Author: Stacey Hare

 “I will say to the LORD, ‘My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’  For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.  He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.  You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.” Psalm 91:2-6    Pray that the Lord would protect us while driving in Cameroon. Pray that the Lord…

“Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call his wickedness to account till you find none.”   Psalm 10:15   The terrorist group of Nigeria, the Boko Haram, has also entered the north of Cameroon and kidnapped westerners. Thus many missionaries who once lived in the North were evacuated. We will be living in the South and thus are not considered to be in the danger zone. Pray that the Lord would render the Boko Haram impotent and unable to carry out their terrorist activity.  Pray that there would be divisions within themselves which would thus render their group powerless to…

“Test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.”  1 Thessalonians 5:21-22  Pray that Dave and I would test what we experience in this new culture according to Scripture rather than according to American culture.  Pray that we would not renounce something because it is uncomfortable or different from our home culture, but that that we would rather abstain the things that God considers to be evil.  Pray that we would be wise in with whom we partner (or choose not to partner) in our ministry.

“If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,  who will entrust to you the true riches?”  Luke 16:11 Pray that we would live a life of generosity and freely give of our money and our time to those in need. However, pray that we would equally guard our time in Cameroon so that we can translate the Bible (we could easily turn into the local “bank” in the village if we do not set some boundaries). Pray that God would give us wisdom as to when to give and when to not and pray that our motives would be merciful…

One friend said she prayed this verse while we were learning French: “Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. Like emery harder than flint have I made your forehead.” – Ezekiel 3:8-9   This verse, taken in the context of the book of Ezekiel, was saying that God would make Ezekiel as stubborn as the people to whom he would be ministering.  Please pray that we, like Ezekiel, would be as stubborn as the language that we are trying to conquer. Pray that our character would be refined as…

“And he said to all, If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” Luke 9:23-24  The thinking that has been termed the “Prosperity Gospel” teaches that success, wealth, and health belong to the Christian now and thus he can “name” and “claim” what he wants and God is more-or-less entitled to give it to him. Please see our blog posts  for a more thorough explanation. Please pray that through our…

“From the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” – Psalm 61:2  Pray that in the midst of culture shock/stress that we would not neglect to call out to God who is our rock. Pray that in turn he would give our hearts peace. Pray that we would adjust to the heat, that we would develop good relationships, that we would pick up the language, that our kids would make friends, and that it would eventually become “home” to us.

“Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.” Psalm 127:1  Pray that the Lord would cause our children’s hearts to be the “fertile soil” as described in the parable of the sowers so that when they hear the Word that they would receive it with joy and bear much fruit. Pray that they would not only have a personal relationship with Christ, but that they would also want to serve him in ministry. Pray that, in time, the Lord would lead them to do oral Bible-storying projects among the children in our people group.   Pray…

by Stacey  Spending the last year in a new culture has really humbled us. We now know that we enter a new culture as “children” as we have to learn how to speak, how to read the street signs, how to cook, and so on. It truly shows the power of God that he uses clueless people from across the globe to bring about his Kingdom among unreached people groups. Thus, as we enter another new culture, we know that we are totally dependent on the Lord to save people through two tired, sinful, culturally awkward people like us. All…