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Prayer Team Update — July 7-11

Pray for Shipping of Helicopter to Asia Pacific
Monday, July 7
Persevere in prayer for the container holding the R66 helicopter for Asia Pacific is needed. It just gets stickier and stickier. Pray for the aviation team in-country to make wise decisions regarding how the transport will happen. Their shipping agent is trying to get the container to arrive in a smaller port in the city where our hangar is. But to go through this small port is bringing complications. We need God’s divine intervention on this whole operation!
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Pray for Literacy and Bible Translation in Asia Pacific
Tuesday, July 8
Kathryn Kreiger ministers among the “B” people of Asia Pacific. As the team had their first literacy workshop in the “B” language, they faced many physical and spiritual storms. Yet Kathryn was reminded, “Our faithful God has never left us to walk alone — not even for a moment!” One of these storms: the sudden passing of Grandpa Mon, one of the language helpers, before the literacy workshop was completed. Pray “that God would push back the forces of darkness and build His Church here among the ‘B’ people, in His perfect timing.” Pray for the team to “continually be looking up to our faithful God” as they transition from literacy to translation.

Pray for the Ka’apor Church in Brazil
Wednesday, July 9
Reuben and Lydia Schuring minister among the Ka’apor people of Brazil. As the Schurings are on home assignment, “pray for the Ka’apor men and ladies who will be overseeing the church programs.” Pray for Ka’apor men to continue to come to Bible studies, and pray that God would work in their hearts. Reuben and Lydia were encouraged to hear from a Ka’apor believer recently who told them that the church is meeting together to “place our livers (hearts) on God … and to talk to Him. … We know that while we are still on this earth, we need to continually be looking at (studying) His Word.”

Pray for the Buru Church in Asia Pacific
Thursday, July 10
Paul and Tina McDole minister among the Buru people of Asia Pacific. Paul is preparing lessons on the book of Daniel for the Buru church. Because the story of Daniel was not studied in the chronological teaching, “it’s the first time they have heard these stories!” Pray that the story of God’s sovereignty in Daniel’s life would impact the believers. Meanwhile, the church is bringing God’s Word to their unbelieving neighbours. Pray that the unbelievers will understand their need for a Saviour. Praise God that He is raising up more young people from Asia Pacific to bring the Good News to those who haven’t heard — 30 students graduated from Bible school and six from cross-cultural ministry training.

Pray for Wana Church Outreaches, Asia Pacific
Friday, July 11
Ed and Jeanne Casteel minister among the Wana people of Asia Pacific. “It has been neat to see the many people that are coming to Christ” as a result of Wana church outreaches. One outreach team is building a canoe to bring God’s Word to an isolated village. Pray that the R66 helicopter we have prayed about, which is expected to ship soon, would “arrive quickly and safely and can be put into operation in a timely manner” to aid in these remote outreaches. Pray for provision and safety for the outreach teams. They are not receiving “any wage for what they are doing — they say their wage is the reward of seeing folks come to know the Lord and [of] knowing they will spend eternity together with them.”
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