Max Lucado says, "Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference." PRAISE: For the impact of the Easter broadcasts; pray for the follow-up with those who responded. …
May Prayer Update
PRAISE: Thank you for your prayers for our Easter broadcasting. The radio reports are just coming in. The ministry did more targeted television this holiday season and one of the countries that broke through with much greater numbers was Vietnam. Pray for effective follow-up of those who listened or watched, responded and are ready to …
National Day of Prayer – May 5
The National Day of Prayer is the first Thursday of May each year, so tomorrow is the day for 2022. To join with others to pray for America in an event near you, go here to find one. This year's theme is "Exalt the Lord who has established us" taken from Colossians 2:6-7. You can also join …
Ukraine-Your Prayers are Needed!
In less than two weeks the landscape of Eastern Europe has changed—dramatically! And the situation sadly continues to deteriorate with tragic consequences. Yet we know God is still in control. And the prayers of His people—you, me and many thousands of Christ-followers are working. Let me explain. Even before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we …
Lent as a Season of Contemplation*
I have never had consistent engagement with the season of Lent. I resonate with what W. David O. Taylor has to say in this Christianity Today article: "Each year, around the latter part of winter, Lent arrives. It nearly always surprises me. Here it is, once again, summoning me to change how I typically live." Some years, Lent sneaks up …
Pandemic Helps Fuel Growth in Global Broadcasting: 1 Billion, and Counting!
Seasonal opportunities to air JESUS and our other films enable the good news to be hear across the globe throughout the year. Please join in praying for these upcoming opportunities: 1) International Women's Day (March 8). 2) Holy Week for both Western (April 17) and Eastern (April 24) communities, and includes radio and television in …
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February Praise and Prayer Update
PRAISE: My nuclear stress test came back negative; I don’t need to see my cardiologist for the next 12 months!The ministry had its best year ever in 2021 in terms of funds that God brought in. PRAY: Continue to pray for my back; the injections last summer and fall gave only short-term relief. Please pray for wisdom …
December Prayer Update
The Christmas and New Year’s holidays present a strategic opportunity to share the story of Jesus, even in many countries where there is aversion or hostility to the gospel.As we connect with more and more TV stations across Africa, South Asia, and Central Asia, pray for God to smooth the way for airing films like …
November Praise and Prayer Update
PRAISE: Thank the Lord for his working in hearts of friends of the ministry and for the encouraging responses we saw at our recent Southern California Briefing, to our October Translations appeal and to our early fall New Donor letters.Thank God for the progress on my projects at work, and for me at home. PRAYER: Please …
October Praise and Prayer Updated
Prayer is absolutely necessary if we want to carry on God's work properly. God has intended it to be so!" E.M. Bounds PRAISE: Thank God for the encouraging response to the Haiti relief efforts in late August. Both aid and ministry tools have gone to the hardest hit areas in the southern part of the country …