This is a calendar one of our staff made up. Please pray! :)
Dear prayer partner,
This prayer calendar gives you ideas of how to pray for our team while we are away. Feel free to pray for more items, as the Spirit leads you. We thank you in advance for your prayer support and know that this will carry us through the joyful and difficult moments of this Global Partnership to Bangladesh.
Be blessed,
Bangladesh GP Team 2011
Sunday, May 1
Pray as our team arrives for orientation that we will be excited for what God has in store for us over the next 6 weeks.
Monday, May 2
Pray that God will help our team learn good coping strategies and conflict resolution skills.
Tuesday, May 3
Pray as we fly to Bangladesh today. Our flight leaves Pearson at 10:45 p.m. EDT.
Wednesday, May 4
Pray that God will keep us safe as we travel. We arrive in Dhaka at 6:10 p.m. Toronto time.
Thursday, May 5
As we adjust to the 10 hour time change, pray that our jet lag will pass quickly.
Friday, May 6
Pray that we can bless and be blessed as we go to an English church service today.
Saturday, May 7
Pray that we have patience and stay awake during Bengali language classes.
Sunday, May 8
As we adjust to cultural differences, pray that we engage it with openness and trust, rather than suspicion and fear.
Monday, May 9
Pray that we enter into our placements with an open learning posture; ready to receive from the people we meet.
Tuesday, May 10
Pray that leprosy clinic is a place where those neglected by society receive God’s love.
Wednesday, May 11
Pray that our team attracts non-believing students to the Student Friendship Centre, so that they can learn more about God.
Thursday, May 12
Pray for those on the team traveling to Adampur for the North Bengal regional student conference today.
Friday, May 13
Pray for the Bengali students at the conference, that they will think about the messages they are hearing and apply it to their lives.
Saturday, May 14
Pray for the leaders of Bangladesh, that they will not be full of greed and corruption, but rule the country with integrity and wisdom.
Sunday, May 15
Pray for the ministry of HEED to give education and love to women who are in need and cannot take care of their babies.
Monday, May 16
Pray that our team will not withhold our frustrations, but engage with conflict in a godly and loving manner.
Tuesday, May 17
Pray that Saidabad Hospital is a place where patients experience healing that leads them to question and learn more about God.
Wednesday, May 18
Pray that our team will remember to seek God in all that we do and not forget that He is with us in Bangladesh.
Thursday, May 19
Pray team members attending the Chittagong regional conference arrive safely in Malumghat.
Friday, May 20
Pray for Peter Mazumder, the General Secretary of Bible Students Fellowship of Bangladesh, that he has wisdom to lead the movement according to God’s will.
Saturday, May 21
Pray that we have creativity in showing God’s love to people we see on the streets of Dhaka every day.
Sunday, May 22
Pray that the Bengali students who attended the conference will speak truth about what they learned to their friends and family.
Monday, May 23
Pray for a smooth bus ride as our team travels to Cox’s Bazar for a few days of reflection and rest.
Tuesday, May 24
As we rest, pray that we will remember how God has been with our team so far in this Global Partnership.
Wednesday, May 25
Pray for the Grace House staff, where we are staying for the month, that they would see our team’s actions and recognize the need for God in their lives.
Thursday, May 26
Pray that our team gains understanding in cultural awareness, so that we communicate effectively and lovingly with the Bengalis we meet.
Friday, May 27
Pray for the first ever manuscript Bible study conference in Dhaka that Bengali student leaders will learn skills in teaching Scripture to their peers.
Saturday, May 28
Pray for our Canadian team, that we will teach the skills of inductive Bible study clearly to our Bengali brothers and sisters.
Sunday, May 29
Pray for the ministry of Bible Students Fellowship of Bangladesh, that they will be true witnesses of God.
Monday, May 30
As we study the Gospel of Mark, pray that we see the Scripture coming to life, in our placements, in the people we see on the streets, and the people we meet.
Tuesday, May 31
Pray that God helps our team to see Him in the suffering of the Bengali people and what we are called to do in response.
Wednesday, June 1
As we finish placements, pray that we finish well and have meaningful interactions with those we have met. Bangladesh GP 2011
Thursday, June 2
Pray for the non-believers we have interacted with during our stay in Bangladesh, that they would clearly see God in our actions before we leave.
Friday, June 3
As we go to church today, pray that we see how God has been at work in us and give Him thanks for that.
Saturday, June 4
Pray for the campus ministers of Bible Students Fellowship of Bangladesh, that they would receive good rest and restoration during the upcoming summer.
Sunday, June 5
As we have our goodbye party, pray that God reminds us how He has been faithful to us during the past 5 weeks.
Monday, June 6
Pray for our team as we fly back to Toronto today. Our flight leaves Dhaka at 7:25 p.m. Toronto time.
Tuesday, June 7
Pray that we arrive safely at Glendon College for debrief. Our flight lands at 4:20 p.m. at Pearson today.
Wednesday, June 8
As we recall stories of what happened in Bangladesh, pray that we see how it applies to our lives in Canada.
Thursday, June 9
Pray that we can clearly articulate what God taught us in Bangladesh to our family, friends, and donors.
Friday, June 10
Pray that our team re-enters into Canadian culture in a healthy manner, full of grace, for those who were not with us on this GP and truth, to speak about what we have learned.
thank youu~
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