Missions’ Prayer Sheet for November 2017

Prayer is Your Missionaries’ Greatest Need!

November 2017

Our Retired Missionaries

 

Virgil and Dolores Bunjer

• Retired missionaries from Germany, living in Ankeny, IA
• The medicine is seeming to slowly help Virgil’s pain and enables him to be a bit more active as well as to sleep better.

Allen and Marilyn Adler

• Native American ministry, Townsend, MT.

Ron and Kathleen Weber

• “Retired” in NJ after Church planting for 40 years in Brazil.

Joan Nichols

• Living in Ankeny, formerly served in Latin America
• The great grandson’s surgery went well.
• The spots on her lungs are some sort of infection. Pray for her medication to help the problem.

Wyzetta Titus

• Widow of Gerald Titus faithfully serving the homebound in her area of VA

Lois Wantoch

• Serving in her Church in NE after years on the Amazon

Bonnie Abbas

• Living with her sister in IA since leaving S.A. due to health reasons.
  

 

Missionaries We Support Financially and with Prayer

 

Darrel and Lori Jingst

• EBI (Spanish Literature Publication) in Sebring, FL

Norman and Susan Smith family (www.smithlife.net)

• Serving in Kumamoto, Japan – workers needed!
• Seeking to build bridges to individuals and establish Churches.
• Pray for the Smith Family as they plan to be in the States on a short furlough from mid-December through mid-March.                                                                               

Mike and Peggy Carr

• Missionary Builders with CBM, building presently completing the project at Fort Ashby, W. Va.

Dan and Peggy Whitcher  (www.danandpeggy.com )

• Church Planting and Development Coordinator, Baptist Mid-Missions

Brad and Marie Hansen and family

• Baptist Church Planters, Bussey, IA
• Visit the church website: www.busseychurch.com

Dennis and Peggy Robinson,

• CBM, Missionary Builders

Ed and Cheryl Bunt

• CBM Church Planters, Chatsworth, Illinois
• Pray for a neighbor who is fostering 4 children. The oldest gets to attend the Church.
• Some have left the Church, but some folks moving to the area are inquiring about the Church. “Welcome to real life in Church ministry.”

 

 

Missionaries We Support With Prayer

 

Lars and Phyllis Wessberg

• Missionary Evangelism with C.O.M.E.  Pray for them as they decide where/how God wants them to serve as they deal with the limitations of age.

Steve and Kelley Frerichs,

• Church Planters in Lima, Peru

Cathy King

• Pray for her ministry to women with Sabrina’s Hope.

Blane and Kelly Barfknecht Family (www.chalcohillsbaptist.com )

• Discontinuing as Church Planters with BCP at Chalco Hills Baptist Church in the Omaha area of NE

Lucas / Kimberly Warner ( www.facebook.com/WarneresinRomainia )

• Serving in Romania with Baptist Mid-Missions.

Nicole Carr

• Serving with Baptist Mid-Missions in Romania.
• She thanks the Lord for safe travel to and from the U.S. to attend her brother’s wedding.
• Pray for the young people she is working with.
• Pray for her acquisition of language skills!

The Jonathan Boyd Family

• Missionaries to Colombia with ABWE. (www.BoydHome.com )
• Pray for the many theological training opportunities! Jonathan will teach two classes to pastors in the new year – one course he is developing from the ground up!
• Right now, the Bolivian games are going on in the city. Pray for the outreach to visitors to Santa Marta.

Henry John Family

• With Baptist Mid-Missions serving in their native India
• Molly needs a kidney transplant.

Pat and Bonnie Ryal

• They are dealing with long-term effects of the chemo drugs the Dr. needed in order to go into remission with the cancer. An irregular heart rhythm is his latest health issue. Pray the Ryals can still be of use to the Lord in Nicaragua and other Latin American areas.

George and Dottie Hatfield (http://ghatfield.ebm.org)

• Campus Ministries at ISU in Ames
• Pray for the Sharbaughs – their support level at 78%.
• Several internationals are working on their written testimonies and plan to be baptized!
• Pray for the Bible studies that are underway.

Anna Beth Wivell (www.annabethwiv.com )

• Pray for the Chadian team as they aim to translate with accuracy. Pray for them as they are learning to use the computer in the work.

Rhonda Green RN

• Micronesian Medical Missions, Baptist Mid-Missions, Guam
• Her many opportunities to encourage young people and the women have continued.

 

The Mapes

• With Baptist Mid-Missions – Ghana. They have their tickets and will very soon be back in full swing in their African ministry.

