The Defender Bible Study

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 14:1-28 and prayers for Ethiopia.

• Pray for the country as they are re-evaluating adoption laws and intercountry adoption.
• Pray for the Ethiopian government to find an ethical solution for the children in need of care.
• Pray for Unadopted opportunities in the country of Ethiopia
• Pray for DOS’s commitment to continued conversations with the Ethiopian government
• Pray for families in post adoption for their adjustment period and their transition to new family dynamics. Pray that attachment will grow within these families and that they are able to implement trainings that they have had into their daily lives. 
• Praise for all the children that have come home in the last year after a very long wait

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Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 13:1-52 and prayers for Poland.

• Pray for two Polish families in process who are working on their dossiers. Pray for favor in Poland since these families are Polish.
• Pray for a family who adopted a sibling set of 4 a few years ago and has recently learned that their children’s biological mother had another baby. Pray for sweet 1 year old as she waits for her forever family! Pray again for favor and that the Polish government will see the importance of placing this baby girl with her brothers and sisters.
• Continue to pray for the Ministry in Poland.  After the difficulty in 2016, we continue to pray that hearts will change to see adoption as a positive thing.
• Pray for local courts/judges who seem to have more power in the adoption decision – especially in certain regions.  Pray they will see the value of adoption and children having forever homes.
• Pray for continued favor with the Catholic Adoption Center.
• Pray as Sasha continues to navigate the Poland program and continues to build relationships with government officials.
• Pray for the many children waiting in Poland – who are older, larger sibling groups, or have severe medical special needs. Pray these children find their forever families.
• Pray for Josh, Jana, Brianna, and Toria as they continue to work in Poland – despite the difficulties over the last 2 years.
• Pray for Sasha, Alex, and Alexandra as they continue to be on the ground in Poland.  Pray they continue to build relationships with government officials.

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Join us as Herbie Newell and Jason Sampler lead us through Acts 12:1-25 and prayers for Liberia.

• Country of Liberia: 
  • For the President of Liberia and others that lead in government.
  • For the Church in Liberia – that churches would have purity of doctrine and godly leaders to be raised up.
• Pray for the ministry of REAP, our partner that trains and equips older orphans with life and job skills.
• Praise for REAP’s founder, Christine Norman, who finished chemo treatments a couple of weeks ago.
• Pray for opportunities that the Lord has given REAP to be a part of some UN programs helping young women with HIV in Liberia.
• Pray for the upcoming REAP camp in April.
• Pray that Destiny will pastor his church, Life Changer Assembly, well and preach only sound doctrine from the pulpit.
• Pray that the process of forming a new local NGO to support the work of the Orphanage Directors’ Network will go smoothly and the Lord will use the NGO to open new opportunities for ministry.
• Pray for the orphanage directors that Destiny has the opportunity to minister to, as they seek to love and provide for the children in their care.
• Praise for the children being impacted by the REAP camps and life skills training.
• Praise for those who are faithfully serving orphans throughout Liberia.

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Join us as Herbie Newell and Blake Wilson lead us through Acts 11:19-30 and prayers for Guatemala.

• Pray that the gospel will go forward brightly in the midst of such a “religious” (but not Christ-centered) culture
• Pray for the children in Guatemala 
  • Many children reside in orphanages. Pray for them as they grow up in places without a family.
  • Pray for their caretakers in these homes. Pray they have energy and endurance as they try to meet all the children’s needs.
  • Pray for our partners Todd and Amy Block at Village of Hope (VOH). Pray for wisdom as Lifeline continues to partner with them through (un)adopted and Caregiver Education training. The next training will take place in early June.
  • Pray for the Block family specifically, that they have endurance, an ever-renewing sense of purpose, courage and energy while they manage the home. Pray for them as a family as a whole – the Blocks have adopted several children themselves – pray for these kiddos.
• Pray for the staff (caregivers, guards, cooks, teachers and psychologists) at VOH.
• Praise the Lord for the work that is being done at Village of Hope (VOH) and how Todd and Amy Block pursue serving HIV+ children and teen mothers and their babies.
• The Blocks daughter, Addisyn, and her husband, are expecting their first biological child!

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Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 11:1-18 and prayers for Honduras.

