Please take some time right now to pray for a number of our English club students who have heard Gospel presentations over the last month. There have been a handful (or two!) who have heard Gospel truths and a number have been challenged to believe upon Jesus. Join with us in praying for:
* Auggie - young man - been challenged in the last week with Gospel truths and called on to believe in Jesus. His response - not interested. Plead with us asking God to break down his walls towards Jesus.
* Feetree - again in the last month, she has heard many stories of Jesus, His salvation, the hope He gives, the way He heals, and on and on. Pray with us that God will vividly reveal Jesus Christ as THE WAY, THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE and that is ONLY found in Jesus Christ.
* Dess - a young woman whose parents are devout in Islam. They have taught Dess well in following the teachings of Islam. So much so that she has difficulty realizing that her religion is false and seeing Jesus as THE TRUTH. Please pray that God will open her eyes to him and the validity of Jesus Christ the Savior.
* Echo - a young man - who is also devout in his following in Islam. Yet he has been challenged as he has continued/continues to meet followers of Jesus who love on Echo and continue trying to share Gospel truth with him. Join us in praying for God to break through Echo's pride and show him that Jesus Christ is the only way.
* N.fran - a young man who is more open to listening to and talking about Jesus. He has even sat through a few Bible studies over the last few weeks. Please pray that God will make him thirsty for the living water that Jesus gives.
Our team, national partners, and short term students have shared and continue to pour time and energy into these five students. Pray that our time with them is not in vain. Plead with us as God's Word has been repeatedly shared with these five, that it will NOT return void, but that these seeds will take root in these students hearts. Seeds that will become healthy plants bearing fruit. Join with us in pleading for the salvation of our students in the PB land.
**NOTE - I hope to post again next week about some of our national partners and their ministries. Stay tuned!!!
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012
Under construction
I am trying to update the blog some. I have added page tabs along the top. These pages will take you to information about our PB peoples. So if I were to ask you to pray for someone in the Paycall area and you were interested in knowing more about them, you could click on the Paycall tab and it would give you information regarding that particular people group that combined with others in our diverse area makes up the PB peoples.
I am sorry that not all tabs yet are completed. But I am working on that. Ideally as well, I would love to be able to post some pictures of what each of PB peoples looks like. That is a goal for a later day, but maybe it will happen one day. :) May God bless you. Thank you for taking the time to pray for our PB peoples. Pray in faith. And remember Matthew 7:7-11 to Ask, Seek and Knock. Let us continue praying to the Lord of the harvest, until all peoples have heard.
To God be the glory. It is HE who saves and He IS mighty to save!
I am sorry that not all tabs yet are completed. But I am working on that. Ideally as well, I would love to be able to post some pictures of what each of PB peoples looks like. That is a goal for a later day, but maybe it will happen one day. :) May God bless you. Thank you for taking the time to pray for our PB peoples. Pray in faith. And remember Matthew 7:7-11 to Ask, Seek and Knock. Let us continue praying to the Lord of the harvest, until all peoples have heard.
To God be the glory. It is HE who saves and He IS mighty to save!
PR - June 4, 2012
PRAYER REQUESTS from the PB team
Update from the Seem
Pray that God will open doors into a Seem village through Mr. H (the
village leader). Also pray that the gospel will take root in the heart of
Mr. F, Mr. R, and some others that have very recently heard the gospel, but
they were not ready to receive it. They were very proud of their heritage
and their pure religion in Islam. Pray they might have visions or dreams
about the Truth they heard. Please pray as we plan to visit the village
again the beginning of July.
Update from the Tong
Pray for the few believers living among the Tong people. Pray
that they will have a desire to reach out to the people around them. Pray
for opportunities for our team to partner with them in reaching the Tong
people.
National believers
* Pray for national believers to partner with and live amongst the
several Unreached People Group's (UPG) mentioned above. Pray for national believers that are
being discipled all around PB land. Pray that God will give them great understanding
of the Scriptures, wisdom, guidance, and passion for the Lord and his heart for
the nations.
* Much like this please pray that God will empower the students at a
local Bible school to reach out to UPG's. There are several men and women being
discipled. Several young and several old.
Please pray with us that God will greatly use these followers of
Christ.
* And similarly please pray for a college group that has been
challenged with John 14:12. Please pray that God has impacted them to have a heart/God’s
heart for reaching out to the nations around them and grouping/teaching new
believers.
