“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” (1 Corinthians 9:23-25 NIV)
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The Winter Olympics have ended. All the years of preparation and training have come down to this.  Over the past two weeks, the Olympics have been filled with people who compete with an intensity and energy that is admired by millions, but the prize only goes to the one who finishes well – ahead of the others.

Vision and discipline

There are at least four attributes that are needed in order to compete well: vision, discipline, adaptability and personal satisfaction. Vision can be defined as “a mental picture of the desired future”. The more specific the vision is, the greater the potential benefit of that vision toward success.

> Read the rest of the Article

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MONDAY

Pray for our Chinese Supersite Team
Please join us in prayer for our Chinese content team as we transition the content management system used for our Chinese sites and merge them onto one Supersite. We will be training them on new software and procedures. Please pray that the language barrier will not be a factor.

Online Request: Teen & Youth Concern

I have this boyfriend who is such a gentleman and tells me I’m beautiful all the time but there’s just this one problem. He smokes and does drugs. When we first started dating, he had only done it a couple times and that was fine with me but over the period of time that we’ve been dating, it’s become a lifestyle basically.

I really feel like I just need someone to lean on… I have a great relationship with my family and friends. I’m only 12 and don’t have any serious relationships with guys, just a couple friendships. For some reason I just get really depressed a lot of the time, and feel really lonely.

TUESDAY

Prayer for Chinese Mentors
Please pray that we will see an overflow of Chinese mentors willing to give their time and wisdom.  Please pray for protection for these mentors, as they are opening themselves up to spiritual attack when they are on the front line interacting with site visitors.

Online Request: Health and Safety

Please keep our good friend and neighbor in your prayers. She had back surgery well over a year ago and is again having serious pain issues. A recent visit to her doctor has her going for more tests and the possibility of additional surgery.

I am facing some problem with my back where I am getting severe back pain and can’t do much hard work, as there is a gap between the hip joint and the right leg so also there a cyst of 4mm by 6 mm on my right ovary. I believe and trust in the Almighty Lord that he only has the power to touch and heal me.

WEDNESDAY

Pray for Ministry Effectiveness for the Chinese Site
Join us in prayer as we petition the Lord for continued great results in the lives of people who visit the site. Please pray that this site will be a tool to bring the lost and broken-hearted to the Lord.

Online Request:  Family and Finances

I need prayer for direction in my life I’ve involved in this company & not sure it is the right thing, it’s a costing me a lot of money & I fear I am making a mistake. My true desire is to put God first in my life.

Please pray for my 25 year old daughter. Satan has isolated her and distorted all of her views. Pray He frees her from the bad relationships and mistakes of her past. I pray that God lifts her up so she can find peace. May He show her where she belongs, what He has in store for her, and that He still has big plans for her life.

THURSDAY

Pray for the Migration of Content
Please pray for the migration of the content, that it would go smoothly, that there wouldn’t be any technical problems, and that it would be a smooth and seamless  transition.

Online Request: Marriage and Relationships

I am feeling so lost. My husband and I do nothing but fight and seem to be at the opposite ends of the spectrum. He is not a strong Christian and since marrying him I have begun to waiver in my faith. I feel lost. I know God is there but I just don’t know what to do. Please pray that God will guide me where I need to be and that His will be done.

I have an abusive boyfriend and when I try to break up our relationship he just abuses me more

FRIDAY

Please Pray for a Continued Open Door
We are regularly encouraged to see visitors from many countries visit our Chinese Websites. Please join us in praying that God would continue to keep the doors open.

Online Request: Spiritual

I feel that I have lost my way with my life. It all seems so overwhelming and I don’t feel that my path is clear anymore. I am just finding that I am off the path and it’s just one of those times that I need to refocus and I am having a difficult time doing that.

I need a prayer because I have been stuck in my job for 15 years processing claims for a union, and I am very unhappy. I got comfortable. Now I am thinking who am I supposed to be, I know we all have a purpose in life, a mission I would love to find out what is my passion.

From time to time we like to inform all our authors what the topics and focuses we will be covering in the coming months will be.

During the months of May and June, there are many interesting topics that we are looking for content on.  We encourage you to take a look, and if you feel led to, submit your work to us.  We appreciate all submissions.

