Driftless Prayer is an organization that seeks to improve advocacy for Christ-based organizations in the Driftless Region, located in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, through prayer, volunteering, and networking. Below we provide a list of organizations in need of your prayers and support, along with praise reports highlighting recent successes in advancing their missions.
For further information or to be included as one of our featured organizations, please contact Driftless Prayer at driftless.prayer@gmail.com.
Driftless Prayer is an organization that seeks to improve advocacy for Christ-based organizations in the Driftless Region, located in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, through prayer, volunteering, and networking. Below we provide a list of organizations in need of your prayers and support, along with praise reports highlighting recent successes in advancing their missions.
For further information or to be included as one of our featured organizations, please contact Driftless Prayer at driftless.prayer@gmail.com.
Learn how you can support our featured charitable organizations
About the Organization:
Adult & Teen Challenge of Western Wisconsin’s mission is to provide support for individuals seeking to gain freedom from chemical addictions and other life-controlling problems by addressing spiritual, physical, and emotional needs.
Website: www.atcww.org
For more information, please contact Kevin Schaler at kevinschaler@atcww.org
Prayer Requests:
- Pray for peace and unity in the house. Living with 8 other women can be difficult, so pray that people would be kind, forgiving, and patient with each other.
- Pray that Jess and Kevin would be refreshed and renewed by their sabbaticals. Pray that they would come back with strength and stamina to carry the organization forward.
- Pray that our staff would be able to carry the burden of Teen Challenge without their leadership! Give them the ability to love the women well, the courage to do and say the hard things to keep them on the narrow path, and for ongoing health and for healing of current physical conditions.
- Pray for all the life lessons that the women will learn through the garden, which was planted at the end of May. Pray for weeding of our hearts as well as the soil, for a bountiful harvest of not only veggies, but also for the fruits of the spirit, and pray for perseverance to go out and tend to the garden even when they don’t want to.
- Pray for a successful event in October, our 6th annual Drive the Road to Recovery. Pray that changes we are making to the evening will be impactful. Pray for the Lord to provide the blessing of financial support that this event brings in each year.
Praise Report:
- We planted the garden! This is a huge project for our clients and staff to manage over the summer months and we learn so much throughout the process.
- We have recently started an Alpha course at ATCWW and the women are loving the information and the time spent together. (This is our 3rd Alpha course that we’ve done)
- All of our current clients have been here over 30 days. This is a great group of women and they all want to be here and to break free from their addictions. Over half our clients have been here over 90 days!
About the Organization:
Chariots4Hope is a new ministry designed to provide reliable transportation to at-risk, transitioning adults.
Website: https://chariots4hope.org
For more information, please contact Nyhus Schaffer at drschaffer78@gmail.com
Prayer Requests:
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Pray for our upcoming community events and for God to bring people to them.
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Pray for a program director to help us stay focused on our missional purpose of showing God’s love by overcoming transportation barriers.
Praise Report:
- Thank God for candidates seeking our help through transportation.
About the Organization:
CEF believes that every child needs Jesus. Their desire is to reach unchurched, unreached children with the Gospel, disciple them and establish them and their families in a local Bible-believing church. Our primary opportunity is the after-school Good News Club® which impacts the child, the family, the school environment, and the community. The Western Wisconsin chapter, which encompasses seven counties in the Driftless region, has a population of approximately 33,000 children and 124 elementary schools. In the summer, we train teens to impact the next generation with the Gospel in backyards, parks and festivals.
Website:
https://www.cefofwesternwisconsin.org/
For more information, please contact wwoffice@cefwi.org
Prayer Requests:
Good News Club®
- Pray for the Lord to raise up teams for a Good News Club in every elementary school in Western Wisconsin.
Pray for the following Good News Clubs by week: - June 23-27: Wendi Larson, 2122 State Rd., La Crosse
Allissa Vandermus, 3240 Hazel Rd., Holmen - June 30 – July 3: Nancy Briski, N5355 Innsbruck Rd. N., West Salem
Holly Gustafson, 680 N. 4th St., La Crescent, MN
Faith Evangelical Free, Prairie du Chien - July 7-10: Tank Park, Melrose WI
Fort Mcoy
Richland Center
Sarah Mesner, 359 Hamilton St. W., West Salem - July 12-17: Iowa Clubs
- July 21-24: Mauston / Camp Douglas
- July 28-31: Horizon Christian Fellowship, La Crosse
- August 4-7: Sheila Ashby, Stoddard
Sally Young, 918 Park Ave., Onalaska - August 11-14: Barbara Hoffland, 16189 Hanover Rd., Sparta
Countryside Evangelical Free, Merrillan
Good News Clubhouse
We have opportunities to share the Gospel at the Clubhouse in several events:
- Pray for many children and families to hear the Gospel at the La Crosse Interstate Fair – July 16-20 and Kicking Bear Outreach in Maple Grove – July 26
Christian Youth in Action
- Pray for the teens as they train and prepare for the summer June 15-26.
