The Defender Bible Study

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 14:1-28 and prayers for Ethiopia. Pray for the country as they are re-evaluating adoption laws and intercountry adoption. Pray for the Ethiopian government to find an ethical solution for the children in need of care. Pray for Unadopted opportunities in the country of Ethiopia Pray for DOS’s commitment to continued conversations with the Ethiopian gov...

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 13:1-52 and prayers for Poland. Pray for two Polish families in process who are working on their dossiers. Pray for favor in Poland since these families are Polish. Pray for a family who adopted a sibling set of 4 a few years ago and has recently learned that their children’s biological mother had another baby. Pray for sweet 1 year old as she waits f...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Jason Sampler lead us through Acts 12:1-25 and prayers for Liberia. Country of Liberia:  For the President of Liberia and others that lead in government. For the Church in Liberia – that churches would have purity of doctrine and godly leaders to be raised up. Pray for the ministry of REAP, our partner that trains and equips older orphans with life and job skills. Prai...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Blake Wilson lead us through Acts 11:19-30 and prayers for Guatemala. Pray that the gospel will go forward brightly in the midst of such a “religious” (but not Christ-centered) culture Pray for the children in Guatemala  Many children reside in orphanages. Pray for them as they grow up in places without a family. Pray for their caretakers in these homes. Pray they have...

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 11:1-18 and prayers for Honduras. Pray for the Country & Central Authority of Honduras.  Pray for peace and unity in a country with much violence, poverty, and corruption. Pray the Gospel, the true Gospel, would go forth and bring about change & reconciliation Pray for the central authority, DINAF, as they came out with the first ever adoption...

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 10:34-48 and prayers for Uganda. Government of Uganda: For God to reveal himself to the judges, probation office panel, and those who make decisions regarding orphan care. Church in Uganda: For God to strengthen Ugandan families and grow more desire to care for orphans. Pray for sound doctrine and for the Church to thrive. Pastors in Uganda: Pray for...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Dr. Rick Morton lead us through Acts 10:1-35 and prayers for Costa Rica. We’d love to pray the Lord would reach their hearts to help them better know Him personally That the Lord would provide them wisdom, encouragement, & resources as they evaluate children/ families and work hard to advocate for better processes, too. Specifically, we’d love to pray for our major...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Josh Caldwell lead us through Acts 9:32-43 and prayers for Hong Kong. Pray for the Gospel to continue to spread in Hong Kong and that more and more people will be saved. Pray that believers in Hong Kong would be burdened to use their freedom to reach mainland China for the gospel Pray that people in Hong Kong would see that all the wealth, knowledge and progress in the...

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 9:19-31 and prayers for Romania. Prayers and praises for our pilot family who began their process 4 years ago.  They are HOME with their daughter!!! Pray for the next family as the mom has to update her Romanian passport.  Continue to pray for patience and understanding, as this has been a long process for her. Praise the Lord for Petry Groza!  He, hi...

Join us as Herbie Newell and David Wooten us through Acts 9:1-19 and prayers for Hungary. Pray for more families in the program — because of the consistency of younger children we are seeing, families are finishing the process in 12 to 14 months.  We need more families! Pray for the discrimination against the Roma child and population as a whole.  Pray the Lord would protect these children from di...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Blake Wilson us through Acts 8:26-40 and prayers for Lifeline’s Counseling Team. Pray that God would sustain families through the holidays, as lack of routine is so unnerving for many of our children. Pray for our current therapists at Lifeline:  Angela, Ashley, Whitney, & Kim – Pray for our therapists to have clarity in how to approach and best help each family. P...

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 8:1-25 and prayers for Foster Care in the United States. Pray for the churches involved in foster care in both AL and SC and for these partnerships to expand into more than just recruitment of families, but holistic support of foster families and birth families and financial support. Financial Provision for our Foster Care Program-Pray that God will c...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Josh Caldwell lead us through Acts 7:17-60 and prayers for our Lifeline’s Domestic Ministry. Pray that our country and its leadership would submit itself to the authority of God. Pray for more expectant mothers to choose life for their children. Pray for protection over the ministry of Lifeline. Pray for birthmothers who desire to make contact with their children. Pray...