May

• Mother’s Day/Lessons I learned from mom
  
• Role as a stepmother
• Christians confronting the New Age movement
• Relocating
• Preparing for summer
• How do we honor others? (Memorial Day)
• Leaving a legacy

June

• Returning home after university
• Transitioning into old social settings
• Cutting social ties
• What do we value?/Where do we spend our time and money?
• Father’s Day
• Strained relationships with fathers
• Balancing work and family
• De-cluttering your life
• Providing for your family

We thank you for taking the time and having an interest in the ministry of TruthMedia. Blessings on you!

Return to Write Click Blog
Return to Submissions main page

“King Nebuchadnezzar, To the peoples, nations and men of every language, who live in all the world: May you prosper greatly!” (Daniel 4:1-3 NIV)
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Kelly Clark, a member of the US Olympic Women’s Snowboarding team, knows a lot about pressure.  The gold medalist from the 2002 Olympic Winter games, a bad landing kept her out of the medals in 2006.  This year she’s in Vancouver looking to add another medal to her collection.

Being an Olympian comes with a lot of pressure.  “If you know that people love you for who you are not what you do you can deal with the pressure,” Kelly said.  You watch the video to learn more about how she handles life at the top of her game.

> Watch the video and read the rest

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MONDAY

Prayer for more French mentors
We are excited to finally be able to move our French sites onto a French Supersite where we will be able to add new content to multiple sites and continue to minister to francophones who visit our websites. Please pray with us that more people will feel God move them to volunteer to be French mentors, and that they would have a heart and a passion to see French speaking people come to know the Lord.

Online Request: Teen & Youth Concern
I’m 14 years old, and I have this major problem. I can’t keep friends. It’s like everything I do repels people. I try and try to be nice, and I think I am. But I’ve never had a friend for more than a year. And I just don’t understand WHY. (P2C)

I think I may be a bisexual/homosexual person..I don’t want it to be a sin! what should I do?!? Please help me understand.

TUESDAY

Prayer for French content.

Please pray for that God would bring more original French content for our French sites and that we would see 4 new French authors volunteer their time and talent to the French ministry. Currently much of our content is translated from our English sites.

Online Request: Health and Safety
I also need God’s healing as I just discovered that I have fibroid that will need to be surgically removed.(P2C)

I’m having health problems, high blood pressure and hiatal hernia. I am overweight but have been watching my food intake and lost over 15 lbs, which should have offered some relief but so far it hasn’t. (P2C)

WEDNESDAY

Prayer for our Military Ministry

Please pray for our MilitaryLives website, that we will start receiving more original content and that God would raise up 4 new authors to help us further develop this website.

Online Request:  Family and Finances
Please pray for restoration of my family, he gave me back my husband now we are currently going through a custody battle for my 3 children. My aunt and uncle are trying to terminate our parental rights I’m a new born again Christian as of Aug and LOVING IT!!! Please keep us in your prayers. (P2C)

Please pray for my family. I’ve been out of work for over 9 months and it’s getting very tough. I am a single parent of 2 and I need guidance and faith that God is in charge of my life. Thank You. (P2C)

THURSDAY

Prayer for health of staff fighting cancer.

Over the past months we have asked you to pray for two of our TruthMedia staff that are living with cancer. Please pray that God would continue to restore them back to full health. Both men have received favorable reports back this last month.

Online Request: Marriage and Relationships
I am separated from my husband for nearly 2 years. I am asking God to restore our marriage and for my husband’s salvation. Thank you for praying for us. (P2C)

I need prayer for healing, a job, and my home. I just got married. I need to be a good wife to my husband (P2C)

FRIDAY

Prayer for the health of our staff team

We are in the middle of the cold and flu season and several of our staff have been fighting one or both. Please pray specifically for TruthMedia Staff who are experiencing the stomach flu and ask for God’s protection for the rest of our team,  that people would be protected from the virus and  for those experiencing it that they would have a speedy recovery.

