The Defender Bible Study

Join us as Herbie Newell and David Wooten lead us through “Basic Christianity” Chapter 5 and prayers for Bulgaria.

• Waiting Children: There are many children on the waiting child list in Bulgaria. These children are typically older, larger sibling groups, or children with severe medical special needs.  The majority of these children receive little to neglectful care and the orphanage conditions are very hash.  Pray that the Lord will send families that He wants for these children.
• Roma Children: Roma children/people face sever discrimination in Bulgaria. Pray that Christ-followers in Bulgaria would minister to this group of people.  Pray that families would continue to be open to adopting Roma children.
• Pray for families that are coming home and that bonding and connection would continue to grow as they are home and in their new normal.
• Pray for the  families who are all waiting on referrals from the MOJ. Pray for their time as they wait.
• Pray for the  families who are in their home study. Pray for these families as they move throughout their adoption process.
• Pray for Josh, Jana, Brianna, and Toria as we continue to find the best way to advocate the Bulgaria program.
• Praise the Lord for our partners in Bulgaria, FNA. Pray as they continue to advocate so well for the Bulgarian children and our families.
• Pray for these women’s salvations and for our families to be intentional in sharing the gospel while in country.
• Pray for the FNA team as they receive children’s files and put them children on the waiting child list. Pray that as they work day to day with the officials in Bulgaria, their relationships would remain strong.
• Praise the Lord for families who are called to adopt from Bulgaria. These families are open to older children or children with severe medical special needs.
• Praise the Lord for the 4 children who have come home thus far in 2018!
• Praise the Lord for the Bulgaria program and pray that it will continue to grow and we will continue to see children placed in forever homes.

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Join us as Herbie Newell and Blake Wilson lead us through “Basic Christianity” Chapter 4 and prayers for Honduras.

The Children 

• For all the children in care of DINAF. For them to know Christ and know their value in Him.

Government

• Pray for the transitions that will take place in the government due to the recent presidential elections in Honduras.
• Pray that we build stronger relationships with individuals who work for DINAF.
• Pray as DINAF implements the new adoption law and new policies. Pray that they benefit the children of Honduras and that they can see the urgency of caring for the children and placing them.

The Country

• Pray for the judges making decisions 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.

Team on the Ground & Families

• Carmen and Livio – attorney and representative
• 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.

Families 

• 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: Rhoton, Murray & Taylor
• Praise for our team (Carmen, Livio, Josh, Beth and Ferrah) – pray that the Lord gives wisdom and discernment in navigating the program and supporting the families

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Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through “Basic Christianity” Chapter 3 and prayers for Uganda.

Government and Church

• 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. They are having a pastor training this month. Pray that they feel filled, and go home encouraged and ready to continue working.
• Pray specifically for our church partner, King Jesus Church. Pray for Pastor Raphael as he leads their church

Orphanage Partners

• 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
• Pray for birth families, that poverty or special needs would not be a reason to abandon or place a child.

Partners and Families

• Isaac (our attorney) 
  • Pray for his health and spiritual wellbeing
  • Pray for discernment and stamina
• Pray for our families 
  • UG 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.

(un)adopted Partners and Trips

• 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).

Praises

• 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 Josh Caldwell lead us through “Basic Christianity” Chapter 2 and prayers for Costa Rica.

• PANI: 
  • Pray for PANI staff as they evaluate children and families. Pray specifically that they will improve their dossier review/approval timeliness.
  • Pray for the Council of Adoptions (board of directors who have the final say in dossier approvals and matching after PANI makes their recommendations).
• Local church: 
  • 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
  • Pray for (un)adopted as we plan for future care giver and foster care trainings.
• Children in Costa Rica: 
  • Please pray for their hearts, that they may learn of their Heavenly Father and that He will comfort them in their distress.
  • Pray that advocates arise to love, care for, and help them.
• Adoptive 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.
• Josh, Lauren, Beth, Neisha and Michael
• Pray for wisdom, patience, and unity as we work together to advocate for better policies and adoption processes, make plans for trips/camps/hosting and deepen our relationships with local ministries and PANI.

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Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through “Basic Christianity” Chapter 1 and prayers for Romania.

