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TUESDAY 1ST   “God has placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way” Eph 1:22-23.  Over this Christmas season, as we reflect on our incarnational God who tabernacles with us in Christ, may God be praised and honoured by the prayers we submit to him.

WEDNESDAY 2ND  Pray for the next generation of children. Ask God to strengthen marriages and family life. Ask God to extend his fatherly love through his people to the millions of orphans and fatherless around our globe.

THURSDAY 3RD   Pray for God to raise up and equip the next generation of leaders. Pray that he will give wisdom, faith and discernment to current leaders in every culture, to know how and when to begin to empower and release the next generation of leaders into significant ministry. Ask God to give Lausanne leadership that same courage and wisdom to recognise and mentor the emerging leaders in Lausanne.

FRIDAY 4TH  Some of our Lausanne and WEA leadership have loved ones who are very sick. Ask God to heal and restore those who are ill.

SATURDAY 5TH   Pray for a deepening sense of unity among the people of God. God is moving in some amazing ways as denominations and Christian churches build partnerships that had not existed before. May we experience a deeper sense of Christ-centred unity with each other - unity in great diversity under the Lordship of Christ. 

SUNDAY 6TH    Pray for local churches that they may become a source of light and love to their communities. Pray for your local Pastor today as he/she expounds the word of God. The Lausanne Strategy Working Group want us to keep praying for churches to multiply so that everyone has access to a church in their neighbourhood and in their cultural context.

MONDAY 7TH   Pray for the Lausanne Special Interest Committees as they seek to contextualise the sharing of the Good News of Jesus Christ in so many different groups. Pray for wisdom and discernment for the priorities of the coming year.

TUESDAY 8TH   Pray for the Cape Town 2010 Participant Selection Committee as the Invitation lists are finalised. Praise God for the team who have worked so hard and for so long to seek to honour him alone in this process.

WEDNESDAY 9TH   Pray for the Cape Town 2010 Programme Committee and for the team responsible for the Creative Arts and Media being used in the Congress. Ask for God’s creativity and discernment to be poured out upon them as they share together and discuss the many possibilities available

THURSDAY 10TH   Pray for the relationships with donors; for God’s provision; for vision-casting luncheons, Ask God to release his resources for his purposes -especially for those who are seeking some level of scholarship to assist with their coming to Cape Town 2010.

FRIDAY 11TH   Pray for the CT2010 Participant Services Committee as they seek to identify the hotel, transportation and other resources we need for the Congress and the people who would most benefit from our business. Ask God to guide them to those in need and for discernment in choosing those who can deliver the quantity we need.

SATURDAY 12TH   Continue to pray for the Lausanne Global Conversation articles being published in Christianity Today, International and for the other Conversation resources online at www.lausanne.org/conversation.

SUNDAY 13TH  .Pray for the global body of Christ. As technology brings many together may we grasp the need for us all to keep connected by the unity we have in Christ.

MONDAY 14TH  Pray for the placement of people in small groups in preparation for interaction at the Congress. Ask God to put together people whom he will join in transformational partnerships for the sake of the body of Christ. Relationships are always the key vehicle where ideas and activity are sparked for the Glory of God.

TUESDAY 15TH   Pray for the Cape Town 2010 Statement Working Group as they meet together over the next three days. Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon them as they develop a new document for the Glory of God and task of world evangelization.

WEDNESDAY 16TH  Pray that the Statement Working Group will know the mind of Christ as they work on the statement together. Ask God to give profound understanding and insight to minimise cultural misunderstandings of the wording used and to bring theological clarity and significance.

THURSDAY 17TH   Pray for those who will use this Statement for the task of evangelization and continual Christian witness. Ask God to do more then we could ever imagine through this document to stir the Body of Christ for the mission of God and in our God-given task of loving and living in this world.

FRIDAY 18TH  “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armour of God ......and pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests, .... be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints” Eph 6:12-20.

SATURDAY 19TH  Pray for Lausanne’s Executive Chair Doug Birdsall who is speaking at many meetings.  Pray for him and for his wife, Jeanie, for God to keep them safe and deepen their life together through their experiences as they travel together.

SUNDAY 20TH   Pray for those who are planting churches in difficult areas. Pray that God would give them his strategies and a harvest beyond their imaginations. Praise God for the many who are going out from Mongolia and Sth Korea, Latin America and Africa as cross-cultural and intercultural workers to plant New Testament churches in Jesus’ name.

MONDAY 21ST   Pray for Christians who are challenging the globe to be wise stewards of the planet God has given us. Pray that we will grasp what it means to be wise stewards of the resources we have been given.

TUESDAY 22ND   Please pray for Mission Africa as they make arrangements for planned mission events in Africa ahead of the Congress. Pray for sites/cities that will host these events and for invited evangelists to confirm availability and participation. Also pray for the development of counseling/follow up materials required.

WEDNESDAY 23RD Please pray for the South African Church and para-church organisations, as they work very hard to utilize the many opportunities to be a Christian witness during the many activities and events in their country in 2010. Keep them fresh in the Lord.

THURSDAY 24TH  Please pray for protection of people from the H1N1 flu virus spreading in many parts of the world as people travel and gather together  day by day.

FRIDAY 25TH   Pray for our 12 regions of the world as they celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ on this very special day. The Gospel continues to go to the ends of the earth. Praise God for the sharing of his Good News for all nations.

SATURDAY 26TH Pray for the CT2010 and Lausanne office in Cape Town in all their negotiations with the Convention Centre, hotels, bus companies, airlines and government authorities. Pray for favorable responses from all approached.

SUNDAY 27TH   Please pray for Lausanne International Director Lindsay Brown on this his birthday. Praise God for his leadership of the International Deputy Directors.

MONDAY 28TH   Please pray for the International Deputy Directors for their good work in representing the Lausanne Movement in their regions. Pray that they will be able to continue to cultivate relationships with country representatives, which will facilitate involvement in the Congress  through the Lausanne Global Conversation and Cape Town GlobaLink.

TUESDAY 29TH   Praise God for the unity he has brought amongst the Lausanne leadership in the richness of denominational and cultural diversity. As we get closer to the time of the Congress, pray they will continue to keep their eyes fixed on the author and perfector of life and maintain the unity of this faith only found in Christ.

WEDNESDAY 30TH Pray for Lausanne Congress Director Blair Carlson and his family, Lausanne Associate Director of Participant Selection Kim Iannelli and her family and Blair’s Assistant Carol Guenter as they move to Cape Town South Africa today. Pray for God’s provision at every level that he would bless them with a smooth transition and set up process. 

THURSDAY 31ST   (Ephesians 3: 17-19)  We pray “that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.”    Thank you for praying!

Have a Blessed time celebrating the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.