Pray that Dan and Judy would be able to teach the Chimane men and women with clarity. Pray that the Chimane believers would understand the teaching and grow in their walks with the Lord.
“Pray for our friends’ hearts to be soft and receptive to the gospel in the future. Pray for us to have insight and courage to plant seeds of truth even now, as we talk and interact with our friends on a daily basis.”
Pray for the Nahuatl young people attending weekly youth group. “[M]any of them are hearing God's Story for the first time. Pray their hearts would be soft to the gospel.”
“Old Manuel, a believer, really encouraged his two sons to come, even though his health was failing. ‘You need to go and learn all you can. Don’t worry about me, even if the Lord takes me before you return.’”
“What an encouragement and a challenge to our hearts to see young men coming from across West Africa to learn how to translate the Word of God into their own languages.”
“Pray for our diligence in national culture and language study. We have made good progress in the language since we have been here, but there is still plenty to learn. Also, pray that we [will be] able to keep our spiritual life a priority while we study language and culture….”
“We have watched how God has worked when you pray. Let’s be expectant for what God does this time! Pray for the Tepehuan to continue to grow in their walk with God.”
“Pray that the book of Philippians will help our Isnag friends grow in their faith and pray that God will guide us as we work to publish the next nine books and as we prepare Hebrews and James for the next consultant check.”
“Good translations enable people to hear and understand the Word of God for themselves in their heart language, all things to which Satan is opposed. So, we are asking you to pray with us!”
“Half of all the verses in the Bible are complete which is exciting and sobering that there is still so much to go. It's a big book. But a life-giving book is worth translating! Pray for us in this effort.”
“I know that there are still a gazillion steps and a whole lot of work for the Holy Spirit to do before we can see a mature church among the people who are reading the Word of God, but it is wonderful to see God continue to fling doors open.”
“Please pray for these and other young men who are a part of our lives in one form or another. Pray that we would have wisdom in knowing whom to invest in, and the best way to go about it. And mostly pray that they would follow Jesus.”