Prayer requests from Tim Sigman - ISI Director of Prayer Initiatives We are now praying with leaders in Colorado Springs for a City Transformation Prayer Movement to raise up a canopy of 24/7 Prayer over the city. The Lord gave a vision of international students across the nation coming to Colorado Springs to be trained in how to develop citywide prayer movements for their home countries. Please join us in praying: 1) The breaking of spiritual strongholds over the city that have killed past prayer movements 2) That God would raise up churches, pastors, and Christian organizations to launch this prayer effort 3) Pray Psalm 91 protection over all who will be involved in this prayer movement.

Prayer Requests from Dan Lim for LA Wildfires - ISI Staff in LA Area 1. Pray for comfort for many who have lost so much 2. That the Lord works through this tragedy to draw people to Him. 3. Pray for the church to rise-up and render help where it can. 4. Pray for wise leadership and that peacemakers will arise midst anger. 5. Pray all of this results in positive change for the future.

Southeast-Great Lakes Region Prayer Requests: Ed Germann RFD 1. Great need for new staff Directors to lead in Greensboro, NC; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Lakeland, Florida. How long, O Lord? 2. New staff who have not raised enough support which threatens their future with ISI. 3. Two new international staff who need visas to stay but have not yet received them. 4. Two veteran international staff who are having visa challenges which threaten their ability to stay. 5. Prodigal children of staff. The salvation of these adult "children" and the debilitating effects of their waywardness upon their ISI parents. 6. Good soil for the seeds of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to fall upon; the thorns of the world not choking out the new growth; fruit to be harvested and harvesters to pick the fruit. 7. Discouragement - tilling and sowing and watering and then looking and waiting for growth that only The Lord can bring. Pray for God-Given- Encouragement to those who have great need of it. 8. Energy! Folks are tired. Skies are winter gray. Lots of work behind the staff, lots of ministry ahead. May the staff and ISI volunteers have their strength renewed and run and not grow weary in well-doing!

For older people who have ministered internationals and now for physical or other reasons are no longer able to carry on a full ministry. I am now limited to Zoom calls ... nothing like sitting over a chocolate frosty in Wendy's ... but far better than what would have been available 10 years ago.

Upcoming prayer walks looking towards the summertime.

OK to share publicly: Pray for God to heal me soon if it’s His will for me to resume participating in church and ISI more actively. Perhaps the cardiologist will find the cause of my symptoms 1/17 after my 1/15 tests. Pray for a clear diagnosis and treatment plan to begin in God’s timing. Pray that I will be able to lead my discipleship group on 1/17 after not meeting 12/20/24-1/10/25 due to school schedules for moms in the group, and winter weather.

Praise God that Legacy Christian Church’s Blue Valley campus was able to host a kickoff Christmas party for Avila students. The unity between believers was beautiful, and all the students were able to hear the Christmas story of the Savior. Pray for the Lord to continue working on their hearts and for his blessing over the Blue Valley volunteers as they start monthly dinner get togethers with students.

Jesus, just like you rolled back the walls of the sea to let your people pass through on dry land, so let your followers walk through the darkness of college campuses that deny your name. May they go forth in your power and might – in humility and surrender. Lord Jesus, let us who are called by your name, humble ourselves, pray, and seek your face. Reveal our sins so that we may turn from our wicked ways—so that you can hear from heaven, forgive our sins, and heal our broken colleges. Spirit, teach us followers of you to always speak truth, and to not believe everything. Guide us to know how we can test to know what is from your presence – for there are many false prophets. And let us demolish every argument and pretention that sets itself up against your knowledge, and take every thought captive to obey you, Christ. As we live among those who do not know you, especially our international brothers and sisters, we pray for them. Please open their eyes—that they may turn from darkness to light, from satan’s power to yours. May this be so that our international family can receive forgiveness of sins and inheritance among us who are sanctified in you. May we be known as yours by our love for one another. (Inspired and drawn from Exodus 14:21, 1 Chronicles 7:14, Acts 26:18, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Ephesians 4:25, 1 John 4:1).

Praise God for international student leaders and pray as we'll be with them building homes for families in need in Mexico this week.

When we think of all the challenges and obstacles to ministry and sharing Jesus, God encourages us with these words: 'From the west, men will fear the name of the LORD, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory.' (Isaiah 59:19 NIV).

Ray: Reconnected after several years of silence. (China) Very enthusiastically (his personality) wants to learn about the Bible. I just talked with him a week ago but have not been able to discern if he is or isn't a believer.

Jancy: A believer. She has cut off communication with me but had indicated that it is only until she "gets something straightened out.

Shunwah (a young) believer. Lives in a part of China with "law-fare" Her father and his business are being attacked, he could lose both. Pray that this will strengthen, not weaken her faith.

Pray for my husband, Kent, as he retires from pastoral ministry at the end of January. Pray for us as we go through this transitional time. Pray for our church that it would navigate the transition well, as it seems to be set to do. We praise God for His faithfulness to us there!!

Pray for M. who is seriously exploring the Gospel with one of our volunteers. Pray that the Spirit will remove the veil from his mind & heart, that he will come to trust the Bible over his own religious book. Pray for protection from spiritual attacks for our volunteer and her family.