PRAY FOR CAMA MONGOLIA October 2008
BERNIE AND RENEE ANDERSON – Ulaanbaatar
1. Pray that all four of us would maintain a consistent and passionate walk with Jesus
2. Pray for continued progress in ministry center renovations. Progress is slow, and at times frustrating. But we’re happy to report that we are moving forward!
3. Pray for the prayer team from Santa Rosa, CA that Renee’ will be hosting and traveling with from October 5-12. Pray for their safety and spiritual sensitivity as they travel around Mongolia praying for the work of God here.
4. Pray for safety and wisdom as Bernie and Renee’ head to a creative access country from October 30 to November 7. We will be observing ministry centers and meeting with those who have started them as a field strategy.
5. We’re grateful to God for the kid’s adjustment into their new schooling situation. They are both involved with a peer-led group call “PFC” (Passion for Christ). They are looking for ways to serve for God’s glory in the city.
JEREMY AND RENEE BERGEVIN – Bulgan
1. Praise the Lord for our garden harvest–may it soon be a harvest of souls!
2. Praise the Lord for helping us again adjust to the homeschool routine–this year with two!
3. Praise the Lord for blessing all the girls with terrific Mongolian teachers and classmates as well!
4. Pray for His kingdom to come here to Bolgan, Mongolia! May the Lord create within the hearts of our townspeople a need only He can fill!
5. Pray for a timely resolution to the problematic broken pump to our well
6. Pray for good health as the weather turns colder and the girls are all back in school exposed to everything going around!
7. Pray for peace and grace as we balance family time and responsibilities with outside ministries
Continue to pray for deepening relationships of trust with of Mongolian neighbors and friends
8. Pray for a miraculous display of God’s power here
ALISON DENCH – Darhan
Pray for peace as I settle into as new schedule - the change has been unsettling.
JEREMY AND KRISTA FIELDS – Darhan
1. Pray for Zeke’s wrist bones to heal properly and for him to function well at home and school
2. Pray for spiritual growth in our monthly trainings as Pieter begins to implement the first stage of our program.
3. Pray for courage and humble spirits as we put into practice some community building materials.
4. Pray for a possible English hour and regular work out schedule in our yard.
KIRSTEN HEWITT – Darhan
During the first couple of weeks of school here I have needed the reminder of waiting on the Lord to give new strength; strength like the eagle that soars because of the storm not in spite of it. Though their were times this last month when I was tempted to seek shelter from the ’storm’ from any possible place, and at other times I felt like I was surely heading into the wind rather than soaring along with it; yet I have now perhaps come to the end of that lesson and am rejoicing in the new strength He has provided because of the storm. Please pray that God would continue to provide me with wisdom and that even when I am hurt that I would see things as they truly are and respond in a loving fashion.
LARRY AND KRISTA LAIN – Darhan
1. PRAISE GOD AS WE MOVE:
-Praise God for contentment in the Lord as we trust in HIS Sufficiency as we move out of the ger and settle into our new location in the apartments October 1st.
-Pray for us physically, emotionally, and spiritually as we experience all these changes and adjustments this month.
2. PRAISE GOD FOR OUR LANGUAGE STUDY:
-Praise God as we begin to settle into our new routine/schedule and pray for sufficient time to study the language outside of class.
- Pray for Mongolian language helpers we can practice with.
-Praise God for lots of GRACE poured out on us as we wrestle to learn the language! Pray that we would continue to wrestle through language study with determination and a prayer much like Jacob’s: “We will not let go until you bless us…with supernatural language ability!!!
3. PRAISE GOD FOR OUR RELATIONSHIPS
-With God: During our transition we are learning to experience God in a new culture. Pray for lots of time to rejoice in His love!
-With our Team members: Pray for bonding opportunities and PEACE.
-With new Mongolian friends: Pray for time to hang out with friends and for patience and understanding.
-With each other: Pray for our marriage and lots of quality time with our children.
JASON LEE AND RUTH KIM – Ulaanbaatar
1. Pray for Angel’s health that God will restore and strengthen his immune system.
2. Pray that Jason and I will remain strong for the Lord. Good relationship, loving and
encouraging words for each other and caring for each other’s needs.
3. Our tenants from US are leaving as of October 31. Pray that God will provide more
permanent and stable tenants. We really can’t be distracted with things in the US.
I know God has already found someone for us… but as our bank account balance
gets low, you started to worry.
4. Pray that we will open our hearts, pockets, house to serve the Lord. Pray that
we will be able to make some connection with our neighbors. They probably already
think that we are one crazy family with all that yelling, screaming, loud laughter, singing and stinky foods!
BRENT AND LISA LIBERDA – Darhan
1. We praise the Lord for a good vehicle that is paid off, and for the tremendous support we continually receive from so many of you! Thank you!
2. We also praise the Lord for this time to focus mostly on language study. We’re blessed to have this time to focus on language, and next year at this time we will probably be pleading for MORE routine…but daily, intense language study can be tedious and taxing. Pray also that as we enter into the routine of study that we would maintain the daily disciplines necessary to remain spiritually, physically, and mentally strong.
3. Pray that as our language abilities increase we would also find open avenues for ministry and relationship building with Mongolian people. Language study can be somewhat of a narrow valley to walk, and we want to keep our eyes open for opportunities on the larger landscape, so that we can begin intentionally branching out into ministry involvement with the time we have outside of language study.
4. Pray that Malachi and Isaiah would continue to be motivated and to do well in school, and that they would be excited about learning many new things. Pray that they would develop good friendships with their classmates.
DENNIS AND MARILYN MAVES – Ulaanbaatar
1. Praise the Lord for the strategic prayer team that will be here in Mongolia September 28 to October 6.
2. Pray as we prepare documents for the renewal of our approval to operate in Mongolia as CAMA Services. A new government is in place and all the regulations have changed. Pray that we will be able to meet all the requirements.
