Prayer and Praise - December 2005
Chris & Jana Disler
We praise the Lord for the great response to the Bible Club and outreach ministries. Pray that these kids and their parents would understand the message of the Baby Jesus who grew up and died on the cross for their sins. Praise the Lord with us for the use of a building that is close to our house. We can use it rent free and without havint to pay utilities! Pray for the many opportunities we have to share Christ!
Bill & Sandi Graf - Missionaries at Large
Praise the Lord that the documents needed for the trade of our house for camp property in Brazil arrived in Brazil. Please pray that the transfer of documents would go smoothly and that the camp would be greatly used of God in many lives. Pray as we begin our months of ministry at Rio Grande Bible Institute and that God would enable us to open a chapel at one of the local truck stops.
Jerry & Bev Lehrman
We will be finishing another semester at the Bible Institute on December 9th. We are so grateful for those who have been willing to step in and help with teaching (Pastor Aguiar and Andrew Eldert) since Dave and Sue needed to leave the end of October for medical reasons. Pray also for a Christmas program that will be presented by the Antioch Bible Institute Choir on the 9th as we seek to honor our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Area churches will be invited to attend this program.
Dave & Connie Johnson
Praise for friendships being developed and resulting Bible studies. Praise for the profession of faith by Jose Ricardo at a recnet open air evangelistic meeting. Pray that he will allow God to make some profound lifestyle changes. Pray for special evangelistic services December 2nd-4th. Pray that God will provide a good place for meetings and essential items such as chairs, etc.
John 1:14
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.”
Alisa Pierschbacher - Appointee
Praise the Lord that there is another family that has promised to join my support team. Pray for me as I desire to share my testimony with several churches. I am looking forward to a response from several pastors that I have contacted.
Ken & Lori Stucky
The ALPHA Christian school strives to apply Biblical solutions to the needs of its students and their families. Pray for effective evangelism and discipleship in this project. Praise the Lord for a team of 30 people serving in this ministry. Pray for God's provision of funds for building a permanent campus to house the school.
Jim & Lydia Johnson
Praise the Lord for an excellent attendance in our children's club. We have started a few open air meetings and are praying for interested hearers who desire evangelistic home Bible studies. Pray for the opportunities the Christmas season brings for spreading the Gospel.
Al & Nadine Pierschbacher - Furlough
Praise the Lord for a good missions conference and meetings that we have been involved in over the past month. Pray for final preparations to return to Brazil on January 12th, 2006. Praise the Lord that Alisa is nearly at 20% of her monthly support. Praise the Lord for over 30,000 safe miles that we have traveled since May. Pray for God's provision, strength and wisdom as we prepare to return to our ministry in Brazil.
Dave & Sue Eldert
We thank the Lord for a good youth day at camp and the men's retreat with over 120 in attendance for each event. Pray for Andrew and Edna as they have added responsibilities during our absence. Pray for Sue's chemotherapy for liver and bone cancer.
Luke 2:11
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”
Ellie Driesenga - Furlough
Please pray for Jennifer, my roomate, and I as we come to the end of the semester and take our finals here at Calvary Bible College. Also pray for the team from Planalto Bible Church that is preparing for a new church plant in Fortaleza, Brazil this coming year.
Dan & Linda Anderson
The Lord has given us peace that it is time to return to Brazil. At times, fear arises as we remember the attack on our friend. We covet your prayers for our safety and God's peace. We praise the Lord for His provision and care for us.
Gerald & Amy Bergen - Retired
On a walk recently, Gerald fainted suddenly and was taken to emergency. He went through a battery of test. It appears that he had a blood clot that dissipated. He has been under treatment and seems to feel fine. Pray that both he and Amy will have adequate health to minister at the Antioch Bible Institute in Brazil Jnauary through March.
Jonathan & Denielle Johnson
We are always astounded and praise God for all the ways He provides and blesses us. We are concerned for the young people God currently has us ministering to. Please pray for them and for us to know the sufficiency of Christ. We also desire our own obedience to God's will. We need His wisdom.
Harold & Ruth Green - Finance Director BGFM
We are thankful to the Lord for the special week we enjoyed with our son and family in Spokane, WA during Thanksgiving. We appreciate your prayers for wisdom as Harold prpeares various financial reports for the end of the year accounting as well as the audit reports. Pray also for wisdom to be fully integrated in the Mpower Accounting System by February.
