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Peter and Leonora, Jerome and Simon (S Asia) |
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Thursday, 23 February 2012 00:00 |
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Pray for wisdom to grow the business, for product development and new orders. Pray with them that lives will be changed through their work. |
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Ash Wednesday |
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:00 |
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Today is the traditional beginning of Lent and a time for confession and repentance. Pray today for all those walking in darkness around the world, that they will receive the Good News with joy and turn to Christ. |
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Paul and Adrienne Thompson (BANZAid) |
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 00:00 |
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Pray for Paul as he and Neil Perry work with the Baptist Union of PNG to set up an agricultural project that will be eligible for NZ Government Aid Programme funding. |
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Prayer Hotline 20 February 2012 |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 09:46 |
- John and Susan (temp in NZ) – Hope, John and Susan's granddaughter, lost her battle with cancer early this morning (Monday). Please pray for the family as they come to terms with life without Hope and make plans for her funeral later this week. Pray also for Ali, Rebecca and Jonos for peace and comfort in their time of grief.
- Andrew and Andrea (East Asia) – Please pray for Mahlia as her glue ear has returned. In the next few days Andrew and Andrea will need to make some decisions about the best way to fix this.
- Julian and Claire (South Asia) – Please pray for Grace International School (where Claire works), as they deal with the local authorities about keeping the school on the current site. They have been given 6 months grace to work through these decisions.
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Peter and Lynley (SE Asia) |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 00:00 |
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Pray for Lynley's classes, restarting this month with continuing and new students, and for Peter with his horticulture work and the impact it will have in the community. |
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Peter and Lynley – Stepping in to help |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 00:00 |
Partnerships in the field are a vital part of serving the Gospel, and few know that better than Peter and Lynley. They work alongside two Thai women who serve with YWAM and there is considerable cooperation in every aspect of their ministries. Nai is involved in the leadership of their local congregation and Boo helps Lynley develop Bible studies for local believers. Together these two also work with students and do outreach in the local university.
This connection led Peter and Lynley to be called up to help with a student camp in December. A team from America was scheduled to speak at the camp, but some miscommunication led them to cancel their trip. They believed the recent floods had made the trip impossible. With very little notice, Peter and Lynley were invited to participate so they stepped up to help their friends.
"To be able to help them a little in basic English conversation and in gaining confidence in speaking to 'farang' (foreigners) was a lot of fun," Lynley says. "The chance to hang out with young people and play games using English was beneficial to us and them."
They were also involved in teaching at one of the planned sessions and spoke during the Sunday service.
Unfortunately the camp fell on the same weekend as the King's Birthday, which is also Fathers' Day, and so the number of students attending was lower than hoped. Still, Lynley said it was a positive weekend. "The fewer numbers made it possible to interact personally with each student, and the family atmosphere was very impressive for the few Buddhists among the attendees," Lynley says. Many of the other students were new believers and the gospel presentation on Sunday reinforced their commitment to their new faith, while the experience of fellowship that characterised the weekend encouraged them all greatly.
The weekend was a great success for all concerned. From sleeping 'marae style' with their Thai friends (and sleeping very well too!) to experiencing some of the most vibrant and vital worship and fellowship amongst local Christians, Peter and Lynley felt really encouraged.
"It was a real blessing," Lynley reflects, "and I felt like a young person all over again."
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