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.
Bill & Angela (Day 17)
Please pray for our church Easter activities: we have three afternoons of children's outreach and a full Sunday celebrating the resurrection! Also pray for the young adults in our midst, some are either struggling with sin, others hurting from broken relationships and most dealing with results of having no healthy father in their lives.
Bruce & Robin (Day 27)
Please pray for M and Y as we meet each week to read scripture together, talk, and pray. We are currently up to Second Corinthians. Pray that the Spirit will enlighten the scriptural message and bring clarity to their hearts. Pray also for Ba as she starts to open scripture.
Jason & Shirley (Day 4)
We have continued to see progress in Bible translation, Bible teaching, and discipleship over these past months while in NZ. Having a continuous connection with the people in the village has been a huge help with this. We have been blessed and encouraged by the progress of the believers who are organising and overseeing the work in general. It is exciting to see the Lord working and people functioning in the roles that they have. The book of Romans, recently updated with better terminology concorded with the Torah has provided a clearer and deeper understanding of these scriptures. Thank you for praying for the believers as they grow in the Lord and work with us.
John (Day 20)
Please pray for me as I am planning to return to Papua New Guinea for six weeks. Most of my time will be spent in Wewak but there will be other stints in Port Moresby and maybe elsewhere. There will be the AGM of Christian Brethren Churches in PNG where significant decisions are to be made as to how our 450 churches along with all the schools and health clinics are to be managed and nurtured. There are amazing future leaders that need to be encouraged and given space to contribute to the local church as well as the national group of churches. There are many barriers that need to be faced with power failures, banking failures and travel failures being some of them. We go, not in our strength but God's alone.
Alex & Lynette (Day 15)
Please pray for the special Easter devotional to be held Thursday with the 200 construction workers on the Hospital Vozandes Quito Ecuador expansion. Pray that hearts will soften, and the workers will respond. Pray too for the Chaplain and Pastor as they prepare the message.
Colleen (Day 7)
Please pray for God’s healing for Colleen as she continues to struggle to swallow solid food. She is currently under medication, so ask for God’s wisdom and guidance for the doctors and nurses. Pray that the Lord will give her peace in her heart and remove any discouragement she may be facing during this challenging time. Pray for God’s guidance and leadership as CMCT begins implementing the Strategic Plan on the 1st of April 2025, marking the start of the new financial year. The goal is to make CMCT a Christian Centre of Excellence. Pray for the success of the monthly training programs that have recently started for staff to enhance their core competencies. Please pray for God’s protection over the staff and their families during this hot season. The temperature has already reached 41 degrees, leading to many cases of fever and other illnesses. Pray for God’s provision for the various needs of the CMCT ministry. Thank you.
Craig & Darlene (Day 1)
We have been blessed with a new place to live that is spacious and comfortable. Please pray for good tenants for the attached two-bedroom flat. We've had challenges with transcribing the Namakura language oral Bible stories, so Craig is still working on that and getting them into an app that can be shared amongst the community.
David & Meike (Day 10)
Last week we were able to take a vacation by Lake Constance. It was a much-needed time of relaxing and refreshment, so we were very grateful for our time there and the family that blessed us with the accommodation. This week we are busy again with many different appointments and preparation for our Easter programme, and in the coming weeks, David has many projects happening in the office.
Andrew & Patrizia (Day 10)
We are undergoing a few specialist visits. Andrew is having an MRI on the brain Thursday in Cassino. Pray this will show if there are any problems. Early April a meeting was held in Rome to distribute Gospels of John to be given to tourists in Rome during this Roman Catholic Jubilee year. Believers from a Russian church in Rome have begun to distribute those materials. Please pray for fruit from that outreach and from our own contacts with Simona and Francesco, the tire repair people whose mechanical garage is close to Sperlonga. Thanks.
Tim & Angela (Day 15)
We had our annual team conference over the weekend. It was a blessed time on many levels, especially through our local guest speakers, a local couple who are living out the gospel and loving their neighbourhood. We learned a great deal from their heart for J, their local knowledge, and their wisdom. Pray for a sense of unity in our missional team of 10 nationalities. We are grateful for those who are supporting us. We have a little over six weeks here before we leave for NZ. There will be lots to do in both places. Please pray that we'll be able to engage and retreat regularly, and for good health for all of us. Please pray for a specific family here who are believers from a different faith background, who are facing scrutiny and warnings from authorities. Pray for their protection, and their children's, and for a small local community of belonging for them.
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