THIS WEEKS PRAYER ITEMS
Thank you for praying for the people and work of GC3.
Prayer is critical to all we and our mission partners do in our ministries so thank you in joining us in praying through the items we provide each week. The task of presenting the Gospel is far from over; there remains vast number of people globally who have yet to hear of God’s love.
Jeff & Ginny (Day 1)
Praise the Lord that the end of term assessments went well! Both the kids and parents are feeling a real sense of relief. It's been especially challenging for the children having to keep up with their studies while moving between countries rather than being settled in one place. We're just so incredibly grateful that they've managed to finish the term well despite everything.
Prayer Points:
Please continue to pray for Jeff's finger - that the Lord would bring complete healing and that it would regain its full strength.
Pray for our children (Sarang, 10; Seronee, 9; Isaiah, 7). They've had quite a lot to navigate recently -travel, adjusting to different climates, and keeping up with their studies. We've noticed they seem a bit worn down physically. We'd be so grateful for your prayers for their health and energy.
Pray for wisdom as we seek to steward our time well in Korea - that we'd make the most of this season.
Pray that we would increasingly grow to reflect Christ in our everyday lives.
Thank you so much for standing with us in prayer. Your support means more than we can say.
Kevin & Helen (Day 20)
We’ve just returned from five weeks visiting partners in four countries in the Middle East and Aisa. We observed so many good things as we visited. There are many courageous church planters in India who are seeing people regularly come to faith. We heard of and met several people who were recently baptised. We visited several new churches. We met wonderful church planting team members doing hard, gospel ministry. We heard about the hardships and opposition. We saw innovative programmes that build bridges into hostile communities. We are back and processing all this now, writing reports and developing some new opportunities. Christmas in many countries creates one of few opportunities to talk about Jesus and our partners take all the opportunities they can. Happy Christmas.
Ashley (Day 11)
Thank you for your prayers and support. I am now in country to finish the visa process; the first part being approved. Pray the submission of final documents and taxes go smoothly. I hope in fact that by the time you read this I will have everything submitted. Thank God for his kindness and provision. Friends are hosting me in their home and others helping me in practical ways. This year has been a very different one and a hard one and one of taking small steps of faith one at a time, in everything God has been faithful throughout and I am grateful.
Marion (Day 6)
The months of December and January have many events; Children's Christmas on 13th, Christmas outreach on 21st, birthdays, new year and a wedding on 10th January. May the Name of Jesus be lifted high and glorified.
Thank you for sharing all the year, and may we walk together with our Lord Jesus in the coming year too.
Kathleen & Anita (Day 17)
We bless and thank you for standing with us during 2025. We have experienced the presence of the Lord in all situations, His strength, when ours was failing and His direction when we didn’t know what to do next. Today Ivan told us he will be looking after a friend’s apartment over Christmas and New Year. Praise God!
Please keep praying for Vitelio’s future.
We would appreciate prayer for Jackson and Juan. God delivered Jackson from drug addiction when he was born again recently. Pray that Juan soon knows Jesus Christ as His Lord and Saviour.
Please surround 7-year-old Victoria with your prayers that she be delivered from fear and freed from her diagnosis of epilepsy.
Murray & Ruth (Day 9)
Murray is now in the final week of teaching the Ezekiel course, tackling all the complex details of Ezekiel's temple (full of rare Hebrew words whose meanings are not entirely clear). Pray for good final days together in His Word and a good close on Friday. Pray for much needed strength, endurance, and clear insight.
Pray for Murray as he starts his next course next Monday on the Major Prophets - the third online course in a row, that started with seven weeks on the so-called Minor Prophets. All difficult books to translate! Before translating, we must first understand what we are translating. Pray for accurate understanding.
Ashley & Gillian (Day 19)
Ashley writes this from a hospital bed while awaiting elective surgery to a foot fracture. We were to celebrate our 60th wedding anniversary and event this week but now has been put on hold. We value prayer as we both recover from minor health issues. We remain linked with Fiji ministry and assist as able with needs. This week the youth from Sigatoka church join the nationwide camp and praying for changed lives as they find the Lord.
Kirsty (Day 8)
This week we are having a holiday program for the community. Pray for me as I lead the team, and as I am trying to inspire other youth to take ownership of the program and begin to lead as well. Pray for the children to hear the Word of God in a new and exciting way that the Holy Spirit will use to transform their hearts.
Jack & Jemima (Day 3)
We’re grateful to have such a wonderful family to spend time with while we’re in New Zealand.
Jonathan & Su (Day 5)
We thank God for all that He has done in providing all our needs thus far! We are constantly in awe.
Please pray for the Lord to put all into place that is needed that would allow us and a few others from the team to attend an invaluable conference in Egypt over March. I really feel it will be life changing.
Please pray over our growing game development team, my leadership growth, and our projects - particularly in wisdom. It’s been so amazing to see how God has been working in this space!
Lastly, we’ve recently had a critical look over our finances and we would love prayer over that. Thank you!
Andrew & Karen (Day 11)
We thank God for the team, which has launched a new vocational program and OBT in the last six months. We pray for the people in both these programs, asking that God will fill their minds and hearts with Him, His love and peace, and a vision of a life loved for Him.
Please also remember us as we plan for 2026. May Yahweh Jireh, the God who Provides, provide all that He knows we need so that we fulfil His purposes in the coming year.
Matthew & Lydia (Day 1)
Thank you for your prayers for us! We have much to be thankful for! In the last few weeks, we have seen four adults that we have been teaching through the Bible profess their faith in Jesus as their Saviour! We have begun discipling them as our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Also, we had a visit from dear friends from our home church in Palmerston North. They were a great encouragement and help to us during their stay!
Please keep a young lady called Sailine in your prayers. Lydia has spent a lot of time carefully teaching her through the Gospel and she understands, but she says she isn't ready yet to trust Jesus as her Saviour.
We continue to meet with Aline's parents every week to study the Gospel together. Please keep praying for the Berry Snrs. Merry Christmas to you all!
Karl & Helene (Day 4)
Please pray for energy especially as we move house to another compound a week before Christmas.
Please pray for the Christmas season, for peace and joy as often it is a time of more fighting, more unrest and roadblocks. Pray that this year is different to the usual custom.
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