Trinity HOPE
Prayer Guide for June – 2023
We begin our prayer time in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. + Amen.
‘Adoration’
Psalm 84:1-2; “How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.”
On this side of Heaven, it is truly amazing to sit and gaze at the many plants in the garden and crops in field, stretching upwards with the abundant rain and sunshine that comes from our Heavenly Father. On this side of Heaven, it is truly humbling to consider how God has used our lives for His purpose in the lives of others; family, friends, co-workers, strangers in the store and school children in Haiti. Yes…on this side of Heaven, facing many challenges, there are miracles from HIM taking place, every day, right before our eyes.
A time of ‘Adoration’ to our Heavenly Father.
· Please take time to sit quietly and gaze at His creation and feel His presence in your life.
· Think about the provisions, protection, hope and love that surround you because of His unfailing love for you.
· Give thanks for where God has placed you and the gifts that you were given to use for Him along your journey.
· Try to grasp the immense work that our Creator is doing in the lives of each Haitian child who attended a Christian school this past year.
‘Confession’
Romans 10:9-10; “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”
We were born, sinful and unclean, through no fault of our own, but because of the sins of our parents, grandparents…Adam and Eve.
God sent His only Son to die for our sins. Jesus did everything right while he was here on this earth. He loves you with a love that cannot be measured. He gave to the world when no thanks were returned to Him. He healed when there was no hope, and He died without complaint. Jesus did nothing wrong and everything right; all this for you. He lived for you and died for you. Our sins nailed Him to the cross on Calvary and kept Him there until His life on earth had ended.
· A time of personal confession.
Our sins are placed at the base of the Calvary cross...His cross, and we give thanks that the times we have fallen short in the eyes of our Heavenly Father have been washed clean and we have been forgiven through the Blood of our Risen Savior Jesus Christ.
‘Thanksgiving’
During this past year of challenges from gangs, vodou and cholera, we give thanks that God has used us as a part of His immense blessing to continue feeding over 62,400 Haitian School children with a Trinity HOPE meal and opened the door for more schools. The lives of these children are sharing the reason for their Hope that is found only in Jesus with others; believers and un-believers, within their family and throughout their neighborhoods.
Psalm 106:1: “Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”
Heavenly Father, we come to You now with hearts, minds and words filled with ‘Thanksgiving’.”
· We give thanks for our Creator, Redeemer and Holy Spirit.
· We give thanks for over 62,400 children who are receiving a daily meal from Trinity HOPE this year.
· We give thanks our providence; monetary, food, clothing, timely moisture and shelter. As we give of our first fruits may we also give a portion of our best to His children in Haiti who need the assistance we can provide because of You.
‘Supplications’
Acts 8:26-31; “Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert place. And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and join this chariot." So, Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?" And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.”
As you read these verses from the 8th chapter of Acts, it is really interesting to think about how God chose Philip to go and meet with the Ethiopian eunuch who was traveling through the desert on his way home. Philip and the Eunuch have a little Bible study over Isaiah, the man gets baptized, and the Holy Spirit grabs Philip and takes him away. All that work just to make a single believer on this side of Heaven…far from home. God is doing similar work through Trinity HOPE and you and me, as He takes our donations and uses that to provide one bowl of rice and beans to thousands of Haitian children and through them, the Gospel message is shared with countless un-believers; mission accomplished. This modern-day miracle takes place 62,400 times each day on this side of Heaven.
Heavenly Father, we bring our supplications before You;
· Heavenly Father, please continue to lead and bless Trinity HOPE with Your loving hand; may the number of children in the coming school year increase and may we always strive to accomplish Your will.
· Lord of the Harvest, please bless the efforts of the Haitian farmers, may their gardens and homes be protected from storms this summer.
· Heavenly Father, please protect Your neighborhood heroes in Haiti who are courageously bringing an end to the gangs that seek to bring harm to the innocent.
· Father, please protect the children in Christian schools throughout Haiti and continue to provide them with food and may they be Your witnesses to those who living without Hope.
Lord God, bless Your Word wherever it is proclaimed. Make it a Word of power and peace to convert those not yet Your own and to confirm those who have come to saving faith. May Your Word pass from the ear to the heart, from the heart to the lip and from the lip to the life that, as You have promised, Your Word may achieve the purpose for which You sent it; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
2 Corinthians 13:11-14; “Finally, brothers, good-by. Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints send their greetings. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”
May God go before you to guide you; may His arms be beneath you to support you, around you to protect you and above you to bless you. And may the blessings of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit be with you always dear sister and brother in Christ,
In His love, Jay Brinkmeyer