Global Week of Prayer - Day 1

BOARD OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS

Throughout the last two years, the church has been greatly impacted by the global pandemic. While the church has been affected, we have also seen the ways in which the church has been able to shift and lean into new patterns of ministry as we seek to make Christlike disciples in the nations. Often on the frontlines, our pastors are in need of our prayer and support. They are growing weary and need the encouragement of our Lord, but also of God’s people.
    
Let us also remember our district superintendents, our field strategy coordinators, and our regional directors in our prayers. They are all adjusting their work to continue to be effective ministers of the gospel. Our world is in desperate need of hope, and it is the good news of the gospel that can impact their lives for the better.
    
We continue to launch the Journey of Grace around the world. This emphasis on discipleship: from prevenient grace, to saving grace, to sanctifying grace is formational in the lives of our people. Across the age spectrum, we minister to those who need to know Jesus Christ. Whether small children in a refugee camp in Africa or the one who is set free from bondage in the United States, God is at work. We need to pray for expanded avenues for discipleship around the globe.

We pray that the Lord will help us to continue to share the good news of Jesus Christ around the world. There are many obstacles these days, including government restrictions and the difficulties in obtaining legal documents. At the same time, we are called to participate in the Great Commission by engaging with people all over the world who need to know Christ.

For some it is in your local community, whereas others are called to cross international borders to tell others about Jesus Christ. Mario and Irma Martinez answered the call and left their home in South America, traveling to the continent of Africa to serve as missionaries. God has used them in a powerful way to impact the communities that they serve for Jesus Christ.

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