Day

Prayer

Friday,

Sept 1

Tim Bernthal is celebrating his birthday today!  We are grateful for his service as a MOST Board Member & Team Leader, and we ask God’s blessings on his year ahead.

Saturday,

Sept 2

Today we pray for the continued preparations for our 2024 team schedule.

Sunday,

Sept 3

We are thankful for our new host in Kolkata, India. Team # 2403 is now open for registration to join an eyeglass team going there in February.

Monday

Sept 4

Labor Day. We are grateful for the “laborers in the field,” who spread the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We give thanks especially for our wonderful volunteers!

Tuesday

Sept 5

We pray for the schoolchildren in Michigan beginning their new term today. May they stay true to the faith their parents and churches are teaching them.

Wednesday

Sept 6

Today is the meeting of MOST’s Grants Committee. We ask for wisdom for them as they prepare grant applications.

Thursday

Sept 7

We pray for the construction team that was postponed until 2024, that was planned for dormitory upgrades in the church at Amatitlán, Guatemala.

Friday

Sept 8

We pray for workers to sign on for the above-mentioned project. Team # 2402 will be a blessing to the church & the teams that stay there.

Saturday

Sept 9

Today the Dominican Republic FORO is meeting. Lutheran entities working in the D.R. are together for 3 days to share resources to assist the churches and seminary there.

Sunday

Sept 10

Today we pray for the LCMS churches around the world that have pastoral vacancies. We pray for God’s peace and strength for those pastors who are filling the pulpits now.

Monday

Sept 11

Today marks the 22nd Anniversary of 9/11.  Pray for the families and friends who lost loved ones in that tragic event.

MOST Ministries staff meeting is today! Please pray for our team to be led by the Holy Spirit in our work.

Tuesday

Sept 12

We pray today for the FL-GA District’s Transformation Tuesday Zoom meeting. It is an enlightening twice-a-month discussion session on effective mission activities.

Wednesday

Sept 13

We are grateful for our partnership in Tanzania with the Southeast Lake Victoria Lutheran Church. In 2024 they will host eyeglass team # 2409.

Thursday

Sept 14

We thank God for our article writers & bloggers. Many stories are contributed by team members who write about how they have seen God at work on the mission field.

Friday

Sept 15

We are grateful for our volunteers around the U.S. Each week we receive bracelets and crocheted puppets sent in by faithful Christian artisans. Thank you!

Saturday

Sept 16

We are grateful today for the MOST Team Leaders who have taken out 13 teams to 7 countries so far in 2023!

Sunday

Sept 17

Today we pray that God would raise up able men to attend the Lutheran Seminaries around the world.

Monday

Sept 18

Happy Birthday, Deanna Leimbach! We’re grateful you’re a MOST Team Leader!

Tuesday

Sept 19

We are grateful today for our many volunteers who serve at MOST’s Mission Center cleaning & sorting eyeglasses, grinding new lenses, and processing team luggage.

Wednesday

Sept 20

Today we are grateful for our new host in Belize, Pastor Roldán Rios, who ably managed the eyeglass team in August.

Thursday

Sept 21

We pray today for our host, Dr. Elry Orozco who preaches and teaches in two congregations in Guatemala besides leading activities for the neighborhoods there.

Friday

Sept 22

Today the Honduras FORO begins its three-day meeting in their nation’s capital. We give thanks for Pastor Junior in La Paz and for the team of lay leaders in Comayagüela. We pray for their deliberations and joint activities.

Saturday

Sept 23

The growing church in Comayagüela needs a pastor to lead its talented lay leaders and church members. Please pray that God would provide the right pastor.

Sunday

Sept 24

In two weeks, MOST will host its Fall 2023 fundraising event for donors. Please pray for a good turnout and for enthusiastic donors to support our vision and mission.

Monday

Sept 25

Keep Marty Moro in your prayers today. He is speaking at the Council of Lutheran Women’s Fall Meeting.

Tuesday

Sept 26

Pray for team members’ preparations for the three fall teams.

Wednesday

Sept 27

We are grateful for our donors who contribute their precious dollars to help MOST’s operations.

Thursday

Sept 28

MOST’s Business Manager, Kelly Bone, is presenting at the Florida-Georgia “President’s Equip” Conference today and tomorrow in Orlando. Pray that FL-GA congregations will heed the call to join our mission teams as we prepare for 2024.

Friday

Sept 29

We pray for Kelly’s travels back from the FL-GA conference.

Saturday

Sept 30

Today Marty Moro is the featured speaker at the LWML’s Ann Arbor Zone Rally.