Bernie and Renee Anderson – Home Assignment (USA)
We’re thankful for smooth transition into Home Assignment and great reconnections with family, friends and home church
We’re thankful for a good week IN LOUISVILLE, KY at HAMS and Life
We’re thankful for a great weekend trip to our partner church in Evanston, Wyoming.
Please pray …
For our trip to Crossroads Bible Church in Los Alamos, NM at the end of August
For tour in the Western Great Lakes District this Fall
For Jonathan as he prepares for school at the Evangelical Institute in Greenville, SC in September
For renovations at the new Community Center in Ulaanbaatar and for the “Grain of Wheat Student Center” as it moves to its new location

Jeremy and Renee Bergevin – Bulgan
Pray for our neighbors Batbaatar and his son Tamiraa. We had understood before our HA some profession of faith from the man of the house. Now looking for opportunities to verify and build on that mustard seed of faith. Friendships and loyalties to Buddhism obviously remain.
Pray for our watchman family Baaska. They are looking to transition from employment (watching our house while we were gone) into ministry that most probably will be bi-vocational. Pray for work and healthy relationships amongst followers of Jesus in Bulgan.
Pray for our girls’ Mongolian language to come back. It’s coming slowly back. But we have a lot of ground to cover for Maggie and Lydia to have a chance at being in the Mongolian school as a daily compliment to home school.
Please pray for our upcoming Bible English Sports Training August 2-9 bolstered by the help of a small team from Bellevue, Ohio. Pray that preparation as well as follow up will bring glory to Jesus in Bulgan, and back around to America.
Please pray for God’s hand to guide us to the right vehicle to buy for use during this term. Will start to look Wednesday July 28th.
Renee and I could use prayers for grace with the kids and each other as the “new” of being back may start to wear off.

Alison Dench – Home Assignment (Australia)
Pray for good health as I travel for the next 5 months.

Jeremy and Krista Fields – Darhan
Pray for patience and joy-filled freedom as we pack up our house (Aug 1) and spend the next month as modern nomads (trainings, camping, field forum, and a move to Hovd!)
Pray for Spirit-filled words of encouragement as we say our farewells to Darhan neighbors and friends (Aug 29).
Pray for wisdom-filled planning as we train Dawaa & Bathoik to continue with the economic trainings and development program (1st course graduation Aug 28).
Pray for Christ-filled relationships as we form partnerships for new ministries in the West, and as our team grows to love and challenge one another (they arrive Aug 16 & 17).

Karen Hessel – IWK teacher – Darhan
Pray that God would guide how I use my time during the rest of the summer. That I would get important things done, but also rest well and allow time & space for God to speak to me.
Pray that God would help me prepare well for this year and it’s changes: different grades of students and more adult helpers in the classroom.
Pray that God would take the Mongolian I did learn this summer and help me use it well, especially to be a blessing to people in the community and people at CLTC.

Larry and Krista Lain – Darhan
1. Only 3 weeks to go (out of of Kazakh Language Study at Indiana University
(5 days a week/8 hours a day-4 hours in class and 4 hours of homework each day)
Pray for perseverance and that we would finish well
Pray for retention of learning a lot of information in a short time (over 1000 words and LOTS of grammatical structures to memorize!)
Pray for great bonding time for our children with grandparents while we are away
Pray for great memorable weekends with our kids and our families
2. Pray for our MOVE back to Mongolia!
Pray for wisdom to know what we need to bring back as we pack
Pray for our flight on Sunday, August 15 from Chicago to San Fran
Pray for our flight on Monday, August 16 from San Fran to Mongolia
Pray for peace, patience, along with excitement and joy as we reunite with friends
Pray for a great Field Forum with all our teammates on August 20-25.
3. Pray for PREPARATION as we get ready to move to Western Mongolia September 1st!
Pray again for wisdom as we pack up our stuff from Darhan to Hovd (30-40 hour trip)
Pray as we find a way to transport all our belongings
Pray that we would be able to find an apartment quickly and easily
Pray that we would be connected with a GREAT host family to set up a ger in their yard…for life-long friendships to develop
4. Pray for our ADOPTION paperwork to be processed quickly and smoothly
Praise the Lord! All the paperwork is in the mail!!!
Pray that they receive all the right paperwork that it is filled out correctly, that it reaches the right destinations and that it is processed quickly
Pray that we are given a fingerprinting appointment before we leave for Mongolia (very important)
Pray that God will prepare our hearts, minds, and souls for our new child(ren)
Pray for PATIENCE as we wait!

Jason and Ruth Lee – Ulaanbaatar
Praise the Lord for His faithfulness. We have our new working visa for Mongolia.
Pray for our future ministry as we return to Ulaanbaatar on August 9.
Pray for our children as they return for another year of school.

Brent and Lisa Liberda – Darhan
1. Pray for Lisa and the Mongolian teachers she is working with in preparation for the VBS/Kids club that will take place August 2-6. Pray that things will run smoothly and that the children who attend would have open hearts to receive God’s word
2. Pray for the biblical counseling training that Brent will be presenting to Christian social service workers in the Darhan area August 13 and 14. Pray that these workers would be challenged and better equipped for providing biblical solutions to problems they deal with in the public sector.

Richel and Melody Maraat – Ulaanbaatar
1. Please pray that all of us will keep growing in our relationship with Jesus.
2. Please pray for our children’s home-schooling.
3. Please pray that God will continue to keep our family in good health.

