SAMS-USA - Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders P.O.Box 399 Ambridge, PA 15101 724-266-0669
Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders
P.O. Box 399
Ambridge, PA 15003
724-266-0669
February 25, 2014                                               Issue 14.2.1
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Praise Reports:
  
We give thanks for the churches who will be celebrating World Mission Sunday this Sunday March 2, 2014.  We ask for all to continue to pray for mission work worldwide.  
  

Join with Russ and Heidi Smith in thanksgivingSmith Family  for a wonderful and very full Home Ministry Assignment. The Smiths had over 50 presentations in 16 states (and in the province of Alberta in Canada) in the 3 months they have been here. God provided vehicles and housing through generous senders every step of the way, along with safe travel during a very stormy winter.

 

The VanderbijlsJohann and Louise Vanderbijl give thanks for the blessing of new connections they have been able to make as they raise partners for their ministry.

 

 

  

 

 

The Mudge familyPraise the Lord with Shaw and Julie Mudge for  the many people who have been exploring their public OATC online theological education site since Advent began. 

 

The BradshawsThank the Lord with Chuck and Beth Bradshaw for the privilege of sharing Clark and Carol Smith's ministry (E412) with students and colleagues in Mityana, Uganda, and participating as team members in their mission at the Archbishop Janani Luwum Theological College in Gulu. They also give thanks for the offers of medical school admission for their daughter Helen.

 

Janine LeGrandGive thanks with Janine LeGrand in Uganda for all the donors who support her ministry and pray God's blessings on them.  Also, she praises God for healing in overcoming asthma and some back trouble.

  
Prayer Requests:
  

Grant and Wendy LeMarquand ask your prayersthe LeMarquands  for South Sudan and for the many refugees now in Ethiopia. Pray they will respond as effectively as possible to the situation there. Also lift up Wendy as she visits her father in Edmonton, Alberta, who is in the final stages of terminal cancer.

  

The ChapmansLift up Mike and Linda Chapman for continued evangelism efforts in the Andes Mountains,

breakthroughs in ministry, health, and financial support.

 

  

The WhitakersPraise God with Gregory and Heidi Whitaker, who recently celebrated the 6-month anniversary of their arrival in Cambodia. Thank God for the Lord's protection and for their community's care and welcome as they have settled in. Pray for continued growth of the Khmer Anglican churches, leadership, and outreaches, and especially for the international congregation at Church of Christ Our Peace, as they journey through Lent and Holy Week, that many people would meet Christ in a deeper way.

 

Chuck and Beth Bradshaw ask your prayers for the healing of trauma from the 25 years of civil war inflicted by the Lord's Resistance Army on Gulu, Northern Uganda (the fighting officially ended in 2010). They also ask for the Lord's help as they teach about the power of the Holy Spirit to church leaders, and for continued progress in cross-cultural adjustment and language learning.

  

Eldon StoffelLift up Eldon Stoffel in Rwanda  as he seeks God's guidance in helping with the needs of others near his work place at Sonrise School. Especially lift up the need for good tuition-free schools.

 

 

 

Margarita GrachenJoin with Margarita Grachen in lifting up the young ladies' retreat for mother and daughters and the very first young men's retreat for the teenagers of Osman Hope Shelters which her team will be hosting in Honduras. The retreat will be the weekend of March 21st. Pray for God's hands to surround these very important retreats.

 

 

The Vivancos 

 

Please pray for Roberto and Cameron Vivanco as they mourn the death of Cameron's mother Margaret. Pray for healing, joy and peace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The FountainsJoin in prayer for Doug and JoEllyn Fountain as Doug settles into his role in charge of Operations with Medical Teams International and for JoEllyn as she engages in life in Portland, Oregon, and seeks the Lord's will for what is next for her.

 

Lift up Janine LeGrand and pray for continued protection of her health and also for good access to transportation (Most of the diocesan vehicles are currently not running, which is limiting outreach opportunities.).

 

Please pray for Russ and Heidi Smith as they return to Chile and especially for their youngest daughter Jocelyn as she says good-bye to her grandmother after three wonderful months of being with her! Also, please pray for their home in Chile, which has some water damage, for the new school year, and the new ministry the Smiths will begin in July.

 

Continue to lift up Johann and Louise Vanderbijl as they seek new partners for their ministry.

 

 

Join with Shaw and Julie Mudge in praying for faculty, family, finances, friends, ministry opportunities, God's prevenient grace, and their future.

 

The MarentesPlease pray with Juan and Maria Marentes as Maria prepares for ankle surgery in Colombia. Ask the Lord for quick healing and a productive Home Ministry Assignment with opportunities to bear witness to Jesus' love, grace and forgiveness.

 

 

 

The Dennison Family

Pray God's continued guidance, protection and  blessing for Brian and Mary Jane Dennison in Mukono, Uganda.

 

The Rhodes 

Pray for Joe and Tina Rhodes at St. Mary's Episcopal School in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, that the Lord would enlarge the enrollment of students at the school and provide the funds needed to give scholarships for the teacher's children.

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Ambridge, PA 15003
724-266-0669