This Thanksgiving season, Mustard Seed’s children, students, teachers, and leaders express their gratitude to God in their prayers and testimonies. Let us pray together with them in praise and giving thanks to God.

OCTOBER 01 / PSALM 25
Lord, we give thanks for Mustard Seed’s donors and supporters. Thank you for touching their hearts and their generosity.

OCTOBER 02 / PHILIPPIANS 3:1-11
Thank you, Lord Jesus, that I can go to school to study English. I’m grateful for my teachers who are kind to me (Elsa, 3rd grade, Rusen Island).

OCTOBER 03 / PHILIPPIANS 3:12-21
Praise the Lord for protecting me and my family from an awful car accident (Jensen, 5th grade, Lab School).

OCTOBER 04 / ISAIAH 5:1-7
I am grateful for the teacher training last summer that equipped 15 local teachers with techniques and skills to manage 154 students at our village school (Tirta, TfN alumnus, Papua).

OCTOBER 05 / PSALM 19
My first-grade students asked me to hit them when they made mistakes. They said they were used to this treatment. I’m grateful that God sent me here to show love to them (Mia, TfN intern, Rusen Island).

OCTOBER 06 / PSALM 80
I’m grateful for my mentor in TfN. He never gives up on me and keeps supporting me to shape my character (Joseph, TfN trainee).

OCTOBER 07-08 / GENESIS 37:1-20
Thank you, Lord, that I am fulfilling my dream at TfN now (Amy, TfN trainee).

OCTOBER 09 / GENESIS 37:21-36
I give thanks to God for my 68th birthday and for opportunities to serve children with my husband (Wiwik, site leader, Borneo).

OCTOBER 10 / PSALM 106:1-23
Praise the Lord that my parents finally believe in Christ (Michael, TfN intern, Rusen Island).

OCTOBER 11 / EXODUS 32:1-14
Thank you, Jesus, that this semester I have the opportunity to apply my new skills in teaching (Antonio, TfN trainee).

OCTOBER 12 / EXODUS 32:15-35
I am thankful for one of my students who struggles with a learning disability. He is teaching me to depend more on God (Nina, TfN trainee).

OCTOBER 13 / EXODUS 33:1-11
Thank you, Lord, for my 25 students on the Island of Promise. They are super amazing (Anita, TfN intern).

OCTOBER 14-15 / EXODUS 33:12-23
I’m grateful for our new, bigger school office that was built after the old one was destroyed in a fire (Kashi, TfN alumna, Papua).

OCTOBER 16 / ISAIAH 45:1-19
I’m thankful for my mentor who makes me feel the love of Christ in acts and words of encouragement (Juanita, TfN trainee).

OCTOBER 17 / PSALM 99
Praise the Lord that my baby nephew has been healed and released from the hospital (Elisa, TfN intern, Borneo).

OCTOBER 18 /LUKE 4:14-30
We give thanks for God’s provision for the Seeds of Hope children, especially healing for one of them who broke his arm (Rosa, site leader, Bali).

OCTOBER 19 / 1 THESSALONIANS 1
I prayed for God to give me a little brother or sister and He answered my prayer! He is so kind and I’m thankful (Lilis, 5th grade, Lab School).

OCTOBER 20 / MATTHEW 22:15-33
I give thanks to God that He gives me the opportunity to learn computers at school (Inggrid, 3rd grade, Rusen Island).

OCTOBER 21-22 / DEUTERONOMY 25
Thank you, Lord, for answering my prayers about my future wife. She loves You and we will serve You together teaching children (John, TfN alumnus, Papua).

OCTOBER 23 / RUTH 2
I’m grateful that I can serve children through the Ladybug Creative Center in my home island of Kumbang (Paul, TfN alumnus, Kumbang).

OCTOBER 24 / RUTH 3
Thank you, Lord, that You sent me back to my village in Sabu. I’m grateful for the seeds You placed in my heart to pioneer Christian education (Tabitha, TfN alumna, Sabu Island).

OCTOBER 25 / RUTH 4
Praise God for significant growth in my students’ studies and character (Rita, TfN intern, Celebes).

OCTOBER 26 / DEUTERONOMY 34
Thank God that the doctor was able to find a parasite that infected my father’s brain. He is getting better now (Amanda, TfN intern, Island of Promise).

OCTOBER 27 / 1 THESSALONIANS 2
I’m praising God in all my circumstances, whether I’m feeling great or I’m feeling down (Dalia, TfN trainee).

OCTOBER 28-29 / MATTHEW 22:34-46
We are thankful for our new school building (Vano, TfN intern, Papua).

OCTOBER 30 / MALACHI 1:6-2:10
I’m most grateful for the salvation I received in Christ and thankful for the opportunity to pray for my parents (Olivia, TfN trainee).

OCTOBER 31 / JOHN 8:21-36
I often get scared at night, especially when it’s raining hard, but God always keeps me safe. Thank you, Lord Jesus (Brielle, 5th grade, Lab School).

*TfN = TransformNation Teacher-Training Program

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Readings taken from the Daily Bible Reading Guide (year) created by the Canadian Bible Society. Used with permission.