Online Request: Spiritual
I have so much anger in me and have a bad attitude with everyone, especially those that I love the most. I have no patience. Please pray for me, that God will deliver me from this evil spirit. I am desperate and I need God’s healing grace upon my mind, body and soul. Thank you. (P2C)

I have lost the relationship I had with God and I want to be a better Christian. Will you please help me pray that I can get back the relationship I had with God or an even better relationship. (P2C)

For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” (Romans 10:11, quoting Isaiah 28:16 ESV)
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Where Do You Get Your Confidence?
by Darren Hewer

Cindy Klassen is a Canadian speed skater who captured five Olympic medals in Turin in 2006, winning gold in the 1500m race…

This year, however, unfortunately her Olympic results haven’t matched her previous success…

As I watched [this video], I thought of the apostle Paul’s constant assurance in the book of Romans that we should have full confidence in trusting God alone. “Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.” (Romans 5:2, NLT) This is the solid rock on which we stand, which won’t be moved by the shifting sands of our own performance.

> Watch the video and read the rest

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MONDAY

Pray for Christians Around the World
Spend time in prayer today for Christians around the world who live out their faith each day. Pray for strength, that they would put their hope and their confidence in God. Join us in praying at well that Christians around the world, in Vancouver and within our own team would use the Winter Olympic Games to share the hope that we have in Jesus with visitors here for the Olympics. As people watch the athletes who have committed their lives to one goal that will disappoint in the end, pray that a hunger would grow in the hearts of people for something that will not disappoint.

Online Request: Teen & Youth Concern
“I feel so alone in my school because I am Pentecostal. No one at my school understands how I feel about it and I get picked on all the time.”

TUESDAY

Pray for Our Online Mentors
Join us in praying for our email mentors today. Pray for wisdom as they answer questions and come alongside people who are working through challenges, questioning the concepts of faith and God and even struggling to hold onto hope through tragic circumstances. Pray for those who may receive emails from people dealing with the aftermath of Haiti, or the death of the Georgian bobsledder. Ask God to grant our email mentors a spirit of gentleness and patience and to fill their words with His wisdom as they come alongside each person at their unique point of need.

Online Request: Health & Safety Concern
“I’m 19 years old and 21 weeks pregnant. I need prayer for the health and safety of my unborn child because I have high blood pressure. I ask that you just pray for me to carry my baby to full-term and that my baby and I come out of labor and delivery safe and healthy.”

WEDNESDAY

Pray for Our Editorial Team
We are blessed to have a partnership with another ministry of Power to Change, Athletes in Action, who works with many high profile Christian athletes. We are able to feature their testimonies and videos on our websites and use their story to share the Gospel. Please pray for our editorial team as they choose content during the Winter Olympic Games and ask the Lord to grant them creativity. Also pray for God to increase the boldness of Christian athletes that they would share their story with us and proclaim Christ through our websites.

Online Request: Family & Financial Concern
“My fiancé and I are having problems which are being caused by his family members. They don’t want to accept me as being a part of his life.”

THURSDAY

Pray for Power to Change
Many other ministries of Power to Change (of which TruthMedia is a part) have initiatives during the Winter Olympic Games. Please join us in taking some time today to lift up our fellow ministries in prayer. Pray for Athletes in Action and their initiatives on-location at the Olympics, for Campus for Christ and the team of students from across Canada who are currently in Vancouver and for all the ministries who are working together to reach out to people from around the world during this unique time.

Online Request: Marriage & Relationship Concern
“We have been married for over 25 years but my husband has been in an affair for over 6 years. He has emotionally abused me and my family has been destroyed. We had served the Lord up until this affair. He tries to come back and restore the marriage but always ends up going back to her.”

FRIDAY

Pray for unity in partnerships
Power to Change and TruthMedia are always partnering with other ministries, churches and organizations to pool resources, expand our reach and accomplish more than we could on our own. During the Olympics we have partnered with churches, the More Than Gold initiative and the Salvation Army. Please pray for clear communication in these partnerships and that a unity would be formed between us that will last beyond the Winter Olympic Games. Ask God to work through our simple efforts and people around us would be attracted to Christ because of the unity and love they see among us.

Online Request: Spiritual Concern
“I am a binge eater and I want to know how to overcome my addiction to food. I am a Christian but often I feel so empty inside, or bored, and eating honestly makes me feel so much better and happier. I am a Christian and I love Jesus but I can’t seem to connect my faith with how I eat.”

