International.
Central Asia

Ever since the pastor of Kristi’s church was kicked out of the country alongside countless other pastors she has had to step up and help organize this pastorless church. There are many things that need to be done that she had never envisioned having to do. The weight of this has been heavy and tiresome, but the gospel is still going forward. Locals are coming back to the church for the first time in years.

It has been encouraging to see David* recently come to faith, one of several young local men. His father’s response was violent—bad enough to land him in the hospital after he learned of his decision to follow Jesus. Still, he courageously refuses to renounce his Lord. Kristi is regularly meeting with another woman who has just come to faith after a lifetime spent in cults and, most recently, fundamentalist Islam.

  • Pray that the Lord would bring them several new pastors.  
  • Pray that God would sustain Kristi and others in the church through this pastorless time. 
  • Pray that God would save even more local people, and that they would mature in their faith.
North America.
Mark and Libbie Timmons // North Charleston, SC

Mark Timmons has been serving  as the Lead Pastor at Friendship Baptist Church for the past seven years. He is married to Libbie, and they have five children. 

By God's grace, Friendship Baptist Church continues to grow in health and in number. It has been refreshing for Mark to look back and see the leaders that God has brought to the church in the last few years! A particular blessing has been seeing a man associated with their church converted recently after many years of faithful prayers for his salvation!

As the church has grown numerically, though, there are various threats to the unity of FBC. They would appreciate prayer for God to guard their unity, and for their members to be eager to maintain it.

  • Pray for Mark and Libbie as they parent their children in this season of life. Four of their five kids are now teenagers, and the oldest two are transitioning to young adulthood.
  • Pray for Mark as he pastors the church to be filled with love, wisdom, compassion, and to keep walking in righteousness. 
  • Pray for unity in the church to grow and that God would be at work in their members to maintain that unity.
Kentuckiana.
Immanuel College Collective

As the local church, it is our responsibility to help fulfill the Great Commission (Matt. 28:18–20). We go because Jesus reigns, and we want the whole world to know and submit to His reign. The Immanuel College Collective is an arm of Immanuel that seeks to help her walk in this mission, which means going out to find, connect, and share with students where they are.

  • As the new semester draws close, college campuses across Louisville are coming back to life with students returning for the fall semester. Pray that God would draw many of these students to Himself through the faithful witness of the Immanuel College Collective.
  • Pray that God would cut through the noise of this world to open the ears of college students to the truth of the gospel.
  • Pray that believing college students who are involved with ICC would be bold to share their faith regularly with their peers on campus.
Unreached.
Jambi of Indonesia

Location:

Indonesia

Population:

1,000,000

Ev. Christian:

0%

Main Language:

Malay, Jambi

Spiritual Beliefs:

99.94% Islam

Bible in Heart Language:

Partial

The Jambi people primarily live in central Sumatra. Most of the area inhabited by the Jambi is a lowland basin of agricultural fields. Almost all of the Jambi are Muslim. Most villages have mosques or prayer houses.

  • Pray for the few believers in this region to grow in their knowledge of God and the Scriptures.
  • Pray that healthy churches would be planted among the Jambi people.
  • Pray that God would bless gospel efforts throughout Indonesia to impact the Jambi people specifically.