February 2012

Bernie and Renee Anderson – Ulaanbaatar
Pray…
1. That all four of us will maintain a consistent and passionate walk with Jesus.
2. For Renee’ as she writes and prepares a new women’s Bible Study on the prayers of the Bible,
and as she continues discipleship with Bayarmaa, Doggi and Onon.
3. For Bernie as he teaches HUST classes during the second half of the academic year. There is a
new class starting in two weeks with the possibility of an additional 6-8 students joining the
Ulaanbaatar Learning Circle. He will be going to Zamin Uud next weekend with Zoloo for
training with the church leaders there.
4. For Bernie as he assumes the pastoral position at Cornerstone Church of All Nations.
5. For Jonathan and Cori in the process of going through the last half of their perspective school
years. Both are graduating this Spring (from Bible School and HIgh School, respectively).

Jeremy and Renee Bergevin – Darhan
Please pray for our children especially during the coldest part of the winter that they would have
opportunity for healthy activity and peace in relating with each other.
Pray for strength and health in the cold and daily reminders of God’s calling and His presence
and power.
Pray for encouragement and fruit for the believers in the River of Love church in Baruun Haraa.
Praise God we were able to have a restful vacation in the States.

Alison Dench – Darhan
We have 3 new ESL classes running this week – so meaningful connections with students.

Jeremy and Krista Fields – Home Assignment
Please pray with the Fields family:
1) For a meaningful, Christ-centered, 16-day trip to 4 California churches… and for the peace of
Krista and kids while Jeremy is gone!
2) For wisdom and patience in planning the rest of our time in States – church visits, family,
schooling, neighborhood prayer.
3) For faith and discernment as we pursue domestic adoption and the birth-mother God will lead
us to.
4) For Dawaa and staff as they facilitate the Financial Freedom course in the town of
Barongharaa (55 students!)

Larry and Krista Lain – Home Assignment
1. RELATIONSHIP W/ HIM
• We thank Him for His filling and refreshing and restoration while in Cali last month!
• Pray for MORE of His Presence in our Lives and lots of time in the Secret Place with
Him!
• Holding onto His Promises and Remembering all He has done!
• Sharing Testimony to Strengthen others and build us up!
2. FAMILY
• Marriage-Peace instead of Stress and Good Communication during lots of traveling and
speaking engagements.
• Schooling on the Road-Open Opportunities for schooling in midst of crazy schedules!
Energy to Teach and Learn!
• Adoption-Still not submitted to Embassy due to missing documents. Please pray that all
documents will quickly be obtained and NO MORE DELAYS! Please pray we are
submitted this week and quick CLEARANCE to go to Ethiopia to bring our girl home!
3. MINISTRY
• Touring Churches-Fresh Words of Encouragement and Clarity and Boldness to Share
about what HE is doing in Mongolia!!!
• Prayer-Thank Him that Krista had an opportunity with a few other people to pray for a
woman with cancer and she was healed by the power of His grace! Pray for more
opportunities to pray for the sick and those needing emotional healing as well!
• Language Learning-Opportunities to continue practicing and learning the Kazak language
while here in the States!
• Fitness-Certification Trainings and Discipline to stay in good shape while traveling!

Jason and Ruth Lee – Ulaanbaatar
1. Please pray for house churches and their leaders (Ms. Amaraa, Ms. Yrinchichig, Ms. Yrnaa,
Ms. Aruina and Ms. Deegi). Please pray that they will continue to light their community.
2. Please pray for CAMA Children’s schools (Nicek, Xani Material, Zon Ail, 16th District,
Amaglan School). Please pray that these schools are glorifying God and be the place to bring
children to Him.
3. Please pray for our three children (Peter, Hanuel and Angel). Please pray that God will
continue to work in their lives. Please pray that our children learn to know God intimately
through daily miracles.
4. Please pray for our safety..Travel mercies, health, protection from harm and danger..
Brent and Lisa Liberda – Home Assignment
Praise God for opportunities to connect with new churches and develop relationships with
partner churches. Pray for fruitful ministry as we have opportunity to share about Mongolia,
missions, and our lives and ministry while on home assignment.
Praise God for the Christian school the kids are able to attend this year with high academic
standards, team sports and music learning opportunities, and best of all a great emphasis on Bible
and spiritual growth. Pray that they would excel and be encouraged in learning and experiencing
new things.
Praise God for His provision to meet our needs in this home assignment year. Pray for our
support needs as extra school, healthcare, and living expenses come our way.
Praise God for our health. Pray for the best of spiritual, mental, and physical health for us and
our family, and for renewed strength and vision for our return to Mongolia that is now just six
months away.

Natalie Lugin – Darhan
Praise God that He is helping me with school. Continue to pray, but I
am starting to see some of the pieces come together.
Continue to pray for Nomio as well. She still shows a desire to know
more about God.

Richel and Melody Maraat – Ulaanbaatar
Please pray for our family:
• for a dynamic, growing relationship with God
• for protection from the enemy’s attacks
• for Anna & Abigail’s homeschooling & Adrian’s studies in the Philippines
• for provision of our daily needs & ministry needs
Please pray for the salvation of Uyangaa and husband, Ganbat and Herlene
Please pray for the Couples’ Group in Ulaanbaatar
• that God will use it to bring unbelieving married couples to Jesus
• that God will use the Group to help strengthen marriages and families
• that from among the group the Lord will raise up leaders
Please pray for our other ministry involvements -
- that God will help us to operate in His wisdom and in the power of His Spirit

Dennis and Marilyn Maves – Ulaanbaatar
1. Praise the Lord for the good English Camp we had in January with the team from Belgium,
WI. Students ages 14 and up were a part of the intensive 1 week camp.
2. Our new semester of English classes began on January 24. Praise the Lord for the new
students that we have in our classes. Pray for intentional relationships.
3. Pray for Dennis as he leads the Field Leadership Meetings during the last week of February.
Pray for wisdom and discernment in the many decisions that need to be made.
4. There are many challenges working here. Pray for favor with the government as we work
through taxation and immigration issues.
5. Pray for good health. The pollution in Ulaanbaatar caused by the coal smoke during the cold
winter is very bad. Many have respiratory problems.
6. Pray that we will grow in our intimacy and walk with our Lord.

Nghia and An-hoa Pham – Darhan
Praise God
• Praise God for the baptism celebration of Tolgoi Good News House church for 6 new
believers on Jan 28. Please remember to pray for: Mrs. Hohoton, Mr. Boldbayr and his
wife Oyuntsetseg, Mrs. Bayrtsetseg, Munkhtsetseg, and SobErdene.
• Praise God for 5 persons who pray to accept Christ in Enkhtal after clinic visit Jan 20.
Another 11 persons accepted Christ in Barung Buren on Jan 27. Both groups have started
to study Abundant Life course.
• Praise God for the prison ministry last month. Our health team ‘chaplain’ was able to
preach at both prisons to about 100 prisoners after the health presentation on Acoholism.
We aslo showed the short movies “The Reforned Father”. This is the story about a
Mongolian with alcohol addiction come to know the Lord and the power that changes his
life around
• Praise God that Nghia’s back is better, almost pain free!
Prayer Request
• The Tolgoi Good News church leader’s plan to plant a new cell group for the Bayandawa
section, next to Teeverchidin section where the church is.
• The plan to visit Enkhal twice monthly, and Barung Buren once a month to disciple new
believers and help the cell groups to grow.
• Our plan to teach Abundant Life and train cell group leaders in prison.
• Medical license application made no progress thus far.
• Pray that our children Josiah, Gabriel and Jubilee will continue to walk closely with the
Lord and experience His presence in their lives. Josiah plans to study at Fullerton State
University for Master in TESOL.
• God’s strength to endure these cold winter months.

Marvin Pitman – Hovd
Pray for continued Kazakh language study and for wisdom in developing new ministries in the
fall.

Pieter and Haniki Theron – Home Assignment
Pray for:
Pieter is teaching “Issues in Missions”. He is also mentoring a couple of students one on one
every week. He will be speaking at the next gathering of student leaders, the topic “servant
leadership”.
Haniki will be speaking at the Women’s group at Neighborhood Church in Redding at the end of
the month.
We will also host the students of the Asian Club at Simpson in our home for their monthly
gathering.
We are mentoring a group of students who will be travelling to Peru during the spring break. We
will be helping with leadership training as well as fundraising.
Praise for:
An event we hosted at our home where seventy three students attended. We had a South African
dinner and two missionary couples who shared their ministries with the students.
Rest and to enjoy our HA in Redding. We enjoy the fellowship with the students and Simpson
University.

