Pray for A, who came to Christ this fall and has been baptized. Pray as he is worried about sharing his fair with others in bondage to another faith. Pray for the restoration of his marriage. Pray for his wife to connect with ISM workers. Pray for financial provision.

Pray for ISM workers under attack in their marriages and families. Pray against spiritual attacks as they seek to move forward, but are struggling privately. Pray for godly counseling, and the courage to reach out for help. Pray for wisdom and balancing schedules. Pray for wisdom in balancing the needs of families and spouses with the needs of international students. Restore hope in situations where workers feel hopeless. Praise God for the healthy marriages that are there and how that is a testimony to students. Praise God for the families who are being used of the Lord to model what healthy families look like. Strengthen weary warriors.

Prayer for Kimberly Daniel as she works together with several students to start an International Student Club at UCCS (University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Pray many international students will be drawn to this new club at the campus club fair on Jan. 25th and that many students will become active members of the club this semester.

Pray for the families of former staff members Carl Shirk and Gene Congdon as they process the loss of them. Pray for wisdom on how to help the Body be the Body with them.

Pay for the directors of the various ISM groups. Pray for a real sense of partnership but also healthy vision for the individual ministries. Pray for wisdom on what expansion looks like, which partnerships make sense, the balance of team health and aggressive ministry development, stewardship and extravagance in doing ministry. Provide for each of these ministries. Pray for humble leaders in each of these. Pray for Paula Parker, Rich Mendola, Seng Tan, James Paternoster, Marc Papai, Trae Vascek, etc. (I'm forgetting a lot of others and even some friends at this hour... forgive me). Guide them Father to know your heart, do what you want us to do and position us to REALLY be strategic for the kingdom as is the promise of ISM.

Prayer for ACMI shepherds, events, and activities • Pray for ACMI’s staff, Board of Directors, and volunteer teammates to lead with humility and wisdom. • Pray for clear vision and the words/tools/resources to communicate well. • Pray for growth in ACMI members and the launch of organizational membership. • Pray for ACMI’s ISM Expo, March 10 & 11. Pray for logistics, participation, and Divine appointments in this time of networking and resourcing. • Pray for the ACMI conference, June 9-11, a Kingdom advancement initiative. Pray for key shepherds & teammates to be found, for the selection of plenary speakers, emcees, and worship leaders, for the selection of workshops topics and teachers, for live engagement hub locations, for tech mercies, for courageous hosts and helpers, and for increased Kingdom fruitfulness in and through all who attend. • Pray for a stirring of the Spirit across North America (and around the world) for greater church participation in ISM. Pray that God will raise up the next generation to catch His vision, be trained, and serve in ISM.

Pray for ACMI's Spiritual Health and Strength to Serve Well: • Pray for teammates - Pray for mighty men and women of God who understand the times and know what to do to serve in the ranks with ACMI’s small staff (one full-time executive director and two 8/hr a week assistants). Pray for Spirit-led diversity in our team and for protection over all who serve. • Pray for God’s provision - Pray that ACMI’s finances would be blessed to a place of health, not just survival. Pray God will raise up donors who will fully grasp the vision for ACMI/ISM and invest in it. Pray that we would generously share the resources God provides with one another. • Pray for God’s glory in ACMI & the ISM community - Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on ISM and the Church. Pray for a work of God that causes us all to be amazed and to give praise to Him!

Pray for wisdom and grace as transitions happen all over ISI from one generation of amazing Saints to another. Pray also for wisdom on how to use the tools for today to do the age old work that God has entrusted to us.

Prayer for ACMI’s spiritual health & strength to serve well • Pray for a healthy culture in ACMI - Pray that any evil in the camp would be exposed and dealt with or removed. Pray for Divine revelation in this. • Pray for discernment, courage, and obedience - Pray that we would lay aside personal agendas, pride, and fear, that we would walk boldly and obediently in the way God shows us. • Pray for God’s power to flow - Pray all that is weak or apathetic after some rough years would be healed and brought back to full life; pray the stone will be rolled away and resurrection power will flow. • Pray for grace and truth - Pray for truth in the inward parts of ACMI and that we will love each other well. Pray for God’s Word to be spoken with wisdom and understanding through every speaker and teacher in our conferences and events, that the sting would be taken from anything insensitive, that we would be truthful with one another, quick to repent and forgive.

Pray that God will help us to make connections, often unexpected but obviously from Him to see where we can work together with other members of the Body, (organizations, denominations, churches, clubs, people, media, spheres of influence, etc.) recognizing uniqueness's of each and their special passion, experience and vision but also recognizing the unity in the gospel of Christ, to the Father in the Spirit so we can work together in special, creative and unexpected ways. Help us to be creative and open to seeing the world in a different ways than we had in the past as God shows us a little bit more about who He is, what matters to Him, what He can do, so we trust him and just follow Him and watch Him do what only he can do with us as His instruments/servants. Help us to maintain a sense of awe, wonder and even mystery the more we interact with God in Word and action and abide in Christ.

Pray for workers for the harvest as students start to come back. People with hearts and attitudes that can speak to this new generation of international students and who can impact new generations of volunteers in the years to come. Help us to create environments where such workers will thrive and work in their areas of strength. Pray for wisdom on how to navigate through this changing culture we live in such that God's focus will be our focus and our passion and love for God will be our motivation.

Pray for the two Big Howdy's in the North Texas area (and so many other welcome events) where many volunteers will meet and serve many new students to their campuses. Prat for a general heart of service and bridge building which could help reveal to the teams who God wants them to meet and get to know to show, introduce help help people grow in Jesus on a more regular basis. Pray that looking back many of these contacts will be ones we fondly remember led to many walking with Jesus.

Pray for our staff team as we start to plan for our trips to National Conference and visiting students. Pray for wisdom of where to go, who to visit, what to do, etc. Pray also for VISAs, reasonable airline tickets prices and good places to stay. Pray that the national boundaries remain open and student and their families' schedules to open up. Pray for opportunities to also minister to their families as visits happen.

Jeremiah 30:8 In that day, declares the Lord ALMIGHTY, I will break the yoke off their necks and will tear off their bonds; no longer will foreigners enslave them. Instead, they will serve the Lord their GOD .. Pray for the Hindu world on our campuses to find freedom from the yoke of foreign gods. Pray for US campuses to be released from stress, overwork and depression to serve their Living God in joy and peace.

Pray for Pastor Tim Lee who has totally embraced International student ministry and will speak at Southeast Missouri State University Orientation for new international students on January 13. This opportunity presented itself because campus counseling center could not send a speaker.