SAMS
We thank God for the safe arrival of Suyai Gimpel and Tomas from Chile despite the snow and pray for them as they continue to settle into life in Northern Ireland and in Knockbreda, along with Suyai’s husband Gerardo.
We also pray for the FUSION volunteers from South America, serving God here – Jackie, Oscar, and Saray.
We thank God for the different people who are coming forward to enquire about service overseas either longer term, or for short term teams in the summer. David Orritt leads “Mission Paraguay” which takes teams out to Paraguay each summer. We pray for him as he makes all the preparations both here and in Paraguay
Friday Night Live” is now less than 2 months away (the first Friday night in February.) We pray for all the preparations that will go on between now and then, and that God’s Name will be glorified.
As the work of SAMS Ireland grows we are grateful to the Lord and we pray for Denis Johnston the General Secretary, and all the SAMS team.
PERU
Paul and Sarah Tester work with children and young people in Lima. Sarah asks for love and patience especially over the next few weeks with the many Children’s Activities. They also ask for prayer for the special events to be held this weekend and next and especially for the Nativity Play on Sunday 19th December at their Church that the children’s voices and the message will be heard.
BRAZIL
John and Phyllis Logan have recently returned from a trip to Brazil where they were part of the Mount Horebe organisation. They write
Please praise God for the dedication of those who work as employees or as volunteers within the Monte Horebe organisation. Give thanks that Monte Horebe continues to be a beacon of light and hope in an impoverished community and that it propounds the Gospel through all its works: church, crèche, school, sponsorship of children; dental surgery; Health Express; football and volleyball schools; youth group; outreach to Caçador and to other parts of Brazil. Give thanks too that so many people, in Northern Ireland and elsewhere, are supportive of the work of Monte Horebe both practically and prayerfully;4 employees of Monte Horebe will graduate from university in December 2010.
Please pray: that school Principal Shia soon returns to full health and that she will be able to develop the Community Kitchen project as originally planned: Also that mission directors Bebeto and Suely Arraújo and their family enjoy continued good health and remain free from threat or actual harm.
PARAGUAY
As we praise God for his provision for Saint Andrew’s College during 2010, we pray for rest for the staff over the holidays, for safe travelling for the mission partners, and that God will provide Christian teachers to teach Maths, Computing, and Business Studies at IGCSE and AS level.