Jeff & Lynne

Jeff asks we pray for Pastor Raymond and three other recent abductees to be restored to their families and for justice for those who ordered this evil act. Pray God would open doors for Jeff and Lynne, their family, and the teams in nearby villages for reaching residents with the Gospel. Pray for grace for Jeff and Lynn in parenting so they can raise their children to know, love, and follow Jesus.

For more info on Jeff & Lynne see page 31 of the prayer guide.

David & Aliece

David and Aliece have changed agencies and moved to another city but will be doing the same type of ministry. Pray for him as he mentors and provides discipleship to local churches’ leadership, as well as teaching at various seminaries and helping students have a Gospel-centered life in ministry. Pray for Aliece and her counseling partner who have been invited by church networks and Christian schools in their new city to give workshops and seminars.

For more info on David & Aliece see page 59 of the prayer guide.

Kazakhstan ST Team

Pray for Dan Burns, John Good, Jack Ziegenhorn and Max Ziegenhorn as they travel to Kazakhstan to work with Ruslan & Zhanna and Young Life Central Asia doing ESL classes and spending a week doing a YL Camp for college students. Pray for receptive hearts as most of these young people have no knowledge or relationship with Christianity. Pray for our team to have energy, sensitivity, and good communications across language barriers before returning home on Aug.6.

Chris & Debbie

Chris and Debbie Gibson have been speaking and teaching at conferences in Ireland, Greece, and the U.S. Pray for personal time with the Lord, that they may be filled and richly prepared for ministry to missionaries in need. Pray as next month they move into an apartment in Budapest with space for missionaries to stay when needing intensive counseling. They ask we pray that those they are ministering to will have fruitful results for God’s Kingdom and that many will come to faith in Jesus.

For more info on Chris & Debbie see page 45 of the prayer guide.

Leslie

GEM is setting up “focus cities”, providing several missionaries an intense time of training and coaching together before being sent out to other areas. Pray for Leslie as she considers what her part will be in this new initiative beginning in Germany. Pray for her family: for God’s grace, healthy rhythms, wisdom as parents and greater love at home and in their community. Pray for the family she is coaching in Cologne for encouragement in language learning and their son’s schooling situation.

For more info on Leslie see page 48 of the prayer guide.

John & Dawn

John and Dawn rejoice that their two oldest sons and families are now in Thailand ready to serve the Lord there. Pray for them as they transition into another language and culture working to untangle and rightly interpret a completely new and complex world view. Pray for John as he gives leadership, encouragement, and guidance to his sons as well as Pioneer teams in the area.

For more info on John & Dawn see page 28 of the prayer guide.

Dave & Robin

Dave and Robin have been leading efforts to serve their Kurdish friends locally as well as those displaced in their homeland. They continue to send teams to serve in Greece and help partners with resettling and integrating refugees. In Katerini the enrichment workshops have been well received as youth education and outreach is one of the greatest areas of need. They are sending a team to conduct workshops again in Art, Music, and Sports. Pray for these teams and partners in Greece.

For more info on Dave & Robin see page 6 of the prayer guide.

Malawi ST Team

A team from Second is traveling to Malawi to minister with World Relief there. Rob Crump, Don Riley, John & Britton Laughlin, Chad & Lindley Jackson, and Dan & Catherine Burns will be training pastors and church leaders,doing a marriage conference and working with youth leaders. Pray for logistics, for translations to be successful, and love and faith to be evident to all involved as they desire to build up the churches and people of the area. They will return on the 22nd.

Jackie

The Tuesday night women’s Bible study at the church has been a real blessing and joy to Jackie as they studied the book of Exodus. Pray for her perseverance in language study as she learns the people’s heart language. Pray for her involvement in the kid’s programs at church and that the new members would grow in wisdom and truth and encourage one another in godliness as they come together each week in worship.

For more info on Jackie see page 26 of the prayer guide.

Brian & Joanne

Brian and Joanne ask prayer that the church will find favor with the government authorities and allow them to move their gathering place back to the part of town they are desiring to reach. Pray for Samantha and Steve, young members of their church, to find freedom in their home environment and grow in faith and hopefully share with their families. Pray the Lord will protect and strengthen them and deepen their roots in Him.

For more info on Brian & Joanne see page 12 of the prayer guide.