Prayer
ROMA MINISTRIES:
- Romany church planters to have pure lives, strong marriages, deep devotion to the Lord, great compassion for the lost, and humility in leadership.
- Romany believers to have dynamic lives that represent the hope and peace offered in Christ.
- Romany people who have yet to place their faith in Christ. Pray that the Holy Spirit will work in their lives and bring them to a place of conversion.
- Acts of violence, discrimination, and segregation against Roma to end. Pray that those who lead and participate in such events will be convicted of their sin.
- National church partners who go beyond race and prejudice to reach out to the Roma. Pray that the Lord would reward their obedience with fruit that lasts.
- US partners who are exploring long-term relationships with our ministry. Pray that the Lord will bring the right churches to the right places at the right time.
- Small business opportunities that can alleviate some of the poverty and economic despair Roma face.
- Cooperation with other Great Commission organizations who are seeking to work with the Romany people. Pray for wisdom and discretion as to how to best utilize kingdom resources.
- FARM (Far Away Romany Missions) program which will send students and young families from their homes to work with other leaders in helping to strengthen existing churches and start new ones.
- Pray for Roma Ministries personnel serving in Romania, Czech Republic, Poland, Macedonia, and Slovakia. Pray for team unity, purpose, and direction.
CZECH REPUBLIC
- Pray for existing Roma believers to have a dynamic testimony that will attract attention from lost people. Pray for them to experience God’s power in their daily problems and situations.
- Pray for tensions between Czechs and Roma people. Pray that God would change the hearts of protesters and would provide his peace, hope, and security, in place of racism, discrimination, and prejudice.
- Pray for new Roma church planters to lead groups of believers. Pray for God to raise up new men who are willing to share the message of hope with their own people.
- Pray for the younger generation of Roma people. Pray that God would open their eyes to see the patterns of sin and destruction and create a desire to follow his son Jesus.
- Pray for Roma who are lost and hopeless. Pray that events in their lives would cause them to search for God.
MACEDONIA
- Please pray for the Sumnal educational ministry center. Praise God for an openness to work with children and youth in literacy education, medical initiatives, and social programs. Pray for strong relationships with national leadership. Pray for families who come into contact with missionaries.
- Please pray for the George Petrov community of Skopje. New personnel have begun prayer walking and building relationships in this section of the city. Pray for homes that are willing to host Bible studies. Pray for people of influence who would be open to share their new faith in Christ with their friends and family.
- Praise God for new families who have made decisions to follow Christ. Please pray for a desire to study the Bible and share their faith. Pray for a desire to resist temptation that will attract others to the Gospel.
- Please pray for heads of household who would be potential missionaries and pastors to the Roma people in Macedonia.
- Pray for partners outside of Macedonia who would have a burden for evangelism and church planting among the Roma. Pray for partners in Bulgaria, Greece, and Hungary to catch a vision for their neighbors.
POLAND
- Please pray for Roma family camps which provide retreat settings for families to study the Bible and make personal decisions. Pray for logistic and conference details to be arranged so that volunteers and missionaries can interact with new families. Praise God for the many volunteers and churches who have come from the US to direct these efforts.
- Please pray for national Roma partners who are joining us in the ministry. Please pray for pure lives, great faith, and the ability to risk.
- Pray for communities which have less than satisfactory water conditions. Pray for mayors and civic leaders to give access to drilling projects. Pray for US partners who are willing to help finance these projects.
- Please pray for ministry center locations in Krakow and Tarnov. These centers provide medication, literacy training, evangelism, and discipleship training.
- Please pray for new partners to join the ministry in Poland. Praise God for existing relationships which cooperate for ministry effectiveness.
ROMANIA
- Please pray for existing Romany believers. Pray that followers would have a strong testimony to attract lost people to Jesus. Pray that believers would worship God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength.
- Pray for church leaders, pastors, missionaries, and teachers. Pray that they would have wisdom, courage, faith, and humility. Pray that they would love the Word of God and have a great desire to teach it to people. Pray for their relationships with their family and spouses.
- Pray for business opportunities for many Roma who struggle financially everyday. Pray for creative insight to missionaries and pastors to consider new options for sustainable financial growth.
- Pray for the many Roma who have left Romania in search of better living conditions in Europe. Pray for their relationships with local residents. Pray for a willingness to seek spiritual solutions to their problems.
- Pray for a new desire to start churches and mission points. Pray for congregations to look outside their buildings and structures to lost communities.