REPUBLIC
OF S. AFRICA
Terry
and Jane Gilpin (Murchison) would
value prayer
for a two-week series of outreach meetings
which is being planned by the
English-speaking assembly. They will take
place in a nearby township where the level
of crime, drunkenness and spiritual darkness
is high. Please
pray
for the believers, that they will see
blessing as they bring the light of God’s
Word to this area.
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Mary Ratter
(Katoka) reports that 18 people were
baptised over the weekend, including
Jonathan
Sisterson, who is a short-term helper
at Katoka.
Please pray
that all these believers will be blessed in
their future walk with the Lord.
JAPAN
Ken and
Christine Cowell (Kushiro) were
encouraged to see one of the choir members,
Miss Baba,
baptised on Sunday. Three other choir
members are also considering being baptised.
Please pray
that the Lord will continue to work among
the choir members. Next
Sunday, 24th
May, will be
Ken
and
Christine’s last Sunday with the
believers.
Pray for them as they leave the
friends they have known for many years and
prepare to return to the UK.
Pray
also for
Hiro, their full-time worker, who has
taken over giving the messages at the choir
practices.
FRANCE
Alison
Packer (Laval) has recently returned
home after having treatment in Paris. An
abscess was discovered, which was drained,
and she was given intravenous antibiotics.
She reports that she is now feeling much
better and can concentrate on putting on
weight.
REPUBLIC OF
IRELAND
Andrew and
Gillian Shanks (NewcastleWest) ask
for prayer
for their ‘Ultimate
Decision’ outreach, which is starting
with a stand at the local agricultural show.
Pray
for good weather and opportunities to talk
to people and pass out literature.
Pray
also for a team of eight people from the USA
and Canada who are coming out to help with
evangelism from
22nd May
till 1st June. They will be involved
in door-to-door work, children’s meetings,
street preaching and manning the bookstall.
Please continue to
remember
Noel McMeekin (Cootehill, Drum) as he
distributes 20,000 tracts this month, round
the towns and villages of Co. Cavan and Co.
Monaghan. He asks us to
pray
for receptive hearts.
ITALY
Paul
and Nesta Volle (Motespertoli)
mention that the church is holding a special
outreach to coincide with the annual
Wine-Tasting Festival in
Montespertoli, which this year is
being held from
24th to 31st
May. They will have displays and book
tables inside the church hall to encourage
people to come in. Please
pray
for their testimony during this time.
VARIOUS
AREAS
Mike and Ros
Buckley will be taking a tour from
18th to 31st
May to visit six small assemblies in
the east of the country where they serve.
Pray
for them as they travel and seek to
encourage and support the believers.
Peter and
Sandra Brind will be flying out to
the Bahamas
on 18th May
for a further 10-week mission trip.
Pray
for them as they seek to encourage the
Christians and help with Bible teaching on
three of the islands.
LOCAL
"Coffee
& Chat" each Wednesday morning at
10:30 am.
Tony Harvey
(Whitley Bay)
is responsible for the Gospel Service on
Sunday at 6:30 pm.