Dennis and Marilyn Maves – Ulaanbaatar
1. Pray for our personal walk with the Lord, that we will continue to grow in intimacy with Him.
2. Pray for our family. It is always hard to say good-bye to our family when we return to the field. We are so thankful for the special family memories that we have made during this past year. We arrived back in Mongolia the end of June.
Pray that the Lord will provide renters for our house in Wisconsin while we are in Mongolia.
4. Pray for Dennis’ eye, that it will remain stable. He has daily medication and eye drops.
5. Praise the Lord for the purchase of our new Multi-Purpose Community Center (MPCC) in Ulaanbaatar. Renovations have begun to prepare the facility for ministry. Pray for the funding and all the renovations that need to be done. Just the 1st floor of the 3 floor building will need over $5000 worth of renovation.
6. Pray for the registration for Cornerstone Church of All Nations, the international church here in Ulaanbaatar. Pray for favor with the government. 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.
7. This fall, we will begin our EFL (English as a Foreign Language) program here at the UB MPCC. Pray for Christina Wahlen (who is heading up the program here in UB—Ulaanbaatar) and Marilyn as they work and teach together.

Nghia and An-hoa Pham – Home Assignment (USA)
Praise God
For His protection during our trip home.
For a good and restful time to reconnect with friends and family members.
For meaningful time at Home Assignment Mission Seminar in Louisville, Kentucky.
For His provision: a place to stay in Pasadena, California during our Home Assignment year.
For the renewal of Nghia’s Mongolian medical license (even when it’s late)
Prayer Requests
Pray for good health and safe travel as we begin our speaking tour this Sunday July 25. Pray for concentration and Holy Spirit filled heart and mind as we prepare our presentation for tour.
Pray for our children: Josiah is teaching English in Korea until December, he has 1 week
summer vacation and is planning to have his wisdom teeth extraction during this time, pray for good health. Pray for Gabriel and Jubilee adjusting well to new school, and God
provision of good friends and dorm mate.
Pray for Tolgoi Good News Church: Pray that the church members will continue to fellowship and grow in their faith and able to carry on other church activities.
While giving Nghia the medical license renewal, the Mongolian Health Ministry did not grant CAMA the permit to do health work in Mongolia. Pray for our team leaders and for us, that we will have the wisdom and discernment to plan for our work in Mongolia in the next term.

Pieter and Haniki Theron – Darhan
Please pray for:
1. Christian Leadership Training Center:
- The first batch of students have completed the first year and have received their certificates of completion. Pray for these students for next year, and for new students who want to enroll in the program.
- For Pieter and Tuyagerel who will do most of the teaching during next year, but also other team members who will teach some of the courses.
- For the English Program in Darhan, for Cinda who will start teaching upon their return to Mongolia, and Ali who will be back in April next year.
- For the staff and faculty at CLTC. Praise God for the funds which enabled us to raise their salaries. They all appreciate it very much.
2. Nikdovnihon Church:
- For two couples who have completed the marriage counseling and who had a Christian wedding. The third couple will soon be finished with their counseling.
- For the leaders of the church who faithfully fulfill their duties in the church.
3. Personal:
- Praise for a year survived. We’ve made many mistakes, but we’ve learned a lot during the past year. We’re very happy the Maves are back, now we’ll be able to focus on developing the training program and mentoring all the staff at CLTC. We have about eight months doing this before leaving on Home Assignment. This will be our fifth year on the field.
- Pray that we’ll be good mentors for people around us, for wisdom, and we will have much grace and perseverance doing our ministry.

Erik and Christina Wahlen – Ulaanbaatar
Please pray with us for:
-the finances we need to renovate and outfit our new multi-purpose community center. A proposal has been prepared and sent out. Please pray that God would stir people’s hearts to give and to pray.
-the arrival of a shipment containing our green coffee beans, coffee roaster, espresso machine, syrups, etc… it is on its way to Mongolia. Please pray for favor with customs when we pick it up.
-our good-byes. We have been in America these past 2 months to change our visas. It is always hard to say good-bye to family and friends.
-a smooth transition as we leave America to return to Mongolia on July 31st.
Praise God with us for:
-the provision of our new multi-purpose community center. It needs A LOT of work before it can be functional and usable, but we are excited to see this building used to reach out to the people in this city.
-the registration progress of the international church in UB.
-the arrival of our passports with our new visas.
-an excitement from our kids to get back “home” to Mongolia. We are so thankful for their adjustment to our new home.

Mark and Cinda Woods – Darhan
Praises:
Good re-connections with family, friends and churches
Mark’s mom is proceeding through chemotherapy- pray for continued healing and to be free from cancer
Requests:
Pray for a visa to be granted enabling our return to Mongolia
Pray for Mongolians to come to Christ and grow in maturity
Pray for safety in travel
Enablement in language

Peter and Esther Yim – Erdenet
Praise the Lord ! We baptized 22 new believers at the Zaminwood church on July 19, 2010.
1. Pray for next week( August 2nd through 9th), for youth group outreach training seminar. Mostly college students ( who are studying in Inner Mongolia and even Russia and UB and Erdenet) are going back to their school September 1st. Pray for their hearts to continue outreach to their friends. Inner Mongolia National University has a group already. Pray for Peter and Esther to teach them with empowered Holy Spirit. Sarah and Joy will join in English conversation class. After seminar, some students are joining with Erdenet church leaders for outreach in Moron( near Hovsugul lake) area.
2. Pray for Zaminwood church where they will have VBS camp next August 2 through 14. And after VBS camp they will send outreach team( about 10 members) to Hanbold city( near South Gobi Oyun Tolgoli mine). They are preparing to send one family with Zaminwood church’s support.
3. Pray for Denz church construction to complete well. Pray for funds to get good quality of windows and roof.
4. Pray for Sarah and Joy. They will return to Morrison Academy in Taiwan on August 14.

