Dear Mission Prayer Partners,

We continue to be in prayer for the people of Haiti and the work of response. Many have responded to the cry for help with donations of time, materials, and money. May God multiply these gifts so that those in most need will be blessed.

Today, there is a major event in Washington DC. This is the March for Life rally in DC. I invite you to remember the precious gift of life that God so richly bestows on us and especially those little ones who are being so wonderfully knitted and shaped within the wombs of their mothers.

I’m certain you have seen the email news earlier this week calling all SED members to a time of prayer for the work of the LCMS Convention this summer. There is much scheduled for this event that could distract us from the mission and ministry to which God calls us. Pray that we remain focused on the work of reaching the nations – one person at a time- with the life-changing message of Jesus Christ.

I know this is getting lengthy and I have not yet begun the prayers and thanks we want to lifting up for all that God is doing among us. I will send an updated list of mission next week. But note below, that the prayer goals reflect some of the changes we are planning to see in this new year.

Our Prayer Goals for 2010

Let us join our hearts and voices as we pray for:

1. Those who do not know Jesus Christ and the joy of His salvation for them.
2. The work of mission outreach teams, missionaries, and outreach efforts that will make a Gospel difference in our communities.
3. Boldness in each of our lives that we will regularly share the Good News of Jesus with others.
4. The continued growth in prayer partners for mission. (Our goal is 3000 pray-ers and a prayer team for each new mission.)
5. For 750,000 recorded faith-sharing events.
6. For the work and the people of the Convention of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod.

New Prayer Resources
Check out the new prayer resources now available on the website.(http://se.lcms.org/prayer/prayer-ministry-resources.php)

Thank you for your mission prayers, they are making an eternal difference.

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10:02 am Prayers for the Harvest and Workers
Don’t forget to set your cell phones alarm/alert to 10:02 a.m. and pray for the Harvest and Workers. Luke 10:2 Jesus told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”