THIS WEEKS PRAYER ITEMS

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Ester (Day 30)

Praise God for good neighbours and a good church to call home in Invercargill and the new skills I am learning about home maintenance. Give thanks that Bible translations are progressing and picking up so more Scripture mobile apps need to be developed / updated. Please pray for wisdom in juggling responsibilities with three different organisations. I will conduct my first online tutoring via Zoom for an online workshop about website building to enable people to build websites so that they could primarily share the Scriptures in their own language through text, audio, videos etc. I will be part of a team for the online course, but I am the newest in the team. Pray that I will learn quickly and retain the new info. I still have 20 more training videos to view and internalise to prepare for the workshop, among my other responsibilities.

Ashley & Gillian (Day 24)

This week most of the schools in Fiji have returned to class after a shorter than usual Christmas break. The fitting out of school uniforms is a major task for families to provide, especially the many who are struggling after the recent cyclone and flooding, and Covid-19 restrictions in place with a large percentage of tourist and hospitality employees out of work. The Fiji assemblies swung into action in the worst hit areas of Vanua Levu and surrounding islands and collectively assisted with funding and distribution of urgent and essential needs. We give praise for the recent baptisms and some families returning to the churches due to hardship, uncertainty and the need to seek the Lord and have fellowship. We await receiving the vaccine and Lord willing then hope to return to missionary service based in Sigatoka.

Andrew & Patrizia (Day 12)

We have now entered a period of greater restrictions which are due to last until early March. We are allowed freedom of movement within our own town but not much is allowed from 6 pm onwards. It is harder to reach out to new people with the Gospel as we aren't really allowed to mill around and speak to people. Also, the cold weather doesn’t help much. It snowed on the hills in surrounding towns yesterday. Please pray for those we will be able to reach through taking them food parcels. Pray for guidance and creativity in the midst of the current situation.

Bill & Angela (Day 21)

Please pray us "home" to Colombia. We depart NZ on Thursday, have a layover in Los Angeles, and continue on to Bogota on Saturday. We've been very sheltered from what living in a Covid world is like, so pray we can quickly adjust and be an encouragement wherever we go, despite restrictions and rules. Please pray for health, strength and protection from any evils we may encounter.

Colleen (Day 9)

Please pray for Rosalind who oversees the Quality Control of the Handicraft Centre. She is in hospital at present after having a major surgery last Saturday to remove a large tumour that was near the brain. The tumour has been sent for a biopsy. She is in Intensive Care. Please pray that all will be well. It has been a shocking time for all of us as Mr.Daniel, our Medical Superintendent died. His lungs were full of fluid and he had a heart problem. Please pray for Agnes, his wife, and his only daughter Sally. Please pray for Dr.Sudhan, our Eye Specialist who is taking Daniel’s place as Medical Superintendent. He needs special prayer as Daniel had different responsibilities in CMCT.

David (Day 21)

Brazil ranks third in the world for Covid cases and so we look to the Lord for protection. With my daughter Lianelle returning to Sao Paulo to work, it will be just Melany and I in Araraquara for now. We are looking for a venue to hold our baptisms. There are two men to baptise and maybe two women also. I am checking the availability of materials to restart the construction project and in February I will restart Evangelism projects too. Please see our latest news at: https://www.davidliliane.com/2021-january and please pray for the above-mentioned situations.

Maree (Day 17)

Assignments - this semester my current two master’s papers finish at the end of January. I have two large final projects and some smaller work to finish between now and then. Pray that I would apply myself well and not miss what God wants me to learn. During the first week of February, I will be facilitating an on-line team building retreat, over four days, for a team who distribute the ‘audio word’ in South Asia. Pray for God’s guidance as I finalise the plans for this.

Bruce & Robin (Day 29)

2021 in a post Covid era - new jobs, new houses, new Uni issues. This is what each of the secret believers that I mentor/disciple face. Please pray for DM, for S&M, Y&M, S&V, N, H&S as each of these persons face these issues. Pray as they seek to walk in faith looking to Jesus they will hear and know God.

Andrew & Kelly (Day 6)

Please pray for our next steps in working from NZ with Simply Mobilizing while we continue to wait for when we can return to the Philippines. Pray for us as we continue to adjust to being a family of four and as we settle into new routines. Baby Elijah is doing well, and he is a delight. Thank you for your prayers.

Brian & Vicky (Day 28)

Ongoing prayer is so vital for the work. Covid-19 has taken its toll. Homes have not been so open to workers. We keep using masks. Our recent conversation with Darryl has us convinced he has received Messiah Jesus. He shared he is reading the Bible daily with his family. Darryl is still hoping to come and stay with us for a time of fellowship and further Bible studies. Praise God some Christians who have been supporting the work prayerfully and practically, have switched to direct credit, since the bigger banks have stopped the use of cheques.

Ashley (Day 14)

Thank you for praying for my visa paperwork. The govt. paper I need has arrived early which is amazing, but now it is so early there is a possibility that it could expire before my application is due. Pray for clear info from immigration and for grace that it would work out smoothly. Pray also for a longer visa. Americans are granted five years but somehow New Zealanders are not. A longer visa would make things a lot easier than a yearly process that needs to be started months in advance. Give thanks too for decreased cases of C-19, while countries around us have soaring numbers, we have stabilised a bit.