Monthly Prayer Focus

GFA pastors and missionaries serve in regions where many people live without the hope of Christ. Often, these precious people also endure extreme poverty, with no way of escape. Living without hope for this life or the next is a crushing burden. But the generosity of our partners is lightening the weight of this load through donations for items in GFA World’s Christmas Gift Catalog! These gifts meet immediate needs and offer hope in the One who took on flesh “to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10).

Please join us in praying this month for those who need such gifts and for their hearts to find solace in Christ.

People living in abject poverty often have few options but to work as daily wage laborers or beg—occupations that usually bring in just enough income to provide for each day, if that. A gift such as a chicken, a goat, a cow or a sewing machine gives recipients the ability to reliably bring in income for themselves and their families. Livestock can be raised and then sold, and funds from the sale can be used to purchase another animal. A sewing machine can provide clothes for the household and income through a tailoring business.

Pray that God will provide items for those in need and that these gifts will point recipients to the Giver of good gifts (see James 1:17). Pray GFA missionaries will have the provisions to give such gifts to those in need.

Those born into poverty are often trapped in poverty for the rest of their lives. But gifts that meet immediate needs and generate income can break this cycle of poverty. Families helped by gifts from the GFA World Christmas Gift Catalog can give their children a stepping stone to a new future of hope.

Pray that children of gift recipients will come to know the hope of Christ and will experience new opportunities and a new future through these gifts.

In regions where GFA pastors and missionaries serve, widows are often abandoned by their families and neglected by society. They commonly suffer in great poverty, with no one to care for them and little opportunity to provide for themselves. Gifts given through GFA World’s Christmas Gift Catalog help meet the physical needs of widows and show them that they are seen and loved by their Creator.

Pray that widows receive needed help this Christmas. Pray that the gifts they receive enable them to provide for themselves every day. Pray that God uplifts their hearts with His love and that they come to know the greatest gift: Christ.

GFA pastors and missionaries know of many individuals and families who need help, but there may not always be enough resources to supply everyone’s needs. Before distributing gifts, GFA pastors and missionaries need to know about each situation, prayerfully decide who needs the gifts the most and determine which gift will be most helpful to each individual or family.

Pray that God will guide GFA pastors and missionaries to those who are in need. Pray for the pastors and missionaries to lovingly discern which gifts will be most helpful for each individual or family.

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