MOZAMBIQUE
Zambian workers
Patrick and Grace Mulenga will be
running a children’s
Holiday Club from
6th-10th
December. About 200 children normally
attend this event, so
pray
for good numbers again this year.
Pray,
too, for the team of young people who will
be responsible for organising the various
activities.
ZAMBIA
Julie-Rachel
Elwood Chitokoloki) is encouraged
that several young people are being
baptised, most of whom are in her volleyball
team. Please
pray that these young people will
make wise choices in life and put the Lord
first.
JAPAN
Tom and Nui
Hill (Koshigaya) request
prayer
for an open-air meeting to be held on 18th
December
outside a large shopping mall in
Koshigaya.
The believers will be handing out
invitations to the special Christmas
services on
Sunday 19th. All three assemblies in
Koshigaya
are involved in this outreach.
David and
Esther Dexter (Miyazaki) ask for
prayer
for their outreach at the Christmas market
on 10th
December, when the international
Bible study group will perform a nativity
play.
The
prison Christmas celebration is
planned for the afternoon of
11th
December, and the church Christmas
service takes place on 19th
December,
followed by a bring-and-share meal.
Pray
for the Lord’s blessing on these activities.
BRAZIL
Please
pray
for Walter
Alexander, (Vitoria)
whose health has suffered a setback (he
had surgery for cancer back in August).
He has had to cancel all speaking
engagements. Remember also
Elizabeth
as she supports him during his illness.
CANADA
Peter Smith
is currently in the UK visiting his mother
in Devon; he is here until
Dec 16th.
Please continue to remember the 1800 or so
PBS students
and their families in
prayer.
Peter &
Elaine have just sent out tracts and
Gospel calendars to them. Please
pray
that these will be used much by the Lord to
touch their homes and souls.
PANAMA
Clive and
Hazel Walker (Santiago) have
recently received a shipment of 40,000
gospel calendars and tracts, which are being
sent out to churches all over the country.
So far, they have distributed about a third
of these. In
December, they will be delivering
them door to door in the villages around
Santiago.
Pray
for good contacts and conversations with
local people.
FRANCE
Ian and
Francoise Newberry (Pierrelatte) ask
us to pray
for their
Gospel Negro Spiritual concert
involving a choir of 40 people. A hall with
400 seats has been rented for the event,
which is planned for
12th
December.
Church members will be distributing 3,000
tracts and 400 posters.
Pray
that many will attend and be convicted by
the Holy Spirit.
Gerry and
Dorothy Seed (Nantes) ask for
prayer
for their Christmas programme on
12th
December. This will take place in a
rented hall near the new assembly building
at La
Beaujoire, and will be for
non-Christian friends as well as elderly
folk from nearby sheltered accommodation.
The Nantes
West Christmas outreach service is on
19th
December.
Chris and
Michelle Hall (Chateau-Gontier)
request
prayer for their French Christmas
service on
12th December, followed by a
bilingual carol service on
22nd.
Chris
is also booked to speak in the
Laval
church carol service on
18th,
and the
Laval French Christmas service is the
next day.
Alan and
Valerie Kyle (Dunkerque) ask for
prayer
on 11th
December, when the ladies will have
their Christmas afternoon with an invited
speaker from Paris who has a powerful
testimony. The
Christmas
family service is planned for
19th
December, and the clothes depot for
the hostel residents will have a special
programme on
23rd, when each of the young men will
receive a small present and a gospel
calendar.
Allan and
Anne Kitt (Villefranche-sur-Saone)
request
prayer for their Christmas outreach
programmes. On
Saturday
11th, they plan to hold a Christmas
service at
La Clairière nursing home. Up to 250
people normally attend, including residents
and their families, staff members and local
officials.
REPUBLIC OF
IRELAND
Andrew and
Gillian Shanks (Newcastle West) took
their Nigerian friend
Joseph
to the Police Immigration office last week.
He was allowed to return with them to
Newcastle
West, but had to report back
yesterday, Tuesday 7th, with a view to them
starting the deportation process to travel
the next day. The High Court case is on
20th
December, but the police have issued
a letter stating that he will be deported
straight after his appointment on Tuesday,
the 7th.
Joseph’s solicitor is writing
immediately to try and hold things until at
least the High Court Judgement. Please
continue to pray for Joseph and
Christina.
Noel & Liza
McMeekin (Drum) are visiting over
3,000 rural homes with a gospel calendar.
Please pray
that some will heed the world of God
displayed on the calendar.
ITALY
Paul
and Nesta Volle (Montespertoli) have
received permission to distribute Bible
reading calendars at the market in
Montespertoli on
14th and
21st December.
Pray
for good weather and a good response from
local people.
LOCAL
Coffee
& Chat each Wednesday morning at
10:30 am.
Matthew
Smith (Wallsend) is planned to be
with us for the
Gospel
Service this Sunday at 6:30 pm.
