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50 days of prayer and action
April 5– May 24, 2015
Missions Ministry Team Cumberland Presbyterian Church
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April 5
Say a prayer celebrating that
God’s mission was fulfilled
in Jesus Christ’s life, death
and resurrection. Pray remembering that you are
now called to accomplish
God’s mission in the world
today.
April 6
Pray that God will bless the
new Stott-Wallace Missionary Offering Fund to help
send missionaries throughout the world.
April 7
Focus on the different continents where the CP Church
is present. Pray for the CP
missionary efforts in Africa,
Asia, North America, Central America, and South
April 8
Today’s prayer is focused on
the Americas. Pray for our
mission work in the US,
Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil.
April 9
Pray for all new immigrants
coming to live to the US and
for our Cross-Culture immigrant program. Pray for our
different ministries among
Chinese, Koreans, Japanese,
Liberians, Sudanese, and
Latinos.
April 10
Focus on Mexico for today’s
prayer. Pray for our Colombian missionaries in
Mexico, Carlos Rivera &
Luz Dary Guerrero. Pray
for the developing CP
April 11
God is good and we praise
the name of Lord Jesus
Christ in Mexico. Pray for
the proclamation of the
good news of Jesus Christ
in Mexico through the CP
April 12
Pray for Colombian CP missionaries Fhanor Pejendino,
Socorro Delgado, and Anay
Ortega. Pray for the growing
CP church in Guatemala,
and the vision to extend the
CP Church into el Salvador,
Nicaragua, and Honduras.
April 13
Pray for the CP Guatemalan
council of churches which
consists of 3 churches and
one medical clinic. Pray for
the new “Promising Future”
program in the different
schools in Guatemala City
and metro area.
April 14
Focus on South America.
Pray for the CP ministries in
Brazil and Colombia. There
are over 40 organized CP
Churches in Colombia, and
many mission churches.
April 15
Give a prayer of thanksgiving for the ministry of Boyce
& Beth Wallace, missionaries to Colombia for the past 53 years.
April 16
Pray with thanksgiving for
the 90 years of missionary
effort of the CP church in
Colombia.
April 17
Pray for Andes and Cauca
Valley Presbytery in Colombia and their new church
developments around the
country.
April 18
Pray for the missionaries
Keishi and Kazuko Ishitsuka
(soon retiring) and the mission work of Japan Presbytery in Brazil.
April 19
Focus on Asia where Christianity is a minority. Pray
for the CP ministries in
Cambodia, Hong Kong,
Japan, Laos, the Philippines, South Korea, and
Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia.
April 20
Pray for the Asian Mission
Forum which consists of
representatives from Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan,
Laos, the Philippines, and
South Korea.
April 21
Pray for our two CP ministers and missionaries serving in Cambodia and Laos.
April 22
Pray for Missionary Glen
Watts who is currently serving in Hong Kong.
April 23
Pray for Hong Kong Presbytery and the proclamation of
the good news of Christ
through their 10 congregations, 3 schools and around
1,300 CP members.
April 24
Pray for Japan Presbytery
and their ministries through
14 churches, two kindergartens, and 1,250 active
church members.
April 25
Pray for Japanese CP missionaries and ministers
serving in the US and Brazil
through Japanese speaking
churches.
April 26
Pray for our South Korean
missionaries Daniel and Kay
Jang to the Philippines.
Daniel is an ordained CP
pastor and has planted one
CP church and three CP
missions in Iloilo.
April 27
Pray for the new endorsed
missionaries to the Philippines, rev. John and Joy
Park. They are currently on
deputation (raising money)
to be missionaries in Iloilo,
Philippines.
April 28
Pray for the ministries of the
CP council of churches in
the Philippines which consists of 4 churches and missions.
April 29
Pray with thanksgiving for 8
Filipinos who have been
studying and preparing to
serve in the ministry.
April 30
Pray for the CP ministries in
South Korea and all the CP
Korean Missionaries and
ministers serving in different countries of Asia, and in
the US.
May 1
Pray for CP council of
churches of South Korean
which consists of 4
churches.
May 2
Praise the Lord for the East
Coast Korean Presbytery in
the US, that it is the first
Korean Presbytery in the
US.
First week April 5-11
First week action:
Visit http://
ministrycouncil.cumberland.org/
assets/1612/global_missions.pdf to
learn more and share with others
about the CP Global Missions.
Second week April 12-18
Action of the week:
Write down your personal and creative ideas to raise funds for
the Stott Wallace Missionary Offering Fund during this week.
