Prayer and
Praise - January 2005
Serving our Lord in 2005
“And God said, Let there be lights in the
firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.”
Genesis 1:14
Pray that we will faithfully use the days and years God gives us for
His glory.
Field Conference
January 4th-11th are special days for our missionaries as they gather
for the annual field conference. Pray for: Pastor and board member,
Tom Zobrist as he preaches twice a day for the Bible conference; appointee
Jon Johnson as he directs the VBS for missionary children; field leadership
as they, along with the missionaries, care for field business and
that each missionary family will be renewed in spirit thru the Word
and fellowship.
Philip
& Rachel Stucky
We praise the Lord for a wonderful time together with our son, Luke,
and Philip's parents, Sam and Jeanne Stucky, as we celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary on December 17th. Lasting memories were made.
Our mission's annual conference will be January 4th-11th. Rev. Tom
Zobrist will be speaking on Grace Alone. Pray for a time of renewal
in the Word, fellowship with one another and wisdom in our business
deliberations.
Ellie
Driesenga
Please pray as we train the staff and complete the final preparations
for carnival retreat that will be held the first week of February.
Also pray for Geovanya and me as we complete our preparations to teach
sign language classes at Planalto Church in February. Praise the Lord
for the productive visits we have had in December making contacts
with the deaf who live near the church.
Ron
& Ranelle Stucky
Praise the Lord for a much needed break from regular school activites
during this month. Pray for effective ministry in the church and for
renewal for a good start to the 2005 school year. Pray for wisdom
training Caleb and Silas.
Jonathan Johnson
- Appointee
I will be in Brazil for the entire month of January. Thank God for
this opportunity and that I will be a blessing to all that I visit.
Please pray for the missionary conference during which I will be directing
the Vacation Bible School for the missionary children.
David
& Connie Johnson
Praise the Lord for a new year. Praise for several unsaved people
attending our monthly couples meetings. Pray for wisdom as we teach
at Priscilla School (teacher training). Pray concerning Mauro and
Cristina's marital problems. Pray for the salvation of those doing
home Bible study courses. Pray for Josimar and Gerusia, who are interested
in the gospel. Pray for David's surgical removal of a cyst January
12th, due to the infection of an old root canal.
Matthew 9:37-38
“Then saith he unto His disciples, the
harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few; Pray ye therefore
the Lord of the harvest that He will send forth laborers into His
harvest.”
Bill
& Sandi Graf - Mission Representatives
Pray for us as we will be speaking in various aspects during the Missions
Emphasis week at LeTourneau University the last week of this month.
There are some great students at the school and we would like to see
some of them on the mission fileds of the world.
Dan
& Linda Anderson
The new church in Vila Roca continues to grow. Praise the Lord for
the salvation of Anderson, Jadriene and Raiane. Pray for our team:
Dan & Linda, Dinho & Fabiana, Enoch & Vanalda, Karla,
Sylvester and Henrique as each are involved in evangelistic and discipleship
studies. Pray for Gilson, Zeca, Socorro, Pontes, Isomar and Nivaldo
to come to faith in Christ.
Jim
& Lydia Johnson - Furlough
We rejoice that we were able to spend the holidays with family. We
praise the Lord for finances coming in for the Jaguaribe Camp fund.
Pray for Hosanna and Clavin as they begin another semester and for
ust to use our remaining time wisely.
Chris
& Jana Disler
Please pray for us as we help with the work in the Jereissati Church
for the next several months. We have been attending there for a few
months and are already involved in visitation, helping in Sunday School
and encouraging the believers. We are hoping to have a Bible study
with a new convert as well. Thank you for your prayers for us and
this work.
Dave
& Sue Eldert
The first week of December concluded the semester at Antioch Bible
Institute. Pray for the students as they are home and serving in their
churches. Pray as we begin the construction of a two apartment building,
and that at least one of them will be ready for the new semester.
Pray for us as we make preparations for the carnival retreat at Silver
Lake Bible Camp February 5th-8th.
Joe
& Jeanie Stucky
Pray for the coordination of the Christian Education program in our
church (we will possibly be starting children's church). This monthwe
begin a new curriculum in Sunday School. Pray for renewed interest
especially among the adults and young people.
