Praise & Prayer, November 2015

SUNDAY 1ST Worship God for His Divine Favor, Grace, Safety, Protection, and provisions these past t en Months. Give Him glory for His good plans For His Children in the month of November.

NOTE: FIRST (1ST) MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH IS TO BE OBSERVED NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AS EMS PRAYER AND FASTING DAY. ALL EMS ARMS, MISSIONARIES, OFFICE STAFF, PRAYER PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS SHOULD PLEASE ENDEAVOR TO JOIN THE EMS INTERNATIONAL HEAD OFFICE IN PRAYERS AS WE TRUST GOD TO BE JOINING FAITH IN ONE ACCORD WITH BRETHREN AROUND THE WORLD IN PRAYERS FOR A STEADY AND A FRUITFUL GROWTH OF EMS, PEACE AND THE SALVATION OF NATIONS, AND FOR REVIVAL AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH OF THE CHURCH. OUR COOPERATE PRAYER TIME AT THE HEAD OFFICE, IS 8-9AM, 12-1PM, AND 4-5PM RESPECTIVELY. YOU CAN JOIN US IN PRAYERS WHEREVER YOU MAY BE AT THOSE TIMES OR MAKE OUT TIME OF YOUR OWN CONVINIENCE PLEASE AS YOU ARE LED TO BY GOD. JUST BE SURE TO PRAY ALONG AS YOU FAST AS THE LORD ENABLES.

MONDAY 2ND Worship the Lord for Journey mercy granted to the EMS Director, Rev. Simon Yako, Rev. Joshua Yakubu and their wives to the U.S. for conferences. Also, appreciate Him for the success of other journeys embarked upon at one point and another during the past month by EMS office staff and field missionaries. Pray that the Lord shall strengthen and bless our overseas partnerships for the advancement of His Kingdom.

TEUSDAY 3RD Give thanks to the Lord for the success of Programs held in the month of October by EMS missionaries in various mission Fields across the country and abroad. Worship Him for the bountiful Harvest of Souls recorded through these Programs.

WEDNESDAY 4TH Praise God for the healing of these missionaries and their families: Ali Fali Tula, Balakaku Salisu at Akure, and Bala Wambai at Buzijung.

THURSDAY 5TH Tt Thank God for North East and South Northeast Conference that is holding today 5th, through Sunday the 7th. Pray for safety for all participants and for spiritual transformation of lives in this Boko Haram infested region. FRIDAY 6TH Thank God for the gift of a Pathfinder Jeep to EMS, pray that Lord will replenish the donor and grant them increasing favor on every side.

SATURDAY 7th Thank God for the ministry Lifetime of our missionaries, Rev. Gagare Diga (Kaduna South DCC), Rev. Alassan M. and Rev. Angul Agashe (Kasuwan Magani DCC).Pray that the Lord will refresh them and increase upon them grace to serve Him better even as they retire by December this year. Pray that the Lord will continue to meet their spiritual, physical, financial and material needs in retirement.

WEEK TWO-FOCUS ON EMS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND HOME MISSION FILDS
“…Put ye the sickle, because the harvest is come” Mark 4:29

SUNDAY 8TH Pray that God should renew the strength of the EMS Director, Rev. Simon Yako as he enjoys his annual leave.

MONDAY 9TH Pray for the unleashing of leadership capacity for EMS staff in the office and in the fields.

TUESDAY 10TH Ask the Lord to touch all EMS field missionaries and their family members suffering from one ailment or the other with His mighty healing hand. Pray for God’s touch on the son of Pastor. Iliya D. Bawa, of Akwanga DCC, who has not been able to walk for the past 15 years. Also pray for Pastor Irimiya Habu and Pastor Anthony Unenge all of Makurdi DCC who are currently faced with spiritual attacks of various types.

WEDNESDAY 11TH Pray that the Lord should raise indigenous EMS missionaries in Benue state. Also, pray for ECWA churches, most especially EMS stations in the Idoma / Igede axes, for Gods sustaining grace and provision for Church’s lands and buildings.

THURSDAY 12TH Thank God for his sustaining grace on all EMS Mission Fields’ Schools and EMS children schools. Pray for Gods provision towards the starting of Senior Secondary Session (SSS1-SSS3) of the EMS Children School in Jos Plateau state.

FRIDAY 13TH Pray for the about 49 EMS missionary couples who are currently on ministry training abroad and at Home for Gods provision towards meeting their financial needs.
SATURDAY 14th: Thank God, for the Muslim convert that was led to Christ by our Pastor Bilkitama Mumuni, serving in the South-North East Region. Pray that God should uphold the convert in righteousness.

