During the month of August we will offer prayers for those asking God to send additional workers into the fields where they serve.
“Heavenly Father, today we lift up Daniel, who is asking You to grow his ministry of prayer and intercession in and around the house churches in Baghdad, Iraq. Provide faithful prayer warriors who will lift family and friends before You with compassion. Teach him to listen as he prays and to persevere when answers seem delayed. As Daniel prays and watches for Your answer, guide him by Your Spirit. Prepare Daniel to receive each person as a gift, not a project. Build a friendship where faith can be seen in ordinary life.
According to Ezekiel 36:26, “I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.” Create a new heart in those who feel unable to change. Replace resistance with a living desire to know You, and let new habits grow from that inward renewal. Let the reality behind this verse touch people in Baghdad. Begin with one willing heart, and allow the Good News to travel through trusted relationships. Lead Daniel to a man who will pray faithfully for hidden needs and remain steady when there is no public recognition. Keep this relationship honest and rooted in love. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
110 City General Focus for August is West and Central Africa
Today: DAKAR, Senegal
I live in Dakar, the westernmost city of Africa, where the ocean meets the edge of the continent. For centuries, our land has been called the “Gateway to Africa,” a crossroads where traders, travelers, and cultures have converged. The people of Senegal are as diverse as its landscapes, yet nearly two-fifths of us are Wolof — a proud people known for our deep traditions, social order, and storytelling through our griots, the keepers of history.
Dakar is alive — full of rhythm, art, and movement. Ships come and go through one of the busiest harbors in West Africa, carrying goods and people from distant lands. The call to prayer rings daily across the city, as Islam shapes nearly every aspect of life. Yet even here, among mosques and markets, I see hearts longing for peace and meaning. Many have never heard the name of Jesus spoken with love, but I believe the Gospel is coming to shore in this harbor city.
Though the Church in Senegal is small, its faith is strong. Believers gather quietly, praying for their neighbors and serving their communities with humility. I believe Dakar will one day live up to its name — not just as a gateway for trade, but as a gateway for the Gospel, sending the light of Christ throughout West Africa and beyond.
Prayer for Today:
Pray for the people of Senegal, especially the Wolof, to encounter the truth and love of Jesus. (John 14:6)
People Groups Focus:
Use these resources to help pray specifically each day.
God of Truth, Your Word says in Psalm 119:105, "Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path."
ReadComing King, Your Word says in Matthew 24:42, "Watch therefore, for you don't know in what hour your Lord comes."
ReadGod Who Keeps His Promises, Your Word says in 2 Corinthians 1:20 that "however many are the promises of God, in him is the Yes."
ReadLord of the Harvest, Your Word says in Matthew 9:37-38, "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest."
ReadEver-Present Lord, Your Word says in Exodus 33:14, "My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
ReadSpirit of Truth, Your Word promises in John 16:13 that "he will guide you into all truth."
ReadSovereign King, Your Word says in Matthew 6:33 to "seek first God's Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
ReadPrince of Peace, Your Word says in 2 Corinthians 5:18 that You "reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation."
ReadFaithful Shepherd, Your Word says in Ephesians 4:13 that we press on "until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man."
ReadYour Word says in Philippians 2:3 to do "nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself."
ReadPsalm 91:4 says, "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart."
ReadPsalm 27:1 says, "The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
ReadNahum 1:7 says, "The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
ReadIn Isaiah 41:10 You say, "Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you
ReadYour Word says in Psalm 23:4, "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
ReadPsalm 121:1-2 says, "I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth."
ReadPsalm 34:18 says, "The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart and saves those who have a crushed spirit."
ReadSecond Corinthians 1:3-4 calls You the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in our suffering so that we can comfort others.
ReadYou promise in Isaiah 43:2, "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you."
ReadYour Word says in Psalm 46:1, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Be that refuge for this community now.
ReadAccording to Acts 2:18, “Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.”
ReadAccording to Acts 1:8, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
ReadAccording to Acts 1:5, “For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Immerse them in the Holy Spirit and deepen their expectation of what You can do.
ReadAccording to John 16:7, “Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t come to you.
ReadAccording to John 15:26, “When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.”
ReadAccording to John 14:26, “But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.”
ReadAccording to John 14:17, “. . .the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive, for it doesn’t see him and doesn’t know him. You know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.”
ReadAccording to John 14:16, “I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever.” Thank You for giving another Counselor who stays with Your people.
ReadAccording to John 7:39, “But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn’t yet glorified.”
ReadAccording to John 1:33, “I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’”
ReadAccording to Luke 24:49, “Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”
ReadAccording to Luke 11:13, “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”
ReadAccording to Mark 1:8, “I baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.” Do what human preparation cannot accomplish: immerse them in the Holy Spirit.
ReadAccording to Matthew 3:16, “Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him.
ReadAccording to Matthew 3:11, “I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry.
ReadAccording to Joel 2:29, “And also on the servants and on the handmaids in those days, I will pour out my Spirit.” Let no social position place anyone beyond Your calling.
ReadAccording to Joel 2:28, “It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy.
ReadAccording to Ezekiel 39:29, “I won’t hide my face from them any more, for I have poured out my Spirit on the house of Israel,” says the Sovereign LORD.
ReadAccording to Ezekiel 37:14, “I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live. Then I will place you in your own land; and you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it,” says the LORD.
ReadAccording to Ezekiel 36:27, “I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes. You will keep my ordinances and do them.”
ReadAccording to Ezekiel 36:26, “I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.”
ReadAccording to Ezekiel 11:19, “I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them. I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh.”
ReadAccording to Isaiah 61:1, “The Sovereign LORD’s Spirit is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach Good News to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound.”
ReadAccording to Isaiah 59:21, “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit, who is on you, and my words, which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your offspring, nor out of the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says the LORD, “from now on and forever.”
ReadAccording to Isaiah 44:3, “For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring.”
ReadAccording to Isaiah 42:1, “Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.”
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