MaryBeth Hall – Page 28 – Targeted Global Prayer

Sunday Songs Series: “Go Light Your World”

Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

All throughout our Sunday Songs Series, I have been planning to share the link for “Go Light Your World.” I first heard this song at the beginning of my freshman year in college. In one of the early chapels that fall, this song was played as any students who had been on mission trips the previous summer carried in flags from around the world to line up across the platform. It was very special to participate in this powerful visual reminder of the Great Commission.

Because today is Mother’s Day, I considered featuring another song. However, my own mom exemplified the words of “Go Light Your World,” so I am going ahead and posting it today as a tribute to her. I have never known another lady who did more to light her world for Jesus out of sheer love for Him, whether in her home with her children, teaching in churches and Christian schools, giving financially to countless ministries, initiating home missions projects, or serving on the foreign field. She was a very active participant with the TGP ministry.

Today, wherever each of us are, may we light our world for Him.

Listen to “Go Light Your World”:

https://youtu.be/TUTWR4vVIjU?si=0ggYAs_cdfAVTRx8

Pray for a dozen mothers to be saved across the USA today.
Pray for the Lord to call a dozen people to take His light to foreign fields.
Pray for the Lord to encourage a dozen Christians who feel like their light isn’t making a difference.

Special Request

Please pray for a church outreach this morning to attendees and participants of the Battenkill Bike Race in the village of Cambridge, New York. Pray for the Lord to give the members of Open Bible Baptist Church opportunities to share the gospel at this event, and for someone to trust Christ as Savior. Pray also for the Lord to keep the rain away so that the outreach can occur.

Alcochete, Portugal

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Alcochete.

Alcochete is a port city of 20,000 people with no evangelical church. An American family and a Brazilian family are teaming up to start a church there. Pray for the Lord to use them to establish a church that will continue until His return.
Pray for many residents of this apartment complex to come to faith in Christ.
Pray for those who love the untameable vastness of the sea to know the God in Whose hand it resides. (Isaiah 40:12)

John 12:46

This post was originally published on July 18, 2021. The church planting effort described in the first prayer request was from missionaries visiting my church who were working to raise support to go. Unfortunately, I do not remember their names, so I do not know if they made it to Alcochete. An internet search does not show a new church there. Pray for the Lord to bless the two families mentioned, and for a church to indeed start in Alcochete.

Myanmar Earthquake Update

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Myanmar.

TGP’s April 1 post highlighted the devastating March 28 Myanmar earthquake. Today’s post is an update on what Christians are doing on the ground to extend Christ’s love to the spiritually and physically needy. Please continue to pray for the people of Myanmar!

Read Franklin Graham’s update here:

https://www.samaritanspurse.org/franklin-graham/may25/

Pray for Christian relief workers to be filled with the Spirit as they minister.
Pray for the people of Myanmar to have the basic needs of food and shelter met.
Pray for the Lord to use the earthquake to draw the attention of Myanmar’s people to their need for salvation, and for many to believe the gospel.

Zechariah 4:6

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Cluj-Napoca.

1. Pray for the child who owns this scooter to receive eternal life, and have many discipleship opportunities to grow in faith.

2. Jesus said in John 4:23 that the Father is seeking people who will worship Him in spirit and in truth. Pray for Him to find many such worshippers in Cluj-Napoca.

3. Romanian, English, French, and Italian can often be heard in the populous city of Cluj-Napoca. Pray for the resident who speaks the most languages to also be Biblically literate and heaven bound.

Revelation 3:8

This post was originally published on January 25, 2024.

El Camino, Spain

Pray for the Lord to send workers to the harvestfield of El Camino.

*Photo from Sean Dietrich’s Facebook page*

El Camino is a famous European pilgrimage path leading to the alleged burial site of the bones of James (the first martyr of the early curch). Over 400,000 people registered their pilgrimage on El Camino in 2024. Pray for a Biblical church in rural Spain to establish a gospel outreach to pilgrims, who choose to walk for reasons including everything from recreation to spirituality.
Pictured above is a photo from this morning’s travel post by author Sean Dietrich, well into the El Camino pilgrimage he and his wife are walking. Based on his past words about Jesus, he unfortunately does not believe in the exclusive truth of John 14:6. Pray for that to change.
Pray for a child in rural Spain to trust Jesus as Savior today.

Zechariah 4:6

Magliano, Italy

1. Pray for anyone who may bicycle along this road today to ponder and act upon the claims that Jesus Christ made while on earth.

2. Pray that, as they enter adulthood this year, 21 year olds in Magliano will let God be the Guide of their lives.

3. Pray for effective one-on-one discipleship of new believers to occur.

John 8:32

This post was originally published on April 28, 2021, and was chosen because it is the location where the author’s grandad was injured in WW2.

Sunday Songs Series: “As the Wind Song Through the Trees”

Zechariah 4:6

“So he answered and said to me, ” This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.'”

Today’s song highlights the unseen yet vital work of the Holy Spirit.* Listen to “As the Wind Song Through the Trees”:

https://youtu.be/dXcn6brw7dg?si=6evmW5wFMtjn1xQp

Pray for Christians to understand and live by the principles of Romans 5-8.
Pray for the Spirit to have free reign in church services today to convict the lost of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and for their response to be repentance and faith.
Pray for a specific lost individual you know to have that same response to the truth of the gospel.

*It should be stated that the song’s comparison of the Spirit’s work to yeast / bread rising would be better omitted, because Scripture frequently uses that comparison to refer to sin, not the Spirit.

A Step Back

This past Saturday evening, my family had the opportunity to be outside at night away from city lights and observe a sky very similar to this one (a real-time view of Monday night’s sky from the Stellarium app).

Near the horizon is the Big Dipper. The two stars on the right side of the cup point to the North Star, which is also the end of the handle for the Little Dipper. The North star, or Polaris, has been the foundational navigational star for thousands of years. Near the top of the screen a segment of the Milky Way can be seen.

With major crises catapulting to the center stage of world events in rapid succession, it is good to step back and reflect on the sovereignty and immutability of our God – the I AM that I AM. He will have the final word, and He cares for His own. That is the guarantee of Scripture, and we can bank everything on the veracity of the Bible.

1. Continue in prayer for the Lord to defend Israel in their current war with Gaza.

2. Pray for an Israeli Christian your age to be encouraged by the above truths today.

3. Although clouds and light pollution often obscure our view, the stars above are still there shining to the glory of God. Thank our Father that, likewise, even when circumstances obstruct our view of His activities and purposes, He is at work and can always be trusted.

Psalm 2

This post was originally published on October 10, 2023.

Fires in Israel

Here is a summary from the Times of Israel* headlines regarding Israel’s current wildfire condition:

“Prime Minister says 18 arrested so far on suspicion of arson tied to Jerusalem-area wildfires.
5,000 acres of land destroyed, 6 areas still ablaze as all evacuated residents allowed to return. Muted Independence Day celebrations underway. Firefighting planes on the way from overseas.”

Pray for God to send favorable weather conditions to aid firefighting efforts.
Pray for the fires to be stopped, and any future arsonist plans to be frustrated.
Pray for the Lord to use this situation to bring many people’s thoughts to eternity and salvation, and for many to accept the gospel. Pray for Christians in Israel to have the Lord’s protection, and effective witnessing opportunities.

Romans 10:13-15

*https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-01-2025/