Care & Prayer

At VJF Church we are a prayerful people, we lean on God for everything.

Missionaries' Prayer Requests

David & Marisa Mishkin

World Partners Israel

Apr 6 - Pray for our safety, for God’s continued protection for us during this time of war in Israel.
Apr 13 - Pray for our relationship with God.
Apr 20 - Pray for the many hurting people we are ministering to [Naomi, Francis, Evg, "Leah," Tomi].
Apr 27 - Pray for our evangelism efforts [Nikki believes the gospel but is not quite ready to accept it].

Don & Kathy Mingo

Missionary to Missionary Care

Apr 6 - Missionaries reach out to us often for support. Pray for wisdom and compassion to help them see God, find purpose in pain, and make wise decisions.
Apr 13 - Despite my FSH Muscular Dystrophy, we continue serving missionaries worldwide. Pray we navigate pain and limitations with faith, purpose, and an eternal perspective.
Apr 20 - We prioritize missionaries over fundraising. Lacking stamina for travel, we trust God to provide. Pray He continues meeting our needs as we serve.
Apr 27 - Pray that we follow God fully. Supporting hurting missionaries drains us, yet we honor our role as Burden-Bearers. Pray for strength and wisdom in our journey.

MCUSA Pray First! Prayer Focus & World Partners

APRIL PRAYER FOCUS

— BROKENNESS FOR LOST PEOPLE

PERSONAL REFLECTION: “Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, ‘If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes’” (Luke 19:41-42).

Jesus’ tears of compassion led Him to the cross. He wept over a city blinded to the truth by an insidious enemy.
Has the Lord ever moved you to weep over the lost in your community?
Who are the people the Lord has placed on your heart whose lost condition weighs on you to the point of intercession and even to the shedding of tears?
Brokenness is not fun, and yet it is out of brokenness that we weep in desperate prayer for those He has placed on our hearts.

Monthly Prayer Focus

Disciple-making movements at the speed of Jesus!
Hear how Jesus is moving quickly (and not so quickly!), but always in His perfect timing.

Ask God to heal the many VJF members struggling with pain, cancer, the side effects of chemotherapy, and other physical and mental health issues.
Pray for our pastors as they share the Word. Ask God’s Spirit to move within them, giving them boldness and clarity as they speak. Ultimately, pray that God is gloriﬁed through them.
Pray for Prime Minister Netanyahu, for God to give him wisdom. Pray for Israeli soldiers as they rightly defend their country. Pray for all those who lost loved ones and those who are still hostages in Gaza. Pray for Israelis to come before the Almighty God and cling to Him to find peace amid turmoil in Jesus the Messiah.
Pray for Ukrainian families suffering from the trauma of losing their homes and loved ones, and the many missionaries who are tending to both their spiritual and physical needs each day.

For our missionaries, pray for their strength and perseverance to run the race; that the Lord will bring people across their path who would encourage and uplift them.
Pray for God’s provision over their family and ministry; for His protection against illness, injury, and danger.
Pray that the joy of the Lord will sustain our missionaries in every trial and setback; that the light of God would shine through them, lifting darkness and oppression as they share His love.
Ask the Lord to make fertile ground and prepare hearts to receive the gospel; that He set up divine appointments and open doors for ministry that only He can make possible.