Pray for Tezar and Tatiana, as Covenant City Church continues to grow. With an attendance of 300 they are planning to move to two Sunday services next month. Pray God will give Tezar wisdom and the ability to train and deploy new staff and officers and that they will be positioned to evangelize, disciple, and lead the members and visitors of CCC. Pray that a team will come together to launch a new church, that more people might be engaged in the gospel.

For more info on Tezar & Tatiana see page 34 of the prayer guide.

African Bible College is now fully accredited and operating as US colleges do. In addition to the classes Larry Brown teaches, he has opportunity to be involved with other outreaches such as preaching at the vastly overcrowded Maula prison and at the very large refugee camp north of Lilongwe. Pray for continued opportunities to bear witness to Christ not only at the college but also in the varied outreaches to the community.

For more info on Larry see page 40 of the prayer guide.

Randy and Martha are coaching five new couples with high levels of enthusiasm and commitment who are heading to the field in difficult to reach areas of the world, mostly Muslim. They continue to meet via video conferencing with all the field candidates as well as those they already coach on the field in SE Asia. Pray for wisdom to know how to manage scheduling and training. Pray for godly friends and counsel around their two adult children.

For more info on Randy & Martha see page 84 of the prayer guide.

John and Marilyn Whittemore along with their grandson McKee are in Ukraine assisting with two camps for orphans. The first camp is for younger kids and the second one which runs through July 30 is for older youth. Pray for the new leadership in the camps, for team unity and to effectively share the love of Jesus with the children so that many would come to know Him. Pray for safety in travel and for the camps to have a strong impact for Jesus.

The four teams of Sundanese Christian Fellowship continue outreach to the Sunda, the largest Indonesian unreached people group, through dogged persistence. Kardi, the church planter of the David Team, asks prayer for Soleh’s faith to remain despite the influence of the surrounding environment. Bimo, church planter for the Judah Team, asks prayer for the discipleship process for Abi and Anto and for the house church in midst of development.

George Tolias, leader of the Greek Evangelical Church in Glyfada, requests prayer for the spiritual needs of refugees in the At Home Project. Pray the BluPrint business ministry with 6 projects in progress would be a good witness for Christ as these entrepreneurs bring their business ideas to life. Pray the interns in the Timothy Project would have clear callings from the Lord for their future ministries and for the couples in the church to be rooted in the gospel as they raise their families.

For more info on George see page 9 of the prayer guide.

While Covenant Hope Church still meets with other evangelical churches in the space assigned by the government, they have been having prayer meetings with about fifty attending. When Brian P asked those attending if any of them were having evangelical Bible studies with colleagues, 10-12 responded they were. Pray for these who have been built up in the faith, can identify a Godly church and desire to be an instrument of God as they return to their home country.

For more info on Brian & Joanne see page 14 of the prayer guide.

Pray for comfort for Paul and Violette Bridgman in the death of her mother. They were grateful to be able to attend her memorial service and spend time with Violette’s terminally ill younger sister. Three years after surgery, Paul is finally off the pain medication and is feeling much better. Pray for them and the Japanese leadership of the Sakuragaoka Church to be effective in reaching kids and older adults for Christ as these two groups are more open and less busy.

For more info on Paul & Violette see page 74 of the prayer guide.

Today a team from Second travels to Malawi to minister with World Relief. Don Riley, Jerry Roberts, Joel & Beth Kaye, Joel & Hollie Gillihan, and Dan & Catherine Burns will be training pastors and church leaders as well as doing a marriage conference and working with youth leaders. Pray for the logistics of the trip, translations to be successful, and love and faith to be evident to all involved as they desire to build up the church and people in the area before departing July 22.

Mary Raine Ivy and Kevin McQuillen lead a team of 10 senior high students to Budapest to partner with the Paulus Movement where they will run an English conversation camp for junior and senior high students. The team will be teaching conversational English and playing sports and games, all to build relationships with Hungarian students. Pray they will also build team relationships and grow in the faith as they share and to return home July 24 more mature in their commitment.