Beyond Evangelism: Establishing a lifelong faith in Jesus

Weekly Prayer and Praise January 26, 2023

Jerel shared a devotion on hope this week.  Hope is not a thing or experience, hope is Jesus.  Our lives are fueled and directed by hope and Jesus is our hope. Highlights from this week’s update: Kenya:Program Updates Ethiopia:Program Updates  Nigeria: Nigeria Program Updates General Nigeria Prayer Requests Ongoing Muslim Outreach Ministry Prayer for the […]

Weekly Prayer and Praise January 3, 2023

January 3, 2023 Greetings FFICM Prayer Partners! Jerel shared a word for this year, “Draw Near” and read from Romans 4.  Following the example of Abraham who grew strong in his faith, we are encouraged to lean into the grace of God and draw near to Him. Highlights from this week’s update: Ethiopia:Program Updates Kenya:Program Updates […]

Weekly Prayer and Praise November 1, 2022

November 1, 2022 Greetings FFICM Prayer Partners! This week Jerel shared from Psalm 108.  He shares that we want everything that we say and do to reflect who God is.  Often it feels like the relational side of evangelism is silenced but David says “I will sing praise to you among the nations.”  We will tell the […]

Weekly Prayer and Praise September 14, 2022

Prayer In Real Time “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”John 16:33 Greetings FFICM Prayer Partners! Jerel shared from Paul Tripp’s “New Morning Mercies.”  Grace means that you can never say it’s too hard, you’ve been left […]

Weekly Prayer and Praise August 30, 2022

August 30, 2022 Greetings FFICM Prayer Partners! Rich shared today from Hebrews.  Faith is how we live!  Not something we exercise once in a while, but something that we live every day.  Faith defines our life. How do we live a life of faith?  One of the examples that the writers of Hebrews give is the faith […]

Weekly Prayer and Praise August 1, 2022

“Have mercy on me, O God,    according to your unfailing love;according to your great compassion    blot out my transgressions.2 Wash away all my iniquity    and cleanse me from my sin.” Greetings FFICM Prayer Partners! This week Jerel shared Psalm 51, focusing on Psalm 51:1-6. In his devotion, Jerel reminded us that it’s not enough to be cleansed from sin, but it’s about being cleansed […]

Weekly Prayer and Praise July 13, 2022

 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”Matthew 11:28-30 Greetings FFICM Prayer Partners! This week Rich reminded […]

Weekly Prayer and Praise July 7, 2022

July 7, 2022 Greetings FFICM Prayer Partners! This week we read from John 17:1-5.  Rest in the relationship you have in Jesus through God, but also know that there is work that He has given us to accomplish.  This time of prayer that we have together each week acknowledges the burden that God has placed on our […]

Weekly Prayer and Praise June 28, 2022

You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. 2 Timothy 2:1-2 Greetings FFICM Prayer Partners! This week we read from 2 Timothy 2:1-13 […]

Prayer in Real Time June 20, 2022

We wait in hope for the Lord;    he is our help and our shield.In him our hearts rejoice,    for we trust in his holy name.May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,    even as we put our hope in you.Psalm 33:20-22 20 June 2022 Dear FFICM Prayer Partners,  This morning Jerel shared from Paul Tripp’s New Morning Mercies.  The gospel is one […]

Prayer in Real Time February 22, 2022

February 22, 2022 Dear FFICM Prayer Partners,  “One of the fruits of prayer is that as we pray God begins to grow within us a greater sensitivity and compassion for suffering–the suffering of others, the suffering of the earth, the suffering within us, and the suffering of God.  God is nothing if not a deep […]

Prayer in Real Time February 15, 2022

February 15, 2022 Dear FFICM Prayer Partners,  This week we are reminded that God is a God of peace. Philippians 4:4-9 reminds us that even in the midst of challenges and struggles, God calls us to peace and rejoicing. We are not to be anxious about anything, but to be transformed by God and the […]

Prayer In Real Time February 8, 2022

February 8, 2022 Greetings FFICM Prayer Partners! Yesterday Jerel shared some thoughts from the road.  He and Rich had been talking about the book of John, thinking about how powerful God is in the working of His miracles.  Thinking about the time that it would have taken anyone to break the bread for the 5,000 but Jesus […]

Prayer in Real-Time February 1, 2022

February 1, 2022 Dear FFICM Prayer Partners,  This week Jerel shared with us from Paul Tripp’s New Morning Mercies. As we talked about the story of David and Goliath Jerel reminded us that if you’re God’s child it’s no more you against the world than it was David against Goliath.  God is with you.  God […]

Prayer in Real Time January 24, 2022

January 24, 2022 Dear FFICM Prayer Partners,  This week, David shared with us from Psalm 33.  He encouraged us to have courage because of God’s goodness, to be reminded of God’s faithfulness, and to praise God in everything.  We encourage you this week to take the time to stop and thank God.  We thank you for […]

Prayer in Real Time January 13, 2022

Dear FFICM Prayer Partners,  On Monday, Jerel shared from 1 John 4:7-12 about how God is love.  Jerel’s message encouraged us to lean into past grace and future grace as we look into travel visas for our team and prepare for our Spring trainings and conferences. New highlights from prayer updates (noted in blue below):  Prayer: Vehicle […]

Prayer In Real Time January 4, 2022

January 4, 2022 Greetings FFICM Prayer Partners! Jerel shared from Mark 5:24-34 about the woman who had a discharge of blood for 12 years.  The pause in the crowd holds so much depth to it.  It’s not just saying that this woman was healed, it’s telling us that she could shop again, have relationships again and that […]

Prayer In Real Time December 27, 2021

December 27, 2021 Dear FFICM Prayer Partners,  Today in our time of devotion, Rick shared his thoughts on group prayer.  He mentioned that we spend a lot of time asking God for things and reminded us that we need to take time to think about how God is bringing us together, putting us through different […]

Prayer in Real Time December 22, 2021

December 22, 2021 Dear FFICM Prayer Partners,  Jerel shared from the hymn “Thou didst leave Thy throne and Thy kingly crown.”   In this hymn, we are reminded that Jesus left His kingly crown in heaven to come down so that we could live in relationship with Him.   Highlights from prayer updates (now noted in blue […]

Praise and Prayer November 30, 2021

Dear FFICM Prayer Partners,  Jerel shared from Colossians 1:13.  A beautiful cross reference of who holds us today and how we can dance freely.  We are no longer outcasts but we are adopted, we are no longer slaves but friends.  We have a wonderful identity in Christ because He has delivered us from darkness.   […]

Praise and Prayer November 23, 2021

November 23, 2021 Greetings FFICM Prayer Partners! Reflection from Peter Wash: This morning we were reminded by Peter from  Zechariah 4:6.  Sometimes we see mountains before us or things we feel “how will we accomplish all of this”  But the word of God encourages us that it is not by our might or power but […]