"Prayer Priority" Request for Thursday, July 31, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

PRAISE THE LORD, $6265 was contributed by friends of the mission to help meet the goal of $10,000 needed by July 31 toward the Matching Challenge. Only $5000 more needs to be raised in early August toward the $15,000 special summer crunch need. AMEN

GREAT GOD, we thank you for your provision to us all, and for the believers who have rallied around the Brays and their efforts to re-launch Overseas Students Mission and other critical projects this summer. We ask you dear Lord and Holy Spirit to impress upon churches, mission organizations, pastors, leaders and individuals the need to respond to this challenge so that work can begin on the Fall outreach program to 700,000 international students. May Bill Bray's stirring newsletter this month be prayerfully opened and studied, and may many give generously to help OSM go over and above the need. AMEN AND AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day" (Psalm 91:4-5).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, July 30, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

SURE FOUNDATION, we thank you for giving Overseas Students Mission wonderful offices and equipment for the staff that will be joining the Bray's this fall as campus outreach begins. We especially thank you for the second of five computer work stations that has been donated from Computers without Borders and other needs from Equipping the Saints and local businessmen in the Charlottesville area. AMEN

MAN OF SORROWS, be with the missionaries we support as they face economic trials and learn to walk in faith. May they overcome every discouragement, doubt, fear, temptation and spiritual attack especially during times of shortage and testing. Reach out to the hearts of your people and by your Holy Spirit cause them to open and prayerfully read the missionary letters they receive at this time of the month. May they be generous and plant faith gifts into the good soil of OSM and CIS missionary projects. Lord, we are not giving up on our faith and trust in you, but continue to pray for every need to be met this summer, both material and financial. AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day" (Psalm 91:4-5).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, July 28, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

THANK YOU LORD JESUS CHRIST for the August news and prayer letters that are going out via First Class mail today for we know that God's people cannot answer a call that isn't made. Thank you Lord for your promise that if we knock, seek and call you will answer. Thank you for attracting new indigenous missionary students to the team and new supporters. AMEN

SURE FOUNDATION, give Bill Bray great wisdom as he goes out face-to-face and one-on-one for two days this week making calls on local prayer partners and supporters in the Charlottesville area. Lord, may he be anointed by your Holy Spirit as he makes the call and seeks to attract pastors, leaders and local believers to this work. Direct and lead new student leaders, and OSM staff missionaries to come and work at the OSM Center including program resource people, Internet social networkers, web masters, board members and supporters who will answer the call to expand the work on more university and Bible School campus' this fall. AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day" (Psalm 91:4-5).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Saturday, July 26, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

OVERCOMER, we praise and thank you for the volunteers and supporters who are rallying around us this weekend as we gather volunteers to send out missionary newsletters and updates to the prayer partners. AMEN

MY MAKER, we pray for Bill Bray and all the faith missionaries he is assisting who are praying and working this weekend to raise support and meet financial deadlines for July 31. We especially pray for the $2,800 additional that is needed this week to meet the next Summer Crunch Financial Challenge at the Charlottesville office. We also pray for the funds needed this week to install a second critical computer in the office that will help the staff keep up with the growing workload as the mission grows. AMEN AND AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling" (2 Corinthians 5:1-2).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, July 23, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

THANK YOU LORD for the gift of children and grandchildren whom you have give us to raise in the fear of the Lord. You said children are a blessing from you and we praise you for giving them to us. AMEN

REFINER, we unite in prayer for all the children of the mission family, both those of the missionaries that serve on the team and the Christian families that support them. May all our children and grand children grow up to serve you Lord -- save their souls we pray. We watch and pray for those who are facing special temptations and trials this week. Give each parent wisdom in how to advise, counsel and train each of their children. We especially ask you to grant favor, victory and grace to the Bray's grandson Michael as he continues to train this summer to become a Corrections Officer with the State of Virginia prison in Fluvanna. AMEN AND AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling" (2 Corinthians 5:1-2).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Tuesday, July 22, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

ADVOCATE, we thank you for the pouring out your Holy Spirit on the run-up events related to THE DC CALL day of prayer and fasting being planned for August 16 and the focus on this in prayer groups and meetings including the Night of Prayer for the Nations in Charlottesville tonight. AMEN

PROPHET MIGHTY IN WORD AND DEED, use Bill's writing this week to speak forth your creative word and cast the vision for birthing the next generation of native missionaries. May he strongly call God's people to rise up and respond to the Summer Crunch Challenge to support OSM's efforts to raise up "NextGen" missionaries to The Nations. AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling" (2 Corinthians 5:1-2).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, July 21, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

JEHOVAH-ROPHE: God Our Health, we thank you that you have defeated cancer and every disease that comes to afflict us. Your are our great source of health and wellness, our strenth. AMEN

