ETHIOPIA
National worker
Mulugeta Ashagre mentions that a
special week-long outreach for children is
being held in
Addis
Abababa and surrounding areas during
August. They are expecting 2,000 children to
attend. Please
pray
for this and for other ministries in which
Mulugeta is involved.
MALAWI
Stephen and
Gail Harper (Thondwe) ask for
prayer
for the salvation of a lady called
Margaret,
who has cancer and resorted to the witch
doctor for treatment. It seems she was
encouraged to do this by her father, who is
a professing believer.
Pray
that both of them will be truly saved and
delivered from traditional practices.
ZAMBIA
Barry and
Rachel Haigh will be making a return
visit to Zambia from
12th August
till 10th October.
Barry
has been asked to speak at a bush conference
shortly after arriving. After that they will
be spending time with various local churches
and village folk to give encouragement, as
well as visiting two discipleship centres.
Pray
for them as they travel long distances over
bad roads.
Julie-Rachel
Elwood asks for prayer for a man
called
Derrick, who has been in
Chitokoloki
Hospital
ever since she arrived there (see
Prayer
Requests, 15-06-09). He is HIV-positive and also
has a form of cancer. Please
pray
for his salvation. He recently asked for a
hymn book and attended the gospel meeting.
INDIA
Please pray for
Joan Holt,
who is quite unwell and in hospital. Among
other things, she is having problems with
eating. Friends have been able to visit and
pray
with her.
PAKISTAN
Liz
Greig has asked us to pray for
several of the staff members at
Kunhar
Christian Hospital who have asked to
be baptised. They are attending baptismal
classes and a service has been arranged for
16th August.
Please pray
for them as they witness to their families
and friends. The following weekend, from
21st to 23rd
August, there will be a ladies’
conference and prayer would be valued for
this, too.
Echoes report that
a Christian community in a town between
Multan
and
Faisalabad has been attacked. A
number of homes were set alight and seven
people died. Please
pray
that this anti-Christian violence will be
contained and that the Lord will comfort the
families who have been affected.
BRAZIL
Jeff and
Denise Watson request
prayer
for the work in
Foz do
Iguacu. There has been an increase in
swine flu in Argentina, and as
Foz
is a border town many people are fearful.
All schools have been closed at least until
17th August.
FRANCE
Give thanks that
Peter
Wheeler is now home from hospital and
recovering after having a pacemaker fitted.
Pray
for him as he visits
Normandy
next Wednesday and Thursday to give two
lectures at a Bible Exhibition, on “How
the Bible came to us” and “Archaeology
and the Bible”.
GLO
Please
pray
for the GLO
team working in
Alencon,
France, from
15th to 29th August.
Pray
that the team members will be kept in good
health, adapt well to the local culture and
be effective in their witness.
LOCAL
"Coffee
and Chat" on each Wednesday
morning at 10:30 am.
Visit to
Wheatacres Senior Citizen's Home at 5:00 pm
on Sunday, 16th August
Open Air
witness
outside Larkswood Road Community Centre,
next Sunday, at 5:30 pm. Please remember in
prayer.
Gospel Service
at 6:30 pm on Sunday 16th August
Monday -
Young People's Meeting at 2:00pm
