Praying for Europe: December Prayer Letter 2008
5 December First Friday Fast
By Rev. Nancy Berry iWIN Director
Pray for Dave & Linda Fannin; Eastern Europe:
We have just returned from a trip to Macedonia. Please remember to pray for our missionaries, the Samuel Ruiz family, that the Lord will go before them and give them favor with the Macedonian government. Another form of persecution for missionaries is wading through all the red tape of the nations who are opposed to the gospel. In post communist countries many of the Christians still endure persecution in other forms. i.e., permits, grants, land, institutions, government edicts, and many forms of the Orthodox, Catholic, and traditional churches. (making life harder for many) On top of that any Christian organization from the outside has to jump through many hurdles to get to their goals.
Europe is a conglomerate of many different customs, cultures, and peoples thrown together and most of the people have age-old hatreds and prejudices toward the nation right next to them. When people speak of Europe they assume East and West are alike. There is nothing further from the truth. What we must remember is that even though both are in a spiritual dilemma they are vastly different. Eastern Europe has been in the grips of communism and dictators. The mind set is different from West Europe. What may work as a mission plan in the West certainly, for the most part, cannot be applied in the Eastern Europe. There is a real hunger here, yet the religious spirit prevails. Will you help us pray that the strongholds of the enemy will be broken and that the Christians of Eastern Europe will know the worth in Jesus?
Pray for Dave and Bob Cave as they head for Israel this week. Protection and favor is needed.
Dave and Linda
Turkmenistan prayer request:
There are only two recognized churches in Turkmenistan. Our Kiev leaders are in contact with one of them. The leaders of these churches are in constant danger. Several pastors have been exiled, beaten, heavily fined and some are imprisoned. All foreign Christians have been expelled.
At this moment a new church plant is started off this mother church. We ask you prayer for protection for the leaders who are involved in this dangerous undertaking. The new church has to stay underground till a church building is completed.
Greetings from Ben and Marianne Janssen missionaries to Eastern Europe
Pray for Hungary
-In Hungary very hard times are behind us and no easier before us. The economic situation of our country is near to collapse, but we have joy in the Lord! We try to reach our nation with new methods: gospel concerts, lectures of interesting scientific topics combined with truth of Bible, coffee house for youth, etc.
These meetings are well attended and we ask God to bring more fruits of these events.
-God is faithful, so trust Him that in spite of financial difficulties the construction works in Szigetszentmiklós church and our Christian conference center Kánó will be completed in 2009.God give us wisdom and support.
- We need a deeper unity among the various kind of churches, and we missing very much the anointed leaders with integrity. We a lot of love: Ibolya Mézes
Pray for Estonia: Debbie & Larry Mininger: We are rejoicing that Larry is home from Ukraine after 3 weeks. He caught the flu while he was there and it took 2 weeks to recover. Thank you for all your prayers. In our last online letter, I told you of the harsh and cold conditions he was ministering under. God was faithful and many saved in spite of the freezing cold. Please read Decembers newsletter for details. LLIM Website & LLIM Live Journal Blog
*Terry's trip home. Everything to go smoothly. Safe travel. And needed resources *A few more monthly partners to come on board *Open doors to share the gospel We join you in prayer. Thank you for your prayer support. We love you and thank the Lord for you. God is faithful . Who is like Him, Jerry & Terry
Pray for Albania: David & Valbona
