HONG KONG:
Sheldon & Nisa Crutchfield: "We have been encouraged by
seeing some saved in the small English-speaking assembly in Hong Kong, which is
now meeting in our home. Three ladies have asked to be baptized and we will
probably have a baptism in May." [MSC]
INDIA: Paul and Angie Dodds say that the
children at Hebron School are gearing up for exams. This time their own daughter
Emily is doing her GCSEs. Please pray for the students at this important time in
their lives. [EoS]
INDIA: We have been advised that
Ravi Kumar - Travel Secretary at Hebron School, Ootacamund - was called Home to
be with the Lord on 1st May. Please pray for his wife, Sheba, and his children:
11 year-old Debby and Daniel, aged 9. Pray, too, for his mother, his sister and
5 brothers. [EoS]
PAKISTAN: Please pray for Sylvia
Anderson who will be missing her two Japanese colleagues for the next
two months, as well as a short-term doctor who has returned home. Pray that
Sylvia will enjoy better health than of late, and that she will be able to
sustain the daily workload. She also mentions that the temperature is up and
rising, and that they are currently experiencing nightly duststorms, thunder and
lightning and even a few spots of rain, dropping the temperature into the 30s.
[EoS]
EUROPE
FRANCE:
Please pray for Amanda Hanley, who is a team leader on a volunteer basis caring
for homeless people. It is sometimes difficult to find enough volunteers for any
given evening. She has now been asked to take over the running of the programme
for next winter, which will entail much planning and consultation. She has
agreed to take on this responsibility, but some issues remain to be solved
before she can proceed. Pray that the Lord will open or close the door. Jonathan
continues with his theology studies at the seminary in Aix-en-Provence. Pray for
him as he prepares to take his exams in June. [EoS]
FRANCE: Alain and
Christine Monclair ask us to pray about the urgent need for a cook for
the Centre des Jeunes camp centre at St. Lunaire in Brittany. The post is for
six months, from May to October, and they need someone who is fluent in French
and has a thorough knowledge of French-style cooking. Pray for the camp
manager’s wife, Myriam, who is covering this job in addition to her normal
duties. [EoS]
CZECH REPUBLIC: Carter
& Chris Leshuk: "Evangelistic summer team from 22nd to the 29th of
July: Lincoln Road Chapel in Waterloo, Ontario is planning to send a ministry
team of 15 people to the Czech Republic this summer. The team leader has asked
me to share their need for additional team members to join them this summer. The
team's ministry would be facilitating and teaching conversational English to
Czechs in small groups in the morning, spending time chatting in the afternoon,
and providing an interesting evangelistic evening program in a family camp
environment. This is the spiritual highpoint of the evangelistic ministry for
the year. The size of the camp can easily exceed 100 people due to a strong
demand from people to have an 'immersion' English language experience. This
requires a large team of native English speakers to provide quality teaching and
effective evangelistic evening programs. If you are a native English speaker and
have a willing heart to be used by the Lord, then please contact Marc Drader at
mdrader@rim.com or (519) 743-7921.
Please pray that the Lord would bring those team members and students He wants
to be at this evangelistic summer camp." [MSC]
IRELAND: Colin &
Rosemary Sheldon: "The Evangelistic Bible Studies resumed for a
further five weeks. It is great hearing the comments of those who come . . . but
we pray that they will really believe in their hearts what they say. This series
under the title of 'Forgiveness' is proving to be a real blessing and challenge.
Please pray also for the 'tea' time after the studies."
[MSC]
REPUBLIC OF
IRELAND: David and Kay Stevens request prayer for those who
accepted the DVD ‘Still Looking’ after hearing the gospel at recent open-airs.
[EoS]
ITALY: Nesta Volle
will be involved with the Women’s Conference in Poggio Ubertini on the 13th and
14th May. Please pray for the Lord’s blessing on this event. [EoS]
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Noel and Liza
McMeekin ask us to pray for their plans for summer outreach, which they
are currently trying to sort out. Please pray especially for the camp, as places
are filling up very quickly and some children will have to be refused. Pray that
God will enable the right people to attend, in His will. [EoS]
NETHERLANDS: Tom & Patti
Marinello: Every other Friday night, at their request, eight men
between 22 and 29 come to the house for a class on preaching. [These men] . . .
comprise the future of this local assembly so the class is particularly
important . . . Pray for these young men as they have been taking a more active
and visible role in the life of the Dutch assembly where we fellowship."
