Pray

Please pray for entire families to come to faith so they have community straightaway. For all the significant differences, Islam does create a strong community among its adherents. Local believers have been sharing the gospel in a village area about two hours outside of the city for years. A few days ago, Mr. H confessed Christ. Mr. H was checked for thorough understanding, affirmed his confession, then he was challenged to go and share his new faith with his family. Shortly after, he came back and said his wife wanted to follow Christ too and they both want to be baptized! Pray for Mr. H and his wife as they study the Word about baptism and begin to follow Christ in an intolerant cultural context.

In December, you were asked to pray for a young women's discipleship group that had newly formed. As 2026 is now underway, that small group, consisting of Priscilla, Polly, Maria, and Glory, has grown. Thank the Lord for bringing Marilyn and Georgia to join in studying the Word! These six young women have continually come to discipleship with eagerness to learn and apply the truths that are being poured into them. At a recent gathering, two of these young women were able to share the gospel with classmates and friends. With a year full of new opportunities and challenges to grow through, pray that these young women will continue to live out the Great Commission of Matthew 28:18-20. May they also walk in the truth of Ephesians 5:1-2 (ESV): "Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." Finally, pray that as they seek to be imitators of Christ, they will also pursue multiplication, and that as the time comes, they will also walk into new circles, planting new discipleship groups.

"As we build our ministry here on the east side of Panama City," writes a member of the Panama Mobilization Team, "please pray for the partnerships we are forming alongside several different schools and churches in the area. Pray that God will use these partnerships to open doors for the sharing of the gospel to reach many, to help churches to grow in health, and to see many Panamanian lives transformed by Christ."

Please pray for meeting between a member of Team Norway and a pastor from western Norway on April 14. They will come together to talk about a future partnership in western and southern Norway focused on engaging university students.

From mid-February until mid-March, Muslims all over the world celebrated the Islamic month of Ramadan. The Indian state of Gujarat has a significant population of Muslims, and a few believers there are trying to reach them specifically with the gospel. Pray for new Muslim-background believers in Jesus to remain strong in their faith. Pray for several newly believing women to get the discipleship investment that they need. Ask for their husbands to come to Christ and for more spiritually mature women to be able to disciple them. Finally, pray for a new connection to a believer in a rural part of Gujarat. He is zealous for the work, and the harvest truly seems ripe in that rural area!

Walking alongside the African churches is critical for the Lead Global Training Team in identifying African partners and seeing them successfully sent as missionaries to the nations. It is the church that disciples new believers to maturity. The church's commitment to the gospel going forth to the nations spurs its members toward understanding God's heart for the nations and the need for obedience in obeying the Great Commission. It's the church that will pray and financially support African partners. Please pray for the African churches. Pray that leaders will guide their churches well and have a passion for the gospel. Ask that they will send missionaries from their churches for the sake of the gospel. Pray that they will give their time and money sacrificially to those who are called to go. This month, the Baptist Convention of Kenya will have its annual meeting. Members from the Lead Global Training Team will attend. Pray for the team to have positive interactions with those leaders and the opportunity to cast a vision and encourage them in supporting missions. Pray that the churches of the convention will respond appropriately and in obedience to how the Lord is leading each of them.

Pray for members of a local church who have said that they want to go out together and share the gospel. They have a desire to see the Word spread in their community, but they have long been fearful of the potential backlash. Pray for wisdom, increased faith, and boldness as they bring the good news to those around them. Ask for them to see that Jesus is worthy of the cost!

Please pray for relationships across the Middle East, especially among the Deaf. Pray that those who do not yet know Christ will be open to Him and that Deaf believers will grow in clarity and confidence in what they believe.

"The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed" (Acts 5:16 ESV). Workers write: "Medical clinics are an effective way to help the local population and share the gospel with those who may never have heard. One such medical clinic will be serving an area of Dakar this spring. They hope to see 200-300 people. It can provide a great witness for Jesus Christ and the love that God has for people! A person coming for help has an initial evaluation. They then go to the prayer room where, if they wish, they may have someone pray for them and their concerns. Then, as they wait their turn, there is a film being shown that bears witness to Christ. Please pray for the love of Christ to be seen as we care for the physical needs of the people in the community. Intercede for the health and stamina of the volunteer team helping with the clinic. Pray for those in the local church who will be sharing the gospel and praying for those who pass through the prayer room."

More than 20 years ago, Bible stories were told and children were cared for and valued. Now those children are adults, and some are wanting to hear the rest of the story. God says that His word "shall not return to Me void" (Isaiah 55:11 NKJV). There is beauty in the desert where the Beja live, with its various earth-toned dunes, rocks, and hills. This color palette turns to various hues of green after seasonal rains that produce grasses and desert plants. Those plants then produce seeds, some of which lie dormant in the ground while others fall into the soil and replenish the supply for the next cycle. Pray for Beja adults who have experienced seeds of God's truth planted in them for many years. May those seeds of truth take root, grow, blossom, and multiply. "Lord, send Your laborers into these fields, ripe unto harvest. May Your Spirit cause growth, producing more seed and more growth. We believe that You are able to accomplish this by Your Spirit and for Your glory."