Items of Prayer

We have a great opportunity when we pray to our God. My family and I pray, sing, and study together each day and it's a blessing to know that our Lord likes that.

When thinking of what to pray for, we pray for people, different circumstances, goals and visions. We pray for others, of course, and various ministries. We pray for laborers for His harvest, both in Mexico and across the world. Then we thank Him for what He's going to do, by faith.

We are specifically praying for Bro. Paul Deem of Directline Ministry (www.directlineministry.com). It is a missionary helps ministry, providing Bibles, materials, and equipment to missionaries all over the world. Recently, he sent an entire container stuffed with food, medical equipment, miscellaneous "stuff" and plenty of Scriptures to a missionary in Haiti to help with quake relief. This man has dedicated his life to being a blessing to others. Each year, he sends "Christmas Joy in a Shoe Box" packages all over Mexico and the world. Hundreds of churches, youth groups, and Christian schools all from around the US participate in this wonderful avenue of getting the Gospel to needy people.

We also specifically pray for Bro. Allen Johnson of Wings Bearing Prescious Seed (www.wingsbearingpreciousseed.org). This man and ministry ships our Bibles and tracts to us in Mexico, free of charge. He also sends the same types of material all over the world to independent, fundamental baptist missionaries. He recently took a trip to South Africa to make a difference for Jesus Christ during the World Cup. He not only sends the stuff, he distributes it personally as he does his part in winning people to The Lord.

Thirdly, we pray for the Bible and Literature Foundation (www.biblelit.org) who prints our Spanish Bibles. They also print our tracts. This ministry is beneficial to missionaries all over the world, and has been for years and years. They have a godly heritage starting with Bro. Lemmon Sr, now Jr, and Bro. Shannon as he prepares to follow his dad and grandfather. This is a solid, fundamental group that enables us missionaries to fight the battle by fashioning our weapons for us. I can't imagine being a missionary without good folks like these putting our supplies together! Literally thousands of souls have been reached because of their hard work and dedication in Shelbyville, TN.

Lastly, we spend time in prayer each day for our home church, Madison Baptist Church (www.madisonbaptist.com) in Madison, AL. Pastor Mike Allison is our wonderful, godly pastor. MBC supports scores of missionaries around the world, including 25 families from within. All of these missionaries are soul-winners, Bible believers (KJB), and are fundamental in their doctrine. You won't find their wives dressing immodestly, their kids going to the theatre, and you won't catch them listening to some flavor of contemporary "Christian" music. These missionaries are fighting the good fight all over the world, from South Korea, to South Africa, to South America, here in the US and our neighbors in Mexico, and even an Hispanic family in Burkina Faso (this guy came to the US for the American dream, learned the culture, customs, got saved, and is now in a French speaking country in Africa!). The Lord has truly blessed MBC because of their sacrificial giving and going to reach souls across the world with the Gospel. We beseech God to protect Pastor Allison and the people, and to provide everything necessary to continue to be a lighthouse across the world.

Of course, we pray for others and other things. We pray each day for each church and individual that supports us. We pray for our people in Mexico. We pray for lost family members we share on both sides of the border. There's a list of different families we specifically pray for each day. We spend a few minutes each day begging God for more meetings and more support.

The point is this. We pray and God works. Not because we're special, but because HE is special. He's the ONLY God that hears and answers prayers. Just the other day, we were praying about a specific burden we had and that God would give us relief. We were broken and weeping, both my wife and I tearfully asking God to give us wisdom, character to use it, and to resolve the problem. AS we were talking to the Lord about it, He answered. He not only answered, but He fixed the problem in a miraculous way right then.

Perhaps you are reading this as a Pastor. If so, pray about supporting these fine ministries. If not, pray specifically for them. Perhaps you are a friend or a casual onlooker that stumbled here while cruising the internet. You could join us in prayer. What a privilege, honor and DUTY we have to commune daily with The Father.

Hallelujah!