BERNIE AND RENEE ANDERSON – Ulaanbaatar:
Bernie@remembermongolia.org,
Renee@remembermongolia.org

That all four of us will maintain a consistent and passionate walk with Jesus
For the finalization of the purchase of a multi-purpose ministry center in UB
For the staff at the Grain of Wheat: Onon, Zolo, Oko and Dambaa
That we will finish out the final three months of our first term well, and Jonathan as he graduates in May.

JEREMY AND RENEE BERGEVIN–Bulgan/Home Assignment US:
jerBergevin@hotmail.com,
reneebergevin@msn.com

Praise that Renee’s Grandpa is back in Akron after 20+ years living in Florida – He’s recovering well from his fall last fall.
Praise that one year after her Dad’s stroke, he’s about 100%, playing racquetball and working out at the YMCA.

Pray for our plans for getting back to Bulgan
Pray for the sale, lease, or renters for our house
Pray God gets us a replacement Land Cruiser for next term
Pray for our ministry this month in our largest supporting and sending church, Westgate Chapel in Toledo, Ohio

ALISON DENCH – Darhan:
ali@dench.net

Praise: – the grammar book is going well and I’m enjoying working with
Tuya Bagsh.

Prayer: Healing for an out-of-alignment back.

JEREMY AND KRISTA FIELDS – Darhan:
jerandkrista@juno.com

(out of country)

JASON LEE AND RUTH KIM – Ulaanbaatar:
aquaballoon@yahoo.com,
holee68@yahoo.com

Thanksgiving

1. Thank you for praying for our children’s health. Peter, Hanuel and Angel
are all healthy and was able to eat all the booz during the Tsagan Sap celebration
without any trouble.

2. Jason and Ruth continue to work on pronunciation and conversational Mongolian.
Thank you for praying for our language study.

3. God is showing us slowly but steadily about our future ministry here in UB.
We thank God for his faithfulness and His amazing provision.

Prayers

1. Please pray for our continued fellowship with Christ and always remember to rely
on Him and Him alone.

2. Please pray for the strengthening of our marriage. That we may be able to show God’s
love through our family and loving relationship.

3. Please pray for Tolgoit Church and Amapart Church we are involving with. Please pray that
God will bring the faithful people to us to implement the children’s week day program.

KAREN HESSEL- Darhan:
khessel@dg58.org

•Praise that God has kept me so healthy when I’ve been around sickness and felt like I myself was certianly going to get something. God has really provided the strength and energy I’ve continually needed, and I’m so grateful.
•I continue to ask that God would grant me wisdom for all the decisions I need to make about how to best teach my students and teach the curriculum.
•May God grant me his perfect patience, love, and wisdom as I work with the children and grant me really great connections with each one.
•I also continue to ask that God would show me how to balance school work with the rest of life.

LARRY AND KRISTA LAIN – Darhan:
larry.krista@gmail.com

1. Are friend who works in an Orphanage in Chile. Chile just had an 8.8 earthquake! We have had no contact with him.
2. All our travels these next few months.
3. Zuud conditions here in Western Mongolia. Zuud = very bad winter drought and conditions.
4. Family Peace as we reunite with family, friends, church, and the U.S. as we come home on furlough.
5. CAMA Retreat in Thailand.
6. Eli is sick and we are traveling, he is okay, but airport workers are a bit cautious because of the h1n1 flu, etc. Please pray that he gets
well very quickly.

BRENT AND LISA LIBERDA – Darhan:
brent@liberdafamily.com,
Lisa@liberdafamily.com

Pray for wisdom and direction as we move into our new ministry roles, including developing a biblical counseling ministry and mentoring and training church leaders.

- Pray that as we step into existing ministries and develop new ones that our plans and strategies will result in effective relevant, and fruitful results.

- Pray for increasing language abilities and expanding insight into the culture and the people so that we can build influential and mutually edifying relationships.

- Pray for our growth and unity as a team. Pray that our prayer conference Friday-Sun March 5-7, that it would help us to focus on God and what He wishes for us as a team and as servants of Christ in Mongolia. Pray that this time together would have lasting impact so that with one accord we may with one voice bring glory to God here in Mongolia (Romans 15:6).

Richel and Melody Maraat
Ulaanbaatar:
rpmaraat@yahoo.com
mjimaraat@yahoo.com

1. We thank God for keeping us healthy throughout these cold months
2. We praise God for giving us opportunities to know Him more and grow in Him through many different ways.
3. We thank God for all the churches and individuals who are praying for us and giving towards our support here.

Prayer requests:

1. Please continue to pray for our language studies
2. Please pray for our children as they work on finishing their school work this month. Pray also for Melody who is helping them.
3. Please pray that God will continue to open doors for us to meet and make friends with Mongolian married couples and families.
4. Please pray that all of us in our family will grow deeper in our walk with Jesus.

DENNIS AND MARILYN MAVES – Ulaanbaatar/Home Assignment US:
mavesdm@gmail.com

1. Pray for wisdom as we present missions and God’s work in Mongolia during our spring tour ministries. We are in Maryland and VIrginia until March 22.
2. Pray that our daily walk with the Lord would bring glory to Him.
3. Pray that the Lord would help us as we begin the process of preparing to return to Mongolia on June 26, 2010.
4. Pray for renters for our house beginning in July after we leave.