Erik and Christina Wahlen – Ulaanbaatar
Praise God with us for:
- The new faces in our English classes this semester. We have people from many different walks
of life. Pray for intentionality and boldness for the Mongolian students who are believers.
- Mashka, the new manager of UBean. She loves Jesus and desires to serve. Pray for strength
and endurance for her as she has so many new things to learn.
- two students who have begun attending our Mongolian fellowship. Pray that God would
continue to open their hearts and that they would be receptive.
Please pray with us for:
- the marriages of our Mongolian staff members. A marriage that many had given up on, has
shown a glimpse of hope this week – pray for God’s continued hand and for reconciliation in this
relationship!
- wisdom and insight as we seek to prepare things for others who are taking over for us while we
are gone on home assignment this next year. Please pray for all of the unknowns and details that
still need to be figured out for our home assignment year.
- physical and spiritual protection for our family and the rest of the families represented at
CAMA.

Mark and Cinda Wood – Darhan
1. Praise God for the acceptance that we have through Jesus Christ.
2. Pray for the Mongolian church to grow in maturity in Christ
3. Pray for God’s provision in making decisions about home assignment coming up in June
4. Pray for God’s provision for a new roof for CLTC. The roof was found to have major
structural problems
5. Pray for all of us, Mark, Cinda, Annika, Toby to grow more like Christ
6. Pray for Physical and Spiritual protection

Peter and Esther Yim – Home Assignment
1) Please pray for traveling mercy during February. ( all weekends away from home)
2) Pray for preparation for documents: renewing passports and visa preparation for Mongolia and
Taiwan.
3) Pray for Tabitha, Sarah, Joy to finish well in their schools.

PRAY FOR CAMA MONGOLIA January 2012

Bernie and Renee Anderson – Ulaanbaatar

Pray…

1. That all four of us will maintain a consistent and passionate walk with Jesus.
2. For Renee’ as she writes and prepares a new women’s Bible Study on the prayers of the Bible. She will begin teaching in January.
3. For HUST classes during the second half of the academic year. There is a possibility of an additional 6-8 students joining the Ulaanbaatar Learning Circle.
4. For Jonathan and Cori in the process of going through the last half of their perspective school years. Both are graduating this Spring (from Bible School and HIgh School, respectively).

Jeremy and Renee Bergevin – Darhan

Praise for good Christmas vacation in Washington state seeing family Pray for unity of the spirit in ministry
Praise for a peaceful time in Ohio
Alison Dench – Darhan

Praise for: all the ESL students God has given us
Pray for: some strategies to allow to them to hear the Gospel Jeremy and Krista Fields – Home Assignment

Please pray with the Fields:
1) for a slow healthy schedule, and to find a rich spiritual fellowship.
2) for Dawaa and his staff as they gear up to begin our “Financial Freedom” course in 3 different towns!
3) for more regular supporters – 30 “mighty men” who will sacrifice and intercede for our new unreached people group.
4) for discernment and joy (and patience) in equipping God’s Church for missions, worship and prayer.

Larry and Krista Lain – Home Assignment

1. Pray for INCREASE! DOUBLE PORTIONS! MORE OF YOU LORD!!!
2. Pray for PATIENCE as we wait for the email from the American Embassy whether wehave been cleared to travel to bring our daughter home from Ethiopia. Please pray that they don’t request any additional documentation and NO DELAYS! We HOPE to travel mid-February-NO Later!
3. Pray for ACACIA DIBORA as she waits for us at the Transition Home. PEACE, PATIENCE, HOPE, and LOVE.
4. Pray for PERFECT TIMING. We want to go get Acacia Dibora as soon as possible and also hoping to get a lot of touring and traveling out of the way before we bring her home so we can have a good transition experience as a family.
5. Pray for SAFE TRAVELS to CALIFORNIA in January. We will be in Santa Rosa for one week and Redding for 2 weeks.
6. Pray for PROVISION for all upcoming TRAVEL EXPENSES. (See most recent email- End of Year Giving)
7. Pray for great time of REFRESHING and RENEWAL and great BONDING time with FRIENDS!
8. Great Opportunities to TESTIFY of the Lord’s FAITHFULNESS this past year!
9. Pray for Krista for increased faith and MORE of the spirit of wisdom and revelation asshe goes to a HEALING conference this month.
10. Pray for DILIGENCE and DISCIPLINE for the Kids SCHOOLING while on the Road.
11. Continued PEACE as we TRANSITION into AMERICAN CULTURE!

Praise God for the fellowship meeting with the Kramers, and the Chinese Christian Dental Service team. The team is planning for their Mission Trip to Mongolia in May 2012.

Pray for the Tolgoi Good News church leader’s plan to plant a new cell group for the Bayandawa section, next to Teevdchidin section where the church is.
The hiring of a new staff to work as clinic chaplain and health educatot.
Pray for complete healing of Nghia’s back.

Marvin Pitman – Hovd

Pray for continued Kazakh language and culture learning.

Pieter and Haniki Theron – Home Assignment

Pray for:
-Pieter’s classes this semester at Simpson.
-our daughters, Anri and Sonja who are in South Africa and England.
Praise for
-good Christmas vacation visiting Haniki’s sister in Kansas, and also friends in Denver.
-the time we can spend with students at Simpson, for opportunities to mentor and share about our ministry in Mongolia.
-a succesful “Global Impact Week” at Simpson which we were part off.
-the blessing to visit Evanston Alliance, and for all the members of the church who welcomed us and for their partnership with the Mongolian field.

Erik and Christina Wahlen – Ulaanbaatar

Please pray with us for:
-our English Camps targeted to high school and university students. January 10-14, at the Grain of Wheat Center. Our partner church from Belgium, WI is sending a team to help. Pray for intentional relationships and opportunities!
-our new UBean Coffeehouse manager, Mashka. She loves the Lord and is excited to serve and minister.
-continued health for our family.
-the raising up of servant leadership and passion for Jesus among the church leaders here.

Praise God with us for:
-an excellent end of the semester for the English program.
-awesome times of fellowship and opportunities through Christmas/End of the Year parties for the Couple’s Group, English classes, churches and CAMA.
-a special time as a family and with friends over the Christmas break.

Mark and Cinda Wood – Darhan

Mongolian Version

English Version

Merry Christmas!

PRAY FOR CAMA MONGOLIA December 2011

Bernie and Renee Anderson – Ulaanbaatar

Pray …
1. That all four of us will have a passionate and consistent walk with Jesus.
2. That Jonathan will hear the Lord’s direction during his last year of Bible School.
3. That Cori will finish her senior year of High School well, and know the Lord’s direction for her future.
4. That God would raise up servant leaders who will lead the Mongolian church with strength, grace and gentleness.
5. For the unity of the Spirit and the bond of peace in our home, life and ministry.

Jeremy and Renee Bergevin – Darhan

Please pray for our Mongolian worker who we had to let go this week for health reasons. Pray for her health and peace in this tough transition.
Please pray for our previous neighbors and friends in Bulgan, who we visited this week. Pray for Otgonbayar. He is still out of work. Pray he gets plugged into the church there and gets the strength to serve God and lead his family.

Pray that an opportunity to partner with Christians in Bulgan to provide one or two-time relief through the Relief Council will bring glory to God and expand His Kingdom.

Pray for us as we travel to America for Christmas. Pray that God would be glorified in our relationships and time spent with extended family in Washington and Ohio.

Alison Dench – Darhan

- praise for new students in the English programme (12 last week)

- prayer that the students will understand the Gospel as we have a chance to share it with them over the coming days

Jeremy and Krista Fields – Home Assignment

Please pray with the Fields for:
1) a rare and blessed Christmas with Jesus and extended family!
2) vision and gifts of encouragement to mobilize our sending church and re-build our network of prayer partners.
3) discernment as we begin setting our Spring church tour schedule.
4) opportunities and boldness to share Christ and disciple others locally

Natalie Lugin – Darhan

Pray that the Lord would give me fun ideas for the kids and that I would be a good teacher for them.
Also please pray that Nomio would give her heart to Jesus. Nomio is a teenage girl in Alli and Cinda’s English classes and she comes to my apartment from time to time.

Richel and Melody Maraat – Ulaanbaatar

1. God’s wisdom, guidance and anointing upon us — please pray that we will depend on the Holy Spirit and do everything “not by might nor by power but by the Spirit of the Lord.”
2. Protection – please pray that God will keep us alert to the enemy’s schemes and protect us from all kinds of spiritual attacks upon our family, our ministry, our physical bodies.

3. Fruitfulness and faithfulness in the ministry – please pray that God will help us to be joyful and diligent in the different ministries He has entrusted to us; and that we will do everything in love (1 Cor.13). Pray also that God will grant us strength and discernment to work for fruit that will last.

4. Provision – pray for the Lord’s continued provision of our daily and ministry needs

Dennis and Marilyn Maves – Ulaanbaatar

1. Praise the Lord for the good meetings with Mongolian Church leaders and the head of Alliance World Fellowship.
2. Pray for these last weeks of our English classes for this semester, and for all of our students. Pray for our upcoming Christmas party.
3. Pray for the discipleship of new believers, and for the ongoing training of our Mongolian church leaders.
4. Pray for good health for ourselves and for our other international workers and for our Mongolia staff. In addition to the cold, the pollution in the city of Ulaanbaatar is very bad during the winter months with the burning of coal.
May you be blessed with a His joy and peace as you celebrate this Christmas season.

