“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8

• prepare by developing mission teams, strategies, and plans to take the gospel to all four areas

• lead the church to learn about missions, mission service, and ways to connect to missionaries

• pray as a team and with the church, asking God to develop in Immanuel a kingdom perspective and worldwide vision, and to intercede for Christian workers and unevangelized peoples

• encourage everyone to give their time and their resources to God to reach unevan-gelized people everywhere

• provide opportunities for all church members to go on short-term and long-term mission trips and be involved in marketplace opportunities to spread the gospel beyond our church walls

• assist members to tell the good news of Jesus Christ using culturally relevant evangelism

• encourage Immanuel to send and support members who respond to a vocational call to missions

• facilitate church planting movements in order to multiply churches

Team GO is poised to help lead Immanuel into her second century as a church that is passionate about the Lord, and passionate about reaching a lost world. But this is not an effort for a small group of people. Every member of Immanuel must be involved!

This is not a new program for a small group of people. Missions must become a part of Immanuel’s DNA, and you must be a part. Start by using the prayer guide that is available this month. The short devotions and prayers in it will lead you to pray for specific people, areas of the world, and requests. You will also pray for a spirit of revival in yourself and in your church, and for the Holy Spirit to empower you to live a life of passion for the Lord and for the world.

Be ready to go!