Please pray for Lonnie and Debbie Smith, our missionaries who are serving in Marseilles, France. Pray as their daughter Katharine's request for residency will be reviewed and a decision will be made. Also pray for those who heard Lonnie's recent preaching from the passage in I John 4:7-21. (11/17/2008)

Please pray for Leon and Mandy Poplawski, who serve in Lake County with Campus Crusade for Christ. Pray for 35 seamen from Great Lakes who recently heard the Gospel presented by Leon. Pray for 115 businessmen who heard the Gospel at a Straight Talk breakfast. Also pray for Mandy's continued ministry to young moms. (11/10/2008)

Please pray for Dick and Robin Hart, EFCL missionaries who serve in Amman, Jordan. Pray for PTEE (Program for Theological Education by Extension of which Dick is Executive Director) to meet the goal of offering classes in all the Arab countries by 2012. Also pray for PTEE's expansion to Scandinavia and the USA. (11/03/2008)

Please pray for Youssouf & Awa Dembele who serve in Africa. Please pray for their recent launching of the New Testament in Khassonke, one of the languages of Mali. Also continue to pray for the Youssouf's plow and oxen project for the African pastors. He has several pastors on his list who need a plow and oxen or a cart and donkey to generate resources for their ministries.(10/27/2008)

Please pray for Families in Touch, an LEFC-supported organization that ministers to teenage mothers in Waukegan. Pray for the Teen Moms that they will become nurturing mothers. Also pray for future contributions for Families in Touch through their annual bake and craft sale in November and from United Way donations. (10/20/2008)

Please pray for Timber-lee (a Christian Camp in East Troy, Wisconsin, that our church supports). Pray that the word of God that was planted at the summer camps takes root and grows in the children's hearts. Also pray for the adult retreats at Timber-lee, especially the men from our church who will be going there the weekend of October 24-26. (10/13/2008)

Please pray for White Cross, a ministry of EFCA TouchGlobal that provides materials to missionaries such as bandages, surgical supplies, layettes, educational materials, etc.  Pray for White Cross's work in sponsoring AIDS orphans in the Congo and for funds to buy motorbikes for workers to reach those children. (10/6/2008)

Please pray for Ernie and Donna Manges, who have been missionaries to the Philippines since 1987. Pray for Ernie while he is training new missionary candidates in Minnesota Oct. 9-16. Also pray for energy and creativity for Donna in her therapy with a classroom of autistic children in the Woodland School District. (9/29/2008)

Please pray for Andrew and April Lewis, LEFC missionaries serving in Montana through International Messengers. Their ministry is a Christian discipleship wilderness camping program for boys. Pray for the campers, who will be mentored by Christian men now for a year, to grow in relationship with the Lord. (9/22/2008)

Please pray for Mike and Ann Wheeler, our missionaries in Bolivia. Pray for Mike, who has resumed teaching at Central American Theological Seminary. Pray for Ann, who is leading an evangelistic Bible study for single mothers. Also pray for their daughter, Amanda, who has just started seventh grade. (9/14/2008)

Please pray for Ben and Jeanne Beckner, our missionaries serving in Lyon, France. Ben's latest outreach French camp was in Crimea, Ukraine, from July 18 to August 4. Please pray for the conversion of several students who attended the camp. Also pray for two men from the mission team who are considering longer-term service in Crimea. (9/1/2008)

Pray for Gerry Buchholz, an EFCL missionary in California who has been serving with Campus Crusade for Christ for more than 30 years. Please pray for the former Soviet nation of Kyrgyzstan. Gerry traveled there this past spring and is planning another trip for March. Pray that the doors remain open for her to minister in Kyrgyzstan. (8/25/2008)

Please pray for Bala and Carol B, our missionaries serving in Southeast Asia. Pray for their visit to that area up through the first week in September. Also pray for protection for Bala's lungs from fuel air-pollution, cigarette smoke and forest fire air pollution. (8/18/2008)

Please pray for Tim and Sarah S, our missionaries serving in East Asia, who are now in U.S., where Tim just completed his M-Div. Pray that they find a good church home while they are in the U.S. Also pray for improved health for them and their young son. (8/11/2008)

Please pray for Keith and Judy Anderson, our Reachglobal missionaries in Costa Rica. Pray for ProMETA, their ministry of online training for Latin American pastors and leaders. Their most immediate prayer need is the funding of new theological courses that ProMETA can offer at a low cost to those leaders. (8/4/2008)

Please pray for Tim and Lynn Anderson, our missionaries serving with EFCA Reachglobal in Colombia. Pray for an end to the crime and violence that plagues that country. Also pray for the Andersons' visit to our church on August 3. (7/28/2008)

Please pray for Mark and Athlee Bowman, our missionaries in Japan who are serving with EFCA ReachGlobal. Pray for their ministry center called Cafe Co-En (www.cafecoen.com). Also pray for the Bowmans' friendship evangelism, especially with Mr. Shinkai, who is a widower with two sons. (7/20/2008)

Please pray for Wayne and Barb Brink, our missionaries based in Mission Viejo, California, who are serving with Campus Crusade. Pray that God continues to bless their work with the Jesus Film Project. Also pray for future success for their youngest son, Josh, who just graduated from college. (7/14/2008)

Please pray for Doug and Jen Schneider, our missionaries in Galesburg, IL who are serving with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Doug will be leaving InterVarsity this summer to become a missions pastor at the Evangelical Free Church in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Pray for the Schneiders as they make this transition.(7/07/2008)

Please pray for Lydia Home, a residential children's program in Chicago that EFCL supports. Pray for the 40 children there who are victims of physical/sexual abuse or neglect. Also pray for more people to become Safe Families to provide short-term housing for Lydia children in need (6/30/2008)

Please pray for Tim and Nancy N., our missionaries who are serving in East Asia. Pray for more doctors to join their health team that is reaching out to unsaved Asians. Pray for Tim and Nancy as they are in the U.S. trying to increase their support. Also pray for the August wedding of their son, Jeremy (6/23/2008)

Please pray for Gordon and Caryl Saunders, our EFCL missionaries serving in Germany. Pray for Gordon as he chooses his future work--either teaching theological courses or developing online Christian courses. Also pray for Caryl as she decides to either continue assisting new missionaries or start Bible studies (6/16/2008)

Please pray for Trinity International University in Deerfield. Pray for the Trinity students who will be attending summer school classes. Also pray for the search committee that is looking for a new president for the university. (5/29/2008)

Please pray for The Gideons International, whose missiion is to win others for the Lord through personal testimony and personal work by individual Gideons, and through placing the Bible in hotels, hospitals, schools, and other institutions. Pray for more open doors for the Gideons to spread the Gospel throughout the world. (5/25/2008)