Martin
Thanksgiving:
- For the Lord’s comfort, patience and long-suffering with me over the last few months
- For opportunities to share with some churches and small groups about the work the Lord is doing in Myanmar
- God’s providence in the short-term mission work so far*
Petition:
- Semester 2 2008 did not see me pass too many subjects so please pray that I will do better in 2009
- To finish the correspondence TESOL course I’m still working through
- Financial support required – estimated $2000/month
- Bible college – to understand and retain what’s being learnt*
- For God to prepare the way in Myanmar for ministry*
ERC (Evangelical Reformed Church / Thang Bwee’s church)
Thanksgiving:
- Work has been completed on the RBI dormitory building (read more about it and see photos here)
- Ram Uk has been accepted and is now in India furthering his theological studies
- Siama, long-time assistant and adopted son to Thang Bwee will be leaving mid-January 2009 to further his theological studies in the United States
Petition:
- Ram Uk, studying in India, and Siama who will begin studies in the United States early 2009. Pray that they would assimilate well into their new countries and study and learn with the Lord’s blessing
- Different students continue to contract Tuberculosis (TB) which, though curable, isolates them for 6 months as well as halts their learning and weakens their bodies. Names aren’t important but your prayers for healing are, currently there are 3 students with this illness.
- A 4th student is ill, though it’s not known what his illness is
- Graduate student, now staff member at RBI, Be Nwee, hopes to do further study in India. Contact has been made with the faculty of PTS in India but no reply received yet
- Famine throughout Chin State (read an article here)
- Students and staff would have the leading of the Lord in evangelism*
- Rev. Pyi Su in Chin State and his outreach to Buddhist families*
- Church planting in Yangon and Khumi area of Chin State*
- ERC’s Sunday school classes around Yangon*
FRCM (Free Reformed Church of Myanmar / James’ church)
Petition:
- Continued financial support*
- Students’ learning and health*
* Thanksgiving and petition items with an asterisk indicate an ongoing prayer point, that is, one that was listed in the previous month(s)
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