Lara Clare Bourdeaux in Asunción – Paraguay

10th June 2010
Paraguay

Dear all,

Hello from Paraguay! I would really appreciate it if you could remember me in your prayers during my last month in Paraguay. Below are some of the particular requests that are important to pray for regarding everything that’s going on here in Asuncion, so take  your pick! Thank you for your support and love.

Praise points: The united youth service held a few weeks ago in the Cathedral here was a real success and many people came. Thanks for the English services of morning praise in the chapel, and for the group of faithful intercessors who regularly attend and pull together to make a very meaningful service. Positive changes happening within the three St Andrews congregations. For how much I personally am learning from my time here and that I am happy in my new lodgings

Prayer points: For two members of San Andres 7pm who have just officially left the church, that God would guide them in their decision of where to go next. For the three St. Andrews congregations in this time of change, especially for wisdom, vision, and maturity. For new attendees that have been coming, for encouragement. Nicky and Ronnie Irene, Bishop Pete and Sally all helping leaders and potential leaders mature in their faith. For the Maidana family for renewal and health. For Ruth- new volunteer who is on her way (arrives next week). For all the young people who attended the Youth Encounter in the Spirit weekend, EJE, that they would continue to seek God and come to the reunions and know how blessed they are. For Esperanza children’s’ home in this time of financial difficulties. For the English teachers in school and for pupils in the upper school who have exams now. For me that I would be able to make the most out of my last month here, that God would encourage me in times when I’m just looking forward to going home to get everything out of it while I can here, and that he would continue to use me in and outside of the teaching. Especially through the singing lessons that I am giving now to two people outside of school hours.

Uruguay

1st June 2010
PRAY, Uruguay

For some years Diocesan Bishop Miguel Tamayo has undertaken extra Episcopal duties in his native Cuba which was without a bishop. Praise God that the church in Cuba has reached agreement and now has its own bishop. Pray for Miguel and his wife Martha, the clergy, leaders and congregations in Uruguay, for new energy and vision.

 

Pray for Gonzalo & Leticia Soria, Abril & Guillermina and the church in Fray Bentos, for growth and encouragement through home groups for prayer and Bible study, and outreach into the community through workshops for help with homework, cooking and crafts.

Paraguay

31st May 2010
Paraguay, PRAY

Pray for Lara Clare Bourdeaux as she spends her last few weeks at St Andrew’s School in Asuncion. Give thanks that she has enjoyed her time there and pray for her as she returns to the UK to finish her studies next month. Please pray for Ed and Marie Brice as they work with local churches. Give praise for the SEAN Matthew course which local pastors have been studying, and for resources now available to the people Ed and Marie work with in their own language of Enxet. Pray for them as they share Jesus with those they minister to.

Chile

31st May 2010
Chile, PRAY

Pray for David and Gina Hucker as they settle back into their ministries with their church in Arica after a few months in the UK. Pray for their son Wesley as he starts university.

Pray for Alf Cooper, who was recently made Protestant chaplain to the President of Chile and the opportunities and responsibilities that brings. Pray for him and his wife Hilary as they spend a month in the UK visiting friends and family as well as some of their link churches.

Pray for Abelino & Paty in Chile

31st May 2010
Chile, PRAY

Prayer needs:

 

For our local church. This year we are working at an evangelistic strategy. We normally have about 30 adults, but obviously their giving is insufficient for a pastor’s salary. Our goal as that by 2016, the church should be able to pay a full-time pastor and that by 2020, the church will have grown to 2020 people.

 

For my personal work. It isn’t easy to have two jobs. I work at our church of San Joaquín and also have to fulfil my role as bishop visiting other churches – normally I am away from our church every other Sunday.

 

San Joaquín church looks after 15 very needy children from Monday to Friday between 5 and 8 p.m.  These children come from broken homes, separated parents, some even with no known parents, The activities include helping them with their studies and also Christian teaching. A team of ladies from our church are in charge and they have also to raise funds to give them some tea at the end of the afternoon.

 

Pray for the IX Region, as it has remained in rather an unstable condition during these last two years, especially lacking pastors.

 

Pray for our search for our own house. At the moment we are renting in a block of flats, but we have found a property at a reasonable price. Please pray that everything works out for us to make the purchase.

 

 

May the Lord bless you and keep you,

 

With all our love,

 

Abelino and Paty.

Spain

20th May 2010
PRAY, Spain

 

Pray for wisdom and energy for Bishop Carlos & Ana López and the standing committee as they continue to put into effect the five year plan for the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church.

 

Sue Woodcock pastors the church in Sabadell, (near Barcelona), and is archdeacon for the east coast region. She asks prayer for the Alpha group, for all participants to grow in faith, for the integration of newcomers to the church, and for those considering confirmation.

