Prayer Calendar

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December 2024 Prayer Calendar

December 1. Pray with River Valley (Monaca, Pa.) RPC for Ian and Shelby Gillies and their son, John, as they settle in Monaca with Ian serving as a full-time pastor since Nov. 1.

December 2. Pray that 10 more families would join as communicant members of Las Vegas, Nev., RPC in 2025.

December 3. Please pray for those struggling with continued health problems at Topeka, Kan., RPC.

December 4. Pray for Living Way (Bryan, Tex.) RPC’s search for a more permanent place to worship.

December 5. Pray with Hope Community (Beaver Falls, Pa.) RPC that the love of God would strengthen and encourage Pastor George Gregory, along with his wife, Danielle, and eight children, as he remotely pursues the doctoral program at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. Pray as they minister to the church, that God would grant them strength and wisdom.

December 6. Give thanks to God that one of the members of Syracuse, N.Y., RPC from the Congo was reunited with his family after a decade of separation. Pray that God would continue to bless and guide this family as they adjust to their new lives in New York.

December 7. Pray for the students of Cush Christian School in South Sudan during their school break (December and January). Pray that they would continue to grow in the Word. Pray also that school fees for the coming year would be available for their continued schooling.

December 8. Please pray with Sycamore (Kokomo, Ind.) RPC for the Vermigli House, a ministry of the Sycamore RPC for young RP men as they leave their parents’ home and work toward developing community within the house and gaining life skills.

December 9. Pray for those interested in membership in Christ (East Providence, R.I.) RPC, as they become part of church life and learn more about RP doctrine and worship.

December 10. Pray for wisdom and God’s provision for Fresno, Calif., RPC as they voted to put their property up for sale in light of the anticipated repair costs following an engineer’s assessment of unsoundness in the church structure. Thank God with them for the current provision of a rental church building for services. Pray that God would provide alternate housing for Tim and Lori McCracken, who have been living in the parsonage on the church property.

December 11. Pray for the new elder and deacons at Eastvale (Beaver Falls, Pa.) RPC. Pray for wisdom and strength as they take on these new roles.

December 12. Join Broomall, Pa., RPC in asking God to open the hearts of unbelieving family members. Pray that members of the congregation would not lose hope but would wait patiently for God to convict those family members of their sins and their need for a Savior.

December 13. Give thanks with Higashisuma (Kobe, Japan) RPC as two young deacons have been ordained and installed. Also, please pray that the Lord would give comfort to the family of Elder Akira Funahashi, who passed away the last week of July. Pray that good elders will grow up from the younger generation, so that the church would have a young generation of deacons and elders.

December 14. Pray for RP Global Missions’ work in Central Asia. Pray that the Lord would grant the team members wisdom as they engage with those around them. Ask the Holy Spirit to give them the words to speak that would lead people to the springs of life.

December 15. Ask the Lord to bless Pastors Ian Gillies and Barry York in their ministry of preaching and outreach in the community of River Valley (Monaca, Pa.) RPC.

December 16. Please pray for Las Vegas, Nev., RPC’s plans for expanding into the town of Pahrump, which is 1 hour and 15 minutes west of Las Vegas.

December 17. Give thanks with Belle Center, Ohio, RPC for the anticipated birth of two babies and an upcoming wedding.

December 18. Give thanks for the election and installation of one new elder and one new deacon at Topeka, Kan., RPC.

December 19. Pray for those at Living Way (Bryan, Tex.) RPC who have recently lost loved ones after intense caregiving.

December 20. Pray that the love of God would strengthen and encourage the elders and deacons of Hope Community (Beaver Falls, Pa.) RPC as they minister to the church, granting them wisdom, faithfulness, and compassion.

December 21. Give thanks to God that He has put a zeal in the members of Syracuse, N.Y., RPC to expand their knowledge of God, witness to His glory, and selflessly serve His kingdom and His people. Pray that He continues to raise up faithful servants in their church.

December 22. Ask the Lord of the harvest to provide the finances needed for RP Global Missions to meet budget needs.

December 23. Pray for marriages within Sycamore (Kokomo, Ind.) RPC that are struggling. Thank the Lord for the ministry of reconciliation that they have seen evidenced in their midst.

December 24. Pray for the ministries at Eastvale (Beaver Falls, Pa.) RPC. Pray for fruit from current ministries and wisdom for starting new ones.

December 25. Please join Fresno, Calif., RPC in regularly praying that God would cause their children to increasingly know, trust, and love Him.

December 26. Pray for divorced and single parents in Christ (East Providence, R.I.) RPC, that they and their children would grow in grace and be protected by the Lord from every assault.

December 27. Give thanks for the recent ordination of Broomall, Pa., RPC’s new pastor, Hunter Jackson. Pray for him and his family as they adjust to their new home, church, and school. Pray that the congregation would uphold them in prayer as well as support them in practical ways.

December 28. Pray with Higashisuma (Kobe, Japan) RPC that the spirituality, health, and pastoral care of pastors and elders would be blessed in each congregation among the Japan Presbytery. May the Lord protect the spirituality and health of their family and church members.

December 29. ive thanks for the growth in the number of children attending Sharon (Morning Sun, Iowa) RPC. Pray that their Sunday school teachers would effectively encourage biblical growth and understanding.

December 30. Pray with Anugraha (Bangalore, India) RPC as they beseech the Lord for men gifted and equipped to be set apart for church planting so that they can begin to form a presbytery.

December 31. Please pray for the RPGM short-term mission team leads as they will be starting nine weeks of training in January. Also pray that the rosters on the trips will be filled so that they can be both effective (having enough team members to fulfill the needs of their hosts) and cost effective (there are fixed costs that do not scale down well when trips have low participation rates). Pray especially that the RPGM Explore course, the RPGM Leadership Seminar, and the RPGM short-term trips will help to build the church and help the RPCNA with its worldwide witness and church-planting efforts.