This coming weekend our Saints Prison Ministry Federal Team is making our last visit of the year to FCI Oakdale in Oakdale, Louisiana.
Lord willing, we will be playing six softball games and will have three times to share the Gospel.
Here is how you can pray for our team this weekend:
Traveling Mercies– There are six different states represented among the 14 men going on this trip. from all over the place! Just in case you were wondering, we've got Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Georgia, and a few of us traveling from Illinois! We are going to spend a lot of time in airports and rental vans. Oakdale is a few hours away from most of the parts of Louisiana that most of us have heard. Please pray for traveling mercies as we will navigate airports, country roads, and hopefully no gators!
Team Unity– I love going on trips like this and catching up with my brothers from across the country. This is going to be a fun group to be around this week! Please pray that fellowship will be sweet and morale will be high as we serve together.
Team Performance– The results of the games aren’t important but it is critical that we play well and that we earn the respect of the inmates. If we play well and earn their respect, they will be more likely to stick around and listen to us share the Gospel. I really like the talent level of the team and I'm looking forward to us all being together on the field. Please pray that we play well and that we avoid the injury bug!
Speakers– Pray for the Missionary Athletes who will be sharing their testimonies of how they met Jesus and for the Missionary Athletes who will be sharing the Gospel.
Families– Several of the 14 Missionary Athletes are leaving a family at home so they can minister. Please pray for all of the wives and moms who have to brave work and kids by themselves. I’m very thankful for the support that I have from home on these trips!
Inmates– Most importantly, pray for the men that we will encounter as they are the purpose of this trip. Pray that they hear the Gospel and will see a need in their lives to follow Jesus! Pray that God works in their hearts and that God draws them to Himself.
I will be updating my Facebook page throughout the week.
Lord willing, after this weekend our Illinois team heads to Pittsfield WC and Jacksonville CC on 9/27. Then on 10/1, we are heading BACK to Louisiana to play in more Louisiana state and federal prisons!
Thank you in advance for the prayer support and for all of the encouragement many of you have been over the last several years! I’m looking forward to sharing the stories from this week!
