SIM USA DAILY PRAYER GUIDE

A Cup of Clean Water“…’I assure you: Whatever you did for one of the least of these

brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’” (Matthew 25:40 HCSB)

We are called to carry on Jesus’ legacy of care and compassion, accom-

plishing amazing things in His name. By operating hospitals and clinics,

by addressing poverty through microfi nance, by rescuing women from

the sex trade and helping people eff ect positive change in their villages,

SIM responds to need in hundreds of ways. We do this because it’s the

right thing to do and because it’s how Jesus ministered to the lost and

suff ering. As you pray for our ministries and missionaries in July and

August, you are joining Jesus’ work, using “a cup of clean water” to meet

not only human need, but also spiritual needs that only He can meet.

Thank you for joining us as we respond to need, by prayer.

2 Corinthians 1:11 KJV

“…helping togetherby prayer…”

JUL & AUG 2015

PRAYING AROUND THE WORLD

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The Americas: 1 Europe: 2 West Africa: 3East & Southern Africa: 4 Asia-Pacifi c: 5

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“God chose you, and we keep praying that God will make you worthy of being his people. We

pray for God’s power to help you do all the good things that… your faith makes you want to do.”

2 Thessalonians 1:11 CEV

International Leadership & ServicesPray for SIM’s Ministry Point Persons as they work alongside the

International Leadership Team seeking to sharpen our focus and

contribute to the implementation of ministry priorities and multi-

country ministries, especially those that focus on human need.

July 01WED

HELPING TOGETHER BY PRAYER

Worldwide / Multi-Country MinistriesPray for deep spiritual renewal throughout the SIM community, and

that our “by prayer” motto will be lived out in daily life and in all our

ministries and relationships.

International Leadership & ServicesAsk God to guide preparations for meetings of the Board of Governors

next month. The B.O.G. is responsible for the overall vision of the mssion

and its policies, and will be approving the new Purpose & Vision State-

ment and reviewing progress in implementing our Malaysia Initiative.

02THU

EcuadorPraise God for helping Lindsay and Eva Gilliam grow

friendships with four families and one couple in the small

Andean town of Malacatos. Eva had two opportunities to

minister recently: fi rst to Veronica after a miscarriage, then

to Rocio, hospitalized with a life-threatening blood clot.

ChilePray for Pablo and Fiona Lockett and their new baby; they

have just returned after home assignment in Australia. Pray

for a good adjustment back into life and ministry in Chile as

they again start up women’s discipleship groups.

CanadaPraise God for many Canadians in the fi eld of medicine

using their skills to help those in need, furthering gospel

ministry around the world. Pray for more medical workers,

as there is much need.

Côte d’IvoireA new project among neglected street children seeks to

help several new young Christians to grow in the Lord

following baptism. Pray for needed encouragement not to

give up, so they can shine for Jesus in their classrooms or

mechanics training shops.

United StatesPetition our heavenly Father to guide someone to join

the By Prayer ministry as editor soon. Give thanks for Pat

Shea’s passionate dedication to this important work. Pray

there will be time for a smooth transition from Pat to the

new editor.

France / BelgiumPray that SIM France will be strong in prayer, have good

relations with churches and potential missionaries, and that

the ministry of those whom God sends will be fruitful for

His glory.

15WED

Ministry Focus“We built a road for the drilling equipment,” the villagers said,

when we asked about their involvement in a borehole project

four years earlier. Saturdays of back-breaking work paid off ;

they no longer struggle to fi nd water. Their children’s health

has greatly improved, and the new road gets produce to

market more easily. Because they were so involved from the

start, they’ve also maintained it, saying, “We really thank

God; the borehole unites us….” —from Angie Boehmer, Nigeria

17FRI

Ministry FocusMany refugees are coming to Germany, and we lead others

in ministering to their needs. One day a young Somali came

to our town. He asked the fi rst German he met for a Somali

Bible, not knowing she was the wife of the very person who

was involved in the revision of the Somali Bible in Kenya!

Within 24 hours, Martin fulfi lled this request. Now we are

organizing Bible study groups with believers and seekers.

