P. House summer classes are going well. Please pray for more students and volunteers to attend during our last two weeks of class and for meaningful spiritual conversations.
Our team has fervently prayed and tried to help a demon-possessed African gal who is immersed in a folk Islamic community here. Pray that our team will pray, speak, and act in such a way that this gal and her people will long for complete deliverance from King Jesus.
My Kurdish friend, Mr. “A”, was eager for extra English tutoring, so we settled on going through Easy English Matthew. Then his wife also wanted to be a part. We had great discussions! They suddenly returned to Kurdistan to be with a sick parent until the end of August. Pray that their interest in God’s Word won’t fade away!

Pray for our soccer tournament outreach and family picnic both on July 6. Pray that we will intentionally make friendships that will lead into sharing the hope we have in Christ. Ask the Lord to open many hearts.

Please pray for the DREAM Teams in Jerez and Belgium as they complete on the 5th July and the Catania and Malta teams through the 12th. Pray for the many refugees, migrants and locals who have heard the Gospel. Pray for the new young Saharawi believer “Sarah” who accepted Jesus on the 23rd. Pray for follow up and discipleship

Praise for warm welcomes and enthusiastic discussions between local pastors and our Somali Cousins at a couple of local men’s hangouts.
Praise also for continued good relationships with tutoring and ESL students. Pray for open hearts and people of peace to be found in our community.
Please pray for some fellow torch bearers and light spreaders to join us.

The DR team in Philadelphia is trying to develop relationships with several Algerians. One couple was contacted through the ESL program. They have expressed interest in spending time in the Word. Pray that they will commit to a meeting. There are two Algerian believers who are attending church and involved in Bible study. Pray that they would stay committed, grow in faith and engage with other Algerians who are not Christian. Pray for opportunities to meet and study the Bible with Y, a seeker.

Pray for new possibilities for teams in France (Paris and La Rochelle)
Pray for new believers in Jerez to grow and be discipled.
Pray for the Refugees trained in Kingdom Business with Tharsis Betel through Elevate to be able to put into practice what they’ve learned.

Pray for “Mr. A”—a Middle Eastern student in my ESL class. We have gardened, practiced English, gone for dental care, drunk tea together, and talked of Jesus. He is disillusioned with his birth religion, and seems open to talk of alternatives.

Thank the Lord for continued sharing of the truth with our neighbors here.
We continue praying that more workers would respond to join the work in showing His love to our neighbors.
Pray for one of the workers who seems to have developed a trust friendship with A. Pray that A’s heart of stone would be softened to the Truth.

Please pray for my relationship with two local African families, both are Muslim. Various unavoidable circumstances have meant that we have been out of contact with each other recently. Please pray that friendships can be rekindled and start to grow again.

You can please pray that God would lead me to a new Somali friend who is searching for TRUTH, as I look for another family to work with this fall, in addition to A. and her family. Pray for someone with a soft heart to be willing to hear the Truth and would let the Truth replace the deceptive bondage she is in.

Praise for many opportunities during Ramadan to engage our friends in their homes here.
Prayer –” Lord, please send many volunteers who are committed to ongoing relationships with local Muslim people, who have requested help with English, citizenship studies, and homework.” Opportunities abound, volunteers are needed.
Please pray for Somali Christians as they face loneliness, depression and a lot of pressure to revert to Islam by their Muslim relatives. Some also wrestle with addictions, and other temptations. Pray that their witness would be evident and strong in word and in deed, and that they wouldn’t give up.
Pray also for our Somali friend Naomi (pseudonym) to grab hold of Jesus’ death and resurrection in her life, and not to be afraid to stand up for Jesus.

As the school year comes to a close and we head right in to summer activities, please pray for meaningful spiritual conversations with diaspora neighbors and students at PH.
On May 31st we had an all night prayer meeting during the night of power of Ramadan. Please pray that God will work in a mighty way in the hearts of individuals in this community.

Pray for lasting work of the truths of the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector that I will be sharing with Tammy, a former neighbor, and other islanders in the next couple of weeks.

