Day

Prayer

Friday,

Dec 1

Today we are thankful for our host in Tanzania, Laurence Laban, who with Next Life Foundation takes the Gospel and vocational training to young people in rural TZ.

Saturday,

Dec 2

Wittness Daniel has been a steady host for our teams in Punjab, India. We are thankful for his work hosting our teams.

Sunday

Dec 3

Today we celebrate the first Sunday in Advent and the beginning of the new church year. “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel.”

Monday,

Dec 4

MOST’s employees hold their monthly Staff Meeting today. This is our opportunity to sync our calendars and discuss our goals. Please pray for the Holy Spirit’s guidance.

Tuesday,

Dec 5

MOST’s Winter Board Meeting takes place this afternoon. We are grateful that these capable, Christ-centered leaders give of their time, talents and treasure to MOST.

Wednesday, Dec 6

Today is the first Wednesday in Advent. We join all Christians around the globe awaiting the birth of the Savior.

Thursday,

Dec 7

Please pray for our host and his family in Amatitlán, Guatemala, Rev Dr Elry Orozco. We ask for good health for the family and energy to manage ministry in two areas.

Friday,

Dec 8

Today we express gratitude for our host Eliu Yacab in San Ignacio, Belize. He has successfully hosted short-term teams from MOST over the past several years.

Saturday,

Dec 9

We are grateful for Mission Excellence (formerly SOE), their high standards and the many resources they make available to help train mission teams.

Sunday,

Dec 10

Please keep Ysleta Lutheran Mission, El Paso, TX, in your prayers. They have been excellent hosts for many MOST teams working in northern Mexico.

Monday,

Dec 11

Barbara Hoffmeier, a member of MOST’s Board and a Team Leader, is celebrating her birthday! Thank you, Barbara, for your many years serving at MOST.

Tuesday,

Dec 12

We pray for Good Shepherd Lutheran in Comayagüela, Honduras. Claudia and Alfredo are excellent team hosts, and communicant Axel is studying to be a deacon.

Wednesday, Dec 13

Today is MOST’s Volunteer Appreciation Day when many of our awesome volunteers will help with the morning’s projects and stay for lunch. Thank you, Volunteers!

Thursday,

Dec 14

Please pray for Pastor Junior of La Paz, Honduras. We ask for healing of his leg injured in a motorcycle accident. We’re grateful he hosted two MOST teams in 2023.

Friday,

Dec 15

Today we express gratitude for our gracious host in Guatemala, Nury de Milian. Our partnership with her extends back many years, including two teams in 2023.

Saturday,

Dec 16

We give thanks for our ongoing relationship with Concordia University Ann Arbor, and the teams of 4^th year students in the School of Nursing we have led.

Sunday,

Dec 17

Don Sommerfeld, MOST’s Co-Founder, is celebrating his birthday today! We are grateful for his continued inspiration and support throughout the years.

Monday,

Dec 18

Muzi Khumalo and David Hannay are our hosts in South Africa who not only receive our teams but also reach out with eyeglass clinics in their country. Thank you!

Tuesday,

Dec 19

We are thankful to add a new host in 2023 in Belize, Roldán Rios, at the Lutheran church in Orange Walk. We look forward to serving with him in 2024.

Wednesday,

Dec 20

Today the MOST Mission Center closes at noon for the Christmas Holiday.

Thursday,

Dec 21

MOST offices are closed and will reopen January 2, 2024.

Friday,

Dec 22

This weekend we keep in our prayers all family and friends who are traveling to be together for the holidays.

Saturday,

Dec 23

Thank you for the evangelism bracelets and finger puppets prepared by our many volunteers around the U.S. They help our teams transmit key Bible passages.

Sunday,

Dec 24

Give thanks on this Christmas Eve as we prepare our hearts to celebrate the birth of Jesus!

Monday,

Dec 25

Merry Christmas!

Tuesday,

Dec 26

We are thankful for the family members and friends who joined us in celebrating Christmas! May they have safe travels home.

Wednesday, Dec 27

Today we give thanks for the many LWML chapters and state organizations that have dedicated their “mite offerings” to MOST Ministries over the years.

Thursday,

Dec 28

Today we are grateful for the hosts who have invited our teams to assist their ministries in 2024. We will do our best to recruit team members to fill them.

Friday,

Dec 29

Today we thank God for our financial donors as we finish this year. We are grateful for your support!

Saturday,

Dec 30

We are thankful for all the “goers” (team members and team leaders) who traveled for us in 2023. We ask for many more “goers” as we seek to fill all our 2024 teams.

Sunday,

Dec 31

Pray for the safety and health of MOST’s “senders” (volunteers) in 2024 as we turn the calendar to a brand new year of ministry. Happy New Year!