NGHIA AND AN-HOA PHAM – Darhan:
nxpham@pol.net
CAMA Health Project
Please continue to pray for the special permission to do health work for CAMA Services International Mongolia. Again, we are updating and submitting additional documents requested by the Health Ministry. The Health Ministry also wants to send national health inspectors to inspect the clinic again since the previous inspection were done by provincial inspectors only.
Praise God that we have fixed the portable dental unit (compressor and suction) that was malfunctioned since October. It is ready for the dental team from Taiwan to use.when they come in the middle of April

Pray for the Tolgoi Teverchidin Good News House Church.
Praise God for the baptism service for 10 believers on February 28. Mr. Tudev who is 60 years old, is one of the two men in this group. He wants to quit smoking. Please continue to pray for him and for these believers so that their lives will be radically changed by the power of the Holy Spirit.
We are planning for an Easter Baptism service on April 4. A few more believers have missed out this time.
Please pray that we could firmly establish a house church in the Zuragt area, with weekly meeting.
We also want to start a small group in Enkhtal, which is about 1 hour drive on dirt road from Darhan.
Mrs. Degegdulam, a new comer to the Tolgoi Good News House Church for the past few weeks has a daughter 36 years old named Darimaa. She is invalid and bedridden due to severe depression for the past 10 years. Please join with us to pray for this family that God will heal this daughter and save the whole family, for His glory.

PIETER AND HANIKI THERON – Darhan:
pieterhaniki@gmail.com

Praise for
- good health throughout the winter this year, safe travels between UB and Darhan, for a warm apartment and place to work.
- dedicated and joyful staff at CLTC.
- the leadership team at Nikdovnigon Church who was installed last Sunday.
- Munkdolom, our registrar and translator who has decided to stay on with us and not to move to her parents in the east of the country.

Pray for
- Prayer Retreat this weekend in Darhan. That we will have a fruitful time to pray and worship together as a group.
- for safe travels for the UB team to Darhan and on Sunday going back to UB.
- for Tuyagerel, who is completing her M.Div studies (she was at AGS in Manila) with the help of Pieter so she can graduate in April.

ERIK AND CHRISTINA WAHLEN – Ulaanbaatar:
erikwahlen@gmail.com,
christinawahlen@gmail.com

Please pray with us for:
Mongolia has had its worst winter in 20 years. 2 Million livestock have died due to the harsh cold winter. Please pray for the herders and their families during this very hard times. Also pray for the poor as many do not have enough for coal and food and we have heard of some who are burning their homes to stay warm.
continued good health for our family and spiritual protection. Jack has had no asthmatic issues here – a HUGE answer to prayer.
wisdom as Christina thinks through the logistics/resources for starting the English program in UB this fall.
our annual CAMA prayer retreat March 5-8th. Please pray that it would be a time of refreshment, intercession for each other and the people of Mongolia, as well as an opportunity to continue to build unity as a team.
our team’s future purchase of a new multipurpose center. This will be for a variety of ministries and it is crucial that we purchase a good building in a good location at a great price. If you’d like to contribute to this building, please let us know.
Praise God with us for:
a great time of relationship building and cultural learning through Mongolia’s biggest holiday of the year, Цагаан Сар (Tsagaan Sar).
continued and strengthened relationships with students at the center
Christina’s mom’s ability to come and visit us for 3 weeks.
His provision for us through so many of you. Thank you for partnering with us to reach Mongolia with the Good News of Jesus!

MARK AND CINDA WOOD – Darhan:
mark@mongoliawoods.com,
cinda@mongoliawoods.com

Please pray for Mark and Cinda as they enter the last few months of language study:
perseverance, diligence, and growing ability to communicate in Mongolian
Please pray for Annika as she continues in her 3rd grade lessons. Some of her classmates are traveling away from Darhan either now or in coming weeks, which means more adjustments for all the students.
Please pray for Toby as he continues in his Kindergarten lessons. His teacher is away for a few weeks, and two of his 3 classmates are also gone, so pray that he stays focused and continues to learn to love school.
Pray for safety and health for us all.
Pray that God will continue to reveal himself to us, to awaken and renew in each of us greater love for Him, and for us to be “salt and light” in Mongolia.
Pray’ for Mark’s Mother Linda as she begins chemotherapy.

PETER AND ESTHER YIM – Erdenet:
mongolpeter@hotmail.com

Praise the Lord
We got 3 years granted Erdent church certificate.
Without our presence, Church grew during cold winter( Maybe warm church building)
Church leaders grew Spiritually and mentally during our absences
Ogi will be good servant while he serves in Afghanistan.

Pray for
Our Prayer Retreat at Darkhan
Preparation for outreach team to Oyontolgoi area( will be 2nd largest city in Mongolia)
2 church leaders to complete their CLTC courses
Health for Peter and Esther specially unusuall cold spring days

THANKS FOR PRAYING!!!

BERNIE AND RENEE ANDERSON – Ulaanbaatar:
Bernie@remembermongolia.org,
Renee@remembermongolia.org

That all four of us will maintain a consistent and passionate walk with Jesus
That God will bless and refresh while on vacation in Thailand until February 20th.
That the staff at the the Grain of Wheat (Onon, Zolo, Damba, Oko and Tamera) will grow in the grace and the knowledge of Jesus.
That the Lord will undertake for us in the finalizing of the sale of the building in the 13th District for a community center.

JEREMY AND RENEE BERGEVIN–Bulgan/Home Assignment US:
jerBergevin@hotmail.com,
reneebergevin@msn.com

Pray for Renee while Jeremy is away in California.
Pray for God’s will regarding our strategic assignment and length of next term.
Pray for Baaska and the youth church in Bulgan.
Pray for God’s will regarding team for English camp.
Pray for replacement Landcruiser for our next term.

ALISON DENCH – Darhan:
ali@dench.net

a great working relationship with the Language School Director as we
work on the new Grammar book together.

