I want to thank everyone who came out last Sunday evening to hear about and pray for our mission partners. Find attached the most recent prayer requests from our mission partners. Please join us in our mission by praying for those with whom we are partnering for the progress of the gospel.
CrossWay East
CrossWay East
- That God would stir up the hearts of His people at CrossWay for the poor and needy in our community--that we would have God's heart for Kenosha.
- That God would bless the planning and implementation of our initial step(s) into ministry. We need wisdom!
- That God would prosper the work of our hands. Pray that God would help our work to be effective in meeting real needs and building meaningful relationships.
- That God would help us to serve in a distinctly Christian way. We want to love as God loves, never losing sight of the centrality of the gospel.
Care Net Pregnancy Center, Kenosha
- Pray for the promotion, preparing, and planting of Care Net pregnancy centers throughout the country. Pray for an ever-increasing network of volunteers and financial support.
- Pray for the clear presentation of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to the women and men who feel alone and without hope in this world.
- Pray for the effective counseling of women with unplanned pregnancies and for the birth of their babies. Pray especially for the education of young adults and the promotion of sexual abstinence outside of marriage.
Washington Manor Nursing Home, Kenosha
- Pray that CrossWay would be able to provide a continual stream of people to visit and care for the residents of Washington Manor on Thursday evenings.
- Pray that as CrossWay visits the residents of Washington Manor that we would show the love, mercy, compassion, and kindness of Jesus Christ.
- Pray that through our ministry that some may come to know Christ as their Lord and Savior.
- Pray that God would build relationships between specific people of CrossWay and specific residents at Washington Manor so that God’s love may be effectively communicated through His church.
The Gospel Coalition, Deerfield, Illinois
- Pray that the Coalition would effectively guard the gospel and help churches which have strayed from it return to it as the foundation of their ministry.
- Pray for wisdom in the selection of new resources to include on the website.
- Pray for the 2009 National Conference, that it would be a helpful event that serves the church, that it would take place without any major glitches, that we would be able to cover our costs and that God would do an amazing work through His Spirit.
- Pray that God would provide wisdom for our leadership
- Pray that we would grow in the right ways, in the right areas and for the right reasons.
CrossWay Community Church of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
- Pray for the leadership team: Jason Dahlman, Wayne Klingler, and Greg Edlund.
- Pray for outreach into the community, particularly the Hispanic community.
- Pray for wisdom about how to serve the needs of those around us.
- Pray that God would knit together the hearts of those in care groups and that deep fellowship would be cultivated.
Rancho 3M Orphanage, Juarez, Mexico
- That God would save all of our children
- That He would give me and all of the staff wisdom, discernment and patience in dealing with the children
- That He would continue to protect and provide for us
- That He would enable us a way to finish our fence as quickly as possible
- That He would send us qualified folks to teach English in our school and serve in the office as a secretary
- That God would provide us a pastor to plant a church here
- That God would choose some of our older boys to be pastors, to eventually plan a church in a strategic location in Mexico
- Pray for extra grace in our marriage and parenting
Dominique and Laura Angers: Ambilly, France, Geneva Bible Institute
- Pray that Dominique would have the necessary time to advance with his dissertation and to prepare new courses and that he would remain in dependence on God.
- Pray for the GBI students, that they would grow in understanding God’s word, that they would be transformed by it and that they would be prepared for ministry.
- Pray that God would lead us in our search for a house that meets our family needs and is not too far from Geneva Bible Institute and our church.
- Pray for Laura as she seeks to show God’s love to our children.
- Pray that God would show us in what ways he would have us serve in our church and how we should be involved in our community.
David and Yulia Beatty: Budapest, Hungary
- Recently 15 Albanian believers here have taken the step of baptism. Pray that God would continue to deepen each of them in their faith.
- Pray for the National Director of Albania and his family - Ylli and Nikki Doci
- Pray for the Lord's provision for our present financial needs.
- Please join us in praying that our son Evan, born Saturday, November 8, will be a strong, unwavering rock of faith for our Lord God.