Nghia and An-hoa Pham – Darhan Praise God

Prison Ministry started at the 2 prisons in Darhan this month. We began the health seminar at both places with the topic on “Healthy Heart” , held clinic at one prison. We were able to share the Gospel and pray for the prisoners.
Our monthly ministry at Inkhtal continues well. Praise God for a safe trip last time. The ferry stops operating during the winter months, we had to use an alternative dirt road to get to Inkhtal and it took us 4 hours to get there instead of 1h30min. One person accepted Christ and came back to attend the Abundantly Life class.

 Marvin Pitman – Hovd

I would appreciate pray as I move temporarily to Ulgii. I’ll need a great place to stay and a top notch language teacher or two.

Pieter and Haniki Theron – Home Assignment

Pray for:
-the end-of-semester classes and exams for the students in Pieter’s class at Simpson.
our travels during this month. We’ll be visiting Haniki’s sister in Kansas, and also friends in Denver.
-Anri and Sonja who will be away, and alone for Christmas.
Praise for
-the time we can spend with students at Simpson, for opportunities to mentor and share about our ministry in Mongolia.
-a succesful “Global Impact Week” at Simpson which we were part off.
-the blessing to visit Evanston Alliance, and for all the members of the church who welcomed us and for their partnership with the Mongolian field.

Erik and Christina Wahlen – Ulaanbaatar

Praise God for the opportunities we have to build intentional relationships with students in the Grain of Wheat English program.
Praise God for how he is working in the lives of the Mongolian staff and their marriages. Praise God for the professional contacts we have developed through the UBean coffee house.

The application for Nghia medical license still needs one more document: special permission from Enkhtal hospital. We got this document but it was expired, so now we are waiting again for that document to be renewed. Pray that we will be able to get this document soon.
We plan to have our Christmas Celebration at Tolgoi Church on December 11, we have sent out the invitation to the neighbors in Tolgoi area. Pray that many will show up to celebrate with us and have a chance to hear about the birth of Christ, our Savior. Pray for the church members who participating in the Bible Mememory Contest, that they will learn the words well and really understand the meaning of LOVE in 1Corinthian 13. Pray for Nghia and 2 other church leaders, they are currently in S.Gobi area ministering to the churches in Zaminguud and Hanbodg. Pray for safe travel (long hours on dusty, bouncy road) and good health. Full report on our next Monthly Prayer Request.
Pray for our children, Josiah, Gabriel and Jubilee that they will continue to walk closely with the Lord and for our health and safety travel during these cold and icy winter months.
We will be spending our Christmas with our daughter, Jubilee, in Taiwan. Pray for safe travel and a good time of bonding.

Here are some images from the camp, as well as a short video of testimonies.

Leadership Training from Bernie Anderson on Vimeo.

PRAY FOR CAMA MONGOLIA July/August 2011

Bernie and Renee Anderson – Ulaanbaatar
Pray:
1. That all four of us would maintain a consistent and passionate relationship with Jesus.
2. For Jonathan as he works through the summer and prepares to return to Bible School this Fall. Pray for him as he adjusts to life in the US without his family.
3. For Bernie, Renee’ and Cori adjusting back to life in UB, unpacking and preparing for Summer and Fall ministry
4. For the Crown College ICE team in July. Pray they’d experience all that God has for them in Mongolia.
5. For Field Forum the first weekend in August.
6. For the Church Leadership camp at the end of July. Pray that God would raise up Spirit-filled, Servant leaders who will lead the church with grace, power and gentleness.

Jeremy and Renee Bergevin – Darhan
Praise the Lord we are settling in our apartment in Darhan
Praise Him for a ballet teacher for the girls for the summer
Praise Him for protection and improved health the last few weeks
1. Pray for the first Food for Work project to come to a strong finish the first week in July.
2. Pray for the second project (reconstruction of church) to begin on schedule.
3. Pray for workers willing to work for food!
4. Pray for our house in the States to sell.
5. Pray for the Shinchlel church on the outskirts of Darhan, for a moving of the Holy Spirit, and that the Lord would build His Church.
6. Please pray for spiritual fruit–for Mongolians with hearts needy, softened, and ready to ASK, HEAR and RECEIVE the GOOD NEWS!

Alison Dench – Darhan
Praise for a great TOEFL course last month in Darhan – lots of new contacts.

Prayer for the August TOEFL course in UB.

Jeremy and Krista Fields – Hovd
Please pray with the Fields:
1. For peace as we pack up our house, wisdom as we release our ministries, and joy as we return to spend this next school year with our families and sending churches!
2. Praise God for 2 water wells, and pray for His hand upon 2 more in July.
3. Praise God for the Lains’ new home, and pray for a breakthrough on a home for their fitness outreach (a proposal to the local school).
4. For Zorigoo – a one-legged Mongolian brother in the Lord who hopes to teach and develop water wells in the countryside – and for Chevei, a struggling yet cheerful and open Kazakh gentleman who has been lame these last 3 years.
5. For boldness in prayer, praise, and words about Jesus!

Larry and Krista Lain – Hovd
THE LORD’S PRESENCE. More Lord! We pray He would fill us to overflowing on all those around us during lots of transitions!
MOVING to our new home. The family we bought our new home from is moving to Kazakstan but cannot leave until they receive their daughter’s passport. They will remain in the home with us for a few days until they move in with some relatives at the end of the week. Please pray for continued friendships with this gracious family.
FIXING up our house. Please pray as a small crew of 5 Kazakh guys break off existing mud and apply 4 layers of mud and paint the interior of our house and put mud and red bricks on the outside and install a new roof. Pray for opportunities to build relationships.
PEACE in RELATIONSHIPS! Moving with deadlines is bringing up many cultural differences. Pray we can be full of peace and show love in the midst of misunderstanding and communication difficulties! Pray for understanding and supernatural language abilities.
KIDS. Please pray for our kids adjustment to a new home and new friends.
TRAVEL to Ulaanbaatar. We will be traveling to the capital at the end of the month to connect with the rest of our team and to change Eli’s passport. Please pray we will be able to find a place to stay, ease with the Embassy and quickly receive his passport back, great time with our team, and funds for a short family vacation.
ADOPTION. We praise Him for the patience He gives as you pray! There are still investigations being done to finish the paperwork in Ethiopia. Please pray that the courts will accept the gathered information and that all paperwork would be completed. Continue to pray for patience. We really want to go to Africa this fall so that we can bring her home before Christmas and before her 7th birthday in January.

Jason and Ruth Lee – Ulaanbaatar
1. Amaglant School and House Church are looking for more permanent place. We have to move again very soon. Please pray for wisdom as we seek an open “xasha” to set up our school.
2. Please pray for the kids camp from July 4 to July 7.
3. Please pray for our busy summer schedule. We want to glorify God and Him alone in all we do. Please pray for health and safe of our children and us. Let this summer be the time of growing (physically, spiritually, in all aspects of our ministry).

Brent and Lisa Liberda – Home Assignment
-Pray for good visits with friends and family as we travel to Minnesota, New Mexico, and Colorado Springs through the end of July.
-Pray for our time at HAMS this month, that it will give us good insight into how to minister here in the States while we are here for the year, and pray for the kids as they stay with friends while we are away for the week.
-Pray for the kids as they make many adjustments and say hello and good-bye to lots of friends and family. Pray that they will be well prepared for attending a new and different school. We are blessed that they will be able to attend a Christian school, but it will be very different from what they’ve been accustomed to for the past four years at the MK school in Darhan.
-Praise and thanks for all your prayers! We have a place to live for the year, a car, and a school for the kids. These were all uncertainties a month ago. God is faithful to provide abundantly above what we could ask or imagine.
-Pray for Brent as he prepares for a missions tour starting mid-September in the Central District.

Richel and Melody Maraat – Ulaanbaatar
1. Thank God for answering our prayers for our son Adrian. He is now enrolled in a university here in Bacolod City, Philippines. The Lord has graciously provided a place for him to stay and has also provided for his school fees for the first semester.
2. We praise God for a fruitful time home. God gave us opportunities to minister to our home church, to other churches and to share about what He is doing in Mongolia. We also thank God for time spent with family and friends and for moments of rest and recreation.
3. We thank God that we have been granted a religious visa!
4. Please pray for God’s protection as we travel back to Mongolia on the 2nd week of July.
5. As we go through another transition in our family life and ministry, please pray that God will work in each of our hearts and help us to grow deeper in our knowledge of Him.

Dennis and Marilyn Maves – Ulaanbaatar
1. Praise the Lord, we have received the renewal of our visa for another year.
2. Pray for the short term team of 6 from CROWN College that will be coming in July. Pray for a fruitful time for them during their time with us.
Pray for the church leaders camp that will be from July 27-30.
Pray for our annual Field Forum, August 6-11. Pray that it will be a great time of spiritual,
emotional and physical refreshment. Also pray for good times of strategic planning and training.
5. Pray that we will continue to grow in our walk with the Lord in the midst of the busyness of these summer months.

