To add your prayer request email us at liftupmyprayer@etbc.org

Prayers of Praise:

I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.

(Psalm 18:3)

Prayers for God’s Continued Guidance and Peace:

The unsaved in our community

Prayers for God to pour out His Spirit on the U.S. causing a Spiritual Awakening

East Tucson Baptist Church Family

Prayers for General Needs:

Dana (wife in mid 20’s) — diagnosed with leukemia, prognosis pending. (Becky Z.)

Chris & Meg Bluto — moved to LA to home church to continue mission. (office)

Robert Crawford — heart failure. (Liz M.)

Lorrie C. — exposed to COVID. (Joy O.)

Erbe Family — prayers for the passing of Mike Erbe, Ernie’s brother. (E. Erbe)

Phil Bumbacher — treatment is completed. Waiting for tests. (E. Erbe)

Michele Heins — mother having medical troubles & uncertainties. (L.. Howard)

Eleanor Brewer — prayers for fast recovery of rib injury. (office)

Jeff & Jackie Chenoweth — prayers for Jeff, worsening condition. (Joy O.)

Faith (Lorrie’s Granddaughter) — relief of substance abuse. (Lorrie)

Elizabeth -- prayers for salvation for a loved one, for radical transformation. (email request)

Prayers for Those with Cancer:

Colleen Busboom-Green — recurrence of cancer (office)

Sharon Fuller — pancreatic cancer (Liz Macleod)

Jeff — cancer and treatment (Beth H.)

Mark Macleod — cancer (S. Macleod)

Mary Ann Myrick — cancer (Hoover)

Julie Phillips — breast cancer (Ruth Avila’s daughter)

Darnell Strayhan — cancer and emphysema; never smoked (Becky Z.)

Mark T. — terminal brain cancer (office)

Cecelia Thomas — cancer (Thomas-daughter in law)

Missionaries Associated With ETBC:

Carl Erbe — Japan

Carrie & Dan Rifenbark — Globe, AZ

Jan Turner — Mexico

Meg & Chris Bluto — Louisiana

Edward & Pailin Elder — SE Asia

Prayers for NAMB Missionaries

Cody & Jessica Bockelkamp, Church Planter

Missio Dei Community Church – Monroeville, PA

Pray for the Missio Dei Community Church team as we work to see lives transformed by the gospel and sent out to live on mission for the kingdom of God. Pray that His kingdom come and His will be done!

Prayers for Persecuted Church:

BURKINA FASO

What does persecution look like in Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso is located in a region where Islamist groups have a huge and growing influence. The central government is very weak, particular in the east of the country where Islamic law is informally implemented by groups who’ve gained control over these areas. Jihadist violence has been rapidly increasing in recent years, and extremists have exploited the government’s weakness during the COVID-19 crisis to gain control of the country’s infrastructure. This has led to hundreds of church closures—while many Christians are among those who’ve fled their homes because of extremist attacks. There are over 1 million internally displaced people in Burkina Faso, many of whom are Christians. Believers who’ve converted from Islam face the most persecution. Family and community members often reject them and try to force them to renounce their Christian faith. Many are afraid to express their faith in public because of such threats.

Meet “Salamata”

“They told us we deserved what happened to us because the jihadists told us to stop making noise.”

Salamata is a teenager—her church was looted and burned down by jihadists, who then killed all the men. She attended Open Doors trauma care.

PRAY for Burkina Faso

· Pray for wisdom for the government and its international partners as it seeks to bring an end to Burkina Faso’s insecurity.

· Pray that the Lord will be at work in the lives of traumatized believers to bring healing and comfort.

· Ask God for protection over Open Doors partners as they travel to volatile regions, and for God’s blessing on plans and logistics.

Taken from 2022 World Watch List

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