PRAYER GUIDE for a Mission Trip
by Gail Dudley
“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim
peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, ‘Your God Reigns.’”
Isaiah 52:7
MISSION TRIP PRAYER REQUESTS ~ PRAY THAT:
• God would be glorified by EVERY aspect of our trip
• Each of us would have a personal and powerful encounter with God
• The unconditional love of God would radiate in and through each of our lives
• God would put a hedge of protection around the entire trip
• Satan would be bound from anything that distracts anyone from hearing the voice of God in the area where we’ll be sharing
• All participating on this trip would be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit
• God’s Word would be proclaimed with power and produce life transformation
• God would give us strength and good health throughout the trip
• God would protect and provide for family members back home
• God would give wisdom to those speaking and teaching and listening ears to the people we come in contact with during the trip
• Divine appointments, both with those we share with as well as other we might encounter while traveling
• All team members and translators would be bold and creative in sharing our faith
• We would make quick adjustments to time and cultural changes
• That revival would break out with people to whom we minister
As a prayer intercessor, I’ve witnessed the power of God continuously. There is no doubt
that prayer is the primary ingredient for spiritually successful prayer trip. Here are some
prayers you may desire to pray for this trip.
1. Pray that the mission/prayer team will not let the platform take the place of the mission. In Matthew 28:18-20 Pray that your mission/prayer teams will not forget the “mission” in lieu of meeting the need.
2. Pray for the spiritual preparation and development of the mission/prayer team. There’s a reason Paul’s prayer for spiritual boldness in proclaiming the gospel (Ephesians 6:19) followed his treatment of Christian armor and spiritual warfare. Mission/prayer trips are not for the spiritually weak—they require recognition of the spiritual war we are facing. Pray that your teams will be spiritually prepared for the work and war they are sure to face.
3. Pray for the flexibility of the mission/prayer team. Sometimes our mission plans require revision and flexibility. Acts 16:6-10 records Paul’s prevention by the Holy Spirit of going into Asia and the Macedonian call. Mission/prayer teams must learn to trust God’s plan, not their own and be spiritually discerning. Pray that your teams will be flexible in their planning and discern what God wants to accomplish on the mission trip.
4. Pray for the financial support of the mission/prayer team. When Jesus sent out his witnesses, he told them to trust the provision offered in the villages for their wages and sustenance (Matthew 10:9-10; Luke 10:4-8). International mission trips cost money. And I believe in a God who owns everything. Pray that God would meet the financial obligations of each team member and mission/prayer trip.
5. Pray for the health, safety, and travel of the mission/prayer team. Traveling to mission destinations and encountering new bacteria (internationally) can drastically affect the health and strength of mission/prayer team participants. Getting sick is just a normal part of international travel. However there is precedent for praying for the health and safety of mission/prayer teams in travel. Acts 27 records the storm at sea and shipwreck of Paul and his captors. Yet Paul prayed, and
God protected all on the ship (Acts 27:24). Pray that your teams will experience safe travel and health protection before, after, and while on the mission/prayer trip.
6. Pray for the spiritual wisdom and loving service of the mission/prayer team. One of Paul’s prayers for the Ephesian church was that they would grow in spiritual wisdom and depth of love (Ephesians 3:14-20). Mission/prayer team members need an abundance of wisdom and love, and God desires to provide it. Pray that our team members will be abundantly wise and discerning as well as filled with love for those whom they will serve and share with.
7. Pray for the Spirit to open blinded eyes and that unbelievers would see Christ in all of his glory. Satan blinds the eyes of unbelievers to the truth of the gospel and the glory of Christ (2 Corinthians 4:4-6). It is the Holy Spirit’s role to convict and bring to light the truth and power of the gospel (John 16:8-11). Pray that the Holy Spirit would go ahead of our mission/prayer teams and prepare the hearts of the lost to respond to Christ and that the Spirit would draw unbelievers to Christ
through the preaching of the gospel.
8. Pray for the spiritual development, strength, and growth of the partner churches, organizations and missions that our teams will work with. Paul encouraged, commended, challenged, and prayed for the churches, elders and leaders of the Ephesian church before he finally parted ways with them. (Acts 20:17-38). Mission/prayer teams are only a part of God’s ongoing work in the world.
Churches, organizations, pastors, and believers across the globe will continue God’s work far longer than a mission/prayer team serves on a mission trip. Pray for the partner churches, pastors, and organizations to have strength, growth, and success in fulfilling God’s disciple-making mission in their context.
9. Pray for mission/prayer teams husband (or) wives who will remain at home. Prayer their protection and covering. Pray their health. Also pray for the families of the mission/prayer team that all will be well before, after, and while the teams are on this trip. (Psalm 5:11-12, Romans 8:6, Philippians 4:8, Proverbs 4:22, Jeremiah 1:12)
Others Items to pray: Safe travel, on-time flights, safety while traveling, well-health, covering children my husband, and my parents, and siblings.
James 5:16 “Confess your faults one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be
healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
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