Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

Dear Friends,

The Board of Trustees of the International Mission Board has experienced an unprecedented level of conflict in the past six months. As a result, many Southern Baptists and other concerned Christians have been praying for the trustees, in addition to many prayers for the missionaries and their work.

The Board will next meet in Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 22nd-24th, at which time this conflict may become even more severe if reconciliation does not take place before then among the trustees who are in conflict.

In hope that God will intervene miraculously to promote a peaceful and productive resolution to this conflict, Brother Wes Kenney and I are calling all Baptist bloggers and friends to fast and pray from now until May 24th.

(Acts 13:2-3) While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." (3) So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.

The Bible gave the church in Antioch a word from Him about missions when they were worshiping and fasting. They responded by fasting and praying some more! Perhaps God will give our IMB trustees a word from Him about missions between now and their May meeting.

If you will join us to fast (in the method and to the extent of your choosing) and pray for the trustees during these next three weeks, feel free to say so in the comments section.

Love in Christ,

Jeff

P.S. Wes and I live close to each other here in “Texoma,” and we plan to travel to the May meeting together. If we do get to make the trip, we’ll blog like crazy while we’re there and afterward. All contributions toward our expenses can be sent in the form of Exxon and McDonald’s gift cards. :)