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Christmas Reflections

We at TGP hope that every one of our team members had a very merry Christmas yesterday!

One of the nice things about Christmas week is that the afterglow of Christmas continues to be enjoyed for several days. On that note, not wishing to move on from Christmas quite yet, today’s post has links for two Christmas poems for your reflection, and prayer / thanksgiving.

“Can You See Yourself?”

https://poemsfortheking.blogspot.com/2024/11/can-you-see-yourself.html

“Christmas Villains”

https://poemsfortheking.blogspot.com/2022/12/christmas-villains.html

Thank you for being part of the TGP team!

Gardner Family Update 2

This update was posted by Temple Baptist Church at 7:30 Christmas Eve morning:

And they’re off on their last 8 hour flight! They are thankful for seats, but it means it’ll be a tight ride. No extra room to move around.

Pray for continued strength and energy for the adults and pray for calmness for the kids. They should arrive back in VA around 2:30 this afternoon.

Once they get back home, pray for Matt and the boys as they settle in. Pray for good rest and for healing for Matt. Pray for them as they adjust to life without their sweet wife and mommy. Pray for wisdom for Matt as he figures out when to return to Uganda and what his ministry will look like now.

Pray for Alan and Elena Sutphen as they continue the ministry in Uganda. They are traveling back to Soroti for church and then will be traveling to Kampala, the capital, to finish the paperwork for arrangements for Savannah. Pray for strength, energy, safety, and wisdom.

Thank you all for your prayers so far. They have felt the prayers carrying them through these last few days. We know they would appreciate continued prayers.

Christmas Requests

This Christmas season, please pray for the Lord to work in these areas…

1. Salvation: That people who have never heard the Christmas story will hear it, understand the scope of its meaning and effects, and invite the Savior into their lives.

2. Reflection: That Christians will make time to reflect on the wonder of Emmanuel’s incarnation, and adore Him yet again.

3. Attention: That people who grew up hearing the Truth but rejected it for the world’s glamour will heed the Spirit’s convicting pull to seek what is most important.

Luke 2:11

This post was originally published on December 7, 2023.

Gardner Family Update

Matt Gardner sent this message yesterday, and it was shared on his mission board’s (BIMI) Facebook page:

“Thank you for your flood of encouraging texts and emails. This has been the biggest trial of my life, but I can tell that we are constantly before the Throne of Grace. I was just discharged from the hospital. All of my internal injuries have been verified to be non-life threatening. The internal bleeding has stopped, and I am told I will recover fully in the next 4-5 weeks. Many people have asked what they can do to help. First, please pray specifically for baby Mason. He was still nursing and now he is trying to transition right before we fly over 20 hours to get back to America. Second, please pray for all the logistics of getting Savannah back to America to be buried. So many people are working tirelessly to be of assistance, but there is much paperwork and red tape to try to get through. Third, the train annihilated our only vehicle we had. After I grieve and transition to being a single father of 2 small children, I plan to return to Uganda in whatever ministry capacity I’m able to do and continue working for our great Savior’s kingdom in the harvest field. If you’d like to help contribute, I will need a vehicle to be able to do ministry as well as the tasks of life like getting food and water from town. Thank you for all your condolences; I honestly had no idea how many lives my precious wife touched. God has allowed this to happen, and I trust Him fully. ‘The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord’.”

Viqueque, Timor-Leste

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

The above picture is a broken sidewalk drainage grate. Interestingly, it appears that there is a fern leaf growing in the lower right hand corner, and a light-colored plant growing in the upper right corner. Pray for two people walking along the sidewalk today to see beauty in God’s unexpected work in their lives.
Pray that everyone in Viqueque who eats Sedaap noodles (like Ramen noodles) today will also sense the Spirit’s work in his/her heart, and yield to the Lord.
Viqueque has a high rate of childhood malnutrition. There is also a high rate of adult cigarette/alcohol use. Pray for the salvation of parents, and for a trickle down effect of that to be for the Lord to give them wisdom in how to best provide for the needs of their children.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

This post was originally published on December 19, 2021.