—from Martin and Hanna Seidl-Schulz, Germany

14TUE

THE AMERICAS

UruguayAsk God to protect SIM’s base and to guide in fi nding ways

for better security after being robbed a couple times. This

is in the most secular and unreached major city in South

America. The rates of abortion, suicide and divorce are very

high; people desperately need hope!

SwitzerlandJoaquim and Melanie are ready to serve in Mongolia for six

months. They are primary and secondary teachers, and will

work with MAR, a local partner ministry serving children at

risk. Thank you for praying their visas and work permits will

be granted soon.

ParaguayPlease intercede for Greg and Vonni Cameron, completing

home assignment in South Africa to return to Paraguay.

Pray for wisdom to know in which new community God is

calling them to work.Ministry FocusAs a part of holistic ministry, Erin provides free dental care

while Brendan shares the oral Bible. “When 6-year-old Luis

visited our clinic with his school, he had rampant dental

decay, but his cooperative spirit enabled us to restore most of

his teeth without doing extractions. Six months later, he had

no new cavities! His mother was brushing his teeth daily, just

as we instructed.” Ask God to replace two missionary dentists

leaving this year. —from Brendan and Erin Connally, Peru

July 03FRI

BoliviaThank God for the medical team engaged in holistic ministry,

primarily to the Quechua in Potosi and surrounding areas.

Pray grace for Albert and Lalsangpuii K and their two young

children, Asians transitioning from language study to

ministry in the clinic and community.

04SAT

BoliviaAsk the Lord of the harvest to raise up new multidisciplinary,

multicultural missionary teams to reach needy commu-

nities among the Quechua and other people groups in

Bolivia through holistic ministries that will open hearts for

the gospel.

05SUN

BrazilThank God for the short-term team of doctors sent annually

to Angola to support the Rio de Huila Hospital staff . SIM

Brazil is also raising awareness and funds for the purchase

of a generator to help this hospital meet the needs of many

rural farmers and cattle ranchers.

07TUE

08WED

OCLA (Offi ce Connection Latin America), Ecuador

Ask God to provide an assistant to help Director Juliet Murillo

in the OCLA Offi ce, and pray for guidance for candidates in

the process of becoming missionaries. Some will join others

already serving to carry the gospel and meet human needs

throughout Latin America. May God provide for each.

09THU

PeruAsk God for wisdom for Lizzie White (UK) as she completes

her Peruvian licensure and looks to begin water sanitation

projects in remote Quechua villages. Pray that meeting this

basic need will open doors to share about Jesus Christ.

11SAT

United StatesPray that the gospel will be proclaimed eff ectively and

embraced earnestly in America, and that people will

continue to obey God’s call to minister to others. Pray for

an increased desire for spiritual maturity and holy living

among believers.

WEST AFRICA

BeninFor a woman living with HIV, the added stress of supporting

a family is a heavy burden. The HIV/AIDS project asks prayer

for such widows. One new Christian widow was severely

stigmatized by her family, on whom she was dependent,

and returned to her previous religion.

18SAT

Burkina FasoPlease pray for SIM Burkina administration during the

summer, when many leave for home assignment or are

away. Pray for the Grays and the Johnsons, handling many

extra responsibilities. Also ask God to send teachers for Life

Academy, the new Christian school in Ouagadougou.

20MON

United KingdomPraise God with us for new appointees with skills and

experience in areas of human need. Pray as each prepares

for departure soon to join the teams at Galmi and Mukinge

hospitals in Niger and Zambia.

16THU

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EUROPE

06MON

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13MON

NamibiaAsk God to show this team His will for His work here, as

they spend time seeking His mind during the Spiritual Life

Conference in a couple of weeks. Pray for open hearts so all

will hear God’s voice together.

EthiopiaAsk God to send teachers for Bingham Academy’s 2015–16

school year, especially for middle and high school. Science,

French and mathematics teachers are urgently needed.

Pray for Kathy and Christy as they start their new roles as

principals in August.