Update from the Surway
Pray for E, as he is a new believer in the Surway, but has yet to be
obedient to be baptized.
Pray for Eacha
Eacha has one more test left for her undergraduate degree. She was given the New Testament around
Christmas time. A PB member (N) asked if she could meet with Eacha and
study through 6 sacrifice stories.
Please pray for the Holy Spirit to move in Eacha’s heart that she would
desire to study the New Testament
and that God would convince her of His Truth. Please pray for PB member
(N) to take opportunities to speak about these matters with Eacha.
Pray for Rez
Please continue to pray for Rez as he is being met with and more
Truth is being shared with him.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
PR - May 8, 2012
Mrs. Papa Jo
Please continue to pray for Mrs. Papa Jo. She continues to be confronted with the Gospel on a weekly basis now. About two weeks ago, she told the story of seeing a great light in their house. She could not explain it. But it has got her thinking and questioning her life and beliefs. Papa Jo also saw this light one day while he was working in his coffee field. He too did not know how to explain it. We are praying that these signs and visions she is having will increase. We are praying that God will open her heart to His truths and that she will join her husband in following Jesus. And that together they might be the light of Christ in their community.
Mosque leader
Please pray for a Mosque leader, that is from the Rujohn people. He heard a clear Gospel presentation last week. He did not debate the claims of Jesus. He listened and even was interested in the issue of sin, and convinced that yes, God must have a plan for the problem of man and sin. He was told that the plan is through Jesus Christ. Please pray that God will continue to pound these truths in his heart and soul. Please pray with us for his salvation.
Rujohn people
Please pray for one of our unreached people group's - the Rujohn. Some men were able to present the Gospel to about 12 Rujohn men last week. Praise the Lord. This is an exciting thing. Some of these villages are very hard to get to because of poor roads, especially during rainy season. Please pray for the Lord to draw out these that have heard the Gospel that some might be saved. We continue to pray and ask God for believers from this people and eventually an established church among them. Please pray for this as well.
Ev outreach in Seem area
Please pray for an evangelistic outreach in the Seem area. It will go from Sunday to Friday. Please pray for this time that God will use this outreach to draw many Seem people to Himself. Join us in boldly going to the Father in faith that He will save several and many souls next week.
May God get the glory. The PB team continues to push the edges of darkness further back by going into these hard to reach areas to see the Gospel proclaimed and give all an opportunity for our PB people to respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Please continue to pray for Mrs. Papa Jo. She continues to be confronted with the Gospel on a weekly basis now. About two weeks ago, she told the story of seeing a great light in their house. She could not explain it. But it has got her thinking and questioning her life and beliefs. Papa Jo also saw this light one day while he was working in his coffee field. He too did not know how to explain it. We are praying that these signs and visions she is having will increase. We are praying that God will open her heart to His truths and that she will join her husband in following Jesus. And that together they might be the light of Christ in their community.
Mosque leader
Please pray for a Mosque leader, that is from the Rujohn people. He heard a clear Gospel presentation last week. He did not debate the claims of Jesus. He listened and even was interested in the issue of sin, and convinced that yes, God must have a plan for the problem of man and sin. He was told that the plan is through Jesus Christ. Please pray that God will continue to pound these truths in his heart and soul. Please pray with us for his salvation.
Rujohn people
Please pray for one of our unreached people group's - the Rujohn. Some men were able to present the Gospel to about 12 Rujohn men last week. Praise the Lord. This is an exciting thing. Some of these villages are very hard to get to because of poor roads, especially during rainy season. Please pray for the Lord to draw out these that have heard the Gospel that some might be saved. We continue to pray and ask God for believers from this people and eventually an established church among them. Please pray for this as well.
Ev outreach in Seem area
Please pray for an evangelistic outreach in the Seem area. It will go from Sunday to Friday. Please pray for this time that God will use this outreach to draw many Seem people to Himself. Join us in boldly going to the Father in faith that He will save several and many souls next week.
May God get the glory. The PB team continues to push the edges of darkness further back by going into these hard to reach areas to see the Gospel proclaimed and give all an opportunity for our PB people to respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Urgent PR - April 21, 2012
Please pray for national partner J as he travels inland several hours today to disciple a new believer (Papa Jo), and continue to share the Gospel with those in Papa Jo's village. Papa Jo's wife was shared with extensively two weeks ago. Her response was to say "I am confused. I am so confused and do not know what to do."
