Prayer Requests for May 2017
We so appreciate your prayers! Here are some specific requests for this month:
1. Please pray for all those involved in or otherwise connected with the ministry. Pray for spiritual protection as well as physical health and circumstances. Life situations run the gamut, so be praying for things like wisdom, encouragement, peace, and joy.
2. Please pray for discernment for staff and the Board in how to best use resources. Pray especially for our expanding YouTube presence as well as our international pages. Pray that the truth of God's Word will . . .
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:4–7, ESV).
"Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, 
Question:Does God trust man?
Answered by: James Whiteside, who has been a volunteer with us since April, 2004.
Answer: Thank you for your question. My understanding is that trust implies uncertainty. You trust (or doubt) that someone is doing something, or going to do something, or is a certain way, when you don't know for sure one way or the other. If you are standing right next to someone watching them do something, you don't "trust" they are doing it. You know that they are. You can see it.
Christians widely believe that one of the characteristics 
From a questioner: "I am so blessed from reading this and moreso hearing from you, it just feels good knowing i could share this with someone especially from the family of God. I dont know you but im grateful and feel like you just gave me a reassuring hug. Thank you…"
From a questioner: "Thank you very much. It's nice to know there's someone on the other end of the email and it's not a computer generated answer. God bless"
From a questioner: "First of all, thank you tremendously for what you do. I use your articles all of the time when I'm 
1. Praise for a successful and meaningful trip to Sri Lanka and things running smoothly at the home office. Please pray for God's continued work in the lives of those touched by Compassion International and for Got Questions to be able to be a supporter of that.
2. Praise for people visiting the sites and also asking questions. As you may know, Easter is our busiest time of year. Please pray that the servers will remain strong and the sites secure. Pray especially that people will come to know Jesus this Easter.
3. Praise for God's continued 
"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3–4 ESV).
"But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, 