- Pray for the Holy Spirit to guide and speak through the young people as they serve reaching the next generation for Christ.
Christian Kids in Action
- Pray for God’s choice of children who have the desire to be missionaries to their own generation in their schools, neighborhoods and families. March 15th.
Praise Report:
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Christian Youth in Action: Praise the Lord for the 10 student missionaries that He raised up for the summer in answer to your prayers.
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Good News Clubhouse: Praise the Lord for needed repairs and willing volunteers who fixed the Clubhouse.
About the Organization:
Kicking Bear is a nationwide youth outreach ministry using archery and various outdoor activities as well as year-round mentorship to reach underprivileged and at-risk youth and to let them know that God has a purpose for them, and that purpose is good.
Website: https://kickingbear.org
For more information, please contact Ray Howell at (608) 881-6458 or info@kickingbear.org
- Pray over the Kicking Bear families that are served through mentoring. That there would be provision, healing, and hope for all of them that face challenges from the world. We also pray that God will provide more mentors for Kicking Bear and then the Holy Spirit will guide them in making connections and that the relationships created will be healthy, encouraging and guided by God.
- Pray over Kicking Bear’s ministry team and volunteers. That God will continue to provide direction, resources and strength as they share the Gospel, serve families and disciple youth. And that God will continue to provide workers for the harvest, helpers on the mission.
- Pray over our upcoming summer evangelism camps and outings with mentees. We will be hitting the road for the next 6 months traveling all over the country for our camps and events. Prayers for safe travels, good weather and lots of new families in attendance!
- A great camp down in Florida to start our camp season, an awesome turkey hunt with 13 young men and a very successful Unity through Community Camp in March. A young man prayed for salvation in the turkey blind on our last hunt. God is awesome!!
About the Organization:
Life Builders International focuses on feeding the mind, body and soul of each individual they help. They not only provide meals to widows and orphans, they are teaching needed skills and nurturing their souls; teaching people to live rightly with Godly principles. In order to continue this ministry, extend their reach across Guatemala and expand their programs, Life Builders International is building a feeding center. The focus of the feeding center is on distributing food, firewood, medicine and Bibles, and teaching the life skills people need to provide for their families. When fully operational, they will be able to reach the entire country from this location.
Website: https://www.lifebuildersinternational.org
For more information, please contact Jason Patton at 502 5308 1378 (please use WhatsApp)
Prayer Request:
- Widows program serving almost 50 widows twice per week with clean water, healthy food, nutritional and lifestyle assistance, as well as hearing from the Word of God!
- Missions Opportunity for all ages. You can spend three weeks doing intensive training on the mission field and drawing nearer to God. Contact Jason at jason@lifebuildersinternational.org. Come on down!
Praise Report:
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Annual EAA Oshkosh Airshow Evangelism Outreach, July 2024. Life Builders prayed with many people for various challenges and 120 to receive Christ for the 1st time.
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Continual relationship building with the ladies who attend the widows program.
Support Request:
Life Builders is building 3 bedrooms to house volunteers who come to assist with the feeding center and projects. The cost is $22,000.
About the Organization:
Michael Monsoor is a missionary who has been in Asia for five years working in a restricted access nation, seeking to plant churches and work with university students to bring the gospel to their families and villages.
Website: https://globaloutreach.org/giving/missionary-details/michael-monsoor
For more information, please contact Michael Monsoor at mmonsoor1@gmail.com
Prayer Requests:
- Please pray for a couple of men who are staying with me in my apartment. Pray that they would love God with all their heart and that we would love each other deeply.
- Pray for the province of Houaphan, that the light of the gospel would penetrate into every corner there.
- Pray for a young woman in our church who has a desire to pioneer a church planting in her hometown. Pray a team of like-minded people would join in this endeavor and for protection against persecution and resistance.
Praise Report:
Opportunities are opening for students and families to learn the Bible through story-based ‘Creation to Christ’ narratives that can be easily distributed.
About the Organization:
Next Chapter’s mission is to build lasting relationships with people who desire to be set free from the cycle of incarceration, restoring them to God, family, and community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Website: https://www.nextchapterlacrosse.org
For more information, please contact Jason Kalember at jason.k@nextchapterlacrosse.org or 608-519-0919.
Prayer Requests:
- Prayer for the five men we have in our Discipleship Home to continue in our program to completion. There are two men scheduled to complete the program in April, one in June, one in August and one in September. Scheduled program completion dates are one in December, one in January, and three in May.
- Also be praying that those coming into the house to fill those spots will be able to get comfortable in our Discipleship Home community.
