Bonnie

Pray for my fiance, Les, to be allowed to return home to Texas immediately. He has been working on a rig in the Gulf and has not been allowed to leave pending financial conditions. For four years he has been on this rig with no holidays. He has grown tired. Please pray also for financial breakthroughs for me and my friends. The need is pressing strongly upon all of us. Let it be Victory in all of our situations. Yea and Amen. Thank you.

Received: May 3, 2023

Michelle

My son Derek believes a lie about himself. I ask that the lie would be pulled up by the root and destroyed, that he would have a breakthrough. Pray that he would want to be the man that God made him to be and that God would give him strength and put him on the path He has for him. Ask God to soften his heart -that Derek would believe God's truth and that the truth would set him free. I pray for a miracle and am asking for prayer in agreement for it.

Received: May 2, 2023

Sarah Koontz

May Prayer Requests for Living by Design Ministries

Pray for our Fundraising Efforts: During our Spring Fundraiser (May 1-23, 2023), we hope to engage 30 new recurring donors and an additional $450 per month in funding to support our growing ministry. Thanks to our generous matching donors, all new recurring gifts will be doubled for up to 12 months (and $5500 total). Because God has called us to serve His Kingdom purposes by cultivating this free Bible study ministry, we must actively seek out people who are willing to stand in the gap and cover the cost for our Bible study participants. Pray that the Lord would lead people to give generously and bless them abundantly for their participation in this important work

Pray for Upcoming Projects: Sarah Koontz is currently working with our Pastoral Council members and editing team to research and write our fall Bible study. Please pray for wisdom, protection, endurance, and joy as they engage in this process. Pray specifically that God would give Sarah wisdom and insight as she studies His Word. Ask Him to help her focus during her writing time and give her the ability to make consistent progress despite many distractions.

Pray for our Social Media Presence: Our social media reach has consistently decreased over the past several years. Although we have accepted this current reality, we still desire to uplift and encourage our readers through social media. Please pray that God would give us supernatural favor in this realm. Specifically, that He would lead our loyal readers to seek out and share our social media content with their friends. We believe these platforms are part of our mission field and desire to be a reliable source of biblical wisdom and insight on social media.

Pray for our International Readers: We recently surveyed our international readers and were moved by their stories. When we began this ministry, we had no idea how God would use it globally and have been consistently surprised by our international impact. Survey results show that our readers who live in developing countries depend on our free Bible study resources as a primary source of spiritual nourishment. We want to cover these beautiful souls in prayer as we ask God to divinely, powerfully meet all their needs through Christ Jesus our Lord.

Received: April 30, 2023

Jana

Please pray for my mother's cat Ornella. She is getting some tests done on Monday and she will be having some of her teeth extracted. Please pray that her vet will do everything right, that her dental surgery goes smoothly, that all her test results are OK and that she will fully recover. Thank you and may God bless you all.

Received: April 28, 2023

Ha-young

I humbly request in prayer that Jesus Christ would carry out the following for each one of us (Jung-won, Ui-seop, Ha-young, Ye-young, Eun-tae, In-sook): 1) May the kingdom of God and his righteousness really come upon each of us. 2)P lease send your angels and command that your intended harvest be accomplished among us. 3) Grant us the sole advocacy of the one and only God against our adversaries. 4) Enable all of our bodies to live and witness the Salvation of Elohim. 5) Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 6) Lord Jesus, please take all that we have requested and make it your own work, and may it be fulfilled according to God's will, not man's.

Received: April 25, 2023