The Defender Bible Study

Join us as Herbie Newell and David Wooten lead us through Acts 20:13-38 and prayers for Kyrgyzstan.

• Kyrgyzstan has 6 million people and 88% of the people practice Islam. Pray the Kyrgyz church would be strengthened and the gospel would multiply throughout the country!
• Pray for leaders to rise up in this country that will assist in the furtherance of the Gospel, as well as better care for vulnerable children.
• We have completed 5 adoptions from Kyrgyzstan and 2 more families are in the process of completing their adoption. Please pray that more families feel called to adopt children 5 years and older!
• Pray for the 2 active families.
• Pray for doors to open with our UnAdopted Ministry. We are waiting for a partnership to open up with some of the orphanages and Baby Home.
• Pray the Ministry will continue to find favor with our paperwork and that they will work hard and make it a priority to get children ready for referrals.
• Pray Zhalyn will continue to build strong relationships with the Ministry and with orphanage directors, doctors, etc. Pray he will continue to find favor as he upholds strong ethical standards.
• Pray that God will lead us to orphanages, churches and individuals we can partner with.
• Praise the Lord for our team members on the ground, Sasha and Zhalyn and the work they do to serve our families.
• Praise the Lord for our Lifeline team – Josh, Jana, Brianna and Toria and the work they do State side to serve our families.
• Pray for Zhalyn – and praise that he continues to hear the gospel from our families and that he will understand what it means.  Continue to pray for his salvation.

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Join us as Herbie Newell and Josh Caldwell lead us through Acts 20:1-12 and prayers for Haiti.

• Pray for the people of Haiti and the heightened political climate they have been in since the beginning of this year. Pray that the Lord’s sovereignty will reign above the corruption, and that Haiti’s people will turn their hearts to Christ and His salvation.
• Pray for IBESR, Haiti’s Central Authority, as they manage all aspects of adoption in Haiti. Pray for the Matching Committee in IBESR to review and disperse files to families with wisdom and efficiency.
• Pray for Filder, our in-country rep. Pray that God would continue to equip and strengthen him each day for the work he does on behalf of children and families.
• Pray for the unrest in Haiti and all of our missionary contacts in Haiti in the midst of unrest.
• Pray for New Perspectives Church in Jacmel and the possibility of a church partnership in the future.
• Pray for opportunities to conduct more caregiver trainings throughout Haiti.
• Pray for Lifeline families who have been matched with children. Pray for hearts of deep trust in the Father in the times of slower movement and prolonged waiting.
• Pray for our families who have been waiting in IBESR for many years now for a referral; the Bryan, Gunter, Henery, Pogue, and Edmondson families in particular. Pray the Lord would soften the hearts of the Matching Committee at IBESR to any advocacy efforts made in relation to referrals for these families.
• Praise the Lord for 3 Angels and Chances for Children and the relationships Lifeline has been able to cultivate with their organizations over the years.
• Praise the Lord for new applications of mission-minded families who enter in to the Haiti process even knowing the long journey that is ahead.

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Join us as Herbie Newell and Dr. Rick Morton lead us through Acts 19:11-41 and prayers for Brazil.

• Pray for the local church and missionaries residing in Brazil – that they will be united, encouraged, and bold
• Specifically for Melinda, Deborah, Gui, Vanessa and Betina (friends we made on a previous trip) as they are sharing the Gospel throughout Brazil.
• Pray for truth and conviction for the people of Brazil: great amount of poverty, corruption, liberalism, and societal issues that impact the people of Brazil
• Pray the local church would rise up to share the gospel and minister to vulnerable families, children in foster care, or even become adoptive families themselves
• Current Families: we pray the Lord would encourage, provide, and prepare the 4 families in process.
• Post families: pray for our families that are home with their children, that the Lord would equip them to love their children well and to disciple them as they adjust to their families.
• Pray for more mission minded families to want to pursue adoption from Brazil
• Pray for the leaders of the country and that they would makes laws that protect the rights of the children in care
• Pray for the children in care of CEJAI (the CA) & the children who are living on the streets
• Pray that God would reveal Himself to them, provide for their needs, and bring their paths to cross other Believers that would help care for them.
• Pray for our team: Josh, Beth & Ferrah
• Pray for our team in Brazil: Marcia & Marcos, our in country attorneys (pray that they feel supported as they continue to advocate for the children of Brazil)
• Pray for the workers at ACAF and CEJAI (central authority) and that they make decisions that are in the best interest of the children.