• Pray for the Country & Central Authority of Honduras.  Pray for peace and unity in a country with much violence, poverty, and corruption.
• Pray the Gospel, the true Gospel, would go forth and bring about change & reconciliation
• Pray for the central authority, DINAF, as they came out with the first ever adoption law in Honduras last month. Pray that this will benefit the children of Honduras, and that DINAF will see the urgency of caring for the children and placing them with forever families.
• Pray for the judges making decisions, such as declaring the children abandoned, that impact adoption. Pray as they make rulings and that they will choose to do the right thing in a timely manner for the children.
• Pray for the children to be reunified with their birth families or for them to be properly declared abandoned so they can be adopted.
• Pray for all the children in care of DINAF. That their needs will be met and that others will advocate for their rights and for them to know Christ and know their value in Him.
• Pray for Carmen and Livio – our in-country team
• Pray for their wisdom, creativity and endurance as the go to DINAF and the courts weekly to advocate for our families.
• Pray for then to build good relationships as they work alongside DINAF on family cases.
• Pray for families in process- long, hard process. Pray for their patience and their hearts.
• Praise for our families in process now. We are thankful for their passion and dedication to the culture and country of Honduras. Pray for their endurance and patience with the program.
• Pray for the families pursuing specific children that they have fostered in the past and have a relationship with already.

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Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 10:34-48 and prayers for Uganda.

• Government of Uganda: For God to reveal himself to the judges, probation office panel, and those who make decisions regarding orphan care.
• Church in Uganda: For God to strengthen Ugandan families and grow more desire to care for orphans. Pray for sound doctrine and for the Church to thrive.
• Pastors in Uganda: Pray for pastors that are in and around Busega.
• Pray specifically for our church partner, King Jesus Church. Pray for Pastor Raphael as he leads their church.
• Orphanage partners: Loving Hearts Babies Home
• Pray for God’s providence and protection in the homes that we work with.
• Pray for the directors, nannies and the children: Specifically Miriam (Director) & Gerald (Social Worker), Matthew & Jethro (matched with a family)
• Pray for birth families, that poverty or special needs would not be a reason to abandon or place a child.
• Isaac (our attorney): Pray for his health and spiritual wellbeing, for discernment and stamina and pray for his family.
• Uganda requires a 12-month period of fostering/residency before a family can apply for adoption. Pray that our families are open to God’s will and how God can grow them through the process. Pray that God will sustain and protect them and give them wisdom and peace.
• Pray for Pastor Raphael and his wife Allen, for protection, rest, and good family time as they minister to the community.
• Pray for the children at Busega Community School for the Deaf and Blind and for the Life Skills School. Pray that the students, staff and teachers continue to grow in the Lord.
• Pray for financial provision for our projects (specifically the land purchase and land development).
• Praise for how God is bringing more and more students to Busega Community School for the Deaf and Blind and the Life Skills School. Praise that there are good teachers there (believers who have a passion for orphan care).

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Join us as Herbie Newell and Dr. Rick Morton lead us through Acts 10:1-35 and prayers for Costa Rica.

• We’d love to pray the Lord would reach their hearts to help them better know Him personally
• That the Lord would provide them wisdom, encouragement, & resources as they evaluate children/ families and work hard to advocate for better processes, too.
• Specifically, we’d love to pray for our major contacts there and lift them up to the Lord as they have big jobs with little support: 
  • Jorge: adoption director
  • Sonia, Elizabeth, & Sylvia: lead psychologists & social worker
  • The Council of Adoptions (board of directors who have the final say in dossier approvals and matching after PANI makes their recommendations).
  • The Protection Unit: oversees our licenses for unadopted, mission trips, & trainings
• Pray the local churches, missionaries, and organizations in their efforts to share Christ in their communities and care for the children & families of Costa Rica
• Ray & Lidia Zierkel: Missionaries who run the Methodist Home and are partnering with us for adoptions & unadopted
• Steve & Georgiana Thomas: Missionaries who run the Abraham Project and partner with us for adoptions
• Marjorie & Tyler: Costa Rican believer & husband (who is now a missionary there) who run a home there and are partnering with us for adoptions and unadopted
• Casa Viva: 
  • This is a Christian non-profit that is running the entire foster care system for the country. They are only licensing local believer to be foster families (Praise the Lord!). We’d love to pray over them, their mission, and for the ways they are caring for over 300 children already! We are praying for unique ways to partner with them in the future, too.
• Pray for wisdom and opportunities for (un)adopted as we plan for future care giver and foster care trainings as well as mission trips. The Lord is doing some really big things!
• For their hearts, that they may learn of their Heavenly Father and that He will comfort them in their distress.
• For advocates to arise to love, care for, and help them. Many children spend years in care without receiving abandonment decrees due to a failed system. Let’s pray the Lord raises up the right people to fight for them and help them be reunited to their families or forever adoptive families.
• For the specific children we met on the last trip – we met over 200 children that are waiting for forever families. Let’s pray for the Lord’s will in their lives and that we can be good advocates for each of them.
• Post Adoption Families and Adopted Children: 
  • Pray for the families who are already home with their children as they adjust, care for, support, and seek resources for their children. Pray for wisdom, rest, and perspective for the parents.
  • Pray for the children’s hearts as they process their hurts and that they would find comfort and healing through Christ.
• Families in Process: we’d love to lift up each family who is waiting and working hard to be matched with their child/ children. Pray for peace & endurance, and that they’d use this time wisely to prepare their families for what’s to come.

