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PL2010-31, 04-Aug-10

The 'Day' and 'Country' designations below refer to the respective right-hand page(s) in the 2010 edition of the Points for Prayer Handbook, which contains useful background information to these prayer requests.

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Day 4 – SPAIN

Lina, who joined the new GBU staff team in the north of Spain in June, is busy at present planning Bible studies and other events in preparation for the new academic year.

• Pray for Lina as she continues to settle into her new role and that God would give her strength, wisdom and clarity in all her work.

Days 13 to 15 – KENYA

Gary and Mary Reid ask for prayer for a young girl (referred to as Mp), from Olkinyiei, who is about 12 years old. After much persuasion, Mp’s family allowed her to go to school, so that she would not end up being a child bride. However, Mpcame home from school with injuries and said that two teachers beat her. Gary, Patrick and her parents went to the school about the incident and when they left, Mp said that one of the teachers beat her again. Following this, her condition worsened and she started to pass large blood clots down her nose and was taken to Kijabe hospital, where they said she had fractures to the nasal and right frontal bones with bleeding in the right sinus. She has lost a lot of blood and is still very ill, though is out of hospital. 

This week, Gary and Mary are running seminars for local young people on what the Bible says about relationships, love, marriage, etc, following requests from the young people for this teaching. 

Prayer Points:

• For a quick and complete recovery for Mp. 
  
  
• For wisdom for all trying to help Mp and for restraint for her family. 
  
  
• For God's blessing on Gary and Mary Reid and on all their work. 
  
  
• For an end to the disharmony between some of the churches in the area. 
  

In Tuum, final preparations are well underway for the youth camps which start this Sunday evening, (8th). The team of 10 people from Waringstown Presbyterian Church, who will be leading the teaching programme, is due to arrive in Kenya on Saturday morning (7th). They will then begin the long journey to Tuum by road and, if all goes to plan, should arrive in Tuum on Sunday afternoon. For many of the young people who come to the camps, the social interaction, fellowship and teaching are a lifeline in their Christian journey. Physically dangerous and spiritually binding cultural practices continue unabated, and often the spiritual darkness seems more obvious as the camps approach.

Prayer Points:

• For safety on the roads which can be insecure and unpredictable at times and for good co-ordination as the team meets and travels together with the participants in the monthly leadership training who will be returning from Nakuru.
  
  
• That God will prepare the hearts of all who will be involved in any way over the camps.
  
  
• That peace and wisdom and selflessness will prevail during the referendum on the new draft constitution on Kenya taking place today (4th) and in the days following.
  
  

Naomi, Thomas and Aaron Leremore are due home this weekend on home assignment.

• Pray for them as they make their final preparations for coming home and for safe and trouble-free travel. 

Members of PCI’s Board of Youth and Children’s Ministry (YAC) team to London are busy this week helping to lead a Bible Club alongside Edwin and Anne Kibathi and members of the PCEA congregation. Attendance has been very encouraging. 

Sadly, Edwin’s uncle passed away last week after a very short illness. He was a retired PCEA Minister and was laid to rest on Monday. A memorial service for two girls from the congregation who died in a road accident last year will be held this Saturday, and at the same time young people from the church will launch a road safety campaign. 

Prayer Points:

• Give thanks for the work of the PCI team and pray that their mission will be successful and for safety during their time in London.
  
  
• Remember Edwin at his family at this time of loss and especially the widow of his uncle and their children.
  
  
• For the memorial service on Saturday. Remember Edwin as he leads the service and pray that God will grant him wisdom.

Days 16 to 19 – MALAWI

Volker and Jin Hyeog Glissmann and family are continuing to settle in and set up home in Zomba. Unfortunately, there has been a problem with the water supply to the compound where they are living and at present they have no running water. The landline connection for the phone and internet has yet to be installed, so communications are not easy.  Thankfully, the children are settling in well and are making new friends with local children, despite the language barrier. 

• Continue to pray for the Glissmann family as they set up home; pray especially that their water supply and landline connection will be sorted out quickly and easily. 

Day 23 – PAKISTAN

Severe flooding in the north-west of Pakistan has affected up to three million people. At least 1,400 people have died, and tens of thousands have been left homeless after severe monsoon rains, brought the worst floods in the country for 80 years. Floods and landslides have swept away transport and communication networks, and the rescue effort has been hindered by further heavy downpours. Aid agencies say that hundreds of thousands of people still remain cut off, and there have been reports of water-borne diseases (including cholera) in some areas.

• Pray for all the flood victims - the bereaved, the injured and those who have lost their homes and livelihoods. Pray that all will find adequate shelter, clean water and food. 
  
  
• Pray for strength and energy for all those assisting in the aid effort, and for rains to cease until the floodwaters are back to normal levels. 
  
  
• Pray for Christians in Pakistan; the majority of whom are desperately poor. Pray for those directly affected by the flooding that they may know the comfort and provision of their heavenly Father. Pray that their attitude of hope, joy and peace will be a blessing and inspiration to others.
  
  
• Remember the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan (PCP)as it deals with this situation and seeks to show the love of Christ to those affected, who are mainly Muslims.

Christian Aid has released £50,000 (approximately €60,250) to help Act Alliance partners respond to the devastating floods that have killed more than a thousand and left millions displaced in Pakistan. Click here for more information.

Tearfund has opened an Appeal aimed at helping those affected by this disaster. Click here for more information.

OVERSEAS TEAMS

A number of teams are overseas over this next week.  We encourage you to pray for them:

BRAZIL– A team of 10 adults from Bloomfield Presbyterian Church is in Recife, working alongside Adrian and Judith Stewart, Presbyterian missionaries serving with Latin Link. They spent their first week helping to lead a camp for teenagers, which is being run by a local congregational church plant in an area of Recife called Tejipio. They are currently doing a mixture of follow-up work with local children, English teaching and possibly other types of workshops, as well as engaging in some construction work on site (a former seminary building). The team is due home on 15th August. 

ENGLAND– A team of eight young people organised by PCI’s Board of Youth and Children’s Ministry are in London where they are working alongside Edwin and Anne Kibathi in the Kenyan Church in East London, helping to lead a Holiday Bible Club. They are also working alongside Kenyan young people and children’s leaders doing community engagement programmes. The team is due home this Sunday (8th). 

KENYA – A team of six people from Hillhall Presbyterian Church are due home this Saturday (7th), having been helping to build a crèche at Compass School, for the past couple of weeks. 

A team of 10 people from Waringstown Presbyterian Churchleaves this Friday (6th), for Kenya, where they will help lead the youth camps in Tuum alongside Stephen and Angelina Cowan. 

MALAWI– A team from Greenwell Street Presbyterian Church, Newtownards is in Ekwendeni.  Last week, they were helping lead a children’s club for five days at Ekwendeni, and this week they are leading a club for teenagers. They also hope to do some work with the Livingstonia Aids Programme (LISAP).  The team is due home on 13th August. 

UKRAINE– A team of 11 people from West Kirk Presbyterian Church is working alongside a church in the village of Karpilovka in north-west Ukraine, in an area which is still affected by the Chernobyl disaster. The team is running a Bible Club for children and distributing Christian literature around the village.  The team is due home next Wednesday, (11th).

Prayer Points for these teams –

• Good health, safety, strength and energyfor all the team members and those they are working with.
  
  
• The work that each of the teams will be involved in.
  
  
• For the Word of God to be explained clearly and for spiritual fruit in the lives of those the teams are going to help or work alongside.

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