Things To Pray For In December
As we continue to walk through the global doors that the Lord has opened to us, we do so full of faith. For He is good and merciful and gracious and wise. His Gospel is powerful, and Jesus is always the answer!
And yet we are consistently aware of our profound need for Him as we step through the doors, and that’s why we also need to be on our knees. Reliant on Him for wisdom and insight and favour and discernment and clarity and sustenance and protection.
With that in mind, here’s how you can be praying for us in the month ahead…
Please pray for myself (Dave Taylor), Andrew Leung (my Executive Assistant) and his Dad, John Leung, as we head to Hong Kong on an exploratory trip, 2nd - 5th December. Hong Kong is an incredibly strategic city as a gateway into so much of Asia, and as a place where East meets West. God has given us many incredible contacts in Hong Kong and so please pray for us as we look to dream together, asking the Lord for wisdom and direction in all of this. Please also pray for safety for the team as Hong Kong continues to go through political unrest and difficulty.
Please pray for Joselo Mercado, Lead Pastor of Iglesia Gracia Soberana in Gaithersburg, as he a heads to Michoacan, Mexico, December 7-8th with Aberlado (Pastor of Gracia Soberana de Ciudad, Juarez) to preach at a denominational conference for a group of churches that relate to Carlos Contreras. Please pray for security as this is one of the Mexican states hardest hit with violence. Please also for pray him as he heads to Cuba, December 17-19th, to visit the two churches there that Sovereign Grace is relating to, to strengthen our relationships with the Pastors there and encourage them.
Please pray for the many countries that are presently working with Pastors and Churches that would like to become a part of Sovereign Grace, particularly post Pastors Conference. Please pray for wisdom, clarity and discernment as the conversations continue, and that the Lord would direct our path.
Please pray for the many opportunities our Global Churches will have to share the gospel with unbelievers this Christmas. In so many countries of the world, Christmas provides a very natural opportunity to speak into our cultures the glorious message of Jesus Christ. May we take it and would many come to know Him as Lord and Saviour in the month ahead.
… May He who opens the doors, be glorified in all that we do. Soli Deo Gloria!