Public Prayer: Please lift up all the ISI prayer teams. May God’s Spirit within us lead us to intercede according to his will and his heart and invite his presence in all things. May we be faithful to listen for God’s voice with intercessions and opportunities to be a blessing—especially with this week of united prayer August 6-13th and 40 Days of Prayer for many to come. We also lift up this personalized scripture prayer: But thanks be to you, God, who in yourself, Christ, always lead us ISI staff and volunteers in triumphal procession, and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of you. For we are your aroma, Christ to God, among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one the fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things, Lord? For we are not, like so many, peddlers of your word, God, but as people of sincerity, as commissioned by yourself, in your sight we speak in you, Christ (from 2 Corinthians 2:14-17).

Praise that after a very stressful day for Tim yesterday over no internet connection, our provider said the modem is broken and they'll give us a better one at no extra charge. Praise that for some reason my computer worked for our Zoom worship and prayer time last night. Pray for the rest of the week of 24/7 Prayer to go smoothly and for Tim to have strength and all he needs to finish leading well. Pray that God will bring many answers to prayer as He has done in the past during 24/7 and 40 Days of Prayer (which starts for many of us next week). May we have many reasons to praise God!

For a Bible study to learn what God says about the gender discussion that 2 of our former students’ children are being exposed to in school. X (China) & N (Sri Lanka) are greatly concerned, and want to be equipped to answer their questions and teach them what is right. Pray for grace and truth to be proclaimed and for the gospel to shed light on this issue for them. Pray that they will want to know Christ because of it.

From Tim Sigman - The Revival Under King Hezakiah 2Chron. 29:5-6 He said to them, “Hear me, Levites. Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove everything impure from the holy place. 6 For our ancestors were unfaithful and did what is evil in the sight of the Lord our God. They abandoned him, turned their faces away from the Lord’s dwelling place, and turned their backs on him... 10 It is in my heart now to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel so that his burning anger may turn away from us. 11 My sons, don’t be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to serve him, and to be his ministers and burners of incense.”... 18 Then they went inside to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed the whole temple of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the table for the rows of the Bread of the Presence and all its utensils. 19 We have set up and consecrated all the utensils that King Ahaz rejected during his reign when he became unfaithful. They are in front of the altar of the Lord.”... 25 Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the Lord’s temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, Gad the king’s seer, and the prophet Nathan. For the command was from the Lord through his prophets. 26 The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. 27 Then Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. When the burnt offerings began, the song of the Lord and the trumpets began, accompanied by the instruments of King David of Israel. 28 The whole assembly was worshiping, singing the song, and blowing the trumpets—all this continued until the burnt offering was completed.... 7 Then Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. When the burnt offerings began, the song of the Lord and the trumpets began, accompanied by the instruments of King David of Israel. 28 The whole assembly was worshiping, singing the song, and blowing the trumpets—all this continued until the burnt offering was completed.... So the service of the Lord’s temple was established. 36 Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over how God had prepared the people, for it had come about suddenly... Father we ask you to cleanse the temples of our lives, campuses, cities, our nation and our world. Bring a great cleansing work from your hand through Jesus and let us rejoice how you the true and living God have prepared the people and that it will come suddenly just as it did in Hezekiah's day. We bring to you the incense of our prayers and our lives as a living sacrifice. May songs of revival and renew arise from our hearts. Father bring a great and awesome revival in our day. We ask this in the mighty name and power of Jesus, Amen!

Montgomery College, MD: The Int'l Student Advisor with whom we had been working for the past 5 years to make contact with students has recently left. Please pray for good r-ship w/ the Int'l Office and the new replacement to continue.

DC/MD/Northern VA: Together with Bridges Int'l, we are having an area training for volunteers this Saturday (8/12). Please pray for: (more) participants, workshop leaders, prayer and vision sharing, logistics, and good connection. May the Lord raise up the younger generation to reach over 33K IS's in the area.

ISI, KC (Public Request): Please intercede for our director who wants and needs to pass on the role in the next few years and for her to experience God's provision and rest in the waiting. Pray also for financial provision for one of our new couples joining the team, so that they can be able to commit to full-time ministry work and for God’s protection over their family from spiritual attacks. Ask for God to be faithful to his promises to cover them under his feathers and hide them under his wings (from Psalm 91—whole chapter beautiful for intercession). We ask for God's healing over another of our staff as well with his eye condition. Pray for his strength as he eases back into his master’s studies again and for spiritual protection and physical well-being for him and his family.

Pray for our team as they take the reins for campus ministry. Pray for the two who are applying to be Min Reps. May there be unity of spirit and joy as they continue to love on the internationals.

Pray for some GenX and Millennials staff who can fill the gap between more senior and very young staff as leaders for a time. Pray for deeply committed young staff who have good networks to raise support. Pray that we can help international staff raise their support.

Continue to pray for Andy Grove as he is working through bone marrow work, blood transfusions and so much more as he recovers from cancer. Pray for a key volunteer in our area who was diagnosed with cancer. God has used it to move believing and unbelieving students alike but its been very hard. Pray also for some new staff including some international as they raise support.

For ISI, KC: Ask for God’s abundant provision for the Home Goods Giveaway on August 26th with quality donations to be a powerful witness, for more volunteers (especially strong youth), financial provision to cover all the expenses, and enough vehicles/transportation. Ask that God will move many people to give $25 Walmart gift cards for the new students to get items they can’t find at the Giveaway. Pray also for our upcoming Welcome Picnic on September 9th. Ask for God’s provision for bountiful food and volunteers and financially to cover everything needed.

For the families of all staff members and volunteers: salvation for all our loved ones to come to faith in Christ, especially those that have been prayed for over a long period of time. Lord, open their eyes to your beauty, lovingkindness, and graciousness and their need for forgiveness and the life that only you can give.

Pray for S in Inner Mongolia who is a believer & has been faithfully reading her Bible since she returned home 2017. Pray for fellowship, for protection, for a satisifying job and for her husband to become a believer. Praise& thanks for her long-awaited son, now 3 years old and for her as she teaches him about the Lord.

For Y in PRC to be born again. She has heard the Gospel, studied the Bible with me for 3 years and made a profession of faith, but backed off quickly because she was afraid of security concerns. Pray that her despair over life would lead her surrender her life to the Lord and find true joy and purpose. Praise God I finally heard back from her this week after many months of no contact!

For A. from Cameroon who is roommates with M. from Egypt & is exploring Islam. Pray that we will be able to have good conversations with him & M. about what he is learning and be able to ask open questions that cause them both to question Islam. Pray that he would listen to and receive the Gospel. I have been trying to get together with him all last year and was not able - pray that God will make it possible.