Nepal: challenging decisions at UMN
Pray for local partner Dhana Lama, executive director of United Mission to Nepal (UMN), as she and others make some very challenging decisions over the next few weeks with regard to the UMN property. Pray for God’s hand upon the board meeting next week.
Nepal: sabbatical
Local partner Gopal and Susma Tamang, usually based in Nepal, are currently on sabbatical in India. Pray for the family as they settle into studies, a new city and a new church.
South Asia: teaching synoptic gospels
Mission partner E starts teaching synoptic gospels on 6 November for a month. Please pray for wisdom as he prepares, and for the students to engage not only with studying, but with Jesus himself. Pray too for a new home for E and R, as their landlord is selling the house they live in. Pray […]
India: teacher training trip
Mission associate Mary Fairfield asks prayer for a group of Chirstian teacher trainers currently in India, for safe travels, good health, great conversations and training of teachers. Pray too for Mary as she was sadly not able to go.
Philippines: creation care
Give thanks for Eric and Sandra Read’s role in creation care, which includes using syntropic farming methods and planning a programme of school visits to their farm to teach children about nature and creation care. Pray for the planning of the visits and also that the syntropic farming methods will be successful.
Taiwan: peace and stability
Give thanks for all that Catherine Lee does – from teaching young ones to writing articles – at St John’s Cathedral in Taipei. Please pray for Taiwan’s peace and stability, especially as Taiwan has presidential elections in January next year.
Nepal: remote possibilities
When her daughter was healed through the prayers of local Christians, Misha decided to follow Jesus. She now leads a church in her village.
South Asia: theological teaching
We give thanks with mission partner F for a great teaching opportunity on church history in another part of the country. Please pray for this week’s teaching on creation care. Give thanks that the programmes, procedures and personnel have recently been accredited by the Asia Theological Association (ATA).
Thailand: third culture kids conference
Please pray for one of our mission partners, who is one of the speakers at the third culture kids conference in Chiang Mai this weekend. Pray for clarity of thought and that her subject on contextualising the curriculum will be met with enthusiasm.