JEREMY AND KRISTA FIELDS – Darhan:
jerandkrista@juno.com

Depth of relationships and conversations during the Mongolian New Year – Tsaagan Sar (Feb 14-17).
A series of trainings (Feb 4, 18 & 25) to help local churches start savings groups as outreach
Unity and faithful people as our Shinchlel church begins four cell groups (to begin with a spirit of repentance!)
Discernment as we meet in UB with a potential English-teaching couple (the Portells, Feb 8-9) for our Hovd team
Family peace and productivity with all of the trips, holidays, and preparation for our CAMA conference in Thailand (Feb 28)!

JASON LEE AND RUTH KIM – Ulaanbaatar:
aquaballoon@yahoo.com,
holee68@yahoo.com

Thanksgiving
Thank you for praying for our language study. Jason and Ruth now have a separate individual class and gets lots of speaking exercises. Thank you for praying specifically for a clear pronunciation of Mongolian words.

Thank you for praying for our safety and health. There had been very close calls (lots of traffic fender benders, etc). We are all healthy and God’s grace is overwhelming.

Thank you for praying for our children. They began to appreciate their daily lives here in Mongolia, even enjoying outdoor activities in the middle of cold winter.

Prayers
Please pray for our ministry in ger districts around Ulaanbaatar. We are visiting couple of sites to set up a children’s week-day program. Please pray for God’s wisdom and God’s guidance to meet His faithful people.
Please pray for a joyful relationship between Ruth and Jason, that we enjoy each other’s company and that we can truly be open to each other.
Please pray for our upcoming trip to New York in June that our visa process will go smoothly without any major hiccups. We remember how faithful God was when we first came here in 2008. We received our visa TWO days before our flight!

KAREN HESSEL- Darhan:
khessel@dg58.org

•That God would continue to provide His perfect wisdom as I make lots of decisions about how to organize and teach things at school
•That God would continue to provide me with His perfect love as I interact with all my students (who I am absolutely enjoying!)
•That God would provide me discernment with how to balance my schoolwork with the rest of my life

LARRY AND KRISTA LAIN – Darhan:
larry.krista@gmail.com

PRAISE THE LORD WITH US!
1. As a result of much generosity after the robbery, God restored many of the things the enemy tried to steal from us, including a lots of tea, spices, goodies, Alias Season 5 and a new i-pod for worship! WE ARE SO THANKFUL! (Please pray that we can get the i-pod working…still having trouble with internet and computer software issues in trying to upload itunes…)
2. Larry also surprised Krista with a new Kindle (early b-day present) which is serving as an amazing tool for spiritual encouragement (which is so necessary with lack of corporate worship and fellowship in our heart language)! Read more on Krista’s new blog: www.anointedpearl.blogspot.com
3. We praise Him for our time in Darhan and the amazing opportunities we have had here to shine His Kingdom light! Oh how we pray that God would make a lasting impression in this place!!!
3. We are looking forward to our trip to Thailand and America! Less than a month left!

PRAY FOR THE LAINS FEB 2010
Please pray for the preparation for our upcoming trip. We will be in Thailand for about 2 weeks and in America for 4.5 months. If you’ve seen our schedule (in a recent email) you can sense that we will be very busy!!! Here are some things you can pray for:
1. That our relationship with God will continue to stay strong and BE our #1 focus…that we wouldn’t get distracted by all the things that need to be done…but instead be like Mary at the feet of Jesus.
2. That we would finish well in Darhan and that we could leave some lasting “lamps” behind with oil that never runs dry! May His Kingdom come in this place!
3. That we would accomplish all that needs to be done with PEACE and GRACE (Car’s starter needs replaced, sorting and packing up ALL our stuff, language study, relationship building, etc.)
4. Pray for Peace among family relationships…No stress!!!
5. Pray for the kids (and us) as we say goodbye to many of our friends. (We will only be in Darhan for 1-2 weeks before we move to Hovd when we return)
6. Pray for the kids schooling. This will be an ongoing prayer request as Krista will be home-schooling while traveling for 10-12 weeks. She is excited about this exciting and very challenging opportunity to minister to our children!
7. Pray for ongoing support, encouragement, and love from all our supporters! We are sustained by you! All that we are able to do is by your prayers and love. Thank you for 1.5 amazing years in Mongolia!!! We can’t wait to come and share about what God is doing in Mongolia and in our own lives. You truly are amazing!!!!

BRENT AND LISA LIBERDA – Darhan:
brent@liberdafamily.com,
Lisa@liberdafamily.com

Praise the Lord for the good health we’ve all experienced in these cold winter months. Thanks for your continued prayers for safety and health.

Pray that we would lay a good foundation for a biblical counseling ministry that will strengthen the Mongolian Church and serve the needs of Mongolian communities

Pray that we would have God’s enablement as we seek to teach, mentor, and train leaders through the leadership training program and involvement in the churches.

Pray for Lisa as she works with children’s and women’s ministries and balances ministry activity with caring for the home and children.

Pray that through our relationships and involvement with Mongolians our language skills would continue to improve significantly in the months to come.

Richel and Melody Maraat
Ulaanbaatar:
rpmaraat@yahoo.com
mjimaraat@yahoo.com

Please pray:
For our children’s homeschooling. The Philippine school year ends in March and Adrian needs to fulfill a lot of requirements to finish high school.
For more wisdom as we continue with language studies

DENNIS AND MARILYN MAVES – Ulaanbaatar/Home Assignment US:
mavesdm@gmail.com

Pray that our daily walk with the Lord would bring glory to Him.
Pray for wisdom as we present missions and God’s work in Mongolia during our spring tour ministries. We will be in northern California until February 7, then we leave for Maryland and VIrginia on February 11 and will be there for 6 weeks.
Pray for the success of the treatment for Dennis’ eye. He has treatment every 6 weeks.
Pray that the Lord will help us as we begin the process of preparing to return to Mongolia on June 26, 2010.

