Current Requests

“…pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored…” (2 Thessalonians 3:1)
Since 1893, SIM’s motto has been “By Prayer”. By prayer, SIM and its many ministries have seen God do amazing and marvelous things – thousands of new churches planted, millions coming to faith in Jesus Christ and growing as His disciples, and communities all over the world transformed by God’s grace.

Frequently, people think of prayer as something we do before we begin the work of ministry. However, we believe that prayer is the work of the ministry. We invite you to join with us in this vital ministry of prayer! Our vision and hearts’ desire is to ultimately see many thousands of churches in Africa, Asia and Latin America using the platform of sport to touch millions of lives with the love of God. As we pray together, we will see the glory of the impossible!

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February - March 2010

Prayer Requests:

International

    * Pray for additional partners and financial supporters as SF grows.
    * Pray for God to raise up more workers – current needs are identified for over 30 missionary positions.
    * Pray for initial steps in our Africa and Asia expansion – we are actively beginning major ministry initiatives in six new countries. Pray for church leaders from Ghana, Liberia, and four countries in SE Asia who recently participated in various SF trainings.
    * Pray for initial partnership discussions with a major child-sponsorship organization whereby SF would help them further develop their sports ministry activities.
    * Pray for discussions with a US-based soccer coach licensing organization. We are seeking a partner to provide coaching accreditation for our SF youth coaches.

Ethiopia

    * Please pray for our new colleagues Essete and Habtamu, that God will use them abundantly for his kingdom.
    * Please pray that the new Level IV graduates will put what they have learned into use.
    * Please pray that the soccer team members will live a life of testimony (an exemplary life) to others as they start this year's competition.
    * Please pray that the election to be held in Ethiopia in the month of May will be peaceful.
    * Please pray for the men and women who are coming to camp to work, to minister, to learn. We have lots of visitors and activity these months. Please pray for safety in all the travel, on the work sites, and for good fellowship. We want God will be honored in all that we do here.

Nigeria

    * Pray for the Church-Centered Sports Ministry class at a local seminary to go well.
    * Pray for our preparation work leading up to our Level IV the first 2 weeks of March AND for the actual training. Pray for God to help us select the remaining people who need to attend.
    * Pray for peace and healing in Jos and Nigeria. There has been much political, ethnic and religious unrest in recent days.
    * Pray for Daniel, John, and Solomon as they travel and focus on following up with those we have trained recently.
    * Continue to pray for the Nigerian missionaries we have trained and others in difficult areas, that God would give them favor, persistence, and open doors for His love to be shown.

Asia

    * Please continue to pray for :
    Regional meetings in Southest Asia, scheduled for Feb, to follow-up Level II Participants trained last November.
    Pray for Gods wisdom and direction as we research options for setting up an office.
    Pray for God to lead us to the people of his calling and choosing as we seek to recruit and appoint an administrative assistant and Sports Ministry co-ordinators to join our team.
    * Please also pray for Tripp, Graham and Jill from 16th-28th March when they travel to another Southeast Asian country to deliver Level II trainings in two locations for up to 300 church/youth leaders. Please pray for safety and security for all involved in this restricted access country. Pray for Kingdom fruit in the lives of the youth.

U.S. Office

    * Pray for the transition of the administration of SF church partnership teams to SIM USA.
    * Pray for the processing of the construction team from Charlotte to Ethiopia, February 2-13, who will work on projects at Langano. This team also includes those who will renovate the SIM Ethiopia guest house in Addis.
    * Pray that the Charlotte team would work well together well despite diverse responsibilities and upcoming transitions for many team members.

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