“You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.” (Ps 104:20) Not only is Emerald Hills home to Team Expansion, it also is home to the deer, raccoon, fox, hawk, and other wildlife. Like the beasts of the forest who leave a footprint in the dark, volunteers who come to serve on campus also make an imprint and an impact. Praise God for the many volunteer workers from all over the US who have a hand in developing Emerald Hills. Pray that each volunteer may grow in the fullness of Christ, leaving His imprint everywhere they go.
2017-03-28: Praise the Lord from the Earth.
Praise the Lord from the earth… lightning, hail, snow, clouds, stormy winds…your mountains and hills, fruit trees, cedars, wild animals, birds…kings of the earth and all nations…young men and maidens, old men and children (Ps 148:7-12). While working in the office or visiting the campus of Emerald Hills, it is a natural response to praise the Lord. These past 8 years of seeing God’s faithfulness in completing the Prayer Center and Atrium gives cause to praise His name. Pray that the Prayer Center and Atrium will be the center of the campus pointing visitors to unreached people groups around the world and equipping them to pray for those who have never heard of Jesus.
2017-03-27: Show Me Your Ways.
“Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths.” (Ps 25:4) Pray that Emerald Hills will be a place where missionary candidates, missionary families on home service, church groups, and individuals can participate in the disciplines that spiritually form.
2017-03-26: Salvation of the Nations.
“…let the fields be jubilant and everything in them…the trees of the forest will sing for joy…” (Ps 96:12). Magnify the Lord for the way He has provided Emerald Hills for all who visit as a place to pray, retreat, and learn. Pray Emerald Hills always will be used for God’s glory and for the salvation of the nations.
2017-03-25: A Lamp to My Feet.
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” (Ps 119:105).Praise God for identifying 29 partners in the previous “29 Project” that helped fund the development of Emerald Hills. Along the prayer trails are 29 prayer shelters nestled in God’s creation where people can pray, reflect, and learn. May the prayers of His people cause His Word and His Message to shine among least reached peoples so that more souls are led to Christ.
2017-03-24: Give Thanks to God.
“He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.” (Ps 25:12b) Give thanks to God for candidates attending Launch, Team Expansion’s training and pre-field orientation. Pray that they will receive the insight they need to move forward in reaching the unreached with the Gospel. Pray for the candidates who are “practicing” their fundraising presentations before the whole group and some of the staff today.
2017-03-23: Fruit in Season.
Remember the chorus of “I Shall Not Be Moved”?
“I shall not be, I shall not be moved. I shall not be, I shall not be moved. Just like a tree planted by the water, I shall not be moved.” The song may be derived from Jeremiah 17:7-8 or perhaps Psalm 1:3, “He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season.” While prayers of thanksgiving are being lifted for Emerald Hills and how God has worked to provide Launch candidates to be trained throughout the past 8 years at this campus, pray that harvest workers, both new recruits and veteran missionaries, will not be moved and continue to yield fruit in season.
2017-03-22: Indigenous Churches.
Job speaks of hope for a tree: cut it down and it sprouts again, and the new shoots will not fail. Tree roots may grow old and its stump dies, yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant (Job 14:7-9). Emerald Hills has copious trees and displays God’s beauty. Emerald Hills is a training and sustaining base for harvest workers among the unreached peoples of the world. Praise God for the hope He gives in Jesus Christ and for the workers that are on the ground spreading that hope. Pray that “new shoots” would sprout, new believers would drink from the Living Water to bud and plant disciple making movements and indigenous churches that will not fail.
2017-03-20: Launch.
This week in Launch (March 20-31) the candidates will learn that Team Expansion requires each missionary candidate to have a team of prayer warriors before landing in their adopted country. Ask God for more intercessors to undergird Launch missionary candidates. Pray that they would be devoted to prayer.
2017-03-19: Unless the Lord Builds the House.
“Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.” (Ps 127:1) Praise God for His character of Master Builder and Protector. God continues to amaze us as each payment is made on the Prayer Center and Atrium. Thank God for the space to train in the lower level of the Prayer Center and Atrium. Ask God to provide funds to build a wing for training and care of third culture kids.