Bill's Blog May 2006
May 31, 2006 - Jehovah Jireh
"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, May 31, 2006
JEHOVAH JIREH, we pray for wisdom and strength for America?s leadership both church and state. Use the ministry of the Brays and their communications team to fight sin and the drift from the Judeo-Christian values upon which America was founded. AMEN.
PRAISE JEHOVAH JIREH! We thank you for this great country of freedom that has opened its doors to Hopegivers International and so many mission outreaches. AMEN.
May 30, 2006 - Abba Father
"Prayer Priority" Request for Tuesday, May 30, 2006
ABBA FATHER, give wisdom and strength to Dr. Bray and other communications team leaders of India both at Hopegivers and our partner agencies. May Dr. Sam and Bishop Thomas may always continue to be an inspiration and model of courage and selflessness to all of us. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE ABBA FATHER! We thank you for the great impact the Thomas?s have had on India and this world. We praise you for these two brave men who came from very humble beginnings and now lead Hopegivers International?s global outreach to the needy. AMEN and AMEN.
May 29, 2006 - Lord Jesus Christ
"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, May 29, 2006
LORD JESUS CHRIST, We pray for brave armed forces that fight for freedom and missionary warriors like Dr. Samuel Thomas and the India staff who fight spiritually for religious freedom all over the world. We pray for increased freedom, peace and unity all over the world.
PRAISE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST! We thank you for setting millions of people free who were once in bondage to oppression, slavery or spiritual blindness. AMEN.
May 28, 2006 - Faithful Witness
"Prayer Priority" Request for Sunday, May 28, 2006
FAITHFUL WITNESS, we pray that Dr. Bill?s communications team will be used of God to help Rajasthan authorities unfreeze Emmanuel Mission?s bank accounts and operating licenses before the next school term begins. We pray that we will not lose students as a result of this, but gain many more. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE THE FAITHFUL WITNESS! Thank you for the fact that you are all-powerful and can turn a seemingly desperate situation into a bountiful blessing. AMEN.
May 27, 2006 - Legal Defense
"Prayer Priority" Request for Saturday, May 27, 2006
BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR, we pray for harmony and unity in mind and spirit for Hopegivers? legal defense team in India. Please give these men the courage, strength and honesty necessary to skillfully represent the welfare of the children of Rajasthan. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR! We thank you for all of the breakthroughs we have seen in Rajasthan recently. Thank you for increasing the global awareness of the situation in Rajasthan. AMEN and AMEN.
May 26, 2006 - Lord of Lords
"Prayer Priority" Request for Friday, May 26, 2006
LORD OF LORDS, we ask you to bring your mighty healing hand to Bishop M.A. Thomas today. Please grant him great health and long-life so that he may live to see the day when Hopegivers International helps care for one million orphans. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE THE LORD OF LORDS! We thank you for Bishop M.A. Thomas? great leadership skills and his simple heart that desires only to seek you. Thank you for his courage. AMEN and AMEN.
May 25, 2006 - All Powerful
"Prayer Priority" Request for Thursday, May 25, 2006
LORD GOD ALL POWERFUL, please bless Dr. Bray and the team as they work with Pastor Steve Griffith and the Osborne Baptist team which is preparing to go to Malawi next January for ?Operation Africa Child?. AMEN.
PRAISE THE LORD GOD ALL POWERFUL! We thank you for people like our ?Thursday Prayer Ladies? in Columbus and all the other Circle Of Hope prayer partners who understand that prayer is one of the most essential and powerful things God calls us to do. AMEN.
May 24, 2006 - Abba Father
"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, May 24, 2006
ABBA FATHER, use the communications team of Hopegivers to promote prayer for the Dalits of India. Please bless these downtrodden and despised people and help us be a blessing to them. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE ABBA FATHER! We praise you for all those who have overcome childhoods of poverty, abuse and faithlessness to become great leaders and powerful spiritual role models. AMEN.
May 23, 2006 - Lord Jesus
"Prayer Priority" Request for Tuesday, May 23, 2006
LORD JESUS, use Dr. Bill and the Communications team as they work with churches and other missionary ministries who partner with us such as Adventures in Missions, Bible Pathways, Christian Aid, CitiHope, GFA, i58, Hindustan Bible Institute, Voice of the Martyrs, World Children?s Fund, and many others.
PRAISE THE LORD JESUS! We thank you that even if we are born into poverty on this earth, you will surely bless us richly and reward our faithfulness in heaven. AMEN.
May 22, 2006 - Give us Wisdom
"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, May 22, 2006
LORD GOD, help the Brays and the donor relations team to behave in a way that will attract unbelievers to you. We especially pray for wisdom in communicating news from India this week in the Hopegivers Journal, Hope Alerts, news releases and other publications from Hopegivers International. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE LORD GOD! We are in awe that we serve the same mighty God that formed the earth, the stars and the universe. Thank you for caring and providing for us. AMEN and AMEN.
May 21, 2006 - Made the Skies
"Prayer Priority" Request for Sunday, May 21, 2006
ONE WHO MADE THE SKIES, move hearts in the High Court in Jaipur on Monday as the judge again hears the case to restore our licenses and unfreeze our bank accounts in Rajasthan. AMEN.