Nghia and An-hoa Pham – Darhan
Praise God
We praise and thanks the Lord for His guidance, protection, and abundant blessing to us during the past year while we were on home assisgnment. God truly has supplied all our needs, answered our prayer requests to the details, and restored our spirit and strength.
Prayer Request
Pray for our family as we will go back to Mongolia on July 7, 2011 . Pray that all our luggage, with medical supplies for the health project, will arrive with us safely, without any hassle at the airport.
Pray that God will give us wisdom to plan how we will work with health project in this term. We will need to re-apply for medical license and permit to run the health clinic. Pray that we will get the favor from the authorities and able to get all the needed documents without much delay.
Pray for our health. Nghia has a nagging cough for a few weeks now. He is getting better. Pray for a complete healing touch from the Lord.
Josiah is looking for a part time job around La Mirada.
Gabriel is teaching English in Taiwan this Summer until the end of August. He will be a sophomore at Biola University this fall.
Jubilee will go with us to Mongolia then leave for Taichung, Taiwan in August to attend Morrison Academy. Pray for her to adjust well to the new school and to be far away from us for the 1st time. And pray for us too since our nest is empty.

Marvin Pitman – Hovd
Pray for Kazakh language study and the continued learning of Kazakh culture.

Pieter and Haniki Theron – Home Assignment
Praise for:
The time we can spend with family and friends in South Africa. For the opportunity to help Anri and Sonja and for us to be a family again, and to be part of their lives. Please pray for both of them, they are both having to make big decisions which will influence their future in studies and work. We are just so glad that we can help them during this very stressful time.
A successfull aplication for our visas for our stay in the States. We will be at Simpson University for the next year until the end of May 2012 during which Pieter will be teaching at the University.
Good health. We went for a comprehensive check-up in Korea before coming to South Africa, and we were so grateful for only a few small “problems”.

Pray for Pieter preparing for his classes at Simpson.
Pray for our last days In South Africa, we are leaving August 6th.
Pray for safe travels to the States and for settling in a new environment and culture.

Erik and Christina Wahlen – Ulaanbaatar
Praise God with us for:
A wonderful time of refreshment as a family this month. We were blessed with many sweet memories!
God’s provision for painting and fixing up the outside of the Grain of Wheat Center.
The birth of a healthy baby boy to one of our staff members.
The many people who pray and give so faithfully for Mongolia and other parts of the world.
Please pray with us for:
Wisdom in how to best use our time for His glory during these summer months.
Opportunities to connect with students from this past year and new relationships during our English game nights this month.
Transition for teammates just returning from the field and those who recently went back to the US.
Spiritual protection for the Grain of Wheat staff and opportunities for them to minister.

Mark and Cinda Wood – Darhan
 Praise God for family coming to
visit. Mark’s parents, brother and sister-in-law will be joining us during the end of June through July. Pray for some down time and re-charging.
 Pray for safety and protection, physical and spiritual.
 Please pray for wisdom in managing and administrating the training center.
 Pray for preparation for the Leadership camp at the end of July

Peter and Esther Yim – Home Assignment
1) Pray for housing ( we are still nomadic), smooth transition.
2) Pray for Tabitha, Sarah and Joy, for smooth transition.
3) Pray for traveling mercy to Chicago next week. We will meet many Korean C&MA pastors. God will show His mercy through these pastors.
4) I(Peter) am infected by poison ivy. Pray for fast recovery.
5) I have begun my speaking among Korean churches. I want to see the renewed passion for Mission and sacrificial giving for GCF.
Pray for my mother. She has asthma attack during the night.

PRAISE THE LORD for how He answers prayer. We have a new teacher for our school in Darhan. Natalie Lugin will be teaching the children of our teammembers in Darhan beginning this September. Pray for her preparations for coming to Mongolia; living in a new country and teaching in our little school.

Bernie and Renee Anderson – Home Assignment (USA)
Pray for…
1. All four of us to have a consistent, fervent walk with Jesus.
2. Jonathan, as he seeks the Lord’s direction for his summer work and living situation
3. Our family and we prepare for our return to Mongolia on June 24th. Pray for this transition, as Bernie, Renee’ and Cori will be returning and Jonathan will be staying in the US to work and attend school.
4. Spirit-filled Mongolian leaders who will serve the church with strength, humility and gentleness.

Jeremy and Renee Bergevin – Darhan
1. Please pray for our transition to life and ministry now in DARHAN, Mongolia. Jeremy will be working to establish a Food for Work project through the CAMA center in Darhan and Renee will be doing some accounting and homeschooling while praying about her long-term ministry here.
2. Please pray for our health. Jeremy has been ill for many months this winter and needs a healing touch from God.
3. Please pray as we join a Mongolian fellowship here that God would encourage the believers and do a mighty work in the community through His Holy Spirit.
4. Please pray as we establish new relationships and friendships that God would give us divine appointments and Kingdom perspective.

Alison Dench – Darhan
Praise God that Mughi and I met with the Darhan Education Department Head last week.
He was quite dismissive of us – so I don’t think God is opening that door right now.
My prayer is for wisdom as we set up the right classes for the new September school year. During the June-Aug summer I will run TOEFL modules in Darhan and UB.

Jeremy and Krista Fields – Hovd
Please pray with the Fields:
for a new full-time worker to train local deacons and lead in expanding our financial outreach to local Darhan churches
for wisdom and divine breakthrough as we continue experimenting with driven wells in Hovd
for the meaningful completion of our financial courses in Darhan and Hovd, with a clear gospel witness, and a clear means of evaluating participants’ progress over this next year
for finishing up our homeschool year, discerning which areas to continue preparing our kids for school in the States, and great mountain adventures every weekend!
for a knitting of hearts, and a foundation of faith, as the Kazakh Council attempts to overcome the first huge hurdles of registration and budgeting

Karen Hessel – IWK teacher – Darhan
Praise
-that our ending DMK School Open House went really well. The kids did a great job and it was a nice time of being able to say “thanks” and offer “blessings” to the whole MK School student body, their families, and our great crew of supporters and helpers.
-that I’ve got a car my church has been able to arrange for me to use when I first get back to the States.
Prayer requests
-that this ending week for Malachi, Isaiah, and Levi and then my last 3 weeks with Annika and Toby will be really good ones.
-that God will give me special wisdom and creativity for planning well these ending times.
-that God will prepare the way for me returning to the States in mid-June–for details like getting a phone and a new driver’s license and big picture things like my heart and mind being open to all that God has for me.
-that God will help me to set-up well the new teacher and new student body at the DMK School for next school year.

Larry and Krista Lain – Hovd
1. RELATIONSHIPS
Pray for ENCOUNTERS with the Lord overflowing into our Community
Pray for family and team relationships to grow as we have more time this summer (Kids are finished with school May 12th!)
2. FITNESS MINISTRY
Pray for Mighty Men’s classes in the evenings. It is planting season so many of the guys are really tired!
Pray for Women’s class in the mornings. Usually 3-5 women come to workout with Krista for a boot camp style aerobics class in our tiny room with limited equipment.
Pray for the other foreigners here in town that come and workout in the morning before the women’s class.
Pray for a potential partnership with a local school. They plan to start building a new basketball court, soccer field, bleachers and a fitness building this month. We are praying about providing equipment and in return using their space for our fitness club in the evenings.
3. LANGUAGE STUDY
Praise Him!!! Krista’s language teacher is professing faith and learning more everyday. Pray for Krista as she hopes to disciple her this summer with hopes to start a study with other women as well.
4. ADOPTION
We finally got word from the orphanage director. Unfortunately, the director has been battling with the government on behalf of our daughter (and adoption in general). Although this has caused many delays, it seems that everything is panning out. There is still one more piece of paperwork that needs to be signed by the local government before our file is sent to the capital in Addis.
Basically this means that we have no idea how long it will be before we get court dates. PLEASE PRAY!
I am encouraged when I imagine angels charging down from heaven every time we pray on behalf of our daughter, Acacia, and all the other children in Ethiopia! Praise Him that He is a Victorious WARRIOR and He is sending Armies of Angels to fight injustice! (Isa 42)

Jason and Ruth Lee – Ulaanbaatar
1. Praise the Lord for His wonderful provision! We set up a school near the airport, a village called, “Nisx”. Please pray for Amaraa, the school director for Nisx CAMA School. She is a new believer and she has already reached out to her family. Please pray for the house church and the school to grow.
2. Please pray for Deegi and Migaa at “Amgalant School” and Yrnaa and Aegii at “6th Xoroo School”. Pray that the school will continue to grow and that the house church will reach out to their community. We have over 30 people attending the Amgalant House Church. We will begin a Sunday School for the children in coming week.
3. Please pray for Peter, Hanuel and Angel. Please pray for the goodness in their hearts and kindness toward Mongolian children.
4. Please pray for Ruth’s dad as he continues to recover from the stroke. Please pray for Ruth’s mom and younger sister who are taking care of him. Pray for wisdom, strength, health and lots of patience.
5. Please pray for Hawaiian team who will be coming in June to help us with our first VBS. We are expecting about 60 children from our CAMA schools to attend a week long VBS. Please pray for the Holy Spirit to touch our children’s hearts so that they can reach out to their families. Please pray for wisdom as they plan ahead.

