Missions Prayer Requests
Oct 1, 2026
Living for God's kingdom; here, now, and forevermore!
Updated Prayer Requests
INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS
Jeremy and Kylie
Pray for Discipleship in Erbil Baptist Church - that the church members would help one another live out the Christian life rightly. Pray for those who are called to exhort others that they would be faithful to the Lord in their exhortation. Pray for the school students and teachers and facility as they are finalizing preparation and then beginning the school year this month. Pray for a growing understanding of the implications of Christian living in that culture for the school and church as ministry and for the households/families that are in that community of believers. Pray for the new interns from RTIM (3 pastoral men, and 2 single women) joining the ministry.
David
Thank you for praying…the sermons went well and my travel turned out to be a huge blessing as I was able to connect with a number of mentors and folks from our org. I just dropped off 6 passports and a check for ~$4k to get us 10-year tourist visas for our target location. This will likely be what my wife and the boys will be on. I hope to transition to a residency visa, but may initially also enter on this visa or use it in the future. Please pray they get to their destination and back safely and there are no complications
Peter and Daisy
The summer was full. Peter & Daisy took 17 teenagers on 3 overnight camping trips. Because everyone needed a ride and they only have a van, many of the teens moms went also. There were many opportunities to share the love of Jesus with this group. Please pray the seeds will take root and grow. Many of these teens do not have a father in the home. The fathers have been taken by the authorities to re-educate them. This leaves a hole in the teens lives. Peter and Daisy are trying to help fill that hole with the love of Jesus. Also, please pray for them as the new semester is starting, that we can manage our time wisely. With Ellie and Dani’s homeschool, Peter’s university job and lots of class in the rec center to manage, their time is always full. Please pray that no matter how busy their life gets, they can always keep in mind that everything they do should be for His glory. Pray that as they plan and do things, they also seek for His guidance and seek for better and closer relationship with Him.
Randy and Shelley Marshall
Pray for God to bless the one-on-one follow-up meetings with students from the Cru English club. Pray many will be open to the Good News. Pray for the eyes and hearts of the students in our Discovery Bible Studies to be opened to the truth of the Gospel and to believe. Pray for wisdom in leading these discussions. Pray for Olya to follow-through with her desire to try this church and for God to help her develop lasting connections with Christians. Pray for wisdom for her in managing the daily challenges of single motherhood. Thanks for praying for our camp reunion meeting earlier this month. We had to cancel our planned picnic because of the near constant air raids now, but we were able to host a movie party with Chili and cinnamon rolls that was a lot of fun. Pray for the seeds sown in the hearts of the students from our summer camp to grow. Thanks for praying for our neighbor, who started reading Mere Christianity. Randy and he had a good conversation recently. His big question is why God allows bad things like the war and cancer to happen if He is good. Randy shared some answers, but, of course, there are no fully satisfying answers for that question. Randy also was able to share the gospel again. Pray for Valentine to continue to read and process these ideas. Pray for God to open his heart to Jesus. Pray for the start of our weekly English clubs at a local university. We’ve had 160 people sign up, and we’ve been able to accommodate 138 so far. Pray for God to bless each meeting. We are meeting on zoom since the university has gone fully on line as a result of the constant air raids and the recent attacks on universities. Pray for wisdom for our team as we lead these meetings, especially because they feel less natural and intimate when on zoom. Pray for God to bless our conversation, and especially when we discuss Bible portions. Pray for a young woman who attended our English clubs, camps and even Life Groups a few years ago. She enjoyed the friendship but never made a decision to follow Jesus. She has been living back in her hometown the last few years but maintaining contact with Shelley and some others from our groups. Shelley has been able to have some good spiritual conversation with her lately. Pray for Daniella to start seeking Jesus. Pray wisdom for Shelley during their weekly conversations. Continue to pray for a just end to this war. Pray for Ukraine to be able to effectively defend itself against drone and missile attacks despite a shortage of air defense missiles. The constant air raids, and the targeting of food warehouses, medical warehouses, universities and other non-military targets are creating new challenges for people in Kyiv. Pray for the aggressor nation’s attacks to fail. Pray it will lose the will to fight and agree to a just end to the war. Thanks for your faithful prayers for us and for the work in Ukraine. May God bless you as you seek to serve Him in your part of the world.
