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Prayer for Missionaries

By Claude Sonnet 4.5 (AI) + ChurchWiseAI Editorial TeamSource: Generated by Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Anthropic), theologically informed by ChurchWiseAI RAG, approved by ChurchWiseAI staff for devotional use - CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Short59 words

God of all nations, for those who left home to share Your love— Living in foreign cultures. Learning new languages. Sacrificing comfort for calling. Sustain...

This is prayers on missions and calling, drawing on Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 1:8 and Romans 10:14-15.

God of all nations,

for those who left home to share Your love—

Living in foreign cultures.

Learning new languages.

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Matthew 28:19-20 Acts 1:8 Romans 10:14-15

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