The Defender Bible Study

Join us as Herbie Newell and Blake Rogers lead us through Luke 13:1-21 and prayers for Pakistan. Pray that God will continue to strengthen local believers and specifically strengthen the faith of persecuted believers. Pray that believers will be strengthened by the Word and the Spirit and will boldly proclaim the gospel. Pray for relations between the United States and Pakistan. Pray for Alan and...

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Luke 12 and prayers for our Birth Parent Ministry. Pray that expectant parents will come 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 reac...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Blake Wilson lead us through Luke 11:14-54 and prayers for Ukraine. Pray for the government of Ukraine.  Continue to pray for the unrest in the Eastern part of Ukraine and that the areas that have been affected by war will continue to rebuild. Pray for the Ministry and the officials to be efficient and timely in approving paperwork and to make orphan children a priorit...

Join us as Herbie Newell and David Wooten lead us through Luke 11:1-13 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 States to champion a cause for the Fatherless and put Togo on their he...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Dr. Rick Morton lead us through Luke 10:25-37 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! Pray that the Lord would continue to ignite the hearts of believers in India to care for orphans and widows. Pray for wisdom for the government as they make decisio...

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Luke 9:57-10:24. Pray for the Families Count Conference taking place at the end of the month. Ask God that He would send the churches that He desires to participate in this ministry. Pray for the health and safety of church partners across the nation that will be traveling to Birmingham for the conference. Some of them are facing health challenges, and oth...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Josh Caldwell lead us through Luke 9:51-56 and prayers for Peru. 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 the Ethiopian government to find an ethical solution for the children in need of care. For unadopted opportunitie...

Join us as Herbie Newell and David Wooten lead us through Luke 9:37-50 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 the Ethiopian government to find an ethical solution for the children in need of care. For unadopted opportuni...

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Luke 9:1-36 and prayers for Poland. Pray for the people of Poland, that are mostly Catholic and Orthodox Christian. Pray that the Gospel would penetrate their culture and the truth of Jesus Christ would be revealed. Pray for the ministry in Poland. After the difficulty in 2016, pray that their hearts would change to see adoption as a positive thing. Pray f...

Join us as Blake Wilson leads us through Luke 8:40-56 and prayers for Liberia. For  the government of Liberia, that people will take a stand against corruption and their hearts will be turned to care for the most vulnerable in their country. Church in Liberia – purity of doctrine, truth to be taught, and Godly leaders to be raised up. Opportunities for us to come alongside the churches to care for...

Join us as Josh Caldwell leads us through Luke 8:26-39 and prayers for Guatemala. Pray for the central authority that they could re-open to international adoptions. Pray that the gospel will go forward brightly in the midst of such a religious culture. Pray for the children in Guatemala Many children reside in orphanages. Pray for them as they grow up & that the gospel will be taught to them &...

Join us as Herbie Newell and Blake Rogers lead us through Luke 7 and prayers for Honduras. For all the children in care of DINAF. For them to know Christ and know their value in Him. Pray that we can find missional-minded families for the children. Pray for the transitions that will take place in the government due to the recent presidential elections in Honduras. Pray that we build stronger relat...

Join us as Herbie Newell leads us through Luke 6:12-49 and prays 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. Pray specifically for our churc...