WEEK THREE-FOCUS ON CROSS BOURDER MISSION FIELDS
“… Go into all the world and Preach the Godnews…” Mark. 16:15

SUNDAY 15TH: An ECWA family from ECWA Good news Maitama in Abuja and strong supporters of EMS, in person of Brig. Gen. & Mrs. Nuhu Angbazo have relocated from Nigeria to Mali. Let us pray for them, for God’s protection and favour and for God to use them for His glory.

MONDAY 16TH Pray that God will help us secure the land that was purchased for ECWA Ghana, which has become a matter of dispute between two families. Also, Pray for God to restore peace to Burkina Faso and Burundi, which presently have political crises.

TUESDAY 17TH ZAMBIA – Thank God for the glorious take off of ECWA Gospel church Kitwe Zambia. Keep praying for Gods sustaining grace on this young church. Also, Pray for the spiritual growth and stability of the about 35 Taxi drivers Pastor and Mrs. Kuzsuwat are currently reaching out to. Also, pray that God should sustain this new area of ministry discovered by the Pastor and his dear wife in the city of Zambia.

WEDNESDAY 18TH Not less than N300, 464,000 (Three hundred million, four hundred and sixty four thousand naira only) is urgently needed for critical Cross Borders projects right now. Let us pray that the Lord by his generosity will open doors of resources for this need to be met.

THURSDAY 19TH Pray NIGER REPUBLIC – Thank God for successful transit of Rev and Mrs. Tanimu Umaru From their mission field in Cameroun to a new station in Maradi, Niger Republic. Pray that the Lord should endow them with more grace for a fruitful ministry in Niger and favor them in the land.

FRIDAY 20TH BURKINA FASO – Pray for Gods increasing anointing and divine protection for Pastor Dauda Iliya, an EMS missionary at Burkina Faso with his family, as he is increasingly spiritually tasked with cases of deliverance of people in demonic bondage.

SATURDAY 21ST :BENIN REPUBLIC – Pray for Gods provision for the expanding Mission work in Republic of Benin both in the cities and rural areas.

WEEK FOUR-FOCUSES ON CHURCH GROWTH AND REVIVAL
“…to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the hearts of the contrite one”.Isa.57:15

SUNDAY 22ND Pray for the Lord to sustain upon the church the burden for holy living and witnessing.

MONDAY 23RD Ask the Lord to continuously burden ECWA Executives and ministers to sustain a consistent revival among ECWA members towards living lives worthy of emulation at all times and in all places.

TEUSDAY 24TH Pray for ECWA families that are faced with financial, health, and peace crises that God will visit them and restored peace and stability in their homes in a way that best glorifies Him.

WEDNESDAY 25TH Pray that God should reverse the current trend of selfish, self-centered and man centered doctrines that has become the bane of churches today in Nigeria and the world over. Pray that Ministers of the gospel in ECWA and outside ECWA shall preach a Christ centered gospel for salvation of souls and transformation of lives.

THURSDAY 26TH Pray for road, air, and sea transport safety for Nigerians in the month of November, especially for all Mission partners, Mission agencies, Missionaries, Pastors, and Evangelists traveling. This is a period of heightened activities because of preparation for the Christmas celebration. Pray that God will overrule in all these activities for His glory.

FRIDAY 27TH As ECWA Theological Seminaries graduate students this year end. Pray that we will have successive generation of passionate and intentional laborers, men and women who are passionate for souls winning. Pray that many of them will answer the call for Missions and join EMS as our Training and Recruitment Coordinator goes round to promote Mission work and interview interested candidates.

SATURDAY 28TH Pray against all satanic activities and effort to distract people from paying attention to the gospel these last two months of 2015.

WEEK FIVE-FOCUS ON THE PEACE AND SALVATION OF THE NATIONS
“I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove savage beast from the land, and the sward will not pass through your country” Lev.26:6.

SUNDAY 29TH In line with God’s promise in the above Bible passage, Pray for Global peace and security throughout these last two months of 2015. Also ask the Lord to continuously comfort grieving families who lost friends and relatives in war, violence and religious crises in these past ten months across the country in Nigeria and also the world over.

MONDAY 30TH Pray that every Nigerian, especially Christians, should imbibe a true spirit of patriotism, by embracing the positive values our Christian faith, especially love, compassion, justice and peace.

TEUSDAY 31TH Pray for the new appointed 36 ministers in Nigeria; that God will enable them to be true agents of positive change. Pray that they get rid of selfish interest and serve sacrificially to the glory of God.

FIRST (1ST) MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH IS TO BE OBSERVED NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AS EMS PRAYER AND FASTING DAY. ALL EMS ARMS, MISSIONARIES, AS YOU FAST.