Below are prayer requests that have come into the ministry.  Although our staff cannot promise to pray about every request that comes in, simply because we don't have enough time in a day to do so because of all the other responsibilities of the ministry, we publish this prayer request list so that others who do have more time to pray can lay up treasures for themselves in heaven by sowing prayer into the lives of others (See: Matthew 6:19-21 regarding laying up rewards in heaven).

God has also given us a world-wide Prayer Network that we forward Emergency Prayer requests to, and we are so thankful to God for putting this in place. 

If we miss publishing your prayer request, please realize that sometimes emails don't always get to us.  We get thousands of emails of spam a day, and sometimes ministry emails get placed into the spam file, which we delete and never look at.  If you don't see your prayer request posted after a few days, please send it to us again, okay?  Also - sometimes we have computer/server problems and we can't access the website, which means we can't publish any prayer requests until the problem/s are fixed.  That doesn't stop us from forwarding them to our world-wide Prayer Network though, so just be aware of that. 

Depending on how many prayer requests we get to be published -- for people around the world to be praying for -- we'll remove prayer requests after about a week, perhaps sooner if necessary.  It serves no purpose for this prayer list to grow miles long.  

When sharing your prayer request, please give specific names when at all possible, though use wisdom in doing so.  Of all prayer requests we enjoy posting the most, it is prayer for lost souls of family and close friends.  If you think about it, we have no absolute assurance that a million people praying for one lost soul will get that soul saved ... but we have no assurance that just one person praying for the lost soul of another will NOT be used by God to save that soul either!  Furthermore - whether a lost soul gets saved or not by one person praying for that lost soul - we have no assurance from scripture the person doing the praying will NOT receive a reward for it in eternity.  The way we see it, we have everything to gain and nothing to lose, by praying for lost souls.  Scripturally, Matthew 6:5-6 is our reason for believing so:

"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites.  For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men.  Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.

"But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly."

I don't know how you perceive these words of Jesus, but in one aspect, to me ... they are either a lie, or they are true.  Either God will reward us when we pray unselfishly for another, providing we aren't doing it to put on a show for others ... or He won't.  He doesn't promise we'll necessarily be rewarded in this life, but we can't prove He'll wait until we get to heaven to reward us either.  WHEN we get rewarded, should not be the issue, I believe.  The fact that God promises He'll reward us when we pray unselfishly, I believe, is the main point. 

If your prayer request gets answered in due season, PLEASE consider telling us about it so we can consider posting it under our: DYNAMIC ANSWERS TO PRAYER page.  

PRAYER REQUESTS BELOW:

• We're requesting prayer for the safety of this couple.  Death threats were put out on them by local drug dealers:  http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/lafayette_avenue_couple_decide.html You can read Martin and Terri's testimonies by clicking on the following link:  http://www.precious-testimonies.com/BornAgain/a-c/Briseno.htm
   
• I have been looking for my children that were taken from me by my ex-husband in violation of the courts, in 1991. The last time I saw them they were ages 4 and 7.  Three years ago, after so many agencies, USA search, the military, and a private detective, I found them in North Carolina; my daughter will be 25, my son 22.  I have tried to contact them but because of all the things they were told they will not respond.  After all these years, I feel that God has put this in my spirit that it is time to go there and make an effort to see them face to face, and finally have some closure.  This is an attempt on my part to step out in faith and ask for help in donations so I can make the trip there and back. I do believe that God will step in and help and all the rest will fall into place. Thank you so much. Debra.  May email:  nowah56@yahoo.com  (You can read Debra's testimony by clicking on:  http://www.precious-testimonies.com/testimonycategories/whatabouthell/taylord.htm
   
• Dear fellow believers in Jesus Christ, Greetings!  I'd like your prayers for the strengthening of my faith and for my health.  I'm 65 years old and live in Nikolaev, Ukraine with my 52 yr. old, lovely, Ukrainian wife.  We believe it would be better for us to return to the U.S., but are having some misgivings about the problems there. I know He can and does provide all that's needed, but would like some prayer at least for guidance in this area in any case. Last year, in October, I had a triple by-pass surgery done in Denver, CO. Our Lord made many things "come together" for this to happen (without monetary cost to me) that seemed to me to be at the time quite impossible other than by a miracle. Nevertheless He did it! I'm a Messianic Jew and also an Israeli Citizen. I speak, read & write Hebrew in addition to English, as well as being an American (US) Citizen.  Thanks!  (Simon Leopold).

• I have a prayer request from my sister; she is not a believer and does not have a church of her own, so she asked if I would send this prayer request to all of you.  Her brother-in-laws brother was diagnosed today with 2 brain tumors.  He will be going in for emergency brain surgery tomorrow (3-26).  His name is Guy Rickert; he is 27 years old, married and has a two year old son.  Thank you so much for praying!

Dear Reader - are you at peace with God?  If not, you can be.  Do you know what awaits you when you die?  You can have the assurance from God that heaven will be your home, if you would like to be certain.  Either Jesus Christ died for yours sins, or He didn't (He did!).  Are you prepared to stand before God on the Judgment Day and tell Him that you didn't need the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the Cross to have your sins forgiven and get in right-standing with God?  We plead with you ... please don't make such a tragic mistake.

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