents are Bellevue members Bill and Vicki Wilson. CALVARY RESCUE MISSION [email protected] Calvary Rescue is a homeless shelter for men that provides lodging, meals, chapel, and spiritual counseling. DAY 3 CENTURIONS FOR CHRIST [email protected] Centurions for Christ is an organization that reaches out to local police officers. They are involved in Teddy Bear Ministry, New Testament Ministry, Law Enforcement Banquet, Chaplain Ministry for police officers, and assistance for officers in need. CHAVERS, DARYL AND DIANE [email protected] Daryl and Diane Chavers work alongside Ponderosa Student Ministries during the summer weeks and fall weekends to reach more than 200 children through Bible studies and Bible education classes in public schools. Their motto is “Improving Schools by Changing Hearts.” CHILDRESS, TIM AND ANGELA [email protected] Tim and Angela Childress support FamilyLife, the Marriage and Family Ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tim provides financial auditing for FamilyLife and has held responsibilities for marriage conferences and FamilyLife publishing and finance. Angela works on various projects when needed. DAY 4 CHRISTIAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSOCIATION (CMDA) [email protected] CMDA is a ministry dedicated to changing hearts in healthcare by bringing people to Christ and raising up the next generation of Christian doctors to integrate their faith into their practices. CMDA ministers to 400–500 doctors in Memphis and has the largest Christian ministry on the University of Tennessee Health Science Center campus. CHURCH HEALTH CENTER Church Health Center provides healthcare for the working uninsured. CITIZENS FOR COMMUNITY VALUES OF MEMPHIS (CCV) ccvmemphis.org CCV Memphis takes action against sexual exploitation and pornography in order to protect children and families, rescue and restore victims, and raise the standard of decency in our community. DAY 5 CONFIDENTIAL CARE MOBILE MINISTRY [email protected] Through mobile medical units, Confidential Care offers same-day service, on-location, with flexible scheduling. They provide pregnancy testing, limited ultrasound abortion education, prenatal education, abstinence education, parenting counseling, post abortion counseling, referrals for adoption, and referrals to Collaboration Partners. The gospel of Jesus Christ is shared with every person who enters the mobile unit. CROCKETT, BRUCE AND JESSICA [email protected] | gatewaycfalls.org Bruce is the lead pastor of Gateway Church in Columbia Falls, Montana, launched in 2017. CROSSLINK MEMPHIS, INC. [email protected] Crosslink is a Christian medical supply mission ministry. They provide free medical supplies and low-cost medicines for international medical missions and domestic charity clinics. Their ultimate mission is to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the least, the last, and the lost. DAY 6 CURRY, MIKE AND TERESA [email protected]