Brent and Lisa Liberda – Darhan
· Pray that the biblical counseling ministries will grow in our absence in the following year. Pray for a cooperative effort among those trained for this ministry, and that they will impact lives and build Christ’s church here in Mongolia.
· Pray for the Nig Dovniihon church Men’s fellowship, and for its leader, Dawaajargal. Pray for encouragement as he moves into ministry with greater responsibilities as an elder in the Nig Dovniihon church.
· Pray for the Nig Dovniihon church children’s ministry teachers as Lisa has her final meeting with them. Pray that they will be encouraged to carry on in the coming year and that the children’s ministries will grow.
· Pray for our team as many families come from and leave for home assignment in the coming year.
· Pray for all the preparations that remain to be done for our year of home assignment (finding a home, school for our children to attend, packing up apartment in Mongolia).
· Pray for our children as they transition from Mongolia back to life in the US.

Richel and Melody Maraat – Ulaanbaatar
1. Please pray that God will grant us safe travel during our 3 months away from Mongolia.
2. Pray that God will give us opportunities to share about God’s work in Mongolia with churches and friends.
3. Pray that God will give us rest and meaningful times spent with family and friends.
4. Pray for our eldest son and his preparations for college — for wisdom in the choices he needs to make; provision of his needs; smooth adjustment to being away from his family.
5. Pray that through this transition, our whole family will grow closer to God and to one another.
6. Pray that God will grant us favor and we will be given a religious visa when we come back.
Thanks for your intercession and God bless you all.

Dennis and Marilyn Maves – Ulaanbaatar
Praise the Lord for the good completion of Marilyn and Christina Wahlen’s EFL classes the last week of April. Pray for the relationships that have been made.
1. Pray that we will continue to grow in our intimacy and walk with the Lord.
2. Praise the Lord for the great 2nd Anniversary celebration at the international church here in Ulaanbaatar. Continue to pray for the approval for the church registration and for favor with the government officials. Pray for the pastor of God’s choosing for this congregation.
3. Pray for visas for 3 returning families.
4. Pray for preparations for short term teams that are coming this summer.
5. Pray for the Lord’s provision of good renters for our house in Wisconsin.

Nghia and An-hoa Pham – Home Assignment (USA)
Praise God
We had a busy month : Nghia took an Acupuncture Review course in San Diego for 3 days. We had good reunion time with Nghia’s older brother’s family coming from Germany to California for a 10 days visit. Nghia went on to visit Harrisburg Vietnamese Alliance Church (4/8-4/10), then took a 6 days Family Practice Review Course in Lancaster, PA (4/10-4/15). He then visited Lancaster Vietnamese Alliance Church (4/17). Our whole family then flew to Charlotte (N. Carolina) to be with the Vietnamese AOG Church during Easter (4/21-4/26). Praise God for all the details which worked out well. We are tired now but are glad to have the opportunity to meet many wonderful Christians in the East Coast, and to share with them about the work in Mongolia.
Prayer Request
We are still on tour with 4 more churches to visit: Fountain Valley, Camarillo, Grace Alliance (San Jose) and North Hollywood. Pray that we will finish well. Please continue to pray with us that God will raise up many Vietnamese international workers in the future from our current effort.
We will attend Council meeting in Kansas City, MO from May 23-29. Pray for a time of spiritual renewal to be ready to go back to Mongolia.
Pray for our preparation to return to Mongolia in July. We begin to buy, pack, and looking for way to ship medical supplies ahead to Mongolia.
Pray for our visa to Mongolia, our vision and plan the work there during the next three years.
Our daughter, Jubilee, will leave home for the first time to attend boarding school in Taiwan this fall. Gabriel is finishing his 1st year at Biola University and Josiah is seeking God’s guidance for his future plan.

Marvin Pitman – Hovd
Pray for Kazakh language study and the continued learning of Kazakh culture.

Pieter and Haniki Theron – Home Assignment
Pray for:
- Our time in SA with our daughters. Also that we will have time for rest and relaxation.
- That our visa for the US will come through so that we’ll be able to work as MIR’s at Simpson.
- For Mark and Cinda who are taking over our responsibilities at CLTC, and for the newly elected leaders at the Nigdovnigon Church.

Erik and Christina Wahlen – Ulaanbaatar
Praise God with us for:
- a wonderful 2nd semester of English classes. Christina and Marilyn had their last class last week, end of the semester party on Saturday and then final assessments last Tuesday. Please pray for the relationships that are being made.
- an amazing time of fellowship for our churches here in UB on Easter Sunday. It is such an encouragement for these small house churches to see that they are part of something bigger.
- how He is working through some very difficult situations in the lives of some of our Mongolian staff members. We covet your prayers for our staff members here. Thank you!
Please pray with us for:
- God’s provision for the Great Commission Fund. If you attend an Alliance church, Great Commission Sunday is coming your way soon. Please be in prayer for people to give sacrificially and generously to this special offering. The Great Commission Fund supports 685 international workers in 64 countries!
- ears to hear, a mind to understand and an ability to speak the Mongolian language.
- God’s hearts for the people of Mongolia.
- the registration of Cornerstone Church of all Nations, our international church. We need the registration in order to obtain a visa for a pastor.

Mark and Cinda Wood – Darhan
- Pray for our family to walk closely with God and grow more and more like Christ.
- Pray for safety and protection, physical and spiritual.
- Please pray for Cinda and Mark as we take on new responsibilities as our team mates go on home assignment.

Peter and Esther Yim – Erdenet
We arrived safely in Korea. Tomorrow, We are visiting our Mongolian fellow worker near south part of Korea. Gombo ( Previous Erdent leader)will lead her factory cell group over there.
1) Praise the Lord for Zaminwood church and Hanbold church; they are growing even though lots of issues are going on.
2) Pray for Tegshe who will visit Baynhogor and Ondorhan group next week. Pray that God will give wisdom to serve the new believers
3) Pray for 3 workers who are factory workers in Korea. They are willing to continue to serve the Lord in Korea( Gombo, Sansar, Sukee). We will meet them this week.
4) Pray for our medical exam next week.

Bernie and Renee Anderson – Home Assignment (USA)
Pray…
1. That all four of us will maintain a consistent and passionate walk with Jesus
2. For the remaining churches we are visiting in April/May in Raleigh, NC, Franklin, TN, Mansfield, OH and Evanston, WY. Pray for good connections with all, and especially our two partner churches.
3. For all preparations and plans as we begin moving toward our return to Mongolia. Pray especially as the visa process starts later in the month.
4. For Jonathan as he finishes up his last semester of Bible School for this year.
4. For Cori as we will have to be away from her almost every weekend.
5. For the raising up spirit-filled servant leaders in Mongolia, who will lead the church with humility, grace and gentleness.

Jeremy and Renee Bergevin – Darhan
1. Please pray for our transition to life and ministry now in DARHAN, Mongolia. Jeremy will be working to establish a Food for Work project through the CAMA center in Darhan and Renee will be doing some accounting and homeschooling while praying about her long-term ministry here.
2. Please pray for our health. Jeremy has been ill for many months this winter and needs a healing touch from God.
3. Please pray as we join a Mongolian fellowship here that God would encourage the believers and do a mighty work in the community through His Holy Spirit.
4. Please pray as we establish new relationships and friendships that God would give us divine appointments and Kingdom perspective.

Alison Dench – Darhan
I praise God for a healthy and joyful transition back into life in Mongolia.

My prayer request is favour from the Ministry of Education in Darhan – to
allow me to offer professional development workshops for Mongolian
teachers of English.

Jeremy and Krista Fields – Hovd
for focus and joy in home-schooling as Spring comes to Mongolia!
in Thanksgiving for the joys of visiting, learning and celebrating Kazakh “Naoriz” this past week
for the thaw of hearts and the seed of God’s vision for building up our Kazakh community (with a clear Sign from Him)
for wisdom and effective teaching in our 3-month financial course – both for my class of 30 here in Hovd as well as our growing team of staff in Darhan (63 students, 8-9 new savings groups)
for clear opportunities to pray, proclaim, and heal in His name

Karen Hessel – IWK teacher – Darhan
–that God would guide me in planning out the rest of the school year. May it be what the kids need academically but also a time filled with sweet connecting & sweet memories.
–that God would help me to connect well with my community here and my community back home.

Larry and Krista Lain – Hovd
1. RELATIONSHIPS with God, Family, Teammates and our Community.
2. LANGUAGE STUDY. Pray for lots of opportunities to practice the language as we intentionally get out into the community as the weather gets nicer! Also pray as we begin learning spiritual vocab with hopes of starting some upcoming studies!
3. FITNESS MINISTRY. PTL our second competition was a great success! Check out our blog for more info. www.thelains.blogspot.com. Also, pray for Krista as she just started teaching a morning fitness class with her language teacher and possibly a few other Kazak women.
4. Our ADOPTION is totally in the Lord’s hands. We are completely powerless to do anything besides PRAY. So we wait and praise Him for Peace that surpasses all understanding. Pray for ALL the families waiting for Ethopian children as new laws will potentially make wait-times longer. Pray for His perfect timing. Pray for the orphanage director, our agency and others who may be able to do something to help the process move forward. Most importantly, pray for our daughter as she waits.

