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Please continue to pray that our barefoot pastors will have the will to continue planting churches under the anointing of the Spirit. Pray also that the numbers of villages touched with the gospel of Christ will grow month by month. Ask too, that the Lord will help Sam and IGL with the infrastructure to sustain that kind or growth.
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Pray that more and more Muslim villages will open their hearts to the Lord Jesus Christ.
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From time to time, I want to give you a name of one of Sam's main officers of IGL so that you can pray for this person as the Lord directs you. This week, please pray for Paulraj Selvaraj, coordinator of NAIC and Vision 2000.
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Please pray that the children's homes will have adequate water. Some of the homes desperately need well water.
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Pray that the superintendents and house parents of the children's homes will set examples for the children and provide the best possible care for every child.
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Pray that the children in our homes will all know Jesus Christ personally and will stand for Him and grow in their faith.
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Pray that Sam and Prati will be blessed by God spiritually, emotionally, physically and mentally; that through Christ they will remain more than adequate for the mighty work to which God has called them.
A pastor in the village Tiruchengodu in Tamil Nadu is working at planting two additional churches in Anna Nagar and Pachanur. He tells this story about Ramaswamy who is 40 years old: "For years he and his wife had no children. Being Hindus, they did many mantras and poojas, but the situation didn't change. They were very discouraged when I visited them. I shared about Jesus, and they asked me to pray for them. After a year, they both came to church with a baby girl! They were really so surprised to see the marvelous deeds of our God. They accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior and said it was because Jesus gave them their daughter. We praise our God!"
Psalm 150:1,2: "Praise the Lord. Praise God in his Sanctuary, praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness." Armin Guesswein answers the question: Why is not God answering our prayers? I thought He loves to answer prayer! He says: "The problem is not with the Lord...it’s with me. He has to work me over for the great things: getting me ready, bringing my faith to a higher level. Great things must be preceded by a great desire. He doesn't want us to be running off like spoiled children; we would not be ready for them. God wants to humble us so that when the greater answers come, He receives greater glory."
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The Purpose of PrayNet News
IGL initiated the Vision 2000 movement in 1992, and as a result, planted tens of thousands of churches in India. That's right, tens of thousands of churches serving at least 20 baptized believers. This movement continues to grow rapidly as barefoot pastors answer God's call to spread His love to the nations and people like you join with us and petition God to reach and transform an entire nation.
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