PRAYVANCOUVER.CA 2016-06-11
Hear my voice, Lord, when I call; have mercy on me and answer me. “Come,” says my heart, “seek his face”; your face, Lord, do I seek!
Psalm 27:7-8 New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
Pray for the work of the GenSend teams coming to Vancouver and Vancouver Island this summer. The team leaders, Ivan Delgato and Kyle Cockerham, arrived this week to begin preparing. Pray for wisdom and discernment as they praywalk and explore the several sites which have been selected for exploration and engagement.
Pray for Shahid Kamal as final preparations are being made to launch a new ministry site that will focus upon the Urdu/Punjabi people of South Surrey. Pray for a home that can be rented inside of the very limited budget for this family with four children. Pray for the safe arrival in Toronto of Shahid’s family from Pakistan as they move across country. Pray for additional resources needed to launch this new ministry.
Pray for Immanuel Baptist Church in Vancouver as they prepare for the coming of Steve Gee to join their ministry team in reaching out to the community around them. Pray for understanding and unity in purpose and heart to be developed for the sake of the expansion of the Kingdom in Vancouver.
Pray for the future direction and ministry of two couples who are completing the assessment process this week. Pray for the support of a local sending church and clarity for timing and the site of launching new communities of faith in Vancouver.
Pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit for the leadership of multiple churches as they extend their ministry through a variety of camps and community outreaches this summer. This week pray specifically for Transformation City in the Olympic Village area.
Pray for the sharing of the gospel this week through Towers Baptist Church, Richmond Chinese Baptist Church and mission partners from Hawaii as they host both a training event for their members followed by hosting a pizza lunch for all graduating grade 12 students from the secondary school next door.
Pray for the summer interns working with Origin Church, Canvas Church and Towers Baptist Church as they engage the lost in their community. Pray they would be given the words and the actions the Spirit will use to draw individuals into an intimate relationship with God.
Pray for the immigration process for three of our church leaders who are seeking long-term status in Canada that will allow for sustained growth of the work they have launched. Pray for wisdom and integrity at every step as well as the favour of the government and the resources needed to complete the process.
Pray for growth and clarity for the leadership of Urban Village Church as they finalize their covenant with Rafael Araujo to be the sending church for Burnaby Born Again where he is already gathering people from the community. Pray for the encouragement of the presence and activity of God in each step taken to launch this new site.
Continue praying specifically for Grant Fredrickson as he continues working through the details of thriving in light of multiple adjustment in his life. Grant is seeking to finalize the assessment process in order for us to come along side him in planting a new ministry on Salt Spring Island.
This week pray for the WestCoast Baptist Association leadership as they come together on the weekend to continue clarifing the direction of the association. Pray the joy of our relationship with Jesus Christ will empower a discerning examination of our field and our churches as we seek to clarify any adjustments needed to join the Father where He is at work in our region.
Pray for the Prayer Network for Vancouver and Vancouver Island
As you joint us in praying if there is a need or a praise you would like to share with our network please simple send a brief email to raywoodard@gmail.com. In busiest times of engaging our city with the gospel, there are three ways you can personally be involved and you can involve your church or networks.
- Several years ago we began weekly publishing the items we are celebrating as well as the needs of our churches and leaders. We seek to make this available every Sunday morning through our website, facebook and twitter so it can be shared for the coming week with prayer warriors across the country. It can be seen at prayvancouver.ca .
- We began several months ago encouraging individuals and churches to be involved in an effort to stop and pray for Vancouver/Vancouver Island twice daily at 10:02 am/pm. This time was taken from Luke 10:2 to simply ‘Pray earnestly to the Lord of the Harvest to send out labourers into His harvest”. God has been answering this simple prayer offered by those who will discipline themselves to stop and pray.
- A group of our men are fasting and praying starting Tuesday evening after dinner at 6:00PM. Some of our team will fast until Wednesday at 6:00PM and the rest of us will continue our fast until Thursday at 6:00PM. We will be praying as follows:
- Spiritual awakening of our churches, locally and nationally, that are called by His holy name (both in and outside our association)
- Christian mento have a renewed relationship with Jesus and a passion in sharing their testimonies concerning their experiences and walk with the Lord.
- Our Canadian leaders in government at all levels, to govern according to Godly principles.
- Our country that it would return to the Lord and be healed.
- Gods protection for our churches and church families.
- Our church leaders (pastors, elders, deacons, lay leaders)
- Spiritual and numerical growth of our churches and small groups
- Pray for the Harvest
What would happen if all men called by Christ name committed to this time? What if we all humbled ourselves before our Lord? Would you join us in praying the Psalms and petitioning the Lord from His mighty word? Will you join with us until we hear from the Lord?
A leader was speaking with a brother earlier this week. He told him they had been praying for 100,000 men to begin to fast and pray. He told me the Lord impressed upon him… “That is what you can do, but what about ME?” We can do nothing, unless our Lord does it for us. We have no ability, or sustainability, in this fight unless it is the Lord who provides it. It is not 100,000 men…. It is not a 1,000,000 men… it is all men across Canada, called by His holy name. The Lord is stirring His men. Will you join them and seek His face?