Praise God for the members of our faith family currently engaged in planting churches among unreached people groups. Pray for our Engage Teams right here in Birmingham and for God to grant favor to them and lead them to people He has prepared to hear and respond to the gospel. Pray for unity among our team serving a Muslim people in the Detroit area, especially as we send out new team members to join them. Pray for our team serving an Indian Hindu people in New York to continue steadfastly in the work to which the Lord has called them. Pray for perseverance for all of our Church Planting teams serving internationally in East Asia, Central Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East, and ask God to continue to fill out their teams with the members needed for the work they have to do. Pray for God’s direction in considering future locations of church planting work, and ask Him to reveal to each of us how we might be involved.

This week we are praying for Lifeline Children’s Services, a holistic Christian orphan care ministry in Birmingham, Alabama. Lifeline serves families by supporting them in adoption, foster care, education, and international orphan care. Locally, Brook Hills partners with Lifeline to train our foster care parents and WRAP Ministry volunteers and to coach adoptive parents. We are also praying for Household of Faith Church and Pastor Larry Cockrell.

DAY 1: Pray for vulnerable children who find themselves without a voice; that they would hear and receive the hope of the gospel and that they would trust in the Lord to provide for their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

DAY 2: Pray for Lifeline’s Birthparent Counselors who are working with men and women facing an unplanned pregnancy. Pray for counselors to share the gospel with boldness and for birthparents to choose life for their child through parenting or by making an adoption plan.

DAY 3: Pray for the International Leadership: Pray for the Lord to be evident in their lives as they carry the gospel to the nations through advocating for vulnerable children and discipling families in the adoption process.

DAY 4: Pray for families who have foster children in their home, that they would know how to respond to the losses and needs of these children in a loving, nurturing, and Christ-honoring way.

DAY 5: Pray for the counselors who are working with hurting families. Pray for the Lord to grant wisdom as they provide resources and guidance to families working to bond with their adoptive children.

DAY 6: Pray for the international church partners who are leading their communities to care for orphans and vulnerable children. Pray for the power of the gospel to go forth in bringing greater life-change in these communities to break the cycle of poverty.

This week we are praying for Brook Hills Mid-Termer, Lindsey W. serving in southest Asia. Lindsey is living and working with field partners in a restoration home for girls who have left prostitution and who are trying to start a new life. Their goal is to share the gospel with the girls and train them in useful skills to support themselves financially and for a sustainable future. Join us this week as we pray for Lindsey and the partners with whom she is serving. We are also praying for our Short- Term teams serving in Nepal and in Guatemala.

DAY 1: Praise God for the opportunities that Lindsey has had to share the gospel and make friends with girls she is meeting. Pray for God to continue to provide these opportunities and to maximize these relationships for His glory.

DAY 2: Pray for team unity between Lindsey, her teammate, and the broader team with whom they serve. Pray for humble hearts that desire to serve one another.

DAY 3: The area of town Lindsey works in is extremely poor, so women believe prostitution is their only source of income. Pray for Christ to show himself to these women and transform their lives. Pray for the children of these women to see Christ as Lindsey and her team serve them.

DAY 4: Fara is a young lady at the restoration home who is about to graduate out of the program. She is a talented young lady who has believed in Christ. Pray for God to give Fara discernment and direction as she transitions out of the restoration home.

DAY 5: The work Lindsey is participating in can be challenging. Pray for God to sustain Lindsey and to give her the strength needed to face every challenge.

DAY 6: Pray for God to use Lindsey in this dark place. Pray that she shines with the light of Christ to those who have never heard his name (Psalm 139:12). Pray for many women to hear of the salvation that comes through Christ. Pray for many to believe.