Please pray for Mrs. Jo today and tomorrow. Please pray for the Holy Spirit to open her heart and for God to draw her into His Kingdom.
Pray for the specific time in the Word. Pray for J and Papa Jo and the other new believer that J is discipling this weekend. Please pray that God will grow them in their faith and knowledge and understanding of the Word thus better knowing, believing, and following God.
May God do great and mighty things in this village. Greater things than we can even ask, hope, or imagine Him doing. And may God receive ALL glory and honor for it.
Please pray for Mrs. Jo today and tomorrow. Please pray for the Holy Spirit to open her heart and for God to draw her into His Kingdom.
Pray for the specific time in the Word. Pray for J and Papa Jo and the other new believer that J is discipling this weekend. Please pray that God will grow them in their faith and knowledge and understanding of the Word thus better knowing, believing, and following God.
May God do great and mighty things in this village. Greater things than we can even ask, hope, or imagine Him doing. And may God receive ALL glory and honor for it.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
PR - April 15, 2012
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Please take some time now to pray for the following people:
Ace
Ace works at the airport and has been shared with a few times already. Earlier today, after sharing of his recent sickness with dengue fever and how he was very sick, he was challenged to not take time that God has given him for granted. He was challenged to believe upon Jesus the Christ and be saved. Please pray for Ace that the Lord will prick his heart with the seeds that have been planted in his heart, and that the Lord will save him.
Follow-up
Please pray for wisdom and diligence in following up people who have expressed interest to be discipled. This includes two groups of people. New believers who long to grow in Christ, and for those who have believed for sometime and desire to be discipled in areas of personal evangelism and in the Word.
Rez
A college student that has heard OT stories, sacrifice stories, and Gospel truths. Pray that the Holy Spirit will give him a desire to know more. Please pray that God will open his eyes, heart, and soul to God, thus making him a new creation.
Three college gals
Recently three Muslim college girls have been attending an English club where a friend shared Old Testament stories with them. Not only were they interested, but also asked for more stories. Please pray as R meets with these gals and shares sacrifice stories with them leading to the Best Sacrifice of All, Jesus Christ. Pray for their salvation.
Dreams and visions
You may have heard somewhere that sometimes Muslims will come to faith in Jesus by God sending them dreams and visions. Well its true and it happens all over the world. Please commit to pray weekly that God will give PB peoples dreams and visions, preparing their hearts for Jesus Christ, calling them to believe in Him. Join us in pleading with our Sovereign God for the salvation of the PB peoples, for His great glory to spread to the ends of the earth.
Please take some time now to pray for the following people:
Ace
Ace works at the airport and has been shared with a few times already. Earlier today, after sharing of his recent sickness with dengue fever and how he was very sick, he was challenged to not take time that God has given him for granted. He was challenged to believe upon Jesus the Christ and be saved. Please pray for Ace that the Lord will prick his heart with the seeds that have been planted in his heart, and that the Lord will save him.
Follow-up
Please pray for wisdom and diligence in following up people who have expressed interest to be discipled. This includes two groups of people. New believers who long to grow in Christ, and for those who have believed for sometime and desire to be discipled in areas of personal evangelism and in the Word.
Rez
A college student that has heard OT stories, sacrifice stories, and Gospel truths. Pray that the Holy Spirit will give him a desire to know more. Please pray that God will open his eyes, heart, and soul to God, thus making him a new creation.
Three college gals
Recently three Muslim college girls have been attending an English club where a friend shared Old Testament stories with them. Not only were they interested, but also asked for more stories. Please pray as R meets with these gals and shares sacrifice stories with them leading to the Best Sacrifice of All, Jesus Christ. Pray for their salvation.
Dreams and visions
You may have heard somewhere that sometimes Muslims will come to faith in Jesus by God sending them dreams and visions. Well its true and it happens all over the world. Please commit to pray weekly that God will give PB peoples dreams and visions, preparing their hearts for Jesus Christ, calling them to believe in Him. Join us in pleading with our Sovereign God for the salvation of the PB peoples, for His great glory to spread to the ends of the earth.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Divine Sovereignty: The Fuel of Death-Defying Missions : Together for the Gospel
If you have an hour to give, please listen to this great message on missions.
