Pray for encouragement and refreshment for Bishop Frank and Shawnee Lyons in their pastoral oversight and leadership in the diocese and in La Trinidad, Cochabamba together with pastor Walter Toro. Pray for the churches in La Paz and Tarija to grow and impact their communities, and for their leaders, Carla and Martín Flores and Sandra and Walter Barrientos.

Uphold Latin partners Lico and Rosa Bascuñán in Santa Cruz. Pray for the community they serve who are poor economically, that the Lord may enable them to discover his riches, love and salvation.

Pray for Bishop Frank and Shawnee Lyons (SAMS USA) in leadership and pastoral oversight of the diocese and in La Trinidad church, Cochabamba with Pastor Walter Toro. Pray for spiritual growth and missionary outreach in all the churches in Bolivia.

Ask the Lord to bless the church of Cristo Salvador, La Paz, and to guide and equip Martín and Carla Flores and Pedro Villareal in ministry. Pray for the Light of the World and Bread of Life churches in Santa Cruz and for encouragement and refreshment in ministry for Lico and Rosa Bascuñán.

Uphold Walter and Sandra Barrientos and assistant pastor Julio César who studied at CEP in Chile. Pray for Jesús el Buen Pastor Church in Tarija to continue growing in love and service to one another and to the community. Remember the regular visits to the shanty town Santa Cruz Mission for worship and teaching.

Pray for Bishop Frank & Shawnee Lyons for God’s vision in meeting the challenges faced by the diocese. Praise God for the return of Raphael & Michelle Samuel to Bolivia after two years back in Singapore.

Pray for Lico & Rosa Bascuñán pastoring the two congregations in Santa Cruz and seeking to bring practical help in a poor area. Pray for Pastor Walter Toro and the ministry and outreach of La Trinidad

Church in Cochabamba. Ask the Lord to guide Martín & Carla Flores and Pedro Villareal in their leadership of the church of Cristo Salvador, La Paz, so that every member is encouraged and equipped to serve God in that city.

Pray for Bishop Frank & Shawnee Lyons in pastoral oversight of the diocese and in ministry at La Trinidad church in Cochabamba alongside Pastor Walter Toro. Pray for the leadership of Cristo Salvador church in La Paz, especially Pedro Villarreal and Martín & Carla Flores.

Pray for Bishop Frank & Shawnee Lyons in pastoral oversight of the diocese and in their ministry at La Trinidad church in Cochabamba. Pray also for Pastor Walter Toro who works in La Trinidad.

The latest SAMS GB prayer line:

It’s been a shock to hear that Walter Barrientos, pastor of the new Anglican church in Tarija, Bolivia, is suffering from cancer of the larynx. Please uphold Walter, Sandra and their three young children as he has just started six months’ chemotherapy. Tarija is the church featured in the SAMS autumn project.

From Thursday (16th) to Sunday a Cursilho evangelistic event for men takes place in João Pessoa, Brazil; Marcus & Tamara Throup ask prayer that many will come to the Lord through this.

In Chile César Guzmán, currently Director of the Centre for Pastoral Studies (CEP), has been named pastor of the new church in Peñalolén, Santiago, planted by members of Alf Cooper’s congregation, La Trinidad in Las Condes. Pray for César and his wife Ana María as they prepare to take up this exciting challenge in 2009.

Sue Woodcock in northeast Spain reports an overwhelming number of immigrants coming to the food bank and so gives thanks for a delivery of over 2000kg from the European Union. Sue asks prayer for the team that runs this ministry, as it’s a demanding task every Monday.

Please remember the Irene family in Bolivia. On top of the political and social uncertainties of the country, Ronny has had to go to the city of Santa Cruz where his biological mother is in intensive care, having suffered a perforated intestine. Nicky and the 3 children remain in La Paz.

This Saturday evening (7th) a gospel concert is held in the main square of El Escorial, the town in Spain where Jonathan & Hilary Rowe and family live. The visiting choir consists of 300 young people and is the largest gospel choir in the country. Please pray for God’s hand upon this event, from the weather to the follow-up ministry of the small evangelical church there.

Over this weekend another Youth Encounter event takes place in Asunción, Paraguay. Pray for the coordinating team and for the young people invited, that God will touch the lives of many, leading them into new relationships with him and with their families.

Finally, this Sunday (8th) Bishop Bill Godfrey conducts a joint confirmation service for the churches in Lima, Peru. Pat Blanchard has a number of candidates from her church of Jesús el Nazareno, and asks us to pray for a real blessing and outpouring of the Spirit in their lives and in the lives of all being confirmed.

Several prayer letters from SAMS mission partners have recently come into the office:

• Nicky and Ronny Irene in La Paz, Bolivia.
• The Barr Johnstons in Northern Argentina.
• Pat Blanchard in Lima, Peru.
• Tim Curtis in the Chaco in Paraguay.

Prayer letters from SAMS mission partners:

• Sue Woodcock in Sabadell, Spain
• Ronald & Nicky Irene in La Paz, Bolivia
• David and Gina Hucker in Arica, Chile
• Daniel & Ellelein Kirk and family in Chile