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Wednesday,
Jan 1
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We are thankful for another year for MOST Ministries, one that will see the ministry’s 36th Anniversary. Thank you, Gayle & Don Sommerfeld, for taking your vision to soon-to-be 53 countries! Yes! Two short-term missions to Canada are possible this year!
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Thursday,
Jan 2
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Today we give thanks for those friends of MOST Ministries who donated memorials and honorariums for their loved ones during 2024.
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Friday, Jan 3
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Pray for Team 2501, finalizing their preparations to leave for Tanzania tomorrow. They carry 3000 prescription eyeglasses and many sunglasses with them. We pray for the people of Mbuguni who will learn of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for them.
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Saturday,
Jan 4
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Preparations are underway for the annual Team Leader Retreat, to be held Feb.7-8. We give thanks for the translators who will assist the team serving in Tanzania this week. They are a vital part of the eyeglass clinic!
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2501 Tanzania Eyeglass Mandi Ressler
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Sunday,
Jan 5
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Today we celebrate Linda Thompson’s 10th anniversary of employment at MOST! We are thankful to have her on staff and for her continued dedication to the ministry.
Team 2501 arrives Kilimanjaro Airport this evening and will settle into their guest house to catch up on much-needed sleep.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2501 Tanzania Eyeglass Mandi Ressler
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Monday,
Jan 6
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Happy Epiphany, or Dia de los Tres Reyes (Three Kings’ Day) celebrated in Puerto Rico and across Latin America.
Today, Team 2501 holds its first eyeglass clinic. We pray for those receiving the gift of improved eyesight at that clinic.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2501 Tanzania Eyeglass Mandi Ressler
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Tuesday,
Jan 7
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Please pray for the many Tanzanians at our eyeglass clinic today who have not yet heard of Jesus Christ.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2501 Tanzania Eyeglass Mandi Ressler
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Wednesday,
Jan 8
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Please pray for our host in Tanzania, Next Life Foundation. In addition to tailoring and carpentry skills, students are taught the Bible by Christian teachers and leaders.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2501 Tanzania Eyeglass Mandi Ressler
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Thursday,
Jan 9
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Today, please pray for our team’s good health and their ability to appreciate the culture and new languages they encounter in this Maasai tribal area of Tanzania.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2501 Tanzania Eyeglass Mandi Ressler
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Friday,
Jan 10
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We pray for Team 2501’s final clinic today and for the friendships that have formed while working together to improve the eyesight of the community.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2501 Tanzania Eyeglass Mandi Ressler
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Saturday,
Jan 11
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Please pray for our team’s visit to the Ngorongoro Crater today and the marvelous God-created sights they will see of African animals in the wild and the majestic Great Rift Valley.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2501 Tanzania Eyeglass Mandi Ressler
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Sunday,
Jan 12
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Today Team 2501 departs Tanzania to return home. We give thanks for the eyeglass ministry volunteers who make this possible, due to their Christian faith.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2501 Tanzania Eyeglass Mandi Ressler
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Monday,
Jan 13
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We pray for safe travels as Team 2501 lands in Chicago and team members fly to respective cities.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2501 Tanzania Eyeglass Mandi Ressler
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Tuesday,
Jan 14
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Pray for healthy re-entry for the team that returned from Tanzania this week. Our team members are forever changed by the mission experience, and we ask for a smooth transition back into life in the U.S.
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Wednesday,
Jan 15
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We pray for more team members to sign on to our mission trips in 2025. We often find there are more requests from churches and missionaries around the world than there are teams in the US, to fill all the needs. Thank you for your efforts!
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Thursday,
Jan 16
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Thrivent Choice Dollars & Action Team grants are a blessing to our ministry! We are thankful for those Thrivent members who donate them to MOST.
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Friday,
Jan 17
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Team 2502 is preparing to depart the U.S. tomorrow for India. You may wonder how our Business Manager, Kelly, can accompany two consecutive teams at such a distance from the U.S., to finish training two new Team Leaders. Well, she didn’t fly back to the U.S.! We will have a special prize for the first reader of this Prayer Calendar who replies with the correct country where she’s staying between teams. Send your guess to cpine@mostministries.org
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2502 India Eyeglass Bill Hahn
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Saturday,
Jan 18
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Keep Team 2502 in your prayers today for safe travels to India.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2502 India Eyeglass Bill Hahn
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Sunday,
Jan 19
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All team members are in Kolkata now and will spend their day learning eyeglass clinic procedures and receive an orientation into the children’s program. We pray for them.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2502 India Eyeglass Bill Hahn
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Monday,
Jan 20
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Pray for a positive Christian witness to communities the team serves in India this week.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2502 India Eyeglass Bill Hahn
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Tuesday,
Jan 21
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MOST has over 24 teams published for 2025 – pray that each team might be filled. Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2502 India Eyeglass Bill Hahn
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Wednesday, Jan 22
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Pray that the team has safe travels as they move among several villages around Kolkata, seeking to help individuals have better eyesight.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2502 India Eyeglass Bill Hahn
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Thursday,
Jan 23
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Kelly Bone, MOST’s Business Manager/Volunteer Coordinator, and Marty Moro, MOST’s Executive Director, are celebrating their birthday today! We are grateful for their service to our ministry.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2502 India Eyeglass Bill Hahn
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Friday,
Jan 24
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Dear Lord, we pray that each person we have seen and touched this week will hear your Word and want to learn more. We are grateful for those Indian citizens who spread your Word, even where there is hostility to that Word.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2502 India Eyeglass Bill Hahn
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Saturday,
Jan 25
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Today is the final day of clinic. We are grateful for the hosts, the cooks, the translators, the hotel staff and the drivers who have helped to make our ministry here possible.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2502 India Eyeglass Bill Hahn
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Sunday,
Jan 26
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Team Leader Katie Cowan celebrates her birthday today! We pray for another year of ministry with her.
We pray for the team as it has finished its eyeglass clinics and will have a presentation about the status of Christian ministry in this part of India.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2502 India Eyeglass Bill Hahn
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Monday,
Jan 27
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The team has a much-needed day to explore the city. We pray for their preparations to say good-bye to their host and get ready for their flight home.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2502 India Eyeglass Bill Hahn
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Tuesday,
Jan 28
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Today, as Team 2502 departs India for their trip home, we give thanks for the members of this team who have come so far to share the love & compassion of Christ.
Teams on the Field: Team Leader:
2502 India Eyeglass Bill Hahn
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Wednesday,
Jan 29
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LWML is a valued collaborator with MOST Ministries. We give thanks for their many contributions to the mission work of the LCMS and of Recognized Synodical Organizations.
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Thursday,
Jan 30
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In many parts of the world, Christians cannot worship openly and risk imprisonment or even death for their faith. We pray for protection of the faithful in those countries.
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Friday,
Jan 31
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We are thankful for our in-country hosts worldwide. Hosting a team is extra work, although joy-filled, for those leaders who also serve their own mission and community
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