The Coxes serve in member care through Word of Life, where they often travel to Portugal and the Philippines to speak
 as well as serve the missionaries there.

Ways to pray:
1. Ask the Lord to strengthen their ministry, guide their daily work, and use their service to help others grow in their faith and knowledge of Christ.
2. Pray that God would open doors for meaningful relationships and opportunities to share the hope of Jesus. Ask Him to use their work to encourage spiritual growth and equip others to faithfully serve Christ.
3. Pray that Dave and Cindy would remain encouraged and steadfast in their calling. Ask the Lord to provide for their practical needs, sustain them through the demands of ministry, and remind them that their labor is ultimately done for Christ.

Gedis and Celi are members of the CRU organization in Albania. Gedis serves as the Lead Pastor of an evangelical church in the city of Elbasan, located just south of the capital city of Tirana, with Cheli leading the women’s ministries there. Together, they are also personally discipling the Young Professionals group. The church has grown to the point where Gedis, in his role as Lead Pastor, is currently training/mentoring a group of men for the role of Elders.

Ways to pray:
1. Pray for boldness, wisdom, and open doors for the CRU staff team as they reach out to university students in Elbasan.
2. Pray for spiritual protection, health, and consistent financial partnership for Gedis, Çeljeta, and their family.
3. Pray for Gedis and Çeljeta’s pastoral leadership and the spiritual health of the Evangelical Church of Elbasan.

The Prengas lead Cru leaders who reach various countries in Europe. They train up many of the CRU leaders and interns to go
out to make disciples.

Ways to pray:
1. Pray that Gusti, Jeta, and their children continue to build life-giving, authentic relationships within their local Italian community.
2. Ask for protection over their marriage and family schedule. Balancing full-time missionary work, leadership coaching, and raising children in a different culture takes significant emotional and physical energy.
3. Pray for their children’s spiritual growth, friendships, and ongoing adaptation to the Italian educational system. Ask that they feel a strong sense of belonging and see God’s hand in their family’s calling.

The Strydoms build small groups of young adults in their city where the focus is evangelism and discipleship. They have seen fruit this year and some new conversions in an area that sees very few believers.

Ways to pray:
1. Pray for connections and relationships to be made in Japan and that God will use their ministries to effectively reach the people with His Truth.
2. For equipped laborers in Christ joining the mission to saturate Japan with the Gospel of Christ.
3. For the lost in Japan, for open hearts, that many will come to faith and be baptized.

BESTWA provides medical care, education, meals, and discipleship to about 1,000 children in Liberia. They also provide medical aid to many as well as birth and pregnancy support which has reduced the maternal mortality rate by 76%!

1. For the children and families of Liberia: Pray for the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the children BESTWA serves.
2. For provision and continued ministry impact: Pray for the resources, funding, supplies, and partnerships needed to sustain BESTWA’s feeding sites, medical care, educational scholarships, and pregnancy support programs.
3. For the gospel to transform lives: Pray that through BESTWA’s ministry, children and families would experience the love of Christ and come to know Him personally. Ask the Lord to strengthen the ministry’s leadership and team as they serve faithfully and share the hope of the gospel throughout Liberia.

The Thompsons partner with local churches in Colombia and lead our church mission trips to Colombia. They do a lot of door-to-door
evangelism, looking for disciples to train up to lead church plants.

1. God to open new doors for relationships with churches and individuals for trip mobilization.
2. Financial ministry support partnerships.
3. Protection from spiritual warfare for the entire family.

Jared and Holly are intentionally reaching local college athletes by training up strong, believing athletes and doing discipleship on campuses through CRU-Athletes in Action.

1.Pray that Jared and Holly would build meaningful relationships with athletes and coaches, creating opportunities to share the hope of Jesus. Ask the Lord to soften hearts, open doors for spiritual conversations, and draw athletes to Himself through their ministry.
2. Pray that athletes they serve would grow in their faith, become grounded in God’s Word, and learn to live for Christ. Ask God to raise up athletes who will boldly live out their faith and influence their teammates and communities for Him.
3. Pray for Jared and Holly to remain spiritually encouraged, united, and rooted in Christ as they balance the demands of ministry and family. Ask the Lord to provide the wisdom, energy, and financial support they need to faithfully serve.

R.A.G.E. Ministries is a nonprofit youth evangelism organization whose mission is to preach the gospel to the next generation, while equipping them to do the same. The team preaches at youth events across the country, trains students in evangelism, and develops resources for student ministries to live out the great commission in their communities.

1. Open doors for ministry opportunities.
2. Endurance as we work to train 1,000,000 students in evangelism by 2030.
3. Financial support to fuel our ministry.

The Zipps lead an outdoorsman church in Missoula, Montana, where Peter is the senior pastor. Gearing their church and discipleship towards outdoorsmen has been a fruitful way to reach a niche group through outdoor events. They lead mens’ retreats and are seeing a lot of fruitful growth within their church.

1. Pray that Peter and Johanna would continue building relationships with people through shared outdoor interests and community events. Ask God to use Outdoorsmen Church’s uniquely Montanan approach to break down barriers to faith and create opportunities to share the gospel with those who may not otherwise attend church.
2. Pray that the Lord would use Outdoorsmen Church’s biblical teaching, small groups, and OC Young Adults ministry to help people grow deeper in their faith. Ask God to raise up mature believers who will live out His Word, disciple others, and actively share the gospel in their communities.
3. For unity and faithfulness as the Zipp family continues to serve the church in Missoula, Montana.