"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, December 31, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

SURE FOUNDATION, we thank you for a great year of friendship and love with family, co-workers. We thank you for the wisdom and strength to finish the 2007 work by today's deadlines and to face the challenges and trends of 2008 with fresh power from on high. AMEN and AMEN

MIGHTY GOD, guide our friends and supporters as they make generous, last-minute donations today to take advantage of the IRS deadlines before the post office closes. We pray for our ministry program partners who are making phone calls today to contributors, for Ivy Bray as she pays bills, and for Dr. Bill Bray and all those who working up the last minute. AMEN and AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it" (Hebrews 13:1-2).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Friday, December 28, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

THANK YOU JESUS that you have made each of us to be a light to the gentiles, a city set on hill for all to see. Thank you that our light will not go out or be hid under a bushel. We thank you for neighbors and friends who will be stopping by the Bray Family Open House in Charlottesville tonight. May they be encouraged and be encouragers! We thank you that you have prepared a table before us in the the presence of our enemies; that we have no fear of man and that we will never be ashamed of the Gospel. You are able and faithful to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think. AMEN

MAN OF SORROWS we pray that you will prosper and enlarge the Bray Family Support Team and all those who are praying and giving to this missionary outreach. May they all be blessed even in these last hours and days of this amazing year, and may the Brays cover every bill on time in a way that honors you. AMEN and AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful" (Hebrews 10:23).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, December 26, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

THANK YOU LORD for such a wonderful Christmas celebration with family and friends. Lord we honor you not just as our Savior but as our judge and coming King. We welcome you as Lord into our lives and ministries not just now at Christmas but all year long. AMEN

GREAT PHYSICIAN, we pray that you will bless those who bless this ministry between now and the end of the year. Grant us at least $20,000 income in December for the needs of the urgent needs of the Bray family and to enable us to aid more outreach projects. Enable us now to keep on impacting Colombia, Greece, Malawi, Philippines, South America, the Hindu and Muslim lands in 2008. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. AMEN.

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful" (Hebrews 10:23).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, December 24, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

THANK YOU FATHER for sending us your Son, the Lord Jesus, to be born as one of us in order to show us your love and the way to heaven. Thank you that He was born of a virgin to be our savior and for the freedom we enjoy to celebrate this openly. AMEN

CARPENTER, on this Christmas Eve we pray that you will help us to meet every deadline between now and the end of the year. We pray for your provision and wisdom as we minister to our family and friends with gifts that reflect your love through us to them. AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful" (Hebrews 10:23).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Friday, December 21, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

WONDERFUL, COUNSELOR, PRINCE OF PEACE, we thank you for providing Ivy Sanchez Bray as Dr. Bill's life partner in ministry and we praise you for the strength and grace you give her to provide so much behind the scenes support through her work for the cause of Christ. AMEN!

LORD, we ask you to bless Ivy on her birthday today and all year long. Help the Brays to live up to their marriage vows and use them to inspire others to put Christ in the center of their marriages and homes. May Ivy and Bill faithfully witness for your glory in word and deed. AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery" (Galatians 5:1).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, December 19, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

THANK YOU LORD JESUS, for the powerful faith and leadership of Chaplain Ray Moore of Exodus Mandate in his efforts to remove Christian children from secular schools and encourage indigenous Christian education movements in the USA and overseas. Thank you for calling him to this work and for giving him all the grace he needs to succeed in Your work on earth. AMEN

SCEPTRE, give Chaplain Ray great leadership skill and faith tonight as he challenges the Frontline Ministries/Exodus Mandate Board of Directors to approve the 2008 California Exodus Mandate vision and to use of Dr. Bray's development network for the additional services which must be outsourced for this cause. Provide all the critical needs at this time of the year both in our ministries and families. AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "It is for freedom that Christ has set free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery" (Galatians 5:1).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, December 17, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

THANK YOU LORD for a gift ticket for grandson Michael Bray that allows him to fly to visit daughter Becky Trumbull in northern California this week, and for the other material blessings the Brays are receiving in preparation for Christmas and New Year's celebrations. AMEN

PRINCE OF PEACE, give Ivy Bray much grace as she prepares the Virginia house and office for the holidays, and especially as she organizes the new CIS ministry offices to better serve indigenous partners after the first of the year. Be with the Bray Family Missionaries as they fellowship over the holidays with friends and co-laborers so that everything is done to promote love and harmony in Your service. Especially meet with the Charlottesville-based members of the family as they meet in Family Council to discuss with Dr. Bray the new CIS ministry posture for 2008. AMEN and AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery" (Galatians 5:1).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Saturday, December 15, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

SON OF MARY, thank you for the decision of Virginia Web Works to help us design a web publishing ministry that will help Dr. Bray produce at least one best-selling book a year, starting in 2008 with his ALPHA MALE SURVIVAL GUIDE mentoring handbook for young men. We praise God that the book will assist thousands of young men and old to make critical, life-changing decisions about career, church and spouse. AMEN and AMEN

SEED OF THE WOMAN, again this week we ask you to use the CIS Book Table Ministry to distribute the YWAM 2008 Prayer and Planning Diary today in Charlottesville, Virginia. May the Brays and everyone on the team be protected from ice storms as they travel today to churches and ministry. AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 5:14,16).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Thursday, December 13, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

SON OF DAVID, we thank you for the children's ministries that the Brays have been able to support this year in Bogota, Colombia and the Philippines and to consult with in 30 other countries. AMEN

