September 2020
URCNA Prayer Requests

Persecuted Church
Sunday, September 6, 2020
Pastor Tony Zekveld is a church-planter in Toronto, Canada.
  1. We thank the Lord for the provision of our first deacon.  We look to the Lord that He may raise up another elder.
  2. Pray for our members who are not yet returning to Sunday worship due to fear or other reasons.
  3. Pray for one new couple who are now studying the Bible and beginning to attend Sunday worship.  We are thankful they express openness to Christ and the Christian faith.

Sunday, September 13, 2020
Rev. Bill Green is a missionary in San Jose, Costa Rica.
  1. Please pray for the many who have lost their jobs in Costa Rica due to the COVID related downturn in the economy.
  2. Please pray for additional financial support for the Christian school as many parents are not able to afford tuition.
  3. Give thanks that the work in the print shop has continued over the last months, and several new books published.

September 20, 2020
Pastor James Folkerts is a URCNA pastor serving with the OPC in Karamoja, Uganda.
  1. Pray for the Ugandan government to open churches.  They have been closed since April 5th.
  2. Pray for the missionaries and children on our team, for the 14 member discipleship team, and the 20+ medical staff to be strong in Christ and to be faithful and wise in our service of Christ in Karamoja.
  3. Pray also for our language learning.
  4. Pray for open doors for the gospel. 

Sunday, September 27, 2020
Rev. Neal Hegeman is a professor with MINTS International Seminary.
  1. Pray for safety of students in the 21 prisons where they are studying our courses. We thank the Lord for the cooperation of prison chaplains to help get the courses to the students.
  2. Thank the Lord for the Zoom classes that are taking place in all of the countries where we are working in South America and Mexico.
  3. Pray that the course writers will continue to make great advances during the pandemic season.