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Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 18:24-19:10 and prayers for Pakistan.

• Pray that God will continue to strengthen local believers and specifically strengthen the faith of persecuted believers.
• Pray for relations between India and Pakistan.
• Pray for the unrest and terrorist attacks within the country.
• Pray for our partners to have wisdom as they make decisions in helping guide the program
• Pray for the Muslim community. Pray that they will see the light and truth of Christ through believers and that the believers would continue to grow in spiritual maturity.
• Praise the Lord for continued opportunities in the country of Pakistan.

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Join us as Herbie Newell and Blake Wilson lead us through Acts 18:1-23 and prayers for Ukraine.

• Pray for one family.  They are pursuing their 3rd adoption from Ukraine!  They are adopting an aging out child who they have hosted. Praise the Lord for families like the Laws who have a heart for older children.
• Pray for more families who desire to adopt older children from such a hard and harsh place.
• Continue to pray for the government of Ukraine and for unrest in the Eastern part of Ukraine.  Pray that the areas that have been affected by war will continue to rebuild.
• Pray for the Ministry and the officials to be efficient and timely in approving paperwork.  Pray that they will make orphan children a priority.
• Pray for UnAdopted possibilities in Ukraine!  Pray for the work that has been done and that is going to be done.
• Pray for a future hosting from Ukraine!  Pray that we can collaborate with hosting organization to bring children into their forever families – where they will constantly hear and know the gospel!
• Praise the Lord for the many children who have come home from Ukraine over the last 16 years!
• Praise the Lord for Luba – who will come home with the family this spring/summer!
• Pray for Josh, Jana, Brianna, and Toria as they continue to build relationships in Ukraine!
• Pray for Sasha, Natasha, Alex, and Alexandra who are on the ground in Ukraine.

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Join us as Herbie Newell and David Wooten lead us through Acts 17:16-34 and prayers for our Birthmother ministry.

• Pray that even this week we will get calls of expecting mothers who are not only desiring to know about adoption, but whose hearts are receptive towards the gospel.
• Pray that the women we serve will come to know the Lord and His redeeming love.
• Pray that God will open their eyes to see that they and their children are made in the image of God and are valued by Him.
• That God will lead women to choose life for their babies and that they will consider adoption
• Pray for the three+ women who we are working with right now that are abortion minded. Pray that they will choose life for their babies.
• Pray for hospitals, OBGYNs, and pediatricians to desire to partner with Lifeline and see the value in utilizing an agency like Lifeline
• Praise for the many Pregnancy Center (PRC) partnerships we have and pray for the Lord to deepen existing relationships and to establish new partnerships with new PRCs
• Pray for the Lord to direct women searching for adoption resources online to Lifeline
• Pray for Him to use their earthly adoption stories to show them the good news of eternal adoption – for God’s Kingdom to come in their hearts and lives – for them to know, glorify and enjoy Jesus.
• Pray for the birthmothers as they grieve and as every milestone is challenging.
• Pray for women to have godly friends and mentors step into their lives and point them to Jesus
• Praise the Lord for our pregnancy counseling team!
• Pray for their relationships with the Lord and reliance upon the Holy Spirit to be primary in their daily lives so that what is needed for each birth parent would come as an outflow of the Spirit’s work.
• Pray that God would grow them in wisdom, compassion, and boldness, pointing birth parents to Christ.
• Pray for times of rest
• Praise the Lord for the women who are choosing life and for the perspective the Lord has given them to see life as valuable.

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Join us as Herbie Newell and Jason Sampler lead us through Acts 17:1-15 and prayers for India.

