Great Commission Prayer Letter

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Great Commission Prayer Letter Northlands Region – October 2016 Italy: Torino – The Gospel will go out with power and bear fruit Great Commission Europe: Timmy Powers traveling to Romania and Ukraine throughout October Faithwalkers 2016: Pray for attendance & life change Doug Brown & Asia team: missionaries, asylum for Chinese family, Myanmar believers to leave Buddhism TSCM: For an example of genuine love; for lasting fruit; for this fall's intern team Herschel Martindale, Dominican Republic: Grace & help with leadership training Coulee Rock, WI: Fruitful fall conference Eastern Europe: Ukraine – Offering humanitarian aid, Sweden – Prayer group, Romania – 2 Bible studies Cedarcreek, WI: Fall Festival – 10/9 Philippines: Long-term visas to Thailand GCC National Ministry Leadership team Pamplona, Spain: Marrones settling in after home service; La Roca would grow and multiply laborers Evergreen Lakeville: Laborers & harvest Cottonwood, ND: Fruitful small groups & ministries Amsterdam50: Open doors, asylum-seeking centers, that we would cling to the vine Submerge, ND: “Reset” sermon series starting 10/16 Germany: Cologne – Salvations and a new elder, Berlin – German conversation classes for refugees The Salvage Project: Admin & spiritual protection Evergreen New Hope: Emotional health Poland: For strong disciple-making vision The Rock, MN: Fall outreach to students at the University of Minnesota Urban Refuge: Pray for our Envision 2016 campaign Harvest, MN: Fruitful fall outreach Evergreen Bloomington: Revival outreach Call 2 All: 1 billion souls saved; 5 million churches planted next 10-15 years India & Nepal: Pray for safety, courage, & for 10,000 to hear the gospel each week In the spirit of 1 Tim. 2:1-4, pray for our nation Monterrey, Mexico: Discipleship training Submerge, UND: A year of changed lives Nelson Guerra & GCLA ministry Northlands Region

Italy, Il Refugio: Turino - Pray for the mission team in early October that we would have love and unity, that the Gospel will go out with power and bear fruit; for good follow-up with new students; salvation for Lorenzo, Evi, Tommy, Maria, Bea, Giulia, and Alex. GCE: Pray for Timmy Powers as he travels to Brasov, Romania to encourage and train local leaders from 10/2-5 and to Ukraine to conduct several training events throughout the month. Please pray that Faithwalkers 2016 (The Blueprint) would be well attended and that many lives would be changed through the conference. Faithwalkers Midwest will be held on December 30-January 2. Doug Brown, Asia Team: Please pray for the missionaries in Asia, persecuted Chinese family seeking asylum in the U.S., new generation of believers to leave Buddhism in Myanmar, effective international student outreach on college campuses in the U.S. Tom Short Campus Ministries: Pray Tom and the interns are an example of genuine, Christ-like love; for lasting fruit from those reached last year; that God allows the team of interns to be humble and teachable disciples. Herschel Martindale, DR: Please ask for God’s grace and help for the leadership training in the Dominican Republic churches with Herschel, Aldo Miranda, Sergio Sabino and Thomas Lemus. Coulee Rock, WI: Pray our annual fall conference brings about greater love, respect, fellowship, and unity in our church. Eastern Europe: Ukraine - Pray for safety and wisdom in offering humanitarian aid; for parents to be humble and wise. Sweden - For a prayer group in an immigrant area. Romania - For two evangelistic Bible studies; spiritual breakthrough. Cedarcreek, WI: Pray for our Fall Festival on 10/9. Pray for good weather, for people to enjoy a free picnic lunch and outdoor games. Pray this event unites the Cedarcreek family as we move forward with a building expansion project. Philippines, Mike Bergen: Pray for wisdom and open doors to obtain long-term visas for five Philippine missionaries to Thailand. Pray for national leaders: John Hopler, Rick Whitney, Dave Bovenmyer, Mark Darling, Tom Short, John Meyer, & Matt Gordon. Pamplona, Spain: Pray for the Marrone family to get back into the swing of things after a long home service, and see La Roca Pamplona grow and multiply laborers. Evergreen Lakeville: Please pray for laborers in our church services and for the harvest. Cottonwood, ND: Pray that our home groups and ministries would bear fruit in the lives of our saints and the lost among us. Amsterdam50: Pray for open doors for the gospel; that the heart of Christ will live in our new asylum-seeking center; that we would cling to the vine, have wisdom in being pruned, and not be distracted by the worries of the world. Submerge, ND: That our fall "Reset" sermon series starting Oct 16 would be impactful and encouraging to our saints. Germany: Cologne - Pray for protection, spiritual conversations, and salvations; for God to provide a new elder to co-labor with Martin Bonnet. Berlin - Pray for clear communication and open hearts at the German conversation classes for refugees. The Salvage Project, Minneapolis: Pray for an administrator to help manage the growth of this ministry; spiritual protection. Evergreen New Hope: Please pray for the emotional health of those in our church. There are a number of people experiencing depression and anxiety. Pray for wisdom on how to address this and lead people to hope in Christ. Poland: For the church to build a stronger vision for disciple-making and to effectively equip the saints as disciple-makers. The Rock, MN: Pray for our student ministry as we reach out to students this fall. Pray we can see 15 new students join The Rock and that the Gospel would go out at the University of Minnesota. Urban Refuge, MN: Please pray for “Envision 2016” – a capital campaign to address infrastructure issues in our facility. Harvest, MN: Pray for our fall outreach. Pray that lives are impacted, for salvations, and that God would be glorified! Evergreen Bloomington: A revival for Evergreen-Bloomington and effective outreach at South Gate Apartments. 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. India & Nepal: Pray for safety because of threats of violence against three teams; for their courage to stay strong and that they won’t lose their nerve; that they can continue to share the gospel to more than 10,000 each week. Pray this election year, in the spirit of 1 Tim. 2:1-4, that America will be a country where the gospel of Jesus Christ is multiplying. Monterrey, Mexico: Please pray for wisdom and direction in discipleship and evangelism training for church members. Submerge, University of North Dakota: Pray the school year is one of changed lives and that the Gospel goes forth with power. Nelson Guerra and GCLA: Pray for a healthy, growing church plant in every major Latin American city. Northlands Regions: Pray for more church plants and pastors, laborers, and missionaries raised up within our regional churches.