Paul & Elaine Syers
Please pray for a Brazilian pastor's wife, Armenia, who is working with Elaine, preparing lessons to teach at Antioch Bible Institute's science course. Armenia took this course two years agoa and used the material very effectively in ladies' meetings and also meetings with the parents in our local public school.
Dale & Carol Johnson
Please pray for Dale as he takes some excellent messages from old reel to reel tapes (some are even 20 years old), and puts them on CD's for pastors to use on local radio programs. Pray that more folks will want to share financially in the radio ministry to put Truth on the air waves. Pray also for some unexpected dental expenses.
Philip & Rachel Stucky - Furlough
We praise the Lord for safety and a profitable time of ministry as we traveled to the east coast and back during the past three months. We would appreciate your prayers as we report back to supporters and churches in the northwest until our departure for Brazil early next year. Please continue to pray for Mark as he completes his first semester of study at The Master's College.
Bruce & LeeAnn Nichols
Praise God for His provision and protection in bringing Bruce back safely after a month in the U.S. with his family during the home going of his faithful father. Praise God for the church of Jesus Christ that He used to console the Nichols family during their grief. Praise God for a group of pastors and laymen who are interested in the Biblical order of the church. Pray for them as they break away from old habits and train their men to be spiritual leaders in the church.
Joe & Jeanie Stucky
Pray for new excitement among the church members at the Christ is Life Church. We have decided to move to our own property after renting space from ALPHA for more than two years. Thank the Lord for an excellent Sunday school staff with creative ideas. Some of the children have expressed a renewed interest in Sunday school due to some changes that were made recently.
Wendell & Florence Ann Hayden - Retired
We seek your continued prayers for our son, Chris, and his children, Katie, Devin, Jackie and Caleb (ages 16, 14, 11, 9 respectively) in the loss of their wife and mother. (We believe the Christmas season may be extra hard for them.) We're asking God to be the mother to the motherless even as He promises to be the father to the fatherless. He is a wonderful God - we don't know what we would do without Him. Thank you for praying.
Ron & Nancy Johnson
Praise the Lord for Ivonete, who accepted Christ as her Savior in Botija. Pray for her husband to also accept Christ. Pray for Rosie's missionary trip to Brazil in December during her college vacation. Pray that Ron's Crohn's disease might be kept under control with medication and diet. Praise God he is improving.
Lucy Lieb - Furlough
I am thankful for the opportunities I've had to share about the work in Brazil. Pray for the Lord to open doors for me to share. I'm thankful for the way the Lord has provided for my furlough needs. Pray for new contacts.
Isaiah 9:6 and 2 Corinthians 9:15
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
“Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift.”
National Pastor - Pastor Aguiar
Pray for Pastor Aguiar who is taking over two of Dave's courses at Antioch Bible Institute. He volunteered for the job and that was a pleasant surprise. Pray for his work at the local church in Cruz. It has been rather difficult following the previous Brazilian pastor.
Priscilla School - Teacher Training for Women
We're thankful for Brazilian ladies who are working with us in planning and organizing the session to be held January 16th-20th in Fortaleza area. Pray for the teachers and students who will be attending this January session.
Sitio Boata Church
Pray for Pastor Luis Ivan who has health problems which appear to be due to stress. He need to be able to take some time off from his church responsibilites, but there are no men to cover for him.
Nancy Lieb
Praise that I was able to spend this past year in the guest home ministry. Pray for wisdom as to what ministries to continue being involved in during this next year before furlough
National Pastor - Pastor Jose Henrique
Pray for Pastor Jose Henrique and the new church plant in Ibicua. God is blessing this ministry, and we have about one hundred in attendance. We would appreciate your prayers as we are having a difficult time procuring property for a church since the owners don't want to sell to believers. Pray that God would bless and in due time we couldd purchase the land.
Larry & Ruth Lipka - Executive Director BGFM
2 Corinthians 1:11 "Ye also helping together by prayer for us..." As 2005 comes to an end, we can look back over the year with thanksgiving in our hearts for the privilege and power of prayer. Paul faced tremendous hardships, even to the point of possible death, because of his faith and service to Jesus Christ. In 2 Corinthians 1:11, he recognized that God blessed his life and ministry because of the prayers of the brethren. They were partakers in his suffering and helped him by praying for him. Each BGFM missionary realizes the importance of your part in their lives through the ministry of prayer. Thank you for your faithfulness in 2005 by helping in prayer for us. We are counting on your prayer support in 2006. Thank you for being a vital part of the BGFM ministry.
