Nigeria:
Staff training this week! Pray for grace and for the Holy Spirit’s presence!
Please continue to pray for the new believers and new trainees from the refugee camps outside of Jos!
There will be a meeting with spouses of our trainers and staff for the Nigeria team this week as well, to answer all their questions about the ministry and hear their hearts!
Rich, Peter, Ishaku and other staff had a safe trip to and from Jalingo this week! Praise the Lord for his protection and also pray for our plans for a new conference for evangelism and discipleship in the north in April! Pray for the family of the man who was our contact in Jalingo who died this past month.
Pray for the upcoming MBB conference! Pray for the travel for them and for Comfort
Children have gone back to school, some are young pray God will protect them and keep them safe and they can afford school
Sam’s mom is getting better! Continue to pray for healing. She is still on medication.
Keep praying for Peter’s sister-in-law who is a widow and just lost her eleven year old son.
Please pray for strength and grace for Comfort to move forward!
Comfort’s daughter has two more papers to write for her final exam for school in communications! Please pray for her for energy and wisdom and encouragement!
Ethiopia:
Pray for Eskendir’s health situation, last week he wasn’t feeling well, but he is recovering! Please pray for full healing
Pray for ministry with students. Last night they sent 150 materials to young people to follow up with new believers. People are coming to them, and he’s sending a report next week at the latest!
He is also arranging new training programs, Ethiopia’s new year starts recently, they’re planning for training for the rest of the year!
Pray for Eskendir’s two sons, older one Nathan, is going to second year of university, the younger one is waiting for his appointment to university. They don’t know where he is going to go, but they are praying for him. His name is Ibraham!
Ethiopia is currently calm, but people are still afraid. There is an election in 7 months, people are nervous and praying. Government publicly announced they arrested a bunch of people that were going to attack the country over the new year. Give thanks to God for protecting people.
Church leaders from Eritrea who did planning with Rich are doing well, they are trying to continue to use our materials. They are interested, some of them wanted to invite us to go, as visitors to encourage them via air. The close borders aren’t open to cross by foot. Some borders are open but they would need permission to visit us. Please pray for an even more lasting peace, and for mercy for the Eritrean church, that God would break the rod of oppression over them.
Cameroon:
Please continue to pray for Cameroon! There is severe oppression in the English speaking regions.
Please also pray for Florence for strength and comfort as she continues to support and care for her husband!
Please pray for healing for Florence’s husband!
Please also pray for the new believers who resulted from the outreach and trainings this past summer, for God to strengthen and comfort them and draw them into a family of faith.
USA:
David’s father in law prostate cancer! Pray for healing.
Pray for Stacey’s right knee, it is getting worse! Hopefully he will be getting some results from tests.
Rick Cordell asks for prayer for two flights! He’s flying today to speak at a conference for Emmaus Bible Fellowship and will be returning next Monday.
Pray also for Dara and David’s meeting with Kevin Whitman tomorrow, about fundraising plans for the fall and for the budget for next year.
