Strategic prayer 1: Ministry Partners

Back in October last year (2015), our team of twelve was just coming together again after having been focusing on looking for ministry partners here in Nigeria since May.  I was reminded of the vision I had when we returned to Nigeria to start leading this team:  begin with prayer.  So on the first day I could get our team together, the only thing we discussed was what we needed to commit to pray about if we wanted to accomplish our goals.

We drafted a list of seven strategic prayer points and I posted this on the blog so that you all could join us in prayer.  Perhaps it felt too "boxy", or perhaps we just didn't meet often enough as a team (we only have met once since then) but I feel like we have never really come together in unity to consistently seek God with these prayer points.

With that in mind could you pray that our Scripture Engagement team will become united in prayer?  I believe that God likes this kind of prayer, and as we seek him persistently together with this request, I believe he will answer.

Also, until I have a new "Strategic prayer list" from our team, I am going to keep praying through our original seven items.  To help you pray with us, I want to comment on how God is answering these requests, and give you details so you can understand the requests better.

Today, I start with the first request: 

• Clarity and direction for us as an organization as our Nigerian Missionaries look for new Ministry Partners to pray for and support them financially.
  Related to this, pray for each member of our team to have all the ministry partners and the full support level they need.

Thank God with us that since I first wrote this request we have seen God guiding us as an organization.  Now each of our smaller teams which are composed of only Nigerians are making their own plans and schedules for when to go out looking for new ministry partners and when to do their exciting primary ministries (for example, recording and editing the New Testament).  Thank God that many of our Nigerian Missionary colleagues have started seeing even more encouraging responses, especially in the month of December.

We still seek his guidance as the road is still so rough.  Some staff on our team are in financially tough places, and really would like to see more partners get on board and start giving financially--as soon as possible!  Please pray that today and every day God will continue to provide for each of the members of the Scripture Engagement team.  If you want to pray by name we are: Peter, Janet, John, Iliya, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Luka, Rachel, Rachel (yes two Rachels), Frank, Zach, and Christy.