Missions’ Prayer Sheet for August 2013
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Prayer is Your Missionaries Greatest Need! August, 2013
Our Retired Missionaries – several of them still get some financial support from our Church
Virgil and Dolores Bunjer, Baptist Mid-Missions, now living at Ottumwa, IA, (former German Church Planters, now ministering to missionary retirees) Virgil says his reports are going to be less regular with the remodeling of the basement in Nancy and Charlie’s Ankeny house. Pray for strength for the labors! Good news from Germany . Record attendance at the LandshutChurch! The NurembergChurch celebrated 5 years with an overflow of attendance! Both Churches have had recent baptisms and a young person trusted Christ!
Louis Miller, retired builder, living at Manning needs our prayers and encouragement. To contact him: c/o The Manning Plaza, 410 Main St.Manning, IA51455, or e-mail plazaresident@mrhcia.com , and put in the subject line: Louis Miller.
Allen and Marilyn Adler, Native American ministry, Townsend, MT Pray that the man who accepted Christ in Feb. and who was baptized in April will be back at Church. Prison ministry was halted during a shut down. The missionary family headed to Canada are at 50% support but need to reach 60% by Sept. to participate in Baptist Mid-Missions Candidate briefing. Otherwise, they must wait to attend next spring. Marilyn is recovering from a cornea transplant in her right eye. Pray that healing continues to go well.
Joan Nichols, living in Ankeny, formerly serving in Latin America She reports that the trip to Brazil went very well, and she arrived in a timely fashion to help daughter Debbie as she recuperated from two surgeries. Granddaughter, JoAnna arrived to be continued help as Grandma left. JoAnna now starts missionary ministry full-time alongside her parents. Joan reports that her Church has called Shon Lundberg to be full-time pastor. That is a praise to the congregation!
Wyzetta Titus, widow of Gerald Titus serving the homebound in her area of VA
The Dean Buttons, former Builders, now located at Marshalltown, IA
Lois Wantoch serving in her Church in NE after years on the Amazon
Bonnie Abbas, actively “retired” in Chile, S. A.
Missionaries We Support Financially and with Prayer
Norman and Susan Smith family now back in Japan, seeking to build bridges to individuals/establish Churches– www.smithlife.net
Darrel, Lori, Stephanie, and Stacy Jingst, EBI (Spanish Literature Publication) in Sebring, FL There are now two sons in the family to go with the two daughters! Weddings went off just fine. Pray for enough staff at the Print shop. The Burkholders want to join the staff as soon as their house sells. Some workers are traveling and much is being done in areas that those remaining are not familiar with the workings of that department. Expensive reprints are underway at present too. Pray for Cynthia who ministers in Mexico and translates and edits children’s materials for EBI at the same time!
Mike and Peggy Carr, Missionary Builders at work in MI at CBM’s home office, now completing the Columbus, WI project.
Dan and Peggy Whitcher, Church Planting and Development Cordinator, Baptist Mid-Missions. Follow them: www.danandpeggy.com
Brad and Marie Hansen and family, Baptist Church Planters, Bussey, IA
Dennis and Peggy Robinson, CBM, Missionary Builders,
Ron and Kathleen Weber soon to be reporting to their Churches and the “retiring” after starting 11 Churches with ABWE in Brazil The Webers are on the road reporting to all their supporters. Pray for travel safety. Their 40 years of faithful service award presentation by the Mission was a wonderful experience for them. God used them in Brazil to establish 10 self-supporting Churches, each with a Brazilian pastor. 37 persons from these Churches serve the Lord as pastors, missionaries, or pastor’s wives! To God be the glory.
Ed and Cheryl Bunt, CBMChurch Planters, Danville, IA
Pete and Darla Ringleberg, CBM Home Office – in MI
Missionaries We Support With Prayer
Lars and Phyllis Wessberg – Missionary Evangelism with C.O.M.E. Steve and Kelley Frerichs, Church Planters in Lima, Peru
Stephen and Cathy King temporarily serving in the printing ministry as they anticipate going to Scotland Blane and Kelly Barfknecht family, Church Planters with BCP, Chalco Hills Baptist Church in the Omaha area of NE Check out the website: www.chalcohillsbaptist.com The second VBS the Church conducted in the playground near the parsonage without outside help was successful. The Church continues to raise money for a property. They are nearing 1/3 of the amount! Pray for a difficult ministry challenge – normal with ministry, but never “fun.” Pray for Kelly as she plans the new homeschool year. Pray too about the Barfnecht’s support level – needs to be raised.
Lucas and Kimberly Warner, serving in Romania with Baptist Mid-Missions Check out the progress: www.facebook.com/WarnersinRomainia
The Barry Farlow family, in Brazil, serving with Baptist Mid-Missions See: www.thefarlows.com Camp completed, the family is continuing on to Wyoming and Utah. Mark’s diabetes is a continuing challenge, but the Lord continues to lead as the family continues to learn to deal with it. Do pray and give, if you can, to help with the medical expenses (deductible is $5,000). In Brazil the family’s plan will cover 100% of the expenses. Plans are to return to Brazil early next year. $1300. more in monthly support is still needed. God is able.
The James Taylors (www.taylors4brazil.blogspot.com ) in BrazilThe men’s meetings have proved to be quite successful. Now the men are leading studies in the homes of the Church people. Pray for the Z family. Mrs. Z’s health is better and she seems to realize God is the family’s only hope. Pray for Christiano and Grace and Carlos and Nita. They want to grow in the knowledge of God. James’ sister Rachel plans to work with the Taylors for 2 years. She arrives Aug. 26th.
Ken and Sharon Loveall, preaching and teaching in Peru’s Andes Mountains
The Boyds to Colombia with ABWEVisit: www.BoydHome.com
Henry John family with Baptist Mid-Missions serving in their native India Henry was in India for 4 months. 39 souls professed faith in Christ this trip. 84 kids attended VBS. The Church is doing follow-up. Registering of the fellowship with the Government has been completed. The ministry is now recognized legally. Molly continues dialysis. Her sister’s immune system was not a match – even though her kidney would have matched. So the Johns await the kidney Molly needs. Pray for funds to buy land and build the seminary that is Henry’s dream. $300. more a month is needed by the family.
Pat and Bonnie Ryal medical missionaries to Nicaragua with ABWE – A 57 year old lady and an 89 year old man recently accepted the Lord at a clinic. Praise God for working in these hearts.
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