West African Offi ce, Côte d’Ivoire

Please pray for the person who will be acting WAO director

for one year beginning September 1, while Dr. Ngarndeye

and Djekornom Bako are on home assignment in another

West African country. Ask God to refresh them and use them

to inspire others to follow Him in giving and going.

LiberiaIn partnership with ECOL, SIM is conducting a series of train-

ing workshops to prepare Liberians to form and lead caring

groups to help people deal with Ebola crisis trauma. Pray

these workshops will equip leaders working in these groups

and starting new groups. | ECOL = Evangelical Churches of Liberia

AngolaAsk God to guide farming and animal husbandry ministries

of Stirling and Donna Foster in Tchincombe, as well as

Carola Schempp’s farming and horticulture work in Luena

(Tobias works in church leadership training). May Angolans

see Jesus and learn to trust Him through these ministries.

TogoMost EEGT (SIM-related denomination) pastors are

bi-vocational, ministering as a pastor in their community

while cultivating crops and vegetables to feed and support

their families. It’s rainy season right now! Pray for enough

and well-timed rains so that their harvests will be abundant.

GuineaPray that this team can soon return and Beth Roberts can

resume her ministry to human need using CHE. She wants

to train Guineans to run the program, but the Ebola crisis

has depleted the already low numbers of health providers.

CHE = Community Health Education/Evangelism

EritreaMost evangelical churches have been closed since 2002

and church leaders arrested. Please pray for provision and

encouragement for those still in prison. Plead for their

families to also have adequate food, housing and emotional

support—especially those supporting widows and children.

MozambiqueINTEL, a new Bible institute in northern Mozambique, will

soon start a training program among rural Yawo churches.

Pray God will guide the program’s continuing development,

and for funds to begin construction. Land has already been

purchased in Lichinga on which to build, praise Him!

EthiopiaTrent Cox begins his new role as director of SIM Ethiopia

in September. Pray for him, and for Tabitha and children

John (9), Lily (5) and Desta (2), as they learn to live in Addis

Ababa. Ask God to give unity in the leadership team.

GhanaAsk God to give Sherri Paulson wisdom as she does further

study during an extended home assignment and seeks

direction for her future ministry here. Praise Him for

providing coverage for her ministries, as well as for Director

Phil and Andrea Bauman’s home assignment in Canada.

July 21TUE

MaliOne man in the Niamana Outreach Center invited Joshua

and Carol to his village. As a result, the chief gave his

blessing to preach the gospel in all villages under him.

Praise the Lord! Pray for God’s wisdom in exploring ways

to meet the felt needs that will open hearts.

24FRI

NigerGood rains, however, also bring rampant malaria to this

region. Pray for strength and compassion for medical workers

handling the infl ux of patients. Pray for those working in

health education as well, so more people will understand

the value of nets and keeping the sick well hydrated.

NigeriaNicky Brand (UK) provides leadership for City Ministry’s Girls

Transition House, where girls learn life and ministry skills.

Praise God for two who now run their own salon and cater-

ing businesses; two others have started higher education.

Pray for funds and land to build a permanent center.

NigeriaThe Nigerian military has retaken much of Nigeria’s

northeast. Pray for rebuilding of lives, houses and churches,

and for healing of hearts and bodies as many displaced

people return home. SIM is partnering with various NGOs

to provide assistance.

27MON

28TUE

SenegalThere are many areas of need in the Kaff rine region, yet

only one SIM couple. Pray the Lord will call these long-term

workers to minister in evangelism and human need: dentist,

nurse, animal husbandry worker, and agriculturalist, each

with skills in evangelism.

BotswanaMany prosperity-minded churches here have perverted

the truth of the gospel away from compassion and mercy

toward human need to self-gratifi cation and prosperity. Pray

God’s truth would prevail in the SIM-related AEC despite this

popular theological error. | AEC = African Evangelical Church

05WED

KenyaMore than 300 HIV-positive teens will attend a camp

this month. Pray that they will make healthy choices and

regularly take their medications. Pray that they will know

the love of the Heavenly Father and be led by Him into lives

of signifi cance and fulfi llment.

07FRI

KenyaMany of the children who are part of the Children-at-Risk

ministry will attend camps or Vacation Bible School this

month. Plead for full funding for these events so each child

will have fun and tangibly experience God’s love.

