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!

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

1. That all four of us will maintain a consistent and passionate relationship with Jesus.
2. For Onon and Zolo and the other staff members at the “Grain of Wheat Student Center”. Pray for them as we meet with them several times each week for training and discipleship. Pray they will abide in Jesus.
3. For God’s provision of the right building for a larger multi-purpose community and outreach center for the city.

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

Praise the Lord for continued health during our busy fall schedule
Praise the Lord for improvement in the health of Renee’s father
Praise the Lord for answering prayers for great teachers and relationships with the teachers for Maggie and Lydia

Pray for encouragement for Jeremy during the last 4 1/2 week stretch of fall tour
Pray for Temuljen, the 7 month son of Baskaa and Ingxhee (the family living in our yard) who is often very sick and fussy
Continue to pray for listening ears and hearts that we may clearly hear God’s vision for our next term in Mongolia

ALISON DENCH – Darhan:
ali@dench.net

My prayer is to hear God’s voice more clearly.

Praise for good health.

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

family health as it gets cold (snow again last night!) and getting plenty of coal!
deep fellowship in our weekly prayer group, flowing from repentance and praise as we begin the book of Mark
wisdom and the gift of encouragement as Dawaa and I continue with a weekly training to raise up leaders on other streets in our community
spiritual hunger and effective discipleship as Dawaa’s church considers trying a street-based cell group approach during the winter months
authority and fruitfulness that will draw more neighbors into participation through concrete community improvements
continued discernment as we interact with individuals, both through prayer encounters as well as identifying and building up local leaders

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

Thanksgiving
KAREN HESSEL- Darhan:
khessel@dg58.org

That God would bring just the right person (ideally a believer to bless my awesome believing neighbor, Mary, and to minister to the building and to understand my unique situation) at just the right time (ASAP!!) and willing to pay just the right price.
•That I would “wait well”: keep seeking Him, using the time well to prepare to go and to be with people here.

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

1. Our week off of language study has been relaxing and FUN! While Krista is Christmas shopping in the capital city Larry and his friend Jeremy are Paragliding for a week-long training course! Praise God for safety and a good time!
2. Our hospitable Kazakh family has welcomed us into their family! (see our most recent blog at wwwthelains.blogspot.com) Please pray for opportunities to show Jesus’ love and deepening relationships.
3. We are settled into our ger and enjoying our evenings eating great Kazakh meals and practicing language with our new family!
4. We are all doing well after the car accident and we have been reunited with our freshly painted blue van! Praise God for only minor injuries! Larry’s back is still a little sore but he has been visiting a great acu-pressure/chiropractor in the capital city(4 hours away). Pray for continued recovery!
5. Praise Him for dropping a great opportunity in Krista’s lap for her to teach 4-5 aerobics classes every week with a total of 15-20 women (5 to 10 attend each class!) Pray that the ladies will have understanding as Krista does her best to teach with limited language and that Jesus’ light will shine through her!
6. Praise Him for surviving our first month of learning the Kazakh language! We praise Him for our new teacher, Gulejan. Please pray that some language materials will arrive from Kazakstan and for wisdom as our teacher translates them from Russian into Kazakh and then teaches them to us in Mongolian/Kazakh The grammar is similar to Mongolian but a level higher in difficulty. Pray that God would give us patience for the slow journey ahead of us.
7. Praise Him as He continues to draw us into His presence as we seek His face! We are so thankful for His goodness in our lives!

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

Pray that our last two months of language study would be highly effective and profitable, and that we would break through barriers in speaking and hearing.
Pray for wisdom and direction as we map out our full time ministry involvement following language study.
Pray for Miriam as she continues to adjust to full days at her Mongolian preschool. Most days she does well, but especially after breaks and weekends she has difficulty adjusting back. Pray that she would pick up lots of Mongolian language as she is there learning and that she would make good Mongolian friends from our neighborhood who are in her class.
Continue to pray for many opportunities to build good relationships with Mongolians as we are able to use more and more of the language.

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

WE PRAISE GOD…

… that we’re now adjusting (gradually) to the cold weather.

… that our children like the cold climate (so far)! Adrian always keeps his windows open!

… for the Ulaanbaatar Home-school Coop! There, our children do their schoolwork, make friends, learn to be creative, have fun, and are being blessed with so many Godly influences.

… that we are halfway through our first Mongolian Language learning book!

… that He has given us this time of language learning to also cultivate our relationship with Him, to build our character, and to learn about the culture and the people.

… that He continues to faithfully provide all our needs!

PLEASE PRAY…

… for Adrian and Anna’s studies. Melody is finding it challenging to teach them Physics, Algebra and Trigonometry. Pray for wisdom in finding supplemental materials and perhaps in deciding whether we should change their curriculum.

… for continued good health. Our bodies are still adjusting to constantly changing temperatures. We still often get cough and colds.

…that God will continue to give us wisdom in learning Mongolian. We need His help to grasp and remember the language principles.

… for the spiritual growth of everyone in our family. Please pray that through this time of cross-cultural adjustment and language learning, we will know the Lord more and grow in our relationship with Him.