Jason and Ruth Lee – Ulaanbaatar
1. Praise the Lord for Ruth’s dad’s remarkable recovery from a severe stroke last September. Ruth was able to visit her family through compassionate travel
for three weeks and got to spend a time with her dad. Thank you for praying for a safe travel.
2. Praise the Lord for the children’s program. The first school in Amgalant now has 13 children and the second site in 6th district has over 25 children.
3. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness and revealing Himself to us anew every day.

1. Please pray for the third school in Zon-Ail scheduled to be opened in April. Please pray for a good teacher and many students to come.
2. Please pray for Ruth as she prepares to train our children’s program teachers on finance and lesson plans.
3. Please pray for Amglant house church to raise up leaders, reach out to the community, and to serve each other.
4. Please pray that we, as a family, will be consistent in keeping a daily devotion and setting aside the quiet time with Christ.

Brent and Lisa Liberda – Darhan
· Pray that the biblical counseling ministries will grow in our absence in the following year. Pray for a cooperative effort among those trained for this ministry, and that they will impact lives and build Christ’s church here in Mongolia.
· Pray for the Nig Dovniihon church Men’s fellowship, and for its leader, Dawaajargal. Pray for encouragement as he moves into ministry with greater responsibilities as an elder in the Nig Dovniihon church.
· Pray for the Nig Dovniihon church children’s ministry teachers as Lisa has her final meeting with them. Pray that they will be encouraged to carry on in the coming year and that the children’s ministries will grow.
· Pray for our team as many families come from and leave for home assignment in the coming year.
· Pray for all the preparations that remain to be done for our year of home assignment (finding a home, school for our children to attend, packing up apartment in Mongolia).
· Pray for our children as they transition from Mongolia back to life in the US.

Richel and Melody Maraat – Ulaanbaatar
PRAISES
1. Language school is officially done!
God has made a way for us to go home to the Philippines while we have our visa status changed.
3. Praise God for churches and individuals whom God used to help provide our needs.

PRAYER REQUESTS
1. We leave Mongolia on April 2. Please pray that God will grant us safe travel.
2. Pray that God will give us opportunities to share about God’s work in Mongolia with churches and friends
3. Pray that God will give us rest and meaningful times spent with family and friends
4. Pray for our eldest son and his preparations for college — for wisdom in the choices he needs to make; provision of his needs; smooth adjustment to being away from his family.
5. Pray that through this transition, our whole family will grow closer to God and to one another.
6. Pray that God will grant us favor and we will be given a religious visa when we come back.

Thanks for your intercession and God bless you all.

Dennis and Marilyn Maves – Ulaanbaatar
1. Praise the Lord for the great time we had with our team during our recent team Prayer Retreat. Thank you for praying. Continue to pray that we will have unity on our team.
2. Pray that we will continue to grow in our intimacy and walk with the Lord.
3. Continue to pray for the approval for the registration of the international church here in Ulaanbaatar. Pray for favor with the government officials. Pray for the pastor of God’s choosing for this congregation. On April 10 we will have our 2nd Anniversary celebration.
4. We are halfway through our spring semester of EFL classes. Pray for Marilyn and Christina Wahlen as we teach 5 different levels of classes. Pray for intentional relationships.
5. Pray for the Lord’s provision of good renters for our house in Wisconsin.
Thank you for your faithful prayers.

Nghia and An-hoa Pham – Home Assignment (USA)
Praise God
Josiah came back safely from Korea after more than 1 year teaching English there.
Nghia’s older brother’s family from Germany will be here for 10 days visit from end of March to April 10. We will have a family reunion for Nghia’s side.

Prayer Request
We have a busy month ahead. Nghia currently is taking a Acupuncture Review course in San Diego for 3 days. He will visit Harrisburg Vietnamese Church (4/8-4/10), taking Family Practice Review Course in Lancaster (4/10-4/15). Our whole family will visit Charlotte (N. Carolina) Vietnamese Church (4/21-4/26) during Easter. Pray for safe travel for the whole family, good concentration in studying and practice skill for Nghia, and good sharing with the visiting churches about mission works.

Marvin Pitman – Hovd
Pray for Kazakh language study and the continued learning of Kazakh culture.

Pieter and Haniki Theron – Home Assignment
Pray for:
- Our time in SA with our daughters. Also that we will have time for rest and relaxation.
- That our visa for the US will come through so that we’ll be able to work as MIR’s at Simpson.
- For Mark and Cinda who are taking over our responsibilities at CLTC, and for the newly elected leaders at the Nigdovnigon Church.

Erik and Christina Wahlen – Ulaanbaatar
Please pray with us for:
- marriages of our staff. Satan is working really hard to try to prevent healing and restoration. We do see glimpses of hope, but it is hard not to get discouraged.
- the Mongolian Bible studies we are a part of. Language barriers are always an issue, so please pray for ears to hear the language and a mind to understand.
- deeper growth in our relationships with Jesus.
- relationships we are making through the ministries of the Grain of Wheat Center.
- God’s provision for us and our colleagues around the world through the Great Commission Fund.

Praise God with us for:
- a healthy family! Our son Jack was VERY sick (lost 10 pounds) and our daughter Becca was also VERY sick. Mongolia is a very difficult place to be when you are sick since the medical care is not good. We praise God and thank Him for the many people who prayed for our kids to get better!
- warmer weather. Warmer weather means less coal burning which means cleaner air.
- His faithfulness to each one of us. We are constantly in awe of His faithfulness and goodness to us.
- a wonderfully refreshing Prayer Retreat with our team last week.

Mark and Cinda Wood – Darhan
 Pray for our family to walk closely with God and grow more and more like Christ.
 Pray for safety and protection, physical and spiritual.
 Please pray for Cinda and Mark as we take on new responsibilities as our team mates go on home assignment.

Peter and Esther Yim – Erdenet
Praise the Lord! We are always so thankful to the Lord because He is our coming King…We had a wonderful surprise lunch with church members. It was so impressive and we really became family in God’s love.
1) Pray for preparing to wrap our second term of ministry well.
2) Pray for our outreach team. They will go Bainhongor aimag after Church leaders’ meeting @Darkahn from March 26 through March 30. Pray for safe trip and bearing the fruits.
3) Pray for visiting churches: Hanbold, Zaminwood, Dalanzadgal, Orgon where are located in South Gobi area. We are going to visit with some leaders together from April 6 through April 12.
4) Pray for Sarah and Joy to have a safe trip to Mongolia.

Bernie and Renee Anderson – Home Assignment (USA)
Pray …
1. That all four of us would have a consistent and passionate relationship with Jesus.
2. For tour ministry this spring in the Central Pacific, Southern and South Atlantic Districts.

Jeremy and Renee Bergevin – Bulgan
Please pray for our house to sell and for the logistics of our move.
Please pray for friends and neighbors we see during Lunar New Year feasts.
Praise the Lord for health, regular support for our every need, for the privilege of representing Him.

Alison Dench – Home Assignment (Australia)
My prayer request is for a visa – in time to get back to Mongolia in February.

Jeremy and Krista Fields – Hovd
Pray
for discernment as we choose a site to establish roots and re-build a “home” (community center) together with the scattered Kazakh people… and for a good price!
for breadth and depth of relationships as we network through projects and visit neighbors, and for a bold prayer witness
for God to break through into this peoples’ heart with instant healing power, as well as through the faithful planning and righteousness of a new core group of Kazakh leaders
for spiritual growth and physical health (-30s every night this January!), especially as our family travels Feb 16-28 to UB and Darhan

Karen Hessel – IWK teacher – Darhan
I will soon be sending a letter to my condo. association to ask for an additional 2 year rental extension (selling is not a viable option at all). They have already granted me an extra year beyond the one hardship year the by-laws allow. In Thailand, I felt God specifically directing me to seek a new 2 year contract here and an additional 2 year rental extension. I now need God to move in a really powerful way to give me supernatural favor with my condo board.

I’m on my third cold/flu thing since Thailand and frankly, it’s getting old! Would appreciate prayers for healing and general health protection. Also for extra energy needed to keep teaching and loving my kids well, as well as handling a number of school and life responsibilities that have stacked up.