4. Pray for the health of us and our teammates. Many have been struggling with sickness these past weeks. Pray for God’s divine health for us all.
5. Praise the Lord we have found a location for a student center in the heart of the University belt. Pray that God will lead and direct in the ministries of the student center.
6. Pray for the church in Ulaanbaatar. They are going through some difficult leadership issues. Pray that God will give them wisdom and a burden for outreach and evangelism.
7. Pray for Dennis and Marilyn as we will begin teaching at least one ESL class in October.
8. Pray for the young doctor, Bataa, who Dennis meets with. He is open to hearing the good news.
9. Pray that we will continue to find balance and margin in our life in all the responsibilities we have as Field Director Couple of the CAMA Mongolia Field.
10. Pray for our daughter JoAnna and her husband. They are expecting their second child at the end of September. Pray for the safe delivery of a healthy baby. Also for their son Silas (20 months) who has broken his leg and is in a cast. Marilyn will be going to spend time with them and help out during this special time.
NGHIA AND AN-HOA PHAM – Darhan
1. Praise God for the work done by the Los Angeles Sarang Community Church short term medical team with 8 members, lead by Dr. Joung Uoong Lee. This team worked with us for one week Sept 1 -7, 2008. The team saw about 300 patients, and 40 of them prayed to accept Christ during their clinic visit in Darhan, Jargalant, and Erdenet. Jargalant is the new location for church planting effort recently launched by Rev. Peter and Esther Yim. They also brought many needed medications and supplies for our CAMA Health Project. We give praise and thanks to the Lord for the hard and faithful work done by the team members and the fruitful labor the Lord gave. We also praise God for the good work, the faithful support, the generous supplies given to the health project by all other short term medical dental teams this year.
2. Praise God for many patients who response positively to the Gospel.
3. Praise and thanks to God for the fund provided for clinic this year, for the portable dental equipment and instruments, and the medical license renewal.
4. Pray for Health Project: the follow up process of the new believers and the establishment of house church in Tolgoi, the monthly “Healthy Mongolian” class, and the “Healthy living without Alcohol” game to be printed soon.
5. Pray for the Cooking Class and Soup Kitchen project.
6. Pray for our family reunion this Christmas in Mongolia and our vacation, possibly to Beijing.
PIETER AND HANIKI THERON – Darhan
1. Please pray for this upcoming Leadership Training. We realize how important this training has become, with the church leaders going back to their own churches and implementing what they have learned. Also this weekend, the introduction and orientation of the training program on Saturday afternoon.
2. We are in the process of interviewing people for the position of translator. We need someone who could translate in the training program, as well as administrative work.
3. Please pray for the Youth Centre. We have an average of 30 young people visiting ABTC daily, with different activities such as basketball, volleyball, table tennis and badminton. Also classes in needlework, cooking and English. We are busy developing a reading room, but because of a lack of books, could not put this part of the plan into action yet. Pray that we will be able to accommodate all the young people who are interested, and that they will be open to also come to the Youth Fellowship at church.
4. Pray for the Men’s Fellowship of Nikdovnigon church. Pieter and a group of men started a fellowship and will meet every Tuesday evening. Pray that more men, and especially young men from the University will start to come.
5. Pray for our upcoming trip to Korea where both of us will be teaching at Onnuuri Mission Centre during the last two weeks of October.
6. Pray for wisdom and energy for our ministry here in Mongolia. We enjoy what we are doing, but we have quite a full schedule.
ERIK AND CHRISTINA WAHLEN – Ulaanbaatar
1. Praise God that Becca is feeling much better. She had a febrile seizure last week.
2. Praise God for laying her and our family on people’s hearts all over the world!
3. Praise God that our family is settling into our school routines.
4. Praise God for great language teachers for Erik and myself.
5. Praise God for a lot of good family times.
1. Please pray for our protection: spiritually, emotionally, and physically. Our scare with Becca has made the importance of your prayers even more real to us!
2. Please pray for us to have an ear to hear and a mind to understand and a mouth to speak Mongolian.
3. Please continue to pray for a special friend for each of our kids.
4. Please pray that God would provide opportunities for us to minister even with our limited language.
5. Please pray for us that we would adjust to the colder weather headed our way.
6. Please continue to pray that God would burden our hearts with His love for the Mongolian people and His passion to see them come to know Him.
MARK AND CINDA WOOD – Darhan
1. Pray for the training of a new child care worker - that the children would respect and obey her and that they would be kept safe
2. Please pray for Tolga, a young man who has recently started coming to church. Pray for his eyes to be opened and pray for wisdom and discernment in speaking to the spiritual condition of his heart.
3. Continue to pray for language study for Mark and Cinda- that they would hear and retain what they are learning.
4. Pray for a men’s group that has begun meeting at the training center.
PETER AND ESTHER YIM – Erdenet
PTL!! Erdenet and Jargalan and Choharu (Choka’s place) are worshiping on time. We are praising the Lord!! Last Sunday we went Choharu (Choka’s place) early in the morning (7:00 A.M) we arrived 9:30 and we had worship service at 11:00. All together we had 21 people( with children) We are so impressed that Choka’s testimony and after the worship service, she asked forgiveness from her daughter- in- laws( 2 daughters in law were there: In Mongolia is rare) She said that because Holy Spirit is in her she can repent her bad habits and words to others.
1. Pray for Peter’s greatgrandma who is in ICU.
2. Pray for Tabitha who is preparing to go to college this next year.
3. Pray for Sarah and Joy as well!
4. Pray for Peter and Esther’s Church planting seminar in Singapore so they can learn abundantly.
THANKS FOR PRAYING!!!