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Just before his eight-month leave, Pastor John requested that the Bethlehem family pray with him for our church in several ways while he is gone. Specifically, he asks that we pray like this:

O Lord, as you are often accustomed to do, show your great power in Pastor John’s absence. Send a remarkable awakening that results in …

• hundreds of people coming to Christ
• old animosities being removed
• marriages being reconciled and renewed
• wayward children coming home
• long-standing slavery to sin being conquered
• spiritual dullness being replaced by vibrant joy
• weak faith being replaced by bold witness
• disinterest in prayer being replaced by fervent intercession
• boring Bible reading being replaced by passion for the Word
• disinterest in global missions being replaced by energy for Christ’s name among the nations
• lukewarm worship being replaced by zeal for the greatness of God’s glory.

“I will pray for you every day to this end … and more. Lord, open the heavens while I am gone.”—Pastor John