Larry and Krista Lain – Hovd
PRAISE GOD:
1. We have been given permission to adopt our little girl!!! Hallelujah!!! (We just got word today!) Although there have been lots of delays, the paperwork is moving ahead…please pray that it moves ahead QUICKLY!
2. For the Adoption grants that have come in totaling 17,000 dollars, which covers most of the expenses besides travel!!!!
3. Fitness Project: We have been able to import some gear thanks to many friends giving to our work special and teammates in the capital sacrificing time to aid in receiving the equipment.
4. For having the opportunity to visit many families last month and practice our language!!!
5. We are staying warm!!!
PLEASE PRAY:
1. We are still raising funds for our adoption to buy plane tickets from Mongolia to Ethiopia and then to the U.S. ($8-12,000). Also, we are still waiting to hear back from CHI about our travel dates. Again, please pray for a supernaturally speedy process!!!
2. Fitness Project: IT’S COLD! Two fires a day in our little gym at -40 isn’t really cutting it, but PTL men are still coming! We are being limited by the weather and also by space. Please pray as we seek a new location before next winter (Actually, it would be nice to have a location way before then).
3. Kazakh language: Krista and I are trying to visit two Kazakh families in our community separately each week and visit a new family every Saturday with the kids. Pray for our ability to communicate and especially for listening comprehension.
4. Larry’s Dad is in Iraq as a Chaplain’s Aid with the USAF. Please pray for protection and safety and for Larry’s Mom while she is at home taking care of many grandkids!
Thank you so much for all your prayers! We serve an AWESOME God who HEARS and ANSWERS your prayers!!! Thank you for your faithfulness as HE is always FAITHFUL through you!

Jason and Ruth Lee – Ulaanbaatar
Thanksgiving
1. Praise the Lord for a safe, refreshing, delicious vacation in Korea. God helped us every step of the way as we travelled with two other families.
2. Praise the Lord for CAMA children’s program in Amraglant! There are 10 children registered and the teachers’ were paid their first salary this week through the program. They also began to pay back the program set-up loan, tithe and utilities.
3. Praise the Lord for Ruth’s dad and his remarkable recovery from the stroke in September. Thank you for all your prayers!
Prayers
1. CAMA Children’s program needs 20 more students in order to run by itself with decent teachers’ salaries and for a sustainable house church. Please pray for 15 children in the morning and 15 children in the afternoon classes (As of January 20, we have 3 children in the morning and 7 children in the afternoon).
2. Please pray for a leader to be trained in Amgalant house church. Please pray as we partnership with a local church to branch out to the ger district through house churches.
3. Please pray for Jason as he starts to teach his second year at Huree University. He is teaching about 150 college students in three different classes. Please pray for deeper relationships with the students and to impact their lives.
4. Please pray for our health as the winter air in the UB seems to be getting worse each year. Please pray for the stronger lungs for all our children and Ruth and Jason.

Brent and Lisa Liberda – Darhan
Pray that the Darhan counseling center will have a solid foundation in place for ongoing ministry. Pray for Bynaa, the Mongolian worker who has been hired to coordinate the center. Pray for wisdom as we put all the pieces in place that need to be set before we leave.
Pray for the Nig Dovniihon church Men’s fellowship, which has grown relatively stable in leadership and attendance. Pray for Dawaajargal as he leads it.
Pray for all the preparation that remains to be done for our year of home assignment (finding a home, school for our children to attend, packing up apartment in Mongolia).

Richel and Melody Maraat – Ulaanbaatar
1. Health for the whole family.
2. Diligence and wisdom in language study.
3. Covering and protection from spiritual attacks.
4. Divine wisdom, guidance and anointing as we do mentoring and counseling.
5. Provision for our visa exit trip to the Philippines.
6. Each one in our family will grow in his/her relationship with Jesus.
Thank you for praying!

Dennis and Marilyn Maves – Ulaanbaatar
1. Pray for our Mongolian staff. We have gone through some difficult situations, and are feeling the attack of the enemy of these young believers. Pray that they will grow in their faith through these difficulties, and that they will allow God to do the work that He wants to in their lives.
2. Pray for our EFL classes that Marilyn and Christina Wahlen are teaching. We have over 40 students, many of them from middle class. Pray for intentional relationships that lead into spiritual interaction.
3. We will be going to the Regional Leadership Meetings for Field Director couples in our region. Pray for a good time of learning, as well as fellowship and refreshment.
4. Pray for Dennis as he leads the Field Leadership Team meetings later in February. Pray for wisdom for the many decisions that need to be made regarding assignments and direction for our work and ministry here in Mongolia.
5. Pray for the approval for the registration of the international church here in Ulaanbaatar. After the approval we can then obtain a visa for a pastor. Pray for the person of God’s choosing.

Nghia and An-hoa Pham – Home Assignment (USA)
Praise God
For the opportunity to visit and speak to the Vietnamese Churches in Forth Worth (Texas), Long Beach (Calif.), and Orlando (Florida) last month.
Praise God that our children Jubilee and Gabriel did well with their schooling during the last semester.
Prayer Request
Praise God for a good family reunion during Christmas.
For safe travel, good health, good spirit, and clear communication as we continue our tour with the Vietnamese District in the US.
Please continue to pray for the Tolgoi Sain Medee Church leaders and members, that they will continue to follow the Lord faithfully.

Marvin Pitman – Hovd
Pray for Kazakh language study and the continued learning of Kazakh culture.

Pieter and Haniki Theron – Darhan
Pray for Pieter getting all the different systems in place at CLTC before we leave. Most of the admin is done, but translation and printing is next on the list.
Pray for the students who attend classes every week, also the students who come from far for the monthly weekly training.
Pray for the members of Nigdovnigon Church, for the women who find it very difficult to get their husbands to come to church, but also for all the new young believers of the church. The youth group is growing under Tuya’s leadership.
Pray for some of the women and children in church who struggles at home with abusive husbands/fathers because of alcohol abuse.
Pray for our health for this last two months of our 5 year term here in Mongolia. Seems there are more sickness and diseases going around during this time.

Praises: There are so many to be thankful for, new believers, young men, as well as older men coming to church, changed lives, a warm place to live in, a building to work in, the small group of Mongolians praying every morning here at CLTC, good health etc.

Pray for preparations to go on HA. For the four months we’ll be with Anri and Sonja in South Africa, and then for eight months in California at Simpson. Pray for our visa for the U.S, that everything will work out for our traveling to the US.

Erik and Christina Wahlen – Ulaanbaatar
Praise God with us for:
1. Successful placement testing for the English classes at the Grain of Wheat Center. Christina and Marilyn Maves are very excited about having a large representation of the mid to upper class and mostly non-believers. Please pray for wisdom for them as they seek to share their faith but have to be so careful without a religious visa.
2. Two new staff members at the Grain of Wheat – a full-time barista, Ariuka and a part-time barista, “Gary”. They are both strong believers and are a great asset to our team. Both are interested in studying in our training program for CLTC.
3. How He is working in the midst of some really hard times.
Please pray with us for:
1. Wisdom. We have had some really hard situations this past month that directly affect the church.
2. Against discouragement. We know that we are being attacked because God is working, but it is still easy to be discouraged – we feel your prayers!
3. Broken marriages of our Mongolian staff. These hard situations have the potential of ripping two families apart. Please pray for restoration.

Mark and Cinda Wood – Darhan
Please pray for the Mongolian churches and leaders as they work together towards organization.
Please pray for Mark as he works with the students of CLTC, and for the students to grow in their faith and understanding.
Pray for Cinda as she teaches English classes, for those classes to be used for His purposes and for students to be committed to attending classes.
Pray for Annika as she is struggling with a difficult math curriculum this year, in particular for a positive attitude and the ability to understand new concepts.
Pray for Toby to find positive and healthy outlets for his energy during these cold months when the majority of time has to be spent indoors.
Pray for all four of us to grow closer in our walk with our Lord and for Him to be glorified in and through our lives.

Peter and Esther Yim – Erdenet
1. Praise the Lord! South Gobi Hanbold church leaders shared their ministry. Now 5 families are gathering regularly at their ger church, and some youth too. Please pray for this young church to grow healthy, and let the Holy Spirit empower their ministry to win fierce spiritual warfare. In Hanbold, 3000 population and 30 shamans and only one church.
2. Pray for Denz church construction. Now we started to put tiles on the floor. We are hoping that we would finish before Tsagaan sar( New Year)
3. Pray for Oyyntol, a new house church (located inbetween Erdent and Baronburum) and Ixhool and Tailan house churches (between Erdent and Moron( Hovsugul).
4. Pray for our health and wisdom (lots of paper work has to be done/church registration and ministry centers etc.) before we go to furlough.

Bernie and Renee Anderson – Home Assignment (USA)
Pray…
1. That all four of us will maintain a consistent and passionate walk with Jesus
2. For Jonathan as he finishes his first semester at Bible College
3. For Cori in her Junior year of High School
4. For Bernie’s examinations for his Honours BTh Degree that will take place at the end of January
5. For the Souther District Winter Youth Retreat in January. Bernie and Renee’ will be speaking at this event. Pray for the students who will be attending
We pray all who support and pray for Mongolia will have a rich and joyful holiday season.

Jeremy and Renee Bergevin – Bulgan
Pray for our Visa change from Religious to CAMA before January 8th, when it runs out.
Pray for wisdom in timing our move to Darhan
Pray for grace as we let the girls know about the change

Alison Dench – Home Assignment (Australia)
My prayer request is for a working visa early Feb.