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CROSSWAY ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION CHURCH PLANTS
Golden City Church, Matt and Cheryl. They are deeply grateful for God's work in guiding and empowering the launch of Golden City Church. They are excited for the way the He is leading in the ministry and the success in reaching out to students at the School of Mines. Please pray for their continuing outreach to the city of Golden and the students at Mines. Grateful that He has also brought another elder to join the team.
Skyline Church Denver, Adam and Joanie. They launched Skyline about 2 years ago and by God's favor helped to launched the Golden City Church! God is evidently at work, drawing people together in ways they can’t take credit for, and it is so fun to see how it all comes together for His glory!
Christ Church of Elizabeth, James and Kait. The first year of Christ Church has been a wonderful one. They are a church in the smalltown of Elizabeth, Colorado and are seeing God do some encouraging things. Matters to pray for: new job for Hugh (our other pastor) that allows him to pastor, evangelism and conversion growth, God's provision of a worship pastor, wisdom to equip saints for work of ministry, the formation of true community at CCE, and two men currently in training to be elders; pray for effective preparation of them and their wives for this role.
Crossway San Diego, Tom and Dawn are moving on from attempting to plant in San Diego. Please pray for clarity and direction as they are now planning to relocate in the southern US or in central Mexico. Pray that this change would bring God greater and greater glory as they seek to connect, to win, build, and send young leaders into the harvest in the southern US or in Latin America.
Crossway Boulder, Calder and Amanda. Pray for Calder and the Boulder team as they continue the ministry of Boulder City Church. Praise our gracious Father who empowered the launch of the church last Sunday. Praise God for the laborers that have joined with them in the harvest and way they have family units across the city. Pray for salvations as they labor there, and also for God's protection of families and faith as the serve in a very challenging field.
Union Chapel Pueblo, Beck and Lindsey. They are moved and remodeling their new home so pray for safety and progress in the work. Continue to pray for the core team in Pueblo — that they would come together, build community and launch the ministry well. Grateful for 2 Pueblo churches that are joining in to help with the all the startup work of the church plant. Pray they would keep this truth leading them forward always. “What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building.” (1 Corinthians 3:5-9, ESV)
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LOCAL MISSIONS
Christian Challenge - Isaac and Becca
Key August Prayer Requests
- We attended a national conference august 2-6 in Oklahoma. We are brought 10 students, 8 staff, and our boys also went! Becca cooked for everyone. This conference was a great way to start the year particularly for staff and student leaders who were equipped to see the campus as God sees the campus.
- Aug 13-15 is our student leader retreat. This is the most crucial thing we do with our leaders to prepare them for reaching all the freshmen coming. Pray for them to catch the vision and for protection from distractions from the enemy.
- Aug 19th is move-in day and from that day on we will spend about 2 weeks trying to reach as many of them as we can. Pray for quick and deep connections through all we do.
- Aug 25th is our first bible study. Pray for students to come and for the gospel to be heard, understood, and received by those who do not follow Jesus yet.
Serve 6-8
Thank you for your donation to SERVE 6.8! Your contribution will help provide food,
clothing, rent assistance, hot meals during disaster response, and supplies of all kinds to
families in crisis. With your help, and the help of our network of 73 churches, hundreds of
businesses, and thousands of volunteers, we are making a difference in the lives of people
across Colorado and Wyoming. Over the past month, your generosity allowed us to provide 1,271 families with: 12,811 pounds of food (approximately $25,200 in value); $26,880 in clothing; and $10,500 in financial assistance. Thank you for being part of the SERVE 6.8 movement and caring for your neighbor!
Resource Center
Please pray for the RC clients facing pregnancy decisions and for the RC nurses and advocates as they engage with clients. Praise our gracious Father, RC received over $1100 from RCG and nearly $132,000 from the Baby Bottle campaign to continue their ministry in Greeley.