GOD OUR HEALER, we pray for CIS ministry partner Colin Campbell from "War on Cancer" that you might meet his every need this week as he plans a mission to the West Coast and we pray for missionary Lourdes Sanchez now hospitalized in Greece for cancer treatment and for niece Kati Bray-Strickland also in cancer treatment in the Boston area. Finally we pray for grandson Michael Bray starting training today to become a corrections officer for the State of Virginia. Give him favor with his superiors, the grace and the maturity he needs to succeed at this job and eventually be a blessing to the prisoners to be under his care. Lord, we ask you to give him a love for his work, every good attitude and a sense of calling and duty as he serves the justice system. AMEN and AMEN

SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK: "Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling" (2 Corinthians 5:1-2).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Friday, July 18, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

JEHOVAH SHALOM, thank you for giving us peace in the valleys of death, dispair, fear and testing which we walk during our journeys in this life. AMEN

JEHOVAH-JIREH, we pray for the Bray's support to stay strong throughout the summer crunch months. May every support check be covered and may every bill be paid on time. Amen. Provide for an urgently needed new computer in the OSM office, and heal the problems with the laptop computer which Bill uses for a backup. Most of all, we ask you to send new streams of life to their work with various movements and projects this summer. Revive your Holy Spirit's work with overseas students and visitors -- giving the Brays enormous favor with the five-fold leadership of the church. We speak to the mountains of power in Charlottesville and ask you to speak to them, causing them to yield full support to the Brays. Help Bill and Ivy today as they work at their separate posts. May you give them the grace they need to accomplish the work you have given them to do. AMEN AND AMEN

BACKGROUND ON TODAY'S REQUEST: Bill is staying home today to work on urgent editorial copy needed for deadlines on August communications. Meanwhile, Ivy is in the OSM office alone covering the phone and doing data entry and administrative work. It is critical that we have a second computer in the office immediately so that our work can be centralized and efficient.

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "I overthrew some of you as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched from the fire, yet you have not returned to me," declares the Lord (Amos 4:11).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, July 16, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

PROPHET OF THE HIGHEST, we thank you for recent radio interviews on Moody Radio Network and articles in Moody publications that help us explain the changes in indigenous missions and promote the work of Overseas Students Mission among God's people. We thank you for Moody students who have expressed interest in supporting and returning home to their lands as missionaries with OSM. We thank you for faculty and staff that are supporting native mission partnerships. AMEN

GOD WHO MAKES HIS ANGELS FLAMING FIRE, continue to use the words of Bill Bray to open many doors among Bible believing churches and supporters of missions. May these messages produce key contacts that will result in new support for indigenous missions and reach the nations with the Good News of salvation. Lord, use the Moody alumni network to call out a people for your name from every nation and especially to meet the financial needs of the work this summer. AMEN AND AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "I overthrew some of you as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched from the fire, yet you have not returned to me," declares the Lord" (Amos 4:11).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Tuesday, July 15, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

THANK YOU LORD for modern media technology, the World Wide Web and Internet. AMEN

LORD JESUS, help Bill and Ivy as they learn how to use the Internet better in the OSM communications program today in Richmond training seminar. We ask you to add part time and full time missionary staff to the Charlottesville office who can work the web networks and minister in this part of the harvest field. AMEN AND AMEN

"Prayer Priority" Request for Sunday, July 13, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

LORD, thank you that we will never be ashamed in you, that even in times of darkness when we have no light, we can trust in your name and are invited to stay upon you, our rock and foundation. AMEN

LORD GOD, as we edit and write our August communications this week, help us to reflect your glory and strength, not trusting in the flesh but in the Spirit. Help us to stay firm and stand upon your promises. May we not kindle our own fires and thus sin against you. Speak on our behalf and send the needed supply for which we are praying today. Do all this, we ask for your glory and honor. AMEN

SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK: "Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God" (Isaiah 50:10).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Thursday, July 10, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

THANK YOU LORD for the wealth of the wicked that has been stored up for the just and is coming into the hands of your people. Thank you also for the offerings and gifts of your obedient people that are coming every day into this ministry. AMEN

JEHOVEH JIREH, MY PROVIDER we pray today for you to miraculously transfer the finances of the world into the hands of the Brays in order that they might better reach the nations with the Gospel. Lord, remember you promise to us and pour out your blessings upon OSM and the Brays. Lord, we pray that if there is any thing hindering the flow of these funds, that you will remove it by the blood of your son and your great power. We ask you to give favor with new friends, pastors, churches, individuals, vendors, volunteers who will sacrifice to get this work started. May the volunteers come forth that are needed to accomplish this work. We pray especially for the $15,000 needed this summer to cover living allowances and all the other funds needed to keep the communications program going on schedule. AMEN AND AMEN

SCRIPTURE OF THE MONTH: "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer" (Psalms 19:14).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, July 9, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

