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Prayer Burdens
The following are some of the current prayer burdens that the saints may bring to the Lord in their personal or corporate prayer; however, the saints should be exercised to follow the leading of the Spirit in their prayer.
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Digestion of ITERO
Pray that the brothers who attended this past weekend’s International Training for Elders’ and Responsible Ones (“ITERO”) will spend personal time with the Lord to pray over the words spoken in this training. Pray that there would be the intensified spreading and building up of the churches in the genuine one accord throughout the earth as a result of the operating of this word in the elders and responsible brothers and in all the saints
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French-speaking Europe
Many cities in French-speaking Europe are ripe for harvest; existing churches also need shepherding and strengthening. Currently, we have 16 full-time serving ones on the team in Paris, but many still need long-stay visas to remain. Our original goal was to have 20 serving ones by this summer, but we now realize that if we had 50, they would all be fully occupied. We need many more saints to migrate in order to meet the long-term need—not only full-time serving ones, but also students, families, and mature saints. - Please pray for the Lord to send workers to match His present move and for the release of long-stay visas for these saints. - Pray that a number of saints will receive the Lord’s burden to serve in French-speaking Europe for one to three months to meet the urgent need for continued shepherding of the new ones the Lord has put into our hand. - Pray that by summer 2025 there will be a team of 20 full-time serving ones in Paris to take care of the Lord’s needs throughout France and French-speaking Europe, and pray for the release of long stay visas for these saints. - Pray that many students, families, and mature saints will migrate to France within the next several years for the Lord’s interest. - Pray that the Lord will raise up new lampstands in Rouen, Lille, Versailles, Mertzig (Luxembourg), Geneva (Switzerland), Marseilles, Toulouse, Caen, Nantes, and Montpellier. - Pray for brother Frank Prano from Irvine, who has gone to France for a multi-month shepherding trip, that the Lord will preserve and strengthen his entire tri-partite being, and cause his function to be a blessing to the new ones and to the church in Paris.
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FTT Taipei Gospel Trips
April is the month for FTTT gospel trips to multiple nations in Europe, Africa, and Asia. The burden is to present the gospel to people, especially college students, and to blend with local saints. Such trips provide opportunities for the Lord's further speaking and training in environments very different from the training center. Please ask the Lord to supply the traveling trainees richly with His grace and hide them from any attack of the enemy.
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2026 Winter Olympics in Italy
Next year, the 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from February 6 to 22. The Torch Relay throughout Italy will begin on December 6, 2025. Please pray: - That the Lord will be wisdom to His Body on how to take advantage of this opportunity to sow Christ as the seed of the kingdom into many who attend this event. - That the Lord will use the upcoming months to prepare the hearts of many seeking people to receive Christ in His word and be added to the Lord's testimony in Italy and other parts of Europe.
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The Ruling of God’s Throne over the World Situation
The Ruling of God’s Throne over the World Situation - Pray that God’s throne will rule in Israel and the Middle East, in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the United States as it undergoes a change in administration, and in every nation and region of the world, so that God’s wisdom and Christ’s victory over the forces of darkness will be manifested and God will carry out His move to gain His chosen ones, work Himself into them, and build them up into His corporate expression that would be His prepared Bride for whom He would return.
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Other Migrations in Europe and the Strengthening of the Churches
- Pray for the migration of burdened saints to six critical cities in Europe — Barcelona, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Rome, and Zurich.
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FTTA-MA
The spring term of the Middle-age Training in Anaheim began on March 17. The goal of the training is to foster living, functioning, overcoming members of the Body of Christ for the fulfillment of God's eternal purpose! - Please pray for the Lord's covering and blessing of all the trainees, serving ones, and their families. - Pray for the rich infusion of the truth into each trainee and for the Lord's maturing them through His moving within each one and His using the outward environment.
The spring term of the Middle-age Training in Anaheim began on March 17. The goal of the training is to foster living, functioning, overcoming members of the Body of Christ for the fulfillment of God's eternal purpose! - Please pray for the Lord's covering and blessing of all the trainees, serving ones, and their families. - Pray for the rich infusion of the truth into each trainee and for the Lord's maturing them through His moving within each one and His using the outward environment.
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High School Seniors
During the months of March and April, high school seniors find out which colleges have offered them admission. In the church in Los Angeles, we have 5 brothers and 7 sisters who are graduating from high school this year. Please pray: For all of our seniors in LA to be open to the Lord for His leading and to the Body for shepherding fellowship related to their college decision and future. For the Lord to place each senior in the best place and situation for them to grow in life and be useful to the Lord for His purpose. That the Lord would send open and seeking vessels from around the United States and the world to our college campuses in LA for us to contact and gain for His glory!
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The Lord’s Move in the United States
- Pray for the Lord’s sovereign ruling over the leaders in this country, so that their hearts will be directed by Him to govern and carry out their offices in a way that brings about a good situation for the spread of the gospel of the kingdom and the divine truths in the United States. - Pray that the Lord will stir up a greater seeking after God among the people in this country. - Pray for the cities that have smaller churches, or some saints but no lampstand yet, that the Lord would bless the saints and strengthen them for the practice of the church life and for the gaining of increase, so that each city would have a strong testimony. - Pray that the college students contacted during the recent full-time training gospel trips would be established, be brought into the homes of the saints, and be gained for the church life as building material for God’s house.
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Spring YP Retreats
This weekend, March 28 to 30, junior and high schoolers from the Northwest will gather at Double K Retreat Center and Camp Koinonia for the Spring 2025 YP Retreats on “the book of Genesis from Abraham to Joseph..” - For the Lord to prepare the hearts of all of the young brothers and sisters. - That the messages spoken would be relevant and timely to meet their needs. - That spiritual companionships would be built through spending time together during the retreats.
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FTTA
- Pray for this term of the full time training, that each trainee would receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness to reign in life while receiving the Lord’s training. - Pray for the process of relocating the FTTA from Anaheim to the greater Boston area according to the clear burden of the coworkers. - Pray for the permits needed for the relocation.
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Campus Work
- Pray for the continued shepherding of the new college students through personal appointments, campus Bible studies, the home groups, and the Lord’s Day morning meetings
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The various needs of the saints both locally and in other localities.