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Pray for the 10:2 Prayer Trip to Mexico

Kimberly Mer — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 22:31:03 +0000

By November 2024, EFM had made a commitment to launch seven of the nine fields that were under exploration. Those seven fields are now moving on to the prayer and pre-launch planning phases. See more information here.

A 10:2 Prayer Trip is an annual trip to the mission fields where EFM has committed to sending missionaries. Teams are asked to pray for the soil (Matthew 13:1-23) and pray for the workers (Luke 10:2). Teams are sent or guided by sponsoring regions/yearly meetings of the new EFM fields that have been leading exploration. 10:2 Prayer Trips will target appropriate communities for prayer walking and interceding that “the Kingdom come, and God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven” in those places.

This next 10:2 Prayer Trip is taking place in Mexico, from January 1-9. The team will be focusing on prayer in Zacatecas and Durango

The team members going on this trip are, from EFC- MAYM, DeWayne Bryan, Todd Follette, Michael Scott, John Bertram, Austin Ackerman, Andrew McClosky, Luke Ballard, Nathan Macy, and Trent Jacks. From Mexico: Ernesto Ramirez (superintendent Mexico YM Central), Elizabeth Gómez (Director of Friends Bible Institute), and Omar Ramírez (Pastor starting a church in Zacatecas).

Team leader Trent Jacks shared the following goals for this trip.

Encourage the existing church plant in Zacatecas. We will pray for the location, church attenders, and the harvest workers called to this plant. We are praying for clarity in ways that we can serve this group in our short time there. Please pray for relationships that may develop and perhaps a project for this group to work on.
Explore and pray for a church plant location in Durango. We will pray for the location, church attenders, and the harvest workers called to this plant. We pray that EFM leaders and Mexico Yearly Meeting leaders find clarity and a calling to a specific location in Durango.
Another goal is that the short-term missionaries find a deeper relationship with Christ and individual purpose for their own lives as well as a greater sense of purpose within their home church.

Please Pray for :

Harvest workers for these locations.
That the Holy Spirit will move and prepare the way for a movement in these areas of Mexico.
New relationships with the Zacatecas Church.
Safe travels for all.
For the short-term missionaries as they give of their time, talent and treasure for the glory of God’s work in Mexico.

The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to cast out more workers into his fields.

To learn more about how you can join these trips or if you are interested in exploring missionary service, visit here.

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Pray for the 10:2 Prayer Trip to South Sudan

Kimberly Mer — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:37:06 +0000

This next 10:2 Prayer Trip is taking place in Juba, South Sudan, from November 15-24. The team will be focusing on prayer in Juba Two and Kapoeta.

The team members going on this trip are: from EFC- Rwanda, Jean Paul Nsekanabo (Missions Team Chair), Nicodeme and Annonciatha Basebya with daughter Joy (approved missionary candidates) and Brad Carpenter (EFM Missionary); and from Mexico Yearly Meeting North, Samuel Vasquez (Pastor); and from the U.S., Kevin and Melissa Hoppock (EFM board member), Tony and Stacey Wheeler (EFM board member), and Matt Macy (EFM staff).

Juba Two is a fast-growing suburb of the capital city, Juba, where many refugees are returning in this peacetime era to reestablish residence in South Sudan. The South Sudan Field Study Group senses that the mission will likely launch in Juba Two. Kapoeta is a more remote town with many rural villages in the area that are unreached people following animistic traditional tribal religions. The exploration and pre-launch planning teams have had their hearts drawn to the many remote areas of South Sudan, where few have heard that Jesus loves them.

Team prayer leaders Kevin and Melissa Hoppock share these insights and prayer requests:

We are most excited about this critical moment in stewarding the movement by preparing the soil through intercession and partnership with Rwandan missionaries for the harvest to come.

Please pray that our ears would be attuned to the Holy Spirit as he guides us to the places and people who can create the connections that will be necessary for the mission to thrive.
We pray for favor among government officials, police, and all in authority.
Please pray for divine protection from any political unrest, spiritual opposition, and over the health and well-being of the team.
Pray that God gives us wisdom as we create a cross-cultural missionary team.

The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to cast out more workers into his fields.

To learn more about how you can join these trips or if you are interested in exploring missionary service, visit here.

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Pray for the Luke 10:2 Prayer Trip to Ecuador

Kimberly Mer — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:16:11 +0000

By Fall 2023, 17 teams had been sent out to explore 11 different potential new mission fields since EFM’s Five-Year Goal launched in 2021. In November 2023, EFM made a commitment to launch 6 of the 9 fields that were still under exploration. Those six fields are now moving on to the pre-launch planning phases. See more information here.

This next 10:2 Prayer Trip is taking place in Ecuador from October 25- November 1. They will be arriving in Quito then travel to Macas (where they will be based). The team will be visiting Shuar Communities in Taisha, in Yas Nunca, and in Mendez to pray.

The team members going on this trip are: Edwin and Maria Giron (EFM Missions Mobilizers), Grace Anderson (NWYM Future Missionary), Silvia Florina (FSW), and Rosie Nila (FSW).

Team leader Maria Giron shared the following on the purpose of this prayer trip. The purpose of this prayer trip is to pray for potential areas/fields where Friends can establish new churches among the Shuar communities that have already been explored. While we are there, we will pray for more workers. We will also visit, encourage, and pray for Jose Olivas, a Friends missionary sent from Mexico in Spring 2024 as Mexico Yearly Meeting’s first missionary sent out of Mexico and first pioneer sent out during EFM’s Five-Year Goal. Lastly, we will have conversations with a local partner organization and local leaders to continue to build and strengthen relationships.

The following are ways that you can pray for this team while they are in Ecuador.

Pray for safety while driving and traveling from one place to another.
Pray that the communities we visit will be open to let us be there to pray and that God directs us to people of peace and to be able to continue building more relationships.
Pray for health for all the team members throughout the trip.

The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to cast out more workers into his fields.

To learn more about how you can join these trips or if you are interested in exploring missionary service, visit here.

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