WORLD LEADERS. “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence” (1 Timothy 2:1-2). Please pray today for Administrator Neil Lucas of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia).

MISSIONS MOBILIZATION OF BRAZIL. Pray for IMB mobilizer Paul Lambach as he coordinates the students at Equatorial Baptist Theological Seminary (EBTS) in the weekly Monday morning EBTS student-lead Chapel at Unit I of the Para State Men’s Prison located in Americano (45 kilometers from EBTS in Belem). Paul writes: “We arrive around 9 a.m. After normal screening, we enter the chapel, where inmate M and his team have already gathered the 25 to 30 or more fellow inmates and started! We see five to 10 first-timers weekly. We offer all participants a free Gospel of John that includes four evangelistic Bible studies based exclusively on John and that concludes with a clear presentation of the gospel. Once the inmate finishes the four studies, he turns them in and the next week receives a certificate of completed studies from EBTS as well as a Bible. Since we began this ministry in October 2008, we have recorded more than 400 names of inmates who have completed the John studies and received a Bible. Pray with us: 1) that we will continue sowing, watering and reaping; 2) that we will be able to baptize interested candidates inside the prison; 3) that we will be able to begin a seminary extension for our inmates inside the prison; and 4) for more students and other partners for our Monday chapel program.”

NON-INDIGENOUS DUTCH OF THE NETHERLANDS. Pray for a small immigrant neighborhood in a northern province of the Netherlands. A small Baptist church has just moved into the area. Ask God to burden the hearts of Dutch believers there to reach out to their community, which is filled with those from other cultures and countries. Pray that hearts will be open as the church begins to get to know the community. Pray that those living in the area around the church will see the light of Jesus in the believers who meet to worship there and will want to seek the Lord with their whole heart.

ISRAELI JEWS OF ISRAEL. A worker has been meeting with two Jewish people, an older man and younger man. One is near to meeting his Creator, the other is heading toward a path that will lead to a life of hard work but not salvation. Please pray that both of the men will find their true Messiah and ask for wisdom for the worker as he spends time with them. Also, a female worker in Jerusalem has befriended a “religious” woman who is asking questions about her faith. As she continues to meet with the worker and as Hanukkah approaches and the worker is invited to this woman’s home, ask that the worker will be able to share the Truth and that this woman will hear and understand in her heart.

CHIKUNDA OF ZAMBIA (chi-KUN-duh). Missionary John McPherson of the Eastern Harvest Team writes: “Lots of people say ‘we deliver.’ In the last few years, it has been interesting to see the little motorcycles that will bring pizzas to your home. Still, their ‘limited delivery area’ doesn’t compare to a man named F. You see, F is a Bible School student. He comes for a week of intensive classes three times a year over a three-year period to learn how to help his church grow and reach out. The study is the easy part. F lives in the most remote part of our ministry area and has to walk approximately 100 kilometers (60 miles) to get to school. He travels on foot for two days, crossing a river and mountains. And the ‘delivery’? Well, since these remote areas do not operate with a cash economy, he had to bring along his school fees: five chickens. He carried five live chickens all the way. It makes me question my ‘delivery area,’ and humbles us all here. F can teach us the worth of his most valuable delivery, the gospel of the One who left heaven for us all. He delivers.” Pray for the Chikunda people in Zambia to hear the Word of God and to trust Christ as their Savior, forsaking their old life of traditional religion and witchcraft. Pray for these students in the local Bible School to learn more of God’s Word and then to go back and teach it to the people in their churches.

JAHANKA OF SENEGAL, GUINEA AND THE GAMBIA (jah-HONK-kay). “How can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?” (Romans 10:14b, NIV). Praise God! He has opened the doors for people in the villages of F and S to hear the Good News. Pray for IMB missionaries as they begin visiting and prayerwalking in these villages, asking that God will lead them to those who are seeking Him, and that people will be receptive to the Good News. There are currently chronological Bible storying groups among the Jahanka in four different towns and villages. All of these groups recently finished hearing the Old Testament stories and are beginning to learn the stories of Jesus. But as God’s Word says, “We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us” (2 Corinthians 4:7, NIV). Pray for God’s protection over His “jars of clay” and the groups with whom they are sharing. Pray also that the people hearing the stories will see the glory of God and that God will open their minds to receive the message they hear in these stories.

KALANGA OF BOTSWANA AND ZIMBABWE (kah-LAHNG-ah). Give thanks with a Kalanga Team member who shares: “I have an awesome praise item. I have asked several times for you all to pray that the Zimbabwe people would love to copy and share their new-found pieces of Scripture with others. We had left for two and a half months to go to the United States. When we returned, thanks to your prayers, some of the Bible studies have doubled and tripled in their size and those people have started copying as well. Thank you so much for praying.”

