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February 9, 2021

Try Our Prayer Room App

The Josiah Venture Prayer Room exists to deepen your connection with God and equip you to pray for his movement across Central and Eastern Europe. Download our free mobile app for iPhone and Android today!

Every major spiritual movement in history has been fueled by passionate and persistent prayer. Our team knows this and has experienced firsthand that prayer is essential to seeing God move mountains, change lives, and transform society. However, it is not always easy to know how to pray for JV missionaries when you can’t be with us, know the people we love, or be aware of pressing needs.

The Prayer Room exists to equip people to pray boldly and specifically for JV missionaries, young people, and the local churches we serve. You’ll pray for our highways of ministry, intercede for the spiritual climate of specific countries, and stand in faith for the vision and mission of God’s work across this region.

Within the option of guided or free flow prayer, you will find these categories:

Adoration
Confession
Thanksgiving
Movement Prayer
JV Missionaries
JV Requests
Spiritual Climate
Highways
Countries
Personal Requests

We hope your time of prayer will be the best part of your day! We expect you will leave the Prayer Room feeling more refreshed than when you went in because you have been in the presence of God.

“‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.’” John 15:5 (NIV)

The JV Prayer Room app is currently available for iPhone and Android in English.

Kateřina Tichá International Team

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