International Pentecostal Holiness Church prays for Europe using the ministry of WIN: World Intercession Network. This is a ministry of the Church and the purpose of this blog is to encourage people to pray for Europe. It is written and added by Rev. Nancy Berry who is the director for Pray over Europe and the Middle East. She and her husband Lin Berry live in Spain and serve as Pastors, conference superintendent over Spain. They are missionaries to SW Europe.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
May Prayer Letter 2007 
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Pray for Norway Alfred and Marie Green
PRAYING FOR: EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Bob and Carol Cave
Bob and Carol Cave
Overseas Ministry Coordinator for
Europe and the Middle East.
Pray for them as they lead us. In Spain we just had our yearly conference with the attendence of Dr Beacham and Bob and Carol Cave. Carol had a word of prophecy and Bob had a word from the word of God. Our missions Director Dr. Beacham had a word for our people and ever one was encouraged and challenged.
IPHC webpage http://www.iphc.org/
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PRAY FOR: NORTHWEST EUROPE
Harold & Kathleen PresleyIPHC - UK and NW Europe~ New Life for the Old World ~
Regional Ministry Coordinator for Northwest Europe
Pray for Wales Todd and Stephanie Presley
Pray for Eli. (their son) He has a new surgery date...May 14. His birthday is on the 17th. It's a high possibility his surgery will be postponed for others in emergency situations. Pray for him please, that it will be on time and he will be healthy during and after. Sincerely, Todd and Stephanie
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Pray for Rob and Michelle Crigger: Itinerating missionaries
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Pray for Amsterdam Matt and Femke Helland, http://www.hellands.org/
Dear friends and supporters,
Exciting things are happening, here in Amsterdam!
First of all our weekly children's bible club is AWESOME! We have between 30 and 50 kids come every week, many of them come from Morrocan homes. We visit the kids every week and are getting to know the parents. They invite us in for tea or dinner and we really feel that we are connecting to these families. We live in times where the interaction between Muslim immigrants and Europeans is mostly very tense, so we as well as they feel like these visits are a 'breath of fresh air', just being friends and accepting each others culture. We really feel that so many of you are praying for us. Many neighborhoods like the one we work in struggle with youth that are violent, disrespecting authority and causing problems. In our group we have never, not once, had problems with the kids! No fights, no big mouthing. They are repectful when we talk about Jesus, they behave well...this is truly by Gods grace! Keep on praying!
With Easter we had 2 celebrations. About 5 of the parents from our children's program came; one Moroccan mom, who we are building a very special relationship with now. We ministered to about 50 people that weekend, and now are trying to connect with these people...We are visiting a lot of people in their homes every week. We share the love of Jesus with them, pray for them. Changing Amsterdam, one person at the time! There are some pictures of Easter attached.
Some of you might remember the story that we shared in our newsletter about our friend from Afghanistan. The mother is nearly blind and I asked if I could pray for her eyes. That night she had a dream, which she believes is from God.
Well, today I visited the family and the mother told me that she had had another dream. She dreamed that I (Femke) was on a boat, reading the bible and telling them 'I am a daughter of God' after that I asked them to walk over the water to me and they did this and did not sink. We read the story in Matthew 14 where Peter asks Jesus, that if it is really the Lord, that he can walk over the water to Him. When we read this, the mother was amazed...exactly as in my dream, she said. I told them that deciding to following Jesus is just like stepping out on the water, you don't know what to expect and it might be scary, but He is always there, ready to hold your hand, and you can trust Him!
It was a beautiful moment where the ladies told me that they believe in Jesus. They also told me about the fear they have about becoming Christians, because of the persecutions. Will you continue to pray with us for these two women?
Our kids are doing great. Hannah is almost 6 months and she is adorable. Judah is a great big brother, starting to look more and more like his dad (see picture).
We love and appreciate you all. Thank you for praying and sowing.
Blessings,
Matt and Femke Helland
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Pray for Brussels, Belgium
Pray for them as they lead us. In Spain we just had our yearly conference with the attendence of Dr Beacham and Bob and Carol Cave. Carol had a word of prophecy and Bob had a word from the word of God. Our missions Director Dr. Beacham had a word for our people and ever one was encouraged and challenged.
