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.
Maree (Day 14)
Give thanks for the coaching skills training that has wrapped up. God hand-picked 20 amazing people and we had a fun time learning together. This month I am co-facilitating eight online sessions on the topic of Fundraising for Ministry. A group, from a fellowship in a large city further south, have asked for the Coaching Skills training. We will meet online over four Saturdays this month.
Rick & Annemarie (Day 21)
We are thankful to have a team arriving in Bulgaria at the weekend for a weeklong Kid’s sports and English camp in conjunction with a rural church. Please pray for the gospel to be presented well, for safety in the sports times, a good working together with the church and for the right connections to be made over the week, that kids would come to know Christ.
Andrew & Karen (Day 11)
Thank you for your ongoing support, we truly appreciate you partnering with L.V. and the people of Lao to make disciples. We are coming into a very busy time of the year with the Summer School Program starting on the 5th July. Everyone at L.V. is busy preparing the stories, messages, sport, games, worship, vocational activities, study of the Word, English, group activities and outings. So, the main request we have for lifting us up to the Father is all the goings on for the Summer School Program. Overseeing summer leaders and the activities mentioned above, for the program to run smoothly, for safety/protection, for the hearts of students who come, for physical strength through this time of increased activity.
Bill & Angela (Day 17)
We are praising God for the progress on our meeting place. There are still lots of details to tidy up, but it has been great to come this far and have the space for all our activities! But we are saddened by the messy lives several from our community have, would you pray with us that these baby believers would truly commit to walking with Jesus: D, J, K, J, A, M, P & I! We are also praying for our at-risk youth, four out of the regular seven kids do not have any home support for coming to youth group and church - please pray for Victor, Valeria, Anthony and Juan Camilo.
Colleen (Day 7)
Please pray for Colleen’s complete healing and restoration, that God would strengthen her body day by day and bring steady improvement. Ask for relief from the side effects of her medications, especially drowsiness and fatigue, so she may regain alertness and energy. We also thank God for the presence of Colleen’s sister, Lynere, and her nephew Matthew, who have travelled from New Zealand to spend some special time with her over the next couple of weeks. Pray that their visit will be filled with joy, comfort, and meaningful moments, and that it will be a rich blessing for Colleen and her loved ones.
Pray for Josephine, who has just completed her first cycle of chemotherapy. Pray that God's hand will be upon her, giving her the strength to endure the effects of the treatment and medication. Ask the Lord to grant her physical strength, daily courage, and a healthy appetite to support her recovery and healing. Also, please remember all the staff at CMCT in your prayers. May the Lord cover them with His divine shield, keep them safe from illness and harm, and renew their energy each day as they carry out their mission.
Pray for God's provision for all the scheduled programmes planned this month. May every need be met through His grace and faithfulness. Ask God to give wisdom and clear direction to the leaders and staff, so they may carry out each programme smoothly and fruitfully, bringing glory to His name.
Craig & Darlene (Day 1)
We're hoping to have discussions in the next few weeks continuing planning for the Namakura Bible translation project. Please pray for wisdom, discernment and clear communication with the community.
David & Enless (Day 8)
Thank you for praying for a safe and smooth trip back to Zambia and reintegration to life, work and school there.
Please pray for strength, wisdom, resources and teamwork in surgery, maternity and throughout Mukinge Hospital.
Bruce & Robin (Day 27)
My prayer is for all my contacts from the Iranian community who have chosen to follow Jesus. But in the midst of the last couple of weeks, they have been shaken. So please pray that amongst these 20 people, they can stand firm with Jesus.
Ester (Day 28)
Praise God for the latest sermon at our local assembly about how to evangelise Jews, the original gospel messengers, using the New Testament starting from Matthew 1:1. Continue to pray for wisdom and discernment about next steps with Wycliffe NZ. I have been praying for a possible assignment where I can also work remotely from Invercargill.
David & Meike (Day 10)
Levian has finished the school year, and it has been such an encouragement to see how he is much more confident in his learning. Benaiah is also finished with kindergarten, and it has been great to see his social skills growing so much over the past year. Now, the whole family is in the north of Germany for a seminar this week. We are grateful that the travel here went well, with very little traffic and the boys did so well with eight hours in the car. After the seminar, we will have two weeks holiday in the north of Germany.
Andrew & Greer (Day 7)
Praise God for a new director at the Bible college. The students have also started vocational training, which we hope will be very beneficial. To evangelise in villages people have found that they are more readily accepted into the community if they have other skills to offer. Please pray for all the 1st year students as they settle into Bible college life in South India (most are from north India, where everything is very different). Also pray for good health for everyone at Rehoboth during the monsoon season. Thank you.
Andrew & Patrizia (Day 10)
On Saturday our local fellowship is hosting an artistic event with evangelistic purposes. The four youngest children of our butcher are planning to attend as well as the son of our Moroccan contact. Please pray for these young people. Please pray for Alan as he travels to Isola del Gran Sasso Bible Camp all day Saturday and then volunteers there for two weeks.
Graeme & Rachel (Day 4)
We would appreciate your prayers at this time. Rachel has some medical tests to be done, so has stayed back in New Zealand while Graeme has returned to the Philippines for a while. Please pray for Rachel, for her upcoming tests and for her work in Tagalog and Pelaꞌwan translation via the internet. Please pray also for Graeme as he works with a Tagalog translation team, then returns to Palawan to work on the New Testament translation there.
Benjamin & Rebekah (Day 5)
We would love continued prayer for rest and renewal. We are on a debrief this week for the past three years of service. Pray that we would process things well with God as we get ready to head back overseas. Pray for continued connection with family and friends and pray for us as we continue to tell people about our mission that people would be encouraged and want to help us.
Tim & Angela (Day 15)
Please give thanks for the safe arrival of a new team family's baby, who arrived more than three weeks early. Lift her family as mum recovers, and they adjust to having two young children.
We are still on Home Assignment here in NZ. We are grateful for some rest with family this week. Next week we will undertake debriefing (a required practice for partners when on home assignment). We look forward to this chance to process some of the challenges and experiences of our past 3-4 years. Please pray the most important issues come to the fore for us, and for a time of healing, rest, and restoration. Please also pray for our physical health, that winter bugs would be kept at bay.
We are grateful for increased pledge support, please keep praying that the required finances would come through in time for our return to the Middle East in mid-August.
Francisco & Joanna (Day 18)
Praise God that C’s wife has returned to the family – an answer to your prayers! Pray for them to rebuild their relationship and for supernatural forgiveness and grace to be given on both sides. Praise God for the recent TCK (Third Culture Kids) meetup, for the new teens who are not from believing families, to see Christ in us and the teens in the group and be drawn to a relationship with Him. Pray for us - for Joanna’s health, for Frank with the building project, and provision for our needs.
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