Importance of Christmas

Diaspora in Wales: Pray for open hearts and minds of the ladies attending the English and Sewing classes as we explain the importance of Christmas (Dec 4,5 & 11). We will have special Christmas activities on Monday, Dec 11th.

African Group

Diaspora in Hong Kong: Pray for another newly formed African group, consisting mainly of mothers and young children. Pray we can take advantage of the location and attract some Muslim families from the nearby kindergarten. Pray for good relationships and gospel opportunities.

Walls fall down.

Diaspora in Georgia: Praise the Lord for His power to make walls fall down. Pray that as the walls of Jericho fell, the Lord will break down all the walls that hold Muslim people in this area captive and that Christians from all our local churches will befriend them and share the gospel with them. Pray that there will be a great movement to Jesus Christ.

Open hearts

Diaspora in Hong Kong: Pray for F family and for Y family, that they may open their hearts to Jesus during our home visits.
Pray for S, a devoted Muslim, that she may open her heart to learning more about Jesus. We are thankful that our friendship is growing.
Pray for L, who has lost motivation to read the scriptures. May the Holy Spirit strengthen her heart to seek Him.

Promises

Diaspora in France: Wednesday is a highlight for us as we visit Alistair, Rachel and family. Having worked our way through the promises of our book to their fulfilment, we have now gone back to the beginning. Pray that as these stories become more familiar, they will see their relevance to their own hearts and acknowledge their need before God.

Harvest

Diaspora in Wales: Pray for a spiritual harvest among our students as we restart the women’s conversation class.

Love of Christ

Diaspora in Michigan: Praise God for 10 newly arrived immigrant families in Sep. and Oct. we are working with to help them settle. Pray God would strengthen the relationships between these families and the US families helping them. May they see the love of Christ.

Outreach

Diaspora in Germany: Praise God for the outreach we have done in Bayern, reaching out to many Muslims. Praise for the three Syrian families the Injil team met who invited them to come and have lunch and hear about the Lord. Pray for follow up and for the Holy Spirit to draw them to Jesus.
Pray for S family (mother and three kids) who have heard the gospel and are open to hear more.

Start a group

Diaspora in Finland: Praise for the connection with Muslims from 4-5 different countries. Pray that our relationships with these people will grow. Pray they would be willing to study the Bible together.

Seeking Jesus

Diaspora in France: Continue praying for Carla as she seeks Jesus so intently.
Pray for our Turkish friends that we shared the Gospel with, that these seeds would bear fruit and that Jesus would reveal Himself to them.

Celebrations

Diaspora in California: Pray for the International Student ministry this month. The majority of the students are from India and will be celebrating their Festival of Lights, Diwali, November 12th. May they come to know Jesus, The Light of the World.
My church is hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner for International students November 18th. We are praying for 50 students to come. May they hear and understand why we, as Christians, are thankful and who we give our thanks to.

Make connections

Diaspora in Canada: Pray as I make connections with some of our older campers who have technically “aged out” of camp. We want to encourage and mentor these youth and continue to be a witness and source of support. Pray that we have a good turn out for our camp follow up event, Club Soar, planned for November.

Gospel-clarifying conversation

Diaspora in Michigan: Praise God Cali went to church with me twice and we had a good Gospel-clarifying conversation. Pray God would work through the barriers in her heart to reveal Himself to her and her need for Him.

Open hearts

Diaspora in Florida: Pray for my meetings with a local imam and with a young Muslim man this week. and for Linda’s meetings with Muslim ladies in the pipeline. Pray for the Holy Spirit to open their hearts to hearing gospel truth.

Struggling

Diaspora in Canada: Pray for the many colleagues I work alongside with who are really suffering and struggling with the conflict in the middle east, many who are Muslim, specifically S. and A. Pray that I could be salt and light in the interactions I have with them and that the Prince of Peace would reveal Himself to them.

Pray for understanding

Diaspora in France: Amanda appreciates very much the Scripture portions we are able to share with her in her own language. Ask for good understanding and a desire to know more. Continue to pray for her son, Billy, who is currently in prison. Pray he ponders the Truth he has heard and submits to the Lord.

Heavy burdens

Diaspora in Georgia: Praise the Lord for a Nigerian sister in a nearby mobile home park who has opened her home and invited neighbors to come for Bible study. Pray for that group to grow and especially for the immigrants who live there to come. Pray for the gospel of John and the fellowship time to greatly encourage the women who have many heavy burdens.

New neighborhood

Diaspora in Georgia: Praise the Lord for ongoing friendship and visits with Ms families. Pray for the salvation of S’s family and M’s family. Pray for an open door to minister in another new neighborhood where there are several Africans from Cameroon. Pray that my friend Cindy will open her home to host a women’s gathering. Pray for salvation to come to that neighborhood.

Healing and friendship

Diaspora in Georgia: Pray for A, an Afghan M woman I recently visited with an outreach group in Clarkston, GA, for healing from her cancer and most important, spiritual healing.
Pray that friendship would continue to develop and deepen with my friends F and Z.

More students

Diaspora in Toronto: Pray for Victor as he teaches on the book of Genesis to newer Iranian believers in order to build a good foundation. Unfortunately, very few students attend the class. Pray for their desire for the Lord not to grow cold.
Victor also plans to teach Christianity Explored to seekers coming to church in January. Pray for seekers coming to church to sign up.

Mosque-Church meeting

Diaspora in Florida: Pray for the mosque and church meeting scheduled for October 14th to discuss, “Who is Jesus?” Pray for truth to be clear.

