Columbia Team News

5th January 2010
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Pray for Brother David Jardine as he leads a team to Colombia from the 13 to 27 January. The team members include Ronnie Orr, Paul Shields and Stanley Gibson. Pray for health and safety in travel.  

Youth Ministry in Peru

5th January 2010
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Paul Tester had the opportunity to travel to the south of Peru and be part of the follow-up to the July youth mission in Juliaca. Working with Lizbeth, the diocesan youth coordinator, and the church in Juliaca, “we prepared a day’s activities for the young people there. It was great to have over thirty attend and see that the group that started after our mission trip is still meeting and growing. I was also able to be part of youth leader training and leading youth groups in Arequipa as part of the same trip. It is encouraging to see many green shoots of youth ministry across the diocese. Please keep praying!

Youth leaders from the diocese came together for the youth leaders’ retreat in Lima, including ones from Juliaca, Arequipa, Ica and Lima. We had times of teaching, ministry, games, worship and fun on the nearby beach and it has seemed to encourage youth leaders in a number of congregations where youth ministry is a very new concept! It is beginning to be taken seriously in Peru and a few of us from the youth ministry team were able to attend the “Youth Specialties” national youth leaders’ conference, which was an encouragement and inspiration for all of us.

Latest newsletters and prayer letters from mission partners in 5 countries

21st December 2009
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Friday Night Live : Friday 5th February 2010 @ 7.30pm

18th December 2009
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Friday Night Live : Friday 5th February 2010 @ 7.30pm

Hosted By
Bishop Ken Clarke

Keynote Speaker
Rev Dorothy McVeigh

Special Guests
Argentina David Alanis
Brazil Gaynor & Noreen Smith & Samuel Fiuza
Chile Esteban Alvarez & Cristian Porre
Paraguay Claire Holmes
Spain Saray Martin Roca
Red Box Project Cecilia Valdiviezo

Also featuring
 Beyond The Norm Volunteers
Love For Life
N. Ireland Prison Service Mountaineers
Shankill Parish Music Group

Don’t miss this unique event in Craigavon Civic Centre
Friday 5th February 2010 @ 7.30pm

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SAMS Ireland values your support in this event.
For further information contact us at: SAMS House, 1 Irwin Crescent, Lurgan, Craigavon, BT66 7EZ.
Tel: 028 3831 0144 Email: samsirelandhouse@btinternet.com Web: www.samsireland.com

SAMS Prayer Line for the period commencing Wednesday 16 December

16th December 2009
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As mentioned last week, Ronnie & Nicky Irene and family move today from Bolivia to Asunción in Paraguay.  Pray for them in the move, the adaptation, for Ronnie’s family in Bolivia, especially his mother, and for their former church, Cristo Salvador in La Paz, that the leaders and members will rise to the new challenges and opportunities.

 

Pray too for Ruth & Efraim Vilella who recently moved to Porto Alegre in southern Brazil.  Due to delays over the processing of Efraim’s job transfer with Wal-Mart, they are still unable to move into permanent accommodation, their belongings remain in a warehouse and they risk losing the flat they hope to rent.  Please pray.

 

Marcus & Tamara Throup have asked prayer for their grandmothers.  Tamara’s in Brazil had surgery last week for blood clots on the brain, while Marcus’ grandmother in the UK suffered a fall and broke her hip.  Pray for full recovery for these ladies, and also keep Tamara, in Brazil, and Marcus, completing studies in Northern Ireland, in your prayers.  They will be reunited in Brazil at new year.

 

Finally, please continue to remember the Drayson family as they readapt to life in Northern Argentina.  Nick travels to Buenos Aires for meetings on Saturday and to meet their children Sam & Stefi who arrive from the UK on the 23 to spend Christmas with Nick & Catherine in Salta.

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