ETHIOPIA

John McQuoid, who formerly worked in Ethiopia, is making a return visit from 14th November to 4th December. During this first week he will visit Batie, where assembly work began. Batie and district is 90% muslim, rural and poor, and the assembly there is small and struggling, having suffered many setbacks over the years. Pray that the Christians will be encouraged in the Lord and find new boldness in their witness.

ZAMBIA

ECHOES report that short-term worker Helen Hindson has now been repatriated to Northern Ireland and is in hospital in Belfast. Please pray for her as she continues to recuperate.

PAKISTAN

Liz Greig is staying in Faisalabad this week and would appreciate prayer. She hopes to visit the Boys’ Hostel and Khush Hal School and to go out to four villages in the area, as well as catching up with a number of other contacts. She will also attend the wedding of Shaheen, with whom she shared a Sunday school class and the Girls’ Bible Class for many years. Please pray that she will be kept safe during this time.

 

 

MEXICO

Give thanks that Pamela Jewitt’s permanent visa has been granted and she is now awaiting delivery of the new visa book. She asks us to continue to pray for folk in the Tabasco area, where there is a real risk of disease and where crops are ruined. Much aid is getting through but please pray for effective organisation and that all in need will receive sufficient aid. A landslide in Chiapas, caused by the rains, has killed many people. Pray for those affected, for the relief efforts and that the Lord will bring some good out of this tragedy.

BULGARIA

From 12th-20th November, Mike and Ros Buckley are involved in a week of teaching on practical family issues in a village church in north-east Bulgaria. Pray that this will be an encouraging time of fellowship together.

FRANCE

David and Brigitte Sutherland are arranging an outreach for families for 18th November. A singing group called Den-Isa, from Paris, will be there and a number of local children will be singing with them in a musical called ‘Bonjour La Difference’. Around 150 people are expected to attend. Please pray for the Lord’s blessing on this event.

SPAIN

Ken and Alison Barrett request prayer for the Madrid regional conference being held on 17th and 18th November. The theme is ‘Christians and their work’, which will be covered in conference and workshop sessions. Please pray that God will speak to many through His Word, and for good attendance by believers from the wide range of assemblies amongst the 16 churches in Madrid.

LOCAL

Rutherford Rabey (Wylam) is the Gospel Speaker (D.V.) this coming Sunday.