Posted on September 1, 2010
BILL & DOROTHY ARDILL (Nigeria) – Praise for the opportunity to know and encourage two Nigerian men, one at the highest levels of missions in Nigeria and the other a field missionary struggling to communicate God’s love in a basic and humble way. Pray that the Lord would keep equipment from breaking down and taking up so much time to repair. Pray for Dorothy who is filling two roles – third grade teacher and principal.
VICKI BEATTIE (Sudan) - Pray for the visit of two leprosy doctors from Juba on September 2-9 to train clinic staff and examine patients. Pray they will bring needed medicine. Dr. Godwin is Sudanese and is from the Ministry of Health, and Dr. Jimmy is Ugandan with the German Leprosy Relief Association. Pray also that the road will be dry enough to drive them to a village four miles away on Monday, September 9.
HOWARD & JO-ANN BRANT (Kenya/Sudan) – Praise for a Ganza man who is the first to understand the gospel. Pray for those working with the Ganza, that many will come to true faith and leave the practices of witchcraft. Pray also for funding for many projects to provide income for widows and others. The needs are truly great.
GINNY FELDMANN (Culture ConneXions) – Over four million people have been affected by the flooding in Pakistan. Pray for all the workers, both missionaries and Pakistani Christians. Pray that as SIM relief money arrives, it will be used wisely, and that the most people possible can be helped. Pray that diseases will be contained and that many M*s will hear the Good News as well as be helped physically.
JON & AMANDA FIELDER (Malawi) – Praise for a safe arrival back in Malawi, and for a good transition back to the clinic work for Jon and training of abuse counselors for Amanda. “The regular power outages, intermittent hot water, and cacophonous city noise have reminded us we are ‘home’ in Lilongwe.” Pray for continued good adjustment and health for the family.
BRUCE & MARY JOHNSON (SIM USA) – Pray as Bruce meets in SE Asia this week with 52 SIM leaders from 23 countries and six continents. This is a landmark gathering, because it is a meeting of leaders from Africa, South America and Asia from which the major source of new missionaries are being sent. Pray that SIM as a missions agency will be used to help the whole church go to the whole world.
JIM & KATHY HANSEN (Bolivia) – Pray that God would fill Jim with his Spirit to preach and teach the Word clearly at the church and Bible Seminary. Pray for God’s blessing on Kathy’s ministry of education and love at Carachipampa Christian School and in Sunday School. Pray also for their own financial support which has been very low for the last six months.
JEREMY & ONA LAMOTTE (Nepal) – Pray for safe travel the next two months – to a village eight hours away, to Thailand for a conference and vacation, and for a quick trip to the US for family matters. Pray also about the need to purchase a car for when they move out to the village, to provide safety for Ona as she travels to village schools. Praise for a growing number of families who are committing to move out to this village. Pray that the Lord will provide teachers for a small mission school for the children.
JEFF & AMY MCKISSICK (Paraguay) – Praise for the safe arrival of baby Julia in a “home delivery” at the Asuncion guest house and that they were able to legally acquire a birth certificate because of her unusual home birth. Pray that they will do well in Guarani language review and see good progress in their speech and understanding. Pray also that they will be able to return to San Francisco in mid-September to enter back into their medical and church planting activities.
TIM & KELLY MALLOY (Nigeria) – Praise for a new woman coming to the Blind Women’s Clinic who has given her life to Christ. Pray for her as she begins this new life and as she deals with a life-threatening medical condition. Praise also for the Lord’s provision of food for two Fulani families in great need, and rooms for the growing community (20) of Fulani Christians fleeing from persecution, who are being discipled.
SIM MOZAMBIQUE – Pray the Lord of the harvest to raise up workers for the country of Mozambique. People are needed who will commit to two plus years. Three are needed in evangelism of unreached people groups, one as a Bible teacher/evangelist, four for church planting among the Yao, one home schooling facilitator, and two English teachers.
JOSHUA & CAROL NGUNTA (Burkina Faso/Mali) – Praise for a safe arrival in Mali, in spite of a serious traffic accident enroute. Pray for Joshua, who is now discipling two Malian men, with a third possibly joining soon, that these young men will understand God’s purpose and plan for their lives. Pray also that the Lord will work out the details of an opportunity Joshua has to teach about church planting. Prayer warriors are needed to join them as they seek to saturate the land with prayers and defeat Satan.
ROSIE ROTH (US/Nigeria) – Praise that Rosie’s preparation for the September 13-17 New Life for All (NLFA) Evangelism & Discipleship Conference in Jos, Nigeria is complete. Pray for a hedge of protection around the conference, that it will be free from “inside and outside” interference, that the expected 5000 attendees will have receptive hearts and minds, and that God would call those he wants for ministry to unreached people.
ROGER & HIROKO (Asia) – Pray for Roger and Hiroko as they and two other missionary families begin a new “season” of team life with weekly prayer and business meetings along with national colleagues. Pray also that God will guide them as they take the next steps in setting up the aftercare home for girls rescued from sex slavery. Pray as they seek to hire national Christian part-time staff soon, so that they can meet with government officials and seek the right site for the home.
TOM & LYNDA STEUER (Ethiopia) – Praise for a good first month of adjustment to living in Ethiopia, for good health and for a good start to learning Amharic. Pray for balance for them between study, ministry and family needs. Pray for adjustment for the children to school, and that the Lord will provide for an unexpected shortfall in funding after only one month.
ANDY & LYNETTE TILLMAN (Philippines) – Praise for a great two-month summer Home Assignment with opportunity to share in churches and homes what the Lord is doing in the Southern Philippines. Praise also for his provision of a variety of valuable recording equipment. Pray as they begin doing children’s songs recording this month in their home studio to be used in a literacy partnership in FRIENDS language groups. Pray also for Lynette as she adjusts to teaching this year at Faith Academy Mindanao, continues to run House of Barnabas, and functions as wife and mother.
MILLIE WEBSTER (Mozambique) – Praise for a new DVD in Chichewa on “Farming God’s Way.” “Pray this DVD helps us more effectively teach the principles of honoring and making the best use of God’s rich resources. Pray God will provide an experienced agricultural worker who’ll promote these principles around Cuamba.”
GARTH & MARGE WINSOR (USA/Sebring Retirement Village) – Praise for a new administrator for the Lodge, which has been a need for over a year. Pray as Tim and Brenda Smith, who arrived mid August to take on this role, settle in to their responsibilities.
