August 19, 2025

 

“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”

— Ephesians 6:18

 

Thank you LGC family for your faithful prayers!

 

 

Please let Sharon Stultz know if you have any new prayer requests for publication in the Prayer & Praise email only, at dan@stultzphoto.com by Monday at NOON.

 

 

Pray for healing for Lorraine Kirkland who is in the hospital after falling and breaking her leg. Pray for the Lord’s guidance as she makes a decision regarding a location for her rehab.

 

 

Pray for Gabe Van Ryn who recently returned to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for his fourth year of ministry to students.

 

Gabe is with Campus Outreach, which focuses on evangelism and discipleship in order to reach students at smaller colleges and universities with the gospel. The mission: “to glorify God by building disciple-makers on campuses who will be sent all over the world to live and preach Christ crucified.”

 

To encourage Gabe, you can email him at gabe.vanryn@campusoutreach.org or call him at 630-487-7294 or write to his personal address at 36 Heritage Place, Glen Carbon, IL 62034.

 

To financially support him, please go to

 

Giving website: cocentralil.org/gabe-van-ryn

Giving address: Grace Presbyterian Church, 8607 IL-91, Peoria, IL 61615

 

The Frasers:

 

Thank you for praying for us and the work. We desire to be faithful and fruitful for the Lord. 

 

I recently spent time with our dear brother Julius who is truly a different man, maturing in his faith, zealous to share what the Lord has done for him. Others we spent time with during the last month or so are young in the Lord but endeavoring to go on with him despite real challenges. It is clear that they aren't who they used to be. This is what our Father does.

 

Please continue to pray for Adnon (from Jordan) and Maliha (Afghanistan) who we met near our booth at the county fair. Pray that they would pursue truth and put their trust in the Lord. 

Please keep praying for Austin who is a Native gang member from Minneapolis who is in jail. Pray that God will use “The Storyteller” testimonies to change his life, and that I will have an opportunity to meet with him again.

 

Yesterday, Kim and I met with the program director and administrator of another county jail to see if we can hold regular Bible studies there. Please pray for open doors according to the Lord’s will.

We continue to work toward placing “The Storyteller” and Native-focused course content on prison inmate tablets. Please pray for favor with the service provider; that our content will be accepted by them. We value your prayers for God’s help to do this well.

In October, we will travel to the Flathead reservation in western Montana for a teaching opportunity. We also hope to connect with Native believers in Montana and states further west. So often, the Lord uses other believers to help point the way for us. A Native brother who used to minister on the Crow reservation has given us some leads in Montana. We have few contacts outside of Montana. Would you pray with us for this trip, that the Lord would go before us?

We’ve enjoyed having Abigail home for a bit before she returns to Alaska in September where she will serve as women’s mentor for a discipleship center that focuses on Native Alaskans. This is spiritually challenging work in a remote setting. For those of you who have a prayer list with extra room, we’d be grateful if you would add Abigail to it.  

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13, NJKV). Thanks for standing with us! 

 

The Luibrands:

 

We are thankful to be back home in Istanbul, and very thankful for God’s protection and mercies during the last eight weeks. We had two international and three domestic flights, drove almost 6,000 miles through 15 states and D.C. while staying in 14 different places.

 

We are a bit tired from all the travel and activity, but it was good to see so many of you during this time and meet some for the very first time. Thank you for your hospitality and for helping such a long trip go smoothly for us.

 

Please pray for Tim as he preaches here; that God would give strength and the Spirit’s filling. Also pray for us to get through jet lag quickly and be able to catch up with many people who have been awaiting our return. We ask for God’s grace and guidance in our conversation and interaction, that we will edify believers and be good witnesses to those who don’t follow Christ. 

 

Please pray for the children at the camp we served at in Montana who heard the gospel for the first time. Other campers were challenged to renew their commitment to Jesus. Thanks for praying for us! 

 

The Schreibers:

 

We praise the Lord for the strength and the “get up and go” that the Lord gives us for life and ministry. Thank you for your prayers.

 

We praise the Lord for his blessing on Dale’s ministry at Woodside Bible Chapel during the last three Sundays. Thank you for your prayers.

 

We praise the Lord that Mary is doing much better and seems to be free from the vertigo she has experienced over the last few weeks. Thank you for your prayers.

 

Pray for us as we are reaching out to the Eritrean community in and around Wheaton. Ask the Lord to show us felt needs in the Eritrean community and how to move from felt needs to real spiritual needs. Pray that they will see how God, through the message of the gospel, can meet their need for Christ as Savior.

 

Karissa, our “adopted granddaughter,” will be flying in from Japan to attend Wheaton College for her second year. Karissa's parents are missionaries in Japan with our Mission (WEC International). Pray we can help and encourage Karissa. 

 

Pray for Dale as he plans and records teaching material for the Christian workers’ conference that he will lead in Burkina Faso at the end of October. Dale will teach approximately 130 attendees via his prerecorded videos. We pray this conference will encourage these Christian workers, especially those ministering in extremely dangerous situations, including areas under the control of militant Muslims.

 

Thank you, LGC family, for standing with us as together we go to war (spiritual war) for Christ and his kingdom.

 

 

Other requests

 

Please pray:

 

That God would be glorified as he continues to work in the lives of the children who attended Sports Camp a few weeks ago.

 

For Wilson Daghfal who is the new director of youth ministries.

 

For those seeking employment.

 

For Tom Hephner as he performs the duties of the director of activities; for the elders as they perform the remaining duties of the director of pastoral ministries.

 

For those suffering around the world, for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and elsewhere and for unrest in our nation.

 

For those at LGC who have unspoken needs.

 

For our educators who attend LGC. For our college students and Pre-K – 12 students to know Christ and honor him in all areas of their lives as they return to school.

 

For officials in our government on the local, state and national levels – that God would protect their lives and help them to serve with humility and wisdom. Pray they would honor biblical principles in their decisions.

 

For Christians to live without fear and find ways to reach out and encourage others. 

 

Continue to pray for these areas of need and for people with ongoing health issues:

 

Pray for our nation, our troops, many suffering around the world, Randy Behnken, Collin Bray, Vodus Campbell, Elaine Caper, Arlene Difino, Jim & Janice Drechsel, Fran Gouley, Sofia Hernandez, Dik Kaiser, Lorraine Kirkland, Nel Lair, Rob Marshall, LaRue Mills, Jenny Schmuldt, Dolores Schultz, and those working with our children and young people, friends and family members who may not know the Lord and those with special needs.

 

Jimmy Hull	302-354-3271
Chad Legel	708-937-8300
Jay McCracken	630-935-0663
Andrew O’Brien	331-457-9557