FCS NATIONAL MONTHLY PRAYER AND FASTING
WEDNESDAY, 6TH MARCH, 2024
TEXT: Psalm 52:1-9. Theme: WAITING ON GOD
In the midst of pressures and storms of life we find it wise to still wait on God on all issues of life. For it is good for one to wait quietly for God’s salvation (Lam.3:25, 26). The grace to wait on God, seek His face and pour our hearts to Him in prayer for our lives and situations around us to be better is only available to the righteous. Do not go ahead, nor behind but in steps with God. God is good to people who wait on Him.
PRAYER ISSUES
1. Children/Pupils:
1.1 Pray salvation and discipleship of teachers and other schools’ staff especially those actively involved in Junior Fellowship of Christian Students (JFCS) to enable them handle and relate with the pupils godly.
1.2 On-going economic hardship has put many children out of schools due to inability of parents to afford school fees and three square meals daily. Ask for God’s intervention of healing our economic, social and political lives.
1.3 Remember children in Orphanage and Motherless homes for their need of salvation, food, clothes, protection from abuse and education. Ask for wisdom and grace on those taking care of them
2. Students/Youth:
- Some youth have gone back to fetish practices they were saved from many years ago in effort to defend their father land under continuous attacks of known and unknown gun men. Ask for their return to faith and recommitment to God who is able to fight and save their land.
- Pray for provisions of worship places in schools (Primary, Secondary & Post-Secondary) where there is none and provisions of worship facilities like chairs, public address system, drum sets and key boards in existing ones.
Pray against all forms of immoral, occult and drug abuse practices in schools, campuses, communities and homes. Ask for deliverance of those already trapped in these practices.
3. Associates/Senior Friends:
- Pray that Associate Fellowship of Christian Students’ (AFCS) members active involvement in school visitations, rallies, conferences, leadership development and church mobilization will encourage students to graduate into AFCS.
- Ask God to bless Associates with promotions, those in business and artisans works with customer boom.
Some of our Associates do not have desired resources to support their families, students, staff churches and FCS activities because of their poorly paid jobs. Pray for well -paid employment that will help them reach out to their families and others.
4. Churches/Chapels:
4.1 Pray for sustenance of good working relationship with chapels in which FCS is given a prominent place in the administration of the chapel and benefiting from financial, material and spiritual resources of the chapel.
- Pray that the church should be one in spirit, body and soul (John 17: 21) and that each church or denomination should emphasize on what will keep the body of Christ or Church together.
- Ask God to restore our churches and chapels as places of prayer, fasting, mission support and sending out missionaries to mission fields (schools) as was the case with early church in Acts 13:1-3.
- 5. Para-Churches/ Mission Agencies.
5.1 Pray for healthy working together among these mission agencies- FCS, SU Nigeria, NIFES, GCM, SCM, CEM, CEF, Navigators, CAPRO, Peace House, Place of Refuge etc. Pray that the rich ones will see the need to support the poor ones with human, financial, material and spiritual resources.
5.2 Pray for spiritual, material and financial support of churches and chapels to these mission agencies to enable the make quality members for churches and chapels.
6. Nigeria/ States / Local Governments:
6.1 Pray for the salvation of known and unknown gun men, Boko haram, bandits, herdsmen, kidnappers and other militant group to ensure security of lives and property, prevent kidnapping, killings, raping, burning of churches and churches, etc.
6.2 Pray for governance with fear of God at all levels of Nigeria to reduce increasing cost of living, hardship, drop-out of school due to lack of school fees, unemployment, social restlessness, immorality, drug addictions, armed robbery, suicides, kidnapping economic, etc.
7. Appreciation:
7.1 Thank God for journey mercies, favor and provisions for the burial of our late National Director, Mr. Gideon Chimmin. Ask for God’s blessings on those who contributed in various ways to fund and make it successful.
7.2 Commit to God the family of late Mr. Gideon Chimmin for comfort of Holy Spirit, peaceful co-existence, provisions, to continue on the legacy of their father
and emphasis on what will bring unity and keep them together in the love of God.
7.3 Give thanks also for other families that successfully buried their love ones using Mr. Dennis Nyinebi family as point of contact. Pray for God’s comfort, blessing on those who identified with them and abiding peace in these families.
9. Staff/Missionaries:
8.1 Pray that selfless labor of these people in mission fields bring many God, strengthen the faith of saved ones, empower the poor and open doors for formation of fellowship groups and churches where there are none and impact other families and schools.
8.2 Pray that the daily life style of FCS Missionaries of depending on God for their needs and that of mission fields will not be in vain. Ask for healing for the sick, admission favor for their children, financial and material commitments of families, schools and churches to them.
8.3 Remember missionaries in prisons and cells due to persecutions and those awaiting prosecutions for God’s favor, those whose lives are under different forms of threats due their refusal to compromise the gospel for protections and those threatened by hunger and lack of accommodation for provisions.
9. National Councils / Committees
9.1 Pray against various forms of sentiments and dirty politics in decision making during meetings to cripple godliness and revivals at all levels of the work. Ask for leadership will power for our leaders.
9.2 Pray for hunger for leadership by example on all our leaders especially in the areas of prompt attendance to meetings, giving to fund the work, being available in programs, visiting schools as well as being functional members of Associate Fellowship of Christian Students (AFCS).
9.3 Pray for commitment of committees’ members to meetings, decision making and implementation, prayer, giving to fund the work, schools and Associates works and family life.
10. FCS National Triennial Conference.
- Let us thank God for several lives saved and those whose destiny were shaped in previous National Conferences.
- Pray for provisions of all the resources (men, materials, money and machines) and necessary support to National conference planning team, sub- committees, relay centers and hosting center as the day for the National conference draws near. Ask God for favorable weather condition during the period, journey mercy and security of lives and property.
- Pray for the main speaker Venerable Justice Okonkwo and other resource persons for sharp and penetrating utterances as well as conference leaders for good guidance and coordination.
GRACE OF GOD TO YOU
Emmanuel O. Nwokeocha
MISSIONS DEPARTMENT.