THANK YOU LORD JESUS for commanding us to ask, seek and knock on your doors. Thank you for inviting our prayers and intercessions and for ever-living to make intercession for us at the right hand of God. Thank you for so many answered prayers. AMEN

JEHOVAH JIRAH, you are our provider. Help us not to waste a minute of our time on anything less than you and your ways. We come to you asking for you to use our prayers and worship to meet the needs of the native missionaries around the world and all those who are in distress and fighting on the front lines for the Kingdom of God. Use our follow-up letters, our meetings, our encounters and our mass media to proclaim the Gospel in a most successful way. Use us to minister to those in need. Be with us as we meet in person tonight to prayer with mission leaders in Charlottesville, in our churches or alone as the Holy Spirit leads. AMEN AND AMEN

SCRIPTURE OF THE MONTH: "May my spoken words and unspoken thoughts be pleasing even to you, O Lord my Rock and my Redeemer" (Psalms 19:14, TLB).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Tuesday, July 8, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

YOU WHO IS BEFORE ALL THINGS, we thank you for using Bill Bray's distribution, editorial and publishing ministry to forward your Kingdom through the written word for over 40 years. We thank you for giving your body so many wonderful books to inspire and challenge us with your truth, not only in English but in all the languages of the world. We thank you for Christian publishers who risk capital to proclaim truth. AMEN

YOU BY WHOM ALL THINGS CONSIST, empower Bill and Ivy as they write and publish newsletters, books and magazine in print and over the Internet. We pray that you will attract a digital publishing team to join the Brays in their media ministry and give Bill your mind as he considers taking on a special publishing project this week. Guide him and all concerned in this decision, and provide for the needs of the Brays as they attend a digital publishing seminar next Monday. AMEN and AMEN

VERSE OF THE MONTH: "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditations of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer" (Psalms 19:14).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Monday, July 7, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

CHRIST JESUS THE LORD, HEAD OF ALL PRINCIPALITY AND POWER, we are abounding in you with thanksgiving for your intercession on our behalf, and for granting the Brays favor with church leaders, elders, pastors and others. We thank you for Bill's leadership skills and gifts which you promised would make a place for him before kings and rulers. We thank you for the grace to persevere and not give up with the missionary work you have given him to do, even when there are tests and trials. We thank you for the good reception they received over the weekend among the leadership of the churches in Williamsburg and the visitation of the Holy Spirit. AMEN

CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD, help Bill and Ivy this week as they faithfully work daily to re-establish the work of Overseas Students Mission and other projects to proclaim the gospel, build up the church, and raise up the next generation of indigenous missionaries. Help Bill to be creative in editorial projects, especially for Exodus Mandate and Wisdom and Truth, and for Ivy to be diligent in financial management and administration. AMEN AND AMEN

SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK: "Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness" (Lamentations 3:22-23).

"Prayer Priority" Request for Wednesday, July 2, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

EXACT LIKENESS OF THE UNSEEN GOD we thank you that you have invited us to come and make our missionary needs known to you in prayer, and for providing this special time and place every week to pray. AMEN

CREATOR WHO MADE EVERYTHING ON HEAVEN AND EARTH we unite tonight in prayer to pray for Africa, especially for the protection of your saints in Congo and Zimbabwe; and the reconciliation of divided people everywhere. We pray for Stephan Asare of Ghana who is helping translate and publish your word by mass media and narrowcasting in over 600 African languages. We pray tonight for our families, our financial goals for the summer, and for the missionaries and volunteers who are working with OSM and our mission projects around the world. Help us Lord to discern and pray according to your will. AMEN and AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Praise be to the Lord, to God our savior, who daily bears our burdens..." (Psalm 68:19-20).

BACKGROUND ON TODAY'S PRAYER REQUEST: Every Wednesday night from 8-10 pm Eastern Standard Time, Bill and Ivy Bray lead a special prayer meeting open to the public at the Central Virginia Prayer Center. Please join us if you are in the Charlottesville area or in spirit if you cannot come in person.

"Prayer Priority" Request for Tuesday, July 1, 2008
30 Second Pause for Prayer from Bill and Ivy Bray...

REDEEMER, we praise you for your blood through which we have the forgiveness of our sins and this calling to be your ministers and priests--warning, teaching and loving our neighbors and foreign visitors. We thank you for everyone you have called into this missionary fellowship of prayer, sacrifice and service. AMEN and AMEN

IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD, be with Bill and Ivy Bray and their team as they begin the big $15,000 Summer Matching Grant campaign in this new month of July. May this campaign be used to cast the vision afresh for OSM, to renew and re-establish it in Charlottesville and across the nation. Use their calls and letters by the power of your Spirit in the hearts of both OSM and CIS supporters as well as in many others. May this campaign be filled with your grace to mobilize friends and contributors to go the extra mile in reaching and sending forth overseas students. AMEN

VERSE OF THE WEEK: "Let the words of my mouth, and the mediation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer" (Psalm 19:14). .