One more thing

This was shared with me and I thought it was good. Maybe you guys would pray a similar thing for me and the young people in your lives... It's a VERY unselfish prayer... You may find it hard to swallow but ask God to help you see His Will in this prayer.
This is by Paul Washer, Heartcry Missionary Society
"Oh, that God would raise up missionaries.  I don't wish the same things your parents want for you.  They want for you security and insurance and nice homes.  They want for you cars and respect.  I want for you the same thing I want for my son, that one day he takes a banner, the banner of Jesus Christ, and he places it on a hill where no one has ever placed a banner before, and he cries out, "JESUS CHRIST IS LORD" even if it costs my son his life.  Oh, when he's 18 years old, if he says to me the same thing I said when I was a young man, "i'm going into the mountains.  I'm going into the jungle." And they said" You can't go there.  You're insane.  It's a war.  You're gonna die."  I'm going.  When that little boy puts on that backpack, I'm going to pray over him and say, "GO! God be with you, and if you die, my son, I'll see you over there and I'll honor your death"

Oh God, let's pray, let's pray,

Oh God, I don't care about reputation.  I don't care what men think.  I want You to be honored.  I want these young people to be saved.  I want those that are saved to stop looking around at a cultural Christianity that You hate and will spew out of Your mouth, and that they will look at the Word of God and say, "I will follow Jesus".

Oh God I pray for the youth ministers and pastors and I pray that You'd fill them with the spirit of wisdom and love and boldness and discernment.  And dear God, whatever the cost, I pray that You will raise up missionaries.  I can't help but look at these kids and think of my own little boy, Oh God, that You would save Ian and that You would raise him up and send him into the worst part of the battle.  Oh, dear God, raise up missionaries here.  Raise up missionaries.  Raise up preachers and pastors and teachers and evangelists that know the Work of God.  Oh, God, work in this place, please work in this place, dear God.  Please.  Please.  Please."