MISSIONARY PRAYER NEWSLETTER OCTOBER  2010

BOTSWANA

Jim and Irene Legge (Serowe) were encouraged recently by the conversion of a woman called Mary Sekana. Members of her family have been coming to the Sunday school since the work started about 40 years ago, but she is the first one to be saved. Pray that the Lord will continue to work in this family.

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Paul and Dorothy Grieve (Murchison) advise that a baptism service is planned for 17th October. Three of the candidates are young girls from the local boarding school, and the other is a lady called Rita, from the area where they held tent meetings. One of the young girls will be asking her parents for permission to be baptised. Pray that they will not oppose her in this. Pray also for Rita, who needs the Lord’s help with some difficult issues in her life.

ZAMBIA

Ian and Marilyn Campbell (Chingola) report that some of the stallholders at the market where they have their bookstall are doing Emmaus courses. This has resulted in many discussions about the Lord. Ian and Marilyn are having to increase the number and hours of the staff at the Bible Centre, as the work keeps expanding. Pray for the right staff members to be found. Male staff are also needed for the prison work. 

BRAZIL

James Crawford has a number of speaking engagements at distant locations during October. He will be in Curitiba, São Paulo, for the annual missionary conference and will also spend two weekends at the Bible School. Pray for James as he gives ministry and for his daughter Margaret, who will do the driving.

Phyllis Dunning (Carangola) mentions that a number of folk have attended gospel meetings at a new preaching point at a farm in the heights. Pray that some of these will be converted. Also, a family of four was miraculously spared when their car rolled over after leaving the road. They have recognised the hand of God in this, so prayer is requested that they will be awakened to their need of salvation.

CANADA

Peter Smith has several series of Treasure Seekers over the next few weeks, 2 in Manitoba and 4 in the Vancouver area. He would ask us to pray especially for the visit to Kamloops in early November. The Assembly there have just restarted their weekly Children’s meeting, and numbers were very small, and they are now wondering whether they should change venues for the week's series. They would value our prayer support as they seek to know the Lord's mind about this outreach, both short term and long term.

Please also keep the work of PBS daily before the Lord. They desperately need a large influx of new teachers. Our numbers have fallen back over the summer, though we still get new applications almost daily from the website.

FRANCE

Ian Newberry (Pierrelatte) (left) recently received a letter from a boy aged 17, asking questions about the Christian faith. The boy had previously been sent a Bible. Pray that the Lord will speak to him. Give thanks that after a lengthy process, Ian has finally received an official card which allows him to sell Bibles on the market in any town in France.

Allan and Anne Kitt (Villefranche-sur-Saone) ask for prayer as they distribute tracts in the neighbouring towns, with cards offering a free Bible. They are hoping that more Christians will join them in this work over the next few weeks.

Briand and Helene Tatford are planning to visit Lebanon shortly. Pray for protection during the trip and for wisdom as they meet with French-speaking believers and seek to encourage them.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Colin and Rosemary Sheldon (Dublin) advise that they will be having a fellowship meal in the church on 3rd October, to introduce the new series of Bible studies on Colossians starting the following week. Pray that many will  

attend these studies, not only from the assembly but also from among their other contacts.

Tim and Elena Glasscock (Salamanca) ask for prayer as the assembly begins an evangelistic Bible study in the village of Villaseco, where they have a number of contacts. Pray also for the regular outreach through radio and TV programmes, open-air activities and book tables. In October, Tim will be involved in two church retreats: one in Granollers, Barcelona, and the other in Armilla, Granada. Pray for him as he prepares suitable messages for these occasions.

LEBANON

Jonathan and Naomi Dieter (Beirut) ask us to pray for the renewal of their residence permits, since applications for permits for two new volunteer workers at the Lebanese Evangelical School have been rejected. Jonathan submitted his application in mid-September and Naomi will apply in mid-October.

Nigel and Annette White (Tyre) would value prayer as they look for people to fill two important positions in the local school. Pray that the right staff will be found soon, as the new term has already started.