How to Pray for Kingdom Rock

This week I am going to address how to pray in the weeks leading up to vbs. I would like to share five ways you can be praying for our first Vacation Bible School. These will also be things that we will be praying for tomorrow night at Elder-Led Prayer!kingdom rock horse

  1. Pray for registrations

    We need to be in prayer that God would bring parents to register their kids for VBS. We are not praying this just so that we would have a large VBS so we can brag. We are not praying this so that Missio Dei would get a lot of attention. We want people on their knees before the Lord praying for registrations so that these kids would see Jesus for who He is and that they would come to claim Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Be praying that God will bring people in from the community and that families would do a great job at asking their friends and neighbors.

  2. Pray for kids that are currently attending

    We want people to be praying for all the children that will be attending (and even those who will not be attending) VBS this year. Pray that God would be working in their hearts right now, tilling the soil and preparing their minds and hearts for their time here. Summer is often a very busy time for families. Be in prayer that God would remove distractions and barriers from the schedules of families so that the kids who are signed up can indeed come. We pray this too for the kids that God will bring to us as well as the kids who are unable to come due to various reasons.

  3. kingdom rock lionPray for the preparation

    There is a lot of preparation that still needs to happen. From learning the songs that will be sung, learning how to lead the Bible time, the fun planned activities, and making decorations - we will for sure need all hands on deck. Some of these things require additional supplies that will need to be purchased. We pray that God will give us wisdom and direction in the how and where to purchase materials needed for VBS. We pray that God would clear family schedules to come and learn their part and help decorate the Missional Outpost.

  4. Pray for the volunteers

    If you cannot tell from all the requests from above, we are going to need a lot of people to help make this happen. Please be in prayer that God would bring people to serve in places where volunteers can use the gifts that God has given to them. Pray that God would prepare their hearts to serve these kids in light of the Gospel and to make much of Jesus Christ!

  5. Pray for the offering

    This is not an offering that Missio Dei Church will out in its "pocket". Rather we will be taking an offering for Grace Gardens, a ministry of John and Missy Camiola who are serving in Jos, Nigeria. We will be collecting an offering each night to help provide Christmas presents for the women and children. Though this we hope to spread the word about the ministry that God is doing through John and Missy and how they are reaching women and families with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We also hope to teach kids about stewardship and giving and that they would respond to this Good News with their whole lives, including the little bit of finances they may have! I hope to post more about this in the weeks to come. 

In the meantime, be sure to be inviting people to Vacation Bible School August 10-13!