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Church Partners & Missionaries

Meet Our Church Partners

Summit Life Church — Issaquah, WA

Pastor Will Forrest

Prayer Requests

  • Our church would be anchored in the Gospel and unified in the Great Commission efforts in our community, region and beyond.
  • As the Lord continues to bless our Gospel efforts with conversions and church growth, may our church be unified in direction and mission.

To learn more about our church partner, visit http://summitlifeseattle.com.

Redeemer Queens Park — London, England

Prayer Requests
  • Wisdom for church leadership as we discern the future direction of our church & for our staff team.
  • New members who have recently joined the church to be connected and cared for well.
  • We would connect well with our new community and see new people become part of our church as we are now meeting in a new location.

To learn more about our church partner, visit https://www.redeemerqp.com.

Grace Baptist Church —Brooklyn, NY

Pastor Christopher Ortiz

Prayer Requests

  • Our church would continue to grow in love, service and sacrificial giving.
  • God would continue growing and building our church to the glory of Christ's name and that we would grow in our fervor for evangelism.
  • Continued provision, as we make progress in different projects on our beautiful, but old, buildings.

To learn more about our church partner, visit https://gbcbk.org.

Mission India

Supporting church planters in India. For security reasons, we cannot share their names.

Prayer Requests

  • More believers in India will be deeply convinced of Jesus’ goodness, prompting them to share the Good News no matter the risk.
  • Unreached people groups—those who have never heard of Jesus—will have access to the truth of the Savior, resulting in the salvation of generations to come.
  • Families affected by flooding will turn to the God who can be their peace, stability, and provision.
To learn more about Mission India, visit https://missionindia.org/.

Meet Our Local & Global Workers

Will Miller

Church Member | Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Houston ISD

Prayer Requests

  • Fields of Faith event in late October for Houston ISD students.
  • The expansion of the new FCA and HISD basketball league - expanding to 4 new high school campuses this year. We need at least 10 HISD elementary teams at each high school.
  • Marriage retreats for coaches in December at the Jordan Ranch
  • Growth of new huddles in different HISD schools - that there will be many opportunities to minister to coaches and students – and that our FCA HISD team would be very open and available to minister to these needs with wisdom

Avni & Maklen Menalla

Cru Momentum Europe | Based in Orlando, FL – Equipping & reaching leaders in Albania

Prayer Requests

  • Our family: strong marriage and healthy kids, emotionally and spiritually (Amantia 22, Mateo 21, Emili 13). Mateo is not currently walking with the Lord – pray that God will speak to him. Avni is having sciatic nerve pain in his right leg - pray for healing and relief
  • Momentum Europe Ministry is growing and expanding. Pray for new countries like Ireland and Portugal, and for Impact Trips to Albania, Romania, Portugal, Ireland, Moldova and other countries in Europe
  • New initiatives in Paris, France and London to help reach leaders through Christian Embassy
  • Mobilizing event in February 6-9, 2025 in Coral Gables, FL., where we will share the vision and mission of Momentum Europe to help reach leaders and people of influence, and invite caring individuals to invest their L.I.F.E. to help reach Europe for Christ

Jozef Knapkik & Carolina Hurtado

Steiger International, Missionaries (Married) | Based in Minneapolis, MN – Reaching the global youth culture in North America & Europe

Prayer Requests

  • Favor, boldness, and wisdom as we are building relationships in the secular scene in Minneapolis
  • Favor and wisdom as we are supporting the work with different teams in North America
  • Breakthrough in the discipleship relationship we are leading now
  • Health and provision for our families overseas (Colombia and Poland)

To learn more about Steiger, visit http://steiger.org.

Michelle Edens

Steiger International, Missionary | Based in Minneapolis, MN – Reaching the global youth culture in North America, Europe and South America

Prayer Requests

  • No Longer Music is going on tour to Colombia and Argentina in November-December. Pray that many people would encounter the truth and love of Jesus as we lift up the Cross
  • Salvation of my family members, and for my parents' marriage to be restored
  • God would continue to bring partners to walk alongside on this journey
  • The work that's continuing in North America through the Steiger Movement, and specifically the work here in Minneapolis, that God would give us favor in discipleship relationships and key people in the scene here

To follow Michelle’s journey throughout the year, you may subscribe to her newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ihnK25.

To learn more about Steiger, visit http://steiger.org.

Felipe Machado & Allison Pinzon

Steiger International, Missionaries (Married) | Based in Minneapolis, MN – Reaching the global youth culture in North America

Prayer Requests

  • Boldness and courage to share the Gospel and introduce secular people to Jesus.
  • God's wisdom and guidance as we mobilize young believers to join in this missionary movement.
  • For all the non-believers we are investing in, for God to touch their hearts and for radical salvations.

To follow their journey throughout the year, you may subscribe to their newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/ihnK25.

To learn more about Steiger, visit http://steiger.org.

Moah Buffalo & Flavia Barboza

Steiger International, Missionaries (Married) | Based in São Paulo, Brazil – Reaching the global youth culture in Europe and South America

Prayer Requests

  • For God to continue using our lives to communicate his love to this generation and all the people around us.
  • For the Steiger São Paulo team that we are leading, reaching thousands of people with the gospel each year
  • For God to guide our family in every step we take.
  • For No Longer Music, our band that is going on tour to Colombia in December. Pray that many people would be touched by Jesus.

To learn more about Steiger, visit http://steiger.org.

Dr. Sarah

Church Member | Neonatologist Consultant & Educator in Asia

Prayer Requests

  • For continued building of professional relationships and opportunities for deeper conversations.
  • For assistance with administrative tasks as I facilitate professionals who come to teach and train doctors and nurses, and for more professionals to come to partner in this work.
  • For wisdom in the work projects to be invested and involved in, for balance and health.
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