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- Eight Girls of Faith CHALLENGE: Print out an extra copy and give it to a friend!
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Each week we will feature a new country that is in need of prayer. Our goal of this is to spread awareness of countries in need, to deepen our faith, and to better learn what it means to be an at home missionary. Check back each week for a new focus country! This weeks country: MongoliaMongol UlsAsiaGeographyArea: 1,565,000 sq km Grassland, forests in north, three major mountain ranges and the great Gobi Desert in the east and south. Subject to climatic extremes. Population: 2,701,117 Capital: Ulaanbataar (Ulan Bator) PeoplesPeoples: 22 (86% unreached) Official language: Khalkha Mongolian Languages: 15 ReligionLargest Religion: Buddisht Challenges for PrayerChristianity in Mongolia is a reality for the first time in modern history. There are now close to 200 churches in the capital as well as believers, if only in tiny groups, in every one of Mongolia’s provincial centres. Yet there are challenges: a) Many are interested in Christianity, but their reasons are mixed. In the past, a significant attraction was the chance of employment by missionaries/NGOs. Today, some who come into the church drift away or never become disciples. Pray for effective discipleship and Christ-like living among believers. Only a few of the larger churches have become financially autonomous from foreign sponsors. b) Christianity must shed its foreign-ness, becoming truly Mongolian and still biblically centred. Many missionaries enter with inadequate cross-cultural preparation. Pray for a better contextualization of biblical truths to fit Mongolian culture. c) Age-imbalanced congregations are usually comprised of many young adults and students, but far fewer of the older generation, especially older men. Children tend not to be brought to church. Pray for a harvest among all ages and generations. d) Rural churches have very little support or teaching due to a lack of finances and their distance from the capital, where most of the training and resources exist. An effective nomadic church concept has yet to be established. e) The need for spiritual unity. The Mongolian Evangelical Alliance (MEA) seeks to bring together all Mongolian churches for fellowship, growth and a united front in representing Christians to the government. Pray for vision, leadership and real oneness to come out of the MEA. Developing Mongolian church leaders is a strategic need and the key to strengthening the Church. Good training is central to this – most churches, especially rural ones, desperately need biblically astute leaders and teachers. There are eight Bible colleges, mainly denominational in character. The largest is the interdenominational Union Bible Theological College, which focuses on training church leaders. There are also other Bible training centres, run by local churches and missions. Given the country’s vast size and rapid church growth, developing a TEE programme that serves the far-flung congregations is possibly the Mongolian Church’s greatest need. Pray for the right models of leadership and appropriate support structures to develop, from high-level academic study to informal training of laity. Join us in praying for this country this week! To find more information about this country, go to operationworld.org Click this link to find a list of all the countries in the world.. Pick a country to focus on and pray for it💕 http://www.operationworld.org/countries-alphabetically When you pick your country it will tell you details of the country and specific prayer needs! Pick your own country or follow with us as we focus on a new country each week! welcome to our new DIY series on the blog, Do or DIY! we are doing a series of DIYs that are super easy to make and most importantly, they take really easy-to-find supplies! Our first DIY are these two-supply washi tape pencils!
s u p p l i e s : - washi tape - plain unsharped pencils d i r e c t i o n s : step one: lay out the tape on your table and measure it to the length of your pencil. tear or cut the washi tape to that size. step two: carefully wrap the tape around the pencil. make sure you go slow to avoid making creases in the tape. step three: if your measurements weren't exact, cut off the extra tape. and you're done! these are super simple but super cute! n o t e : if the tape starts coming off, use some clear scotch tape around it to secure it. let us know if you make this DIY and email us a picture! xo, Claire and Jenny Heres a cute article I found in my Facebook feed. I thought I would share it with you girls! Its from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ by Abby Draper
"My Dad and I are very close. Living so far away from each other, he follows me closely on all of my social channels to keep up with what's going on in LA. That being said, this morning I re-tweeted a link to an article from my friend Jen called "10 Guys Reveal the Secret to Love... As Told to Them by Their Moms" and about 30 minutes later, I received this text from my dad: "I read one of your RTs and thought I'd add my two cents... 10 Things to Consider When Dating as Told By Your Dad." Here's what Dad sent me:
"This was fun. Thanks for reading. - Dad" I am just the luckiest." Our June Bible Reading Calendar is finally here! We're sorry that it's a couple days late; hopefully you have fun catching up with the challenges and sotd's (song of the day). Let us know if you print this out (below)! We hope you enjoy listening to these fun Christian songs and going through the book of Matthew! xoxo, Eight Girls of Faith
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