This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:10 NIV
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Love for Eternity
by Darren Hewer

Years ago when I was still in university, I was sitting in my friend’s room, idly staring at one of the posters hanging on her wall. The poster contained many quotations about love. Most of the “love quotes” were pretty cringe-worthy and hardly memorable.

But one of them caught my attention.  Years later I read it again, the second time in a much different context. See if you recognize it:

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

> Read the rest of this post about real love

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MONDAY

Pray for an increased love for the lost
Pray this Scripture with us today: Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. (Ephesians 5:1-3 NIV)

Online Request: Teen & Youth Concern
“I am currently going through a difficult break-up, along with what I believe is emotional abuse. Could you please pray for me?”

TUESDAY

Pray for love for our fellow Christians
Pray this Scripture with us today: Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. (Romans 12:10 NIV)

Online Request: Health & Safety Concern
“My dad is sick with cancer. Please pray for him and for me as I have not spoken to him in years.”

WEDNESDAY

Pray that our love for the Lord would increase
Pray this Scripture with us today: Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.” (Matthew 22:37,38 NIV)

Online Request: Family & Financial Concern
“Pray for my career life as I’m not able to find a stable job. Pray for my family life as it is suffering during this low time for us financially.”

THURSDAY

Pray for a deeper understanding of God’s love for us
Pray this Scripture with us today: But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. (Psalm 13:5)

Online Request: Marriage & Relationship Concern
“I feel so unloved by my husband. I feel like I am just an after-thought – after football, after working out, after everything else. Yesterday, for a near second, the thought of cheating entered my mind. We are both Christians who try to live out the love God gave us.”

FRIDAY

Pray for those who do not know the love of Christ
Pray this Scripture with us today: For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38, 39 NIV)

Online Request: Spiritual Concern
“I’m tired of feeling guilty for my best friend’s death even though I had nothing to do with it.”

From time to time we like to highlight an article that has recently been published on our sites.  It’s a great way to convey to our authors examples of the type of content that have impact on our readers.

Take a read below and see how the article we are highlighting was carefully crafted to be something to take note of!

It’s often easy to write about subjects we’re passionate about or have a lot of experience with. But it can be a lot tougher to write about things we have no interest in, and still make our writing compelling to our readers!

Super Bowl XLIV is now recorded in the sports history books, but last week our senior editor Claire was tasked with writing a post about this event. She is not a football fan. Yet she was able to write engaging content by thinking how this major event, a football game, could translate into deeper topics. Which deeper concerns of the human heart are evident in such an epic competition? Concepts like destiny, anxiety, and overcoming adversity might come to mind. The trick is in the transition: Think about how you can take people from ordinary (yet still captivating) events into the realm of the extraordinary.

For an example of how you can do this yourself, see Claire’s article “Super Bowl XLIV: Dare to Dream” Don’t be content merely telling a story; take people on an adventure from that story into how it is meaningful for their own personal stories.

Submit your own article
View submissions main page

Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21 NIV
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Talking to Your Friends About Destiny

Watch the video here first

“What marked your life last week? What did you struggle through late at night?” In the second video in this series, Erwin McManus talks about our souls’ craving for destiny.  We all long for a life that means something, a life that matters.

Have you ever felt that God has a plan for your life but you have no idea what it is? Have you ever slipped into the dark sides of destiny? Apathy? Anger? As Erwin reminds us, “Your soul cannot live well without a belief in the future.  You were designed for hope. “  Talk to your friends about hope.  Do they feel hopeful?  What gives you hope?

If you have shown this video to friends we’d love to hear how it went. How did you start the conversation? What was their response?

> Join the conversation on this video and others

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MONDAY

Pray for our evangelistic website, powertochange.com
Spend time in prayer for those who work on powertochange.com and for the people who will come to the website with questions about faith, life and God. Pray with us for the mentors who answer emails that come in from this site, that God would speak through them and that the message of His grace would reach out to more and more people through this website.

Online Request: Teen & Youth Concern
“I don’t know what’s wrong. One minute I’m happy then the next it’s like nothing matters anymore. Me and my friend both have the same problem and I don’t know what to do.”