• 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 Jana and Brianna’s time in Romania and the HUGE potential for an UnAdopted partnership.
• Praise the Lord for the 26 Caregivers that were trained through the Caregiver training and for their outstanding participation during the two days. Pray for these Caregivers as they take what was taught back to their centers and orphanages.  Pray specifically that we can begin planning Phase II of the training!
• 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 the pilot Romania family. They began their process 4 years ago.  They will travel to meet their daughter this month!
• Pray for a family who is working on making corrections to their dossier. Pray specifically for the mom of the family , as she has to update her Romanian passport.  Pray for patience and understanding.

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Join us as Herbie Newell and Dr. Rick Morton lead us through Luke 24:36-53 and prayers for Hong Kong.

• Families in process:  For our staff to be equipped to lead these families well and that God would provide for families needs in process.
• For God to bring more families who are mission-minded and especially have a heart for older children/significant special needs.
• Waiting children: that God would protect them in their wait and put people in their lives that will love them and share Christ with them.
• Waiting child: Ellie- 7 year old girl
• Pray for the Gospel to continue to spread in Hong Kong and that more and more people will be saved.
• Prayfor the Gospel to reach into the government of Hong Kong and that leaders will become followers of Christ.
• Pray for the government as they make decisions and lead the country of Hong Kong.
• Waiting child: Tammy- aging out in December.
• Praise for interest in this program and 2 new families this summer!
• Praise for the precious Pyne family who have faithfully pursued this program through long process and lost referral. Praise for a potential new match!
• Praises:  That Hong Kong has an adoption friendly culture, where most children with minor or correctible special needs are able to be adopted domestically.
• Waiting child: Praise that a Lifeline family is pursuing Ames

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Join us as Herbie Newell and David Wooten lead us through Luke 24:13-35 and prayers for Hungary.

• Praise the Lord that 3 children have come home since January and 10 children will come home this summer/early fall!
• 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.
• Hungary does not maintain a waiting child list, so pray for the children as they wait for their forever families in orphanages or foster homes. Pray that the foster families will see the need to spend one on one time with the children and not just see foster care as a means to receive money.
• Pray for the discrimination against the Roma child and population as a whole. Pray the Lord would protect these children from discrimination.
• Pray for our Lifeline Team: Josh, Jana, Brianna, and Toria.
• Pray for our Hungary Team: George, Adam, Rita, and Cornell.
• Pray for Jana and Brianna as they arrived in Budapest today. Pray for their time in country and as they minister to our team.  Pray specifically for George and his wife, Eva, who are not believers.  Eva is battling cancer and has not received a good prognosis on her diagnosis.
• 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 Judith Sebestyen, 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 Horvath family – this family is in country now adopting a very special set of siblings!
• Praise the Lord for the Davis family – who is in country now adopting their second child from Hungary!
• Praise the Lord for the Floeter family – this family is pursuing a sibling set of 3!

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Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Luke 24:1-12 and prayers for our Foster Care Ministry.

• Pray for the churches involved in foster care in both AL and SC and for these partnerships to expand into more than just recruitment of families, but holistic support of foster families and birth families and financial support.
• Financial Provision for our Foster Care Program-Pray that God will continue to provide for our needs as our program grows through church partnerships, grants, and individual donors. Pray specifically for grant requests that are outstanding.
• Pray for our partnerships with DHR and DSS. Pray the Lord will deepen and strengthen these relationships and to grow the level of trust between all parties.
• Children in care: 
  • Salvation
  • For healing from the trauma they have endured
  • For God to use their stories for his glory
  • For adoptive families for those where parental rights have been terminated
• Birth Families: 
  • Salvation
  • For them to know their value/identity does not have to be based on their past
  • For them to be motivated to accomplish what they need to in order to be reunified with their children
• Current licensed foster families- wisdom, grace, strength, and patience as they daily minister to children in need.
• For several families who are currently in process who have difficult pasts and for the Lord to use their past for his glory.
• Foster Families in process-Pray that they will complete the necessary requirements in order to become licensed, so that they can start accepting placements.
• For more families to respond to the specific needs of older children, sibling groups, and medical special needs through the upcoming classes at Altadena Valley, Shades Mountain, Church at Brook Hills, and in Daniel Island, SC.
• For upcoming continuing education opportunities: for the Lord to bring many families to these to be equipped to care well for the children in their homes
• For more churches and individuals to holistically be a part of foster care and to consider hosting family visitation rooms, babysitting, and other volunteer opportunities.
• For open staff positions in AL and SC: for the Lord to fill these positions with people who have the unique giftings that meet the specific needs of the role.
• Lifeline Foster Care Team – Jennifer T, Laura F, Cara L, Lindsey G, Traci N, Sarah Pullen, Kristen R, Casey V, Cathy L, CMac
• Praise for the number of families attending upcoming AL and SC orientations
• Praise for many recent positive meetings in SC with churches and child welfare departments
• Praise for the recent partnering with Jefferson County DHR to co-host their foster parent appreciation luncheon.
• Praise for the kickball tournament and the new folks who know about Lifeline and the needs of children in our community as well as the funds we received for the program

