Isaiah 59:2, ESV But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
Our sin separates us from God. Pray for lost people at the Olympics who might have the opportunity to hear the gospel for the first time. Pray that they will be convicted of their sin and that they will feel the separation between themselves and God. Pray they will seek the truth and that they will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.
Paris built only one permanent structure (called the Aquatics Center) that will continue to benefit the sports community. Paris hopes it will enhance the underprivileged community of Seine-Saint-Denis, north of Paris. There are currently no Baptist churches in that area. Pray that IMB missionaries and their local partners can saturate this area with the gospel and a new church can be planted.
In several Asia-Pacific Rim countries, the only acceptable prize is the gold medal, as it brings great honor to their home country. Pray for those attending the Olympics, either as participants or spectators, to hear about another prize: heaven! Pray they will know that we all can run this race, and we all can get the prize, a crown that will last forever (1 Corinthians 9:24-25)!
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