Things To Pray For In March
Baptist Pastor and Evangelist, A.C.Dixon, writes,
‘When we depend upon organisations, we get what organisations can do; when we depend upon education, we get what education can do; and when we depend upon man, we get what man can do; but when we depend upon prayer, we get what God can do.’
As we seek to attempt great things for the Lord across the world, we so need what God can do, don’t we? The One who stills the storms and heals the sick and raises the dead and opens blind eyes. It is Him that we need, above every other name, and so with that in mind here’s how you can be praying for our global endeavours in the month ahead...
Please pray for Greg and Laurie Dirnberger and their assessment team as they evaluate three couples who are desirous of planting churches in the future. The Church Planter Assessment will be held in Charleston, SC March 12-14. Pray for each of the couples being assessed and that God's will would be confirmed through this process as the assessment covers: preaching, envisioning, marriage, evangelism, and self-awareness.
Please pray for Dave Taylor as he heads over to Italy, 16th-22nd March, to help lead the SGC Europe Pastors Retreat, alongside of our SGC Area Leader for Europe, Ed O’Mara, and then transitions to Ethiopia, 23rd-28th March, to lead our very first SGC Africa Pastors Retreat. As men gather from all over Europe and Africa for these two gatherings, please pray that relationships would be strengthened, good memories would be made, and that there’d be great faith, joy and unity as we continue to move forward together.
Please pray for our SGC Commissioned Pastor in Lebanon, Juan Solano, and his family. Since the war broke out a week ago, things have escalated a great deal in Beirut, with evacuation orders in place. Juan and his family are safe, living around 50 minutes away from Beirut, but let’s please be praying for them, for favour as they seek to be the hands and feet of Jesus to those around them, and for wisdom as to what to do next in the days ahead.
Please pray for Solomon Chala, a graduate of the Trinity Fellowship Pastors College in Ethiopia, as he spends three months with our candidate church in Sierra Leone, from 20th March. Please pray for great favour and wisdom for Solomon, as we continue to discern the best way ahead for these dear churches that are eager to partner with us.
Finally, please pray for Marty Machowski, Pastor in Covenant Fellowship Church, Glen Mills, USA, as he heads to South Korea 21st-31st March, to visit Lord's Grace church in South Korea. Marty and his wife (Lois) will spend a few days with Pastor Songhwan and his wife, Miran, to strengthen their friendship. He will meet with the church's team of deacons for a training session and discussion on their role and the exciting transition to a plurality of elders. He will also lead a family seminar that he hopes will strengthen marriages and parenting relationships within the church. He will then finish his time in Korea by preaching on the power of forgiveness for the Sunday message. Please pray for his time and that the Holy Spirit would be poured out upon the fine members of Lord's Grace Church.
… Let’s cry out to the Lord in dependent prayer, and then let’s watch and see all that He will do!