Praise God for His grace in bringing Chip, Rebecca, Emma, Owen, Ben, and Simeon Bugnar to Brook Hills. Ask God to give Chip wisdom and guidance to best shepherd our faith family as our Global Pastor in our gospel efforts around the world. Pray for all of the Bugnars as they establish their new home and meet and make new friends. Pray for God to receive great glory through our global ministry both now and in the days ahead.

This week we are praying for our English as a Second Language Ministry (ESL). The Brook Hills ESL Ministry aims to meet an essential need for English learners while providing a strategic avenue for God’s character to be displayed and His gospel declared to internationals living in our city. To learn how you can serve internationals through our ESL Ministry, visit brookhills.org/serveESL. We are also praying for Birmingham Chinese Christian Church and Pastor Steve Yang.

DAY 1: Thank God for the rich diversity of cultures, nationalities, and languages that He has brought to our ESL program! Pray that He would bring more students from unreached people groups to our classes this year, which begin on September 13. 

DAY 2: Pray for every student who enters our ESL program to be given the opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel of Christ through authentic, meaningful relationships with their teachers and other volunteers.

DAY 3: Pray for every volunteer to be passionate for ministry and effective in their roles as they serve to the glory of God. Pray for the ESL leadership team to be yielded to the Holy Spirit at every turn. 

DAY 4: Pray for the international kids participating in the ESL Children and Preschool program. Pray they will grow both academically and spiritually as we provide educational support through biblical content.

DAY 5: Pray for our students to retain what they learn and for God to grant them favor to learn English quickly.

DAY 6: Ask for God’s blessing as we seek to make disciples of all nations through the ESL Ministry. Pray for the gospel to speed ahead and be honored among our students!

This week we are praying for one of the largest unreached and unengaged people groups in Turkey called the Zaza people. There are close to 3 million Zaza living in Turkey, and less than 2% are evangelical Christians. Portions of the Zaza community have been engaged with the gospel, but the majority of the population is still unengaged by workers. Join us this week as we pray for the Zaza people. 

DAY 1: Pray for the Holy Spirit to open Zaza hearts to see their depravity so they may understand their need for a Savior. 

DAY 2: The Zaza are split into two categories, the Northern Zaza and the Southern Zaza, each with it’s own distinct language. Pray for God to awaken the hearts of Zaza men and women to the truth of the gospel. 

DAY 3: The primary religion of the Southern Zaza is Sunni Islam. There are only a handful of known believers among them. Pray for the team of workers who are actively engaging Southern Zaza people with the gospel and training the believers to do the same. Pray for God to save those who are hearing.

DAY 4: There are a few Southern Zaza men who have believed and who face regular persecution. Pray for our brothers who are faithfully living out and sharing the gospel. Pray for God to sustain them and provide for their every need. Pray for God to use our brothers to establish His church among the Zaza.

DAY 5: There are 1.5 million Northern Zaza people who are primarily Shia Muslims, but there is a small group of believers among them who need discipleship and maturing. Pray for these believers to read God’s Word and grow in their faith. Pray that God’s love would overcome their fear of sharing the gospel. 

DAY 6: The Zaza people live in isolated areas of Eastern Turkey, making them not only spiritually but physically one of the most unreached people groups in the world. Pray for an awakening to God to happen among the Zaza peoples. Pray for more workers to go and work among the Zaza.