Pray for upcoming outreach events. Our team will be involved in several outreach events this summer including a kid’s camp and a picnic. Pray for good attendance and soften hearts that would be receptive to the Gospel. (June 9 English Club; July 15-19 Kids Camp; July 21 picnic)
Please pray for boldness for us and our church teammates Eph 6:18b-20
Pray that the training was received well by our church member and Bible studies would begin soon.

Attendance at all activities in this final trimester tends to decrease and all the more so with Ramadan. Please pray that women and students who are spiritually open will come to the various activities.
The Mother/Toddler English class has recently moved locations. Please pray that the ladies will come to this new location that is a bit further away.
Praise that an international university student will be baptized this month

Praise God for the Passo Fundo team of 10 from 8 churches. Pray for God ordained conversations with the Diaspora in Brazil. Pray for open and receptive hearts to hear the Gospel message and to break down barriers that keep Diaspora people from choosing the Truth.

Please pray for the upcoming trips to J and M’s farm this summer. We have lots of Muslim friends who are excited to come. Please pray for a good team of volunteers to help out and build intentional relationships with those who come.

Praise for the many opportunities M and I have had recently to share the gospel with several International Students. Pray the seeds will grow and produce much fruit. Several of our students will be graduating in May and returning to their home countries.

Please pray for opportunities during Ramadan to share about the Kingdom of God.
Pray for the preparation and recruitment for teams for the summer and beyond.
On June 1, we will train our teams to better equip them to share the Gospel. Pray for proper preparation and good response from teams.

Please pray for an Egyptian girl we have been working with named M. Her mom came to Christ but they had been separated ever since M was 4 years old due to an abusive father. She has also been baptized but doesn’t seem to really know Christ yet and is dealing with a lot of psychological effects from past trauma. She is currently homeless and we are looking for a Christian family who is willing to take her in and provide daily structure, accountability, discipleship and life mentoring through her issues.

We have visits to mosques planned with several groups during Ramadan. Pray for good connections and witness.
Pray for FM, an elderly Muslim man, that we had a significant conversation with about who Jesus is.

Pray for the unreached Somali communities across the USA. There are an estimated 60,000 Somali people living in the Seattle – Tacoma, WA area. This is the second largest community in the US. There is a small group who are focused on outreach to the Somali people. Pray for continued conversations about partnership to reach the Somali’s of Seattle.

Pray for Muslim leaders to be willing to meet with us and for us to be able to speak spiritual truths into their lives.

Another like-minded refugee ministry in Portland asked if I would story at their Easter celebration on Good Friday. So I again did the story of the “Thief on the Cross.” A group of maybe 60 refugees from Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Sudan, Jordan, Afghanistan, etc. listened in complete silence as I storied from Luke 23. Surprisingly, in the discussion time after, they did not seem to push back on the truth of Jesus’ crucifixion, but interacted well. I had several Luke/Acts Arabic-English booklets, and they all disappeared. A Palestinian man told me he would read the whole thing! The director of the ESL program said they would follow up the story with discussion in their classes the next week.
So we were thankful for the opportunities to sow the seed of God’s Word in cooperation with others who are modeling God’s love and truth to our immigrant friends! – RH

• Pray for our Thursday evening barber shop and men’s club visits – warmly received most of the time, hotly occasionally. Pray for open hearts and souls.
• Please pray specifically for I who is a Som. Christian spiraling ever deeper into addictions, that God would grab him and deliver him.
• Pray for N who was close to confessing Jesus, but has since backed away. Pray for her to come to really know Jesus.
• Pray again for F family whose Som M dad wants to take his kids to Africa against their will. Their mother who died was a Christian, and the kids do not want to go back.

• We were told that there is a new MBB in our little town. Praise the Lord with us for this. Pray he would grow strong in the Lord and be a courageous witness.

• Recently on a trip to France, I had the privilege to meet up with a Som. MBB who came to know the Lord there. I was able to get him into a local fellowship and gave him a Bible. His excitement for God’s Word and fellowship with other believers was so refreshing. Pray for this brother that his papers would come through and as he learns French he would settle as a strong witness for the Lord.

Pray for Y, an Algerian gentleman who has been meeting with various team members and who is open to learning about following Jesus. May God grant him faith!