[MSC]
POLAND: Tomasz & Anne
Stanczak: "After a process of over two years, we have been
granted permission by the city of Wroclaw to buy some land with the purpose of
building a church building. The first time we applied, they refused our petition
. . . Thanks to prayers, this warfare has been won. Within two weeks, Lord
willing, we will officially own a piece of property to build on."
[MSC]
PORTUGAL: Grace
Lovell would appreciate prayer as she speaks at the Setubal District
Conference on 13th May. [EoS]
SPAIN: Ken
Barrett requests prayer for the Madrid Evangelical Olympics which take
place on Saturday 13th May, in which children from around 90 different
evangelical churches will be participating. This sporting competition is an
effective means of evangelism, as it brings together many children and adults
who have no other contact with the gospel. Please pray for dry weather, freedom
from accidents, and an effective witness to those who do not yet know the Lord.
[EoS]
SPAIN: Ray and Eunice
Cawston request prayer for four people who are to be baptised in Murcia
on Sunday 14th May. Please pray, too, for a Celebration Concert being held in
the main University auditorium on 13th May. This event is sponsored by the Vista
Alegre church and four others.
SPAIN: Jesus and Helen Ortiz
seek prayer for a special 25th anniversary celebration, due to be held
on 13th May, to mark the founding of the assembly in Soria. A varied programme
has been arranged and we are asked to pray that meaningful contacts will be made
and that lives will be touched by the gospel, as the assembly members reflect on
God’s goodness to them over the years. [EoS]
SPECIAL
AREAS
Charles and Gloria
Morris are settling into life in the USA, and have got all the books
and papers they need for their work. Please pray for their residency papers to
come through.
Charles Morris
also asks us to pray about a situation that has arisen with regard to
the women’s magazine for which Gloria is responsible. The postal authorities in
Seville, in Spain, have suspended the use of postal sacks for sending the
magazines to Argentina and some other countries by sea, and this means that the
cost of sending them will be doubled. Please pray that they will be able to find
a solution to this problem, as the magazine is such a blessing to those who
receive it. [EoS]
FINALLY: Phil
Wagner, who is commended from the USA and is the founder of Set Free
Prison Ministries, advised last week that his six-month-old granddaughter Rylie
was making steady progress in the right direction after her heart surgery. The
doctors felt that the surgery had been successful and were cautiously optimistic
that she had not suffered any brain damage. She was taken off the respirator and
came out of the critical care unit for a few hours. However, she is now back in
critical care as she has developed a breathing problem which is causing much
concern. Please pray for wisdom for the doctors as they try to discover the
cause of this problem and give appropriate treatment. Pray, too, for her parents
and other family members as they pass through this uncertain and frightening
time. [EoS]
Missionary
Support Partnership - Prayer Request
Ben
Missionary
Support Partnership (MSP) is organizing a prayer meeting on Saturday, 20
May 2006 in which a presentation on missionary support will be made.
Please pray that the meeting would bring together those who have a burden
for North India and Africa. Please also pray for the following
missionaries whom MSP is planning to support regularly so that they could carry
out the work effectively among their own people:
1. Santu
Mandal
2. Rajib
Das
3. Abhijeet
Das
4. Manojeet
Das
5. Biswajit
Kujur
6. Tulsi
Das
7. Naveen Kumar
Das
8. Bablu
Das
9. Jonathan
Jha
10. Pathros
Murmu
11. Alfred
Dev
12. Pankaj
Kumar
13. Shyam Prasad
Biswas
14. Kamal
Das
15. Raju
Halder
16. Johan
Das
17. Subarta
Das
18. Powlush
Das
19. Balaji
Paul
20. Sushil
Handsa
21. Prabal
Dafadar
22. Surajit
Sal
23. Satyanarayan
Soren
24. Sib Shankar
Hansda
Thank you