NGHIA AND AN-HOA PHAM – Darhan:
nxpham@pol.net

CAMA Health Project
We went to Bulgan on Jan 24 and came back to Darhan on Jan 25 after holding a mobile clinic there. Thank God for giving us a safe trip. The clinic was held in a local believer home in Zung Turuu, a suburb of Bulgan. We saw 41 patients from 10 am-5 pm. The patients were prayed for during their clinic visit and the Gospel was shared by Baskaa to those who never heard of it. Praise the Lord, 10 patients prayed to received Christ during our clinic. Please pray for the follow up work with the formation of a cell group in that believer’s home.

Please continue to pray for the special permission to do health work for CAMA Services International Mongolia. The Health Ministry had denied our request citing that they grant permit only to for-profit-clinic while CAMA is a non-profit organization. We are appealing their decision at the present time.

The portable dental unit (compressor and suction) was malfunctioned since October. So far in Darhan we have not found an electrician who could repair it. The dental team from Taiwan will come in the middle of April. Pray that we are able to repair the machine by that time.

Pray for the Tolgoi Teverchidin Good News House Church.
We have distributed some used clothing early in January and just now we also distributed coal and flour to the church members. Many of them are poor, they are facing many difficulties due to the extreme cold weather of this year.

Pray for an in-house water baptism service being planned at the end of February for about 10-12 people.

Please pray for the leader training, and outreach effort. Pray for the out pouring of the Holy Spirit on this small group of new believers. They need unwavering faith and power on high to live victorious Christian Life and to evangelize their community effectively in this new year. We have 4 more months to train the leaders and the church members before leaving for home assignment.

Personal
Jubilee had a severe stomach pain this morning which made us think she might have appendicitis. We prayed and put oil on her, gave her ginger tea. She had diarrhea a few times later on during the day but then recovered well by the evening. Praise the Lord!

PIETER AND HANIKI THERON – Darhan:
pieterhaniki@gmail.com

Pray for Pieter that God will continue the healing process, and that he’ll be able to have enough strength and energy for all the work that needs to be done.
Classes are starting again tonight, which makes for long eleven hour days. Three days a week.
Nikdovnigon Church: For the last 4 weeks we have seen an increase in attendance every Sunday. Yesterday 60 people, up from 30 – 40 at the end of last year. Pieter has worked hard to help and advise the church leaders and members of the church. His goal is to hand it over back to them as soon as possible. But the situation is complicated and he is struggling with what he has to do. Please pray for wisdom and answers to questions.

ERIK AND CHRISTINA WAHLEN – Ulaanbaatar:
erikwahlen@gmail.com,
christinawahlen@gmail.com

Please pray with us for:
- continued good health for our family and spiritual protection. Jack has had no asthmatic issues here – a HUGE answer to prayer.
- opportunities for Jack to connect with his classmates outside of the classroom. We’ve had a few play dates, but we are praying for more connections with parents. our team’s future purchase of a new multipurpose center. This will be for a variety of ministries and it is crucial that we purchase a good building in a good location at a great price. If you’d like to contribute to this building, please let us know.
- healing for Zoloo, one our our workers at the Student Center. He was in a car accident a few weeks ago and has recently had a lot of pain in his arm and side.

Praise God with us for:
- all of the students who are using our student center.
- Jack’s rapid recovery from H1N1 and the rest of our family’s protection from it.
- our partners all around the world who are praying for God’s work here in Mongolia
- continued and strengthened relationships with students at the center
- Becca’s wonderful adjustment to preschool. She has good days almost every day.
- His provision for us through so many of you. Thank you for partnering with us to reach Mongolia with the Good News of Jesus!

MARK AND CINDA WOOD – Darhan:
mark@mongoliawoods.com,
cinda@mongoliawoods.com

Mark and Cinda continue to progress in language study
Physical and spiritual protection
Discernment and wisdom for next year as we transition to ministry
Annika and Toby to grow in Christ.

PETER AND ESTHER YIM – Erdenet:
mongolpeter@hotmail.com

Praise the Lord! we got the Erdent church certificate renewed
Pray for churches to grow healthy and self sustaining progress
Pray for Peter and Esther’s church visits 3 churches per week to encourage GCF fund
Pray for preparation outreach with church leaders during beginning of March
Pray for Zaminwood church to get church certificate
Pray for Ogi(Erdent church leader) who is going to Afghanistan as a missionary Feb.15,2010

THANKS FOR PRAYING!!!

BERNIE AND RENEE ANDERSON – Ulaanbaatar:
Bernie@remembermongolia.org,
Renee@remembermongolia.org

1. That all four of us will maintain a consistent and passionate walk with Jesus. 
2. For Jonathan and Cori as they begin to think about the transition back into the US.  Jonathan is applying to attend a small Bible College for the first year or two back.  
3. For the Work at the Student Center.  Pray for our Staff (Onon, Zolo, Oko, Dambaa and Tamera) that they will walk closely with Jesus.  
4.  For the purchase of a building for a multi-purpose ministry center in UB.  We have a building in the 13th District.  We’re waiting for the legal paperwork.  Pray that all goes through and we are able to purchase this building for further ministry and outreach in UB.  
5. For a refreshing vacation from January 28-February 20.  

JEREMY AND RENEE BERGEVIN–Bulgan/Home Assignment US:
jerBergevin@hotmail.com,
reneebergevin@msn.com

We praise the Lord for Renee’s Dad’s tremendous recovery from a stroke almost one year ago!  He’s back to 99% strength and personality.
Thankful for meaningful and peaceful times of rest and celebration of the holidays with family at home.
Pray for Jeremy touring and training for business in California and Renee and the girls in Ohio during January and February
Pray for God’s voice and clarity step by step as we plan our return to Mongolia. Specifically we hope to host another cowboy English camp in August, begin a sustainable business, and continue to see relationships of trust build into believing heads of households. Also, Renee will return to homeschooling-now three of our girls.
Pray for partners to join us in Bulgan; possibly Baskaa and Inghay, the Mongolian couple currently residing in our yard in Bulgan and ministering there might remain.

