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"And this is the confidence that we
have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he
heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we
know that we have the petitions that we desired of him."
I John 5:14-15
Do you have a "TEN
MOST WANTED" list?
As I looked through some of my Dad's books not too long ago,
in one of the Bible commentaries I found a sheet of paper that
said, "Ten Most Wanted" list. We are familiar with the
FBI's most wanted list and I immediately thought of it. We often
hear of the capture of men and women on the list because of
the united efforts of concerned citizens and law agencies. I
pondered for a moment on Dad's "Most Wanted" list, and
then realized these were men that I had heard my Dad had prayed
for by name. Some of them were saved under his ministry and are
active with their families even today. This evidence of my Dad's
faithful praying, a reminder two years after his death, generated
in me a new desire to be more fervent in praying. I asked God to
give me a renewed fervor for praying for names of unreached
children and their families. If we, as God's people, hope to see
a significant difference in children's lives, it will be because
we spend more time on our knees, or our faces before God.
If each of us has our own "Ten Most Wanted" list of
unreached children in our own neighborhoods, our own counties, we
can trust God to multiply our efforts to bring boys and girls to
Him. By asking a friend and some of your family to pray with you,
more homes and neighborhoods can be encircled in prayer. Prayer
partners play a crucial role. I want to ask you to deeply
consider the urgent need for intercession. Of course, the
challenge to pray can be just a one-time effort, or an occasional
effort, or a simple going-through-the-motions. But, it can also
be a deeply heartfelt exercise to change eternity for so many
children. We CAN be the voice to those who have yet to see the
LIFE that only Jesus can bring.
The FBI often states that they persist until they get each
person listed on their "Ten Most Wanted" list and have
except in three or four cases. And, then they add new ones to the
list. Our "Most Wanted" prayer list should never be
without names! It is God who will pull down the strongholds of
Satan. We know we are in a war, a war where Satan is fighting to
get our children while they are still young so he can stop future
generations from knowing God. He does not want our children to
have a Godly foundation. The mightiest weapon we have is neither
money-nor workers. IT IS FERVENT, FAITHFUL PRAYING. When we pray,
the Lord will call forth workers and provide the means to
accomplish His will.
We know from reading God's Word that children are "Most
Wanted" by our Saviour. If we desire to be a mighty prayer
warrior for this present young generation, we must have a passion
to pray unceasingly for a "Most Wanted" list of names,
of lost boys and girls. If we don't know names, we can bring
children in specific areas boldly to the throne of grace. Our
Heavenly Father knows each one. God's people encircling their
neighborhoods, counties, and yes, will you encircle our twelve
counties in prayer?
As we share praise and prayer requests with you, please
continually ask God to call forth more workers. God is working in
our South Central District, as each month we hear of more
children being reach for Him. As we ended l999 and are now into
the year 2000, we praise God for 53 who have been saved in our
CEF ministries with over 225 attending clubs. Over 150 lessons
have been sent out in our Good News Mailbox Club ministry. We
praise God for Sunday school teachers, Children's church workers,
and for CEF Good News Club and Monthly Party Club teachers who
present the gospel.
Thank you for your prayers for this ministry. Like many others
with computers, there's much to be learned. Please pray that I
can learn needed skills that can be used in this ministry. We
praise God for supplying our needs. We are having workshops in
April in 4 counties presenting ideas for counseling children,
Easter ideas, and we'll make some visual aids. We would love to
hear from you. Note some new phone numbers on the letterhead and
my personal e-mail address is bvancef@angelfire.com. What a joy
to be in God's family with you and we thank God for you.
Serving and praying with you,
Brenda Vandivort
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