 

Uphold Felipe & Sarah Yáñez, Samuel & Aaron, near Malaga, in their ministry of friendship and hospitality to immigrants (mainly Moroccan) and Latin American missionaries.

 

Juan & Carol Zamora also work with an Urban Mission project with immigrants in Seville, and at the San Basilio church. This is their last year of ministry in Spain before returning to their native Chile. Pray for provision for their retirement.

 

Jonathan & Hilary Rowe, Elizabeth & Benjamin in El Escorial ask prayer for more students to register for SEUT courses, both distance-learning and in El Escorial. Pray too for the witness of the local evangelical church.

Beryl Baker In Paraguay

18th May 2010
Paraguay, PRAY

 

Dear Praying Friends,

 

The prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. James 5:16

 Thank you all for your prayers.  Please keep praying.

 

Comings and goings. 

The Lord knows the end from the beginning of all things.

 

Newly qualified American doctor Sharon Mauus has been with me for two weeks as part of her Paraguayan experience. She has now left but has left me with Oscar, a three month old giant anteater.  Misty and Oliver died within 5 days of one another – they are greatly missed

 

Rhett’s 70th birthday celebration gave way to renewed contacts with his friends and Sherry from Houston has been reading a Christian book and for the first time ever was beginning to see her own spiritual needs.  Pam also a Texan who lives in Paraguay wants to get back to God and the Anglican church. Her husband is Paraguayan but looks more Texan than she does!

 

Patrick is coming back to the ranch.  He was there when he was 17 to toughen up before he entered the US Marines.  Now after two postings to Iraq and a time at University in Texas he can’t get a job.  May the Lord’s purposes be achieved – he needs to get acquainted with Jesus.

 

Urgent prayer

For Tomasa Gomez. wife of Miguel (Rhett’s Paraguayan ranch manager)  Tomasa has renal failure – nearly died two days ago but people prayed and now she is doing a lot better but is not off the danger list. 

Her daughter Graciela,son-in-law Silvino and their two small children are at a Bible school here in town.  Their cousin Hector became a Christian in my Chaco home last Good Friday and he and his partner Paula are reading the Bible.  Tomasa and Miguel need to be born again and we pray for Tomasa’s physical recovery and for a new abundant life that only God can give. Aria Salinas, indian lady with ? cancer of the cervix. Likewise Dolores Alvarico,Paraguayan lady with 7 children who are still at school.

Rodrigo fernandez, 4 year old indian boy acutely ill in Asuncion. Teresa Maidana, pastor Augustine’s wife who is suffering from a nervous breakdown Health Promoters Liberato Cabanas – still unable to see.

Norma who is going to Washington USA in June D.V. for a conference, Lydia Ayala – that she may soon receive a government salary- praise for her recovering from T.B. Narcisas Rojas who has problems with her alcoholic schoolteacher husband, Marciel.

 

Praise for

Positive attitudes and progress within the Ministry of Health – more doctors and nurse now in the Chaco – food for T.B. patients and milk for undernourished children.

 

Praise for the rain that has fallen and prayer for more.

 

Lots of love and prayers,

 

Beryl.

 

Paraguay

10th May 2010
Paraguay, PRAY

Linn Tedman, mission partner at the San Andres school in Asuncion, asks for your prayers: Please pray for Paraguay where there are many more people struggling to exist without jobs. There is no welfare state here to help them. Also pray for San Andres school as primary exams start next week, and for the staff as they have marking to do and reports to write, especially for the English staff who have a double load each. Pray for their stamina and for good health. Linn asks you to pray for a librarian to be found to help her, and for their much-loved school nurse, Mariella, who has just left to have a baby. Also pray for secondary English teacher Nicky Irene who has been off school with a few pregnancy problems. She has been resting. Pray for her husband Ronnie and the family all helping Nicky and each other. Pray for our churches as changes begin to happen, for the Lord to guide each congregation and for him to open their hearts and minds to move forward.

Chile

10th May 2010
Chile, PRAY

Daniel Kirk, in Vina del Mar asks you to pray for Danny Morrison, pastor of the Gomez Carreño church, who has had to take time off due to stress. Please pray for him and his family during this time and for Daniel who will be looking after the church for several months in his absence. Daniel will also be giving his first school assembly this week at the St Paul`s School on Matthew 5:7 and is slightly nervous about all these ‘firsts’! Daniel’s wife Ellelein has been doing some translating of Jonathan Edwards and some other Puritan writings which as you might imagine is quite testing. She has been enjoying it and learning lots but has meant that she has been pretty tired recently. Please pray for strength and patience with the kids.

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