PRAISE THE ONE WHO MADE THE SKIES! Praise God from whom all blessings flow. AMEN!
May 20, 2006 - Lamb of God
"Prayer Priority" Request for Saturday, May 20, 2006
LAMB OF GOD, we lift up Hopegivers? indigenous leaders; give them all added courage and wisdom today, and keep them strong and safe mentally and physically. Especially comfort Dr. Sam and Shelley. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE THE LAMB OF GOD! We praise you for each and every employee of Hopegivers international. Thank you for raising up so many thousands who are forsaking riches, fame and power in order to protect and serve the poorest of the poor. AMEN and AMEN.
May 19, 2006 - Lion of Judah
"Prayer Priority" Request for Friday, May 19, 2006
LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH, bless and use the efforts of the communications team to promote prayer for growth and revival in every Christian church in India and throughout the world, that you might be lifted up so that all men will be drawn to you. AMEN.
PRAISE THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH! We praise you for the great victory for human rights in India today. We especially thank you for the Rajasthan governor?s decision to veto an anti-conversion bill and embrace religious freedom. AMEN and AMEN.
May 18, 2006 - El Shaddai
"Prayer Priority" Request for Thursday, May 18, 2006
EL SHADDAI, we pray for Dr. Bray and the Communications team, including missionary Ron Leonard, as they work to aid the estimated 60-115 million child laborers in India and for the success of Hopegivers? outreaches to them. Please bring us more Hope Homes and sponsors. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE EL SHADDAI! We thank you for our Indian staff who have sacrificed so much and continue to give of themselves to selflessly serve India?s neediest. AMEN.
May 17, 2006 - One who sits on the Throne
"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, May 17, 2006
ONE WHO SITS ON THE THRONE, May the High Court in Jaipur restore our operating licenses and unfreeze our bank accounts when they rule on our appeals today so that we can rescue more children. AMEN.
PRAISE THE ONE WHO SITS ON THE THRONE! We thank you for our excellent and loyal Indian staff who are continuing to minister to the street children and provide loving care to our Hope Home orphans. AMEN and AMEN.
May 16, 2006 - Faithful and True
"Prayer Priority" Request for Tuesday, May 16, 2006
FAITHFUL AND TRUE, bless Dr. Bray and the Development team as they work to recruit more Hopegivers to sponsor leadership trainees and Apostles of Hope in India. We also for a quick end to all the court cases against Dr. Sam and the missionary staff. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE THE FAITHFUL AND TRUE! We thank you for every new day of freedom you give the Hopegivers team to share your gospel of love. AMEN.
May 15, 2006 - Lord and God
"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, May 15, 2006
Lord and God, bless Shelley Thomas as she flies to India today to be with Dr. Samuel Thomas. Guide us all in how to pray believing prayers every day and may we learn to expect answers because you are the living God. Teach us how to pray with holy imagination for the African and Indian children and increase our faith. AMEN and AMEN.
Praise the Lord and God! We thank you that we serve an all-knowing, all-powerful and all-forgiving God and appreciate your unending grace. AMEN and AMEN.
May 14, 2006 - The Amen
"Prayer Priority" Request for Sunday, May 14, 2006
THE AMEN, we pray for the development team as they work on recruting 10,000 active Hopegivers sponsors to join us in 2006. AMEN.
PRAISE THE AMEN! We thank you that you are big God who is all-powerful, all-knowing and all-forgiving. AMEN.
May 13, 2006 - One Who is True
"Prayer Priority" Request for Saturday, May 13, 2006
ONE WHO IS TRUE, we pray for Dr. Sam?s ?Million Orphan Vision?; that every day we will make changes to be better prepared for this to become reality by 2020. Help us build the infrastructure needed. Especially use Dr. Bray and the communications team as they coordinate growth planning. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE THE ONE WHO IS TRUE! We thank you for the awesome task you have given us as Hopegivers. AMEN.
May 12, 2006 - One Who is Holy
"Prayer Priority" Request for Friday, May 12, 2006
ONE WHO IS HOLY, visit us with your Holy Spirit today and tomorrow as the Hopegivers global family joins in our monthly call to prayer and fasting. AMEN.
PRAISE THE ONE WHO IS HOLY! We thank you for all of our faithful prayer warriors who pray for the ministry of Hopegivers everyday. Thank you especially for our ?prayer ladies? who pray every Thursday at our international office for the ministry and the children of India. AMEN and AMEN.
May 11, 2006 - One Who Knows
"Prayer Priority" Request for Thursday, May 11, 2006
ONE WHO KNOWS, we pray for Dr. John Lindner, Robby Brumberg, and the Hopegivers Journal staff team as they focus on improving the magazine outreach this week at the Evangelical Press Association Convention in Orlando, FL. AMEN.