Divine Sovereignty: The Fuel of Death-Defying Missions : Together for the Gospel
Divine Sovereignty: The Fuel of Death-Defying Missions : Together for the Gospel
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
PR- March 23, 2012
Dear friends, please pray for the following requests:
Death
Among the farm community aspect of our PB team, we have seen death and birth of life, in these last few weeks. A dear family, that works on the farm, had a motorcycle accident and almost immediately the wife died while the husband was in critical condition for days. He stills suffers from head trauma. Although just a few days ago, returned to their home on the farm.
The teenager, that ran into this family with his motorcycle, is from a Muslim family. The teenager's family has come repeatedly to our farm worker's family asking for forgiveness. The farm worker's family each time has responded by love and forgiveness. It has been said that the Muslim family worries about what the Christian farm worker's family will do. The Christian farm worker's family has not asked for money, not sued, not involved legal courts, not asked for the young man who ran over the Christian family, to be taken to jail. Nothing. Instead, the Christian family has responded in love. They have been a godly testimony to this Muslim family, about forgiveness and love. A testimony that the Muslim community, including this one family, has yet to understand.
Please pray for the farm worker as he adjusts to life without his soul mate. Please pray for his complete healing. Praise the Lord that this testimony has gone forth that "as God has forgiven us, so we can forgive others." Please pray that some from the Christian farm worker's family will share the Truth that can set us free, Jesus Christ, with this Muslim family and community.
Life
Praise God with us for a number of babies born in our Christian community within the last few weeks. Many of the babies were born with breathing problems and difficulties but are now healthy and home with their families.
During the month of May
there will be a training for "sent out ones." Sent out ones are national (possibly and hopefully local) believers in Christ that want to go throughout these parts of the country and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, making disciples, and baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (see Matt 28:18-20). This is a new part of the PB team strategy. Please pray for guidance from God as the leaders seek to glorify God by raising up men and women to go into the harvest. For this first training, there are but a handful of followers of Jesus that want to be discipled and trained. Please pray that God would burden more and more believers hearts to go into the harvest.
"And he said to them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.'" Luke 10:2
Bible Study Groups
In PB land, there are several bible study groups who gather consistently. Please pray that these groups would hold the Bible as absolute authority, be obedient to the Scripture, and live for God's glory. And through this obedience, please pray that these groups will actively be sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with their family members, friends, and acquaintances.... till all in PB land have had an opportunity to clearly hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Thank you for your prayers brothers and sisters. To God be the glory!
Death
Among the farm community aspect of our PB team, we have seen death and birth of life, in these last few weeks. A dear family, that works on the farm, had a motorcycle accident and almost immediately the wife died while the husband was in critical condition for days. He stills suffers from head trauma. Although just a few days ago, returned to their home on the farm.
The teenager, that ran into this family with his motorcycle, is from a Muslim family. The teenager's family has come repeatedly to our farm worker's family asking for forgiveness. The farm worker's family each time has responded by love and forgiveness. It has been said that the Muslim family worries about what the Christian farm worker's family will do. The Christian farm worker's family has not asked for money, not sued, not involved legal courts, not asked for the young man who ran over the Christian family, to be taken to jail. Nothing. Instead, the Christian family has responded in love. They have been a godly testimony to this Muslim family, about forgiveness and love. A testimony that the Muslim community, including this one family, has yet to understand.
Please pray for the farm worker as he adjusts to life without his soul mate. Please pray for his complete healing. Praise the Lord that this testimony has gone forth that "as God has forgiven us, so we can forgive others." Please pray that some from the Christian farm worker's family will share the Truth that can set us free, Jesus Christ, with this Muslim family and community.
Life
Praise God with us for a number of babies born in our Christian community within the last few weeks. Many of the babies were born with breathing problems and difficulties but are now healthy and home with their families.
During the month of May
there will be a training for "sent out ones." Sent out ones are national (possibly and hopefully local) believers in Christ that want to go throughout these parts of the country and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, making disciples, and baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (see Matt 28:18-20). This is a new part of the PB team strategy. Please pray for guidance from God as the leaders seek to glorify God by raising up men and women to go into the harvest. For this first training, there are but a handful of followers of Jesus that want to be discipled and trained. Please pray that God would burden more and more believers hearts to go into the harvest.
"And he said to them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.'" Luke 10:2
Bible Study Groups
In PB land, there are several bible study groups who gather consistently. Please pray that these groups would hold the Bible as absolute authority, be obedient to the Scripture, and live for God's glory. And through this obedience, please pray that these groups will actively be sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with their family members, friends, and acquaintances.... till all in PB land have had an opportunity to clearly hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Thank you for your prayers brothers and sisters. To God be the glory!
