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We are saddened to say that Shirley Morris, SAMS missionary, went home to the Lord at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 15. Her funeral service is at Church of the Ascension, Pittsburgh, at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday. Please keep her sons, David and Jason, and their families in your prayers. Shirley served God faithfully and gave wholeheartedly of herself to the care of widows, the elderly, the forgotten and lonely. She provided lay and clergy leadership training, multiplied Bible study groups and brought dignity to many in both Uganda and England. She encouraged SAMS to become a more global ministry as she offered herself for service in Uganda. She was a blessing as she brought the hope of the Gospel in both word and deed.
 Join Grant and Wendy LeMarquand in thanksgiving for a successful clergy training and Mother Union training this past week in Gambella (Dec 9-12). Give thanks also that they were able to be joined by friends from the UK and the US, including Louise and Johann Vanderbijl.
 Chuck and Beth Bradshaw are thanking God for the week-long Mityana Diocesan Youth Conference that will end Saturday December 21st with approximately 1,100 youth and young adults attending. Praise God for those who have come forward to surrender their lives to Christ, for the teaching, and for the healing service last night Wednesday. Please pray that the youth will carry on in the commitments they have made after they return to their homes and schools.
 Praise God with Gregory and Heidi Whitaker in Cambodia for their transition into their new culture. Also give thanks for their congregation that is growing stronger, and for Heidi's part-time medical work with a quality foster care ministry. Continue to pray for the growth of the churches there, and for the Khmer pastors who have so much courage and perseverance.
 Give thanks to God for successful surgery for SAMS Trustee Brian Wortham on Monday. Pray for his wife Debora as she works to balance caring for their daughter Isabella and Brian and that the days in the hospital would bring recovery and an opportunity to bless those around them. Finally, pray that his pancreas would continue to heal and be restored.
 Please pray for South Sudan, which is experiencing civil unrest as the former Vice President has been arrested. Lift up SAMS missionary candidate Mary Chowenhill who had plans to return from Juba, Sudan, this week. Also, pray for the many new refugees coming into Ethiopia along the border regions of Sudan and South Sudan.
We ask prayers for SAMS Trustee Pam Hernandez who is having out-patient surgery this morning at 7AM MST. Pray for wisdom for the doctors and a quick recovery.
 Pray for safe travels for J ohann and Louise Vanderbijl, who are currently on a site visit with Grant and Wendy LeMarquand in Gambela, Ethiopia, through Sunday the 22nd and will be traveling on to Cape Town, South Africa, to spend Christmas with Louise's family. Ask the Lord to raise up Senders so that they can begin their missionary service in Gambella, Ethiopia, soon.
 Bishop Mike and Linda Chapman ask prayers for their finances, health, and safe travels while on Home Mi nistry Assignment in the US. They are thankful to be able to spend Christmas with their daughters and grandchildren.
Please pray for Tony Sousa and his wife Joanne, the senior warden of Chuck and Beth Bradshaw sending congregation, Church of Our Father, Hulls Cove, Maine. Tony has just completed a course of radiation treatments for prostate cancer and suffered an unusual string of complications. Yesterday he had triple bypass surgery. The Bradshaws also ask prayer for the 4-day class Beth will lead next week for church musicians and youth.  Ask the Lord's help with the work visa Eldon Stoffel needs to stay in Rwanda. Join him in thanksgiving for all God has provided.
Amanda Scott  asks for prayers for Olimpia, Gina, Dania, and Dilcia, teenage girls who have experienced far too much and who struggle daily. Pray also for water for the Children's Home in San Buenaventura, Honduras.
 Continue to pray for the mission trip of Mike and Betty Kaszer to Hope of Jesus Children's Home with the Millers, in El Venado, Honduras, May 31-June 7, 2014.
 Please lift up John and Ninfa Dixon a s they leave Alicante, Spain, on December 20 to go to Madrid and then to the US for Home Ministry Assignment. Pray for their church while they're gone and for José Luis who will be in charge. John give thanks for the ordination of his deacon in Móstoles to the priesthood, and for the new church he has started in Santa Olalla in the province of Toledo. Pray for a good visit with their children and their new granddaughter while they are in the US.
 Please pray for Doug and JoEllyn Fountain as Doug transitions to take up a leadership role with Medical Teams International, and they move to Portland, Oregon.
Thank you for praying for SAMS and your missionaries!
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