IPHC webpage http://www.iphc.org/
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PRAY FOR: NORTHWEST EUROPE
Harold & Kathleen PresleyIPHC - UK and NW Europe~ New Life for the Old World ~
Regional Ministry Coordinator for Northwest Europe
Pray for Wales Todd and Stephanie Presley
Pray for Eli. (their son) He has a new surgery date...May 14. His birthday is on the 17th. It's a high possibility his surgery will be postponed for others in emergency situations. Pray for him please, that it will be on time and he will be healthy during and after. Sincerely, Todd and Stephanie
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Pray for Rob and Michelle Crigger: Itinerating missionaries
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Pray for Amsterdam Matt and Femke Helland, http://www.hellands.org/
Dear friends and supporters,
Exciting things are happening, here in Amsterdam!
First of all our weekly children's bible club is AWESOME! We have between 30 and 50 kids come every week, many of them come from Morrocan homes. We visit the kids every week and are getting to know the parents. They invite us in for tea or dinner and we really feel that we are connecting to these families. We live in times where the interaction between Muslim immigrants and Europeans is mostly very tense, so we as well as they feel like these visits are a 'breath of fresh air', just being friends and accepting each others culture. We really feel that so many of you are praying for us. Many neighborhoods like the one we work in struggle with youth that are violent, disrespecting authority and causing problems. In our group we have never, not once, had problems with the kids! No fights, no big mouthing. They are repectful when we talk about Jesus, they behave well...this is truly by Gods grace! Keep on praying!
With Easter we had 2 celebrations. About 5 of the parents from our children's program came; one Moroccan mom, who we are building a very special relationship with now. We ministered to about 50 people that weekend, and now are trying to connect with these people...We are visiting a lot of people in their homes every week. We share the love of Jesus with them, pray for them. Changing Amsterdam, one person at the time! There are some pictures of Easter attached.
Some of you might remember the story that we shared in our newsletter about our friend from Afghanistan. The mother is nearly blind and I asked if I could pray for her eyes. That night she had a dream, which she believes is from God.
Well, today I visited the family and the mother told me that she had had another dream. She dreamed that I (Femke) was on a boat, reading the bible and telling them 'I am a daughter of God' after that I asked them to walk over the water to me and they did this and did not sink. We read the story in Matthew 14 where Peter asks Jesus, that if it is really the Lord, that he can walk over the water to Him. When we read this, the mother was amazed...exactly as in my dream, she said. I told them that deciding to following Jesus is just like stepping out on the water, you don't know what to expect and it might be scary, but He is always there, ready to hold your hand, and you can trust Him!
It was a beautiful moment where the ladies told me that they believe in Jesus. They also told me about the fear they have about becoming Christians, because of the persecutions. Will you continue to pray with us for these two women?
Our kids are doing great. Hannah is almost 6 months and she is adorable. Judah is a great big brother, starting to look more and more like his dad (see picture).
We love and appreciate you all. Thank you for praying and sowing.
Blessings,
Matt and Femke Helland
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………………Pray for Brussels, Belgium
Mauricio and Lulu Salazar
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Pray for Norway Alfred and Marie Green
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Eastern Europe Dave and Linda Fannin
Regional Ministry Coordinator for Eastern Europe/ Middle East
We have just returned from our week-long journey into Turkey. We are not sure how much news has been announced in the news but we have some tragic news to report. While preparing for this journey we felt a real burden to pray more fervently for national missionaries in Turkey. In our preparation I happened to put into my carry-on luggage a reading book for the long journey. I began reading the night before "Through Gates of Splendor" by Elizabeth Elliot. She was the wife of Jim Elliot, one of the five missionary men killed by the Auca indians in Ecuador. For some strange reason I was drawn to read this up-to-date version again.
You can imagine how shocked we were when we boarded the plane and took our ususal newspaper to read on the flight. "One German missionary and two Turkish Christians murdered". Our hearts were so burdened to read of this news and our thoughts went immediately to our young missionary couples in various parts of Turkey and we began to pray in our hearts for Ismail and Angela and their two little boys living in the capital of Ankara. Then our thoughts drifted to Igor and Lena and their three little girls and one little one on the way. This precious couple lives along the seacoast. While we were in Izmir we had a brief time with Ricardo Ruiz family and wife and two little girls. He was working with the Turkish people in Mangalia, Romania and had to leave the country because of his visa situation. It just so happened our Romanian superintendent was on this journey with us. He was a tremendous help to Ricardo by helping him at the Romanian Consulate in Turkey. Pray for these young missionary families that God's protection would be upon them as they struggle to take the "Good News" into uncharted territories. The German missionary who was killed has three little children. He was only 46. The other Turkish leader killed had two little children and the other young man was being discipled.