Jeremy and Kylie
Pray for Discipleship in Erbil Baptist Church - that the church members would help one another live out the Christian life rightly. Pray for those who are called to exhort others that they would be faithful to the Lord in their exhortation. Pray for the school students and teachers and facility as they are finalizing preparation and then beginning the school year this month. Pray for a growing understanding of the implications of Christian living in that culture for the school and church as ministry and for the households/families that are in that community of believers. Pray for the new interns from RTIM (3 pastoral men, and 2 single women) joining the ministry.
David
Thank you for praying…the sermons went well and my travel turned out to be a huge blessing as I was able to connect with a number of mentors and folks from our org. I just dropped off 6 passports and a check for ~$4k to get us 10-year tourist visas for our target location. This will likely be what my wife and the boys will be on. I hope to transition to a residency visa, but may initially also enter on this visa or use it in the future. Please pray they get to their destination and back safely and there are no complications
Peter and Daisy
The summer was full. Peter & Daisy took 17 teenagers on 3 overnight camping trips. Because everyone needed a ride and they only have a van, many of the teens moms went also. There were many opportunities to share the love of Jesus with this group. Please pray the seeds will take root and grow. Many of these teens do not have a father in the home. The fathers have been taken by the authorities to re-educate them. This leaves a hole in the teens lives. Peter and Daisy are trying to help fill that hole with the love of Jesus. Also, please pray for them as the new semester is starting, that we can manage our time wisely. With Ellie and Dani’s homeschool, Peter’s university job and lots of class in the rec center to manage, their time is always full. Please pray that no matter how busy their life gets, they can always keep in mind that everything they do should be for His glory. Pray that as they plan and do things, they also seek for His guidance and seek for better and closer relationship with Him.
Randy and Shelley Marshall
Pray for God to bless the one-on-one follow-up meetings with students from the Cru English club. Pray many will be open to the Good News. Pray for the eyes and hearts of the students in our Discovery Bible Studies to be opened to the truth of the Gospel and to believe. Pray for wisdom in leading these discussions. Pray for Olya to follow-through with her desire to try this church and for God to help her develop lasting connections with Christians. Pray for wisdom for her in managing the daily challenges of single motherhood. Thanks for praying for our camp reunion meeting earlier this month. We had to cancel our planned picnic because of the near constant air raids now, but we were able to host a movie party with Chili and cinnamon rolls that was a lot of fun. Pray for the seeds sown in the hearts of the students from our summer camp to grow. Thanks for praying for our neighbor, who started reading Mere Christianity. Randy and he had a good conversation recently. His big question is why God allows bad things like the war and cancer to happen if He is good. Randy shared some answers, but, of course, there are no fully satisfying answers for that question. Randy also was able to share the gospel again. Pray for Valentine to continue to read and process these ideas. Pray for God to open his heart to Jesus. Pray for the start of our weekly English clubs at a local university. We’ve had 160 people sign up, and we’ve been able to accommodate 138 so far. Pray for God to bless each meeting. We are meeting on zoom since the university has gone fully on line as a result of the constant air raids and the recent attacks on universities. Pray for wisdom for our team as we lead these meetings, especially because they feel less natural and intimate when on zoom. Pray for God to bless our conversation, and especially when we discuss Bible portions. Pray for a young woman who attended our English clubs, camps and even Life Groups a few years ago. She enjoyed the friendship but never made a decision to follow Jesus. She has been living back in her hometown the last few years but maintaining contact with Shelley and some others from our groups. Shelley has been able to have some good spiritual conversation with her lately. Pray for Daniella to start seeking Jesus. Pray wisdom for Shelley during their weekly conversations. Continue to pray for a just end to this war. Pray for Ukraine to be able to effectively defend itself against drone and missile attacks despite a shortage of air defense missiles. The constant air raids, and the targeting of food warehouses, medical warehouses, universities and other non-military targets are creating new challenges for people in Kyiv. Pray for the aggressor nation’s attacks to fail. Pray it will lose the will to fight and agree to a just end to the war. Thanks for your faithful prayers for us and for the work in Ukraine. May God bless you as you seek to serve Him in your part of the world.
