Prayer Requests

Futile praying in the dead of winter by a young man seeking to gain God's acceptance is common place all year long

1. Pray for the expanding and strengthening of the Body of Christ. God's people face extreme challenges living in a society emerging from centuries of systems characterized by violence, domination, deception, and corruption. Pray that believers will become mighty in spirit. Pray that true believers will discover the right, the authority, and the power they have available to pray for a city the size of Kiev.

2. Pray that God will do whatever is necessary to bring spiritual unity among believers. You can have unity without agreement, because unity is built on love, and not on doctrine. Pray that churches will understand that they can pray together and love each other without agreeing on every doctrine. Pray that they will see how love covers. Pray that churches will see that it is love for one another that the world sees as a testimony to the Gospel.

3. Pray for church leaders, that they will focus on the basics of the Gospel and the essential needs of ministry. Pray that they will love their churches with that which only Jesus can provide. Pray that they will not hold them in legalistic bondage by preaching intimidating performance, and pray that they will understand and proclaim the grace of God that sets captives free. Pray that they will be true to God's Word, filled and anointed by the Holy Spirit, and bold and courageous in their ministries.

Praying over the region from the 4,000 year old site of a temple to the goddess Diana, only the authority of Jesus can break the bondage in this region

4. Pray that truth, integrity, and purity will rise up in the church, that believers will be set free from the temptation to compromise, and that truth, integrity, and purity will be released into the community in a way that will change the way it thinks and acts.

5. Pray that pastors and other leaders will have a vital personal prayer life. Pray that God will put it in the hearts of members that prayer is the key to seeing a city change. Pray that churches in Kiev will make praying for their city a major priority in their ministries.

6. Pray that pastors, churches, and denominations will become more interested in building the Kingdom of Christ than in building their own kingdoms. Pray that pastors and ministry leaders will actively search for ways to pray together for the city.

These statues of ancient pagan gods illustrate the centuries of spiritual oppression, bondage, and deception that hovers over the city of Kiev and surrounding areas

7. Pray for the salvation of many people in Kiev. A growing number of churches are becoming more strongly evangelistic and mission minded. There are numerous missionary agencies headquartered in the city. Pray that God will use them all to draw thousands to His Son.

8. Pray for President Kuchma, all national leaders, the national Parliament, the city's mayor and all local authorities. Scripture says doing so results in a peaceable and tranquil society (I Tim 2:1-4).

9. Pray that God will motivate His people from all around the world to begin praying for Kiev on a regular basis.