On a lighter note we are happy to report to you that we have just purchased a property for, according to Pastor Ismail, the first Evangelical, full gospel church, in Turkey!!! Right in the capital! We need more men like bold and courageous Ismail. We asked Ismail if we had permission to write about the happenings in Turkey. He says the Christians realize that they have to become bold and the proclamation must go out. So he said not to hide anything and to write about the suffering as well as the joys of the Christians and work in Turkey. The blood of the martyrs and the persecution of the church will only help it to increase! There is not one life that is given in vain. The Turkish people we horrified and shocked and disgusted. It is causing many to think about their own lives and many are disgusted with Islam! They are a secular-humanistic society.
You will be hearing more of this event by the missionaries and also Ismail has been asked to write articles for the Experience magazine. It is reported that there are well over 3,000 born again Christians in Turkey. Ismail said that 10 years ago there were only ten, when we came to Turkey in 2001, there were 2000, and this year in 2007 it is reported that there are over 3,000. These are the ones who are not afraid to come out and testify.
After our church meeting on Tuesday we met with a young girl who took a chance on coming to church. She said to Dave that her father had warned her that the missionary might "kill" her! Maybe in retaliation? We had our picture made with her. Please pray for Her. She takes a chance every time she comes to church. It truly is becoming a life and death situation for many.
God is moving in Turkey! The gates of hell and everything Satan has to offer cannot come against the Church that Jesus has established!!!
God bless you,
Dave and Linda Fannin
Pray for Romania Ricardo and Shadely
Ben and Marianne Janssen Pray for CICM; a training program for Eastern Europe
Pray for Eastern Europe:
We are still itinerating for the month of May. Please pray for favor with the IPHC churches that we visit and for safety on the roads as we travel.
Blessings
Ben and Marianne JanssenWorld Missions Ministries (WMM)
Pray for Tallinn, Estonia Larry and Deborah Mininger
Pray for Albania David and Valbona Pennoyer
Pray for Macedonia Samuel and Raquel
Our prayer request for May:
1. We have 3 young people for water baptism the 9 of May, pray for strength and for their protection.
2. In the next few months we have to renew our passports and our resident papers. Pray that the door will be open to us and that the paper work will go through without delay.
3. Pray for our finances. Also pray for the provision for our paper work.
4. Pray for spiritual strength, for wisdom and for provision to do the work in this country.
Thank you for praying:
Samuel.
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Pray for Turkey:
Ismail and Angela
Igor and Lena
Jerry and Terry
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Matt and Janese Bennett
Thank you for your prayers for the People to People Visit the Vision trip to Ventanilla, Peru. Nineteen ladies joined Janese and Jana Delano as we ministered in Peru with Tony and Sherry Martin. Armed with medical packets, vitamins, food and toys, each day we would visit homes that had no running water and were constructed of cardboard and blanket walls. Nevertheless, we were greeted with smiles and hugs as we prayed for each family and distributed our supplies. At the feeding station on Saturday, we were blessed to see the local church members share the Gospel with the local children as they were given hot meals. God’s presence and protection was with us throughout the trip. Thank you for your prayers.
Pray for people to people
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Pray for Israel and the Middle East Pray for Sherry
Thank you for Praying, Your WIN Director
Regional Ministry Coordinator for Eastern Europe/ Middle East
We have just returned from our week-long journey into Turkey. We are not sure how much news has been announced in the news but we have some tragic news to report. While preparing for this journey we felt a real burden to pray more fervently for national missionaries in Turkey. In our preparation I happened to put into my carry-on luggage a reading book for the long journey. I began reading the night before "Through Gates of Splendor" by Elizabeth Elliot. She was the wife of Jim Elliot, one of the five missionary men killed by the Auca indians in Ecuador. For some strange reason I was drawn to read this up-to-date version again.
