Prayer Matters is published every Tuesday.
Ian & Leann Buckley, (QLD, DPG Day 3)
We will need to reapply this week for a further 30-day tourist visa, because we are still waiting on the business visa approval. Please pray it will come through soon. We only have until early December, and we run out of tourist visa, then we will have to leave the country. Ian sciatic problem is slowly improving but still getting some pain in his left buttock and thigh. Exercises seem to be working but are not easy. Leann is dealing with asthma and some lung discomfort. Thank you for praying.
Rich & Anne Hoyt, (USA, DPG Day 11)
We are thanking God for Anne’s health. After a specific dental surgery back in June Anne seems to have turned a corner and is finding more and more energy and less and less debilitating fatigue. She is feeling well enough now that she has accepted to fly solo to Chad on November 23rd to attend the annual conference for our TEAM Chad team! Please pray for Anne’s trip. Our missionary numbers in Chad are greatly reduced this year because of new visa restrictions. Rich is planning on heading out to VA to join the team on Zoom. Our member care feet will be spread across 2 continents for this conference. Please pray that God will use us to encourage and build up our TEAM Chad missionaries.
Samuel & Kate McDowell, (Paraguay, DPG Day 16)
Praise we are finally back home in Paraguay. Upon arriving back in San Francisco we spent time setting up our house, reconnecting with our community and with our local church. The medical clinic is back up and running and keeping us busy! We are very excited about continuing our ministry in Dolores with Francisca. Pray for her husband and family to make a decision for Christ. Please also be praying for their neighbours and extended family, that they would want to come along to the studies as well. Please be praying for the non-believers who sometimes come with us from San Francisco – that they would be saved.
Lindsay & Myk McKenzie, (VIC, DPG Day 17)
Pray for: Communication between our worldwide Betel works, given that half of our Betelitos don’t speak Spanish. We need wisdom in this area as we pass the baton on to the next generation; Pastoral care for our leaders internationally as they confront an ever-growing hostile world. Betel Australia has faced many challenges over the years. In June, the couple who have been in leadership for the past 3 years needed to return to family. Their departure meant that we needed to step back into leadership once again. Please pray for stamina, discernment and wisdom at this time.
Naomi, (Restricted Access, DPG Day 18)
Praise God for the provision of a building for us to live and work in. Pray as we seek to furnish it, ready to open the doors in December – we need 30 chairs for the teacher training room. Pray for local friends who helped us move, who haven’t yet responded to the truth but have heard it many times.
Farid & Parila Qurbanpur, (QLD, DPG Day 21)
Continue to uphold Farid and Parila after the loss of their son, Matthew. They write: The gospel was shared at his funeral as well as honouring Matthew. Some of our Muslim and Hindu friends attended. Many of his school friends, teachers, and his co-workers attended and other young guys that he knew. Since then, some of these have approached Philip, his older brother, asking about Jesus. Many unsaved family members attended too. Please keep praying for these conversations to bring our families and friends to faith in Jesus. Please pray for Philip and Natasha, Peter and Sarah, that they will want to keep following Jesus. We are planning on Home-Schooling Sarah in the New Year.
Samuel & Alissa Sanchez, (Colombia, DPG Day 22)
Hannah is in hospital again, this time in the city in the best hospital in Colombia and they are still struggling to control her pain. We ask for prayer for wisdom for the doctors. She is in ICU as they need to monitor her closely as they are attempting new medications and she has had severe allergic reactions to certain medications in the past.
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