Tonight a team of three, Larry Bailey – Missions Pastor at Central Baptist Church, Archie Mason – Senior Pastor at Central Baptist Church, and Tracy Clayton – Deacon and member of the Missions Strategy Team at Central Baptist Church, from Jonesboro, Arkansas, will be arriving in Togo for nearly two weeks of evangelization in partnership with the Togo Baptist Convention. They will also be strategizing their future involvement in Togo. Please note their prayer requests below. May God empower them through your prayers!
Togo Project Prayer Guide
June 22 – July 4, 2007
Preparation Pray that…
· We will focus on the Lord
· We will have quality time with our families
· We will have clear thinking to cover our work while we are gone
· We will have quality time in the word of God
· We will be adequately prepared spiritually, physically, and financially.
Protection Pray that…
· God will protect the health of the volunteers during the whole trip.
· The volunteers will be safe during all land and air travel to, during, and from the project.
· Their families will be protected in all areas of spiritual warfare, health, finances, properties, and any strategy that the enemy would try to get at them.
· The volunteers and their families be protected in their thinking, decision making, and communication.
· Central Baptist Church family be protected from any onslaught from the enemy
Specific Spiritual Warfare Pray that…
· Our focus during ministry will be totally focused on the Lord
· Such a hedge of protection will be around the national team, CBC volunteers, and the villages that we will minister
· You will be alert to follow with us prayerfully on the schedule listed on the back
· The team will be alert to any and all spiritual attacks, using the Word effectively.
· The team will take all thoughts captive and expose them to Truth.
· The team will be effective in resisting the enemy.
· All Satanic, demonic, and human spirits be rendered helpless.
· The Togolese turn from animism and burn their fetishes, and come to Jesus.
· That we shall return rejoicing and Jesus lifted up and Satan fall like lightening!
Ministry Pray that…
· The awesome power of God brings sinners to repentance and faith in Jesus.
· Archie, Larry, and Tracy be effective in preaching, witnessing, and praying.
· The team can communicate effectively through translators.
· Great crowds of people will be drawn to Jesus and be saved
· We will have wisdom in visiting with officials of the Togo Baptist Convention about the possibilities of a Partnership.
In Christ,
Barbara and Jeff
Author of Beyond Surrender
Serving the Peoples of Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo and Cote d'Ivoire