TUESDAY

Pray for our discipleship website, powertochange.com/experience
Pray today for our website powertochange.com/experience which helps Christians learn more about their faith, how to share it with others and experience the power of the Holy Spirit in their lives as they do. Pray for the Christians visiting the site, that God would mature their faith and give them a boldness to share their faith. Pray also for the mentors who serve as a prayer support for Christians who have come to our site struggling through difficult circumstances.

Online Request: Health & Safety Concern
“I am a 40 year old single mom with two kids. I have three part time jobs and altogether work about 52 hours a week. Because of this stress I am losing my health. I have so much neck pain.”

WEDNESDAY

Pray for the evangelistic site, icravechange.com
Take time today to pray for the people who will visit our site icravechange.com and will explore faith through the discussion of what our souls crave. Take time to pray specifically for each group of people who will be drawn to one of the soul cravings being discussed: intimacy, destiny and meaning. Pray as well for our staff who are writing and editing content for this site and partnering with other ministries in Power to Change to put on this campaign.

Online Request: Family & Financial Concern
“Please pray for my family. I am the only income in my home and we have lots of problems. We need some help with the bills, some are behind. Please pray that the Lord would somehow help us with all these things.”

THURSDAY

Pray for the resource site, icravechange.com/resources
Spend some time in prayer today for our site icravechange.com/resources as it is used to connect Christians with training and resources available through Power to Change. This site helps give them ideas about how to talk to their friends about faith in Jesus from the starting point of soul cravings. Pray for the Power to Change staff who are producing materials, putting on trainings and partnering with TruthMedia to produce the online component.

Online Request: Marriage & Relationship Concern
“I am a young divorcee who is trying to move on with my love life. I want to learn how to trust again and how to build a strong relationship that is based on true love, not fear-based love. I want to have a healthy relationship.”

FRIDAY

Pray for the TruthMedia Team
As you can see from the above ongoing websites, projects and partnerships, TruthMedia has a lot on the go! Please pray for the team as we juggle all that we are working on as well as new ideas, opportunities and needs that come along. Please join us in praying for more staff, financial support and increased energy for our team. Praise God for all that He has accomplished with a small team.

Online Request: Spiritual Concern
“I feel that God is still angry with me. I feel like He’s mad at me.”

TruthMedia publishes content designed to address relevant cultural issues, current events, and the needs that our readers face in their lives. We want to challenge people to address the spiritual aspect of their world and take the step in their spiritual journey.

We are looking for writers and contributors who are ready to use their abilities to open the lines of communication, creating content that listens.  Our Submissions and Writing main page can be found here for your viewing.  There you can find useful information, including our Editorial Calendar, as well as tips on how to write for the web.

We also encourage all current and prospective authors to visit our Write Click site.  This is an Author Community we have set up where you can find themes and topic ideas, as well as our Write Click Blog.  The blog is updated bi weekly, and is full of helpful tips geared towards helping writers stay relevant in today’s culture, as well as providing updated topics and focuses, or writing tips direct from our TruthMedia editors and authors.

If you are interested in submitting your work for consideration we ask that you follow our Submissions System.

We have made efforts to have a simple, user-friendly submissions system.  Before submitting, take a look at the submissions guidelines as well as the “How to Get Published” guidelines.  These guidelines explain exactly what we look for when considering an article for our sites.  Pay close attention to all these guidelines and tips, since we will not publish articles that do not meet these standards.

Once you have reviewed these, and are sure that your work meets them, then move on to the Content Submissions page.  Here you can submit your work after completing the form.
*Articles must be submitted using this process to be considered for publication.  We appreciate and review all submissions, however we will only contact authors who’s work is being considered for publication.  Please note that it takes 4-6 weeks from time of submission until review.

We encourage you to submit your work!  We are in need of people who desire to use their talent to help change lives and meet the needs of others. The world needs writers and contributors who are ready to use their abilities to open the lines of communication and create content that listens! We would love nothing more than to hear from you.  So many of you have a tremendous gift waiting to be shared.  The impact that you can have on others around the world cannot be known until you share it, so we encourage you to do so!

Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. James 1:27 NLT
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An Update on GAiN in Haiti
Global Aid Network Canada is a partner ministry of TruthMedia

“After spending the past 5 days seeing, feeling and smelling the destruction and massive loss of life from the earthquake just over one week ago, I am deeply moved.” – Bill Blaney GAiN Canada Director

GAiN, the humanitarian division of Power to Change, is still on the ground in Haiti and it is imperative that we continue to remember them in our prayers. We have received reports from within Haiti, including video, audio and photographs of the destruction, the sadness and the hope of the local church.

If you would like to see and hear what GAiN is doing in Haiti here are some ways you can connect and spread the word about the ministry.

• Visit Power to Change on Facebook
• Become a fan of GAiN on Facebook, suggest it to others and follow the updates, photos and prayer requests
• Follow Power to Change on Twitter and retweet their messages to spread the word
• Share the link to donate to the Haiti Relief efforts with your friends and family
• Read the stories on powertochange.com, share them and prayer for the people

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MONDAY

Praise and prayer for donations
In the first week after the earthquake Power to Change has received donations for the work GAiN is doing in Haiti and the supplies that are being sent there. In that short time God provided over $310,000! Since then plans have been made to send 12 containers of aid, each holding $100,000 (CAN) in emergency provisions. Praise Him with us for His great provision and start praying now for wisdom in the use of these funds, safety for those transporting the materials and that those receiving them would understand the love of Jesus through our gifts. If you or someone you know would like to donate to the work of GAiN in Haiti you can do so here.

Online Request: Teen & Youth Concern
“How can I make myself feel better about my appearance and not having a boyfriend. My family says I am pretty but no guy will ever say that and it just hurts when I can’t get a boyfriend but my friends do.”

TUESDAY

Praise and prayer for safety and trauma counseling
Praise God that the GAiN staff have been able to enter Haiti and have access to many of the areas they need to go. Continue to pray with us today that God would keep His hand of protection over the staff and the Haitian people still alive and living through dangerous aftershocks that rock the already perilously unstable buildings. GAiN will begin trauma counseling as early as Friday and have already scheduled training for local pastors and church leaders that will begin as soon as the counselors arrive. Praise God that He has provided these counselors who will share with the people the hope of true healing through Jesus Christ.

Online Request: Health & Safety Concern
“Pray for me as I have end stage emphysema and have been placed in Hospice care now.” (TM Online Mentor)

WEDNESDAY

Prayer for the Haitian church
The Haitian church has lost members of their body, resources and many of their church buildings. But so many of them still many of them seek God in their time of need and sing praises to Him in the midst of their pain. You can watch a video of a church singing outside their destroyed building here. Pray for our Christian brothers and sisters in Haiti, with whom we are connected as part of one family. Praise God for the network of at least 100 churches that GAiN is working with and through in Haiti. Let’s “weep with those who weep”, lift them up in prayer and ask God to be their strength, that their faith would shine out as a light to the country of Haiti and the world.

Online Request: Family & Financial Concern
“Please pray for restoration for my relationship with my daughter. She recently told me she is gay but has also been in a wonderful relationship with a man for five years. I am having a very hard time saying it is okay for her to be gay; she is calling me a homophobic and saying I’m not supporting her.”

THURSDAY

Prayer for our online mentors
Continue to pray for TruthMedia’s online mentors as they answer prayer requests and come alongside people who are struggling. In the wake of such a destructive event many people question life, question God and look for answers. Ask God to give the mentors, community leaders and TM staff His wisdom, that He would speak through them to those who are searching and struggling. If you or someone you know would like to have an online mentor come alongside you, you can email a mentor now.

Online Request: Marriage & Relationship Concern
“Please pray that God would heal my 25 year marriage. My husband has emotionally detached from me for the last two years. Now he is living in New York City with a high paying job, a night life, all the freedom and wants out of the marriage.”

FRIDAY

Praise and prayer for volunteers in Canada
Back home in Canada Power to Change has put out a call for staff and volunteers to man the call center and assist in the support efforts of the work in Haiti. Praise God for the many people who gave of their time to call supporters, put together necessary paperwork and will be loading 1 million meals into a container bound for Haiti this week. Pray for the staff and volunteers putting in long hours and thank God for how He is working through the faithfulness of His people.

