News & Prayer Prayer Requests from the Field   Urgent prayer request Please pray for Sri Lankan Nazarenes as they reach out to people displaced by the civil war. Months of heavy fighting brought Sri Lanka's civil war to a close in early May. Almost 300,000 people fled their homes and were gathered in refugee camps for months. Sri Lankan Nazarenes helped around 25,000 IDPs (internally displaced persons) with the most necessary items. Now the camps have been opened and people can return to their homes. But the need is overwhelming: they lost almost everything, and are returning to chaos and destruction. Please pray for the IDPs as they return home, for the resettlement process, and for the necessary resources to support our efforts to reach out to them in their new homes. Ministries to resettled people will start early in 2010; planned interventions include initial food relief, rebuilding of houses, establishment of several child development centres, food security projects including home gardens, trauma care and peacebuilding activities. Prayer & Praise Reports   Thank you for praying for our brothers and sisters throughout South Asia. It is making a great difference! If you would like to receive the Prayer & Praise Reports regularly by email or post, please contact Partnership Facilitator Glen Argabright (glen@argabrightcontractorsinc.com) to have your name added to the mailing list. The reports are sent out on a weekly basis. Bangladesh Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Leadership Bangladesh (16 July 2010) PRAISE GOD: • Praise from Rev Nathan: “Praise God for my recent trips to Germany and various locations. The meetings were excellent and fruitful. Thank you for your prayers.” • Praise God our SANBC students recently completed their second course. PRAYER REQUESTS: • Please pray for District Superintendent, Rev Nathan, and his sons, Shawon and Alex. Pray for God's protection as they travel and for Shawon as he begins a new school year. • Rev Nathan is requesting prayer for God's healing touch on NYI President Milton's mother who is in critical condition in ICU at the Dhaka Medical Center. • There are also a number of requests regarding health concerns for our staff, colleagues and pastors. Please pray about these requests, as well as protection for all of our workers. • Let's pray for God's blessings on the staff and families of the Dhaka Ministry Center. • Please pray for the SANBC students and teachers. • Let's pray for our JESUS Film ministry. Pray for God's protection and blessings on our JF team members especially during the current rainy season. • Please pray for the children, families and staff of our Child Development Centers. Pray that God will continue to bless this vital program and for additional funding. • Please pray for the approval of the Food Security project from NGO Affairs Bureau. • Please pray for an upcoming meeting with the Tearfund UK representative. • Please pray for peace and political stability. • Let's continue to pray for an outpouring of the Spirit and continued growth with deep roots throughout Bangladesh. Nepal (25 June 2010) PRAISE GOD: • We praise God for the new CDCs in operation as a result of the Compassion 575 effort! We also thank the Lord for funds and W&W teams who will be building the Bardaghat and Itahari Centres in September. PRAYER REQUESTS: • Please pray for District Superintendent, Dilli, as well as his wife and two sons. Let's pray for God's guidance upon his many responsibilities and safety during his extensive travels. • Please pray for God's blessing and protection from persecution upon all our Nepal pastors, leaders and their families. • Let's pray for the area pastors training scheduled for 30 June–2 July in Kathmandu. • Please pray for our organized churches. D.S. Dilli comments: “We pray for God's favour in developing strong, healthy churches and for them to experience additional growth.” • Please continue to pray for the SANBC students. • Please pray for lasting peace and political stability in Nepal. • Let's pray for our seven JESUS Film teams. Pray especially for God's protection and blessing upon the team members to effectively reach out to win souls for Jesus. • Please pray for the children, families and staff of our seven Child Development Centres. Let's pray for the centres as they witness and strive to meet the physical, mental and spiritual needs of the children and for resources to begin more CDCs. • Please pray for a district ministry centre that provides spaces for a CDC and one church congregation in Kathmandu and also for overall, district ministerial administration. • D. S. Dilli requests: “Please pray for a CFGB-funded kitchen gardens project for the Basamadi and Handikhola CDC families. We need God's guidance as we implement this project beginning in July.” • Please pray for the upcoming Work & Witness trips to Nepal in September and October. Pray for David Argabright, Jeff Jackson, the team members and Nepal leaders as they plan and