Pray for our Supported Workers

Supported Workers Prayer Guide

May 2024
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Latest Prayer Requests

Jenny Young

May 17, 2026
- Pray for wisdom and discernment as the CEDE team supports sports, recreation, and fitness ministry leaders. Pray for spiritual health, endurance, and encouragement
  for coaches, chaplains, and volunteers.
- Pray for strong, gospel-centered partnerships with local churches. Pray for continued gospel fruit through disciple-making relationships in sports, recreation, and fitness.
- Pray for expanded reach and impact in communities needing sports ministry support.
- Pray for God’s financial provision for Jenny and for additional financial partners. Pray for ongoing spiritual strength, growth, and dependence on God’s Word and Spirit.
- Pray for wisdom and fruitfulness as Jenny serves with a new church plant. Pray for physical health and wise stewardship that lead to long-term, faithful service.
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Rachel Blackmon

May 17, 2026
- Pray that non-Christian students would come to faith through the Lord’s work in their lives and that Christian students would continue to grow in their faith.
- Pray that the school staff would not grow weary in doing good, but remain faithful in serving for the glory of God. Staff turnover can be high, which may affect students by making them hesitant to form close relationships out of fear that staff members will leave.
- Pray for the church Rachel attends, as the interim pastor recently stepped down, and for wisdom for the search committee as they seek a new pastor.
- Pray for Rachel as she adapts to life and culture in Prague, and for her family in Charlotte as they adjust to her living overseas.
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Rohan & Rebecca Crown

May 17, 2026
- Pray for protection in ministry, especially spiritual protection as they enter difficult and spiritually dark places.
- Praise for God’s provision and a strong beginning in support raising!
- Pray for open doors and relationships with Indigenous friends who do not know Christ.
- Pray for wisdom and humility as they share the gospel. Pray for success in learning the Blackfoot language so they can engage the culture with authenticity and respect.
- Pray for discernment in gathering and equipping Native American pastors across North America; pray for funding, relationships, and resources for church planting.
- Praise the Lord for drawing Phinehas into deeper faith and a growing desire for full-time ministry. Praise the Lord for Isabel’s upcoming marriage to Kyle in June; pray for God’s blessing on their union. Pray for Abigail in her kinesiology studies, that the Lord would guide her steps and clarify his direction for her future.
- Pray for Rohan and Rebecca’s marriage to remain strong, Christ-centered, and marked by unity and faithfulness, reflecting Christ to their children and to those they serve.
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Missionaries in Restricted Areas

May 17, 2026
- Pray for safety for the missionaries and all those they serve.
- Pray for effective ministry to go forth.
- Pray for believers in the area to stand firm and have joy in their faith.
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Greg & Christie Salazar

August 23, 2025
- Pray for the additional funds the Salazars need to meet their 2025 fundraising goals. Additionally, they need to raise $415,000 for the next 4.5 years.
- Pray that God will provide these funds and provide outward-focused people who are eager to share the gospel with lost people in Myers Park to be part of the launch team.
- Pray that God will provide facility space for Sunday morning worship when that time comes, and for office and ministry space to lease in the next six months.
- Pray for Greg and Christie as they seek a Christian school for their children to attend. Finding a school with availability that is affordable can be a challenge.
- Pray that the Salazars will be able to sell their home in Savannah this spring and find a house in Charlotte.
- Pray that God will continue to grow them closer as a family and give them opportunities to build relationships with their neighbors.
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Cynthia Ruble

August 23, 2025
- Praise the Lord as last year LHN (Life Hope Network) experienced its highest number of total clients and births.
- A newspaper plans to print articles about abortion based on interviews with LHN and past clients. Pray that this will have a God-glorifying impact.
- Pray for more baptisms at the church this year.
- Pray for God to work through LHN, particularly as they launch a post-abortion video series.
- Pray for Tomi to progress through the ordination process and feel confirmed in his call to the church, if that is God’s will.
- Pray for Micah as he graduates from high school in March and will begin attending a day facility for adults. Transitions are hard for him.
- Pray he will enjoy and thrive in his new environment.
- Pray for Cynthia to have strength to take care of homestays (women who are living at LHN with Cynthia as they await the birth of their baby), as well as Micah.
- Pray for Cynthia to have more discipleship and evangelism opportunities.
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Jonty & Georgina Rhodes