SENT OF THE FATHER, you came to earth to call the children unto yourself, help Dr. Bray to be able to consult, mentor and financially support many more children's ministries in the the New Year. We especially pray that you will restore the Operation Africa Child ministries and outreaches to Rajasthan and throughout other lands where Hindu or Muslim Jihad terrorists have hindered the work in 2006-2007. AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 5:14,16).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, December 12, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

THANK YOU LORD that you have allowed us to live in a country where the government promotes non profit organizations, charities and freedom of religion. Thank you for Christian donors who are planning their annual giving at this time of the year and for those who are planning to meet the big end of the year needs which Exodus Mandate, CIS and most other missions are facing. AMEN

ROSE OF SHARON, use Dr. Bray and his team to write and produce special tax-reminder letters this week that will encourage end of year giving. May the deadlines all be met and the mail arrive ontime to promote strong offerings. AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 5:14, 16).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Tuesday, December 11, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

THANK FOR LORD for son Billy Bray and grandson Michael Bray who are helping Ivy for three days this week to set up new working spaces for CIS Ministries. Thank you Lord for the faith and ability to expand the Bray Family capabilities to serve more indigenous missions from the home office in Charlottesville, Virginia. Thank you for giving this temporary space for the use of your glory. AMEN and AMEN

MY SHEPHERD, we look to you to guide Dr. Bray and give him the grace and sensitivity to follow you in paths of righteousness as he makes preparations now for 2008 ministries. We thank you for giving Chaplain Ray Moore as an anchor partner for the New Year. We pray that you will bless him with the finances he needs to move ahead on plans California 2008 Exodus Mandate. We pray that you will supply Dr. Bray with the ministry partners and projects he needs to move ahead in your service. AMEN and AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 5:14,16).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, December 10, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

THANK YOU LORD for Dr. Bray's long association with Youth With A Mission and for the YWAM Prayer and Planning Diary that CIS has distributed at Christmas for over 25 years. Thank you Lord for this tool that helps so many to live disciplined lives of work, study, prayer and action as world Christians. We praise you for the global missions work YWAM does, preaching the Gospel in word and deed. AMEN

SON OF GOD, be with the co-workers, families, friends and acquaintances of the YWAM missionaries killed in Arvada yesterday and those associated with the others wounded and killed at New Life Church in Colorado Springs. Use the media attention from this tragedy to focus all our minds on the cost of discipleship and obedience. Have mercy on the shooter(s) and may great glory come to you in this tragedy. We pray that the Gospel go forth as a result. AMEN and AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 5:14,16).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Sunday, December 9, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

LORD JESUS, OUR STRONG ROCK we thank you for the many renewed friendships and doors you are opening for the Bray Family during this Advent and Christmas season in the central Virginia churches. AMEN

PRINCE OF PEACE, we pray that you will use the CIS Missionary Book Table ministry in Charlottesville to promote your Great Commission ministry today and throughout this time of the year. We celebrate your coming to earth Lord, and we want to be your witnesses and light bearers to all the nations. Help us all to do this through our acts of service and offerings to indigenous missions at home and abroad. AMEN and AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 5:14,16).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Friday, December 7, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

JEHOVAH-ROPHE, be with our missionary Lourdes Panoussis who was rushed to hospital in Athens with a serious deterioration in her left arm yesterday. May the doctors have wisdom in making a correct diagnosis and giving the correct and proper treatment. Alleviate her severe pain and be with the Filipino believers of Christ the Mighty God Church as they carry on their Christmas outreaches and projects. AMEN and AMEN.

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall" (Psalm 55:22).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Thursday, December 6, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

PRAISE THE LORD, Chaplain Ray Moore and his wife Gail have been invited to travel to California today for a weekend of high-level meetings with Christian leaders discussing many issues, including plans for many new child rescue efforts in 2008. We thank you for the favor and connections you have given them with Christian educators and activists in the Christian education movement.

SURE FOUNDATION, use Chaplain Ray's exhortations, mailings, and face-to-face meetings throughout December to raise well over the $75,000 minimum that is needed to officially start Exodus Mandate California 2008 in January. Guide Dr. Bray by Your Holy Spirit as he advises and consults with Christian leaders and directs the whole communications team that is working on the details of this effort. Give Dr. Bray the favor and wisdom needed to select the right team members for maximum impact. AMEN and AMEN

SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK: "Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall" (Psalm 55:22).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, December 5, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

MORNING STAR, we thank you today and in advance for all the special donors and supporters who are giving this month to help Dr. Bray and team cover all outstanding expenses by the end of the year. AMEN

TRUE LIGHT, provide Ivy with a new computer and printer in the Charlottesville office and with all the other equipment and furniture which she needs to carry on her part in the work of God. AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall" (Psalm 55:22).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, December 3, 2007
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

UPHOLDER OF ALL THINGS, we thank you for the life-changing power of the YWAM Prayer and Plannning Diary and for the outreach of the CIS Missionary Book Table that distributes it each year during Advent. AMEN

ADVOCATE, use this holiday season here in Charlottesville to attract a new stream of regular Faith Partners to the Bray Family Support Team, both individuals and church groups. May more people than ever adopt the Brays as their missionaries to serve the Lord through native missionaries to the nations of earth. Lord, we ask you to multiply our active Prayer Partners to 300 and supporting churches to 30 in the year ahead. AMEN and AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall" (Psalm 55:22).