Dale
& Carol Johnson
Praise God for the shipment of tracts we received which Brazilian
pastors were wanting. We have opportunities daily for personally giving
out tracts and find them well received. Pray that God will bless His
Word to seeking hearts. We invite many to tune into the Pajucara gospel
radio program aired daily.
Paul
& Elaine Syers
Thank the Lord for the help of Andrew Eldert with new construction.
Also for the way students are using each other's ideas for visuals
in teaching and preaching. Please pray for students as they use these
ideas in their home churches and also in churches around the Bible
Institute. As we see them practice what they have learned since February
2004, we can only invite you to praise the Lord with us.
Gerald
& Amy Bergen - Retired
Praise the Lord for the privilege to participate in the missions conference
in Gerald's home church in Oklahoma. We also attended Amy's 50th year
reunion of the nurses with whom she graduated (our spouses were also
present). All but one are believers. We had a great time. Pray for
wisdom and the ability to fulfill all the responsibilities in our
ministry in our church.
National Pastors
We are thankful to the Lord for the fifty five national pastors He
has prepared for ministry. Pray that these men would be faithful in
their devotional times and diligent in preparation and teaching the
truth of God's Word. Pray also that their heart would be encouraged
in their ministry today.
Joel
& Melissa Johnson
Praise the Lord for good meetings as we share with supporters what
the Lord has done these last years in Brazil. Praise for good response
as we share our future ministries as missionaries at large. Praise
for the first church wanting to take a team to Brazil in 2005. Pray
for funds to purchase land for Fountain of Life Church in Lagoa Redonda.
Wendell
& Florence Ann Hayden - Retired
We're looking forward to our trip to Brazil January 25th. Lord willing,
we plan to stay up to six weeks. We would appreciate your prayers
for the busy days before we leave.
Larry
& Ruth Lipka
Larry will be ministering in five missions conferences in five different
states during the last week of January and four weeks in February.
Pray for safety in travel and that many would be challenged to be
involved in missions.
Bruce
& LeeAnn Nichols - Furlough
One of the special things we enjoy while in the USA is time with family
personally instead of e-mail or phone calls, which are nice, but not
the same. We thank God for these times especially during the holidays.
Pray for us as we seek to prepare Faith Ann and Grace for staying
here to attend Bible college. Many decisions need to be made. Continue
to pray for us as we report to the churches and pray for LeeAnn as
she teaches a ladies Sunday school class for a few weeks.
Ron
& Nancy Johnson
Praise for the spiritual growth and improvement at the Jereissati
Church and for the love God has given us for that ministry. Pray for
continued growth in the church, for carnival retreat the first part
of February and several family decisions to be made.
Harold
& Ruth Green
It is truly exciting as we begin the new year to know Who is in control
and Who knows the way before us. Working with mission finances, we
are reminded daily that all we have is from the Lord. Our prayer is
that we in the accounting department will be faithful stewards in
the magnanimous work before us as each day unfolds.
Antioch Bible Institute
Pray for plans to use fast internet as a means of having teachers
from the states participate in the institute teaching ministry.
Home Office Staff
Pray for the Home Office staff as it ministers each day during this
new year.
Ken
& Lori Stucky
Enrollment at the ALPHA Educational center for 2005 is nearly complete;
close to 200 children will be entrusted to our care for 25 hours a
week. Pray as we hire a few needed members to our teaching team. Pray
also for tender hearts amoung our students and their families to accept
the Gospel as we live and explain it to them week by week.
Jerry
& Bev Lehrman
Last month marked the beginning of construction on the Bible Institute
housing duplex. Pray for wisdom in all the details and decisions,
and good relationships with the workers, and that we would be a godly
example to these younger Christian men.
Brian
& Cindy Peplow
Pray for the salvation of Cristiana a young married woman who studies
English with Cindy.
National Pastor
- Pastor Manuel De Deus
Pastor Manuel pastors the Pedra Branca Church and also directs the
Christian school. Pray for wisdom as he deals with officials seeking
to comply with government regulations.
Ed
& Jane Lieb - Retired
Praise the Lord with us for a wonderful trip to Brazil. We are thankful
for the opportunity to serve and for the vacation time with Lucy and
Nancy. Pray for the Lord's guidance as to our service for Him.