ONESTORY: WEST AFRICA. Give thanks to the Lord as Kacy of the OneStory Kita Malinke Team shares: “We recently had a medical team come to minister with us. The first day, we started in our own village. Lots of people came, and we were able to help so many of our neighbors and friends who suffer with chronic teeth problems. Among them were both of the old men who sing the calls to prayer at the mosque five times a day, the mother of the Muslim teacher in our neighborhood, the mayor’s right-hand man, and several other influential people in town. It was a special blessing for me and Reaiah because we were able to serve our people in a very tangible and personal way. We were the translators for the clinic and had to explain to people what was going on as the dentists pulled teeth and gave them the shots to deaden their mouths. We held their hands in the pain and joked with them when it was over. I am grateful that I was able to be a part of this and show God’s love to our people here even in such a small way.”

TANALA OF MADAGASCAR (tah-NAH-lah). Team Tanala is thanking God for their growing team and for an obvious hunger among the Tanala to learn the Word of God. Missionaries Jeremy and Angela Newton ask you to pray for God to help them and their new team members to build good relationships with national churches and associations in order to form good partnerships. Pray for Malagasy companions to work alongside them every day, helping them to learn the language and culture in the rainforest of Ifanadiana and helping them to spread the Good News among the Tanala people.

ZERMA OF NIGER (ZAR-mah). Praise God for S’s faith in the midst of persecution. Even though his family will have nothing to do with him, he is still clinging to Christ. Thank you for your prayers for S.

CHINA. Government-sanctioned registered churches are generally packed with people when worship services are held. Often there is an overflow crowd that either stands in the back of the sanctuary or is seated in the vestibule. Many house churches in China are also bursting at the seams, with seekers and believers pouring into homes, factories, or rented rooms where they can worship God away from the prying eyes of those unsympathetic to the cause of Christ. Thank God for all who faithfully seek Him, and pray that they will also be faithful in sharing the Good News with those who have not heard.

HIDDEN MOUNTAIN PEOPLE OF EAST ASIA. This prayer request is much the same as last month’s request, since the need continues. Please pray that Christian workers will have more opportunities to meet and talk with young men and women who are curious to know more about Jesus and the Bible. Pray that they will be able to weave that curiosity with love, in hopes of knitting together a group of seekers who will eventually become believers, and blanket their hometowns and villages with the gospel. Ask that they will have a group of at least five to six seekers before the end of the semester. Please pray for the Father to direct them to those whom He is drawing near.

YUEYANG, CHINA (YU-eh-yang). Pray that as Thanksgiving and the holiday season come around, Christian workers will able to share in new areas of the city that for which they are truly thankful.

URBANITES OF WEST JAVA, INDONESIA. Please pray that God’s mercy will touch the hearts of their friends as believers seek to share with them.

KYRGYZ OF CENTRAL ASIA (KIR-giz). “The southernmost region of Kyrgyzstan is a desolate and remote place with very little Christian witness--local or foreign. Join us as we seek the Lord’s will in the details of how best to engage this difficult region of the country where the grip of Islam holds tightly the hearts and minds of the Kyrgyz people.”

HINDI-SPEAKING BRAHMINS OF UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (BRAW-mins). Many Brahmin people are quite happy to learn about Jesus. They revere Him as a god and a great moral teacher. But to accept Him as the living and true God, to turn from idols and follow Him alone, that is a great stretch! Sadly, for many it is just too much to ask. Unless and until God reveals to their hearts who Jesus really is, they will not likely be willing to face the ostracism and misunderstanding that will come from their community. Oftentimes when Brahmins come to faith in Jesus, they are extracted from their community, viewed as traitors to their heritage and family, and asked to leave the home. Pray that not merely individual Brahmins, but entire families of Brahmins would turn to Christ, providing the support that is needed to stand against the intense communal pressure. Please pray for the Brahmin people, asking that they will receive understanding concerning who Jesus is and that they will see Him as the unique and only path to everlasting salvation and peace. Pray that they will be willing to follow Him no matter what the cost.

PAKISTAN. Thank you for your prayers for the “displaced peoples” of Pakistan. Because of recent relief projects being carried out by cross-cultural workers and national partners, there are two households that are seeking Truth. They each have a New Testament and have seen the “JESUS” film. Each household has approximately 15 people. Please pray that these groups will become two strong fellowships of believers.