Online Request: Spiritual Concern
“I feel like God isn’t there anymore. He doesn’t respond to my prayers, I can’t feel his presence, and I’m tired of pushing through when I don’t see any results. I haven’t slept more than four hours a night since my daughter was born last summer and my husband isn’t being a spiritual leader in our house.”

“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

“The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’” ~ Jesus, in Matthew 25:34-40 NIV

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Haiti Emergency Response
Power to Change (of which TruthMedia is a ministry)

Our national director in Haiti, Esperandieu Pierre, is deeply connected to a distribution network of churches and volunteers in Port-Au-Prince who are prepared to help.

GAiN, the humanitarian division of Power to Change, is ready to deploy and distribute 8 containers, each totaling $100,000 (CAN) worth of emergency relief supplies to Haiti. These containers are packed with food, medical supplies, water purifying tablets and other emergency response provisions. 6 additional containers will be packed and shipped as soon as possible.

We are ready to respond, but we are in urgent need of your help. Your financial gift will help our volunteers begin relief work immediately. And when you make a gift by February 12 to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake, the Canadian government will match your gift giving it double the impact.

Please help us send aid to Haiti today.

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MONDAY

Praying for our partners, GAiN (Global Aid Network)
TruthMedia is under the umbrella of Power to Change, along with 14 other unique ministries, including GAiN which is the humanitarian division. GAiN is on the ground in Haiti right now, helping to meet the needs of the people there. Please pray for the team on the ground, for those back here in Canada coordinating the efforts and for the shipments of supplies on their way to Haiti. Praise God that GAiN qualified for matching grants through the CIDA so that every dollar given will be matched by the Canadian government.

Online Request: Teen & Youth Concern
“When I was young, I went over to a friends house and I think her older brother sexually abused me, but I’m not sure. I’m scared because I can’t remember anything else.”

TUESDAY

Praying for our mentors
The events in Haiti are affecting people worldwide, many have lost loved ones, some have found their pending adoption in jeopardy, and still others wonder how to “get on with normal life” knowing of the incredible suffering. At a time like this online mentors can be a source of comfort for people who write in asking for prayer and support. Please pray for our email mentors and community leaders as they handle emails from people struggling to understand the tragedy they have seen.

Online Request: Health & Safety Concern
“I think I am bipolar and I don’t know what to do.”

WEDNESDAY

Praying for the Haitian people
Please join us in lifting up the people of Haiti in prayer over the coming days and weeks. Ask the Lord to guide you in how you can reach out to them with His love and encourage other Christians to join you in praying. Pray that the Haitian people would receive food and water to meet their physical needs and that through this experience many would find their thirsty souls quenched by the love of Jesus. Pray for the missionaries in Haiti as they love and serve the people in the name of Jesus.

Online Request: Family & Financial Concern
“I am deaf Christian lady and need prayers to resolve my financial situation as soon as possible. It is very serious and I don’t know what to do. I need a miracle. I feel so alone in this.”

THURSDAY

Praying for Power to Change
Please take time today to pray for the staff and volunteers of TruthMedia and all of Power to Change as they work hard to spread the word, raise funds and answer inquiries coming into the ministry headquarters. Ask the Lord to grant them patience as they work through logistics and perseverance in the face of such overwhelming need.

Online Request: Marriage & Relationship Concern
“My husband and I are going through a tough time right now. I have no patience with him and I’ve wanted to walk out of the marriage many times but haven’t because of my relationship with God.”

FRIDAY

Praying for God to be glorified
In our limited humanity we cannot always understand why such tragedy happens in our world. When we are left with so many questions and such sadness we need to come to God and put our trust in Him. Join us today in declaring to the Lord that we believe in His promise of faithfulness and that we trust He is in control. Pray that God would be glorified in this difficult time and that many would put their faith in Him.

Online Request: Spiritual Concern
“I’m trying to walk in the Spirit but it seems impossible without being fake. I am trying in my own strength because I don’t know any other way. How can you genuinely be sincere when your mind is saying the complete opposite? If I fight the flesh and say the right thing it doesn’t feel right. Am I being phony?”