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1.   Pray for five people attending the Republican National Convention this week to be saved.

2.   The Republican Vice Presidential nominee converted to Catholicism as an adult, and is married to a Hindu lady. Pray for both of them to hear a very clear presentation of the gospel this year, and respond in faith.

3.   Pray for Milwaukee’s Christian elementary teachers who are getting ready for the next school year to grow in their own relationship with Christ and have opportunities to point their students to Him.

Psalm 22:28

1 We have heard the joyful sound:
Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Spread the tidings all around:
Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Bear the news to ev’ry land,
Climb the steeps and cross the waves;
Onward! ’tis our Lord’s command;
Jesus saves! Jesus saves!

2 Waft it on the rolling tide:
Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Tell to sinners far and wide:
Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Sing, ye islands of the sea;
Echo back, ye ocean caves;
Earth shall keep her jubilee:
Jesus saves! Jesus saves!

3 Sing above the battle strife:
Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
By His death and endless life:
Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Sing it softly through the gloom,
When the heart for mercy craves;
Sing in triumph o’er the tomb:
Jesus saves! Jesus saves!

4 Give the winds a mighty voice:
Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Let the nations now rejoice:
Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Shout salvation full and free,
Highest hills and deepest caves;
This our song of victory:
Jesus saves! Jesus saves!

In the “Onward!” attitude highlighted above, Targeted Global Prayer is back. Thank you for understanding as I took a break for a few weeks to have extra time in seeking God with my husband. The Lord has led him to accept an invitation to the pastorate of Open Bible Baptist Church in Cambridge, New York. Our family is in the process of relocating there as soon as possible.

I had considered continuing to pause TGP until the transition to OBBC was complete, but have decided to restart now in a scaled back fashion. As you know, normally each post includes a picture and background information in addition to the three prayer requests. To give more time to tasks related to our move, for the next couple months posts will consist of only the city name, prayer requests, and weekly Scripture reference.

Thank you for understanding, and thank you – as always – for praying! I pray for each of you to find joy and encouragement today in the words of the hymn above; Jesus really does still save and rescue, and we can live unapologetically under that banner of truth. Jesus Saves!

You can listen to and sing along with “Jesus Saves!”, written by Priscilla Owens, by following this link:

https://youtu.be/cxnFr-NLeLU?si=lBnnYVVBhpe-5aCF

Immutability. Holiness. Chesed. Wisdom. Sovereignty. Omnipresence. Righteousness. Justice. Fatherhood. Joy. Omniscience. Love. Eternality. Omnipotence.

All of these attributes and many more are characteristics of our great God. No human study can ever fully grasp all that He is.  While this series was originally planned to last the entire month of June, due to the need to focus personal prayer time on an in-person ministry opportunity, TGP will be taking a two week break. Thank you for praying through this mini-series with us!

Isaiah 45:5

“I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me…”

1.   God’s Omnipresence & Koror, Palau: Pray for a worker at the Blue Palau Gift Shop to hear about God’s omnipresence, and come to know that in a personal way through receiving the gift of salvation.

2.   God’s Righteousness & Xidajiao, China: Jesus said in John 16 that one of the Holy Spirit’s jobs would be to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. Pray for  a student in Xidajiao who is studying traditional Chinese characters to ponder the meaning of the character for “righteous,” and to pay attention to the Holy Spirit’s conviction in her heart. Pray for the Lord to provide that student with the complete gospel message of how to obtain personal righteousness through faith in the Lamb of God.

3.   Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from the other cities featured this week:

God’s Justice & Osana, Namibia

God’s Joy & Cambridge, USA

God’s Omniscience & Fenua Fala, Tokelau

God’s Fatherhood & Banja, Serbia

Thank you for praying!

Isaiah 45:5

“I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me…”

1.   God’s Holiness & Sabga, Cameroon: Pray for the Lord to so impress upon a family living there a sense of awe at His holiness that they will forsake other religious beliefs to turn to the true and living God.

2.   God’s Wisdom & Sandefjord, Norway: Pray for Christians who go to the Sandefjord Baptistkirke (a church) to avail themselves of the promise of James 1:5 – God will give His wisdom to all who ask in faith.

3.   Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from any of the other cities featured this week:

God’s Immutability & Buenos Aires, Argentina

God’s Chesed & Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia

God’s Sovereignty & Saint John, Canada

Thank you for praying!

TGP regularly rotates through cities from all the continents, working our way through every country of the world. Sometimes, that is combined with a particular theme, such as categories of church workers, a focus on places with a high level of religious persecution, or cities located near large lakes/rivers. Also included every day is at least one Scripture reference, often relating directly to the goal of making Jesus known to the peoples of the world. Today marks the introduction for a new month long series.

Two days ago, I was listening to a sermon on intercessory prayer by Dr. Mark Ballard. In it, he mentioned that we should base our prayers on both the character and Word of God. This practice can often be seen in the prayers recorded in Scripture. While TGP has prayed in direct reference to many Scriptures, we have not had a specific focus on the attributes of our great God, so that will be theme for June’s posts.

Subtracting Saturday’s posts (which are used to recap the week), that leaves twenty-four qualities of our Lord to pray through as they relate to worldwide evangelism and discipleship. If there is a particular attribute you would like to be included, please email that to targetedglobalprayer@gmail.com.

Tomorrow begins this focus. As always, thank you for praying!

Matthew 7:7-8

“Ask, and it will be given to you;

seek, and you will find;

knock, and it will be opened to you.

For everyone who asks receives,

and he who seeks finds,

and to him who knocks it will be opened.”

1.   Lodz, Poland: In the nineteenth century, Lodz was a major hub for the textile industry. The Central Museum of Textiles showcases different aspects of that history. Pray for a family visiting the museum this summer to trust Jesus for salvation, that each member of the family may one day wear the white robes given to heaven’s saints.

2.  Zwang Wen Shi: Pray for the release of this Christian deacon from a North Korean prison, where he has been held for a decade. Pray that he would be returned to his home in China safely.

3.   Southern Brazil: Pray for the recovery of a missionary family with dengue.

4.   Your Choice: Please pray for a request that you remember from the other cities featured this week:

Vang Vieng, Laos

May Pen, Jamaica

Campo Grande, Brazil

Lenakel, Vanuatu

Thank you for praying!

Revelation 22:13

“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.”

1.   New Xade, Botswana: Pray for a government employee who manages New Xade’s infrastructure to become an active disciple of Jesus.

2.   Cardiff, Wales: Pray for people who pass Cardiff Castle every day to find shelter in the Rock of Ages.

3.   Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from the other cities featured this week:

Cordoba, Argentina

Palikir, Micronesia

Thank you for praying!

Matthew 22:37-38

“Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment.”

1.   Rural Mongolia: Pray for the Word of God to be widely available, and for gospel outreaches from last year to continue to bring forth fruit.

2.   Akureyri, Iceland: Pray for someone who enjoyed the northern lights last week to reflect on God as Creator, that he may be led to the truth of Psalm 19.

3.  Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from the other cities featured this week:

Nadi, Fiji

Colonia de Refugio, Mexico

Poum, New Caledonia

Thank you for praying!

Proverbs 28:13

“He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.“

1.  National Day of Prayer: Continue to pray for widespread revival and regeneration to occur in the USA.

2.   Cape Town, South Africa: Pray that someone experiencing stormy times in life will come to know the truly good hope found in Jesus Christ.

3.   Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from the other cities featured this week:

Bethany, USA

Surabaya, Indonesia

Republiek, Suriname

Thank you for praying!