Prayer Fuel

During the month of August we will offer prayers for those asking God to send additional workers into the fields where they serve.  

“Loving Father, today we lift up Elena, who is asking You for a women’s ministry leader in Moscow, Russia. Raise up a leader who asks thoughtful questions and helps other women hear from You. Give her patience to strengthen others without taking over their responsibilities. As Elena prays and watches for Your answer, guide her by Your Spirit. Guard Elena from trying to force others to serve. Instead, give the quiet confidence to follow Your lead, one faithful step at a time.

According 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.” May the Counselor testify about Jesus through them. Keep their witness centered on who Christ is rather than on their own experience. Carry the hope of this verse into Moscow. Meet Elena in the waiting and show that Your Spirit is already moving beyond what can be seen. Connect Elena with a woman who strengthens leaders through careful listening and helps them take ownership of what You show them. May the answer bring fresh hope to Elena and gentle strength to the believers in Moscow. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

110 City General Focus for August is West and Central Africa

Today: LAGOS, Nigeria

I live in Lagos — a city that never pauses to catch its breath. From sunrise to well past midnight, the streets pulse with noise, laughter, and motion. The sound of car horns mixes with the call of street vendors, the rhythm of Afrobeat spilling from radios, and the shouts of bus conductors at every junction. Lagos is chaos and creativity held together by sheer will. We are a people who refuse to quit.

Here, wealth and poverty share the same street. Skyscrapers cast their shadows over sprawling markets and crowded slums. Dreams are born and broken daily. In traffic that can last for hours, you’ll hear both frustration and worship — people singing praises on buses, praying under their breath as they inch forward. Life in Lagos is not easy, but it is alive with faith. God’s name is spoken in every language — Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Pidgin — by those who believe He still moves in this city.

Corruption, fear, and hardship still test us. Many young people fight to survive; others chase opportunity across oceans. But even here, amid the noise and struggle, I see the Spirit of God moving. Churches rise in backstreets and warehouses. People gather on beaches to pray at dawn. There is hunger — not just for food, but for justice, truth, and hope. I believe Lagos is more than a city of survival; it’s a city of calling. God is raising a generation here — bold, creative, unafraid — who will carry His light through Nigeria and into the nations.

Prayer for Today:

Pray for government and business leaders to act with justice and humility, working toward true reform. (Proverbs 21:1)

People Groups Focus:

• Haabe Fulani
• Bororo Fulani
• Yerwa Kanuri