MALAWI
Give thanks that
Stephen and
Gail Harper (Thondwe) have at last
been able to open their bookshop. There has
been a lot of interest in the English
Bibles, and now they are worried about how
they can quickly replace these if they go
out of stock!
Pray
for the official launch of the bookshop,
planned for
Saturday 28th, when a number of local
dignitaries will be present.
Chichewa
Bibles will be on special offer, to
encourage non-English speakers to read the
Word of God.
BRAZIL
Harry Reid’s
bypass surgery, planned for 19th
February, was postponed and he should now
have had the operation on 23rd February, in
the afternoon.
Prayer
would be appreciated for a good recovery.
CANADA
Peter Smith
was used over the past month by the Lord to
bring the blessing of salvation to several
Teenagers in
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Next
week he commences
'Treasure
Seekers' in
Winnipeg,
(D.V.). He has seen blessing in the past
here and they expect between 60-80 children
this time; please
pray that the Lord will be pleased to
work once again for His glory.
FRANCE
Mike and
Alison Packer (Laval) would value
prayer
for an outreach event to be held on
28th,
when non-Christian friends will be invited
to a meal and concert at the church. The
group called ‘Last
Chance’, comprises
Mike
and fellow-missionary
Chris Hall,
and they will be performing and sharing
their testimony.
Congratulations to
Yannick and
Margaret Ollivier on the birth of
baby Thomas,
who was born on 23rd February.
Thomas
has a lot of tubes connected but is doing
well and
Yannick and
Margaret
were able to hold him for a few minutes.
Please pray
on for this precious new life, that the Lord
will bless and keep him.
REPUBLIC OF
IRELAND
Noel and
Liza McMeekin (Cootehill) continue
their
Postal Bible School prize givings
this week in
Edgeworthstown on 25th and
Navan
on 26th. Please
pray
for safety as they travel many miles and
especially during the hours of darkness, and
pray, too, for a sense of God’s presence and
for help for the speakers as they make known
the gospel message.
SPAIN
Ken and
Alison Barrett (Madrid) request
prayer
for Ken
who visits
Gijón in Asturias, northern Spain,
from 27th
February-3rd March. He is taking part
in the annual meeting of the Spanish
Evangelical Alliance and also giving a
conference on the history of George Borrow
in the province, as part of the 130th
anniversary celebrations organised for this
year by the assembly there.
Pray
for the civic witness given, for new local
contacts as a result of the conference, and
for people to read the paper which will be
published after the event.
OTHERS
Echoes have
notified us that
Peter Hedley
(Albania & N. Italy) is in hospital
with an inner ear infection, which has
affected his balance, making him feel very
unwell. Please
pray
that he will recover soon.
LOCAL
"Coffee
& Chat" each Wednesday morning at
10:30 am.
Peter Smith
(Wallsend) is expected to be with us
this Sunday at 6:30 pm for the preaching of
the Gospel.
