Please take a moment to pray these scriptures over someone today.  You may want to READ or LISTEN to the chapter before you begin.

4:29   May ______ not let any unwholesome talk come out of his/her mouth, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

4:31   May ______ get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, slander, and every form of malice.

4:32   May ______ be kind and compassionate to others, forgiving others just as You, Jesus, forgave him/her.

QUESTION: Could it be said about you that you speak only what is helpful for building others up? If not, how can you make your speech more wholesome so that it benefits your listeners?

YOUR STORY of the week:  “91/91 for West Africa.”  The following is an excerpt of a Young Life Africa Facebook post regarding an Ebola update and a call to prayer written by the YL Africa directors. (We are taking this opportunity to stand with YL Africa in prayer, to help YOU know how you can pray for them specifically, and to use our network of over 2,500 email & social media followers to hopefully bring about many, many more prayers before the Lord on the behalf of everyone in West Africa.)

“I have a plea for more prayer in a focused and committed way: 91/91 for West Africa. Psalm 91 has come up again and again in my conversations with our Young Life teams in Liberia and Sierra Leone as a source of strength and hope. It seems appropriate and powerful for us to join them (in prayer) in this.
 Would you commit to praying Psalm 91 every day for 91 days for West Africa? We will begin on Monday, Oct. 28th and end 91 days later on Sunday, January 26th. Please get everyone possible to join us in this prayer. Pray for an end to this disease. Pray for our Young Life leaders and kids in West Africa–for their protection, for their courage as they bring light in darkness, for mobilization of resources, and that God would be glorified in this. Thank you for standing with our friends and leaders in YL Liberia and Sierra Leone and for standing with the people of West Africa in this dark time.” 

To read and pray Pray Psalm 91, click here.

For more information about Young Life Africa or the 91/91 challenge, visit http://africa.younglife.org.

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