Jeremy and Krista Fields – Hovd
Please pray for:
• Health and joy for our family as winter sets in.
• The ongoing financial course and for 2 new part-time savings group coordinators in Darhan.
• Boldness and the Spirit’s leading for home Bible studies and relating to the mosque.
• Upcoming meetings with an official (re: projects), an imam (re: studies), and a teacher (re: partnership).
• Praise God for our project storefront/chapel in Hovd, and for the Thanksgiving Open House!

Karen Hessel – IWK teacher – Darhan
Pray:
That God would make it really clear what I am to do about my condo, my finances, and my future. (The price of condos in my neighborhood has actually dropped since I left, so my only obvious option right now is a “short sale”–which isn’t impossible but difficult and messy. I really, really need God to make it clear what He has for me and what I should do. Some kind of “condo miracle” would be preferable!)

That I would wisely and lovingly guide my kids in the next 2 months of school. Praise–that I daily love what I’m doing and daily grow in love and appreciation for my amazing and precious kids.

That my trip over Christmas break to Thailand would go really smoothly, that it would be a great time of R & R, and that God would really do something as I spend time with my great friend, Kerri, who is not a believer (may I be a source of love and light to her).

Larry and Krista Lain – Hovd
Pray that our roots would continue to grow down into His Love
Pray for continued interest for Larry’s Fitness Project and that a community of Mighty Men would be established that desire Physical as well as Spiritual Health. Also pray as Krista hopes to start an aerobics class in January with Kazak women.
Pray for our Language Study. Pray for more language helpers and opportunities to meet and talk with our neighbors.
Pray for our children’s schooling and meeting Kazak and Mongolian friends through extra-curricular activities(Dance and Tae Kwon Do)
Pray for our adoption. We need to raise 12-15,000 dollars through grants, friends, and family before February. We are hoping for adoption funds rather than Christmas presents! Our new daughter is the best Christmas present we could ask for!!! (If you are interested in donating funds toward our adoption you can go to our blog and click on the paypal donate button… www.thelains.blogspot.com OR send a check to our MI address…more info on our blog!)

Jason and Ruth Lee – Ulaanbaatar
1. Pray for our new children’s program at Amgalant. Two new teachers are training and we are planning to open the school on December 20. Please for 15 children in the morning and 15 children in the afternoon!
2. Pray for a clear direction in our ministry. We want to focus on house church, but there are many limitations with a teaching visa. Please pray that God will give us a clearer vision and direction.
3. Please pray for our house church. We have moved everything to a new school, so, the church will likely move as well. Please pray that the new church reaches out to the neighbors.
4. As we get busy with our ministry, we often leave our children at home at night alone. Please pray for God’s protection and special wisdom for Peter, our oldest son to take care of his younger siblings.
5. Please continue to pray for Ruth’s dad as he recovers from a stroke in October. He is now at home but still requires 24 hour care. Please pray for a full recovery and complete recovery.

Brent and Lisa Liberda – Darhan
Pray for:
Wisdom for dealing with the many situations that arise at the CAMA project center.
Safely and protection of our health with the onset of the Mongolian winter.
Fruitfulness in accomplishing what needs to be done in the five months remaining before furlough.

Richel and Melody Maraat – Ulaanbaatar
We thank God for . . .
Our Visa Renewal – when we applied for the renewal of our student visas, we had difficulty at the Immigration office. We praise God that after two interviews, the immigration officer granted us our student visas until the end of April 2010.
Special days – we celebrated our children’s spiritual birthdays on November 15, and our son Adrian’s 18th birthday on December 1.
The spiritual growth of our children – we thank God for providing opportunities for our children to grow in their walk with the Lord. Adrian is in a boys’ group that is now studying the book “Radical” by David Platt. Anna is also in a girls’ Bible study group.
Helping us with our language study
Opening doors for us to build friendship with our neighbours in our apartment building
Please pray . . .
That God will keep us healthy – the smog in UB is getting worse. Adrian has been having dry cough for several weeks now and we think it’s because of the smoke. Please pray that God will heal him. Pray also that God will protect us from any sickness.
For our trip home to the Philippines on April next year – Please pray for provision of our airfare and travel expenses. Pray also that God will give us opportunities to share what God is doing here in Mongolia, and to encourage believers there to get involved in missions.
For our family as we prepare to send Adrian to college in the Philippines next year. Please pray that God will help us work out all the details. Pray also for emotional preparation for all of us.
That God will continue to help us grow in our walk with Him.
That He will continue to help us make friends and build relationships with our neighbours and other Mongolian friends.

Dennis and Marilyn Maves – Ulaanbaatar
1. Praise the Lord for the renewal of CAMA’s certificate to operate in Mongolia for another two years. Also, for the renewal of the certificate for our training program. We have also been able to renew the 8 visas that are connected with these two certificates.
2. Pray for our walk with God, that we continue to grow in our intimacy with Him.
3. Pray for the opening of our Grain of Wheat Community Center on December 10. Pray for all the final things that need to be done so it will be ready for the opening.
4. Praise for the 30 students we had in our ESL classes that Christina Wahlen and Marilyn taught at our center Sept-Dec. Placement tests for the next semester will be Jan 13 & 14. Pray that God will bring the right students to our classes.
5. Pray for the registration for Cornerstone Church of All Nations, the international church here in Ulaanbaatar. Pray for favor with the government. We have been approved at the second of three levels. A visa for a pastor can be applied for once the church is registered. Pray for the Lord’s provision for the right pastor for this church.
6. Pray for Dennis’ eye, that it will remain stable. He has daily medication and eye drops. Pray for complete healing.
7. Pray that the Lord will provide renters for our house in Wisconsin while we are in Mongolia.

Nghia and An-hoa Pham – Home Assignment (USA)
Praise God
For the opportunity to visit and speak to the Vietnamese Alliance Churches in Los Angeles, Des Moines, and Silicon Valley during the last month. This week we will speak at the North Hollywood church which is our home church before the Christmas and New Year’s break.
For the great Thanksgiving reunions with family both Nghia’s side and An-Hoa’s side.
Prayer Requests
Our son Josiah will come back from Korea to spend Christmas vacation with us. Please pray for a safe trip and a meaningful time to reconnect with us. Pray for God’s guidance and wisdom as he needs to make decision for his further study and future career.
Gabriel and Jubilee’s finals.
Our great niece, Esther Doan’s wedding in January in Texas.
We are starting to prepare for the Spring tour. Our schedule is half filled at present.

Marvin Pitman – Hovd
Pray for Kazakh language study and adjustment to Kazakh culture.

Pieter and Haniki Theron – Darhan
Praise for:
-another leadership training three-day session with thirty two students attending. For their eagerness to learn more and to take that what they have learned back to their churches.
-house church leaders of Nigdovnigon who are working hard in bringing new people to church on Sundays. We see more men as well as young people coming.
-the staff and faculty at CLTC for their hard work and willingness to serve God in their ministries.
Pray for:
-Us for this last three and a half months before we leave for HA. Many decisions have to be made and we would appreciate your prayers for this.
-our health and energy level during this time so we’ll be able to do what needs to be done.
-Anri and Sonja during this Christmas Season away from us. As well as our parents and family.

Erik and Christina Wahlen – Ulaanbaatar
Praise God that we don’t need to leave Mongolia! We received our two-year extension.
Praise God for the good classes for Christina as she has been teaching at the immigration office – we are so thankful for this opportunity.
Pray for the work on the third floor of the Grain of Wheat Center, and for needed funds to complete this work.
Pray for the Grain of Wheat Center’s grand opening on Friday, December 10th.
Pray for God’s provision for the Great Commission Fund. Our field budget has been cut by 4%. Pray that God would stir people’s hearts to give.

Mark and Cinda Wood – Darhan
Please pray for a safe and successful trip for the four of us to Korea at the end of December for the purpose of changing our visas.
Please pray for a strong finish for our last weeks of language classes. We are thankful for the extended time we’ve had to work on Mongolian by continuing in our studies these last 3 months!
Please pray for safety for all of us as the streets and sidewalks are coated in thick ice all over Darhan, making walking and driving hazardous.
Please pray for good health, physically and spiritually, for our family, and Praise for the good health we’ve been enjoying
Please pray for us to be able to share with our Mongolian friends the meaning of Christmas as we prepare for and celebrate our savior’s birth
Please pray for the English classes and students in our English program, and Praise for the relationships that are being built through the classes.
Please pray for Mongolian men to be raised up as followers of Jesus and leaders

Peter and Esther Yim – Erdenet
1. Praise the Lord – Newly constructed Denz church which has very successful heating system (very economic fuel usage).
2. Praise the Lord – Church leaders are praying together every Tuesday in Erdenet 1st district church.
3. Pray for newly planted Hanbold church( South Gobi). In the beginning they were challenged but the leaders got a clear call from our Lord.
4. Pray for safe travel during Christmas break with our children.
5. Pray for safe travel during cold and treacherous weather, especially on icy roads.
6. Pray for those involved in Learning Circle groups, to be effective leaders.