http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Prayer Ventures is a guide to daily prayer for the ministries of the church. It is produced by ELCA Communication Services on behalf of the whole church. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for Dr. Stephen and Bethany Friberg who serve as ELCA missionaries in Mto Wa Mbu, Tanzania. Stephen works with the dispensary system in the country while Bethany assists women who wish to market their beadwork internationally. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for families throughout the world, on this International Day of Families (as recognized by the United Nations), that all may grow into the fullness God created for them by being in the safety and security of loving homes. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Mon, 14 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for the ministries of all parish nurses and for those who are taking the Parish Nurse Ministry Course in Fargo, ND, meeting May 14-18. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Sun, 13 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT O God, you have prepared for those who love you joys beyond understanding. Pour such love for you into the hearts of the people of Kenya and Tanzania, that, loving you above all things, they may know your promises, which exceed all we can desire; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Amen. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Sat, 12 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray in thanksgiving for the faithful servants who graduate from the Diakonia program in the Northern Illinois Synod at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sterling, Ill. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Fri, 11 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for the members of the Northwestern Minnesota and Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synods as they meet in assembly this weekend. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Thu, 10 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for all who are hungry or have limited access to food throughout the world due to economic and social issues and drought. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Wed, 9 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for Pennsylvania’s “Lutheran Day at the Capitol” and for all Christians that petition government to fund poverty-focused programs that provide food assistance, affordable housing, health services, job training and educational opportunities to walk alongside people who are at risk of becoming homeless. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Tue, 8 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for Mary Beth and Bayo Oyebade and for Dorthea Hustoft-Hamman who serve as ELCA missionaries in Jos, Nigeria. Mary Beth and Bayo work with people infected with and affected by HIV and AIDS. Dorthea works in education. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Mon, 7 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for Pastor Kathryn Warn who serves as pastor-in-residence in Freetown, Sierra Leone. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Sun, 6 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT O God, you give us your Son as the vine apart from whom we cannot live. Nourish life in his resurrection especially in Sudan and Uganda, that they may bear the fruit of love and know the fullness of your joy, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Sat, 5 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for Molly Cook, an ELCA missionary working in Malaysia in disability ministry. Molly teaches at a culinary school for mentally and physically challenged young people. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Fri, 4 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for the members of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod, Florida-Bahamas Synod, the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin, and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod as they meet in assembly this weekend. Pray for the one who will be elected in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod bishop’s election. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Thu, 3 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for Edna Johnson who serves as an ELCA missionary working in Monrovia, Liberia, at the Curran Lutheran Hospital. Edna is the nursing program director for the hospital. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Wed, 2 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for the president of the United States and members of Congress that the Holy Spirit will guide them to remember those most vulnerable in our nation. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Tue, 1 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for Pastor Deborah and Joseph Troester and Pastor Jacalyn Griffin who serve as ELCA missionaries in the Central African Republic. Deborah and Joseph work in theological education and water management respectively; Jacalyn is an advisor to the women’s ministry. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for all of us as we strive to answer our baptismal call for justice and peace in all the earth. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT O Lord Christ, Good Shepherd of the sheep, you seek the lost and guide us into your fold. Feed us, and we shall be satisfied; heal us, and we shall be whole. Make us one, especially with the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia, for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for Megan Ross who serves as an English teacher at the Huria Kristen Batak Protestan Deaconess School in Balige, North Sumatra. As a deaconess, her walk with other women committing their lives to faith and service in Christ is an inspiration to those with whom she works. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for the people of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Western Iowa, Eastern Washington-Idaho, Northeastern Minnesota, Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana and Oregon Synods as they meet in assembly this weekend. Pray especially for the bishop's election in the Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for the people of the Alaska and Rocky Mountain Synods as they meet in assembly this weekend and each elect a bishop. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT On this World Malaria Day (recognized by the United Nations), pray for the ELCA Malaria Campaign, which strives to provide mosquito nets, insecticides, medication, health care, education and more to help eliminate deaths from this disease. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for Pastor Brian and Christine Palmer who serve as ELCA missionaries in Monrovia, Liberia. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for all areas in Africa that are torn apart by violence, famine and corrupt leadership. Pray that just and wise leaders rise up to stand with all who suffer from injustice and who live in fear. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT Holy and righteous God, you are the author of life, and you adopt us to be your children. Fill the people of Djibouti and Somalia with your words of life that we all may live as witnesses to the resurrection of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for the people of the Eastern North Dakota Synod who meet in assembly in Fargo, N.D., April 21-22. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for Pastor Eric Anspach-Hanson and Christie Hanson, and Pastor Nathan and Sharonette Bowman who work in parish ministry as ELCA missionaries in Japan. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for the executive board of the Women of the ELCA who meet in Chicago, Ill., April 19-22. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for Patrick and Jacqueline Bencke, Dana Dutcher and Christine Eige, ELCA missionaries who teach English as a second language in Japan. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/ Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT Pray for the staff of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod who meet every Tuesday morning. http://www.elca.org/prayerventures/