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Missionaries often try to come up with some catchy title for their prayer letters, often riffing off of some common newspaper name--Herald, Journal, Chronicle, Gazette, etc. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer was a well-known paper in the Pacific Northwest, so when I first began writing missionary prayer letters from Costa Rica more than 30 years ago (!), anyone from the Northwest would instantly recognize the reference. Yeah, it was corny, but that's kind of the point.

I realize that now that the Seattle P.I. newspaper has been gone for a while, the name seems a bit odd. However, the idea behind the name is sound--informed pray-ers are effective pray-ers. And I am deeply rooted in the understanding that prayer is necessary and effective, and so I invite people to pray for me--and pray intelligently for me. Hence, the Prayer-Intelligencer. I've been using it for more than thirty years across multiple countries, so why stop now?

But intelligent prayer is a two-way street. I am seeking to up my "intercession" game and learn to pray more diligently for those who pray for me--so as I invite you to pray for me, please tell me how I can pray for you!