- Pray that Yulia would continue to strengthen physically and to find some normalcy in her new grueling schedule.
- Pray for me (David) in this new balancing act of expanded family and ministry.
In order for us to more effectively minister to all 19 countries we serve in Eastern Europe, we have now moved to Hungary. - Pray for Turi and Endriti who face adverse pressures from their Muslim families.
- Pray for our new church leader, Dori Melaj, to grow in his responsibilities as administrator and to “preach the incomparable riches of Christ” – Eph. 3:6.
Ch@d and Ch@rity: South Asia
- Pray that the Lord would continue his work of grace in Ch@rity and me, preparing me to be a good husband and her to be a good wife.
- Pray that God would enable both Ch@rity and I to be good stewards of our time between now and our wedding, Dec. 27.
- Pray for the grace, wisdom and courage to speak with my local weaver friends. Pray that God would cause these friends to hunger to know more of Christ.
- Pray for the Lord to awaken faith in the hearts of many Ansari Muslims.
Paul and Arcy Caampued: Antipolo City, Rizal (Manila) Philippines
- Pray for additional members to join the Pastors Training Center (PTC) Training Team so we can accommodate a request for training a group of pastors in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
- Pray for the group of London businessmen who agreed to contribute funds for the construction of the PTC Center.
- Pray for Paul III, that he could complete his studies by 2009. He is a 5th year student at the Institute of Political Economy in International Studies and Development at the University of Asia & the Pacific.
- Pray for my wife, Arcy, as she continues to serve the Lord among the women in Antipolo City.
- Pray for me that God will give me more wisdom to lead the PTC Training Team as more members are being added.
- Pray for lecturers who will help Paul teach the 9th Annual Ministers Conference, April 14-17, 2009.
Nelson and Marcia Salviano: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Pray for CrossWay’s visit to Brazil for our Grassroots Leaders Annual Conference next year.
- Pray for decisions for 2009, especially concerning cutting down expenditures in order to continue training leaders in Brazil.
- Pray for Marcia’s father’s health and that he receive Jesus as his Savior and Lord.
- Pray for Christmas with our families and that God keeps us in good health.
- Pray for ESCALE (Portugese for: School for Equipping Christian Leaders) and for the financial resources needed to train pastors in many different locations.
Entrust Foundation: Jem and Lucy Hovil: Cape Town, South Africa
- Pray for grace as we serve in the local church, especially for Jem to be an encouragement to Brian, the pastor.
- Pray for the Entrust Foundation as it seeks to grow its work faithfully.
- Pray for David Vecchitto as he serves on the Advisory Committee and encourages project partners.
- Pray for productive relationships to be built locally for the gospel.
- Pray for Jem as he develops a curriculum for pastoral training in sub-Sahara Africa. Pray that Jem would have wisdom to prioritize the topics and be able to contextualize the training for Africa.
- Pray for the local pastor training work, that many would be built up.
- Pray for the planning of an Entrust Foundation consultation in East Africa in March ’09, bringing together those training leaders in Sudan.
Paul and Rodah Mbandi: Scott Theological College, Machakos, Kenya
- Pray for God’s grace and empowerment for our ministry opportunities
- Pray for God to send lecturers (both Kenyans & non-Kenyan missionaries) to us next year.
- Pray for my wife, Rodah, who, in addition to working and seminars, has started taking classes at Daystar University in the area of management.
- Pray for good rain in Kenya this year. Lack of rain and post-election violence has made life very difficult in Kenya.
- Pray for many Scott Theological College students and their guardians who are struggling to raise the college fee.
- Pray for the seminars and conferences in which I will be participating in the coming weeks.
CrossWay Mission Team to North Africa - Pray for the disabled people of North Africa and for more workers.
- Pray for the government support of physical therapy, special education services, and other support services for the disabled.
- Pray for changes in the way people perceive the disabled and increased opportunities for them within North African society.
- Pray for opportunites to in word and deed proclaim Christ.
