We pray this Sunday for George Baptist Church (GBC) in South Africa, where Christo Beetge and Marius Barnard serve as pastors. Here is how to pray for the church.
Thanksgiving
- Give thanks for the growing, intentional partnership between George, Knysna, and Oudtshoorn Baptist Churches, including six members from three families who recently helped Knysna run their holiday Bible club.
- Thank God for his financial provision for the church.
- Give thanks for an influx of younger families and new babies in the congregation.
- Praise God for the church’s continued membership in Sola 5, with a desire to see this grow.
Prayer Requests
- Pray for ongoing storm recovery in the Garden Route: extensive tree damage still being cleared, and major road damage (including passes) still under repair, with some routes not yet reopened.
- Pray for the church’s needy families, who require constant, particular care and attention.
- Pray for wisdom and provision amid George’s rapid growth (the town has doubled in size over twelve years), including reaching the many newcomers and retirees.
- Pray for the Lord to pour out his Spirit on the Afrikaans community in George, where sentiment often outweighs sound doctrine, so that people will regain the ability to think clearly in doctrinal rather than purely sentimental terms.