Prayer Requests (updated February 2010)
For Julian and Caroline:
1. Safe travel on the roads and for the maintenance of the vehicles in good order.
2. For protection of their marriage and continuing sense of teamwork.
3. For Tom and Nicky in the UK that they would receive protection and guidance from God as they make life choices and decisions. For Julian’s family and for Caroline’s family in UK
4. For Julian to be able to discern the ‘bigger picture’ for the work as it progresses.
5. For clear guidance and wisdom in overseeing the regional centre/land development project.
6. For a large measure of grace in dealing with the people he is working to help.
7. For effective protection, armour and weapons in the spiritual warfare
8. That Caroline’s role would be clearly defined and that there would be opportunities to build relationships with Betha, Salina, Victoria, Grace and others.
9. For wisdom and insight as Julian works with, helps, encourages and releases John, Charles and Cameron into their developing roles.
10. For the ability for them both to set right priorities and get effective rest.
11. For physical protection and good health particularly as they stand against witchcraft and idolatry which is rampant within Malawian culture at all levels.
Charles and Grace, children Hannah and Dorcas: :
1. Their marriage and the healthy raising of the children to know and love the Lord.
2. For the children’s education.
3. For Charles to grow into his calling to supervise and minister to the churches in Lilongwe area.
4. That Grace would grow and be increasingly yoked with Charles in his ministry.
5. That God would open doors for Charles to find and acquire the right farm land for his regional centre.
6. That he would be kept safe as he learns to travel on a motorcycle.
7. For Charles and team at their Saturday and Monday leaders meetings.
8. Encouragement, strength and wisdom as Charles teaches and disciples the leaders and members of the churches.
9. That more men of integrity would be drawn into the churches to fulfil the need for 2 leaders in each.
10. That there would be a rich harvest around these village churches of lives transformed.
11. That God would protect Charles, Grace and the whole team from the constant spiritual attacks - and the enemy be defeated as he seeks to maintain his grip on village life and to disrupt, cancel or hold back every step forward.
12. That Charles would achieve a right balance between church work and caring for his family.
John and Betha, children Martha, Dan, Naomi, Lunia. Brenda, Mathew, Famous, Paul and Gift:
1. Their marriage and for the healthy raising of the children to know and love the Lord.
2. For the children’s education and development, especially for Martha at boarding school.
3. For Betha to continue to grow in the Lord with John and both to work well with Salina.
4. That John would grow into his leadership role as the work in Dedza develops.
5. That the regional centre development including a home for all the family would proceed according to God’s plan.
6. That John’s work with the saw mill and especially with Chilakalaka and Christopher would bear much fruit and reach out to other villages.
7. That God would protect John and those close to him in the spiritual battles ahead.
8. That John would continue to be built up in his work with Julian.
Cameron and Victoria. children Obed, Phulesiasi (precious) and Ungweru (light)
1. Their marriage and for the healthy raising of the children to know and love the Lord.
2. For Cameron to grow into his calling as the church pastor at Nyombe and to plan his time effectively.
3. For his meeting Mondays and Thursdays with his team and for wisdom as he works with them.
4. Especially that they become a real force for reaching out to other villages in the area (e.g.Nkhanganya, Nkhwazi, Mandayvu and Mhakala) .
5. For Cameron’s relationship with Patrick at Mhakala to grow and for the church there to mature and be effective in the village. That Patrick would prove to be a leader of integrity.
6. That God would protect Cameron and those close to him in the spiritual battles ahead.
7. That the chiefs in Nyombe would follow Kwambala’s example and give their lives to the Lord.
8. That Victoria would grow with Cameron and see fruit for her work with the women at Nyombe Church.
9. That Cameron’s declared personal ambition would be realised; “To make followers of Jesus evident by changed lives. To model this Christian life himself, to see it reflected in Victoria’s life and to see others follow his Christian example as he has tried to follow Julian’s.”