January 28, 2025

“The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.”

— James 5:16b

Thank you LGC family for your faithful prayers!

Please let Sharon Stultz know if you have any new prayer requests for publication in the Prayer & Praise email only, at dan@stultzphoto.com by Monday at NOON.

From the Schiltzes:

Praise the Lord for our three-campus evangelism team: Luca, Girish and Chris. Pray for many spiritually hungry young people, particularly immigrant and international students, to come to the fifteen table events we have planned this semester and hear the Good News of Jesus at Moraine Valley, DuPage, and Harper colleges. We are grateful for Christian college students who have joined us at these events. 

We will continue to host and serve our international students Namig (M, Azerbaijan) and Defne (F, Turkey) this semester. Both lean secular/atheist, but we have had some very encouraging conversations with them about spiritual matters. Pray for them to both hear and believe on Christ, the Light of the Nations. 

We need wisdom for parenting each child’s needs in our family. Also, we are excited to announce that Amy is pregnant, and we are expecting a baby in late July. Pray for baby and momma’s health, and for the Lord’s grace each day. 

From the Schreibers:

Pray for the contacts we have with various Muslim households. Pray that we will have the time and energy to have frequent contact with these families and individuals. They are from Eritrea, Turkey, Afghanistan and most of the Middle Eastern countries that attend Salam Christian Fellowship.

Pray for Mary as she ministers to women via her cell phone and in person.

Pray for Dale as he makes video recordings in English and French for Bible Institutes in BURKINA FASO, IVORY COAST and MYANMAR. Please pray the Lord will use these courses to encourage Church leaders and all Christ’s followers in these countries where the Church is being attacked and persecuted.

Pray for Dale and his ministry during the next three Sundays at Northwest Bible Chapel in Chicago. He will be preaching on God’s mission to the nations from the Book of Jonah.

Please pray for Dale as he is dealing with chronic dry eyes. He has a lot of reading to do, but dry eyes make this very difficult. And pray for Mary as she is having problems with her shoulder.

From Levi and family:

It was a privilege to be in Saudi Arabia last week. We have oversight responsibilities for a large team of like-minded workers who are serving in the birthplace of Islam. Our hope was that through teaching, training and visiting that these people would be encouraged and equipped to pursue their calling. The country is going through huge changes and what happens in Saudi Arabia (for good or bad) influences the rest of the Muslim world.

I went to Al Medina where Mohammad’s mosque and burial place is located. For over 1,000 years the city was closed to non-Muslim visitors, but those restrictions were recently eased. It was a privilege to lift up the name of JC in that place where his name and his word have rarely, if ever, been heard and to intercede for the countless numbers of people who were there on pilgrimage.

From the Frasers:

Our family is in Alabama for a prison outreach this week which goes through Thursday. The outreach this year will include many prisons in Alabama and some in Florida. We need your prayers because, apart from the Lord, the work is in vain (Psalm 127:1; Ephesians 6:18,19).

Please pray that many will hear with open hearts and put their trust in the Lord. Pray that believers will be encouraged. Pray for all workers who will be involved, for prepared hearts, safe travels and good health. We look forward to seeing the Lord at work.

Thanks for standing with us.

Other requests:

Pray for the elders and Tom Hephner as they assume the duties of the director of pastoral ministries.

Pray for Israel, Syria and the rest of the Middle East, for Ukraine and for unrest in our nation and for those suffering around the world.

Pray for those at LGC who have unspoken needs.

Pray that our college students and Pre-K – 12 students will know Christ and honor him in all areas of their lives during the school year. Pray for the educators who attend LGC.

Pray for the new administration, for officials in our government on the local, state and national levels – that God would protect their lives and help them to serve with humility and wisdom. Pray they would honor biblical principles in their decisions.

Pray for those seeking employment.

Pray that we as Christians will live without fear and find ways to reach out and encourage others. 

Continue to pray for these areas of need and for people with ongoing health issues:

Pray for many suffering around the world, our nation, our troops, Randy Behnken, Collin Bray, Vodus Campbell, Arlene Difino, Jim & Janice Drechsel, Fran Gouley, Dik Kaiser, Lorraine Kirkland, Nel Lair, Jody Lutes, Rob Marshall, LaRue Mills, Jenny Schmuldt, Dale Schreiber, Dan Stultz, Harry & Jean Williams and those working with our children and young people, friends and family members who may not know the Lord and those with special needs.