PRAISE THE ONE WHO KNOWS! We thank you that we live in a country where we are free to communicate our message of ?giving help for today and hope for eternity?. AMEN
May 10, 2006 - King of Kings
"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, May 10, 2006
KING OF KINGS, enable the Development Department to help Dr. Sam reach out to many more people affected by leprosy; giving them the great gifts of self-sufficiency and dignity. Please provide finances for our Leprosy Hope Center project in Delhi and send us many supporters. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE THE KING OF KINGS! We thank you for bold advocates for people affected by leprosy like Dr. Brahma Dutt. Raise up many more like him who are willing to fight for these downtrodden people. AMEN and AMEN.
May 9, 2006 - Praise the Spirit
"Prayer Priority" Request for Tuesday, May 9, 2006
THE SPIRIT, we pray for the fundraising efforts to help the leaders of Hopegivers? street child outreach in Mumbai. Please give them wisdom, strength and the resources necessary to take in more street children. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE THE SPIRIT! We thank you for Pastor A.M. Matthew and his good leadership in Mumbai. Thank you for using him in a mighty way despite his childhood of abandonment and poverty. AMEN and AMEN.
May 8, 2006 - El Shaddai
"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, May 8, 2006
EL SHADDAI, help the Brays to raise up new Hopegivers sponsors to enable us to provide for more children who are sick, hungry, homeless, uneducated, and in desperate need of hope. We pray that you will bring us the 9,200 additional sponsors we need to care for all of our children. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE EL SHADDAI! We thank you every one of our 798 faithful Hopegivers who have pledged to support a child for $1 a day. AMEN.
May 7, 2006 - Son of Man
"Prayer Priority" Request for Sunday, May 7, 2006
SON OF MAN, we pray for a special appeal to raise the necessary resources to continue our emergency relief efforts in Rajasthan. We pray that we will be able to respond to everyone in desperate need who asks for our assistance. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE THE SON OF MAN! We thank you for other relief agencies such as CitiHope and Voice of the Martyrs who are helping us care for needy people with the love of Jesus. AMEN.
May 6, 2006 - Alpha and Omega
"Prayer Priority" Request for Saturday, May 6, 2006
ALPHA AND OMEGA, we pray Dr. Bray and the team as they seek potential Hope Partners in Haiti, Ukraine, Philippines, Iraq, China and Brazil. May we build lasting bonds in order to save more children in need. Raise up a Program Director to take over this work. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE THE ALPHA AND OMEGA! We praise you for like-minded people all over the world who are dedicated to protecting vulnerable children no matter what the cost. AMEN.
May 5, 2006 - Grace and Strength
"Prayer Priority" Request for Friday, May 5, 2006
ONE WHO MADE US, Please protect Dr. Sam and Bishop M.A. during their upcoming meetings in India. May their reunions be joyous and productive, and inspire the Hopegivers India staff to be strong, wise and faithful. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE THE ONE WHO MADE US! We thank you for the many reunions taking place between Dr. Sam and Bishop M.A. with the staff in India. We praise you for the grace and strength you have given the Thomas? and for the great example they set for leadership in India. AMEN and AMEN.
May 4, 2006 - Day of Prayer
"Prayer Priority" Request for Thursday, May 4, 2006
ONE WHO LOVES US, Bless the United States and our leadership on this National Day of Prayer giving us the revival we need. We pray for wisdom and strength for America?s leadership both church and state. AMEN.
PRAISE THE ONE WHO LOVES US! We thank you for our godly heritage and the faith of our founders who created this nation. AMEN.
May 3, 2006 - One who is to come
"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, May 3, 2006
ONE WHO IS TO COME, we pray for Hopegivers? ?Operation Africa Child 2006? July Mission Trip that many lives will be saved and changed for the better. Please bless all those who are in final preparations support raising and making final decisions about who will be on the team. May Dr. Bray be a servant leader to those going on the mission. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE THE ONE WHO IS TO COME! We thank you for leaders like Dr. Bill Bray, Pastor Steve Griffith, Les Taylor, Wayne Lawhorn and Rev. T.A.G. Mwambila who are making the July trip a reality. AMEN.
May 2, 2006 - Release from Jail
"Prayer Priority" Request for Tuesday, May 2, 2006
ONE WHO WAS, we pray for Dr. Bill and the communications team as they begin DVBS preparations and work on the first National Hopegivers Month in June. Help us provide children with a wonderful DVBS missions experience and opportunity to help other children. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE THE ONE WHO WAS! We praise you for Dr. Sam?s release from jail after 47 days! We rejoice with the orphan children in Kota for his new freedom and return to public ministry. AMEN and AMEN.
May 1, 2006 - Hallelujah, Bail Granted!
"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, May 1, 2006
ONE WHO IS, we pray for Dr. Sam?s safety as he is scheduled for release from jail tomorrow. Please protect him from terrorists and grant him great wisdom as he responds to the emergency needs of the children and staff in Kota. May sufficient funds be available to feed the children until the mission?s bank accounts are unfrozen. Use Dr. Bray and communications team as they respond to these changing events with mass media and fundraising tools. AMEN and AMEN.
PRAISE THE ONE WHO IS! We praise you for Dr. Sam?s bail being granted. We rejoice that you answer our prayers and change the hardest of hearts. AMEN and AMEN.
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