February
1 | Caring for 2,000 children seems like an overwhelming number, but with God’s strength, Christopher Boda is being the hands and feet of Christ to these needy children. Pray for guidance and wisdom as he presses on each day. |
2 | God has added to our team here at Mt Lou San a faithful volunteer, Bill Fesus. What an asset he is to the Lord’s work here at camp. Pray that he will continue to grow in the Lord and serve our Master with all His heart. |
3 | “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” Jer. 33:3 |
4 | Please keep the team in your prayers today as they “hit the road” once again for their meetings in North Carolina. |
5 | Pray for the team as they minister at Parks Crossroads this week in Ramseur NC. May all who attend the meetings be willing to say “yes” to whatever the Lord reveals. |
6 | Summer seems a long ways off, but it is very present in the minds of the staff at Mt Lou San. Pray that as preparations are being made for this upcoming summer that God would give wisdom as to the best ways to “connect people with the truth for the purpose of life change.” |
7 | Pray for team member Caroline Rodgers that she would each day trust the Lord with all her heart and remember that He is sovereign. |
8 | Please pray that the Drake family will continue to grow in the Lord and therefore draw closer together as they serve the Lord. |
9 | Encounter is celebrating 20 years of God’s provision and blessings! To commemorate these wonderful years there will be a reunion this summer for the alumni who have served with the ministry. Please pray that the planning and details of this event will come together smoothly. |
10 | Please keep Stefanie Beals in your prayers as she serves the Lord using her gifts and talents. May she continue to grow closer to God each day. |
11 | Please pray for the team members as they make decisions concerning next year. |
12 | Remember Brad and Amy Hoezee in your prayers today. Pray that they will have discernment and consistency as they rear their children in the ways of the Lord. |
13 | The team is at Shiloh Baptist Church in Ramseur, NC this week. Pray that God will work in the hearts of the team members as they minister and in the hearts of the people that come to the meetings. |
14 | Praise the Lord today for His great and marvelous LOVE towards mankind. “For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:7-8 |
15 | Pray for Ardy and Jean as they work with the team and encourage believers in the churches they visit. |
16 | Please pray that God would provide for all the funds that are necessary to continue reaching out to the poor and needy around the world. |
17 | Keep team member Danielle Long in your prayers as she seeks to love the Lord with all of her heart. May she continue to grow in the Lord as she serves Him. |
18 | Please pray that God would give Hung Ling wisdom and courage as He reaches out to his people in Myanmar. |
19 | Pray that the team and the staff of Encounter would be unified as they work together to spread the Gospel and love of our Jesus to this world. |
20 | The team is ministering at Spoons Chapel Christian Church in Asheboro, NC this week. Pray that the people who attend and the team would be willing to obey the Holy Spirit and His leading. |
21 | The team is going to Zambia, Africa this spring. There is much preparation that goes along with such an adventure, so we ask that you would keep them in your prayers as the time approaches. |
22 | Take time today to reflect on all that God has done in your life and everything He has so faithfully brought you through. |
23 | Mt. Lou San has a Bible study at the camp every other Monday for teens. Pray that as they meet together that they would be encouraged to be set apart and lights in this “crooked and perverse generation.” (Phil 2:14-16) |
24 | Pray for the team as they work through different books and classes as they travel. May God use the classes to change their hearts to beat as His heart beats. |
25 | This week the team is Faith Baptist Church and School in Ramseur, NC. Pray that the students would be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and would allow the Lord to break through any barriers that they have built around their hearts. |
26 | Please keep Brian Hurlocker and Scott Beasley in your prayers as they are a part of the Mt. Lou San Institute of Ministry program. Pray that they would keep growing in their relationship with the Lord and using their talents for Him. |
27 | “Many of us cannot reach the mission fields on our feet, but we can reach them on our knees. Solid lasting missionary work is accomplished by prayer, whether offered in China, India, or the United States.” William McBirnie |
28 | The Dhanuk of India are one of the many unreached tribes in our dark world. Predominantly Hindu, there is believed to be no followers of Christ among them. Pray that believers would be able to break through and bring the Gospel to this tribe in need. |
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