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.
Nigel & Nicola (Day 25)
I am currently on deputation in Brisbane until the 15th July. Please keep Nicola and the family in your prayers while I am away. I am thankful for safe travels and the opportunities I have had to share to date. I am waiting to hear from a Church north of Brisbane about the opportunity to speak there on my final weekend.
Mark & Korrin (Day 16)
We are excited to be back in NZ for six weeks. Please pray for safety as we do a lot of travel; that we can connect well with family, friends and supporters; that we can clearly share what the Lord is doing in Tijuana, Mexico; and that the NZ bakeries are as good as we remember!
Rick & Annemarie (Day 21)
It is encouraging to be heading to Asia where I (Rick) have the opportunity to be training a group of people. Please pray for me, that I would be able to bring the material across in a clear and precise way and that the participants will take this on well and be able to put it into practise effectively. Pray for health, good travel and the gospel to be at the forefront of it all.
Simon & Ann (Day 4)
Please pray for a refreshing time in New Zealand with family and friends. We have been home a month and have one left. Pray for Simon to get plenty of preparation done for his classes starting up again in August.
Sandra (Day 22)
Praise the Lord for the good sight in my left eye, I’m still on the waiting list for the right eye to be done. It’s great that Murray & Joy (Day 23) caught up with Ruth - fellow co-worker missionary of 40 years, continuing to serve the Lord in DR Congo at Likasi. It was her and Murray's birthdays so it was super that someone could celebrate with her. Foreign missionaries in DRC are few. Ruth is the only one with our mission. So please pray for her.
Many conferences have already begun. It is so encouraging that they draw 500 plus into bush settings for teaching for 3-5 days. Students are waiting on exam results and looking to do practical experience in clinics. Continue to pray for peace and for the many displaced in the NE of Congo.
Russell & Sue (Day 22)
Please pray for the staff from the Gospel School for the Deaf and hostels who are unwell with the Fiji "cold weather". Pray for the growing number of children in the kindergarten class which keeps the teachers very busy. Please pray for our Head Teacher, Christine, who is adjusting to studying in Australia for one year, and Tina, our Acting Head Teacher, as she leads our school over this time. There are many opportunities to share God's love in practical ways to both the students and their families and we need God's help to do this well.
Pascal & Renee (Day 3)
Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us and the work we are doing here in PNG. We both have been enjoying our jobs and feeling we are where God wants us to be. Please thank God for this and for our supporters that prayerfully and financially support the work here. Please also thank God for some of the new roads here that are improving access to resources for isolated communities.
Richard & Yuko (Day 7)
My sons, Gerald and Russell, need prayer to rewrite my 366-page Japanese turnover calendar. It will be available worldwide with any smartphone. Its daily Bible portion and exhortation may provide the only devotions that some people have. The original contributors 50 years ago include Japanese saints and my daughter Christine. Recent reports are encouraging. Your prayers will skyrocket it.
Nelson & Rachel (Day 16)
I’m currently organising a three-day anti human trafficking training next week for ministries in YWAM and in the city who come in contact with at risk people. Please pray for strength and energy for our teacher who is speaking in different locations in Colombia and Mexico. Pray that the sessions next week would go well and that people would get a lot out of it.
Pray for wisdom about our youth surf ministry and how to run it in this new season of our lives with a baby. We would love new leaders to rise up and take more responsibility, but we are also looking at changing how and when we run it. Our medical boat just departed Mazatlán for three months. Pray for all the ministry that is coming up for the team aboard.
Margie (Day 31)
We are asking for very specific prayer for Sabina, a very young mum, and her 10-month-old son, Eric. Sabina was abandoned at age two and grew up in long-term foster care with no lasting family connection (not like foster care in NZ) She’s been in a toxic relationship, already overwhelmed and living in unsafe conditions. She has since fled that situation, and her circumstances have worsened. Sabina struggles to trust anyone but is in desperate need of support, stability, and care – she so needs God’s intervention in her life. Thank you for praying. Your support is so deeply appreciated.
Trinity & Liv (Day 31)
This week we fly to California where Trinity will be continuing his Master of Divinity Studies. This is a big move for our family, but we will return each summer to support the church plant here in Norway. We had sweet fellowship during our last church service. Please pray for our family for the travels, the practicalities of the move, for the Bible school Trinity will be helping from a distance establish in Norway, and that our church here in Norway will continue to grow in love and unity.
Stephen & Karen (Day 15)
We would appreciate prayer for our home assignment time in Australia and NZ. Pray for good connections with family friends and supporters. Please pray that we can communicate clearly what we are doing and the ongoing needs of Central Asia effectively.
Darron & Susan (Day 9)
We praise God that we have made it to Guatemala. We spent the first night with Graham & Betty (Day 19). Darron was able to fix a leak in their roof while we were there. We are now up in Paramos, serving with Hope for Home. Suzie is serving in the children’s home for children with special needs and Darron is doing the maintenance around the compound and helping on the building team. God has provided a house and vehicle for our two months here and we are very grateful and blessed!
Sione & Janice (Day 28)
The next trimester is about to begin at Waikato University, and we restart Friday night meetings etc. Please pray for good connections with students/graduates and people God brings. Pray that all will experience a glimpse of His love and commit their lives to Him.
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