"Prayer Priority" Request for Sunday, April 30, 2006
ABBA FATHER, today we unite in prayer on behalf of Dr. Samuel Thomas as his lawyers once again go before a judge tomorrow in the Jaipur High Court. Please give the judge courage, fairness, and wisdom in granting Dr. Thomas his complete freedom. We also pray that the judge who is hearing the case about Hopegivers? licenses and frozen bank accounts will reinstate all of Hopegivers? suspended operations. AMEN and AMEN.

PRAISE ABBA FATHER! We thank you for faithful and fair magistrates and judges in India who will ensure that Dr. Sam, Bishop Thomas and all of Hopegivers? leaders will receive fair treatment and freedom. AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Saturday, April 29, 2006
LIVING GOD, we pray for Executive Director Mike Glenn as he meets today with leadership from FIACONA (Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations of North America) in Washington, DC. Please give him and Dr. Bray?s communications team great wisdom as they attempt to raise awareness and inspire action to heal the situation in Rajasthan. AMEN.

PRAISE THE LIVING GOD! We thank you for all of the Indian leaders, Christian and non-Christian alike, who have lent their support to Hopegivers during these months of crisis in Rajasthan. AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Friday, April 28, 2006
FAITHFUL WITNESS, we pray for the Brays work with our Malawian brothers and sisters in Africa. Please bring healing to this land that has been struck by poverty, injustice, war, disease and corruption. Use the Operation Africa Child 2006 mission trip now being organized for July. AMEN and AMEN.

PRAISE THE FAITHFUL WITNESS! We thank you for the good partnership we have made with our CitiHope Malawian Hope Partners. We praise you for the joy we have of being able to feed 10,000 Malawi orphans in 2006. AMEN and AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Thursday, April 27, 2006
BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR, we call upon you to bless Bill and Ivy Bray as they coordinate all aspects of the Hopegivers International monthly pledge program. Bless Shelley Thomas? May appeal letter calling on more friends of Hopegivers International to pledge. May every orphan, student and staff member will be fully supported. May we add many new Hopegivers who will pledge in the ?where needed most? check box. AMEN and AMEN.

PRAISE THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR! We praise you for the core supporters who prayerfully and faithfully give to Hopegivers so that your work with needy children may continue. AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, April 26, 2006
LORD OF LORDS, we call upon you to use the people of God in India to rescue millions of orphaned and abandoned children. Bless Hopegivers from all churches and denominations. Speed and protect the end of the month appeal letters going out this week to friends in the United States. May they be used to raise up more international Hopegivers to sponsor children in Africa and India. AMEN and AMEN

PRAISE THE LORD OF LORDS! We thank you for the nearly 20,000 children that are already in Hope Homes and Hopegivers child care projects in Africa and India. AMEN and AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Tuesday, April 25, 2006
LORD GOD ALL POWERFUL, use the efforts of Bill and Ivy and the Columbus-based team to help Hopegivers expand rapidly in Africa, Haiti, Philippines and wherever doors are open to rescue abandoned children. AMEN.

PRAISE THE LORD GOD ALL POWERFUL! We thank you for Hope Partners like CitiHope Malawi and local churches helping us rescue orphans in Central Africa?for Pastor Willio Joseph who is using the Hopegivers model in Haiti?and for other potential Hope Partners and friends such as Juanito Sanchez who is evaluating potential Hope Homes in the Philippines. AMEN and AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, April 24, 2006
KING OF THE NATIONS we pray for the Brays that their communications efforts will foster unity between Christians, families and churches. May they increase co-operation, understanding and peace between believers and non-believers for the sake of the innocent children and protection of the needy. May our news releases, letters, magazines and websites bring reconciliation between adversaries. AMEN.

PRAISE THE KING OF THE NATIONS! We celebrate the joyous release of Pastor V.S. Thomas (Executive Director of the Hope Home orphanage in Raipura) and we praise you for answering prayer that he might be united with his wife and the 2,500 children there. Thank you for preserving him safely through his time in jail. We thank you for the way that Christians all over India and the world united to fast, pray and work for his release and an end to the crisis situation in Rajasthan. AMEN and AMEN!