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CROSSWAY ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION CHURCH PLANTS
Golden City Church, Matt and Cheryl. They are deeply grateful for God's work in guiding and empowering the launch of Golden City Church. They are excited for the way the He is leading in the ministry and the success in reaching out to students at the School of Mines. Please pray for their continuing outreach to the city of Golden and the students at Mines. Grateful that He has also brought another elder to join the team.
Skyline Church Denver, Adam and Joanie. They launched Skyline about 2 years ago and by God's favor helped to launched the Golden City Church! God is evidently at work, drawing people together in ways they can’t take credit for, and it is so fun to see how it all comes together for His glory!
Christ Church of Elizabeth, James and Kait. The first year of Christ Church has been a wonderful one. They are a church in the smalltown of Elizabeth, Colorado and are seeing God do some encouraging things. Matters to pray for: new job for Hugh (our other pastor) that allows him to pastor, evangelism and conversion growth, God's provision of a worship pastor, wisdom to equip saints for work of ministry, the formation of true community at CCE, and two men currently in training to be elders; pray for effective preparation of them and their wives for this role.
Crossway San Diego, Tom and Dawn are moving on from attempting to plant in San Diego. Please pray for clarity and direction as they are now planning to relocate in the southern US or in central Mexico. Pray that this change would bring God greater and greater glory as they seek to connect, to win, build, and send young leaders into the harvest in the southern US or in Latin America.
Crossway Boulder, Calder and Amanda. Pray for Calder and the Boulder team as they continue the ministry of Boulder City Church. Praise our gracious Father who empowered the launch of the church last Sunday. Praise God for the laborers that have joined with them in the harvest and way they have family units across the city. Pray for salvations as they labor there, and also for God's protection of families and faith as the serve in a very challenging field.
Union Chapel Pueblo, Beck and Lindsey. They are moved and remodeling their new home so pray for safety and progress in the work. Continue to pray for the core team in Pueblo — that they would come together, build community and launch the ministry well. Grateful for 2 Pueblo churches that are joining in to help with the all the startup work of the church plant. Pray they would keep this truth leading them forward always. “What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building.” (1 Corinthians 3:5-9, ESV)
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LOCAL MISSIONS
Christian Challenge - Isaac and Becca
Key August Prayer Requests
- We attended a national conference august 2-6 in Oklahoma. We are brought 10 students, 8 staff, and our boys also went! Becca cooked for everyone. This conference was a great way to start the year particularly for staff and student leaders who were equipped to see the campus as God sees the campus.
- Aug 13-15 is our student leader retreat. This is the most crucial thing we do with our leaders to prepare them for reaching all the freshmen coming. Pray for them to catch the vision and for protection from distractions from the enemy.
- Aug 19th is move-in day and from that day on we will spend about 2 weeks trying to reach as many of them as we can. Pray for quick and deep connections through all we do.
- Aug 25th is our first bible study. Pray for students to come and for the gospel to be heard, understood, and received by those who do not follow Jesus yet.
Serve 6-8
Thank you for your donation to SERVE 6.8! Your contribution will help provide food,
clothing, rent assistance, hot meals during disaster response, and supplies of all kinds to
families in crisis. With your help, and the help of our network of 73 churches, hundreds of
businesses, and thousands of volunteers, we are making a difference in the lives of people
across Colorado and Wyoming. Over the past month, your generosity allowed us to provide 1,271 families with: 12,811 pounds of food (approximately $25,200 in value); $26,880 in clothing; and $10,500 in financial assistance. Thank you for being part of the SERVE 6.8 movement and caring for your neighbor!
Resource Center
Please pray for the RC clients facing pregnancy decisions and for the RC nurses and advocates as they engage with clients. Praise our gracious Father, RC received over $1100 from RCG and nearly $132,000 from the Baby Bottle campaign to continue their ministry in Greeley.