WAYS YOU CAN PRAY FOR AWE STAR EVERY DAY
- Pray for God’s hand of blessing, care, and protection on Awe Star Missions family serving around the world.
- Pray that God will continue to speak to High school and College Students and Medical Professionals about serving on the mission field.
- Pray for a growing vision and passion for the Awe Star Staff and all those working with Awe Star around the world.
- Pray for God’s help, blessing, guidance and support for new student missionaries as they begin the process of going to the field.
- Pray for strength and anointing on Awe Star teams as they travel internationally to share the gospel.
- Pray that churches and Donors will come alongside Awe Star with prayer and financial support.
- Pray for the many missionaries and National Pastors Awe Star works with around the world, as they prepare, host, and follow up on new converts.
- Pray for favor with governments, customs, and other high ranking officials around the world that our teams interact with when taking teams around the globe.
- Pray for Awe Star Summer and office Staff, asking God to provide wisdom and direction in the decisions they make.
- Pray that darkness would be pushed back and the Kingdom of God would be advanced
- Pray for Divine Encounters as our short-term teams travel and engage cultures and diverse religions around the world
- Pray for the Lord to call forth Workers into His Harvest Fields!
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How You Can Pray for Your Missionary Serving in Oklahoma This Summer!
Pre-trip Prayers
As your missionary prepares for their trip, they may experience different obstacles that try to keep them from going. These are some specific things you can pray to stand in the gap for them.
DAY 1 Travel/Training
Your missionary will begin early and spend the day training and traveling to Enid, OK.
DAY 2 Ministry /Discipleship
Begin by praying for Divine Appointments.
Ask God to set up divine appointments and open doors for ministry that only He can make possible.
“Pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.” – Colossians 4:3-4
Lastly for the Spirit of Salvation Like the seeds that fell on fertile soil in the Parable of the Sower, ask the Lord to make fertile ground and prepare hearts to receive the gospel.
“I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.” – Jeremiah 24:7
DAY 3 Ministry /Discipleship
Begin by praying for Protection and Safety.
Pray for your missionary’s safety and protection. Ask the Lord to protect them against illness, injury, distractions, and danger.
“The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” – Psalm 121:8
Lastly, pray for a Servant's heart. Just as Christ humbled Himself and took on the nature of a servant, so must each one of us. Pray for God to give the team the nature of a servant, learning to serve one another without an agenda.
“Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.”- Philippians 2:5-7
DAY 4 Ministry /Discipleship.
Begin by praying for Seeing the Unseen
Pray for God to open the eyes of your missionary to see the unseen. When they feel surrounded, or defeated, pray God would reveal His mighty presence always around them
“He said, ‘Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.’ Then Elisha prayed and said, ‘O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.’ So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha” - 2 Kings 6:16-17
Lastly, pray for Vulnerability in Discipleship Groups as they bring light to the dark places of their hearts. As the Holy Spirit convicts them through reading of the scriptures and spending time in His presence, that they would encourage one another and hold each other accountable.
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” - 2 Timothy 3:16-17
DAY 5 Ministry /Discipleship.
Begin praying for a Willing Spirit
Pray against a lazy or lethargic spirit. Ask the Lord to strengthen their spirit to push through tiredness and give them a spirit that is willing and flesh to follow.
“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.” - Psalms 51:12
Lastly, pray that Darkness Would Be Pushed Back.
Missionaries walk boldly into some of the darkest areas of the earth. They confront spiritual and physical oppression that we can’t imagine. Pray that the light of God would shine through them, pushing back darkness and oppression as they share the Gospel.
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.” – Isaiah 61:1
DAY 6 Ministry /Discipleship
Begin by praying that Each Missionary Would Be Filled with The Holy Spirit and Power.
As God gives the team divine encounters, pray the team would be filled with the Holy Spirit to connect with each person exactly where they are. The power and anointing they receive will equip them to speak directly to the person's heart they are ministering to.
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” - Acts 1:8
Lastly, pray for Joy in Trials.
The joy of the Lord is our strength! Pray that the joy of the Lord will sustain your missionary in every trial and setback.
“Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.” – Psalm 126:5-6
Day 7 Final Day of Ministry & Debriefing &Travel Home
Begin by Praying for Lasting Fruit.
That your missionary will grow in living the lifestyle of a missionary in every area of their life. Ask the Lord to show them how they can boldly share the gospel in their school, campus, work, friendships, and family members.
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit— fruit that will remain— so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. – John 15:16
Then He said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.” Matthew 9:37-38
As They Return Home
When your missionary returns home, they will experience many different things. They experienced and witnessed God move in mighty ways on their trip. They were part of a united community together for one goal. Ask them to share stories with you. Pray for them, encourage them
As your missionary prepares for their trip, they may experience different obstacles that try to keep them from going. These are some specific things you can pray to stand in the gap for them.
- Against a spirit of fear that would try to cause anxiousness or doubt about God's calling for them to go
- Provision for funding, God to provide from unexpected places
- Boldness to ask people to partner with them and to pray and give
- Prepared heart, for God to reveal in their hearts any unconfessed sin, they would have a willing spirit, and be teachable
- Against a spirit of Procrastination and to meet their deadlines
DAY 1 Travel/Training
Your missionary will begin early and spend the day training and traveling to Enid, OK.
- Rest from all the daily responsibilities and for energy to serve the coming days.
- Focus on the mission ahead and not distractions from home.
- Fearlessness from stepping into the unknown and boldly proclaiming the Gospel 2 Timothy 1:7
- Heart ready to worship and learn as the group gathers for discipleship and training.
- Unity as the team starts to blend together and they start to get to know one another.
