At the Bible school in Niger State, Ko Spyksma presented a two-day marriage seminar to 27 students and their spouses. Several students came to her afterwards to share how thankful they were for the difference the seminar made in their marriages. Pray for safety in travel, strength and wisdom to teach, and healing in many rela­tion­ships through Ko’s teaching and counseling.

On The House church is a new group of home-based worship communities in Muskegon, Mich. Please pray that God will use these groups to lead local residents to new life in Jesus Christ.

Pray for healing in Kenya, where a power-sharing agreement has introduced a prime minister to the country for the first time. Pray for those who were displaced by post-election violence and for CRWRC’s relief efforts in the Rift Valley of Kenya.

Ten years ago Brother Tang was a new believer searching for help. He found answers through our Chinese broadcasts. Praise God that today he leads a house church in Guangdong province, using BTGH literature to reach out to migrant workers in their community. Pray that God will bless this work so that many more Chinese people may become believers.

A church in Sun Valley, Calif., has a very diverse membership. They are re-visioning their ministry in order to become an inviting, exciting church that shows Jesus’ love for all people. Pray for this congregation and for the local Race Relations Coordinator who helps them by means of resources and experience.

Frank Sawyer is teaching a seminary course on how religion, psychology, and sociology meet. Looking at society in this way helps students understand the setting for the church within the framework of culture. Pray that students will be equipped to minister to people in today’s society and lead them to Christ.

Since 1988 more than 50,000 people have been brought into the CRC through evangelism. Many came in through renewed evangelistic efforts of local churches, new churches, and campus ministries. Join Home Missions in praying for many more people to come to Christ through these ministries.

Rob and Betty Roldan Wood, serving in Ecuador, ask for prayers for 250,000 families in the coastal lowlands who had to leave their homes because of recent flooding. One thousand square kilometers of crops were also destroyed. Pray that those displaced may be able to return to their homes and livelihoods soon.

Pray for a new English-language ministry designed to reach underchurched adults. Walk the Way is a radio and Internet program that challenges listeners to put faith into action. Pray that this ministry will draw many people into a vital relationship with Jesus and his church.

Early this year, a single mom and her two daughters were baptized at the Moctezuma church plant. Pray that this family will continue to grow in faith and witness faithfully to others. Pray that several others who are close to taking this step will be moved by the Spirit to profess their faith.

For many colleges and universities across Canada and the United States, the end of another year is almost here. Please pray for 23 Home Missions-supported campus minis­ters, asking that they may continue to connect with young people on campuses in summer. Pray too that God will guide campus ministers as they look for new ways to reach youth.

“I was suddenly fired at the end of last year,” wrote Satoko, a listener in Tokyo. Looking for hope led her to listen to our program on the radio. Before then, she had never read the Bible, but she asked, “Will the time come when I have the privilege to become a Christian?” Pray that God will draw Satoko securely into his family!

Pray for church leaders who respond to victims and offenders of abuse. Pray for leader’s wisdom and discernment when stories conflict and both cannot be true. Pray for their stamina throughout the long accountability process. Pray for their awareness that abuse matters require justice.

Praise God for the excellent response from supporters to assist the Jacquet church in purchasing land for a new building. Pray that God will smoothly guide the purchase process and that this opportunity will result in much growth for the Lord’s kingdom.

Based in Waterloo, Ont., The Journey is seeking prayers for its staff as they provide leadership for various ministries within the church. Please join them in praying for wisdom, clarity, passion, and patience as they seek to demonstrate the presence of Christ.

Two million Iraqis have fled their homeland since 2003. Pray for the work of CRWRC in partnering with organizations in Syria and Jordan to provide food aid, blankets and heaters, trauma counseling and education to Iraqi men, women, and children displaced by war.

Praise God for Mrs. Abraham, a former Muslim woman who listened to the radio because she is blind. “Radio was my only friend,” she told us. But through our Indonesian ministry she came to know Jesus as her true friend and Savior. As a result, her daughter is now a Christian radio announcer in Central Java!

Our hospice chaplains work with people who are dying. This is a challenging ministry, and these chaplains do wonderful work. Please pray for our chaplains and for the people and families to whom they minister.

A Institute has started at Wayne and Sandy De Young’s house. Wayne is encouraging the 20 church planting leaders he works with to attend. Pray that the training will encourage the church planters in their work and equip them to plant churches in God’s power.

This is a critical time for the Christian Reformed Church. A growing number of pastors are retiring, and other CRC congregations are still searching for permanent pastors. Please ask God to work through us to bring new leaders into the denomination.

When CRWRC staff first arrived in Mali in the 1980s, many Fulani people with whom they worked were opposed to formal education. Parents bribed officials to take their children’s names off of school registries; tribal leaders told people they would go to hell if they learned to read anything other than Arabic. Today, Fulani people are reading and using CRWRC’s “box libraries,” which contain educational books writ­ten in the Fulani language. CRWRC helped to produce some of these books to improve commu­nity life. Praise God for this transformation.

Praise God for “zealous workers, who love the gospel and are always looking for oppor­tunities to tell people of God’s saving grace,” reports Peter Makuac, a pastor in Sudan. Their most pressing need is for good training. Middle East Reformed Fellowship, our Arabic ministry partner, is providing that training in Sudan and throughout the Middle East.

Cheryl de Jong reports that two places that once were open to receiving teaching have become closed. Although many of the people would like to receive teaching, they are held captive by fear and by a fundamentalist teaching of Islam. Pray that these people will be set free by the power of God’s love. Pray that the closed doors will open again soon.

City Fellowship Church, a newly formed church in New York City, is build­ing a core leadership team and attracting interest from potential new members. Pray that God blesses this ministry and leads more people to join it.

Pray for Ela K., who works with the Canadian Sunday School Mission and is using Kids Corner audio messages to reach children who want to learn about the Bible. Pray that these children will grow closer to Jesus through the Bible stories and activities at www.kidscorner.net.

Aboriginal peoples have many stories, including personal ones, that teach, challenge, and inspire. At the three urban Aboriginal Ministries (Indian Metis Christian Fellowship, Regina; Edmonton Native Healing Centre; and Indian Family Centre, Winnipeg) stories are shared and heard. When this happens, healing can take place. By God’s forgiveness and love, transformation also occurs. Pray for these ministries and for com­mu­nity members in need of God’s healing.

Joan Sikkenga is working at the newly established Vom Christian Hospital Substance Abuse Treatment Center, the first of its kind in Nigeria. Currently, 57 patients are enrolled in a three-month inpatient program. Joan has also helped to set up an aftercare program for those who are released. Pray that this Christian approach to substance abuse treatment will free many people from addiction.

Home Missions’ Small Group and Evangelism conference will take place this July in Lombard, Ill. Pray that this event will bless many as it presents an opportunity for small group leaders to gather for training and worship.

Pray for Beacon of Hope, a joint ministry of World Relief and World Missions. In 2005 it con­ducted a workshop to equip educators with knowl­edge and skills to educate youth in HIV/AIDS prevention. Two years later, Beacon of Hope learned that their teaching revolutionized the behavior of young students in a local community. Pray for the continued positive impact of this ministry.

Pray for listeners in the Kochi prefecture who hear the program Hour for Christ. “Many of them live in places where there is no church,” reports Rev. Masao Yamashita. “Our program is the only one through which they listen to the Word of God.”

Linda Horlings has been working with Muslim Background Believers to write tracts that prepare the way for others to believe in Jesus. When finished, the work is beautifully formatted into Arabic script. Pray that these tracts will help prepare many hearts to follow Christ.