prepare for this trip and also for the ministry tools that will be delivered. Pakistan (9 July 2010) PRAISE GOD: • We praise God for His protection and faithfulness as He continues to bless the growth of the church. Praise His name! PRAYER REQUESTS: • Please continue to pray for the unspoken prayer requests of our Pakistan church. This is a very significant request. Let's join together in prayer about it. • Please pray for Reverend Mahmood, Country Coordinator, and the entire Pakistan leadership. Let's pray they will be able to feel a sense of our prayers for them and that it will serve as an encouragement to continue to be diligent in serving the Lord. • Please pray for our pastors, churches and leaders in Pakistan. Let's continue to pray that God will help them reach their goals. • Please pray for the children, families and staff of our 12 CDCs. Pray for the resources to begin new CDCs. • Let's pray for God's protection and blessing on our 14 JESUS Film teams. Pray for protection of the equipment and other ministry tools being used. • Please pray for our compassionate (NCM) projects and God's blessing on this vital ministry for the people of Pakistan. • Please continue to pray for political stability and peace in Pakistan. • Pray for our new mission churches as they seek to grow and become organized. • Please pray for the SANBC students as they continue to prepare for the ministry. Sri Lanka (18 June 2010) PRAISE GOD: • Let’s praise God for His faithfulness to hear and answer our prayers. • Praise God that two new CDCs will begin in the Thoppigala area as a result of the COMP575 fundraiser. PRAYER REQUESTS: • Please pray for the safety and protection upon our NCM Director, David, and District Superintendent, Daniel, and their families. • D.S. Daniel requests: “Please pray God will continue to meet the needs of our district and also help us as we strive to reach our goals in building His church here in Sri Lanka.” • Let’s pray for God’s protection of all our staff members, pastors and leaders. • Please pray for God’s protection and blessings on our JESUS Film ministry, the team members and their families. Let’s also pray that hearts will be prepared and for the presence of the Holy Spirit during the viewings. • Please pray for our SANBC teachers and students. Pray for the need of more local teachers and their required training. • Let’s pray for the children, families and staff of our 12 CDCs. Please pray for the resources to continue this ministry and to start additional centres. • Please pray for the remaining funding needed for the Colombo Ministry Centre. • Please pray for the new Government and political stability in our country. • Let’s pray for the Internally Displaced People released from the camps. Pray for our NCM Lanka leadership as they meet with the government and discern God’s will in how we can help. Please continue to pray for funding of this overwhelming need. NCM Director David comments: “We really need your prayers, not only in how to deal with this situation, but also as we travel to the North and East areas.” Leadership (2 July 2010) PRAISE GOD: • Praise God for the successful SALT meetings. Ron Gilbert reports: “The meetings were very encouraging and inspiring. The leaders brought their reports of this past year with praises and prayer requests so we all praised God and prayed together and for each other.” • We praise God and rejoice for two CDCs to be dedicated as a result of the recent Compassion 575 fundraiser. The dedication is planned for 6th July in the Thoppigala area of Sri Lanka. PRAYER REQUESTS: • Please pray for our South Asia Field Strategy Coordinators, Ron and Dianna Gilbert. Special prayer is requested for Ron & Dianna as Ron deals with some health issues. • Let's pray for God's protection of Ron & Dianna and their aggressive travel schedule. • Please pray for Dr Hermann Gschwandtner, our Eurasia Region JESUS Film and Compassionate Ministries Coordinator, and his wife, Brigitte. Pray for travel protection and God's wisdom for his vast responsibilities. Dr Gschwandtner comments: “We are grateful for all your prayers for health and God's wisdom and strength in serving Him.” • Let's pray for God's blessing and encouragement on Rich & Betty Crow, Eurasia W&W Coordinators. • Ron requests: “Please pray for all the South Asia Team as we endeavour to make an eternal difference in the lives of all South Asians.” • Please pray for the continued need of resources for our various ministries, our leadership training programs and for the many unspoken requests represented on the South Asia field. • Dr Gschwandtner requests: “Please pray for God's protection during the upcoming monsoon season. Pray it will help the growth of these mostly agricultural people and that our churches and leaders will not suffer from major natural disasters.” • Please pray for the upcoming Power of One initiative beginning on 4th October across South Asia and Eurasia. 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