August 26, 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.

Please pray about this ministry trip that George and Donna Bristow are planning:

I (George) am currently teaching a 13-week masters online course on hermeneutics to 12 believers who serve in churches around Turkey. Lord willing we will spend three weeks there in September, including the four-day, face-to-face session for this course. This is a special time as students from different churches are together for an intense and tiring time. Pray for stamina and blessing.

We will visit dear Turkish believers and friends there. Donna will spend time with ladies while George is teaching. May she be a source of encouragement to them. 

September 12-14 our Turkish church is planning a retreat, the first in quite a while. George has been asked to speak several times on the book of Haggai, with God’s stirring call to consider our priorities and to build his house. Pray for this gathering to strengthen faith and relationships.

During the last week of our visit we will travel to the city of Antalya where George will again be teaching/preaching. We will stay with Turkish friends that we knew in Istanbul. 

Pray for John-Luke Hamilton and family as he seeks a job in Florida. Pray for the Lord’s guidance and provision and for Jenny and their children who are already in Florida and apart from John-Luke.

The Papworths:

We are rejoicing over the good response to our last promotion that our team sent via Facebook and Instagram and targeted to Afghanistan. We received over 8,000 Likes, 1,100 new Followers, and 83 Shares! Pray that there would be much curiosity on the part of the people who are following and sharing these promotions to know about Christ and the gospel.

Our new Unshackled! team in a country close to Iran has successfully completed their very first program using an Iranian Christian’s testimony! Pray for them as they begin work on a second program. One of our Iranian Voice of Christ Media content producers is working closely with them and training them. Pray that the team will be able to find more Iranians and Afghans who are willing to share their stories of how Christ has changed their lives.

The graphic designer who designs our quarterly newsletters has asked us to pray for her husband who has been diagnosed with a tumor in his brain. They believe it is probably benign. He will have brain surgery this Wednesday, August 27. Please pray for the doctors as they perform this serious surgery and for his recovery in the will of the Lord.

Other requests

Please pray:

That God would be glorified as he continues to work in the lives of the children who attended VBS and Sports Camp this summer.

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.