International.
Adam & Sofia Belz // Central Asia

Adam and Sofia are in Central Asia at Radical’s training center for the next 8 months before heading to Southeast Asia as workers. Since starting the program, they have been extensively focusing on what the Bible says about Christ as high priest, missions, and church planting. Although some of this material is familiar from seminary, conversations with fellow students have been invaluable. The rest of their time is spent learning how to engage the culture, acquire a new language, and, recently, phonetics! Adam and Sofia have begun attending a local church that is a mix of expats and local believers. Adam has been able to serve in the church’s weekly youth outreach program and men’s Bible study. Despite the local women knowing little to no English and Sofia not knowing the local language, God is allowing her to share His love and joy by sharing their daughter, Joanna, with them! All of these changes have been challenging—like a refining fire. But just as fire refines gold to make it pure, beautiful, and useful, God is doing a great refining work in their hearts for His glory and purposes.

  • Pray that God would use the time at the training center to equip and sanctify them.
  • Praise the Lord for providing new local relationships! Pray for Alex, Mzia, and Mari—just three of the many locals we’ve been able to connect with. 
  • Pray that God would protect their marriage from the enemy’s attacks and that they would both abide in Christ deeply and thereby shine his love and light.
North America.
Waiehu Community Church // Waiehu, HI

Calob was baptized almost a year ago. Calob then shared the gospel with his friend Kendrick, invited him to Bible study, and to WCC. This past Sunday, Kendrick was baptized. Pray that the church embraces the privilege and responsibility of discipling these young men who have no Christian family. Pray for another young man (Brylan) from their weekly bible study at Baldwin High. He's been professing faith and desiring baptism and church membership. Pray his profession would bear tangible expressions of faith and repentance, and that they'd be able to baptize him. Also, there are four men in a cohort going through a study on the biblical role and function of deacons. Continue praying for the four men in the cohort. It's been a joy to see their understanding grow along with their desire to more faithfully serve WCC.

October was the sixth Sunday in Keanae. Pray for perseverance, comfort, and joy for the believing keanae tutus (grandmas) and for the K'ohana from Hana. Pray for Kamaile's sister, N, who joined for the first time. She has a voice and influence on the east side, but doesn't view herself as spiritually bankrupt. Pray that God would open her eyes to Christ. 

  • Pray for Kendrick and Calob to be discipled well, and for Brylan’s profession to bear expression of faith. 
  • Pray that all the men in the cohort would be willing to move forward into the pastoral examination process and that God would make them qualified men.
  • Pray for God to establish a healthy church in Keane.
Kentuckiana.
Immanuel Men's Ministry

The Immanuel’s Men’s ministry exists to glorify God by equipping the men of the church to do the work of ministry. This task is accomplished, in part, through the ministry of the Word on men’s retreats and frequent fellowship breakfasts. The ministry also connects younger men in the church with older men for discipleship.

The next Immanuel Men's Breakfast will be Saturday, December 6th. All Immanuel men and boys are invited along with their guests.

  • Pray that God would use this upcoming breakfast to strengthen the men of Immanuel for the work of ministry.
  • Pray that God would bless the leaders of the men’s ministry with wisdom to lead our men into greater godliness and faithfulness.
  • Pray that new relationships would be formed and existing ones strengthened as men fellowship together.
Unreached.
Lintang of Indonesia

Location:

Sumatra

Population:

211,000

Ev. Christian:

0%

Main Language:

Lintang

Spiritual Beliefs:

99.5% Islam

Bible in Heart Language:

No

The Lintang are an unengaged, unreached people. They are notorious for plundering strangers. It is an accepted cultural practice for men in financial need. They live along the Lintang River in South Sumatra.

  • Pray that God would embolden the few local believers to share the gospel with the Lintang people in their area.
  • Pray that local believing business owners would engage with the Lintang people.
  • Pray that a first church would be established among this people group.