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Join us as Herbie Newell and Josh Caldwell lead us through Acts 9:32-43 and prayers for Hong Kong.

• Pray for the Gospel to continue to spread in Hong Kong and that more and more people will be saved.
• Pray that believers in Hong Kong would be burdened to use their freedom to reach mainland China for the gospel
• Pray that people in Hong Kong would see that all the wealth, knowledge and progress in their country is foolishness without Christ
• Pray for more local families to be open to significant medical special needs
• Pray that God would provide loving, stable caregivers for children while they wait
• Pray for local believers to be moved to care for orphans and vulnerable children in Hong Kong
• Pray for their continued favor with the Hong Kong social Welfare Department
• Pray that their leadership would be convicted to be uncompromising in their Christian values
• Pray for the encouragement and stamina of all staff
• Praise for interest in this program and the 5 families currently in the program
• Praise for the excellence with which Mother’s Choice serves the children in their care
• Praise for Hong Kong’s unique relationship with China and the opportunity for the gospel in the region.

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Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 9:19-31 and prayers for Romania.

• Prayers and praises for our pilot family who began their process 4 years ago.  They are HOME with their daughter!!!
• Pray for the next family as the mom has to update her Romanian passport.  Continue to pray for patience and understanding, as this has been a long process for her.
• Praise the Lord for Petry Groza!  He, his wife Kyle, and their 3 girls (Lydia, Miriam, Sophia) run the REGEN Foundation.  Through this foundation, he is able to reach in unreached in the local villages (Toarcla and Combinat) in Fagaras.
• Pray specifically for the discriminated gypsy people and families living in these harsh conditions.
• Pray for the two teenagers currently living in the Horizon of Hope Center – a center that falls under the REGEN Foundation.  The desire of this center is to help young people who are seeking guidance and direction for their future, both spiritually and vocationally.
• Pray for Edi, Yana and Carly who live at the center and all of the REGEN foundation volunteers as they pour into the community of Fagaras.
• Pray for Camelia Iordache, our contact at the National Authority for Adoption.  Pray we can continue to develop a strong relationship with her and communication would be clear.
• Pray for Gabriella Coman, President of the Ministry in Romania.  Pray for consideration, as she is the one who makes decisions on matching children with families.
• Pray for Ms. Ena, our contact at the US Embassy, as she works with our families in country.  Pray that our relationship with her will continue to grow.
• Pray for wisdom and discernment for our Lifeline team: Josh, Jana, Brianna, and Toria.
• Praise the Lord for David Wooten and the strong relationship he has with the Romanian people!  Pray as he gives insight and guidance while working in this difficult country.
• Praise the Lord for the UnAdopted partnership that has evolved in Romania.
• Praise the Lord for Jana, Rick, and Traci as they spent time teaching and attending the Romania Without Orphans conference in November.

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Join us as Herbie Newell and David Wooten us through Acts 9:1-19 and prayers for Hungary.

• Pray for more families in the program — because of the consistency of younger children we are seeing, families are finishing the process in 12 to 14 months.  We need more families!
• Pray for the discrimination against the Roma child and population as a whole.  Pray the Lord would protect these children from discrimination.
• Pray for two families who will meet their children within the few weeks and month!
• Pray for our Lifeline Team: Josh, Jana, Brianna, and Toria.
• Pray for our head team member, Adam as he navigates the adoption process in Hungary.  Pray as he continues building relationships with government officials.
• Pray for the country as a whole.  Many Hungarians call themselves Christians but most families have described it as a spiritually dark country.  Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox are strong religious traditions in Hungary.
• Pray that our families will continue to share the gospel when they travel and for opportunities for our staff to be lights in the darkness to the on the ground team.
• Pray that the Ministry of Human Resources Department of Family and Demographic Affairs Central Authority will continue to be in favor of international adoptions and see the urgency in preparing paperwork for children.
• Pray for our contact at the US Embassy who always helps our families.
• Praise the Lord for families who are called to adopt from Hungary.
• Praise the Lord for the 12 children who came home from Hungary in 2018!
• Praise the Lord for Adam and all he does for our families!

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