"Prayer Priority" Request for Sunday, April 23, 2006
LORD JESUS, grant Dr. Samuel Thomas favor as the authorities in Rajasthan again consider his bail tonight in India, and on all our leaders everywhere that they might have increased wisdom and courage?especially Bishop M.A. Thomas, Michael Glenn, Dr. Bill and Ivy Bray and the leaders of all our communications staff teams. AMEN and AMEN

THANK YOU LORD JESUS, for Ricky Cain, Mary Edwards, Tina Jacobson, Joseph Lam, John Lindner, Duncan Rain, Blair Talbert, Greg Yoder and all the leaders of our communications teams. AMEN and AMEN

"Prayer Priority" Request for Saturday, April 22, 2006
LORD GOD, help Dr. Bill and Ivy today as they travel to Alabama to speak to representatives from 39 women?s missionary groups about the Hopegivers Million Orphan Vision to rescue abandoned children in Africa, India and around the world. AMEN

THANK YOU LORD GOD for the church women who make up women?s missionary societies around the world. That you for the support of women behind missions today as they were behind the Lord Jesus and the Apostle Paul during their earthly ministries. AMEN

"Prayer Priority" Request for Friday, April 21, 2006
ONE WHO MADE THE SKIES, we thank you for India; the world?s largest democracy. We pray that you will bless India greatly with growing freedom, harmony, peace, prosperity and unity. We pray especially for the Council of Churches planning meetings with the Governor of Rajasthan, Her Excellency Pratibha Devisingh Patil, on April 27. AMEN and AMEN.

PRAISE THE ONE WHO MADE THE SKIES! We rejoice in the Indian Supreme Court?s decision yesterday to award Bishop M.A. Thomas freedom on bail. We thank you that he is now free and able to openly minister again. We also thank you that V.S. Thomas, the executive director of the orphanage in Kota, also received his freedom on bail. AMEN and AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Thursday, April 20, 2006
ONE WHO LIVES FOREVER, we pray for the success of the legal team as they go up before the Supreme Court in New Delhi today to ask that the case against Bishop M. A. Thomas be dismissed. Pour out power and grace on our legal team and advisors that they may stop the mouths of the roaring lions of hate in India who are coming against the Christians and the dalits. Bless and use all those in our family and in the ministry who have the special gift of peace making and reconciliation, and help us all to share in this ministry as you provide opportunity. AMEN and AMEN

PRAISE YOU ONE WHO LIVES FOREVER, thank you for the oldest son of Dr. Bill and Ivy, Billy Bray, who has the gift and calling of reconciliation and is a man of encouragement and a pastor at heart. We thank you that he is coming into this ministry in a greater and greater way and we thank you for men like Dwight Foster who is helping him and us to carry on this ministry--and for the ministry of reconciliation that you have given him in Charlottesville. AMEN

"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, April 19, 2006
LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH, we thank you for the precious gift of free eternal salvation and for that grace of salvation to be given to those who oppose us like Mr. Madan Dilawar and other radical non-believers. Through the persecution in India, may many find Christ and may your people be revived. AMEN and AMEN.

PRAISE THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH! We praise you in advance for all the ?pre-Christians?, who are standing with us and helping us save more children from the streets. AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Tuesday, April 18, 2006
ONE WHO LIVES FOREVER, we pray bail will be granted to our persecuted staff, that all of our licenses will be reinstated, and our bank accounts will be unfrozen at the next court hearing on April 26. We also pray for the CBN news coverage of the Kota crisis to be successful. AMEN and AMEN.

