County Prayer List

July-August 2022

Arts & Media

  • Praise: Many 100’s of people faithfully and prayerfully fulfilling their calling in Media and the Arts.  Father bless the work of their hands and voices.
  • Pray the Word: 2 Corinthians 2:15 – But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.
  • Pray: Pray for each person in Art and Media to ‘do everything as unto the Lord’ and then to understand and accept that God can bless their efforts in His Kingdom.

Business

  • Praise: For the end of Q2 – and all the good created through our marketplace
  • Scripture: Galatians 6:9-10.  Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
  • Prayer:  Papa God, may you fill these leaders with immense joy, freedom, and wisdom and bless our marketplace with your abundance!

Church

  • Praise: Thank You God for the team of 11 intercessors that came from Korea to Whatcom County to pray for revival.
  • Pray the Word: (Isaiah 61:1) Luke 4:18, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
  • Pray: for salvation to come through summer VBS and camps including the LOWPC prayer intensive workshop, to kids in every church in the county.

Development

  • Praise: Thank You Father that staff and volunteers are showing up with hearts to serve the people of our community who are struggling.
  • Pray the Word: Matthew 7:24-27 – Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.
  • Pray: Build staff relationships and organizational structures that are on the solid rock of Jesus, to weather the next storm.

Education

  • Praise: for the last few months when the kids were back in school full time and academic progress could be made.
  • Pray the Word: Romans 15:4, For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
  • Pray: for teachers and administrators to rest and gain a new passion to make our school an image of the kingdom of heaven in the 22/23 school year. Pray for Christian leaders rise up in our public schools.

Family

  • Praise: Father thank you for the several churches that have come together with LOWPC to put on a prayer intensive camp for children this summer.
  • Pray the Word: Psalm 8:2 (NET):  From the mouths of children and nursing babies you have ordained praise on account of your adversaries, so that you might put an end to the vindictive enemy.
  • Pray: Father draw families into Your rest and children to sing your praise. Father this summer grow families together in Christ and help children encounter You as we pray for the VBS events, LOWPC prayer camp, the Firs and other ways the Lord will draw hearts to Him.

Government

  • Praise: We prayed for and there are several candidates for the Nov elections who are representing biblical morality.
  • Pray the Word: Proverbs 31:9 – Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.
  • Pray: There is in the cities of our state and in our area a spirit of lawlessness (Matt 24:12).  Let us pray to push back with the beatitudes, “blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.”

Healthcare

  • Praise: There is an open door for many conversations with staff and patients that are Christ-honoring.  There are many opportunities to be the light of Christ every day.
  • Pray the Word: Acts 2:39 – For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to Himself
  • Pray: Many relationships developing between people of very different world views which allow the Christian to be the light and wisdom of Christ

International Missions

  • Praise: Father thank you for the stories of 100’s and 1000’s of people coming to know you in the middle of very difficult circumstances all over the Middle East, the Ukraine, India and Africa (and more).
  • Pray the Word: Luke 9:1–2 (NET): After Jesus called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
  • Pray: Father in the days of the book of Acts You anointed Your servants to spread the gospel with the revealed power of the Holy Spirit.  We ask you to do this again.  Father reveal Your creative hand in physical signs and wonders that demonstrate Your Name to the nations.