ALISON DENCH – Darhan:
ali@dench.net

My prayer request is for a good 18-month language evaluation in January.

JEREMY AND KRISTA FIELDS – Darhan:
jerandkrista@juno.com

7 neighbors to make regular time for God to participate in our house church
passion and partnership as we meet with local pastors to begin mobilizing a Darhan outreach using savings groups & financial training
wisdom as we “recruit” English teachers and seek to form clearer, deeper partnerships with 2 home churches for our team moving West
warmth – of heart and home – as this is the coldest winter and most spiritually dead we have ever seen Mongolia

JASON LEE AND RUTH KIM – Ulaanbaatar:
aquaballoon@yahoo.com,
holee68@yahoo.com

Thanksgiving
1. Our language study is progressing nicely and now, Jason and Ruth will have a teacher of their own. Thank you for praying specifically for our language study.

2. Peter has looked after Angel and Hanuel during their winter break for last three weeks. Thank you for praying for their safety and health.

3. Ruth is getting a lot better, recovering from weeks of nasal infection. Jason’s cough also stopped and he feels much better. Thank you for praying for our health.

Prayers
1. Jason will continue teaching at Huree University. Please pray that he can connect with the students and make Him known to them.

2. Pray for our planned ministry in the ger district in the coming months. Pray for God sent wisdom.

3. Pray for our safety and health during the coldest months in Mongolia. 
 

KAREN HESSEL- Darhan:
khessel@dg58.org

LARRY AND KRISTA LAIN – Darhan:
larry.krista@gmail.com

PRAY FOR THE LAINS JAN. 2010
1.  Please pray for our Mongolian friends Baljee and Anha who lost their 4
month old daughter a couple weeks ago.  We pray that God would strengthen
Baljee’s worshipping heart to enable Him to continue singing praise songs to
God as they trust in Him during this very difficult time.  (I cried with joy
on behalf of God’s mercy and grace as we watched him lead worship at the
Christmas service only days after his daughter’s death.)  May our God
Emmanuel be with Baljee and Anha and comfort them with his grace.

2.  Pray that we would spend time daily seeking God’s face and that He
would continued to strengthen our faith.
3.  Pray for Guidance as we only have 2 months until we leave for a
conference in Thailand followed by our furlough in America.
4.  Pray that we wouldn’t get overwhelmed by the many things we hope to get
accomplished before we leave next month:

  – 8 weeks of Kazakh Language Study
  – Packing up our stuff for our move to Hovd only weeks after we return
  – Decisions about Home-schooling curriculum for next year
  – Strategic prayer and planning with the Fields for our move this summer
  – Continued ministry opportunities…teaching aerobics and helping out in
  the community
  – Strengthened relationships with team-mates before we go

5.  Please pray that we would finish our time in Darhan well and enjoy every
last moment!

PRAISE THE LORD WITH US!!
1.  We praise Him for giving us a place to lay our heads after the robbery
and we are feeling settled once again!
2.  We thank Him for our wonderful 2 week Christmas break!  We got lots of
rest for our minds and bodies and quality time with the kids!
3.  We praise Him for providing care packages through family, friends, and
churches that made this holiday season extra special!
4.  We praise Him as we remember all the amazing things he allowed us to
experience this past year and being with us each and every day!

(Apartment flooding, being appointed to Hovd, living in Tosgon (ger
district) in the Fields
house during their furlough, completing our first year of language study,
going on a Vision trip to Western Mongolia, having Grandma Kim visit with
us, beginning a new language with a new teacher, 2 month home-stay with a
Kazakh family, car accident, teaching aerobics, living in
Battalion(ger district), being robbed, moving back to the apartments,
lots of great time with friends and family, etc.)

5.  We praise God for a great year and a wonderful year to come!!!

BRENT AND LISA LIBERDA – Darhan:
brent@liberdafamily.com,
Lisa@liberdafamily.com

   Pray for our safety and protection, and our health as we serve in what can at times be a physically challenging place.
-          Pray for fruitful ministry as we transition from language study to full time ministry roles.
-          Pray that our Mongolian language acquisition would continue to increase.
-          Pray for effective relationship building with Mongolians.
-          Pray for wisdom and insight as we seek to establish counseling ministries in the churches and a counseling center that will serve the communities here in Mongolia. Pray for good foundations to be laid and successful ministries to emerge.

Richel and Melody Maraat 
Ulaanbaatar:
rpmaraat@yahoo.com
mjimaraat@yahoo.com

Please pray:
1. For wisdom, patience and diligence in our language studies and in doing homeschooling
2. That God will open doors for us to establish meaningful relationships with the local people.
3. That all of us in the family will know God more deeply and walk with Him more closely than we did last year.

DENNIS AND MARILYN MAVES – Ulaanbaatar/Home Assignment US:
mavesdm@gmail.com

1. Praise the Lord for the great time with all our kids and grandkids during Christmas.  This is the first time we have all been together in 5 years.  A real blessing!
2.  Pray for wisdom as we present missions and God’s work in Mongolia as we leave for another nine weeks of tour ministries.  We begin with a 3 week tour in northern California on January 15.  Pray for good health as we travel and are in many different churches.

3.  Continue to pray for Dennis’ eye.  Pray that the treatment that he gets every 2 months will be effective.  Also, pray that the physical therapy he is having for his shoulder will help him regain complete mobility and not have the severe pain he has been experiencing.

