Prayer Items
"Bless the Lord, my soul."
It is once again the season of Thanksgiving! I hope we all remember to count God’s grace not just during this season but at all times, as Paul teaches us in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18a, “Rejoice always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances.” In addition, we are thankful not only because “this is God’s will in Christ Jesus,” as Paul says in 1 Thessalonians 5:18b, but because it is the abundant Grace of the Lord our God.
The psalmist David provides several reasons for gratitude in Psalm 103:3, “He forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.” He redeems your life from death and crowns you with love and mercy. He has fulfilled your desires with good things, so that you may be rejuvenated like an eagle.” Therefore, let us be thankful for everything, and be thankful all the time!
Thanksgiving
- On November 2, the 2024 International Board of Directors were successfully held in California. We reviewed God’s leading and His Grace over the past year and discussed the outlook and expansion of the ministry in 2025. May God’s heart be satisfied!
- We are grateful to God for providing us with a full-time staff member to be responsible for the mobilization of the ministry and many volunteers who have provided us with invaluable support in the areas of financial management, media, editing, translation, and proofreading, helping us to strengthen our internal foundation and solid our foundation. As an organization expands under God’s guidance, building a solid organizational structure and a strong support system is key to supporting the healthy development of the ministry.
PRAYER
1. The GOAL Ministry
- Pray that God will strengthen the existing ministry of the GOAL and lead the development of two new mission fields in Laos and Indonesia. Pray for strength and wisdom.
- Continue to pray for the conversion of the local Burmese people. Thank God that the GOAL can partner with the International Students Fellowship. Reach out to Burmese students studying in the Bay Area. I hope that through the care and service of the co-workers, they will feel the love of Christ and be willing to glorify our Father in heaven.
2. Myanmar Ministry
- New Life Drug Rehabilitation Center
- Lashio Drug Rehabilitation Center: Twenty-nine brothers and 20 co-workers and their families have been relocated to Taunggyi for refuge, and six brothers are still staying in Lashio.
- Taunggyi Drug Rehabilitation Center: There are 49 drug addiction rehabilitation brothers, co-workers, and their families who have fled from Lashio to Taunggyi for refuge, as well as more than 50 refugees. Pray that they will be able to know God better through spiritual sharing every day.
- Mengsu Drug Rehabilitation Center: Please pray for their daily needs (food, vegetables, fuel) and their spiritual growth.
- Recently, the Burmese military bombed the “Kutkai Holy Light School” and the Kutkai Chinese Baptist Church. Some of the buildings were badly damaged by the bombing. We are not yet aware of the casualties, and we ask God to take care of the safety of teachers, students, and families.
- Enshao is a 10-year-old orphan whose mother died in a car accident eight years ago. His father was addicted to drugs and left home without knowing where to go, leaving his grandparents to raise him. Enshao has been sent to the “Home of Hope” as his grandparents are unable to continue to raise him because of their physical weakness. Pray that God will have mercy and heal the hurts of Enshao’s young heart and that he will find hope and the Love of God in the “Home of Hope”.
