Pray
J.O. Fraser, a pioneer missionary amongst the Lus of China in the early 1900s said:
"Paul may plant and Apollos water, but it is God who gives the increase; and this increase can be broughts down from heaven by believing prayer, whether offered in China or in England [or the Philippines!]. ... If this is so, then Christians at home can doas much for foreign missions as those actually on the field. ... What I covet more than anything else is earnest believing prayer."
Prayer is essential to God's work in the world. Through prayer, people who "go" and people who need to be reached with the gospel are placed before God's throne.
The apostle Paul, himself, asked for prayer: "Please pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ." Colossians 4:3
Ways to Pray:
- Sign up to receive a missionary's prayer letter and pray for them regularly
- Start a prayer group for missions through your church or among your friends
- Read and pray through country or people-specific prayer guides
- Read the world headlines in the newspaper with an eye for prayer
- Sign up for a missionary's email prayer chain
- Sign up for the daily e-mails or monthly bulletins from mission organizations
- Purchase Operation World by Patrick Johnston and pay for a different country each day.
Praying for OMFs Work:
OMF sends Filipinos across East Asia, and prayer partners are vital to their work. Contact the Philippine Home Council of OMF for more information on how to:
- Pray for Filipino OMF frontline and support missionaries
- Receive East Asia's Millions, the quarterly news and prayer newsletter of the Philippine Home Council of OMF
- Receive prayer letters of Filipino OMF frontline and support missionaries
- Pray for Unreached People Groups
- Start a mission focused prayer group in your church, office, or home