- Against a spirit of discouragement
- Teachability to God’s Word as they are immersed in it.
DAY 2 Ministry /Discipleship
Begin by praying for Divine Appointments.
Ask God to set up divine appointments and open doors for ministry that only He can make possible.
“Pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.” – Colossians 4:3-4
- Anointing Luke 4:18
- Boldness Acts 28:31
- Release of control Proverbs 3:5-6
- Spirit of encouragement Psalm 112:6-7
- Provision Philippians 4:19
- Discernment Hebrews 5:14
Lastly for the Spirit of Salvation Like the seeds that fell on fertile soil in the Parable of the Sower, ask the Lord to make fertile ground and prepare hearts to receive the gospel.
“I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.” – Jeremiah 24:7
DAY 3 Ministry /Discipleship
Begin by praying for Protection and Safety.
Pray for your missionary’s safety and protection. Ask the Lord to protect them against illness, injury, distractions, and danger.
“The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” – Psalm 121:8
- Open Doors Colossians 4:3
- Favor with authorities Proverbs 21:1
- Encouragement for local believers Hebrews 10:24-25
- Intimacy James 4:8
- Filled with faith Matthew 17:20
- Distaste for the things of the world. Proverbs 4:25-27
- Peace and assurance that God is taking care of their family back home 1 Peter 5:7
Lastly, pray for a Servant's heart. Just as Christ humbled Himself and took on the nature of a servant, so must each one of us. Pray for God to give the team the nature of a servant, learning to serve one another without an agenda.
“Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.”- Philippians 2:5-7
DAY 4 Ministry /Discipleship.
Begin by praying for Seeing the Unseen
Pray for God to open the eyes of your missionary to see the unseen. When they feel surrounded, or defeated, pray God would reveal His mighty presence always around them
“He said, ‘Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.’ Then Elisha prayed and said, ‘O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.’ So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha” - 2 Kings 6:16-17
- Words would be given as they proclaim the gospel Ephesians 6:19
- Right place/right time/right people Proverbs 3:5-6
- Growing and intimate relationship with Jesus John 15:4
- Barriers would be broken & strongholds would be exposed and crushed 2 Corinthians 10:4
- Comfort in times of loneliness Isaiah 51:12-16
Lastly, pray for Vulnerability in Discipleship Groups as they bring light to the dark places of their hearts. As the Holy Spirit convicts them through reading of the scriptures and spending time in His presence, that they would encourage one another and hold each other accountable.
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” - 2 Timothy 3:16-17
DAY 5 Ministry /Discipleship.
Begin praying for a Willing Spirit
Pray against a lazy or lethargic spirit. Ask the Lord to strengthen their spirit to push through tiredness and give them a spirit that is willing and flesh to follow.
“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.” - Psalms 51:12
- Stand firm against the opposition of the enemy Ephesians 6:11
- Satan’s opposition would be stopped Isaiah 54:17
- Clarity in communication James 1:19
- Sensitivity to the Holy Spirit Acts 2:17
- Tear down walls in their heart (against a resistant spirit) 1 Peter 5:8-9
- Salvation (your missionary to lead someone to Jesus) Revelation 3:20
Lastly, pray that Darkness Would Be Pushed Back.
Missionaries walk boldly into some of the darkest areas of the earth. They confront spiritual and physical oppression that we can’t imagine. Pray that the light of God would shine through them, pushing back darkness and oppression as they share the Gospel.
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.” – Isaiah 61:1
DAY 6 Ministry /Discipleship
Begin by praying that Each Missionary Would Be Filled with The Holy Spirit and Power.
As God gives the team divine encounters, pray the team would be filled with the Holy Spirit to connect with each person exactly where they are. The power and anointing they receive will equip them to speak directly to the person's heart they are ministering to.
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” - Acts 1:8
- Transformation would happen in each team member 2 Corinthians 3:18
- Each student would continue to embrace their God given purpose beyond this mission Ephesians 2:10
- Walk in the authority given to them by Christ Matthew 28:18
- God to be a shield of protection Psalm 84:11
- God's strength for His servants Psalm 86:16-17
Lastly, pray for Joy in Trials.
The joy of the Lord is our strength! Pray that the joy of the Lord will sustain your missionary in every trial and setback.
“Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.” – Psalm 126:5-6
Day 7 Final Day of Ministry & Debriefing &Travel Home
Begin by Praying for Lasting Fruit.
That your missionary will grow in living the lifestyle of a missionary in every area of their life. Ask the Lord to show them how they can boldly share the gospel in their school, campus, work, friendships, and family members.
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit— fruit that will remain— so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. – John 15:16
- Desire to be intentional & missional in sharing the Gospel at home.
- Eyes to See Divine Encounters in their school, campus, workplace, friendships, & family relationships.
- Their experience would be a Window to the world for other Christians to be challenged to Go.
- Their Spiritual Growth would deepen and widen.
- Rest from a long week of intense ministry.
- Focus on the Great things God has done.
- Fearlessness to boldly take the Gospel back home and continue living the Missionary Lifestyle. 2 Timothy 1:7
Then He said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.” Matthew 9:37-38
As They Return Home
When your missionary returns home, they will experience many different things. They experienced and witnessed God move in mighty ways on their trip. They were part of a united community together for one goal. Ask them to share stories with you. Pray for them, encourage them
- Steadfastness to stay in the course God set before them
- Faithfulness to remain in the AWE FACTORS
- Boldness to share all God has done on their trip
- Come Against Feelings of Loneliness as they transition back into daily life
- Divine Encounters and the eyes to see them and to walk with a heartbeat of obedience
- Lasting Fruit John 15:16
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