Thess. 2:7-12, but we were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children. We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the Gospel of God, but our lives as well because you had become so dear to us, you are our witness, and so is God of holy, righteous and blameless we were among you who believed (vs. 12) encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God.
There are serious contentions by the power of darkness over nations by various occultic and secret movement, Islamic groups and Jihadists in the Middle East. The spread of corona virus among nations is another dimension of problems facing the preaching of the gospel.
Missions involve contending with forces of darkness that hold perpetual grip over the souls of the unreached people.
Pray for divine protection over the lives, families of missionaries and their converts on the battle fields.
Lord, hide them from the secret evil counsel of the wicked, and from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity.
In the book of 2 kings 6:12, you opened the eyes of Elizha to see the evil plot of the King of Aram against Israel, open the missionaries eyes to see and to know the plan of the wicked against them in the name of Jesus.
Lord, encourage the missionaries by preserving their converts and through miracles, signs and wonders.
Lord, cover them with your blood against the spirit of corona virus and let there be no death in their camp according to Numbers 31:49, where there was no one missing in the camp of Israel during the time of Moses.