October 3, 2004
Prayer Request
Sure! And That's The Truth

A Prayerful Audience With El Shaddai

Almighty God, El Shaddai,
Oh, hear me when to you I cry.

Then silence other voices, Lord,
so I can hear your Living Word.

With longing heart, I seek your face,
a fretful soul in need of grace.

Just soothe my spirit, calm my fear,
so when you speak, your voice I hear.

Then help me hasten to fulfill
the revelation of your will
that from this ordinary sod,
there shines the image of my God.
(c) Sandra H. Bounds, Macon, MS

Prayer Requests

1) Pray for revival and an awakening in the church. Do you desire regular audiences with El Shaddai?

2) Pray for our country. . .Pray for millions more to get registered to vote and to vote. Pray for Americans to pay careful attention to the candidates at every level, local to national, and to elect those who will honor and serve God faithfully.

3) Pray for our president and his advisors, members of the media and others as they continue to travel the country. Pray for security and protection, for godly wisdom and discipline, and for the Spirit of God to draw near to all our nation's leaders at this crucial time in our history.

Additional leaders to pray for:

Read: II Samuel 7:28-29 & Job 22:26-28

Missionaries

4) Joan writes from Israel: "Please pray for the peace and healing of Israel and from here to the nations. Pray that my witness will be bold and clear and so empowered by the Holy Spirit that there will be fruits unto repentance and healing." She asks specific prayer for those she is ministering to in her new apartment and several speaking engagements.

5) Pray for Rett & Sherrill Bragg. We haven't heard from them in a long time. They served in the South American jungles for a lifetime. Pray that whatever they are doing is in exact accordance with God's will and they have the strength and wisdom needed to follow through.

6) Pray for ventriloquist, Rod James and his "cedar sidekick" Basil. Rod does ministry on Oregon Public Broadcast and sometimes uses material from PrayerWorks in his ministry there. "Basil" has his own kids program on Sunday mornings at 11AM. Pray for this ministry!

7) Pray for two Tibetan believers who live in separate villages and are the only believer in their village. They have no training or support and very little literature or Scripture in their own language. Those around them are Buddhist and regularly persecute and ridicule these men. Pray for their strength. Pray for God to minister to them. Pray for the missionaries who are trying to penetrate this area.

8) Pray for some church planting teams composed of Muslim converts who are currently working to plant 11 churches in Iraq!

9) Pray for a man from Vietnam who is a Christian who is being threatened and persecuted by the police because he has recently joined a discipleship group.

10) HERE'S a praise: Recent census numbers from inside Brazil show that Brazilians are coming to Christ in unprecedented numbers. Experts say that for every baby born today in Brazil, four Brazilians come to Christ!! In other words the ranks of committed followers of Christ are growing at four times the rate of the population. 20 years ago there were only 500 Brazilian missionaries serving outside their country. Now there are more than 3,000!
Pray for Gabriella -- she's a young woman who wants to be a judge of the supreme court of Brazil. Pray she becomes a Christian and then judges her country according to God's standards.

11) Richard and Charlotte were called back within a month of their return to Asia. His mother took a turn for the worse. They are back in Portland caring for his mom. Pray for their witness.

Sure! And That's The Truth

A worried mother walked Timmy to school the first couple of days of kindergarten. At the end of the week, he told his mother that he did not want her walking him to school every day. He wanted to be like the "big boys".

So, she had an idea of how to handle it. She asked a neighbor, Mrs. Goodnest, if she would please follow him to school, staying at a distance. Mrs. Goodnest said it would be a good way for them to get some exercise as well, so she agreed.

The next school day, Mrs. Goodnest and her little girl, Marcy, set out following behind Timmy as he walked to school with another neighbor boy. She did this for the whole week.

Timmy's little friend noticed the same lady was following them again and he said to Timmy, "Have you noticed that lady following us to school all week? Do you know her?"

Timmy nonchalantly replied, "Yeah, I know who she is. That's just Shirley Goodnest" Timmy replied, "and her daughter, Marcy."

"Shirley Goodnest? Who the heck is she and why is she following us?"

"Well," Timmy explained, "every night my Mom makes me say the 23rd Psalm with my prayers. And in the Psalm, it says 'Shirley Goodnest and Marcy shall follow me all the days of my life,' so I guess I'll just have to get used to it!"
Thanks again to Ginger!

