Praise:
Join in giving thanks with Heidi and Gregory Whitaker in Cambodia for the Lord's presence at their Holy Week services. Their congregation truly met Christ and grew as a community.
Join in thanksgiving with Russ and Heidi Smith
and their daughter Joy who worked with Heidi at the Women's Cursillo in Chile that was held on the 8-11th of this month. Also, give thanks that 35 years ago this month Russ went to Chile for the first time on a summer missions team.
Join with Chuck and Beth Bradshaw in Uganda in
thanking God for the 2-week Music and Handcrafts Courses that just ended and for the beginning of the new college term at Bishop Lutaaya Theological College and Vocational Centre.
Bryan and Shakila Pyle are thanking the Lord for their smooth adjustment in Mauritius, for their church St. Simon, and for having found a school for their sons.
Praise God with Jeannie Loving in Honduras for
the children who have been able to have corrective surgeries, for Jeannie's mission partners, and for the Hondurans who help her.
Praise God with Margarita Grachen as she continues her ministry in Honduras for a matching grant received by Osman Hope that will allow it to open their fourth at-risk children's shelter full time in July 2014. Please pray for 10 sponsorships this year so that they can satisfy the grant requirements.
Prayers:
Brian and Mary Jane Dennison ask for prayers for Brian as he assumes the role of Acting Dean at Uganda Christian University's Faculty of Law and for the Lord's protection of Christians and churches in East Africa.
Join with Ana Reid in Honduras in praying for God's wisdom and direction as the Diocese of Honduras seeks to become self-sustaining, pray also for education and leadership development within the diocese. Pray that San Fernando Rey in Omoa, Honduras, will become a place of healing, growth and joy. And lift up Ana's daughter and family as they relocate to Boston and seek employment and for her son as he returns from military deployment in South Korea and is reunited with his family.
Lift up Grant and Wendy LeMarquand serving in
Ethiopia as they return to North America through early July for their Home Ministry Assignment meeting with churches, supporters, and family. Also, continue to lift up the still-growing numbers of South Sudanese refugees in their region (now over 100,000).
David Alenskis in Belize asks for prayers as he assumes larger responsibilities as Priest-in-Charge of both St. Andrew's and St. Hilda's churches with their three accompanying schools.
Pray for Michael and Linda Chapman in Peru that the Lord would supply for their finances, health, travel and strength to meet with ever increasing ministry.
Shaw and Julie Mudge ask for prayer for continued fruitful ministry, and for their family members who are asking for discernment and God's providence. Also pray for parish visitations, that they be in accordance with the Holy Spirit's timing and where Jesus would want them to be.
Lift up Matt and Sora Colvin in the Philippines for safety as Matt travels to the General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church in June and to Singapore and Indonesia to explore a possible future placement in July.
Join with Jessica Hughes at Uganda Christian University in praying for the new partnership among the theology faculty, law faculty, and the International Justice Mission. Please pray for the Lord to anoint the students' sermons and that this program would bring justice for those who need it.
SAMS missionary candidate Mary Chowenhill asks for prayers for Mariam facing death in Sudan for apostasy because she married a Christian. Pray for Christians in South Sudan to work for reconciliation.
Johann and Louise Vanderbijl ask for prayers for full funding that they need before they leave in August,the loads of paperwork that needs to be completed before they can apply for their visas, and all the packing.
Lift up Joe and Tina Rhodes in Honduras as Joe is preparing for surgery on June 3 and for his quick recovery. Also, continue to pray for St. Mary's Episcopal School in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Lift up the granddaughter of Eldon Stoffel, serving in Rwanda, who is seeking for the funds to come to visit him in Rwanda with her church group this coming August.
Chuck and Beth Bradshaw in Uganda ask prayers for the completion of the new men's dormitory at Ndejje University that will benefit retiring clergy and lay readers of this diocese. Pray for a new Bible study and English class Beth has initiated that began on May 17.
Pray for God's grace and guidance for Russ and Heidi Smith in Chile as they drive down to Temuco, Chile, to look for their new home this week.
Jeannie Loving in Honduras asks prayers for a good growing season in El Paraiso this year and a resulting bountiful harvest.
Please pray for Bryan and Shakila Pyle and their family as they serve in Mauritius. There are many needs and they ask for the Lord's guidance and discernment as they serve.
Please continue to pray for Roberto and Cameron Vivanco
in Ecuador for upcoming concerts for Roberto and his band, that the band would stay focused on Jesus. Also pray for summer teams, as they prep for those, and finally, for a smooth end to Cameron's pregnancy and delivery for the baby which is due May 27.
Please pray for Gregory and Heidi Whitaker as they await the arrival of their fourth child, due on the 4th of July!