May 7, 2026 FCC Global Mission Prayer Update  Mission Focus Moment: Grace Aasness Grace serves as a campus missionary with Cru in the Twin Cities, primarily at the University of Minnesota. College is a dark place- 70% of students who come from a faith-based home walk away from their faith in college. These students are spiritually hungry and are ready to hear the Good News. Grace is passionate about sharing the gospel, discipling students, and equipping them to become lifelong, Christ-centered future leaders of our world. Additionally, Grace devotes much of her time to Epic, Cru’s ministry that reaches Asian students and helps them grow in faith and community. She has witnessed God transform lives as students place their trust in Christ and step into discipleship, becoming vessels for the Gospel in their classrooms and careers. Grace also helps lead mission opportunities that invite students to live out the Great Commission both locally and globally. How can you pray for Grace and CRU? Pray for the spiritual conversations that students have with their peers on campus- for seeds to be planted, that students would have the courage to share the truth and life of the Gospel, and that students walking in darkness would have softened hearts. Pray for our students being sent on our overseas mission trips to Thailand and France this summer, that they would lean into the Holy Spirit for strength, and for the Gospel to go forth and be received in these countries. Please join me in prayer for God’s provision in this season of building my prayer and financial support team and getting to 100% by the end of the summer to be able to return to campus in August. Our Global Mission Partners Sarah (SJ) Hosteen— International Association for Refugees, Lille France Pray that asylum-seeking neighbors, church partners, and volunteers would all know Jesus’ love and grace that welcomes all without distinction. Steve and Nopaluck Cable –– Santisuk English School, Bangkok, Thailand The Cables’ ministry is thriving; however, they need more workers. Pray for more short-term missionaries to come forward and sign up to serve at one of their Bangkok locations this year. John and Ana Lindstrom – Wycliffe Bible Translators, Papua New Guinea Pray for several multi-language projects that John is overseeing- for the publishing of the Buang New Testament, and the completion of New Testament books in Musim, Kapin, and Yamap. Justin and Joelle Goldberg- Wycliffe Bible Translators, Ethiopia The translating team has been finishing the translation of Romans and has started drafting for 1 Corinthians. Pray that God’s Spirit would move as they work to translate accurately, naturally, and clearly. Ryan and Leah – Aisa Pray that their ministry will continue to bear fruit as they share their faith and disciple others. John and Terri Nanda – Serve India & All Nations House (UWRF) Pray that John would be able to continue to work through administrative paperwork for Serve India while at home in the United States. Z.S. & A.S. – Twin Cities Z & A are celebrating 10 years of ministry. Pray for Z as he enters into a new role as an elder at their local church. Joey Olson- CRU Intern, North Dakota State University & MN State University, Moorhead Pray that the students' desire to share the word of God would continue to flourish. Josh Stream- Casas Por Cristo, El Paso, Texas Pray for Josh’s character development and growth as he takes Spanish classes and prepares for some significant building projects.

 April 17, 2026   April 2026 FCC Global Mission Prayer Update  Mission Focus Moment: Sarah Jane (SJ) Holsteen Sarah Jane (SJ) Holsteen resides in Lille, France, with her husband, Sam, where she serves with the International Association for Refugees (IAFR). IAFR is a Christian mission organization designed to operate within humanitarian spaces. SJ’s team helps refugees and asylum seekers survive and recover from forced displacement. Refugees and asylum seekers travel from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, seeking safety and belonging after fleeing from war, torture, and persecution in their homeland. They come to Lille, vulnerable and rejected. IAFR hosts a church-sponsored Refugee Welcome Center to assist refugees through holistic Gospel witness, practical assistance, relationship-building, and hope. IAFR offers French classes, Bible studies, and other weekly gatherings for asylum seekers. They also support their asylum-seeking friends by accompanying them to their government interviews and helping meet some of their needs . How can you pray for SJ and IAF R ?  Housing and Asylum Solutions for their frien ds Wisdom and creativity in navigating administration questions for the French Association IAFR works through in Lille Asylum-seeking neighbors, church partners, and volunteers would all know Jesus’ love and grace that welcomes all without distinctio Our Global Mission Partne r s Steve and Nopaluck Cable –– Santisuk English School, Bangkok, Thaila nd The Cables’ ministry is thriving; however, they need more workers. Pray for more short-term missionaries to come forward and sign up to serve at one of their Bangkok locations this year. John and Ana Lindstrom – Wycliffe Bible Translators, Papua New Guinea Pray for several multi-language projects that John is overseeing- for the publishing of the Buang New Testament, and the completion of New Testament books in Musim, Kapin, and Yamap. Justin and Joelle Goldberg- Wycliffe Bible Translators, Ethiopia The translating team has been finishing the translation of Romans and has started drafting for 1 Corinthians. Pray that God’s Spirit would move as they work to translate accurately, naturally, and clearly Ryan and Leah – Aisa Pray that their ministry will continue to bear fruit as they share their faith and disciple others John and Terri Nanda – Serve India & All Nations House (UWRF) John and Terri recently returned from India. Pray that John would be able to continue to work through administrative paperwork for Serve India while at home in the United States Z.S.&A.S. – Twin Cities Z&A are celebrating 10 years of ministry. Pray for Z as he enters into a new role as an elder at their local church Grace Aasness-CRU, University of Minnesota Pray for seeds to be planted for college students to be open to the gospel, and that Grace would raise the support needed for this new ministry opportunity Joey Olson- CRU Intern, North Dakota State University & MN State University, Moorhead Joey and his team recently returned from a mission trip in Puebla, Mexico. Pray that the students' desire to share the word of God would continue to flourish Josh Stream- Casas Por Cristo, El Paso, Texas Pray for continued encouragement and confidence as Josh works with teams on upcoming building projects in Mexico.

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