ARGENTINA: Bobby
Jack is visiting Cordoba for special meetings on the last weekend in
April. Please pray that he will enjoy safe travel, that he will be helped during
the meetings, and that God’s Word will speak to the hearts of those who attend.
[MSC]
BOLIVIA:
Carlos & Shirley Vargas: "[In April] the young people showed a film
at the nearby park; over 80 watched and listened. Also, a drop-in coffee house
started with the purpose of inviting youth off the streets into a safe
environment where they can socialize with peers and know that spiritual counsel
is available for them." [EoS]
BRAZIL: Harry
and Beth Wilson ask us to pray for the Novo Hamburgo conference which
is planned for 1st May. [MSC]
HONDURAS: Charles & Holly Wooler: "May 21-26,
Charlie will travel to Tela to be one of the speakers for the annual Elders'
Conference. Elders from all over Honduras are invited to attend. While
attendance is somewhat low in the beginning of the week, anywhere from 50-80 men
will show up before the end of the week. Charlie will speak twice a day - please
pray for him as he prepares his messages." [EoS]
ASIA
INDIA: Samuel & Anna Kurien: "Bengal
Bible Training Institute is planning a three day children's program in the month
of May at Jamtara, India. About 400 children from the states of Bengal and
Jharkhand are expected. Please pray that the Lord would bring many souls into
His kingdom through this ministry."
[EoS]
INDIA: Ron and Lilo Penny write that the prayers of many
were felt at Kollegal’s special training programme held before Easter. It was a
great time of blessing and enrichment for the children, staff, primary and high
school teachers. Further prayer is requested for the English Medium School
situation; a bribe-seeking officer in the Education Department is withholding
written permission for its commencement.
[MSC]
INDIA: Ian and Anita Elliott ask us to
pray for Ravi Kumar, who is the Travel Secretary at Hebron School,
Ootacamund. After undergoing chemotherapy he is having difficulty keeping
his food down, and is very weak and bedridden, despite having had blood
transfusions. Ian also requests prayer for himself, as he has to complete
his assignment for his university course by tomorrow. This assignment is
an integral part of the assessment for the course.
[MSC]
JAPAN: Charles and Rita Lawrence would value prayer
for ministry meetings taking place in Hakodate, Hokkaido, next Thursday and
Friday, 27th and 28th April. Also, Charles will be one of four speakers at
the Tsurumi assembly conference to be held on 3rd May. This will be a busy
time for Charles and Rita, as two of their sons with their families will be
visiting them from 1st to 3rd May.
[MSC]
PAKISTAN: Liz Greig requests prayer as the Boys’
Hostel Board members meet on 29th April to discuss the way forward. Since the
current houseparents took over, there has been a marked improvement at the
hostel, and one of the older boys was baptised in March, giving another cause
for thanksgiving. [MSC]
EUROPE
FRANCE - John and Ruth Hanley: "... We expect to be in
France from April 18th until June 28th . . . We would value prayer for these
weeks in France, specifically for: (1) God's guiding us to Arab & Berber
Muslims whose hearts are prepared to accept Christ as Saviour. (2) Pastoral care
and encouragement for Christians undergoing various trials, especially
Christians from an Islamic background. (3) Progress in using the Uzes Bible
Bookshop for outreach to the tourists who visit the medieval palace of our
"neighbour", the Duke of Uzes! 4) Collaboration in the life of local
fellowships, especially in Uzes." [EoS]
FRANCE: John and Ruth
Hanley will be in France from now until the end of June. Please
pray that God will lead them to those whose hearts are prepared to accept Christ
as Saviour, and for their outreach to tourists visiting Uzès, using the
Christian bookshop as a means of making contacts. They will also be
seeking to encourage local fellowships and Christians undergoing various trials,
especially those from an Islamic background. [MSC]
REPUBLIC OF
IRELAND: We have been asked by Eric Davis to pray for the next
‘Digging Deeper’ seminar, which will be held on Saturday, 29th April. The
speaker will be Mike Tardive and the subject for the day is ‘Marriage and the
Family’. It is hoped that many young people and young married couples will
attend. [MSC]
GERMANY: Dorle
Smith: "One of my burdens is to reach out to the young people on Friday
nights on their way to the discos . . . We really have good literature to pass
on and most times it is well received - very little is thrown away. We often
also have good talks." [EoS]