Week of Prayer for Texas Missions
On September 13-20, 2026, churches and individuals are encouraged to pray, promote and support Texas Baptists ministries and missionaries serving and sharing the Gospel around the state and world.
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2026 Week of Prayer Stories
BOUNCE: Student Disaster Recovery
Throughout your gifts to the Mary Hill Davis Offering for Texas Missions, thousands of students are mobilized each year to share the Gospel through community rehabilitation projects across the state.
Pray
- Pray for our construction coordinators as they select homes for repair, that they connect with the right homeowners for meaningful ministry.
- Pray for effective pre-mission visits and for strong connections to be built between church planters and youth groups.
Pray for the safety of our BOUNCE coordinators as they travel to serve communities.
- Oremos por nuestros coordinadores de obras mientras seleccionan las viviendas a reparar, para que establezcan contacto con los propietarios correspondientes y puedan llevar a cabo una labor pastoral significativa.
- Oremos para que las visitas previas a la misión sean eficaces y para que se forjen vínculos sólidos entre los fundadores de iglesias y los grupos juveniles.
- Oremos por la seguridad de nuestros coordinadores de BOUNCE mientras viajan para servir a las comunidades.
Chaplaincy Relations Ministry
Through your gift to the Mary Hill Davis Offering for Texas Missions, you will equip and support chaplains as they share the gospel "behind the fence."
Pray
- Pray for chaplains and pastors as they serve, that they find deep encouragement and spiritual renewal in their callings.
- Pray for the Chaplaincy Relations team, that they effectively support and equip fellow ministers on the front lines.
- Pray for our chaplaincy training events, that every detail runs smoothly to effectively prepare these leaders for service.
- Oremos por los capellanes y los pastores en el desempeño de su ministerio, para que encuentren un gran aliento y una renovación espiritual en su vocación.
- Oremos por el equipo de Relaciones con la Capellanía, para que apoye y prepare eficazmente a los compañeros en el ministerio que se encuentran en primera línea.
- Oremos por nuestros eventos de formación para capellanes, para que todo salga a la perfección y estos líderes estén bien preparados para el servicio.
WMU of Texas Border Ministries
Through the Texas Missions Offering, WMU Border Ministries can provide opportunities for individuals and churches to serve alongside our WMU of Texas Missionary.
Pray
- Pray for Vanessa Lerma and her family as they serve. Pray that she is granted strength, wisdom, and discernment in her calling.
- Pray for the physical and spiritual needs of those along the border, that they experience the hope of a personal relationship with Christ.
Pray for leaders in training, that they are well-prepared to faithfully fulfill the calling God has placed on their lives.
- Oremos por Vanessa Lerma y su familia en su labor de servicio. Oremos para que se le concedan fuerza, sabiduría y discernimiento en su vocación.
- Oremos por las necesidades físicas y espirituales de quienes viven en la frontera, para que experimenten la esperanza que supone una relación personal con Cristo.
- Oremos por los líderes en formación, para que estén bien preparados para cumplir fielmente la vocación que Dios ha depositado en sus vidas.
Campamento
Through the Texas Missions Offering, Campamento can provide an intensive weeklong missions discipleship experience for Hispanic youth.
Pray
- Pray for student ministries in our Hispanic churches, that they grow and thrive in their impact.
- Pray for students attending Campamento, that they hear God’s call to ministry during the week.
- Pray for the dedicated youth workers, that they are blessed as they invest in the lives of these students.
- Oremos por los ministerios de jóvenes de nuestras iglesias hispanas, para que crezcan y prosperen en su impacto.
- Oremos por los jóvenes que asisten al Campamento, para que escuchen la llamada de Dios al ministerio durante esta semana.
- Oremos por los dedicados animadores juveniles, para que sean bendecidos al invertir en las vidas de estos jóvenes.
African American Ministries: Go Now Missions
The Texas Missions Offering empowers BSM students to reach their local campuses, their state, and the world with the transformative message of Christ.
Pray
- Pray for African American college students as they seek to serve abroad, that they receive the financial means to fulfill their mission.
- Pray for those being served and the students serving them, that both experience spiritual renewal and growth.
- Pray for the WMU and the Texas Missions Offering, that both continue to make a lasting impact through college students for God’s Kingdom.
- Oremos por los estudiantes universitarios afroamericanos que desean prestar servicio en el extranjero, para que reciban los medios económicos necesarios para cumplir su misión.
- Oremos por aquellos a quienes se presta servicio y por los estudiantes que lo prestan, para que ambos experimenten una renovación y un crecimiento espirituales.
- Oremos por la WMU y la Ofrenda para las Misiones de Texas, para que ambas sigan teniendo un impacto duradero a través de los estudiantes universitarios en favor del Reino de Dios.
From the Harvest to the Harvest Ministry
The Texas Missions Offering supports Go Now Missions collegiate students as they carry the gospel of Jesus Christ across our state, the nation, and the world.
Pray
- Pray for college students, that they answer the call of Luke 10:2 to be bold "harvest workers" for the Kingdom.
- Pray for students serving in missions, that many feel called to full-time ministry after graduation.
- Pray for our missionaries, that they are granted the boldness to speak the Gospel and demonstrate God’s love in their service.
- Oremos por los estudiantes universitarios, para que respondan a la llamada de Lucas 10:2 y sean "trabajadores de la cosecha" valientes para el Reino.
- Oremos por los estudiantes que prestan servicio en misiones, para que muchos se sientan llamados al ministerio a tiempo completo tras graduarse.
- Oremos por nuestros misioneros, para que se les conceda la valentía necesaria para anunciar el Evangelio y demostrar el amor de Dios en su servicio.
Project: Start Ministry
Through the Texas Missions Offering, your gifts are connecting refugees in Dallas with the resources they need to find stability.
Pray
- Pray for the director of Project: Start, that she continues to identify and secure new resources to meet the needs of the refugee population.
- Pray for the Project: Start team, that they are granted wisdom in connecting each refugee population to a Gospel movement within their own culture.
- Oremos por la directora del Proyecto: Start, para que siga identificando y consiguiendo nuevos recursos con los que satisfacer las necesidades de la población refugiada.
- Oremos por el equipo del Proyecto: Start, para que se les conceda sabiduría a la hora de conectar a cada grupo de refugiados con un movimiento evangélico dentro de su propia cultura.
Ethnic Minority Scholarship
Through the Texas Missions Offering, the Ethnic/Minority Scholarship invests in emerging Baptist leaders by providing up to 33 ethnic/minority scholarships for students attending Texas Baptist universities or institutions.
Pray
- Pray for scholarship recipients, that they are encouraged and equipped for their academic journey.
- Pray for the spiritual and academic growth of these students, that they excel in their studies and their faith.
- Pray for the churches sending these students, that they disciple and mentor them to be salt and light on their university campuses.
- Oremos por los beneficiarios de las becas, para que se sientan animados y preparados para su trayectoria académica.
- Oremos por el crecimiento espiritual y académico de estos estudiantes, para que destaquen tanto en sus estudios como en su fe.
- Oremos por las iglesias que envían a estos estudiantes, para que los formen y los guíen para que sean sal y luz en sus campus universitarios.