Friday, August 11, 2006
DAY #11 - THE REHMEYERS AND RODGERS CHILDREN
The Rehmeyer family
The Rodgers kids
These MK’s are definitely a part of the 'Cup team in Africa. They enjoy visiting the CarePoints, playing games with the children, giving out stickers and candy, and putting on puppet shows that share the love of Jesus. Some of the older MK’s hold a Bible study for other young people in the area each week, and God is using them all to help reach the hurting people of Swaziland. Pray that they will be deeply aware of the love of Christ in their lives as they share that love with others. Pray for their education. Pray that they love and serve Jesus all of their lives. And pray that many African children will be in Heaven one day because of the Rehmeyer and Rodgers children.
We have invited Joel Dyke, pastor of Life Church West Monroe to lead us in prayer today.
Today we will pray for the missionary kids. Missionary kids are unique. They often do not seem to fit anywhere. In North America, they are too foreign. Overseas they are considered too American. Actually they are a blend of their parents’ North American culture and the foreign culture in which they are reared. Consequently they have been described as third-culture kids.
The missionary kids did not choose their lot. They only accompanied their parents who were answering a call from God. As a result, they were forced into situations that most of our children never face and often face problems many of us would never consider. They are children keenly in need of prayer. Let’s pray for them now…
- Father, today we ask You to be with missionary children around the world and especially the children of missionary families Rehmeyer and Rodgers. We ask that You protect them, and help them grow in their knowledge of You. May they be used of You to reach other children in their culture. We ask that they would love the land they are called to. Bless their family with joy, peace, financial blessings and much success. Help them in their studies and make them fluent in both languages. May they never feel they are missing out, but instead are greatly blessed to be chosen by You. Protect their physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health and let them flourish. Give them favor with all and many good friends, and may they never feel lonely or isolated but instead sense how close You are to them. Keep Your hand upon them and guide them.
Father, we pray that the family would take quality time to spend together to nurture each child and that the parents would encourage their children and involve them in their ministry as much as possible.
We also pray that the missionary kids would establish their own spiritual lives and may each child recognize his need for a personal walk with God—to really know God, not to just learn about Him.
We pray that each one would be filled with the Holy Spirit and walk with Him daily.
We pray that they would have a thankful heart for all of God’s abundant blessings and that they would keep their priorities straight. God, we You to place a call on their lives as well and to help them discover God’s perfect will for their lives and be convicted when they displease God.
Heavenly Father, protect them from the bad influences in their lives.
We ask You to give them the victory over feelings of isolation from friends and family in the homeland. God, may they never feel sorry that they are MKs or harbor bitterness, revenge, or retaliation and give them compassion for the nationals of the country in which they live.
We ask You to provide opportunity for the MKs to receive a good education. We pray for the MK’s academic, social, emotional, and physical needs along with their spiritual needs (Luke 2:52). We ask you to guide them concerning their further schooling, career choices, and life partner.
Finally Father, we ask for Your Divine protection over their lives. We thank You that none of these MK’s will ever be used by the enemies of the gospel to try and discourage the parents or sow fear into their hearts. No weapon formed against any one of these kids will prosper but God… You will overthrow every enemy! In Jesus’ name! Amen.
Three of the Children's Cup MK's have blogs - check them out (and leave a comment of encouragement while you're there): Gabby Rehmeyer, Kayla Rodgers, Levi Rodgers
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