“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Rom. 15:13
Nigeria
The cases keep on rising. Recently they have over 2500 cases. People are dying of corona, and people are burying them without taking precautions. In Kano, people are finally recognizing that people are dying of corona. Everywhere is locked down. They haven’t told people how long this lockdown will last. The government has tried to prevent interstate movement.
Peter’s church is still going on as usual, they try to space people out but it is very difficult. Many people are not taking enough precautions, and it is a huge concern. Pray for everyone’s families that they would be protected from the coronavirus!
Muslims are in the middle of Ramadan, please pray for them that God would open their eyes!
Pray for the tv episodes we have been running every Tuesday, there are three more we have yet to run, that people would hear them as they are locked down, and their hearts would be opened! Pray for internal
Pray for the MBB conference. The committee was supposed to meet next week. Pray for wisdom for everyone in knowing how to move forward. It is currently scheduled for October, for about 1,000 people.
Farming season is here, the cost of fertilizer is way too high, so next year may be tough, there may be a lack of food as a result of this.
The Izere people are close to Bauchi state, where there are many cases, and no one is complying with the orders in Bauchi, pray for the protection of the Afizere people.
Ishaku reports that the churches where we trained people, they are still using the follow up materials, praise God, pray for fruit for this training.
Pray that the federal government would make the test kits available. The government ran out of kits in Kano. Many states don’t have testing centers, and the tests have to be sent out of state.
Ethiopia
There is not yet an obvious outbreak in Ethiopia, so everyone is going about as usual. The government is warning them not to, but no one is really listening. Some government workers and factories are still shut down.
The president of Eritrea is alive, seems to have recovered. No one knows why so many soldiers are in the cities in Eritrea, it still seems ominous. Pray for protection for Christians as they are facing increased persecution still.
Prices of food has skyrocketed, please pray for the poor! Most people cannot afford three square meals in a day.
Cameroon
Please continue to pray for our sister Florence, who has lost her husband!
Please pray for protection and grace for Cameroonians, especially our trainees who remain in English speaking Cameroon, heavily oppressed by the government.
USA
Praise for a very successful fundraiser, we raised enough funds to continue on with our ministry this summer! We also were able to make contact with more people who want to pray!
Prayer for wisdom this week as we continue to follow up with people from the event.
Prayer for wisdom as we want to expand our prayer connections, for the team as we meet to strategize.
Pray for Dara as her oxygen levels continue to fluctuate and they do not know why yet. Pray for healing.
David’s wife Denise’s brother had a heart attack that was bad enough that he died and they brought him back. Denise’s mother may also have had a heart attack, they are putting a stent in. Pray for their health.
Pray for the construction in David’s house so they can bring Denise’s parents to live with them.
Pray that we continue to develop the technology to run some trainings virtually!