Please continue to pray for our ESL ministry and that there would be clear chances for our students to hear and respond to the gospel.

Pray that our Somali friends would have questions, that they would question Islam and become curious about Christianity.
Pray for our son, H, who’s building strong friendships with several Somali boys at school. H has brought them home for meals. One friend has been asking questions about H’s faith, prayer, and messages in his Christian music. Pray that God will draw him to Himself.
Pray for L&G’s relationship with A’s family, who have suffered severe trials and a tragic death in the family. They have been able to walk with them through the crisis- offering God’s love and Word, support, and practical help.

Please pray for the ESL Easter lessons to clearly communicate Jesus today through Wednesday. Two are being held in a public school settings with a Somali audience and another one is being held in a church, mainly an agnostic Chinese audience.
Pray also for SF meeting with I., his aunt, and the public housing management. Unfortunately I. received an eviction notice this week. Please pray that God will get his attention, and that he will be delivered from his addiction and become the ambassador of Jesus he claims he wants to be.
Lastly please pray for connections with the local mosque. A local church is exploring a connection with them via dialogue and SF is approaching the mosque leadership this week when he goes to visit Friday for the afternoon prayer time. Pray for an open door to share our Good Friday Good News with the leadership there.

• Please pray for meaningful spiritual conversations with diaspora neighbors and students at P House.
• With Easter this month pray for opportunities to share why this is our most important celebration of the year.

Praise: The International Student dinner on March 22 went well with a simple presentation of the gospel as we told about St Patrick. Also a good time learning Celtic folk dances! Pray for seeds to continue to germinate.
April 5 – 7 We took several International Students to Yosemite. Please pray for the good spiritual conversations to be remembered. There was lots of time to openly share our faith with these young people.

As we get settled in Detroit, we want to start meeting other families. Pray for open doors and open hearts in meeting families among the diaspora community. Ask Jesus to use us to glorify His name. Also pray I can find a job working along side our cousins (Muslims). Pray the Lord will go before us and prepare many hearts to hear the gospel.

This Sunday evening, RH will story the thief on the cross for the international prayer gathering in Salem. Pray for the Lord to strongly work through him and speak to all who are gathered.
Pray for wisdom how to observe Resurrection Day with our Ms friends. Ask Jesus to draw many to meet together and hear the glorious story!

LS is involved in a weekly home work club for children from migrant families, which meets every Thursday. Pray for openness in these families today to hear the gospel message. There is an urgent need for at least one more person in the local area to join the team to make it viable in the long term.
We would appreciate prayers for the presentations on Easter in the next 2 weeks at all 4 international groups among whom we serve here in Cardiff.

Pray for a vacation kid’s club today at the center where I’ve been involved with homework club. Pray for many children (islanders, other M country children) to come with hearts ready to hear truth.

Please pray for the continuation of a biblical video series with the K. family. Through chaos and sometimes inconsistency, please ask that the Lord’s words would be getting through, and also for more chances to continue to influence mutual friends who have also come!
Please also pray for opportunities to start a bible study with an Algerian seeker. Praise God for his openness. Please continue to lift up our work with ESL, and ask that it would lead to fruitful chances to share the gospel message.

Pray for the Diaspora relationships in R & E’s apartment compound and for reconnecting with friends at the language center after a long absence. Please pray that these relationships will become deeper with spiritual conversations. That every opportunity to proclaim the Gospel would be taken advantage of and that the Lord would grant faith to these dear ones.

Pray for open hearts and wisdom in directing conversations  to share the truth from a different perspective and that islanders and North Africans would clearly understand.
Pray for opportunities to share clearly when going “fishing”, that these interactions would be times of speaking spiritual truths and proclamation of the Gospel.

Pray for Orlando churches who have received training in Muslim outreach so that they will be intentional about using the training.
Pray for the women’s sewing class and opportunities to visit women’s homes. Pray that the women would be receptive to spiritual conversations.

Tomorrow March 23rd we are hosting a tea for Moms. Pray we can clearly share love and proclaim the good news. Pray these Moms would receive our love and the love of the Savior!