Pray for Mehdi, a believer and leader in the local church. He has been faithful to disciple and baptize new believers. He recently “caught a vision” for the need to gather a small core group of his family and close friends for worship every week. However, there remain many other isolated believers throughout his city and region who have no fellowship. Mehdi is hesitant to bring them into the group for fear of persecution and/or betrayal. Pray that God will give him a vision for the church. Petition also for wisdom in knowing how best to move forward, whether that’s by inviting others into the existing fellowship or else helping them to plant their own churches in new locations. Above all, pray that Mehdi will be abiding in the Word and walking in the Spirit daily. “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9 ESV).