2018 #15 Prayer is Needed

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Mondays with the Whites 
Volume 15   April 9, 2018   

Taiwan – Hidden in Plain Sight Ministry

The Necessity of Prayer

I picked up a book from my shelf. It is one I want to read for personal learning.  It is: Hijacked By Glory by Sunder Krishnan.  In the “Acknowledgements” he quotes some influential leaders and some of the “priceless one-liners that have helped [him] stay on track.”

I draw your attention to this one:

  • Prayer is a wartime walkie-talkie to enable us to stay in touch with command headquarters to receive marching orders for the battle, but we have turned it into a domestic intercom to make life more comfortable in the den. (John Piper, The Pleasures of God)

The sentence challenged me.  It also reminded me that we need to pray, and we need others to pray.  That is why you are receiving this “Monday with the Whites.”

  • Will you pray right now?
  • Will you pray for us each week?
  • Will you join those who pray for us each day?

Praying Together

  • Praise the Lord that a church member who was hospitalized due to a severe infection has now been released.  Please pray for her complete healing.
  • Praise the Lord that the elementary school has granted us permission to hold a children’s camp July 23-25 and another January 21-25.  Please pray for the short-term teams who are working to prepare for these camps.
  • Please pray for wisdom as we seek God’s guidance regarding which language to use during weekly services.  A number of people are comfortable in Mandarin, but there is also a large group that prefer Taiwanese.  Please pray that we will find a workable way to include both groups of people.
  • Please pray for the breaking down of strongholds so that God’s kingdom can be established in people’s lives and in our town.  We need to have a greater witness for Christ, and for people to choose to make Christ their Saviour.  It will not happen without a spiritual battle.
  • Please pray for those reading the Bible and studying  with Kathy-Lu.  Please pray for them to grow in their commitment to Christ.  Please pray that they will have wisdom to navigate through the family relationships that put extensive demands on their time and energies.