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Praise the Lord for a new Bible study group among Ecuadorian women. It’s been hard to reach these women because of influence from unbiblical religious traditions. There is also pressure from family and friends not to associate with Christians. Rumors spread that workers are there to steal kids for their organs, to worship Satan, or to form a cult. Praise God for hearing prayers and opening up the hearts of some Santa Martha women who are beginning to learn the Truth of Jesus Christ. Pray for these women to persevere because with Christ they are victorious.

We marveled after receiving a glorious email recently from one of our workers in the Balkans. After years of prayer and lots of determination while sharing the Good News with locals, suddenly four , on the people, on the same night, opted for baptism. Those of us still remaining in the building at Emerald Hills immediately circled in prayer of praise to thank the Father for what we had just heard. “Never, never, never quit.”

 Team Expansion believes that extraordinary prayer is the major factor in a church multiplication movement. One key way of mobilizing this kind of prayer is through websites that provide resources and short, regular prayer updates. Ask God to raise up an individual or team committed to creating and maintaining a prayer website for a specific people group in Southeast Asia.

Give thanks for areas of service in permaculture and agriculture to least reached peoples around the world. Pray for more workers with a passion for the lost. Several teams in Africa and Asia are transforming communities around them by training local people in sustainable farming, agricultural, and husbandry practices. While using these tools, lives are being transformed by the Gospel. Praise God!

Praise God for the opportunity to participate in North American Christian Convention in Cincinnati Ohio June 23-26. Ask God’s guidance as Team Expansion meets with inquirers, candidates, and recruits, and network with other potential partners, Bible colleges, and churches..

Praise God for the unswerving commitment of a PACE project lead church and Team Expansion for an unreached people group of West Africa. Pray for workers to be identified, trained, and thrust out to serve in this Muslim region. Pray that, during Ramadan, Muslims would become dissatisfied with Islam and be drawn toward the Messiah (www.30DaysPrayer.com).

Families with children being helped in the development center for handicapped children get a firsthand look at Christ-like compassion in a Muslim land. Pray for at least one extended family of Muslims in “Narnia” to follow Jesus and share the Good News with their Muslim relatives, friends, and neighbors.).

Pray that the church in America would cease from absorbing the culture of the world. Revive Your church, O Lord.