You can imagine how shocked we were when we boarded the plane and took our ususal newspaper to read on the flight. "One German missionary and two Turkish Christians murdered". Our hearts were so burdened to read of this news and our thoughts went immediately to our young missionary couples in various parts of Turkey and we began to pray in our hearts for Ismail and Angela and their two little boys living in the capital of Ankara. Then our thoughts drifted to Igor and Lena and their three little girls and one little one on the way. This precious couple lives along the seacoast. While we were in Izmir we had a brief time with Ricardo Ruiz family and wife and two little girls. He was working with the Turkish people in Mangalia, Romania and had to leave the country because of his visa situation. It just so happened our Romanian superintendent was on this journey with us. He was a tremendous help to Ricardo by helping him at the Romanian Consulate in Turkey. Pray for these young missionary families that God's protection would be upon them as they struggle to take the "Good News" into uncharted territories. The German missionary who was killed has three little children. He was only 46. The other Turkish leader killed had two little children and the other young man was being discipled.
On a lighter note we are happy to report to you that we have just purchased a property for, according to Pastor Ismail, the first Evangelical, full gospel church, in Turkey!!! Right in the capital! We need more men like bold and courageous Ismail. We asked Ismail if we had permission to write about the happenings in Turkey. He says the Christians realize that they have to become bold and the proclamation must go out. So he said not to hide anything and to write about the suffering as well as the joys of the Christians and work in Turkey. The blood of the martyrs and the persecution of the church will only help it to increase! There is not one life that is given in vain. The Turkish people we horrified and shocked and disgusted. It is causing many to think about their own lives and many are disgusted with Islam! They are a secular-humanistic society.
You will be hearing more of this event by the missionaries and also Ismail has been asked to write articles for the Experience magazine. It is reported that there are well over 3,000 born again Christians in Turkey. Ismail said that 10 years ago there were only ten, when we came to Turkey in 2001, there were 2000, and this year in 2007 it is reported that there are over 3,000. These are the ones who are not afraid to come out and testify.
After our church meeting on Tuesday we met with a young girl who took a chance on coming to church. She said to Dave that her father had warned her that the missionary might "kill" her! Maybe in retaliation? We had our picture made with her. Please pray for Her. She takes a chance every time she comes to church. It truly is becoming a life and death situation for many.
God is moving in Turkey! The gates of hell and everything Satan has to offer cannot come against the Church that Jesus has established!!!
God bless you,
Dave and Linda Fannin
Pray for Romania Ricardo and Shadely
Ben and Marianne Janssen Pray for CICM; a training program for Eastern Europe
Pray for Eastern Europe:
We are still itinerating for the month of May. Please pray for favor with the IPHC churches that we visit and for safety on the roads as we travel.
Blessings
Ben and Marianne JanssenWorld Missions Ministries (WMM)
Pray for Tallinn, Estonia Larry and Deborah Mininger
Pray for Albania David and Valbona Pennoyer
Pray for Macedonia Samuel and Raquel
Our prayer request for May:
1. We have 3 young people for water baptism the 9 of May, pray for strength and for their protection.
2. In the next few months we have to renew our passports and our resident papers. Pray that the door will be open to us and that the paper work will go through without delay.
3. Pray for our finances. Also pray for the provision for our paper work.
4. Pray for spiritual strength, for wisdom and for provision to do the work in this country.
Thank you for praying:
Samuel.
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Pray for Turkey:
Ismail and Angela
Igor and Lena
Jerry and Terry
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Matt and Janese Bennett
Thank you for your prayers for the People to People Visit the Vision trip to Ventanilla, Peru. Nineteen ladies joined Janese and Jana Delano as we ministered in Peru with Tony and Sherry Martin. Armed with medical packets, vitamins, food and toys, each day we would visit homes that had no running water and were constructed of cardboard and blanket walls. Nevertheless, we were greeted with smiles and hugs as we prayed for each family and distributed our supplies. At the feeding station on Saturday, we were blessed to see the local church members share the Gospel with the local children as they were given hot meals. God’s presence and protection was with us throughout the trip. Thank you for your prayers.
Pray for people to people
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Pray for Israel and the Middle East Pray for Sherry
Thank you for Praying, Your WIN Director
Rev. Nancy Berry
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