- Prayer for our program staff, Dean and Jason, to have wisdom and persistence in walking with the men who are coming through the program.
- Pray for Next Chapter’s search for a new Executive Director as Chris Crye transitions into retirement. Thanks Chris for your many years of service and eternal legacy!
Praise Report
- Praise for the six beds in the Discipleship Home being booked into 2025.
- Praise for favor we have with the La Crosse County Jail and Department of Corrections staff, judges and public defenders that give us opportunities to connect with men who can benefit from our navigation and residency program.
About the Organization:
Omegoodness empowers communities with sustainable agriculture and fair-trade partnerships to combat malnutrition, prioritize eco-conscious farming practices, and promote Sacha Inchi as one of the worlds healthiest natural food sources.
Website: https://www.omegoodness.com/
For more information, please contact Charlie Dee at Charlie@Deeimp.net
- Pray for the construction of a Medical Clinic 1.5 hours south of Luang Prabang Laos where there is no medical care available. Pray that the local and District Governmental officials sign off on the project and construction can start. This will be the only medical facility in the area. It will be operated and run by our national mission partners in Laos.
- Pray for the balance of the funding to be raised for the medical clinic.
- Pray for the formation of a team to go to the clinic in October to put the finishing touches on the clinic.
- Pray for the Child Sponsorship program as we now have 280 additional children at risk who need support for their nutrition, education and housing. Many of these children are from the poorest areas of Laos.
- 100,000 nutrition bars have been produced, but now the borders are closed so prayer is needed to find alternative ways to get the nutrition bars into Myanmar to help alleviate malnutrition among the children. Many necessary food items have become scarce with the political turmoil and children are suffering. The nutrition bars are manufactured by ministry partners in Laos and sent to Myanmar. This helps create jobs for Laotian people and also benefits the Myanmar children.
- Pray for the educational system in Laos, as many teachers have not been able to be paid for five years and are leaving the teaching profession to find jobs elsewhere. The education system is in very desperate need of teachers, as the children are not able to attend school.
- Praise God that the exchange rate has stabilized for the dollar and the Lao Kep, as the extreme inflation made it even more difficult for the Lao people.
- Praise God for the new programs added for the women’s training center, so more women can be trained and become self sufficient and reduce the risk of being trafficked.
About the Organization:
Safe Families for Children seeks to keep children safe and families together. Safe Families for Children is rooted in faith, fueled by radical hospitality, disruptive generosity, and intentional compassion, to build a network of caring and compassionate volunteers to support families facing social isolation. Their goals are to prevent child abuse and neglect, reduce the number of children entering the child welfare system, and support and stabilize families.
Website: www.safefamilieswi.
For more information, please contact Tracy Trussoni at tracy@
Prayer Requests:
- For continued growth in La Crosse and Monroe counties
- God’s continued provisions as we go where He leads
- Blessing over our volunteers and families they are serving.
Praise Reports:
- Praise and gratitude for volunteers willing to be the hands and feet of Jesus
- Successful connection during our Summer Family Connection Events – June 18th, July 26th, and August 19th
Events:
- Fairways Fore Families Golf event, September 22nd at Cedar Creek: https://givebutter.com/fffgolf
About the Organization:
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
Website: www.salacrosse.org
For more information, please contact Michael Quam at michael.quam@usc.
Prayer Requests:
- Mission and ministry of The Salvation Army in La Crosse County.
- Volunteers who support their programs and service with their time and energy.
- The 64 individual residents who stay with them each night.
- The 73 individuals who graduated from their shelter to permanent housing last year.
Praise Report:
God is good, and we thank God for His goodness.
Community Events and Prayer Meetings
Community Events:
- July 13, 2025: Kicking Bear – Pizza Ranch Camp, La Crosse, WI — More information on the Kicking Bear website.
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July 26, 2025: Kicking Bear – West Salem Camp, MGV, West Salem, WI — More information on the Kicking Bear website.
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Summer 2025: Lifebuilders International, July 12-24 is two weeks of intercultural experience, July 24-31 is the mission trip. Contact Lifebuilders for more details on short term missions in Guatemala.
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September 22, 2025: Safe Families for Children, Fairways Fore Families Golf event at Cedar Creek, https://givebutter.com/fffgolf
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October 2025: Adult and Teen Challenge, 6th Annual Road to Recovery. See Adult and Teen Challenge website for more information.
Prayer Meetings:
Prayer meetings every Sunday from 5:30 to 7:00 pm; Horizon Christian Fellowship; 601 St. Andrew Street La Crosse, WI 54603, 608.782.0896.
- Prayer meetings every other Sunday night from 6:30 – 7:30 pm; First Free Group, all are welcome! Personal residence on French Island, contact Rob Wolf at 608.797.8113 for exact dates and address.
Volunteering
Volunteering Opportunities Coming Soon