Prayer Requests and Prayer Points

Here are prayer requests and prayer prompts to help you with your prayer. You may want to bookmark this page so when you do pray, you can reach it easily. Also, please share ISM related prayer requests by clicking “add prayer request.” All prayers are screened by the prayer team so it won’t show immediately but hopefully it will show less than a couple of hours after your submission. Also, let people know you are praying for them by clicking on the “Pray” button. Thanks all!

  • I've been praying that the Lord would bring an opening to meet internationals at their Orientation at the University of Denver. I emailed the new Director and she said they cannot open it up this year, but is willing to let me know if they decide later to have a Resource Fair. Pray for more opening on this rather hostile campus.
  • Pray for a team meeting to be held on Aug. 14 by the Stevens Institute of Technology ministry team. We have new staff and volunteers, so pray this will be a great kick-off event for building a spirit of unity on the team, paving the way for a blessed and fruitful year of ministry.
  • Please pray for our Warm Welcome on August 12th at Arizona State. We anticipate several hundred new international students and a few dozen volunteers. Pray for logistics and for connections to be made between the students, volunteers, and various ISM groups involved. Praise that the university is paying for all of the food.
  • Pray for various students who are going through tough times that we, Joe & Sheryl Goll, know – physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Especially a Chinese gal who has tumors on her spine.
  • Wisdom as we, Joe & Sheryl Goll, relate to the new students that come to MCC (Mesa Community College) under the CCI program. They are not receiving adequate help & attention. They are very responsive to us, but the rules have changed, and we need wisdom as we move forward.
  • Wisdom as we, Joe & Sheryl Goll, work with internationals at Mesa Community College. The new international director, who is Muslim, is not as open to us as we had hoped. Pray the Lord will fully open the door.
  • Pray for Divine appointments for relationship building, sharing the Gospel, & discipleship for us, Joe & Sheryl Goll, as well as ISI staff and volunteers.
  • Pray for wisdom as Golls try to balance responsibilities between MCC, ASU, & returnees.
  • Pray for our Phx team for Divine protection over all we say & do. Pray for spiritual, emotional, and physical health The battle is real!
  • (Update on earlier request)--Praise the Lord with me that my brother has been delivered from a dangerous situation overseas and is now safe. Thanks to those who prayed for this!!
  • Please pray for Bob and I as we host an international student in our home for the first time starting this week for 1 calendar year. We know her well and are excited to have this opportunity to host this new believer. Our hearts desire is for wisdom and growth in us on how to seize the time and invest in her spiritual growth and for Lorna that this year would be transformational for her.
  • Pray for Jesus to meet us in our 40 Day Prayer Focus, that He would teach us to pray. Pray for every incoming Int'l student to know about the Garage Giveaway(Aug. 27). . .that many would come and experience the love of Christ. Pray for no rain and cooler temperatures on the 27th. Pray for access to students through surveys from the GGA. Pray for our M28 discussions starting on Sept. 9th. . .that God's Word would draw people to Himself.
  • Praise the Lord that my camera started working right after the prayer call finished. All I can do is laugh with joy! Seriously.
  • Can you pray for me I graduated in May and I was interviewed in June 27th for a job by the university( Southeast Missouri State University)where I got my bachelor degree recently ,everything went well but I am still waiting for their call to le me know when I will Start working. It's my OPT job,please pray for me.
  • Please pray for my brother who is currently in a sensitive country and has encountered some attempts at intimidation and threats against him. He is doing humanitarian work. Please pray for protection, for deliverance. He is due to leave this country on Sunday...pray for his safe return. Thanks so much! For those on prayer duty at 1:30 a.m. Eastern time tonight, please keep him in prayer as that is an "ultimatum" deadline given to him and his organization.