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ELCA Prayer Ventures
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May 20 - Seventh Sunday of Easter
Gracious and glorious God, you have chosen us as your own, and by the powerful name of Christ you protect us from evil. By your Spirit transform us and your beloved world, especially the people of Malawi and Zambia, that we may all find our joy in your Son, Jesus...
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May 19
Pray for Karen Anderson, an ELCA missionary working in the area of health-care administration in Santiago, Chile.
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May 18
Pray for the North/West Lower Michigan, Pacifica, Southeast Michigan, Northwest Washington, Northwestern Ohio, Saint Paul Area, Southwestern Washington, Sierra Pacific, Northern Great Lakes, and Southwestern Texas Synods as they meet in assembly this weekend. Pray for the bishop's election to take place at the Southwestern Texas Synod Assembly.
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May 17 - Ascension of Our Lord
Almighty God, your only Son was taken into the heavens and in your presence intercedes for us. Receive us and our prayers for all the world, and in the end bring everything into your glory, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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May 16
Pray for Dr. Stephen and Bethany Friberg who serve as ELCA missionaries in Mto Wa Mbu, Tanzania. Stephen works with the dispensary system in the country while Bethany assists women who wish to market their beadwork internationally.
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May 15
Pray for families throughout the world, on this International Day of Families (as recognized by the United Nations), that all may grow into the fullness God created for them by being in the safety and security of loving homes.
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May 14
Pray for the ministries of all parish nurses and for those who are taking the Parish Nurse Ministry Course in Fargo, ND, meeting May 14-18.
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May 13 - Sixth Sunday of Easter
O God, you have prepared for those who love you joys beyond understanding. Pour such love for you into the hearts of the people of Kenya and Tanzania, that, loving you above all things, they may know your promises, which exceed all we can desire; through Jesus Christ, your Son,...
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May 12
Pray in thanksgiving for the faithful servants who graduate from the Diakonia program in the Northern Illinois Synod at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sterling, Ill.
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May 11
Pray for the members of the Northwestern Minnesota and Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synods as they meet in assembly this weekend.
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May 10
Pray for all who are hungry or have limited access to food throughout the world due to economic and social issues and drought.
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May 9
Pray for Pennsylvania’s “Lutheran Day at the Capitol” and for all Christians that petition government to fund poverty-focused programs that provide food assistance, affordable housing, health services, job training and educational opportunities to walk alongside people who are at risk of becoming homeless.
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May 8
Pray for Mary Beth and Bayo Oyebade and for Dorthea Hustoft-Hamman who serve as ELCA missionaries in Jos, Nigeria. Mary Beth and Bayo work with people infected with and affected by HIV and AIDS. Dorthea works in education.
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May 7
Pray for Pastor Kathryn Warn who serves as pastor-in-residence in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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May 6 - Fifth Sunday of Easter
O God, you give us your Son as the vine apart from whom we cannot live. Nourish life in his resurrection especially in Sudan and Uganda, that they may bear the fruit of love and know the fullness of your joy, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
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May 5
Pray for Molly Cook, an ELCA missionary working in Malaysia in disability ministry. Molly teaches at a culinary school for mentally and physically challenged young people.
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May 4
Pray for the members of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod, Florida-Bahamas Synod, the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin, and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod as they meet in assembly this weekend. Pray for the one who will be elected in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod bishop’s election.
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May 3
Pray for Edna Johnson who serves as an ELCA missionary working in Monrovia, Liberia, at the Curran Lutheran Hospital. Edna is the nursing program director for the hospital.
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May 2
Pray for the president of the United States and members of Congress that the Holy Spirit will guide them to remember those most vulnerable in our nation.
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May 1
Pray for Pastor Deborah and Joseph Troester and Pastor Jacalyn Griffin who serve as ELCA missionaries in the Central African Republic. Deborah and Joseph work in theological education and water management respectively; Jacalyn is an advisor to the women’s ministry.
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April 30
Pray for all of us as we strive to answer our baptismal call for justice and peace in all the earth.
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April 29 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter
O Lord Christ, Good Shepherd of the sheep, you seek the lost and guide us into your fold. Feed us, and we shall be satisfied; heal us, and we shall be whole. Make us one, especially with the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia, for you live and reign with the...
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April 28
Pray for Megan Ross who serves as an English teacher at the Huria Kristen Batak Protestan Deaconess School in Balige, North Sumatra. As a deaconess, her walk with other women committing their lives to faith and service in Christ is an inspiration to those with whom she works.
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April 27
Pray for the people of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Western Iowa, Eastern Washington-Idaho, Northeastern Minnesota, Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana and Oregon Synods as they meet in assembly this weekend. Pray especially for the bishop's election in the Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod.
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April 26
Pray for the people of the Alaska and Rocky Mountain Synods as they meet in assembly this weekend and each elect a bishop.
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April 25
On this World Malaria Day (recognized by the United Nations), pray for the ELCA Malaria Campaign, which strives to provide mosquito nets, insecticides, medication, health care, education and more to help eliminate deaths from this disease.
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April 24
Pray for Pastor Brian and Christine Palmer who serve as ELCA missionaries in Monrovia, Liberia.
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April 23
Pray for all areas in Africa that are torn apart by violence, famine and corrupt leadership. Pray that just and wise leaders rise up to stand with all who suffer from injustice and who live in fear.
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April 22 -- Third Sunday of Easter
Holy and righteous God, you are the author of life, and you adopt us to be your children. Fill the people of Djibouti and Somalia with your words of life that we all may live as witnesses to the resurrection of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
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April 21
Pray for the people of the Eastern North Dakota Synod who meet in assembly in Fargo, N.D., April 21-22.
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