Submitted by Joy Grady-von Kleeck 

Prayer is a common theme in the Bible. There are many verses and promises about prayer. Down through the years many of you have memorized or become very familiar with these verses. We are encourage to pray for one another.

Since Christmas is soon coming. We will soon be sending and receiving cards, I have shared this before, but I think it is worth sharing again. One of the ways I pray that has been a great blessing to me. I save my Christmas cards, and each week choose a few to pray for that week at meal times. I set the cards on the table to remind me to pray for them as I sit at the table. At Christmas we are so busy and often so many cards arrive at the same time that we don’t always give each card and senders as much attention as we can later in the year. As Christmas rolls around again you will have prayed for all of your family and friends several times.

Deliver True Hope in Russia 

by Joy Grady von Kleeck

Source - Advancing Native Missions

In Russia, th Orthodox Church still has a strong cultural influence, but people have also been shape by decades of communism and the prevalence of Islam in certain parts of the country. God is moving across this vast land to bring hope to the hopeless.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

*Russia is the largest country in the world by area spanning 11 times zones.

*As many as 90,000 communities in Russia still do not have a church.

*More than 180 ethnic groups live in Russia, and many have little access to the Gospel.

WAYS TO PRAY

*Pray for multiplication of believers among unreached people groups such as the Tartars.

*Pray for more pastors to complete their training so they can lead the many new churches being started.

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