Bill and Lauren Finnell have applied for their visas and anticipate leaving for Spain in February. Continue to pray for prayer and financial support. Pray for their preparations both logistically and emotionally as they leave family behind and take two young children to another country.
Life in Central Asia hit Dan and Stefanie hard and fast when they arrived just before one of the biggest Hindu festivals of the year. It is also taking a while to get their home set up as things move slower there. Pray the relationships with Nandance and Ravi, who helped them set up their home and navigate the area, would deepen and grow. Pray for health and quick adjustment for the family, and that language learning would move quickly.
Bill Boggess had two stents put in recently and is healing fine. He is enjoying his work as facilitator for a number of churches, and grateful for some French pastors who are initiating church planting work. Pray for these national pastors and for a permanent location to house the Guyancourt Church that Bill pastors.
Greg and Ginger are enjoying introducing baby Audrey to family and friends in the US. The boys are adjusting well. Pray for rest and spiritual nourishment so the family can return to the field refreshed in January. Pray for their work back in E. Asia: the seminary has 120 students from all over the country; two men were ordained with seven more hoping to be soon, and the year old presbytery has grown from two churches to three.
Death is made evident to Jason and Lisa as they live down the street from a funeral home where fireworks are sometimes used to keep the evil spirits away joined by the long, mournful sounds of the reed pipe. They will be coming home December 20th through March 10th and are in need of a vehicle that seats six to use while here, pray for God’s provision.
Mitchell asks prayer for open doors and hearts to burn to share the Gospel, and for wisdom and direction as he works with the faculty and student ministries at UPH. Their children love their school and are making friends. Pray Tucker changes his mind about apartment life and begins to enjoy its benefits. Pray for Lisa as she teaches Indonesian nurses and balances kids and home. 
Brian P asks prayer for the spiritual fruit from the recent student conference to continue to be great. They had 98 attend; an all time high for the 12 year ministry. Pray for “A” whose family forbid her to attend the Bible study, to have a rekindled interest in Christ; for “M” a young man asking really great questions about being a Christian, and for “I”, growing in his faith and drawing others to Bible study, to mature into a godly young man.
Pray for the Encounter Weekend that Brandon will participate in Dec. 5th-7th in Michigan. There will be 23 potential World Outreach missionaries coming to explore long term service. Pray for good connections and wisdom for next steps for the missionaries and World Outreach. Pray for Liz as she manages the home front and four lively little ones.
Praise for Lisa’s good report following surgery in Thailand for early stage melanoma cancer. The margins are free of any cancer and she will be checked every three months for two years to make sure it does not appear somewhere else. David and Lisa are grateful for two new believers recently baptized in their tub by someone they had discipled for two years. Pray they will grow in their faith and the outreach will multiply.
Heath took a medical team to South Sudan, where there are only 3 surgeons in the whole country, to minister at House of Hope Hospital for two weeks. Pray for Heath as he disciples young surgeons at Tenwek and hopes to inspire them to serve in areas desperately in need of Christian physicians. Pray for Angela as she finds her role in the medical field there, and cares for their girls and their new home.