Development Purgatory

Three years ago, I gathered some fellow workers to birth the Together app to help to ignite and fuel disciple-making movements…

MinistryDavid LyonsMay 4, 2023prayer, Together, Disciplemaking

Be Strong

Are you weary?

MinistryDavid LyonsApril 12, 2023prayer, Strength

Warrior Worship

One of our highlights of 2022 was the warrior worship that we experienced with 800 other workers gathered to intercede for the Muslim world…

MinistryDavid LyonsMarch 30, 2023Worship, prayer

Entrust and Extend

Every generation struggles with trusting and empowering the next generation to lead, but the Middle Eastern leaders of our work in that region are fired up about passing on our calling to the next generation and about seeing that calling fulfilled in new un-reached contexts.

MinistryDavid LyonsMarch 13, 2023prayer, ministry, middle east, Leaders

Healing Healers

These last couple of years have been particularly hard on medical professionals.

David LyonsFebruary 16, 2023#prayer, #revival, #healers

Baal Perazim

3 years ago, I naively thought that we would launch the Together disciple making app and ministry in 6-12 months.

MinistryDavid LyonsFebruary 8, 2023#prayer, #disciple, #together

En-COURAGE-ment

We are keenly aware that two of our children serve as missionaries in countries where one of the most prominent reasons for missionary attrition is discouragement.

MinistryDavid LyonsJanuary 20, 2023Encouragement, prayer

On Being Led

During our November International Council many of us sensed God calling us to prepare to be led down unexpected paths (Isaiah 43:18-19).

MinistryDavid LyonsJanuary 9, 2023prayer

Unoffendable

One of our primary jobs as leaders is helping good people who are doing good things to get along with one another.

MinistryDavid LyonsJanuary 5, 2023prayer, unity, Funding

Keep Asking

This is a week when my faith gets stretched every year, waiting for God to close our funding gap.

MinistryDavid LyonsJanuary 3, 2023prayer, Funding, neighbors, faith

Neighboring

I was stunned at our annual neighborhood Christmas dessert last year when our atheist neighbor cornered me and said, “I think that it’s time for me to go to church.”

MinistryDavid LyonsDecember 14, 2022neighbors, prayer, Funding

Do it Again

For the last 10 years or so God has provided about $50K of our annual budget in December in response to our year end update.

MinistryDavid LyonsDecember 8, 2022prayer, ministry, Funding

David & Renée Lyons