Foreign Ministry Workers: Pray Where You Serve

As someone already living and serving in Macedonia, you can help carry prayer into the places most people never see: neighborhoods, villages, schools and workplaces you already know by name.

Here are some ideas for how to engage in the Year of Prayer as a ministry worker in Macedonia:

• Join or host a regular prayer meeting in your home or ministry center. If you want to, you can list it as a "living room of prayer" here and have others join you - or keep it private to a small group of friends. The goal is more people praying more!

• Make a specific emphasis in your team to grow in your relationship with God through prayer and worship. This can be creative - read a book on prayer together, attend a prayer event/conference, set aside part of your team meeting to worship, meet for an early coffee at someone's house once a week (or once a month) for prayer, or go away to one of our many monasteries or mountain houses for a weekend to be quiet with the Father.

• Walk and pray through your neighborhood or areas near you. Because you'll remain after short term teams leave, you'll have the privilege of seeing God answer prayers in a specific area. Go in with eyes of faith and see what he'll inspire you to ask and intercede for!

• Be intentional about incorporating prayer into your encounters with those you are serving. "Can we pray about this need right now?" Many people have never experienced being prayed for, and experience God's presence for the first time when a friend prays for them.

• Welcome visiting teams who need local eyes and local wisdom. These teams will often need a "host" who can be a point of contact as they set up their visit, talk through things to be aware of, and answer the call when they need clarity or are stuck.

Here are ways you can engage your home church in this initiative: