Prayer points from Mags & Gwen in Paraguay

28th February 2011
PRAY

Thanks that school has started well. There was a very good atmosphere on the first day.

Pray for the pupils, that they will settle down to work quickly as it’s always hard after a long holiday.

Pray for the staff too as they settle back into routine.

Prayer for camps …2 should have taken place this week but it has rained heavily everyday and so we couldn’t go ahead so now we hope to take them next week, 5th and 6th grades to camp and the 3rd form to a leader’s camp to prepare them for leadership. Pray for good weather that they might be able to take place and for the spiritual input that each pupil might be challenged for Jesus. Once they have taken place the 7th and 8th grade pupils will then have their camp…some time in March.

Pray for that too and for the spiritual input there.

The newest pupils started in their nursery class this week. Pray for them as they settle into their new school and for their parents as they come into school each day.

Pray for Pastor Ronnie and Nicky working in school and planning a course for parents.

For all our bicentenary celebrations taking place over the year (main ones in May).

For all our pupils in their daily bible study and time in the school that they might know Jesus as friend , saviour and Lord.

Pray for the annexe school and for new ways of reaching the older pupils, especially the boys, for Jesus as they live in an environment where drugs and sex are rife. Life is hard for many of these pupils. Pray for the staff and pupils there too.

God Bless,

Love Gwen and Mags

Argentina Prayer

9th February 2011
Argentina, PRAY

Thank God for the nine years Greg Venables has served as presiding bishop in the Southern Cone, for his oversight of the other dioceses and for his leadership and pastoral gifts within Argentina. Pray for Greg and Silvia, for God to lead them by his grace as they continue to serve him in the diocese and for the new presiding bishop Tito Zavala of Chile.

Pray for Latin partner Mario Ágreda in Buenos Aires. Henry Scriven was much encouraged by a visit to his church in Villa Devoto prior to the Provincial Synod in November. After the sermon, Mario invited the three bishops present (Henry, Abelino from Chile and Mike Chapman from Perú) to pray for the congregation – which they did, moving from one to another, quietly talking and praying. All were conscious of God moving through his Spirit.

Agustín Marsal and Mario pastor the churches in Villa Devoto, Lomas and another church plant. Pray for all the Buenos Aires churches, asking the Lord to equip their pastors for ministry and to bless the congregations.

Hawksbees in the Chaco

18th January 2011
PRAY

Alison and Chris Hawksbee, working to empower impoverished communities in the Paraguayan Chaco region, ask prayer for cattle projects, and the projects to encourage people to grow Moringa trees, which have so many valuable properties, for health, nutrition, and animal feed. The Dos Palmas and Santa Fe cattle projects that we presented to the Ministry of Agriculture for funding. That they might be looked upon favourable for financing. Global Chaco (NGO) has presented several more projects to the Interamerican Development Bank for financing. This was at the Bank’s request, as, they were very happy with the cattle projects done so far. This will help raise the level of development of the neighbouring communities and reduce envy.

For the strengthening of the Moringa activities and market growth for the products.

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