06THU

MalawiJanuary’s fl oods in southern Malawi were devastating; many

lost loved ones, homes, crops and possessions. SIM and oth-

ers responded to meet immediate needs. Pray people will see

Jesus as SIM-related churches continue supplying food plus

seed, farming tools and fertilizer to help replace lost crops.

Ministry FocusFor years Nuer tribal folks have sought refuge in a camp

on the UN compound. Claire and I met a woman separated

from husband and children when she came to comfort

grieving friends; fi ghting broke out, forcing her to stay. She

delivered her fi fth child, is ill and deeply depressed. We

joined a prayer group to encourage her with God’s Word and

prayer. Ask God to help her see love and hope in Jesus.

—from Bethany and Eli Fader, South Sudan

Aug 01SAT

EAST & SOUTHERN AFRICA

MauritiusPray that God will guide the SIM Mauritius board (six are

Mauritians) planning best ways to share the good news here.

Thank Him for short termer Fanny H. from France, helping

with offi ce administration, and Sheila Fabiano’s personal

evangelism training seminars for adults and children.

09SUNNigerPlease pray good rains will cover the entire country. Both

the herders up north and the subsistence farmers in the

south depend on God’s provision of rain to live. Sporadic or

insuffi cient rains bring much hunger and suff ering.

26SUN

East African Offi ce, Ethiopia

Pray that God will challenge more churches in Eastern

Africa to be mission-minded and fully engaged in global

ministries, sending their own as missionaries to join

mission communities around the world.

29WED

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10MON02SUN

Note:Parentheses behind a name indicate the nationality

and/or SIM sending offi ce; if none, the person comes from

either SIM USA or the offi ce submitting the request,

or it is omitted for security reasons.

31FRI

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25SAT

03MON

TanzaniaPastors of the seven small churches in Lindi struggle to meet

daily family needs; this hinders reaching out to neighbors. A

new project training their wives in small businesses (baking,

handcraft, bead work) promises a source of income, as well

as helpful times of fellowship for the 10 participating.

IndiaOne-third of the world’s poor live here. Plead for a

community development outreach ministry in six urban

communities, working through six slum churches in the

capital, as well as in 250 villages in the poorest state in the

country. Lives are being impacted by Christian compassion.

ChinaAsk God to guide the search for a new director. Meanwhile,

thank Him for a refreshing and restful Spiritual Life

Conference last month, and pray that as a result, each SIMer

serving in this needy country will see more opportunities

to meet human needs.

MongoliaAsk God to guide the search for a new director. Also, thank

Him for wells being dug in East Gobi this month by an

organization from the U.S. Pray that local people will

fi nd good water, and through the wells ministry fi nd the

Water of Life.

ZimbabwePray that God supplies adequate antiretroviral drugs (ARVs)

for the over 1 million people living with HIV in Zimbabwe.

The country is running short, and this threatens to reverse

all the gains made in the fi ght against HIV and AIDS.

ZambiaAs last year’s food crop runs low, Dr. Missy Sandberg asks

us to pray for malnourished orphans and children of teen

mothers at Mukinge Hospital. Ask God to meet each physical,

spiritual and family need. Pray for spiritual growth of orphans,

teen mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers.

15SAT

ThailandPray for the Radical Grace HOPE for AIDS team during an

outreach at the girls juvenile prison. Pray trust can be

built, hurts can be ministered to, and the gospel can be

eff ectively shared.

PhilippinesPraise God for guiding this limited-capacity team in respond-

ing to the series of disasters in the country. Pray someone

with expertise in disaster response will join the team and

be a point person helping communities aff ected by major

disasters, especially those with another religious background.

NepalPlease continue to pray for a rebuilding process after the

devastating earthquake on April 25 and the following

strong, quake-like aftershocks. Pray for SIM missionaries

and partner organizations reaching out to those in

great need.

HELPING TOGETHER

BangladeshThe Children’s Uplift Program (CUP) in Mirpur, Dhaka, shows

the love of Jesus by providing training and services to young

mothers who have been or are at risk of being exploited.

