“O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.”
(Psalm 54:2 ESV)
Our Daily Prayer Calendar for December 2019
(To download this prayer letter formatted as a calendar for printing out, go here)
December 1 Pray God will use the online & YouTube audio recordings of Bible stories & Luke 1-2 in Gurbet to build His Kingdom
December 2 Pray for Goran, Naki & Emrush to successfully finish recording the rest of the 50 Bible stories in Gurbet
December 3 Using audio recordings is a great way to test the clarity of the translation; pray for wisdom for the team to make changes if needed
December 4 Pray that by the New Year we can register a foundation in Croatia & Serbia for administering Bible translators’ finances
December 5 Pray we can finish the 50 Bible stories in Bayash & get them printed by next week
December 6 Pray for Timothy to have great mentors and good work
December 7 Pray for God’s guidance as Zoki & Stanoja translate Matthew, Mark & Luke in Ludari
December 8 Pray we can get the 50 Bible stories & Luke 1 & 2 in an app for digital distribution
December 9 Pray when can get Luke 1 & 2 printed in Bayash this week for Christmas distribution on Dec. 20
December 10 Pray for good progress for Daniel with his vision therapy & learning Croatian
December 11 Pray for Kirsten finishing up her first semester at BFA & to have a beneficial Christmas break at home
December 12 Pray for our area leader, Cathy, currently in the US with her father, close to the end of his life
December 13 Praise God we could celebrate Thanksgiving last month with other Christian workers in this region
December 14 Pray for Djena & Biljana for God’s guidance as they translate into the Chergash language
December 15 Pray for Joy in Australia as she works virtually with us from a distance, for a good daily & weekly routine for her
December 16 Pray for Natasha & Renata as they check & edit the Bayash language Bible translation
December 17 Pray for Jonathan to experience Christ as his eternal treasure
December 18 Pray for details to come together for Friday’s Christmas outreach among the Bayash & for good attendance & attentiveness
December 19 Praise God for the great experience Ariela is having in Croatian ballet; her Christmas performance is tonight
December 20 Pray for God’s Spirit to work powerfully as we distribute the book of 50 Bible stories & Luke 1-2 in a Bayash village in NW Croatia
December 21 Pray for God’s Spirit to use the Bayash translations to bring spiritual transformation to Roma adults & children in Croatia
December 22 Pray for the remaining $7500 we need for the rest of Kirsten’s school year at BFA & flights home for visits & at end of year
December 23 Pray for Stephen & Elizabeth as they minister wherever they are & for meaningful times with siblings this week
December 24 Pray for meaningful conversations & enlightenment spiritually for Matthew
December 25 Praise God for sending His only begotten Son as the Lamb who takes away the sins of the world! Merry Christmas!
December 26 Pray for Todd to get enough mental & emotional rest
December 27 Pray for spiritual fruit through the Christmas outreaches our colleagues are doing in Slavonski Brod & Sisak
December 28 Pray for Pamala to have the Spirit’s guidance & understanding & encouragement for all those she serves
December 29 Praise God for safety in all our travels, & for good health & good weather this winter
December 30 Ask God to guide Sasha & Kada in Bible translation in the Arli language
December 31 Pray for strength, stamina & spiritual insight for our translation consultant with many languages to check