{"id":36766,"date":"2024-09-06T12:52:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T17:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalministries.org\/?p=36766"},"modified":"2024-09-18T11:35:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T16:35:53","slug":"how-to-pray-for-missionaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalministries.org\/how-to-pray-for-missionaries\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pray for Missionaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #565560;\">When you are asked to pray for missionaries, do you ever find yourself wondering what to pray? \u201cI don\u2019t even really know these people,\u201d you think. \u201cHow can I pray for them? Well, God bless&#8230;\u201d There must be a better way \u2013 and there is. Here are some practical suggestions to help you as you endeavor to lift our missionaries before the throne.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong style=\"color: #d46828;\">Pray that God will give them a genuine love for the people.<\/strong> Pray that God will open their eyes to see people as He does, and to love as He loves.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #d46828;\">Pray that they will understand the language and be able to communicate effectively.<\/strong>Have you ever studied a foreign language? Most of us took the required classes in high school. But only a few went on to attain fluency, and we often don\u2019t have a cultural reason to speak that language. Learning the ins and outs of a foreign tongue can be difficult, and our missionaries desire to be able to truly communicate with the people they are serving in their own language \u2013 particularly the gospel.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong style=\"color: #d46828;\">Pray that they will understand the culture.<\/strong> Learning a culture is just as challenging as learning a language. Cultures vary greatly around the world. For example, in the US children are expected to look elders in the eye as a sign of respect. But in Thailand, children are taught to look down as a sign of respect. We think nothing of pointing while we speak, but in some parts of the world it is rude to point. Pray that our missionaries will understand the culture in which they serve \u2013 the traditions, the way of life \u2013 and that they would be able to communicate the gospel in a culturally relevant way.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong style=\"color: #d46828;\">Pray for the children on the field.<\/strong> Serving with children on the mission field can be exciting and challenging. Pray that the children will grow in their love for God and in their love of the people their family serves. Pray that God will direct the paths of their own lives as they grow. And simply pray in ways that you would pray for your own children. <em>*See \u201cHow to Pray for MKs\u201d for more detailed ways to pray!<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong style=\"color: #d46828;\">Pray for the family members left behind.<\/strong> Missionaries are often separated from their extended families. Some of the hardest separations are from elderly parents, college-aged and adult children, and grandchildren. Pray for all family members that are separated from each other.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #d46828;\">One of the best tools for prayer is the International Ministries website.<\/strong> At internationalministries.org, you can access recent letters from your missionaries, which will provide you with specific situations and people about which you can pray. You can also find links to send e-mails to your missionaries, to encourage them and let them know you are praying, and to ask if there are specific requests they may have.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;landing-text-btn&#8221;]<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/How-to-Pray-for-Missionaries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When you are asked to pray for missionaries, do you ever find yourself wondering what to pray? \u201cI don\u2019t even really know these people,\u201d you think. \u201cHow can I pray &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"How to Pray for Missionaries","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[832],"class_list":["post-36766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-journals","tag-mk-resources"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Pray for Missionaries | International Ministries<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/internationalministries.org\/how-to-pray-for-missionaries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Pray for Missionaries | International Ministries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When you are asked to pray for missionaries, do you ever find yourself wondering what to pray? 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