Seeking truth

Diaspora in Minnesota: Pray for Mr. M. and Mr. H. Both are seeking the truth. May they find it and passionately follow Him.

Asking questions

Diaspora in France: Praise God for the good visit with Senegalese friends. Praise God for the husband who asked many questions and eagerly took a Bible with plans to meet again for discussion. Pray that Travis can start meeting together regularly even with their busy schedule as restaurant owners.
Praise for Travis’ French friend with a Catholic background who is asking many questions about the reality of a relationship with God. Pray for wisdom for Travis as they meet, and for the Holy Spirit to guide him to salvation.

Salvation and progress

Diaspora in Georgia: Praise the Lord for the salvation and progress in faith of several ESL students from last year. Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring the students this year to know Jesus through reading and discussing the gospel of John. Pray especially for one Ms lady, A from Sierra Leone. Pray that all the students will come regularly to class so they get the most benefit.

Bible study

Diaspora in California: Pray for a group of 5 International female students who are meeting together on campus once a week for a Bible study. Pray for fruit and for fellow student Carol who is leading them that she would have wisdom and grace.

Saturday brunch

Diaspora in France: Praise God for a few Christian and Non-Christian women coming occasionally to Mary’s Bible and Brunch on Saturday mornings. Praise for the two believers, one who seems to be growing significantly. One seeker, C. is so eager to learn and shares with her mom and another friend what she is learning. Pray for their salvation and for the growth of our two Christian friends.

Classes beginning

Diaspora in Wales: Pray for the Women’s English classes: Thank God for a good initial week of the English classes (25 ladies,10 children from 13 language groups!). Pray for the Spirit to draw many to Himself. And ask that God will provide additional Monday Crèche helpers.
Pray for the International Women’s Sewing Class: Classes began Oct 2nd. Continue to pray for the 5-minute class devotional and the discussion time that follows as we share a snack together.

Classes

Diaspora in England: Pray for the new parenting course starting the first week of October. Pray for more women to join the 4 women already signed up.
Praise God for a full English class again this year at the Somali Resource Centre and for such an enthusiastic, motivated class.
Pray for my ongoing conversations with A. about spiritual matters, particularly about the Qur’an and the Bible.

Classes starting

Diaspora in Wales: Pray for women’s English and Sewing Group classes which will restart Monday, Sept 25th.
Pray for the 5-minute spiritual object lessons in Sewing class that often leads to further discussions.
Pray that God will provide students and spiritual fruit in this new academic year.

Discern the truth

Diaspora in Minnesota: Continue to pray for Mr. M who we have had deep discussions with regarding the cost of following Jesus in his community. Pray that he might discern the truth.

Share

Diaspora in Brazil: Pray as we mentor a local Moroccan believer, J. Pray that J would catch the vision to share his faith with others in his family and with his friends.

Become followers of Jesus

Diaspora in Hong Kong: Pray for Muslims Ms. L, Mr. C, Mama I, S, and F and their families to understand God’s truth. Pray that barriers between them and faith will be removed. Pray that they become followers of Jesus in God’s timing.

Reflect

Amanda’s son Billy was arrested towards the end of August and is now in prison. We are not sure of the exact charges but Amanda is relieved that he is no longer on the streets. There have been numerous drug and gang-related shootings of late and she feels he is now in a secure place. Pray that this latest incarceration will cause him to reflect on his lifestyle. Pray for Amanda too as we share with her from the Bible – she likes hearing things in her own language.

Student outreach

Diaspora in Florida: We are really praying for North Africans who want to study the WORD this year- please pray with us.
Pray for an outreach with international students September 16th. Pray for new Muslim connections.

Outreach

Diaspora in Brazil: Pray for the international student ministry at the university which has a large population of African students. Pray for strategic meetings.
Pray for the courses we are offering for the diaspora in our city that they will be well attended and people will be open to the gospel.
Pray for wisdom and direction for the believing women who meet here on the second Monday of each month.

May many come

Diaspora in Georgia: Please pray that the Lord will bring immigrants who are hungry for Jesus to these Bible studies, and that this year they will believe in Him:
Monday—Queensley’s home
Tuesday—AM Becca’s home PM—Fayette Pregnancy Resource Center
Wednesday—ESL class at First Baptist Church
Thursday—Mobile food pantry at Grace Church
Friday—ESL class at First Baptist Church

Good soil

Diaspora in Canada: Pray for V as he teaches the book of Genesis to newer Iranian believers. Unfortunately, they are having trouble committing to attend because of hectic work schedules and/or inconveniences. Pray that these seeds that are sprouting will not grow on rocky soil or among thorns, but on good fertile ground to produce fruit.
Pray as V also plans to teach Christianity Explored to seekers coming to church. Pray for students and for wisdom.
Pray that the Lord would convict non-believer’s hearts through street evangelism, and that people would be open to have logical conversations about faith.

Darkness

Diaspora in Brazil: Pray especially for spiritual discussions with an Egyptian single mom, M. Pray for the ability to communicate well despite language barriers, and for the darkness of Islam to be rolled back in the lives of M and her 3 children, as well as her Egyptian parents who have come to live with her.

Grace to believe

Diaspora in France: Pray for the ‘Saturday Bible and Brunch’ Mary is hosting with some Christian and non-Christian ladies going through the main parts of John. Pray for grace to believe.

Ladies’ Bible study

Diaspora in California: Pray for Carol, an Indian Christian student who is organizing a ladies’ Bible study on campus for interested international students Friday mornings. Pray for nothing to hinder participation and that there would be fruit.