DEM. REP. OF CONGO

Give thanks that Mary Ratter received her passport and so was able to travel to the UK as planned last Thursday.  All being well, she will return to Congo on 12th April with Jonathan Sisterson, who is going to Katoka for four months.

RWANDA

Many of the displaced people from Goma are now returning to their homes and are being helped by Peter Andrews and local churches. Prayer is requested for them as they relocate.

GLO - Pray for the GLO teams which will be in Africa. One will be in Blantyre, Malawi, from 3rd to 18th April, and the other will be in Moshi, Tanzania. Pray that the team members will be kept in good health, adapt well to the local culture and be effective in their witness.

THAILAND

On 1st April, Elaine Robson (Chiang Mai) - a teacher at Grace International School—will be taking a group of senior students away for a four-day trip to Phuket. Various sporting activities are planned in addition to the worship and devotional times. This will be one of the last times they will spend together before going to university. Pray for safety, for class unity and for deepening friendships within the group.

MYANMAR

Peter Ferry continues with Bible teaching till the end of this week in Yangon. Please pray for Peter as he travels and that the Lord will bless him and those he meets.

BRAZIL

Harry Reid after arriving home from hospital following his quadruple bypass operation, was readmitted to the Ulster Hospital for 17 days for urgent treatment for heart failure, which, again, was successful. He and Jean are currently in Faith House, Belfast, for a short period of recuperation and recovery. Please pray that he will soon be fully recovered.

JAMAICA
Nurkle Litchmore should now be back in the UK for an appointment with a Haematologist on 1st April and with an Oncologist on 3rd April. Please remember her in prayer.

FRANCE

Mike Packer (Laval) reports that Alison has had a further setback and is suffering with nausea and bouts of trembling caused by fever. She has also had a lot of pain. Please pray for her, especially that she will soon be able to eat normally.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

Noel and Liza McMeekin continue with their Postal Bible School prize givings and this week are in Carrigaline on 3rd April, and in Clonakilty on 4th.  Please pray for encouragement for Noel and Liza, and that the Lord will continue to speak to those who have heard the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ over the past couple of months and that the seed sown will bear fruit in due course.

Colin and Rosemary Sheldon (Dublin) are visiting Romania from 4th-18th April, spending most of their time in Transylvania and amongst Hungarian-speaking people. Please pray for safe travel and a time of good fellowship.

 

Andrew and Lorna Burt (Enniscorthy) (left) ask for prayer for a weekend away with the young people which takes place in April. They are going to an outdoor activity centre in Wicklow. Pray that God will use this weekend both in bringing teenagers to faith in Christ and encouraging those who have trusted Him to commit themselves more fully.

 

LOCAL

"Coffee & Chat" each Wednesday morning at 10:30 am.

The monthly visit to Wheatacres is planned for this Sunday at 5:15.

Alan Barber (Hartlepool) is planned to be with us for the preaching of the Gospel next Sunday evening.