NGHIA AND AN-HOA PHAM – Darhan:
nxpham@pol.net

CAMA Health Project
Please continue to pray for the special permission to do health work for CAMA Services International Mongolia. The Health Ministry had denied our request citing that they grant permit only to for-profit-clinic while CAMA is a non-profit organization. We are appealing their decision at the present time.
 
Pray for the Tolgoi Teverchidin Good News House Church.
Please pray for the leader training, and out reach effort. Pray for the out pouring of the Holy Spirit on this small group of new believers. They need unwavering faith and power on high to live victorious Christian Life and to evangelize their community effectively in this new year. We have 5 more months to train the leaders and the church before leaving for home assignment. 

Personal
Praise and thank to God for the 2 weeks of Christmas and New Year vacations in Korea. We got together with our son Josiah. He has an  English teaching job in Daejeon, South Korea since the end of November. Gabriel got his new student visa for Taiwan. Nghia got some dental works done during this time.
We are thankful to God for his abundant provision to us with friendship, housing, and finance during this trip.

PIETER AND HANIKI THERON – Darhan:
pieterhaniki@gmail.com

Please pray for total healing for Pieter after the accident in Thailand. We realize that it might take months or even years. For patience when we don’t see improvement and for Pieter who will have to manage the pain.

We thank you for your prayers throughout these last two months for his recovery.

Praise that Anri and Sonja could see Pieter after the accident and that they could share in this miracle of recovery.

 ERIK AND CHRISTINA WAHLEN – Ulaanbaatar:
erikwahlen@gmail.com,
christinawahlen@gmail.com

Please pray with us for:
continued good health for our family and spiritual protection.  
opportunities to build relationships with Mongolians and other foreigners we meet who don’t know Jesus.  Please pray specifically this month for our relationships with family connections we have made through Jack’s school.  Jack had his first Mongolian friend over today and everyone had a great time – although there were not a lot of deep conversations!
God’s heart and an understanding for the Mongolian people and their culture.
the Mongolian college student who Erik was able to pray with to receive Christ.  Please pray that he gets involved in a good church and that it will work out for Erik to train someone to disciple this new believer.
Please praise God with us for:
all of the students who are using our student center.  
Jack’s rapid recovery from H1N1 and the rest of our family’s protection from it.  
continued and strengthened relationships with students at the center
wisdom for our field leadership team as a lot of important decisions will be made at the next FLT meeting regarding many things, including our ministry assignment for next year
our prayer and financial supporters.  We could not be here or serve here without them! 

MARK AND CINDA WOOD – Darhan:
mark@mongoliawoods.com,
cinda@mongoliawoods.com

1) Pray for physical health for the Annika Toby, Cinda and Mark
2) Pray for wisdom for Mark and Cinda and the Field Leadership Team in deciding next year’s ministry assignments.
3) Annika’s adjustment to our new teacher Karen Hessel (big praise that Karen is here)
4) For spiritual vitality and seeing things from God’s perspective.

PETER AND ESTHER YIM – Erdenet:
mongolpeter@hotmail.com

1. Praise the Lord^^ Erdent church had united Christmas celebration and Christmas offering  was used for poor.
2. We are thankful for wonderful time with Phams and Yims
3. Pray for house churchs to grow faithfully
4. Pray for mid-term tour/ we have full scheduled
5. Pray for Chohir church and just started by Zaminwood church members

THANKS FOR PRAYING!!!

From CAMA Mongolia to all of you, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

In a land of democracy and hardship, competition is fierce and oppression is rampant. All of our “freedoms” are killing my people – a humble family paying 560% per month for a $5 loan, a young man harassed by the police and afraid of taking it to court, children learning English from rap music, unemployed men who turn to drinking, employed men who drink as soon as they are paid, foreign companies who mine our country’s resources or delay on paying salaries, families who have not saved a single cent for the long winter, a prime minister who resigns suspiciously, neighbors who build higher and thicker fences, a handicapped boy who stays home and plays video games instead of going to school, crumbling roads and a faltering river system, officials who are convinced their people are poor and helpless, families who never turn off their TVs, two neighbors who have had their electricity cut off, other neighbors who can’t pay $1.50 to paint their own fence, people who pay back loans in order to get bigger loans, the gradual loss of cultural skills and pride, young people having children before marriage, plastic bags like tumbleweed across the steppe, increasing thieves who take whatever is not locked up, coal sellers who cheat their customers with rocks, drunk men fighting or laying in the street, couples threatening separation, toddlers with rotting teeth, citizens with no hope, no ideas, and no unity whatsoever…

If only the Father of Heaven would send us another khan – one who would rule with a rod of iron and whose empire would never crumble, one who would bring justice to the afflicted and light to the stumbling, one who would cause the righteous to flourish and the land to abound with good things, one who would restore glory and respect for his people among the nations, one who would have mercy on the weak and rescue them from enemies, one whose name would endure and all would call him blessed by God… full of wisdom and authority and power… forever.

Oh, if such a khan existed my people could hope once more. We wait, in desperation and tears, for Your anointed O God! We cry out for Your chosen to teach us fear and obedience, that we might be free from the plagues of our own freedom! How long must we suffer for lack of order and community?! There is no one to help, there is no one endowed with holiness and authority to lead us. Answer our prayer and send us Your khan, with signs and wonders, that all the nations might see and be glad this Christmas…

Psalm 72 (plus 100s of years of history, both from ancient Israel as well as Mongolia here and now).

Jeremy Fields is working with his family in Darhan, Mongolia. The Fields family will be moving to Hovd in western Mongolia sometime in 2010 to begin community organization work in preparation for the Coming King.

Happy Thanksgiving and a Joyous Holiday Season to all!