Great Commission Prayer Letter

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Great Commission Prayer Letter Northlands Region – June 2019 Great Commission Europe: New churches Submerge, ND: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality study Evergreen Bloomington: Opportunities to serve Spain: Pamplona - Spiritual growth & love & more meeting space, Madrid - Conference planning Cottonwood, ND: Fruitful ministries Italy: Milano - Pam Apisa, Torino - Fruit from “Christianity Explored,” Chieri - Growth Coulee Rock, WI: Richly engage in the community Philippines: Adjustments & new relationships in Cambodia Living Hope Church, Rochester, MN: Relationships Cedarcreek, WI: VBS - 6/10-12 Harvest, MN: Summer outreach Germany: Cologne - Katie & Mateo & another elder Berlin - Witness, open hearts, & East Berlin GCC Board: Wisdom for the future Call 2 All: 1 billion souls saved; 5 million churches planted next 10-15 years Nelson Guerra & GCLA ministry Submerge, UND: Changed lives Monterrey, Mexico: Discipleship training Evergreen Lakeville: Unity GCC Pastors: Excelling in transparency and accountability 2019 Pastors Conference Herschel Martindale, Dominican Republic: Grace & help with leadership training Urban Refuge: “Level ground” through a difficult time Doug Brown & Asia team: Chinese home church, strengthened “beachheads,” new staff, & partners Church plants in the Northlands region Eastern Europe: Sweden - Outreach, Ukraine House for refugees, Romania - New bakery Evergreen New Hope: Wisdom, unity, & openness India, Nepal & Bangladesh: New church-planting teams, wisdom in light of persecution, & training TSCM: For an example of genuine love & for lasting fruit Amsterdam 4F (Four Fields): Salvations among refugees New Heart Church, Taiwan: God’s guidance

GCE: Pray for many new churches to be planted in areas that have little or no gospel witness in Europe. Submerge, ND: Pray for growth from our 8-week book study, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, starting on June 2. Evergreen Bloomington: Pray for doors to open to serve our community in noticeable and effective ways. Spain: Pamplona - Pray for continued spiritual growth and love, for provision for more meeting space. Madrid - Pray for God to lead the planning for the European Conference, Awaken, which will be held in Spain, and for people to get saved and added to the church. Cottonwood, ND: Please pray for our saints to participate and spiritual fruit to be born through our "newcomer cookie ministry" and our prayer on the porch (and in nursing homes) ministry. Italy: Milano - Pray that Pam’s cancer, which has substantially reduced, would be in total remission. Torino - Pray for fruit from our “Christianity Explored” events. Chieri - Pray for continued growth in maturity and numbers as Doug & Sarah Whitney serve the families. Coulee Rock, La Crosse, WI: Pray that our church would more richly engage in the community this summer. Philippines, Mike Bergen: The Philippine missionary team in Cambodia was required by the local government to move to the next village where there also is no church. Pray for them as they make many adjustments and new relationships. Living Hope Church, Rochester, MN: Pray that God would lead us into relationship with the people he has for us in this city. Cedarcreek, WI: Pray for "Family Faith Mission" VBS June 10-12 and for Pastor Dave Lennander's retirement celebration this month. Harvest, MN: Pray for our summer outreach and for lives to be transformed and drawn close to God. Germany: Cologne - Pray for Katie and Mateo to learn German quickly, for a co-elder for Martin, and for a place to gather for worship. Berlin - Pray for our witness to be strong and courageous, for open hearts, and for healing of the spiritual apathy of East Berlin. Please pray for wisdom for the GCC Board as members seek God's mind for the future of GCC. Call 2 All: Pray for 1 billion souls to be saved and 5 million churches planted. Our movement of churches is committed to this initiative. Nelson Guerra and GCLA: Pray for a healthy, growing church plant in every major Latin American city. Submerge, University of North Dakota: Pray for changed lives and that the Gospel goes forth with power. Monterrey, Mexico: Please pray for wisdom and direction in discipleship and evangelism training for church members. Evergreen Lakeville: Please pray for unity in our church. Please pray for GCC pastors to excel in transparency, humility and accountability towards the congregation and towards those outside the church. Please pray for the June 20-21 Pastors Conference in Bloomington, Minnesota. Herschel Martindale, DR: Please ask for God’s grace and help for the leadership training in the Dominican Republic churches with Herschel, Thomas Lemus, Aldo Miranda, Sergio Sabino, and George Sebek. Urban Refuge, MN: Please pray for “level ground” for The Urban Refuge and all the Evergreen churches through a difficult time. Doug Brown, Asia Team: Pray for the weekly Bible study to grow into a Chinese home church, for the strengthening and expansion of four Gospel “beachheads” in Asia, for new staff being added to international student ministries, and for partners to join me in Asia. Please pray that God will raise up more church planters in the Northlands region. Eastern Europe: Sweden - Pray for unity and for our outreach to help students use computers to be well-attended. Ukraine - Pray for protection and direction in building a house for a refugee family. Romania - Pray for gospel-sharing opportunities through the new bakery. Evergreen New Hope: Pray for wisdom, unity, and openness to the future God has for us as we make necessary changes. India, Nepal, & Bangladesh: Pray that new church-planting teams will be focused, united, and fruitful, for courage and wisdom in light of increased persecution, and for Mike and Su to train and coach well. Tom Short Campus Ministries: Pray that Tom and the ministry team are examples of genuine, Christ-like love; for lasting fruit; that God works powerfully through the ministry team. Amsterdam 4F (Four Fields): Pray that refugees would hear and receive the gospel and for disciples, small groups, and church plants among these new refugee believers. New Heart Church, Taiwan: Pray for us as we seek God's guidance on how to best carry out our church vision, whether it's raising up more leaders internally or joining with another church to be more effective.