PL2009-38, 23-Sep-09
Wednesday, 23rd September 2009 | No: PL2009-38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 'Day' and 'Country' designations below refer to the respective right-hand page(s) in the 2009 edition of the Points for Prayer Handbook, which contains useful background information to these prayer requests.
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Day 4 – SPAIN
GBU Groups in various universities in Spainare starting up again this week. This semester all the GBU groups in Spain will be studying John's Gospel - the series is called 'LIFE'. Every Home Crusade in Northern Ireland is sending out 100,000 copies of John's Gospel to Spain. GBU will distribute them to students in conjunction with the 'LIFE' series and others will be given to the local churches for their use.
Prayer Points –
- For those leading the groups that God would give them wisdom as they seek to share and teach God's Word.
- For the students that they would be able to get to grips with the Gospel and have confidence to share it with their non-Christian friends.
Derek and Jane French are thankful to God for several first year students who will be joining the various GBU groups this year.
Prayer Points –
- For Alex, Alain, Pablo, Aitor and Patricia, that they would be committed to the groups and would grow in their faith during their time at university.
- That they would take a stand for Christ from the outset with their fellow students and that God would give them boldness as they seek to share their faith.
- For Jon a student from Bilbao who is going to Tarragona to study. Pray that he would be able to find fellowship there and continue to grow and mature in his walk with God.
Days 12 to 14 – KENYA
Stephen and Angelina Cowan have been having difficulties with their satellite phone connection over the past few weeks.
- Pray that the problems will be solved quickly, as they are in a very remote part of Kenyaand their satellite phone is very important.
Patrick Ole Kipetu, who works alongside Gary and Mary Reid in Olkinyiei, is in Nairobi this week together with Naomi Leremore. They are writing a series of Bible lessons for use in Maasai primary schools.
- Pray for Patrick and Naomi that God will guide and bless them in this work.
Day 15 – OVERSEAS LEADERS IN TRAINING
Rózsa Drabik, from the Hungarian Reformed Church in Hungary, and Rev Zoltán Les from the Hungarian Reformed Church in Romania, arrived safely in Belfast yesterday (22nd). They will shortly begin a full-time course of research through Union Theological College (UTC).
Prayer Points –
- That Rózsa and Zoltán will settle in quickly in life and study at UTC.
- That their studies will go well and be of real benefit when they return to their home countries.
Day 24 – NEPAL
The group of politicians and civil servants arrived back in Kathmandu on Monday last 21st September after a very successful trip to Dublin and Belfast. Joe Campbell writes, “We are grateful to God for all the blessings of the past week. The visit has both challenged and inspired the politicians to work for the great prize of peace for the Nepali people. Everyone worked very hard and there were good relations among all the delegation. There was no sickness, we travelled in safety and people in both cities made the visitors feel very welcome.”
This week marks the beginning of the Hindu festival of Dashian spread over the next ten days. When the festival begins Nepali people clean and decorate their homes as an invitation for the mother goddess to come and bless them. These days, markets are filled with shoppers seeking new clothing, and gifts. During the festival tens of thousands of goats, buffalo, ducks and chickens are sold for sacrificing to the gods.
Janet Campbell fell in a darkened street last week and injured her ankle. It is not broken, but she has a badly torn ligament.
Prayer Points –
- Give thanks for last week’s political visit and pray that Joe with the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction will be able to build on the experience in support of peace and justice efforts in Nepal. Joe has been asked to give more of his time to the ministry in their vital role in Nepal.
- For a full recovery for Janet’s ankle and that the bruising will heal.
- For Christians in Nepal especially those young in the faith that as they return to their village homes for the annual celebration they will be strengthened in their faith by the Holy Spirit in the face of idol worship all around them.
- That Nepalese people will begin to question why his annual ritual has not brought true blessing and that they will cleanse their hearts and invite the living God into their homes and lives.
OVERSEAS TEAM
MOLDOVA – An all-age team from First Rathfriland Presbyterian Church is travelling to the Transnistria Regionof Moldova on Monday 28th September under the auspices of Vision of Good Hope. A team of 11 people, under the leadership of Rev Philip Thompson, will be helping to paint and decorate a new outreach centre at the House of Hope children's home, and will be visiting other projects supported by Vision of Good Hope. They fly to Ukraine, then take a bus journey across into Transnistria, a border crossing that can be complicated with long delays. The team are due to home on Tuesday 6th October.
Prayer Points for this team –
- Good health, safety, strength and energy for all the team members and those they are working with.
- The work that the team will be involved in.
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