Friday, March 2, 2012
PR - March 2, 2012
Wow February came and went in the blink of an eye!
Dear prayer supports,
I wanted to update on you on the situation here in PB land. After a hectic and trying month of January and into February, for the past several weeks, thinks are "seemingly" calm. I am always a little hesitant to say that because we know the spiritual battles in this world (see Ephesians 6:12) are not against flesh and blood but against the evil one. And those battles, often times, are unseen. What we did see a lot of in the month of January, was a lot of trials and tribulations. Grace was given, as was strength, from the Father. National partners stood firm, and we believe because of these trials and tribulations that the faith of many has been strengthened, and God has been glorified! Not to mention that Name of Jesus and His Gospel have continued to go forth with great boldness.
That being said, I wanted to ask for prayer for a few more prayer requests:
* Please pray for a training being held this next week for some national partners and their coworkers. Please pray that God will enlarge their faith in Him, that His heart for the nations would be their heart, and that He will give guidance in how He might use them to reach those who have still yet to hear in our area.
* Please pray for a coworker as she leads a Bible Study and presents the Gospel with two girls who are open to the gospel. Pray that she will speak with clarity and the Holy Spirit will fill her and speak through her. Please pray that God will open the hearts of two girls to Him, and that they would become followers of Christ. One of the girls, Ir, is about to graduate from college. She is a very smart girl, who wants to make a difference in the world from a moralistic viewpoint. Please pray that God would draw her into His Kingdom and give her a heart to make a difference for HIS glory in planting seeds of Truth and caring for the souls she will encounter.
* Please continue to pray and ask God to raise up more and more national partners. We are so encouraged and blessed with the handful we work amongst. But they need help. Pray to the Lord of the harvest to raise up more nationals who want to follow Him, whatever that means and wherever God may lead them. There are still SO MANY who have yet to hear a clear presentation of the Gospel even one time. Ask the Lord to raise up more nationals to go to their neighbors and the next people group over, and then the next and so on... until all people groups through these areas will have a clear presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Thank you dear friends. Please keep praying.
For now, here is a picture of PB land. A view that I love, and hope you will enjoy. Below those canopies of trees are thousands of people. Pray for all those lost souls that live in the proximity of the land in this picture who have yet to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Dear prayer supports,
I wanted to update on you on the situation here in PB land. After a hectic and trying month of January and into February, for the past several weeks, thinks are "seemingly" calm. I am always a little hesitant to say that because we know the spiritual battles in this world (see Ephesians 6:12) are not against flesh and blood but against the evil one. And those battles, often times, are unseen. What we did see a lot of in the month of January, was a lot of trials and tribulations. Grace was given, as was strength, from the Father. National partners stood firm, and we believe because of these trials and tribulations that the faith of many has been strengthened, and God has been glorified! Not to mention that Name of Jesus and His Gospel have continued to go forth with great boldness.
That being said, I wanted to ask for prayer for a few more prayer requests:
* Please pray for a training being held this next week for some national partners and their coworkers. Please pray that God will enlarge their faith in Him, that His heart for the nations would be their heart, and that He will give guidance in how He might use them to reach those who have still yet to hear in our area.
* Please pray for a coworker as she leads a Bible Study and presents the Gospel with two girls who are open to the gospel. Pray that she will speak with clarity and the Holy Spirit will fill her and speak through her. Please pray that God will open the hearts of two girls to Him, and that they would become followers of Christ. One of the girls, Ir, is about to graduate from college. She is a very smart girl, who wants to make a difference in the world from a moralistic viewpoint. Please pray that God would draw her into His Kingdom and give her a heart to make a difference for HIS glory in planting seeds of Truth and caring for the souls she will encounter.
* Please continue to pray and ask God to raise up more and more national partners. We are so encouraged and blessed with the handful we work amongst. But they need help. Pray to the Lord of the harvest to raise up more nationals who want to follow Him, whatever that means and wherever God may lead them. There are still SO MANY who have yet to hear a clear presentation of the Gospel even one time. Ask the Lord to raise up more nationals to go to their neighbors and the next people group over, and then the next and so on... until all people groups through these areas will have a clear presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Thank you dear friends. Please keep praying.
For now, here is a picture of PB land. A view that I love, and hope you will enjoy. Below those canopies of trees are thousands of people. Pray for all those lost souls that live in the proximity of the land in this picture who have yet to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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