PRAISE THE ONE WHO LIVES FOREVER! We thank you for Bishop Varghese Thudian?s efforts to mobilize prayer and awareness all over Kerala. We praise you for all the South Indian staff who are traveling across the state in 15 vans to visit every church and denomination to call for prayer and action to stop the persecution of Hopegivers in Rajasthan. AMEN and AMEN

"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, April 17, 2006
ONE WHO SITS ON THE THRONE, we pray that through all of this persecution in Rajasthan, every orphan, Bible student and staff member will grow closer to you?-especially those in prison or underground. AMEN.

PRAISE THE ONE WHO SITS ON THE THRONE! We thank you for the Bray family prayer partners and sponsors who have spent countless hours on their knees praying for M.A. Thomas, Samuel Thomas and for all the persecuted Christians in India including the orphans and staff. AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Saturday, April 15, 2006
LORD GOD, bless all upright men and women who are fighting for social justice and freedoms of press, property rights, speech and religion?particularly for our non-Christian friends in India. Visit Bill and Ivy with your Holy Spirit today and guide them in their prayers and time of waiting upon you. AMEN.

PRAISE THE LORD GOD! We praise you for all of the Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and all other non-Christians who have risen up in support of Hopegivers International in our time of crisis. AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Friday, April 14, 2006
THE AMEN, we pray for the Brays as they minister to persecuted believers in Rajasthan through Hopegivers. May Christians respond to persecution in a unified and loving way that leads to an explosion of new believers, churches and compassionate outreaches to the needy. AMEN.

PRAISE THE AMEN! We thank you for Calvary and your sacrifice on the cross?and that you always honor your promises and never forsake those who serve you. We praise you because of your strength, compassion and goodness. AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Thursday, April 13, 2006
ONE WHO IS TRUE, we pray that you will use the communications efforts of Dr. Bray and the staff to help keep Bishop M.A. Thomas safe from terrorists. We ask you to give him great wisdom and strength to lead the Hopegivers team in India during the Rajasthan persecution crisis. AMEN AND AMEN.

PRAISE TO THE ONE WHO IS TRUE! We thank you Lord for the Indian Supreme Court's decision today to lift Bishop M.A. Thomas' arrest warrant so that he will remain free at least until his hearing on April 21. We praise you for the freedom this gives him to travel and work on the humanitarian efforts of the mission. AMEN AND AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, April 12, 2006
ONE WHO IS HOLY, we pray for Bill and Ivy Bray and the international staff in the USA that they might be mighty fund-raisers and build great relationships and awareness for Hopegivers International. Especially use Dr. Bray as he works on his Special Supplementary Support Fund this quarter and raise up matching grant donors for this effort. AMEN.

PRAISE THE ONE WHO IS HOLY! We thank you for blesing the United States in such an amazing way that it has become the great storehouse for end times missions to the nations -- and we thank you for the faithfulness, boldness and loyalty of the Indian staff who are working without salary during the Rajasthan Crisis to serve the lost and needy. AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Tuesday, April 11, 2006
ONE WHO KNOWS, give favor to the matching grant challenges the Brays are sending out this week to major donors who have supported their missionary ministries over the years in order to help them reach their 2006 budget and support-raising goals. May Bill have courage in writing the letters and may he speak the right words of encouragement to these friends of indigenous missions and the nations for whom Christ died. AMEN

ONE WHO KNOWS WE THANK YOU for meeting our budget goals in 2005 and we praise you for supplying every need. AMEN and AMEN

"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, April 10, 2006
KING OF KINGS, give grace for patience to Dr. Sam today to stand firm according to Ephesians 6:10-11 and resist the wiles of the devil as he faces at least another 14 days in Kota Central Jail. Extend your grace to the other Hopegivers prisoners and their families and those still at large including Bishop M.A. Thomas. Almighty ruler, may every Hopegivers leader be released and restored stronger and better than the day they went into prison for Christ's sake. AMEN and AMEN.

THANK YOU KING OF KINGS for the way you are making us all stronger and better as a result of this persecution by the non-believers. We thank you that the bishops, the staff, the board of directors, the pastors and elders are growing in faith and grace. We thank you that the churches of India and Rajasthan are growing larger and having revival at this time. AMEN and AMEN!

