Pray for Ana, the daughter of one of our lay couples. She has recently been described with an autoimmune disorder (Neuromyelitis Optica) for which there is no present known cure. Pray for financial provision for several expensive treatments she will hopefully be able to have and for God’s purposes to be accomplished in and through this difficult trial.
Archive for July, 2009
Pray for more contacts for the Gospel from the anti-bacterial gel demonstrations taking place in INFONAVIT NORTE and in UNIDAD LOPEZ MATEOS. Ask the Lord of the Harvest that these would open doors for Bible Studies in these areas.
Pray that Daniel and Tania as they prepare to be baptized. Ask that they don’t become discouraged.
Pray for jobs for Angeles and Carlos. Ask for healing for Armando.
Ask for wisdom as we establish new contacts and look for new methods of evangelism.
These posts are late as I was on a plane all day Monday! Please forgive me. There will be more posted later in the day. May God richly bless you for standing with us! Margaret
Please pray for the youth camp this week. Many young people from all of the churches will be attending. Pray that the message will be clearly presented and the God will move among our youth and our churches.
Pray for wisdom for some of our pastors as they encounter difficult situations in their leadership teams.
Pray for the follow-up of the many VBS groups that have met already. Praise God for the many many children and their families who have heard the gospel, some for the first time.
Pray for the VBS groups that are still to take place during the month of August, that God will continue to move in a mighty way bringing people to Himself.
Pray for Margaret and Robin as they pack and travel to Mexico early in August. Pray that they will find a house and settle back quickly to life and ministry here. Pray for the additional funds needed for their departure.
Pray for the Gentry family as they are at a camp meeting this week representing OMS and working on raising support for their ministry in Mexico. Ask the Lord to quickly provide the needed funds for them to begin this venture.
The last week of cross-training began today. Pray for tired minds to be able to absorb all the information being taught. Pray especially for the children that they will continue to be content in their program as this enables the adults to focus on what they are learning.
Robin and Margaret are very close to being fully funded. Pray that the Lord will lead them to just the right people to be able to keep on target for their August 6 departure date. Pray for the letter going out this week.
The president of the OMS Brazil national church is in Mexico this week for a visit. Jonathan and Lupita are also in country. Pray that these visits are profitable for the building of the Kingdom.
The VBS programs continue this week. Pray for good results and that the Kindgom might be increased and many souls won to the Lord.
UNIFAM national assembly is to be held the last weeks in August. Pray for unity, vision and revival in all our pastors and churches.
Pray for Juanito, a street kid of 22 who has been on the streets since he was six years old. He can hardly walk or talk after many years of drug use but has been accepted by a Christian Drug rehab center to go for as long as he needs to recuperate. His group have tried to talk him into staying for a long time to get better.
Pray for the La Raza church as it has 8 people coming to its bible studies on Thursday nights. Only one is a Christian who is bringing family members with him.
La Raza will be having VBS from the 12-14th of August.
Praise God for the excellent VBS training given recently to house church workers. There could potentially be 50 VBS groups in the house churches alone if everyone takes the opportunity. Most of the established churches will be having VBS. Pray that many lives will be touched and that children and their families will come to know Christ personally.
Please pray for the national church adolescent and youth camps taking place towards the end of July. Pray that the Holy Spirit will speak into the lives of the kids through the speakers and that they will be dynamically fired up for God’s glory.
We are excited about a new group that has been started by pastors’ wives to encourage wives of ministry leaders. Pray that this group will effectively achieve it’s purpose and bring God glory through unity and maturity.
Pray that God will provide a president or interim president for SEMBIMEX as well as teachers. Pray for the team involved in scheduling classes for the new semester and for the possibility of being able to offer popular mainstream classes with exams for a very low price. These courses would allow people to finish their high school education helping them to take extra seminary courses.
Pray for Joe Cavanagh as he does cross-training in Greenwood in preparation for his ‘Extreme Walk’ here in Mexico. Pray that he will quickly adjust and settle in to life here and that God’s purposes will be accomplished in his life. Pray, too, for comfort as Joe’s grandfather passed away last week while he was in Greenwood.
We have much to be thankful for. We praise God that Erick is finally free. Continue to pray for him and his parents, Memo and Adriana as they put their lives back together. To God be the Glory!!!
We give thanks for the people who have committed to be a part of the church planting movement and of the VBS programs. Pray for much fruit. Pray too for a place to have VBS in the Tepojaco neighborhoodi.
We give thanks to God for His provision in our lives and in the lives of those we minister to and with. Give thanks with us for His hand on Sofia. Pray that she will soon be able to take part in the ECC activities.
Because you prayed, the economic situation of people like Rafael has improved. Pray for continued growth in his business.
Pray for those who need the touch of our Lord the Great Physician. Interceede for Rafael who has a tumor in his kidney and does not know the Lord, for Gonzalo who has cancer, for Gabriela’s high risk pregancy, for Yazmin’s pregnancy, for 85 yr old Alejandro whose health is failing, and for Evangelina. Pray for those who need emotional healing as well like Lety and Susy.
Pray for direction for Rosario. For Graciela to return to the Lord, for a job for Arturo,
Pray for those we have shared the Gospel with like Luis, Marcela and Monica.
Pray for marriages in crisis like that of Benjamin and Alejandra, Janeth y Sandro, and for Sandra and her husband.
Pray for those who have made a profession of faith and are preparing to be baptized.
Pray for the continued work in López Mateos, part of Cofradia. The next step is to have classes next week to teach them how to make antibacterial gel at a low cost. This give us an opening to share the Gospel. Ask that the Lord would open the hearts of those who hear the Gospel and bring those to classes who are ready to hear. Salvador asks for wisdom as he shares with those who come to these classes.
Pray for Troy and Jenny as they travel to Jackson, Georgia to lead the missions portion of the children’s program at Indian Springs Holiness camp. Ask for traveling mercies and for many to support the Gentrys.
Continue to pray for those attending Cross-training in Greenwood.
Pray for Robin and Margaret and then finish up things for their return to Mexico on August 6th. Margaret will be in Oregon from July 8-27. Robin will be traveling in Massachusetts. Pray for the remaining support needed.