• Pray for the church in India to be bold and steadfast. Pray that the Lord would raise up national Pastors and that the church would grow, even in the midst of persecution. Pray for the Gospel to go forth in these areas where it has not yet been proclaimed. Pray for people’s hearts to be softened to the Gospel and that India would become a nation full of people who fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully.
• India is the country with the largest number of orphans in the world. Pray that these children would be reached with the hope of the Gospel and that they would be used as active agents of redemption in this nation.
• Pray for God to draw more missional families to the India adoption process. Pray that families would see this as an opportunity for the Gospel to go forth in an unreached nation where other avenues of the Gospel are getting fewer/more restricted.
• Praise for the way the Lord has continued to grow this program! We now have over 115 India families in process and pray that more families would continue to be drawn towards this special program. Please pray for our amazing team in the US and on the ground as they serve families and continue to grow the program.
• Pray for the Josh and Herbie’s current trip and the upcoming trip in July- for the staff leading these trips and for the important meetings and relationships that will be built.
• Praise for the connections the Lord has given us through STEPS home in Chennai and Krupa Ministries in Bangalore
• Praise the Lord for CARA remaining very pro-adoption, even in the midst of some challenges over the past year. Pray for this pro-adoption mindset to continue and for continued favor with Lifeline specifically. Pray for the salvation of CARA’s Director, Deepak Kumar. Pray for Herbie and Josh’s time with him this week.

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Join us as Herbie Newell and Jason Sampler lead us through Acts 16:16-40 and prayers for Togo.

• Pray that the Voodoo spirit would be torn down with the truth of Christ.
• Pray that the Church would rise up to engage in orphan care with the skills and abilities God has uniquely given them.
• Pray that God would raise up churches in the United States to champion a cause for the fatherless and put Togo on their heart.
• Pray that the gospel would penetrate the hearts of the people.
• Pray that strong leaders would rise up to lead the nation of Togo in an ethical way.
• Pray that a fresh vision of orphan care would be communicated to the leaders so that holistic orphan care can go forth.
• Pray for our partner, Pastor Francois, and future growth in our partnership with him and local church leaders in Togo.
• Pray for GADIS (a group of local business and church leaders caring advocating for the OVCs in Togo) Pray for leadership and organization in the group.
• Praise for Godwin, Winner and Bernard. They started with a few chickens and have expanded to 3000+. They have also began raising pigs!

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Join us as Herbie Newell and Tim Crist lead us through Acts 15:36-16:15 and prayers for Lifeline’s Families Count ministry.

• Praise the Lord for the fruit that we are seeing – for hearts transformed and lives committed anew to Jesus and His Gospel. Praise Him for adding churches and volunteers to the ministry and for continually going before us and leading us.
• Pray that the Lord will send churches that He desires to partner with us to the upcoming Families Count conference.
• Pray for the preparation and safety of conference presenters. We will have several parents (who’ve graduated from Families Count) leading sessions. Ask the Lord for the anointing of His Holy Spirit on them and other speakers and that Christ might be exalted in every session.
• Pray for graduating parents who’ve made decisions to pursue Christ. Ask that the Lord would give them the courage to take next steps to follow Him.

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Join us as Herbie Newell and Rick Morton lead us through Acts 15:1-35 and prayers for Peru.

• Pray for the Peru program as we no longer have any active families in process and pray for our team as we are taking a step back to evaluate the future of the program and how we can grow and advocate in Peru.
• Pray for the government of Peru and the central authority (DGA/MIMP) to make wise decisions about orphan care.
• Pray specifically for the new director of adoptions that took office this month. Pray that their administration will work in the best interested of the children.
• Pray for the children of Peru: that they would hear the gospel & would also be sustained in their times of difficulty and waiting.
• Pray for the government to create better advocacy policies for the children to be declared abandoned to be eligible for adoption or to be reunited with biological families.
• Pray for the children at Not Forgotten and for Gene and Patty as they lead the staff who care for the boys at the home.
• Praise God for Abel coming home with his forever family last month! (Abel was the 16-year-old boy that we have been praying over this past year)
• Pray for wisdom over the Peru team (Josh, Beth and Meredith Crawford) – pray as they evaluate what the future of the program will look like and navigate decisions moving forward.

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