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Join us as Herbie Newell and Rick Morton lead us through Luke 22 & 23 and prayers for our Counseling Ministry.

• Pray that God would draw each of the families currently served in counseling closer to Himself
• Pray for our current therapists at Lifeline:  Angela, Ashley, Whitney, & Kim – Pray for our therapists to have clarity in how to approach and best help each family.
• Pray that parents in counseling will be willing and able to understand the aspects of their histories that impact their present interactions.
• Pray for 9 yo adopted. Still struggling with violent outbursts years later. That God will provide rest and confidence to parents and siblings; that hearts will be softened and that love can be received.
• Pray that families can see the eternal significance of what they are doing in parenting
• Pray that moms who bear the brunt of their children’s anger will know how to love and parent in confidence from the Lord.
• For clarity and discernment as we continue insurance billing and new software programs. Praise for intern Bekah as she helps with this, and for wisdom as she learns to navigate this.
• Pray for shame that is often pervasive in parents and children. Pray that God will speak truth that will revolutionize their view of themselves.
• Pray for the strengthening of marriages for our couples in therapy.
• Pray that the intensive therapy program will become known and helpful to families who need it, and that families will be able to fund this type of therapy.
• Pray that families who need help will reach out and find Lifeline’s counseling services.
• Pray for the teen groups taking place this summer. For the teens attending to be strengthened and encouraged.
• Praise God for the families He has brought to the counseling department and the work that He has accomplished in each so far.
• Praise God for the hope He provides to our staff and families!
• Praise for the interns God has blessed us with this summer – Anna Bekah and Akilah! They greatly help to expand our territory and what we are able to accomplish!
• Praise the Lord for providing a job to a dad of 7 – 4 of these children were adopted internationally.

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Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Luke 21 and prayers for our Domestic Ministry.

• Pray that our country and its leadership would submit itself to the authority of God.
• Pray for more expectant mothers to choose life for their children.
• Pray for protection over the ministry of Lifeline.
• Pray for wisdom and discernment for our attorneys as they guide us, the adoptive parents, and birth parents through difficult circumstances
• Pray for wisdom to know how to navigate (both emotionally and legally) all parties involved in the adoption, including birth fathers.
• Pray for birthmothers and adoptive parents who both feel anxiety over these difficult legal situations.
• Pray for peace as they wait for God to bring children into their families.
• Pray for the many families who have struggled with miscarriages and infertility. Pray that they will not rush into adoption too quickly, but with a prayerful, discerning spirit.
• Pray for the extended family and friends of waiting couples to be a community of support during the wait.
• Pray for courage and peace when they hear “No.” Pray that their identity is in Christ, not parenthood.
• Pray for families as they learn the heart of open adoption and choose their level of openness. Pray that our staff would prepare them well.
• Pray that our families would desire to share the gospel above all else, and would navigate openness with wisdom.
• Pray for the situations where the birth mother and the adoptive parents struggle with their mutual openness.
• Pray that children who are adopted would benefit from the openness between their parents and birthparents.
• For the staff working with these families in all of our domestic states.
• For the mission-minded families God brings to Lifeline
• For each woman we’ve served domestically so far in 2018

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