Prayer for Week of 4/22/24

Prayer Passage: 1 Corinthians 16:12-18

Pray that we at Gospel Fellowship would be more and more led by the cross to deny ourselves like Christ that we might build one another up with the love of Christ.

Prayer for our Church Families:

• Mike and Debbie Piering 
• Dan and Brenda Rabideau

Prayer for Local and Global Missions:

Neighborhood: That our neighbors would see the glory of the cross as we deny ourselves like Christ that we might build one another up with the love of Christ. (John 13:35)

Local Missions: CareNet (Local Pregnancy Center in New Berlin)

Global Missions: Paul and Marilyn Karstens (Cape Town, South Africa)

• Pray for Pauls continued work with Cape Town Biblical College.  The students are growing and this is a good source of encouragement for Paul.
• Pray for continued safety for Paul as crime is on the rise and continues to be an issue of concern for Paul and his family.
• Pray for Paul as he leads the following trainings: a Pastor/Elder training weekend at a Pentecostal church. Leader training at Plumstead Baptist. Kimberley and Queenstown mid May.

• While Christianity is not illegal, Christians are marginalized by the ruling Muslim ethnic group and have difficulty acquiring building permits for new churches.
• No Malay churches meet openly, and it is illegal for Malays to convert to Christianity. Christian converts who are caught are confined to so-called reeducation camps that use torture and propaganda to force them to return to Islam.
• Pray for the many indigenous people who have come to Christ in eastern Malaysia.