WEEK SIX - ALLIANCE MISSIONS
The work of the U.S. Alliance spills out all over this world. This week we stand with our international workers as we intercede on their behalf. We will also cry out to the Lord for the unreached people groups that still do not understand who Jesus is and have never had a clear witness of His gospel. Pray that this will be a year when the light of Jesus shines brightly in the darkest places of our world.
DAY THIRY-EIGHT - ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL WORKERS/FAMILIES BY STEVE FOWLER
I urge you, . . . by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
- Romans 15:30
One morning my wife and I awoke at 3:00, heavily burdened to pray for our son, Chase, in South America. Our intercession felt like a wrestling match; we both wondered aloud, “What was that all about?”
Months later, when Chase was back in Salem, I remembered that prayer time and told him about it. “Did anything happen while you were away that might have prompted the Holy Spirit to wake us up to pray?” He looked at me wide-eyed and told this story.
He was walking through a neighborhood with a large amount of cash in his satchel belonging to the mission team. A man with a gun appeared in front of him. A pistol was pressed against the back of his head. There was a lot of yelling by the two men who were preparing to rob him. They searched his pockets. One grabbed the satchel. Chase yanked it back from them, saying repeatedly, “I am a missionary who belongs to Jesus Christ. I am a missionary who belongs to Jesus Christ.” Holding onto the satchel, he turned to walk away. He heard the hammer on the pistol click into position, along with more yelling from the robbers. But he kept walking, now shouting, “I am a missionary who belongs to Jesus Christ!” He walked to safety with his satchel.
Leonard Ravenhill said, “The church has many organizers, but few agonizers. Many resters, but few wrestlers. Many who are enterprising, but few who are interceding.” Today Alliance families worldwide are counting on people like you and me to wrestle and agonize on their behalf.
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Who are the two or three international workers you are praying for?
2. Pray for a breakthrough in the ministry they are committed to.
3. Pray for a holy boldness to clothe them as they serve Christ.