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Dear Friends, This month we are praying for women in ministry. In the Bible, we read about many great examples of women in ministry who served alongside Jesus (Luke 8:1). We know many names of the women who served with the apostle Paul: Lydia (Acts 16:14-15), Tabitha (Acts 9:36-42) and Phoebe (Romans 16:1-2).

For me, it was almost 30 years ago when I was driving home from church with tears coming down my face as I cried out to God to allow me to minister to women around the world. It is the greatest blessing and privilege for me to minister to women around the world and across generations as part of our vision and mission for TWR Women of Hope.

Today, women have a vital role in ministry to women. Women need women and relate to women when they hear others sharing their lives and challenges. Please continue to pray for strength and wisdom as many of our sisters are ministering in challenging areas and need our prayers to sustain them in their work.

Also, to help us be sustained and grow as faithful intercessors, the prayer calendar will have a companion starting in September. This prayer companion guide will provide additional reading materials, prayers, and action points designed to further grow our faith through prayer. If you’re leading a prayer group, this new resource will help to prepare you for that role. Let us know at twrwomenofhope.org/companionguide if you are interested in receiving the companion guide by email.

In addition, I want to extend a special invitation to you to join us Oct. 24 as we gather for our second Global Prayer Call. In a couple of weeks, we will send more instructions on how to connect to the call, and you can find more information below. For now, please let us know if you are interested in participating and which time slot you would prefer.

In Him our hearts rejoice,

Dr. Peggy Banks // Global Ministry Director, TWR Women of Hope

C O M I N G S O O N // G L O B A L P R A Y E R C A L L

TThe Bible, church history, and records of cross-cultural ministry include many testimonies of women who were active in God’s work. Women sacrificially and courageously started and served in church, education, medical, orphanage, and other ministries around the globe. Women continue to confidently answer God’s call to leave family and comforts and to serve with the assurance that the Holy Spirit is their guide and protector.

More than 400 women serve on staff or as volunteers with TWR Women of Hope. They faithfully serve God by allowing him to use their hands, feet, hearts, minds, and words to bring others into a closer relationship with their Creator and Savior. These women sacrificially give of their time, energy, belongings, and knowledge so that others can improve their lives and provide a better future for their families. Many of the women serving around the globe experience threats, danger, diseases, and ridicule. Finding other Christians who enthusiastically support and pray for them is often one of their major challenges.

Women in ministry gladly serve in their own communities and in faraway countries. Some serve in many of the world’s most difficult places. Wherever they serve, they need others to come alongside them.

Please join us in praying for women in ministry. “On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many” (2 Corinthians 1:9-11).

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WOMEN IN MINISTRY

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You’re invited to join the TWR Women of Hope

team on Oct. 24 as we gather online to pray.

You can join by phone or videoconference with us

and meet the wonderful teams around the world!

We have created three appointment times to

accommodate time zones, so sign up for whichever

one works best for your schedule! For more details

and to RSVP, visit twrwomenofhope.org/pray2017.

MORE DETAILS• All TWR Women of Hope staff, volunteers,

and champions are invited.• Join by computer or by phone via TWR’s

videoconferencing service, Zoom.• Three times to join: 9 a.m., 4 p.m., or 7 p.m. (EDT).• Only 50 devices can connect during each time

slot, so be sure to RSVP for your preferred time.• You are welcome to gather a group of staff and

volunteers in a room and dial in together with one laptop or phone.

TWR Women of Hope’s 400+ staff and volunteers who reach out to women through prayer and media programs in more than 70 languages.

Wisdom and strength for women in ministry as they respond to the needs of their families, communities, and workplaces.

Women in ministry who need biblical teachings about the personal and family issues they face daily.

Christian mothers to speak words of love and encouragement to their children, modeling for them how to honor God in all that they do and say.

Christian women who courageously minister to those who are persecuted, tortured, imprisoned, or in danger of being killed.

The thousands of prayer-group leaders around the world as they encourage tens of thousands of TWR Women of Hope intercessors.

Wisdom for those working with young women in countries where modern culture negatively influences their choices of entertainment and relationships.

TWR Women of Hope ladies visiting, encouraging, and teaching prisoners in Albania, Brazil, Paraguay, Thailand, and other countries.

Women who are working in foreign countries to be wise and show respect to the local culture.

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Our Creator to strengthen women serving Christ and the church around the world, making them strong and healthy.

Christian women in China, India, and other countries to wait patiently for God’s provision of mature Christian men as potential husbands.

Christian women in Haiti, India, Mozambique, Nepal, and other countries reaching out to those who face crippling poverty and oppressive cultures.

Women serving refugees, offering them friendship, showing them God’s love, and providing MP3 players with audio programs about God’s truths.

Safety for single women in ministry and for their unique challenges and times of loneliness.

Courage, wisdom, and anointing for Christian women who feel they are not educated enough to serve the Lord.

Wisdom and protection for women leading prayer groups and producing radio programs in the Middle East or in Central or South Asia.

TWR Women of Hope ladies working in Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and other European countries.

TWR staff and partners to effectively communicate the needs of TWR Women of Hope to believers who enjoy financially supporting God’s work.

Christian women to find encouragement from one another and strength in the Lord to overcome weariness and discouragement.

Those helping women to study God’s truths while learning skills that enable them to provide finances for their families.

Safety and good health for women who are traveling to isolated churches to encourage women to listen to TWR radio programs.

Christian widows who previously ministered alongside their husbands but no longer have the financial support to continue in ministry.

Women who are caring for orphans and providing love, training, and food to young girls who have been sold into slavery.

Churches to enthusiastically support women who are the light to those in darkness. “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14).

The TWR Women of Hope team providing the Spanish prayer calendar and producing the Spanish Women of Hope program for listeners in 27 countries.

Women who faithfully serve in African countries but often lack the finances needed for their ministries to continue.

God’s protection and wisdom for Christian women who courageously travel to villages to tell people about Christ’s love.

Women helping others in the Americas to grow in their knowledge of the Lord, allowing God to use them to bring hope in Jesus.

Women showing God’s love to those affected by conflicts or wars in African countries.

Needed staff and volunteers for TWR Women of Hope teams around the world.

Strengthen your prayer requests with our all-new prayer companion guide. Each day the guide entry acts as a mini-devotional, encouraging you in your day and equipping you with knowledge about the prayer request. Sign up to receive the prayer companion guide by email at twrwomenofhope.org/companionguide.

Join with thousands of faithful prayer intercessors as we pray for…

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“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds

of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and

always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”- EPHESIANS 6:18 [NIV]

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