July 22, 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.

The Frasers:

Please pray for Darren and Alyssa, a dear Native couple who are young in the Lord. They have been going through a very difficult, complicated situation that involves a family member who was accidentally run over and killed by another family member in the middle of the night. 

Pray for the Lord's comfort, wisdom and spiritual protection. Pray that they will be able to reflect the light of Jesus among their family members and community during this dark time.

The Bells:

(Josh leads Zoway Media, a pioneering digital outreach team dedicated to sharing the story of Jesus among one of the largest frontier people groups in the world.) 

Please pray as our team gathers this week for our quarterly in-person strategy meetings. We’ll be focusing on one big question: How can we help people in our target context engage more deeply with the story of the Bible?

In other news, we used smart automation to contact Rida* over the course of a few days. He eventually responded to this question: "How many of the 10 Commandments can you name?" Along with it, we provided a link to Exodus 20.

Rida clicked on the link, listened to the chapter, then downloaded the audio version of the Book of Genesis and the text of the entire New Testament! 

For someone like Rida, these are likely his very first encounters with the Bible! Join us in praying for God’s continued divine protection over our Bible sharing platforms and for wisdom as we continually seek to improve our strategies for increasing engagement with God’s Word among unreached Muslim communities! 

*pseudonym used for privacy and security

Other requests

Please pray:

For the leaders, volunteers and kids who attend Sports Camp, the upcoming summer outreach in early August.

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

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 strength 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.