Pray that those impacted by CUP will respond to God’s love

and become Jesus followers. (Also see Aug 17)

AustraliaPraise God for churches and individuals who have responded

to relief and development appeals for India, Niger, Zimbabwe

and Nepal. Pray for Projects Director Ross Britton guiding,

and Partner Relations Director Bob Cole helping fi nd more

funds and people to help more communities in distress.

East Asia, Singapore

Pray for MMK, a ministry to migrants, whose workers reach

out to refugees in dire fi nancial, emotional and spiritual

need with no one to turn to; most cannot speak the local

language. Even if they fi nd work (illegally), they end up

being taken advantage of.

New ZealandPlease keep all mission partners in your prayers as they

daily experience poverty, disease and hardships. Pray for

good connections and that the Savior’s light will shine

through them. Pray also for our mission partners currently

raising support to go to Nepal and Zambia.

West MalaysiaThese fi elds are white for the harvest (John 4:35), and

workers are down to two units! Urge the Lord of the harvest

to send more laborers—plus their visas—in a manner

that would glorify His name and permit more gospel work

among needy migrants!

ROSA (Region Of Southern Africa), South Africa

Ask God for grace during key changes in offi ce staff , leader-

ship and structure through the end of 2015. Thank Him for

Fumane Mohlakoana, new regional treasurer; pray she can

learn her work quickly. Pray the Orthner family’s home in

Canada will sell so they can join the team later this year.

South SudanPlease pray for internally displaced people in Doro who

struggle to fi nd food. They do not qualify for the same

amount of relief as refugees in the area, and our team is

treating many for malnourishment and other diseases as

a result of poor nutrition.

14FRI

C-SEA (Central & Southeast Asia), Thailand

Please pray for wisdom and capacity as the C-SEA offi ce

helps with disaster relief for countries in this region, with

two major disasters in less than three years (Philippines and

now Nepal). Continue to pray for SIM Nepal and C-SEA eff orts

in Nepal Earthquake Relief, partnering with local agencies.

21FRI

22SAT

IndonesiaPraise God for a fi rst-ever mission conference SIM held

jointly with SIM-related GPPIK churches in June. Two

hundred key leaders from West Kalimantan came for this

one-day conference featuring SIM speakers, giving SIM the

opportunity to join in their cross-cultural mission journey.

JapanPray for those still suff ering from the 2011 triple disasters.

Communities continue to rebuild, while more than 89,000

evacuees still live in temporary housing. Pray they will fi nd

wholeness and hope in Jesus through ministries of the Adairs,

Boehmes, Browns, Houlettes, Muhlings, and Takamotos.

KoreaPray that North Korean defectors will be well-settled in

South Korea and become a powerful bridge for reunifi cation.

South Korean churches continue praying for, supporting

and ministering with them for North Korea. Pray for North

Korea’s human rights and freedom of religion to be restored.

28FRI

PakistanAsk God to give TE rest and relaxation while on home

assignment in Australia, and to send needed house parents,

nurse and teachers—and their visas—for the new school

year at Murree Christian School. Also pray that NW will have

energy and wisdom to juggle teaching and administration.

29SAT

30SUN

31MON

South AfricaSIMers and staff face daily challenges with poverty and

violence. Many are involved in ministries to child-headed

households, children’s homes, or work among immigrant/

refugee communities. All seek to show the love of Jesus in

practical ways and need God’s grace and protection.

23SUN

26WED

25TUE

“Like David, we need to cry,‘Create in me a clean heart, O God.’(Ps 51:10) before we can pray aright.”

The Kneeling Christian

Ministry FocusA woman “momentarily” left her daughter at her mother’s

without telling her mother. Left unattended, the little girl

was kidnapped by a neighbor and sold for a mere $57, with

a possible further sale to traffi ckers planned. After diligent

search, we fi nally tracked her down, but the buyer wouldn’t

surrender her until police were called. Now Mim is back with

her mom, and tears have turned to joy. Praise the Lord with

us! —from CUP, Bangladesh | CUP = Children’s Uplift Programme

17MON

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