August 16, 2025
- Pray for a venue for the church, as they have been evicted from their evening service venue, and an LGBTQ group is trying to get them evicted from their morning venue.
- Pray for Zac and Kate Leach, arriving in Leeds this summer, and for a smooth transition for Zac to his role as assistant minister for the church.
- Pray for evangelistic fruit in Leeds.
- Pray for the development of youth and children’s ministries in the church, as the number of children attending the church is growing rapidly!
- Pray for Focus, a student group of 40-50 youth, that there will be spiritual fruit and conversions.
- Pray for the Rhodes children as they struggle with finding peers.
- Pray they will not resent the faith but grow strong in Christ.
- Pray for Georgina as she homeschools the kids and balances life at the church – for her to have grace and wisdom to confront pressures from both.
- Pray for Jonty to walk closely with the Lord and minister in a way that honors the Lord and serves the congregation.
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Brandi & Jay Rawls

August 16, 2025
- Pray for Brandi as she develops trainings for staff women across
  the East Coast Network.
- Pray for the Lord’s provision in meeting her financial support goals for the year.
- Pray for the Women’s leadership team that Brandi oversees, that they will work well together as they develop and train staff women.
- Pray for Brandi and Jay’s marriage, that the Lord will continue to strengthen their relationship and make them faithful servants of the Lord together.
- Pray that the gospel will continue to become clear to John Henry
  and that he will show clear evidence of bearing fruit in keeping
  with repentance.
- Pray for their financial stewardship and the Lord’s provision for their family.
- Pray for Jay as he leads their community group, that he will love and serve the group well.
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José & Anna Portillo

August 10, 2025
- Pray for their first elder candidates as they move toward particularization.
- Pray for the expansion of their ministry into other areas of the city, where they will serve Spanish-speaking families.
- Pray for the Lord to continue to bless the leadership team.
- Pray for Anna’s ongoing health and renewed strength.
- Pray for José and Anna as they parent their four children – Daniela, Benjamin, Felipe and Ibrahim – that they would see Jesus in the way their parents care for them.
- Pray for José and Anna as they care for José’s parents who are living with them.
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Erik & Hara Petrou

August 10, 2025
- Pray for people who have heard the good news of the gospel and that God will draw nonbelievers to himself.
- Pray for the team in Athens to keep growing in their love for God and in their love for the community.
- Pray for people who are regularly participating in ministry, that they will grow in following Christ and for Erik and Hara to faithfully lead them toward that end.
- Pray for Kimon, the Petrous’ baby boy, due May 2025. Pray that they will receive this blessing with gratitude, faithfulness, and wisdom.
- Pray that their family and ministry will be blessed by this new baby.
- Pray for their presence within their extended families and friends, that Erik and Hara will be able to share Christ’s love and hope within these relationships.
- Pray that they will grow in their love for each other and for God and his kingdom.
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Angela & David Pacey

August 10, 2025
- Pray that God will use the Refugee and Immigrant Ministry
  as a vessel to encourage churches and provide resources for
  them to engage, serve and care for refugees and immigrants
  that God has brought to their doorstep.
- Pray for unity among PCA churches around the topic of “neighboring the sojourner in our midst.”
- Pray that Angela will be faithful in spiritual disciplines.
- Pray for David as he travels with Angela and supports her in this ministry work.
- Pray for patience.
- Pray for their family, particularly as they prepare to welcome their second grandchild soon. Pray for a safe delivery.
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Jorum & Evah Mugari

August 10, 2025
- Pray that God will raise young leaders of the church who are hungry for God’s Word and ministry.
- Pray that God will provide resources allowing Jorum to train pastors in remote areas of the country with no previous
  theological education.
- Pray that God will provide finances to pay off the new church building mortgage.
- Pray that God will allow Jorum and Evah to reach their 100% financial support base.
- Pray for Evah’s women’s ministry plans and for the theological development training to be successful for 2025.
- Pray for Roseanne’s studies at the university and for her Christian witness as she attends school in Pretoria.
- Pray for Jorum and Evah’s son who attends Covenant College. Pray for his education studies and for his Christian witness.
- Pray for Jorum’s studies while doing ministry.
- Pray for their family’s health as they travel and do ministry.
- Pray for God’s grace to use them in all the different places and contexts over the next year.
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