The Gardner Family

Baptist International Missions, Inc. posted this prayer request on December 19:

Please be in prayer for the family of Matt and Savannah Gardner, BIMI missionaries in Uganda, East Africa. Today, as the Gardners were traveling on one of the main streets in Kampala, a train crossed the road and hit their vehicle. Savannah went to Heaven instantly. The two sons are completely fine. Matthew sustained internal injuries and is presently in the hospital. Please pray for Matthew to heal quickly, and for the two sons, Jedidiah (age 4) and Mason (1 year old).

December 20 Update from Val Verde Baptist Church:

Matt has improved; they think the internal bleeding has stopped and blood pressure stabilized.
His dad, pastor, and Bro Bohman are heading there tomorrow night to help pack and get them home.
Prayer Requests:
Pray Uganda will grant Mrs. Clapp a visa to enter the country ASAP to help travel with the boys. They are currently unwilling to grant one and it needs to move up the chain of command.
Pray they can pack and get everything moved without any issues.
Pray for Bro. Bohman (BIMI Africa field director) as he stays to complete paperwork at the embassy to secure Savannah’s body to bring back to the States.
Pray Matt suffers no complications and can travel well.

Acts 4:12

Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Pray for today’s passengers entering the above bus station to secure their ticket on the only line to heaven.
ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel company, has a factory in Zenica. Pray for crane operators there to know the joy of Jesus.
Air pollution in Zenica has been a problem for the last 25 years. Pray for a good solution to be enacted, and for city residents to also find a good breath of air spiritually through the illumination of the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

This post was originally published on December 23, 2021.

Bethlehem, USA

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

This Pennsylvania street has many barn-roof style houses. Pray for residents of these homes to make room for Jesus, Who was first given a place to stay in an animal’s manger 2,000 years ago.
Pray for children who will be spending Christmas at the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Pediatric Unit. Pray for them to personally know the compassionate love of the Good Shepherd.
Moravian University is the nation’s sixth oldest university. Pray for professors there to exhibit true wisdom by pursuing Christ as their top priority, as the wise men of old did.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

This post was originally published on December 24, 2021.

Quarterly Prayer List for the Lost

In January of 2025, TGP began facilitating a new way to increase prayer for specific lost individuals. A monthly email was sent to any team members who asked to receive it. The list contained first names of people whom team members had previously reached out to with the gospel. This PDF file could then be printed and placed in a visible location (inside a kitchen cabinet, for example), so that whenever the paper was seen, a name or two could be prayed for. Updates and additional names could be submitted anytime to be included in the next monthly list.

Many of the people on our list have been on the hearts of team members for years. Faithful prayer over the long haul is important. Because of this, in September TGP changed the frequency of how often the salvation list is sent to be once a quarter.

December 20 is when any team members who want to receive the quarterly email will get it. If you want to get it, simply reply to this email with your name/email address and the first names of lost individuals that you would like to add for prayer. (Those who have previously gotten the monthly lists do not need to reply, and any names you submitted will remain on the list.)

Please send any questions to targetedglobalprayer@gmail.com

Thank you for considering this opportunity!

John 8:12

Current World Events

Concerns:

1. Mass shooting yesterday in Australia against a Hanukkah celebration:

Hanukkah is the festival of lights. Pray for a Jewish family who was at Bondi Beach during the shooting to put saving faith in the Light of the World that cannot be overcome by darkness (John 1:4-5, 8:12).

2. Megaquake alert in Japan:

Because of continuing off-shore seismic activity, concerns regarding a potential megaquake are very real. Pray for the salvation of a seismologist working for the Japan Meteorological Agency.

3. Because we prayed before:

Last winter, TGP hosted a virtual prayer walk through 71 miles of New York City. Currently, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is preparing to take office on January 1, 2026. Many of his policies and plans run counter to traditional American and Christian values. Pray for Christians in NYC to remember the prayer of Acts 4:29, and likewise receive boldness to continue speaking the Word of God (v. 31).

Praises:

1. Many attended Saturday’s Christmas party for inner city children in Boston, Massachusetts. There were a few professions of faith in Christ!

2. Despite challenges, churches around the world continue to proclaim the gospel this Christmas season.

3. God is always on His throne! (Psalm 2)

John 8:12