Prayer Letter -Week of January 9th

Dear friends,

Yesterday we attended a church in St. Peters and were blessed to see New
Testament community in action - the kind of community we want to see
established in our new church multiplication system. I was moved to tears by
the ethnic diversity and the fact that there were people of different colors
(lots and lots of them) in the congregation. I was also moved by the
expression "Have a Blessed Week" whenever I passed someone in the hall or
greeters at the door. I was also moved by the prayers offered for the
people in the service. They simply called the prayer partners forward and
invited anyone needing special prayer to come forward for prayer and they
did in mass. It was such a beautiful sight to see those gifted as
intercessory prayer warriers using the gift God has given them as they
prayed for the needs of people. As the service came to a close 27 people
accepted Jesus Christ into there hearts.

While there are some solid churches in St. Louis metro there are not enough
of them where the growth is occuring. My town in metro St. Louis
(Wentzville) was mostly farmland a few years ago and now it is expected to
top 160,000 people in the next few years if the growth projections are
correct. With all the new homes being built it wouldn't surprise me if that
number is surpassed. And, it is not uncommon to read as I just did in the
newspaper that a neighboring town has just approved another new 2,400 homes
in a new subdivision. We can find much of the same all around the heart of
St.Louis and in her metro area. In 12 counties including and surrounding St.
Louis we have over 2.7 million people with 49% unreached. In the 11
counties that include and surround Kansas City we have over 1.7 million
people with 52% unreached for Christ. In these two metro regions we have a
goldmine harvest opportunity. So you will not be surprised when I tell you
I'm claiming these two regions for Christ. And I need your prayers and
support.

Can I count on your daily prayers and sacificial giving as the Lord leads
and blesses you? God may even be calling some of you to move to one of these
two areas to help us. God is stirring hearts and there will be many who
join in this effort to be the true body of Christ reaching those not yet
reached. This is why Jesus came -we must partner with Him and His cause!

Please pray:
For protection from the evil one for our family.
For wisdom in the decisions that must be made.
For the Lord of the Harvest to send workers and church planters to this ripe
harvest field.
For God to raise up kingdom investors to give as we raise our own financial
support.
For souls to be added daily to the kingdom.
For safe travels this weekend to Kansas for our district board meetings.

I'm claiming St. Louis and Kansas City for Christ and I will not stop until
we reach our goals! I'm asking God for the people resources and the
financial resources to grab these souls for Christ. Will you pray and
give?

If you have an Church Planting team leads or if you would like to contribute
regularly drop me an email and I will direct your resources to the right
city and place.

Have a Blessed Week My Friends,

Bob

Rev. Robert D. Carder
Mission District Leader (Midwest Region)
Missionary Church, Inc
636.698.4708 & 636.332.9311
bcarder@centurytel.net

PS I'm honored to be your missionary to the greater metro regions of Kansas
City & St. Louis