Thank you so much for your prayers and your partnership in His Cause.

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

Pray that the Lord would give us fruitful ministries connecting with churches and friends while on Mission Conference tours this fall. Dennis is in Ohio and Marilyn is in Wisconsin and then we will both be in Evanston, WY. Praise the Lord for opportunities to share about CAMA Mongolia and what is being accomplished for the Kingdom in Mongolia.

2. Pray that God will give us strength and that He will provide for our health needs. Pray for healing in Dennis’ eye. He continues to have treatments on his left eye during this year of HA.

3. Pray that God will give us some great memory-making family times with our children and grandchildren, and that we will have opportunities to all be together during the holidays.

4. Pray that God would bless our children in their work and ministry: Jonathan and Rachael with Eva and Marah-staff at Alliance Redwoods Conference Center and teacher’s consultant, JoAnna and Trevor with Silas and Katherine-nurse and HS teacher in St. Paul, and Joy-staff at IHOP (International House of Prayer) in Kansas City, MO.

5. Pray that we will continue to grow in our walk with the Lord and in intimacy with Him.

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. We have submitted the request supplement documents.
Praise God for a good and positive approval letter from the Darhan Health Inspectors
Praise God for the work done by the Taiwan Christian Dental team early in October. In 3 ½ working days the team treated 182 dental patients from Darhan local churches, school, prison and the village of Enkhtal.

Cooking Class/Relief Council
Cooking class has presumed after a long break. The students are learning how to bake simple healthy cookies using oatmeal as the main ingredients. They are very interested to learn that they can use oatmeal to make many things instead of just feeding animals as Mongolians do. Last week, CAMA had power shortage and so we had a chance to host the cooking class at our home.
The relief council continues to meet once a month, we spent time in prayer and fellowship with one another over lunch. This month we’ve received 19 applications and we were able to help 18 families, almost half the them need help with wood and coal since the winter has begun with piercing cold during the night.

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 overcome these trial victoriously and to evangelize their community effectively.
Tentative date for Christmas Celebration : December 13, 2009

4. Personal
Praise God Nghia has recovered after one and a half month from the a bad cold.
Josiah is still waiting for a job

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

Pray for Pieter for complete healing after the accident in Thailand. God has been good in this journey from the time of the accident.

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

Please pray with us for:
the renewal of Dr. Pham’s clinic’s license – we are still waiting to hear the final decision
God’s provision for our field as our budget has been reduced drastically and there isn’t much left for actual ministry on the field
continued good health for our family and spiritual protection. Swine flu has hit Mongolia.
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 our Mongolian team members.
God’s heart and an understanding for the Mongolian people and their culture
endurance in language learning and continued trust in the One who has called us here

Praise God with us for:
the families we’ve been able to begin relationships with from Jack’s school
all of the students that are using our student center. A few weeks ago, there were close to 50 students there on a Friday night!
our new language school. We miss our old teachers and seeing our friends, but we are very glad that we switched.
His faithfulness to us and His grace
our babysitter, Dandig. Also praise Him that Dandig has found a welcomed place in our student church.

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

-Health and safety, in particular now that we’re seeing more snow and ice as we all go to school and back each day, and also with flu season/swine flu.
-for our spiritual health, joy in our Lord, and our relationships (all 4 of us) with Him
-for wisdom and direction for future ministry/work assignments
-Annika: to stay focused on her studies in the midst of many changes with teachers and classes
-Toby: to continue to develop fine motor skills for writing, and for him to love learning.

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

1. Praise God! We have baptized seven new believers in Zaminwood in Oct. 29, 2009.
2. Pray for New Church in Zaminwood.
3. Pray for new cell church ( near the copper mine in Erdent)Leader’s name is Gombo
4. Pray for Hodakondor between Erdent and Moron: Erdent church leaders are going to outreach during November 15 through November 23. Erika, Gombo, Ogi, Choka and Sheshe will involve in evangelistic outreach. Pray for the safety and boldness and God’s supplies.
5. Pray for our children, Tabitha, Sarah, Joy for their spiritual growth

THANKS FOR PRAYING!!!

Thanks to all of you for your interest and support!

Dear Teammates,
Thank you David R. for getting the email out to the field so quickly.
Please continue to pray for Richard and Peter. Peter Theron and his
wife, Haniki, are the field director couple for Mongolia. They are
originally from South Africa and have 2 college age daughters in that
country.

Let me update you as of 8:15 PM as some of us are back at the AGH.

