WPNow 8•8•2025

Bolivia: Praise God for the short-term team from First Missionary Church in Berne, Indiana, who were able to travel and serve alongside the Wolheters in Bolivia.

Colombia: Pray for a partner leader in Colombia as he recovers from knee surgery.

Russia: Pray for a staff member as they search for a new apartment and manage the many challenges of relocating. Also, ask God to soften the heart of their atheist friend and use their ongoing relationship as a witness to reveal His love and truth.

Various: 
Pray for many missionaries who are leaving the US this month after their Home Ministry Assignment this summer. Ask the for safe travel, grace to re-enter life on the field, and to see the fruit of the their fundraising work.

Praise the Lord for newer missionaries who have recently made progress on their support raising! 

Pray for three new missionary candidates who are nearing completion of their applications to join the WP team. Ask the Lord to give WP leaders wisdom in discerning and affirming their call.

Continue to pray for all World Partners staff around the world. Ask the Lord to work through them in all the messy, complicated situations they encounter. Pray God will continue to bring blessings in the midst of ministry. Pray that marriages and families would grow stronger as they follow God’s leading in their work.

"LPMC’s heart for global mission is to see the advancement of Christ’s Kingdom by making disciples of the nations, baptizing them into His Church, and teaching them His Word. To that end, we support ministries that share this vision of planting churches.

What I love most about this vision for global mission is how clearly it aligns with Christ’s own mission—as seen in the Book of Acts, the missionary journeys of Paul, and the letters he wrote to the churches he helped establish.

I also love the diversity of ministries this vision allows us to partner with. We support Bible translators, medical missionaries, biblical counseling trainers, college professors, a pastoral training institution in Africa, addiction recovery ministries, as well as support teams that make these ministries possible. Highlighting this kind of "diversity in service” reminds our people that there are opportunities for everyone in fulfilling Christ’s Great Commission.

It is our prayer that this vision, Lord willing, will motivate even more of our LPMC family to respond to God’s call to proclaim His Kingdom to those who have not yet heard the Gospel."

— PastorSteve