…and Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me. Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God. For I bear witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas. Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house. And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea. (Col 4:11-16)

There are Gulf 6 nations: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. The region has many similarities in its shared oil wealth, materialism, rapid development, and conservative culture and religion. This wealth has become a stumbling block to the gospel. 

Prayer: O King of kings and Lord of lords, we lift up the nations of the Arab Gulf to You now. They are like those in Laodicea who were rich but were wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked (Revelation 3:17). But the good news is that there was a church in Laodicea! Bring many Gulfi men and women to faith in Your Son so that they may gather in their own churches, fully assured of the will of God. Bring them into Your sheepfold (John 10:16) as You did with the Laodiceans and make them powerful prayer warriors like Epaphras was. We need the prayers of the saints from the Gulf! Build your church in the Gulf through prayer and mature disciples. May they work hard for You and be ambassadors of reconciliation outside of the Gulf too (2 Corinthians 5:16-21). Amen. 

Worship with us!: Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace) by Hillsong. May many Omanis declare that they were blind, but now they see!

Matthew 18:14 Focus—‘Your Father in heaven does not want one of these little ones to be lost.’ 

Please bring these towns and villages before the Father:

Wadi Nafi Mahut district, Al-Wusta region. Population: 128

Muyat ash-Shair, Mahut district, Al-Wusta region. Population: 105

Sidrah, Mahut, district, Al-Wusta region. Population: 96

Filim, Mahut district, Al-Wusta region. Population: 77

An-Nuwayfi, Mahut district, Al-Wusta region. Population: 56