Outreach Prayer Guide
Pray with us for our Outreach Ministries, second Sunday, after 2nd service, 12:10-1pm, Room 158.
All those who believe and trust in Jesus have been sent by God to be ambassadors for God’s Kingdom (John 20:21 & 2 Corinthians 5:20). Some of us are simply sent further to different countries of the world and need supporters to help fulfill the call from God to be a minister of the Gospel of Christ into the world. Please join us in supporting our Local and Global Outreach ministries and missionaries through prayer.
February 2025
Stephen and Abby — Ethnos 360 training in Missouri
Pray for good health. Abby came back from our vision trip battling something, and the kids have been fighting sickness too.
Our oldest, Naomi, has aged out of the childcare program here at the training center and will now be with us in classes. Pray for us as we navigate homeschooling with her while we are focusing on our classes as well.
Please pray for us as we consider what our next steps towards the field of South Asia should look like.
Finally, pray for joy and wisdom for us in how we spend our time in our last official semester of training (before the linguistics program starts)
Akron Internationals Outreach (David John, Volunteer Akron Internationals Leader)
Pray, for students who have requested Bibles, that the Holy Spirit will move in their hearts to draw them to Christ.
Pray that volunteers that have been instrumental in giving out Bibles would follow up with students about their reading and questions.
Week 1
Cambodia Trip, Feb. 6-18, Cambodia Outreach (Kathi Ferris, Volunteer Country Director)
Please pray for The Chapel’s STM Team going to visit Asia’s Hope in Cambodia February 6-18. Pray that the Lord would provide safe travel and good health as we serve in Cambodia, and that He would protect our families back home. Pray for team unity and for God’s love to fill our hearts to minister His grace to the Cambodian children. Pray that the Holy Spirit would speak through us to encourage the children to do well in school and to grow in their walk with Jesus and for our team to be an encouragement to the Asia’s Hope home parents and staff.
Pray that God would guide our every step and use us for His glory!
Pastor M. Dang (Serving in the USA and Vietnam)
Please pray for Pastor Minh Dang's trips to and in Vietnam in March/April 2025. Pastor Minh Dang will take two missions’ teams to Vietnam in March 2025. Please pray for safe travel for the teams and please pray that these trips will encourage the pastors and the Christians in Vietnam.
Also, please pray for the dedication of the new Bible Training Center in Vinh-Long which will be held on March 15. Please pray that the Lord will bless and use this new Bible Training Center to train many new pastors for the churches in Vietnam.
Week 2
Fastbreak — Local sports ministry
Pray for our coaches as they minister truth to their players. Pray for safety for the players.
India Outreach (Doug Lauer, Volunteer Country Director)
Please pray for all our sponsored pastors, their families and churches in northwest India who are facing increased levels of persecution along with challenging weather conditions. Praise God that the financial obligations for most of these pastors is still regularly being met by our most generous church congregation to provide them with basic food security every month.
Please pray for protection from severe cold and cold wind all across our designated state, and that our Lord will protect our pastors and members from cold related sickness.
Please pray for protection from the fundamentalists, particularly in the southern part of this state. Nearly every day there is some kind of accusations against Christian workers in the field. Please pray that our workers will be blessed with wisdom and discernment to work and minister to their flocks carefully and in vigilance. Pray for all our children in the schools to study well and pass the year-end examinations.
A newly released list by Global Christian Relief says India experienced the highest number of attacks on Christian property worldwide over the past two years. Most of these attacks targeted Christian homes. Even now, Indian Christians are reeling from a series of Christmas attacks carried out by Nationalists across the country in December, several of which took place on personal property. The India pastors say, “Please pray for us also. We are praying for you and for the dear ones at The Chapel.”
Week 3
Volleyball Outreach - Ministry of The Chapel
Pray that the people who need to come, whether because they need to be cared for, or because they need to hear the gospel, would come. Pray that anyone who has a question or doubt will seek an answer, whether believer or unbeliever, and that we will be able to answer it.
One of our regulars (who I’ll name Rae Regular here for the sake of anonymity) is a Christian believer. Rae has a friend (who I’ll call Sarah Searching) who is not a believer, but who is searching, and who Rae knows from a different context, not a volleyball player. Rae came to me for advice and counsel regarding trying to help Sarah accept Christ. Rae has been aware of the books I like to hand out to people who are searching, and she inquired about getting a book for Sarah. After talking with Rae, I gave her two copies of Cold Case Christianity, one for her and one for Sarah. This will allow Rae to grow in her faith, and it will allow her and Sarah to read them at the same time, so that Rae can hopefully answer any of Sarah’s questions as she reads the book. Rae will also bring any questions she isn’t sure how to answer to me so that I can help her (whether her own questions, or any from Sarah that she doesn’t know how to resolve). Pray that Rae grows in her faith and knowledge to be able to help Sarah on her journey/search. Pray that Sarah might be won to the Kingdom.
Nancy Ware (Missionary serving with WorldVenture in refugee outreach in North Akron)
Pray for preparations for this year's summer school. Ask God to move in Luke, Christie, Esther and Eh Soe's hearts.
Praise for the kids stepping up in Bible study to help lead once a month, and praise that Ehrie is doing well.
Urban Ministries (Lisa Marshall, Director of Urban Ministry)
Pray for the start of Mom’s Klub and that new women from Harvest Home and Akron Pregnancy Services will sign up. Pray for the new curriculum we will be using that will touch on participants past trauma as well as the gospel. Pray also for Good News Clubs starting up and for the women’s retreat on February 22.