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.
Kathleen & Anita (Day 15)
Please pray for Julian: for strengthening of character as he learns to seek God’s face and obey His voice. For the upcoming mini crusade, a week in a village in the jungle; for God’s choice of the place for the practical assignment (Ecuador or Panama) and for all that this entails e.g., he needs to get a passport. Give a prayer of thanksgiving for small positive changes in Manuela’s behaviour. Pray for a place for her to stay during our time in Medellin: April 12-22, and pray for reconciliation between her and her mother. I (Kathleen) am now working on the switching over of my permanent resident visa to digital format as we did with Anita's. What should be a straightforward process gets complicated as it is all done online, and the platform changes the answers I fill in. Thank God for David a lawyer who comes over and helps. Please pray for a speedy end to this frustrating task. Thank you!
Jeff & Ginny (Day 29)
Please pray for wisdom as Ginny starts handing the admin role over. Pray for our visit to Vanuatu in April that we will experience God's divine opportunities. Pray for good health as Covid and viruses are around. Please pray for us to die to ourselves daily so that Christ lives in us.
Jason & Shirley (Day 4)
We are grateful for this time we have had in NZ connecting with family and friends. It has been a profitable time for us continuing to work on O.T. translation. We have now completed the consultant’s check on Deuteronomy. We plan to head back to the village next month to check through the books of Joshua and Ruth. We hope to continue with discipleship, Bible teaching and overseeing community development projects in the coming months.
Ashley (Day 10)
I still have another month doing Selah by myself and I am a bit rundown now. Pray for health and strength to keep going. The kids have been going through a lot lately. Pray for God’s protection over them and that what they learn in Selah would be seeds planted in their lives. Rudi is getting harder to reach, he is in desperate need of Jesus. Please pray for a miraculous change in his life, pray he would give his life to Jesus and that his community and family would change how they treat him
Andrew & Karen (Day 10)
God has allowed us to be involved in facilitating the learning of Bible stories in tribal languages, and also the translation of His Word into a number of other tribal languages. Over the next five weeks, we are busy with hosting a number of these different groups at the Every Tribe Guesthouse. Please pray for strength and patience for our team as they receive and serve these groups. Please remember LV as we look for new English teachers to join our team. We are currently planning and preparing for both Summer School in July and evanglsm push in September. Please pray for wisdom from Him as we continue with both of these. Our country is experiencing an upsurge in Chinese people trafficking humans. We have become involved in a case here in the south. Please remember Samar ... we don't know if he has been able to escape. His phone remains unanswered after trying to escape.
Kirsty (Day 31)
Please join me in praying for my visa application. It has been submitted but I am still waiting for the approval to come through. We can also be praising God for a really successful International Youth Day celebration at church where the youth group I oversee were able to lead and serve the congregation well. Thank you!
Jonah & Anna (Day 31)
We're flying to South Asia getting ready to meet our new friends and the new culture. We'll already be there by time the e-Connect comes out, Lord willing. Please pray that we weather the culture shock and new environment well. Please pray that we have a heavenly perspective. In the last couple of weeks, we've been taking a holiday around Tasmania. Praise God for an awesome time, meeting a lot of people quite accidentally who have links to South Asia, and who were very encouraging to us, and already started giving us cultural tips.
Kevin & Helen (Day 21)
Helen and I are about to leave Indonesia having spent a week here and before that a week in the Philippines. Our partners are amazing, and we heard story after story of life change. We rejoice in the growth and come away with much to consider and pray about. Our journey continues to Dubai and Egypt over the next two weeks, and we value prayer as we move about and visit many people making a difference in the lives of the poor and lost.
Matthew & Lydia (Day 1)
A couple of weekends ago I was able to visit Edwin in prison and finish phase 1 of the Chronological Bible Teaching. Afterwards he gave me a clear testimony of his faith in Christ as his Saviour! It's been a blessing to see his growth. He has a lot of time on his hands and only has the Bible and the teaching workbook for reading material, so he is memorizing scripture. We have been invited to apply for permission to teach all the inmates, so we are seeking to start a midweek study time to begin Phase 1 with those that are interested. We continue to visit the believers in Taipu. We share sweet and simple meetings together where we pray, sing, and study the Word. They are helping me as have started to teach Phase 1 in two new family groups. Please pray for courage for the believers as they assist in teaching others. We ask for prayer for our son Josh. He has been struggling with some illness over the last week and is struggling to sleep. He is trying to stay in good spirits, even stopping crying to tell us "I'm happy!" He is such a blessing to us.
Robert & Ayesha (Day 13)
This year Ramadan, Norwuz, and Easter are overlapping and so we have plenty of opportunities to share about sacrifice and new life. Please be praying that our evangelism training will help our small group of believing students to make the most of the season they are presented with. We have been encouraged by the desire they have shown to grow in and share their faith - recently two students have been baptised! Please also pray for our church arrangements - our numbers are growing, and our house gatherings are nearing their hosting limits and leadership capacity is stretched. Thank you for your prayers for us and the mission.
Ashley & Gillian (Day 19)
Activities are falling into place. This month was the start of the first Sunday School at Sigatoka in several years. More children, youth people and families have arrived and with the new covered in deck this is an ideal place to facilitate activities and programs. Men had a special day last week to plan the year, discuss interests over lunch, enjoy friendship, and socialise together. The year has started off well with the activities and church services and having the new auditorium the facilities are working out well with uniting and integrating the community. Pray as we look for a suitable house to rent and for our health as we intend returning to Fiji for a 4–6-month duration from May or June.
Mitchell & Elisabeth (Day 29)
Our ISM Christchurch Team continues to encounter new international students, primarily at English language schools and on tertiary campuses. Keep praying for our team as we engage students in English conversations with the ultimate goal of them hearing and responding to the Gospel. Pray for Josh, who is keen to practice his English conversation with us. He is open to attending church and hearing more about the Bible and the Christian faith. Pray for Kiko as she is exploring ideas concerning Christianity. Pray for Diana as she seeks to engage with other Spanish speakers in Christchurch. She already has a faith in Christ. These opportunities are precious to us as we bear the name of the Lord (Exodus Deuteronomy 5:11) and proclaim the Good News before the nations at our doorstep. Thank you for your partnership that makes all this possible.
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