1 Corinthians 8. 1-5, ‘We want you to know brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches in Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own free will, begging us earnestly for the favour of taking part in the relief of the saints – and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.’

I started last months ‘things to pray for’ post with exactly the same verse, making comment on the wonderful interdependence that we experience in Sovereign Grace, and how we really are family, understanding that we can do far more ‘together’ than we can ‘alone’. Since then COVID-19 has affected us all, economies are crashing, lockdown for most of us is a reality, and borders have been shut. We can no longer just get on a plane to go and support our global churches, we can no longer go just go and visit… But here’s what we can do, we can pray, and oh my, what a glorious faith-building reality that is!

Over the last few weeks I have been able to reach out to all of our global partners, to encourage them, listen to them, care for them and let them know we’re with them. In all of the countries we are serving in, there is either a key Pastor or Pastors that we are working with. Some of them, in turn, care for a number of Churches themselves, sometimes in upwards of fifty, and so please pray for each of these men, their families, pastoral teams, churches and countries. We may not know all that the future holds, but we do know the One who holds the future…

• Australia – Myself, Dave Taylor – Sovereign Grace Church, Sydney

• Bahamas – Cedric Moss – Kingdom Life Church

• Belarus – Sergie Lukyanov – New Covenant Church

• Bolivia – Jorge Del Castillo – Iglesia Gracia Soberana

• Brazil – Fabiano Silveira – Igreja Graca Soberana de Sao Paulo

• Brazil – Emerson Soares – Igreja Nova Vida

• Colombia – Jacobys Aldana – Iglesia Soberana Gracia in Santa Marta

• Costa Rica – Allan Monge – Gracia Soberana de Cartago

• Croatia – Mario Vucenovic – Church of God’s Grace

• Cuba – Juan Vineta – Iglesia Biblica Emanuel

• Cuba – Eddy Cambria – Iglesia Biblical de a Gracia

• England – Nathan Smith – Grace Church, Bristol

• Ethiopia – Michael Granger – Sovereign Grace Church Plant

• Germany – Christian Wegert – Arche Church

• India – Jayaprakash Ravuri – Calvary Gospel Church

• Ireland – Ray Clancy – Calvary Galway

• Italy – Lee Walti – Verita di Grazia Church

• Italy – Giuseppe Fortuna – Chiesa Grazia e Verità

• Jamaica – Joel Bain – Grace Family Church

• Liberia – Dyonah Thomas – Grace Life Church

• Mexico – Carlos Contreras – Gracia Soberana de Cd Juarez

• Nepal – Pastor/Church name concealed for protection purposes

• Pakistan – Pastor/Church name concealed for protection purposes

• Philippines – Nilo Ebo – His Dwelling Christian Church

• Philippines – Jeffrey Jo – Church of the Chief Shepherd Gospel Ministries

• Philippines – Pete Valdez – Sovereign Grace Church of Tagbilaran

• Puerto Rico – Josue Caceres – Iglesia Redimodos

• Puerto Rico – Richard Gonzalez – Torre Fuerte

• South Korea – Songhwan Kang – Lord’s Grace Church

• Spain – Gabriel Reyes-Ordeix – Sovereign Grace Plant (Preparation)

• Thailand – Pastor/Church name concealed for protection purposes

• Turkey – Pastor name concealed – Sovereign Grace Plant (Preparation)

• Venezuela – Eduardo Oistochea – Iglesia Cristiana Biblica Palabra Viva

• Zambia – Wilbroad Chanda – Christ Community Church

… May His grace and mercy abound to us all. The whole world is in His hands.