The Apostle Paul was a missionary and he encouraged people to prevail
in prayer for him and the ministry committed to him.

     "Brethren pray for us that the word of God may have free
      course and be glorified." 2 Thess. 3:1

Beware lest we become weak prayers who only ask God to "bless the
missionaries."  We are to prevail in prayer.  That means we must hold
the ropes for them as they enter Satan's territory.  We are to lift
them up continually before our Father in heaven.  To do so most
effectively we must make it our business to know missionaries by name
and by face.  Here are some of the things we should be praying for...

1. Souls to be saved
2. Strength
3. Wisdom
4. Language ability
5. Health
6. Safety in danger
7. Finances
8. Satanic Attacks
9. Temptations
10. Family unity
11. Discouragements
12. Loneliness
13. Separation from children
14. Children in MK schools
15. Visas to be granted
16. Spiritual life
17. Supplies and equipment
18. Furloughing missionaries
19. Preaching ability
20. Training of nationals

Not only should we pray for missionaries, but we should be praying for
the people to whom they are sent.  We should pray for the souls of
people of many nations.  A.B. Simpson often prayed with his arms
wrapped around the globe, weeping for lost tribes of men and women.
Pray for unreached people groups of the world.  Pray for resistant
peoples. Pray for whole countries.  Pray for far off forgotten places.

        "Other sheep I have that are not of this fold,
         them also I must bring."  John 10:16

In prayer we are not limited by time, space, distance, or language. We
can go anywhere on the globe in intercessory prayer and know that it
is as effective as going there in person.

Become a world Christian.  Catch a vision of the world.  Adopt a
mission field as your own, adopt a missionary family, adopt an
unreached people group, a tribe, or a country to pray them to Christ.

Study that country.  Write to a missionary there.  Learn some of their
language, their hardships, their resistance to the Gospel.




HELPFUL HINTS:

"Lift up your eyes unto the fields for they are
ripe already to harvest."  John 4:35

Spread a world map before you on the floor or table as you pray.

Place your finger on a particular country as you pray.

Hold a globe in your arms and pray for nations.

Use a bulletin board display of missionary pictures as you pray.

Keep informed on a country by newspaper and magazine articles

Compile a photo album of missionaries.

Write your missionary after you have carried a particular burden.