Special Prayer Request:

• The supplies in the 40-foot container have been delivered to Tree City, but there is still a problem with local customs clearance. Please pray the Lord will open a way for us to solve this problem.

Africa – Mineral City

Duke & Sandy

Personal & Family

• Pray for our safety.
• Pray for the safety and health of our family and parents in China.

Ministry

• Pray for brothers and sisters to love reading the Bible every day.

Levant – Tree City

Ministry: Tree City Nexus Center

• May the Lord bless Tree City and stop the war in the South.
• Pray that this year, Nexus Center will have the opportunity from God to lead more people into His Kingdom.
• Education Ministry: Pray for students, parents, and teachers to experience God’s love.
• Youth Ministry: Pray that the youth will remain passionate to know God and His Word.
• Church: Pray that members’ lives will be good witnesses for the Lord.

Joe & Ginna

Personal & Family

• Pray for the health of our parents in China, especially the continued recovery of my (Joe’s) father.
• Pray for suitable schooling for our elder daughter.
• Prayer for our family to have a closer relationship with the Lord.

Ministry

• Pray that we can continue to work hard every day learning the local language and that we can build good relationships with the local people.
• Pray that we have suitable housing and language teachers.
• Pray that we will have a united heart and good relationships with local co-workers — that as we grow together with co-workers and teachers, our local body of Christ will be healthy.

Levant – Olive City

Samson & Ava

Personal & Family

• May the Lord give us the strength, passion, and a heart like Jesus to serve children and the community.
• Pray that we will be creative in improving House of Hope.
• Pray that our two daughters will do well in their exams, become good role models, and be healthy.

Ministry: House of Hope

• Pray for team unity and harmony.
• Pray that students will receive comfort and peace while studying at the Center.
• Pray that we will follow the Lord’s leading and plan for this year.

Southeast Asia – Coconut City

Thai Sister ChawChaw and Hong Kong Sister Winnie

Personal & Family

• Pray that Chawchaw and I (Winnie) can recover soon and be in good health.
• May God remove all obstacles in front of me (Winnie) in the process of Coconut City citizenship application.
• Pray ChawChaw’s family members will be more committed to serving God.
• Pray that our unsaved family members will be saved and that the faith our saved family members will be strengthened.

Ministry: Grace Center

• Pray for God’s guidance to start full construction as soon as possible.
• The children have come back to celebrate the New Year. Many of them were coughing when they returned: may God heal them!
• May God send co-workers to Grace Center to serve with us so that we can complete God’s work together.

Southeast Asia – Banana City, Lychee City

Brother Tai and Sister Ling

Personal & Family

• I (Brother Tai) spent a week in Lychee City visiting refugee camps and orphanages. We now plan to go also to Banana City to encourage and comfort our brothers and sisters; may God keep us safe.
• My wife and three children are in my hometown. May God keep them safe and healthy.

Ministry

• Lychee City: The war continues; there is shelling every day. Pray that God will keep our brothers, sisters, and the refugees safe and healthy and put an end to the war.
• Lychee City: The war has caused commodity prices to skyrocket, and refugee camps and orphanages are in urgent need of food, winter clothes, quilts, and tents. May God provide, support, and strengthen the faith of brothers and sisters so that they can spend their difficult days in His grace.
• Banana City: Life is very difficult for brothers and sisters in the mountains. They make a living by hunting and by collecting wild honey and selling it. Pray God will provide cotton-padded clothes and quilts for everyone for the winter and supply their needs. Pray God will strengthen everyone’s faith.

Southeast Asia – Chili City

Zane & Nancy

Personal & Family

• Continue to pray for me (Zane), that God will heal me of water on the knee and toothache. Pray God heals Nancy so she doesn’t get flu. Pray for God’s mercy and healing, and that He strengthens our faith.
• Pray for us to understand God’s will and that He provides all of our needs.
• Pray for the renewal of my second sister’s spiritual life, that she will be willing to obey and rely on God.

Ministry: YouFu Center

• Pray the 23 children in YouFu Center will be obedient. Pray God gives us wisdom to know if we should continue operating the Center for the coming second half of the school year.
• Pray that the four newly baptized brothers and sisters and the four seekers will experience and know God, and may God heal those among them who are sick.
• Pray that the brothers and sisters in the uremia patient’s fellowship will be healed by God, experience Him, and trust Him.

South Asia – Friendship Country/Middle East – Ruby City

Giles & Joan Family

Personal & Family

• Pray we can settle and serve in Ruby City.
• Pray for our visa application to go smoothly.
• Pray that God will give our younger son wisdom in his studies and a wife, a suitable companion to walk this Heavenly Road.

Ministry: Ruby City

• Pray for us to have wisdom in serving international students.
• We plan to expand our guest house to include a restaurant. May God provide everything we need.

Ministry: Friendship Country

• Pray that the monthly studies of the Q city college students in our training program will go smoothly.
• Pray for people in the villages we have visited, that their hearts will be drawn by God’s Word to receive the Gospel.

South Asia – Water City

Lewis & Lucy

Personal & Family

• Pray for our family’s spiritual and physical health and peace.
• Pray for wisdom for Lucy to arrange everything in our new home.

Ministry

• Pray for our women’s group and our visitation ministry in the community to win more people to God.
• Pray for our local co-workers and teachers, for good teamwork as they serve in the countryside.
• Pray we can continue to train new disciples and raise up local young people in the coming year.
• Pray for the restaurant and cafe we operate, that we will have wisdom to manage and bless our employees.

Alex & Ruth

Personal & Family

• May our Heavenly Father watch over our parents and family.
• Water City is seriously polluted, the traffic is congested, and we are under pressure from work and service. Pray for our physical and emotional health.

Ministry

• Pray for our education center in the slum. As the new year begins, some children will be graduating, and we will recruit some new students. May God bring the right children to us. May God help our local co-workers serve these children with more love.
• Pray for the business platform we operate. The local economy is currently in a recession due to inflation. At the same time taxes on foreign companies are relatively harsh, which adds more pressure on us. May God help us continue to persevere in this difficult environment and give us enough orders to maintain the company’s balance of payments and a surplus.
• Pray for Water City. After three months of turmoil, the general election has finally come to an end. May God have mercy on this country and revive the local churches!

Jeremy & Iris

Personal & Family

• Pray for my (Jeremy’s) studies.
• May God give my wife more strength for her work.
• Pray for the health and safety of our two daughters. Pray for my eldest daughter to adapt to primary school.

Ministry

• Pray for me as I lead three Chinese pastors on a short visit to Water City at the end of February: may God guide the trip and provide for our needs.
• May God lead me in my preparations to return to and serve in Water City.

Norman & Linda

Personal & Family

• Pray for our safety and health here.
• Linda’s mother was examined and found to have a liver abscess. Pray she receives appropriate treatment and is healed.

Ministry

• The application process for our needed documents has been delayed by local authorities. Pray that God makes a way!
• Pray for my (Norman’s) work in the local area: may God use me in different positions to glorify and witness for Him.

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