The RLT group was on their one free afternoon outing to an elephant
and crocodile zoo and show place near the Rose Gardens. We all went
to the crocodile show and then after walking around we all went to the
elephant show that started at 3 PM. Everyone was sitting in
grandstands as the elephants performed in a field in front of us.
They did many things including re-enacting an ancient war when they
would have used elephants. At the end of the show, the park brought
out bananas for the exiting audience to feed to the elephants and
about 10 elephants lined up at the fence and people could feed the
elephants and take pictures in front of them. After most of the crowd
had fed the elephants and were beginning to leave, some of us from the
RLT started to feed the elephants and take pictures. Richard and
Peter were getting their picture in front of one of the biggest
elephants and all of a sudden the elephant with his trunk threw them
both about 10 feet up into the air. Richard landed on the cement with
his shoulder and Pieter on his head. It was very serious. A number
of us started administering first aid and praying and praying and
praying. There wasn’t even a first aid box in the entire park so we
used our shirts and other cloths we could find for compresses and
pillows and kept the 2 men immobile. Both were conscious. Some
Filipinoes who were Christians and perhaps others from other countries
who had been there stayed and prayed at a distance. It took about 30
minutes for the first of two ambulances to come which seemed like an
eternity. Two or three from the RLT group went with the ambulances to
the hospital.

The two men are currently in a hospital outside the city and will be
transferred at 10 PM tonight to Vitchayut as the traffic is too bad now.

Word from the people at the hospital is that Richard is stable and has
a fractured hip. Peter is in ICU and has a fractured skull, and
bleeding internally near the brain. He may also have two fractured
shoulders. The hospital is working on getting a neurosurgeon to the
hospital to assess the situation so that Vitchayut will be ready to
receive him. The latest news which is good, is that Peter’s vital
signs are stable and the internal bleeding is minimal.

Please pray for God’s healing touch in the lives of these two men.
Pray especially for Peter, that God would stop the internal bleeding
and that he would be able to receive the help he needs in the shortest
amount of time. Pray for his wife, Haniki, as she is at the hospital
with him and several others. Dr. Benedict in Colorado has been
notified of the situation.

The first 2 days went well and there were good sessions together. The
theme of today’s devotion was that God is good. We are all shocked
with the current situation and can’t believe what happened in front of
our eyes. Pray for physical and emotional healing for all involved.
Pray that God’s name would be glorified and may we claim together the
promise that in all things God works for the good of those who love him.

Update: Thursday 11/5
We just received a phone call from Dennis Whalen. The information is about the same as what we received from Haniki. Between these two emails it should clear up the misinformation floating around out there.

* Pieter’s condition is listed as stable.
* His injuries consist of a fractured skull, two broken shoulders and a broken wrist.
* Haniki was able to go to the Guest House and rest and do some correspondence.
* It is a very serious injury with a lot of blood loss but according to Dennis who was by his side within seconds, Pieter never lost consciousness and was able to talk. He has been talking to people in the room all along.
* At the time of the call they were waiting for the doctor’s visit. After that they will have a better idea of what this means for a long term prognosis for both Pieter and Richard.
* There is a partner care team coming to minister to those who were there as it was a traumatizing thing to witness. There is a possibility that the conference will be cancelled.
* Dennis and the others are still coming here this weekend and we need to prepare and plan for that. We’ll be in touch with more information regarding that as soon as we have it.
* In a follow-up email from Haniki, please pray regarding their visa situation. They were supposed to be renewed upon their arrival back in Mongolia.
Dennis is supposed to call again as soon as he hears from the doctors. We will keep you updated.

UPDATE
Pieter had surgery on his fractured vertebrae. According to the doctor, all went well. Two disks in his neck were replaced and vertebrae 5, 6, and 7 were infused. There was no damage to the spinal cord and the doctor is pleased with how the surgery went. He is expected to be in a neck brace starting today, which allow him to sit up and to begin walking. We are all thankful to God for His grace. Hanaki says,

“Thanks for your prayers. It carries us through this amazing time where we keep experiencing God’s hand in everything.”

………………………

Here is the latest from Hanaki:

He improves so much every day. Bed
body washes are something of the past, only showers now. He ate
breakfast this morning at the table, all by himself. (It took much
longer, but it was good exercise for his arms). He’s actually wearing
pajamas now, not the long “dress” any more. He went out in the garden
yesterday – ok, it was in a wheelchair, but he was glad to get some
fresh air.

His neck is still stiff, he still gets cramps in his shoulders and
arms, but it comes and goes. He is sitting up a lot more, and checked
e-mails yesterday. Not typing yet. His left is doing really well.

We have not had the opportunity to ask the doctor when he will be
discharged, will wait a little longer. Will just take it slow and
wait for them to tell us.

Thank you again for your prayers, letters and support. God is good,
we experience it every second of the day.

Last week Jim and Denise arrived in UB from half a world away. Prior to their coming the EAC had already raised several thousand dollars for the Manchester’s trip, as well as several computers for both the Grain of Wheat Student Center, as well as the youth center that we have in Darhan. After they arrived, Jim and Denise surprised us with yet one more computer, completing what we need for the computer lab in UB. They spent the week installing a network system in the city, as well as in Darhan. They also worked closely with our Darhan staff in the area or organization and administration. So not only did EAC raise the funds necessary for the trip and the outfitting of the computer labs, but they also put their skills and talents to work for the Kingdom in Mongolia.

CAMA Mongolia wants to say a heartfelt thank you to Jim and Denise (and Ellie!) and to the Evanston Alliance Church. Thank you for your partnership with us!