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October 10, 2004
Prayer Request
Some Riddles For You

Divine Protection

Guarding my life
Even in strife
He cares for me

Making me whole
Watching over my soul
He delights in me

Keeping me wise
Lest others I chastise
He honors me

Guiding my ways
Throughout the days
He loves me so
(c) Kathy Granzin, Spokane WA

Prayer Requests

1) Pray for revival and an awakening in the church. . .Do you allow His divine protection in your life?

2) Pray for our country. . .pray for God's anointing and blessing on the elections at every level. Pray for a responsive electorate, for all voters to recognize the value of their vote and for people to work diligently to be informed on all the issues, both domestic and international. Pray that God will bless America with leaders who honor Him.

3) Pray for our president. . .Pray for his protection as he continues to travel, for wisdom and godly character as he leads the country, and for health and strength as he travels.

Additional leaders to pray for:

Read: I Chronicles 5:20 & Psalm 43:3 & 4
(c) presidentialprayerteam.org

Missionaries

4) Pray for "God", a young woman who sits in Pioneer Square in downtown Portland giving bits of "wisdom" to passers-by. She is homeless and seemingly has mental challenges. Pray that Ron and Karen Rohman, street preachers in that area, would be able to show her who God really is. Pray for her protection.

5) Pray also for very pregnant homeless woman who will be having a cesarean delivery soon. She pulled lunch from a garbage can and used the lid as her table recently while she talked to the Rohmans. Pray for her protection, her salvation, and the safe delivery of the child, (usually the child is made a ward of the state in these situations). Pray for the child's future.

6) Thank you for praying for Cheri and team who went this summer to Kurdish Iraq to teach "English as a Second Language" classes at the university in Dohar. The time was very successful and a repeat is being planned for next summer. The classes and living arrangements gave lots of opportunities to witness about the Living God. Pray for Cheri's ministry in Virginia with Kurdish refugees. Pray for those who work with her. Do you know anyone who would like to go with her to teach ESL in Iraq? Let us know and we'll forward the info to her! (Serious question!!!)

7) A praise and an update: Joan in Israel went to a New Age festival last weekend to witness. (A planned thing with a whole team) Several gave their hearts to Christ and more were interested in the message. Regrettably, the young lady who was to come to lunch at Joan's last week never showed up. Pray that Netta makes further contact sometime soon.

The Midwest

8) Pray for Stephen who, due to financial problems, had to change jobs. The void left from leaving a position he loved has taken its toll on him and he misses what seems to be his prime calling. Pray for God's healing hand on him and that he would be strengthened to live for Christ boldly where he is now. Pray for God's wisdom and guidance in timing and open doors to return to the previous position.

9) Pray for a couple, both over 80, who have reached out to a cousin after 25 years of anger. Pray for their salvation and a continuing of the renewal of openness.

Somewhere

10) Pray for a lady who was raped as a child and has never recovered emotionally. She has multiple illnesses and cannot care for herself. Her husband has wanted a divorce for quite some time and she has finally agreed. Pray for salvation first. Then pray for healing of the woman's emotions and body.

Plan To See That A Friend Or Neighbor Gets To The Poles To Vote.

Some Riddles For You

**When asked this riddle, 80% of kindergarten kids got the answer, compared to 17% of Stanford University seniors. "What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?"
Paul Harvey

**A man on horseback went on a two day trip. He left on Tuesday and arrived home on Tuesday. How can that be?

**Imagine you are driving a Mercedes at 100 miles an hour. The steering lock. The doors lock. The brakes fail. You can't get out. You're heading for a 1,000 foot cliff? What do you do?

**Imagine you are driving a Mercedes at 100 miles an hour. The steering lock. The doors lock. The brakes fail. You can't get out. You're heading for a 1,000 foot cliff? What do you do?

**Luke had it before. Paul had it behind. Ladies have it at the beginning. Abraham Lincoln had it twice. Doctor Lowell had it before and behind. He had it twice as bad behind as he had it before. What is it?

** A man once broke all of the Ten Commandments. He lied, stole, lusted, failed to love God, failed to honor his parents, failed to keep the Sabbath holy, failed to honor God's name, and coveted. How could God, who is perfect and holy, forgive him freely and yet justice still be done?

Oh, you have a week to figure them out--answers next week!!!!!!!