OMS Mexico Prayer Blog

Praise the Lord for the safe arrival a couple of weeks ago of Anya who joins big sister Nisha, Mom Helen and Dad Steve. Pray for the family as they adjust to this new member. Pray for Steve’s health.

Pray for Robin and her family as they mourn the passing of her mom, Carol. We rejoice that we will see her again. We praise the Lord for the celebration of a life well lived.

Pray for Jesus and Julia as they mourn the passing of their son who was tragically killed in an accident today. Pray for comfort and peace.

Pray for the team from Redlick here to work on the drop-in center. Ask the Lord for safety and health as they work.

Starting next week the blog will be updated on Tuesday.

Please pray for Helen, Steve and Nisha as they anticipate the arrivial of the newest member of their family expected any day now.

Pray for Robin’s mother, Carol. She has been been moved to the nursing home next to the hospital and is being made as comfortable as possible. Please pray for Robin’s brother as he cares for his mom and is seperated from his wife. Pray for peace for all as the doctors say it is a matter of time.

Pray for out ECC workers. Ask the Lord to strengthen them and encourage them. Ask for wisdom for the foundation that makes the decisions about funds for the coming year.

Pray for the seminary and English classes that started last week. Ask the Lord to work in their lives.

Pray for Robin and Margaret’s Mexican mama, Margarita. She is also loosing her battle against cancer. Their sister Lucy is to be married in three weeks.

We praise the Lord for those who came evangelistic service in Escadon 201. There were over 80 people present and there were people sitting out in the street. Pray for the follow-up with these people.

Pray for the more than 20 boys and girls coming to Mexi Kids each Saturday morning in Paraiso. Ask the Lord for families to come to know the Lord through this ministry.

Pray that the house churches as the begin to study “church planting and multiplication” that they will catch the vision of multiplying.

Continue to pray for Antonio, Juanita and their six children that the LORD will work a miracle in their family.

We praise the Lord for those who were baptized this Sunday. Pray for many more to take this step of obedience.

Please be in prayer for Robin’s mom who has been taken off all chemo and is only being given pain meds. Ask the Father to give Robin and her family peace, wisdom, comfort and strength for the days ahead.

Mama Margarita is loosing her battle with cancer. They have found another inoperable tumor. Be in prayer for her daughters as they are still mourning the loss of their father less than one year ago.

Colleen travels to Canada for meetings and time with familiy. Pray that good contacts will be made during this time.

Pray for the ECC training taking place on Tuesday, February 1st. Ask that the Lord will increase the harvest through what the workers are learning.

Please join us in pray for a place for Robin’s mom so she can have her cancer treatments. She is currently still in the hospital but is not strong enough to go home alone. Pray for a rehab hospital to take her in.

Pray for the missionary team getting away from the city for a few days of retreat this week. Pray for a refreshing time and a time to get to know each other better.

Praise the Lord for the good outreach to the garbage dump with the students from the seminary. Pray for those who made decisions.

Pray for those making the decisions about the next places we will begin planting churches here in Mexico and the funds to make that happen.

Pray for health for David and Carol as they are traveling and speaking in different churches.

Pray for those in the US funding to come and for Nick and Lisa in Costa Rica studying Spanish.

Praise the Lord that Margarita is home and doing much better after receiving five units of blood last week. Pray that she will continue to grow stronger. Continue to pray for Carol, Robin’s mom who is still in the hospital but she is feeling better.

Continue to pray for the seminary students. Many are over committed and struggling with their schedules as the term winds down. Pray for perseverance and wisdom as they study.

Pray for the strategic planning meeting of the ECC committee this Thursday.

Pray for the plans for the missionary retreat this week. Continue to pray for peace, grace and perseverance for our small team with a huge task in front of us.

Pray for the missionary team as we are experiencing attacks from the enemy both on ministry fronts and the home front. Pray for protection, peace and perseverance. Pray especially for the new families as they continue to adjust to life in Mexico City. Ministry in this country is a challenge and much perseverance is needed.

Pray for the ECC training on Tuesday morning. Ask the Lord to give renewed vision to our workers and our team leaders.

Pray for health for Robin and Margaret´s Mexican mama in the hospital in need of a blood transfusion. Pray, too, for health for Robin´s mom in the hospital in New York State.

The missionary team is making plans for a short retreat. Pray for these plans and for a speaker in country to be found.

Please forgive the lateness of these posts. I was traveling yesterday and did not arrive in Mexico until almost midnight. Thank you for standing in prayer with us.

Seminary classes start again this week. Pray for the students and the teachers as they get back into the swing of things after the break.

Pray for Salvador and Socoro as they make final plans for the church opening that will begin on Sunday, January 9th. Pray for many to come and for the message that will go out.

Two young men who accepted the Lord at the Outreach at Paraiso. Pray for Moises and Jose that they will continue to grow in the Lord and that we will be effective in their discipleship.

Please pray for the work in Paraiso where there is a great physical and spiritual need. Ask the Lord for guidance as we seek out “hijos de Paz” to have Bible studies in their homes.

Please pray for ten year old Omar who has started to come to the English classes in Xochimilco that we can build a bridge to reach his family.