Share those ideas with your pastor, brothers and sisters and
even with MMT on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/
pages/Missions-Ministry-Team/415283581898545
Third week April 19-25
Action of the week.
Ask your pastor and session members to announce to
the church all the CP missionaries and countries
where we have churches, asking for prayer and
support for our missionaries by giving to the StottWallace Offering Fund on Pentecost. Sunday.
Fourth week April 26-may 2
Action of the week
Visit the Mission Gift Catalog and check the
different ways you can support the Mission
work of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
around the world. http://
ministrycouncil.cumberland.org/giving
50 Days of Prayer and Action
April 5– May 24, 2015
Missions Ministry Team Cumberland Presbyterian Church
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May 3
Pray for the 2 CP Ministers
and missionaries serving in
Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia)
with a non-denominational
missionary agency - a country closed to the gospel.
May 4
Focus on Africa. Pray for our
CP missionaries Kenneth
and Delight Hobson, who
are serving in Uganda with a
non-denominational missionary agency.
May 5
Pray for the African CP probationers and ministers with
different nationalities serving the US. Pray for the Sudanese Church in Nashville
Presbytery.
America. There are CP
May 6
Focus on our CP missionminded heritage. Give
thanks for all CPs around
the world as a result of missionary efforts.
May 7
Give thanks for all CPs from
different generations who
have given sacrificially to the
CP missionary efforts.
May 8
Pray for the Women’s ministry of the CP Church and
their continuous vision of
and passion for Missions.
and the missionary efforts
in Mexico City and Metro
May 9
Pray for the current generation of CPs and our opportunity to continue the CP
heritage of supporting missions through the StottWallace Offering Fund.
May 10
Focus on the different social, political, economical
issues around the world.
Pray for peace, justice and
love through the real presence of Christ in all CPs
serving God around the
world.
May 11
Pray for reconciliation, forgiveness and restoration of
families, communities, cities, and countries where the
Cumberland Presbyterian
Church is Present.
May 12
Pray for all our international
presbyteries outside the US.
Pray for Andes Presbytery,
Cauca Valley Presbytery,
Hong Kong Presbytery, and
Japan Presbytery.
May 13
Pray for all our councils of
churches outside the US
where there are no Presbyteries. Pray for the Filipino
Council
May 14
Pray for God's wisdom &
guidance as we attempt to
assimilate new churches into
the CP Church. Pray for the
future formation of new
presbyteries outside the
US.
May 15
Pray for all CPs who are
discerning their missionary
call to serve the Lord in a
different country
May 16
Pray that people will continue to answer God's call
to missionary service with
"Here I am, send me!"
May 17
Pray for wisdom for the staff
of the Missions Ministry
Team, tasked to guide &
expand the CP Church's
mission program.
May 18
Give thanks for the countless
short-term missionaries, mission teams, &
work groups sent from the
CP Church.
May 19
Pray for Our United Outreach (OUO) as our great
effort to serve the Lord as
CPs in different ministries.
May 20
Pray for the new missionary liaison program,
which assists the CP mission
work.
May 21
Pray for God's guidance of
the different teams of the
Ministry Council as they
explore ways to assist in
missions.
May 22
Pray for God's call on the
hearts of men & women to
surrender to the call to missionary service.
May 23
Pray for God's protection
over our missionaries serving in difficult and dangerous places.
May 24
Pray that God will use
YOU to bring the good
news of Jesus Christ to
the whole world.
Action: CPs can give to the Missionary Support Fund anytime during the year. Encourage your local congregation to support the Stott-Wallace
Misionary Offering Fund.
Missions Ministry Team
8207 Traditional Place, Cordova, TN 38016
901-276-4572
For online donations visit: https://ministrycouncil.cumberland.org/mmt-programs-and-projects-online-donations
Fifth Week May3-May 9
Action of the week:
Contact the director of the Global Ministries, Rev.
Lynn Thomas at [email protected] or look at
our Website and learn what Second Mile projects
are available to support.
Sixth week May 10-16
Action: In preparation for Pentecost Sunday, visit the StottWallace offering Fund website at http://
ministrycouncil.cumberland.org/swmof to discover and share all
the different resources available with your family, church
members, and session.
Seventh week May 17-23
Stott-Wallace Missionary Support Fund One hundred percent of the Stott–Wallace
Missionary Offering goes to support salaries and benefits of our CP missionaries. We need
approximately $350,000 in 2015 to support all of our missionaries.
Think About This, if 500 CPs Give $2,000 a year, we will have 1 Million dollars, and recruit
more missionaries.