Timothy and Jane Silcott Family (www.silcottministries.com )

• With COME bringing an evangelistic outreach to small Churches.

Pat and Wendy Campbell

• Baptist Mid-Missions, Missionaries to Peru

Wesley and Sonia Chatla

• International Gospel Missions – Church planting in India
• Wesley has been involved in pastors’ meetings/seminars.
• Leadership training is going on this month.
• The Chatlas hope to do some ministry travels. $1800. would cover their expenses.

The Phillips Family (www.phillips5.net) 

• Team Church Planters in Chicagoland with Baptist Church Planters.

Mark and Leslie Boyd and Family

• Church planting missionaries to Germany

The Snells

• Baptist Mid-Missions to Germany.
• God has provided the needed vehicle and housing. Pray for their language studies.

James / Christen Taylor – Brazil (www.taylors4brazil.blogspot.com )

• The construction project is approved. They are getting quotes for building the foundation.
• Studies in James have been a means to train the men of the Church for leadership.
• It was good to have James’ brother, David, visit. He has put the house where James and family live on the market. Pray that when it sells suitable housing will be available for James and family!

John and Bev Leonard (www.prayforjohnblog.wordpress.com)

• Baptist Mid-Missions, in Brazil
• Pray for safety in the areas where the Leonards take the Gospel. There are physical dangers and threats to health.

David and Patti West

• Gospel Mission of S.A. Pray that their remaining support is forthcoming because the end of language studies is about a month away and using what they have learned is so very necessary!

 Mark and Jennifer Tylavsky

• Church Planters with CBM.
• They still need to find a renter for their house her in IA.
• Settling is out in MD is going as well as can be expected, and they are certain this is where the Lord has called them to serve.
• Pray they can find a place to rent at a price that fits their budget. They need a garage and would like to have a dog for the family. God is able.
• Mark has the opportunity to be a chaplain for the local fire department!

Joy Akkermann

• Baptist Mid-Missions transitioning to the jungles of Peru

The Campbell Family (www.campbellfamily.com)

• Church planting in Murdo, SD.

Mark, Anahi, and Sophia Self                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

• Church planters/Serving in Argentina.
• Visitors have continued to attend the new Church. Pray for several who have shown interest in the Gospel, that they will personally accept it.
• The police ministry has changed, but praise God for upcoming seminar opportunities with Mark’s father-in-law teaching. He has much experience in law enforcement.

Rick and Elaine Fessel

• Assisting the German Missionaries in Eichstatt, Germany (BMM)
• People leaving the cemetery on All Saints Day received calendars with Scripture on them. Four hundred were passed out.
• The Fessels helped in the Nurnberg evangelistic meetings by having sessions for the children. Pray the Lord will use what adults and children heard to draw people to Himself..

Ben and Katie Wooster

• CBM Builders. Completing the West Virginia project.
• They were able to get the trailer!
• Support level is at 87%.
• The West Virginia church building is being used. Praise the Lord!

The Hemsworth Family

• On deputation to serve at Missionary Acres.
• Check out their new website: www.hemsworths2ma.com
• Their goal is to be at full support by June 30, 2018.

The Barry Farlow family

• Serving with Baptist Mid-Missions in Brazil in Church and Seminary teaching.

 

 

LET’S PRAY, GIVE, AND GO TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND CO-WORKERS! IF WE ARE ALL FAITHFUL IN OUR TASK, THE JOB WILL GET DONE! Pray for FBBC and Seminary students as they attend classes. Pastor Capon, State GARBC Rep., the online Bible study for kids atwww.iToadU.com ; Shepherd’s; Alpha Women’s Center; our KJAN Radio Broadcast and our website: www.fbcbrayton.org ; IARBC statewide ministries; Baptist Children’s Home Ministries; and Memorial Christian Hospital in Bangladesh (A crisis is going on there with a violent uprising in Myanmar and Bangladesh causing area hospital facilities to be overstressed. Humanitarian aid is needed! Patients are coming to the Christian Hospital which is already in need of more MD’s and nurses!). Pray for Israel/the Jews. Pray that we will reach those who need the Lord in our own neighborhoods. Patch Clubs are now resuming. Pray that kids can attend Church on Sunday. Pray that families in this area will see the need of boys and girls hearing the Gospel in order to grow spiritually every week through: Sunday School, Children’s Church ministries. Pray for and attend Women’s Bible Study and Men’s Prayer and Project Mornings!