1. Burdened for the Heartland Awakening-(Midwest) for Next Gen. world leaders. They would know the King of kings starting on college campuses in our city (St.Louis). *Pray we can send them out to the 7 Spears of Influence. Matt.9:35-38 2. Pray for the International Student leaders with a big calling brought to us.. Three are already believers RH, JQ, & NU Two that are not BM, VK. 3. Pray for God to provide for Filipino-Americans being mobilized together through our circles. To reach the world on our campus, church, & community from here to around the world. 4. Pray during this critical crossroads of Southern Baptist history, that God will use international students, past alums & present to shape a greater future. Pray & cry out Hab.1:2-5, M-28

Please pray for my preaching seminar on Sunday, July 31st. It will be my first time preaching at my local church. Pray that I will not be anxious or afraid, and that the Holy Spirit will reveal to me the word to share. Pray I will be an instrument in God's hand and Christ will be glorified through my preaching.

Please pray for the Community College Initiative (CCI) returnee students who went back to their countries last month. We're grateful for the opportunity we had to connect with them and serve them during their exchange program in the US. Pray also for each student of the new CCI group coming in August, that they will come with open hearts and minds to hear God`s Word and that we will be able to connect with them.

Please pray for our summer activities at NOVA Community College and for our 5-week leadership training based on the book "The Purpose Driven Life" (Rick Warren). Pray that the Holy Spirit will stir spiritual hunger in our students and the training will be fruit-bearing. ray for God to open people's hearts and eyes, and for the conversations to be fruitful.

Pray for a male returnee (M) who was doing so well spiritually, but recently straying away. Also, several Other prodigals (A.K. M.) who have lost their way in the midst of worldly success!

Pray for breakthroughs with the Afghan girls with whom we are befriending, most of whom are in bondage to Islam.

I gave two Bibles as graduation presents to students. They seemed appreciative, but please pray that they would read them and have ears to hear what God is speak to them through his word.

Please pray for the Life Discussion Group happening this summer at Montgomery College. We talk about different worldviews with students from different beliefs and cultures. Pray for God to open people's hearts and eyes, and for the conversations to be fruitful.

Our dear staff team member and sister Lesley Shirk went to be with Her Lord on Thursday, June 9 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Her memorial service will be on Thursday, June 16 at Grace Bible Church Southwood campus on Thursday, June 16 at 1:30 PM. Please pray for her husband Carl and her kids as they grieve her lost. She was 73 years old.

Another VERY BIG ANSWER to PRAYER. See update of praise below from Alex Tovar -- ISI Director of Operations -- This morning we got confirmation that ISI’s site visit by the US Immigration Service was successful. This means that R1 visa applications for Perla and Sundeep are now eligible for premium processing. In fact, we just confirmed they were accepted under premium processing and we will have a decision within 15 days. We need to keep praying that the R1s get approved, but this is a HUGE step forward and an even BIGGER PRAISE TO THE LORD!!!

Unfortunately, Joan and I will miss seeing you all at the NC to be with our daughter for the birth of her first child. But, here is a praise. The Hume Group ministry here is going well, and we are confident it is due to the recent ISM prayer efforts: students have come to Christ, one of the Home Groups is continuing on into the summer, and we see an overall maturing of the Home Group ministry.

I’ll go to Guangzhou to have F-1 visa interview at June 22. And then go to study at DTS, Hope I can get the visa.

Pray we will respond to God's call in the following Song. Will You Listen To My Call? -------------------------------------------- My house shall be a house of prayer for all the nations. My house shall be a house of prayer. My house shall be a house of prayer for all the nations. Oh, will you listen to my call? ---------- Enlarge your tent. There’s a great harvest coming, from every tongue and tribe and nation. Enlarge your tent. There’s a great harvest coming. Oh, will you listen to my call? --------------------- Awake my people. Will you become my house of prayer. A house prayer for all the nations. Oh, my people. Will you become my house of prayer? A house of prayer for all the nations. Oh, will listen to my call? Will you awake unto my call? --------------------- Yes, we will awake! Yes, we will hear to your call. Yes, we will give to you our all. For such a time as this. Whither rise to heed your call. To be your watchmen on the wall. All day, all night, you will hear us when we call. We are your watchmen on the wall. We are your watchmen hear our call. ---------------------------------------- Hear us as we make an appeal to heaven. Lord, bring revival is our call! Hear us as we make an appeal to heaven. Lord, bring revival to us all! We are your watchmen on the wall. We are your watchmen on the wall. We are your watchmen. We have heard your call.