"Prayer Priority" Request for Sunday, April 9, 2006
THE SPIRIT, we pray for Dr. Sam as he is again scheduled to appear before a judge tonight to present another appeal for bail. May he have great favor and be released to take care of the affairs of Hopegivers and reorganize Emmanuel Mission International in Rajasthan. AMEN.

THANK YOU SPIRIT OF JESUS for the the great welcome Bill and Ivy received today at Cottonton Baptist Church in Alabama and for their shared fellowship in the sufferings of Hopegivers staff being persecuted in Rajasthan. AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Saturday, April 8, 2006
ONE WHO HOLDS THE SEVEN STARS, provide miracle gifts for the Bray Family this week to cover a surprise tax bill due April 15 and provide enough gifts through the Special Supplementary Support fund appeal that went out last week to reimburse medical expenses for 2005 so the Brays will be able to meet every need. AMEN

THANK YOU LORD JESUS, THE ONE WHO HOLDS THE SEVEN STARS for supplying every need for the Bray Family missionaries living allowance and other expenses during this transition time in their budget. AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Friday, April 7, 2006
SON OF MAN, we pray for the local magistrate and authorities in Kota that you will turn their hearts to have mercy on Dr. Sam and the others they falsely imprisoned and we also pray for all the hearts of the kings and all rulers in Rajasthan and New Delhi who can intervene and free the prisoners for Christ being held in Kota Central Jail. AMEN

THANK YOU SON OF MAN for the thousands who rallied in New Delhi today to demand freedom for Dr. Sam and the other Christian prisoners in Rajasthan and for the government to lift its bans on the banking and other business activities of Emmanuel Mission that are needed to care for the orphans and patients in the Christian hospital in Kota. AMEN

"Prayer Priority" Request for Thursday, April 6, 2006
LORD JESUS CHRIST, we pray for the Bray Family Support team as they receive this month's Call to Pray today with an appeal for the Special Supplementary Support Fund to make up the 15% deficit in the Bray Family Budget for this year. May many be called to give over and above their usual offerings to help meet this need. AMEN

THANK YOU LORD JESUS for K.P. Yohannan of Gospel for Asia and the scores of other Christian leaders in India of all denominations who are joining people around the globe in condemnation of the irrational and unconstitutional jailing of Dr. Samuel Thomas and the Hopegivers staff in Rajasthan. AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, April 5, 2006
ONE WHO MADE US, we pray for the Christian and non-Christian communities of Rajasthan to rally behind Hopegivers International to help rescue more needy children, leprosy patients, widows and others in distress. Use Dr. Bill and Ivy as they work day and day night on the communications emergencies related to the web ministry, radio broadcasts and news operations. AMEN. PRAISE TO THE ONE WHO MADE US? We thank you for John Prabhudoss and his FIACONA organization that are standing with Hopegivers International in this time of distress and persecution and giving Michael Glenn and the board good advice on cross-cultural relations. AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Tuesday, April 4, 2006
KING OF KINGS give light to all those in darkness and especially use Mike Glenn, Don Wilhite, John Prabudas and Robbie Robinette to discover the facts and make connections to help free Dr. Sam and the Indian staff who are still held captive for Christ's sake. We continue to pray for the Emmanuel Mission International legal defense team including R.K. Jain and Bharat Bawa on the frontline in Kota and for the rest of the team and our advisors in New Delhi, Jaipur and throughout India as well as in Washington and New York. Give us light and bring our enemies out of their darkness into light as well. AMEN and AMEN.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, April 3, 2006
ONE WHO LOVES US, we pray for Dr. Bray and whole staff team at Hopegivers International as they support Executive Director Mike Glenn and the negotiating fact-finding teams which are seeking the release of Dr. Sam and the other Hopegives staff members in Kota Central Jail. Guide us in our communications programs with government officials, prayer partners and donors--and use all our publications to keep Hopegivers on message for the orphans and abandoned children. AMEN