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 6:8-7:16 and prayers for Taiwan. Pray for our partners in Taiwan, Cathwel, that the Lord would sustain the work that they are doing in Taiwan with Birth mothers and vulnerable children. Pray that the Lord would draw unbelieving workers at Cathwel to Himself, especially Grace. Pray for growth in the partnership between Lifeline and Cathwel For the Gosp...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Blake Wilson lead us through Acts 6:1-7 and prayers for the Dominican Republic. Pray for our team serving in-country Pray for relationships and continued favor with orphanage staff, localgovernment officials and the CCCWA Open doors for further Education in China Pray that God would open doors for holistic orphan care to take place and opportunities to share Lifeline t...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Dr. Rick Morton lead us through Acts 5:12-42 and prayers for China. Pray for our team serving in-country Pray for relationships and continued favor with orphanage staff, local government officials and the CCCWA Open doors for further Education in China Pray that God would open doors for holistic orphan care to take place and opportunities to share Lifeline training pro...

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts4:32-5:11 and prayers for Colombia. That the church will be strengthened and the true gospel will spread in Colombia. Pray for them as the Church becomes more aware of the orphan crisis and as we progress in discipleship with the local churches. Specifically praying for the following churches: Renacer, Vida Bogota, La Libertad, and Vida Nuevo Pray the...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Jason Sampler lead us through Acts 4:1-31 and prayers for Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan has 6 million people and 88% of the people practice Islam. Pray the Kyrgyz church would be strengthened and the gospel would multiply throughout the country! Pray for leaders to rise up in this country that will assist in the furtherance of the Gospel, as well as better care for vulnerable...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Blake Wilson lead us through Acts 3:1-26 and prayers for Haiti. Pray for the people of Haiti as continuedunrest takes place. In the last several months, there has been a heightened political climate, with many protests and demonstrations taking place. Pray that the Lord’s sovereignty will reign above the corruption, and that its people will turn their hearts to Christ...

Join us as Herbie Newell and David Wooten lead us through Acts 2:42-47 and prayers for Brazil. Pray for the local church and missionaries residing in Brazil that they will be united, encouraged, and bold. Pray for truth and conviction for the people of Brazil. There is a great amount of poverty, liberalism, and societal issues that impact the people of Brazil. Pray for the leaders of the country t...

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 2:14-41 and prayers for Pakistan. Pray that God will continue to strengthen local believers and specifically strengthen the faith of persecuted believers. Pray for relations between the United States and Pakistan. Pray for wisdom for developing hope as they make decisions in helping guide the work of unadopted in Pakistan Pray for S and U, directors i...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Josh Caldwell lead us through Acts 2:1-13 and prayers for Birthmothers. Pray that they willcome to know the Lord and His redeeming love. That God will open their eyes to see that they and their children are made in the image of God and are thus valuable. God will lead women to choose life for the baby and that they will consider adoption Pray that women will reach out...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Rick Morton lead us through Acts 1:12-26 and prayers for Ukraine. Pray for a family pursuing their 3rdadoption from Ukraine!  They are adopting an aging out child who they have hosted. Praise the Lord for families who have a heart for older children. Pray for a tricky situation with an expat family who was asked to adopt a little girl from an Ukrainian orphanage! Pray...

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Acts 1:1-11 and prayers for Togo.   Pray that the Voodoo spirit would be torn down with the truth of Christ. Pray that the Church would rise up to engage in orphan care with the skills and abilities God has uniquely given them. Pray that God would raise up churches in the United States to champion a cause for the fatherless and put Togo on their heart. Pra...

Join us as Herbie Newell and David Wooten lead us through “Basic Christianity” Chapter 11 and prayers for India. Pray for the church in India to be bold and steadfast. Pray that the Lord would raise up national Pastors and that the church would grow, even in the midst of persecution. Pray that the Lord would continue to ignite the hearts of believers in India to care for orphans and widows. Pray s...