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REJOICE AND PRAY FOR THEM.”
A Note from the President
Together We Pray is designed to give you a global perspective of grace. When we find our lives busy and burdened, we can easily forget what God is doing in His people around the world. But when we forget this, we end up losing the very perspective that has encouraged believers throughout the centuries.
For example, when the apostle Paul was imprisoned and chained to Roman guards, God refreshed him through a reminder of the dear believers far away in Philippi. Paul knew that he and they were all partakers of grace, and even though they were miles apart, they shared a common “fellowship in the gospel” (Phil 1:5). Remembering this bond led Paul to thank God and pray joyfully for those saints, and it can do the same for us today.
A TMAI supporter in Canada gives another example of this. She was recently sharing how easily she could get discouraged if she thought the internet was giving her a full picture of what was happening in the Church. But she went on to explain how, after she met with some of our TMAI faculty members in the Philippines and heard more about what the Lord is doing in Southeast Asia, she began to see life differently. She went from being nearly discouraged to openly praising God for being such an awesome Savior.
So whether He points us to believers in Philippi or the Philippines, God loves to remind us that He is working in believers all over the world, and this should drive us to rejoice and pray for them. There is a vast network of gospel partners advancing the word among the nations—and that network includes you. We thank God for your fellowship in the gospel, and we hope you enjoy this special way to pray.
Until they all hear,
