Friday, July 30, 2010
August prayer letter
NICODEMUS PRAYER TEAM
AUGUST 2010
In doing some re-vamping their website, the InJesus mailing group that sends out our prayer letter lost our complete mailing list. For that reason, our prayer letter did not go out last month. We have been working to reconstruct the list, but because for the past few years they were not sending us the drop/add list, we do not have a completely up-to-date list. If you know of any church or individuals who were on the list but don’t receive this letter, please ask them to communicate with us. If you do not wish to be on this list, just notify us and we will remove you. We are so thankful for our prayer support network and hate to lose any contacts that wish to be on the list.
Sunday, August 1: As we start a new month let’s join together to pray for the 100 Nicodemus people to come to know God in a personal way, pray that they would come to His saving knowledge. It is great to be back in touch with you and know that you are praying each day for specific requests. Let’s thank God for allowing us to get back in touch.
Monday, August 2: David and Mayarí have settled into their home in Baton Rouge and have begun their English classes. Through the class, Mayarí made a contact that has led to their first Bible study group. The boys finished up their home school program in July and will be testing for their placement in the school there. Pray for all of them as they continue their adjustment to a new culture and their language learning. Pray for the boys as they begin school and for David and Mayarí as they make contacts and try to plant a Hispanic church in Baton Rouge.
Tuesday, August 3: George had a good trip through Central America in June meeting with the logistic coordinators whom he supervises. One of the logistic coordinators returned to the USA last month for some medical treatment. While she is away, George will have to oversee the logistic responsibilities there, too. Three families leave Guatemala in these days for stateside assignment. Pray for George as he meets with them to arrange for details for their house care while they are away. Pray for him as he has a very heavy work schedule. Even when he is home, the phone is constantly ringing with people needing information or help in a certain situation.
Wednesday, August 4: Jeff and Noemi Macumber and their two children, Kaila and Josiah, arrived in Costa Rica at the end of July to being Spanish language study. They will there until December 2011. Then they will arrive in Guatemala and Jeff will take some of George’s responsibilities in the mission office. Pray for the Macumbers and their adjustment to a new life and culture.
Thursday, August 5: The Hardemans have much to be thankful for. Their daughter Lynna, her husband Robert and son John were able to come to Guatemala for a visit. Robert was only here for about 10 days, but Lynna and John stayed for a month, leaving August 5. Robert began a full-time job last month after over two years with only part time work. Their daughter Rebecca, also, began a full-time job for which we are thankful. Pray for them as they adjust to the new job.
Friday, August 6: Carol and Helen have planned to do an afternoon Crown group, but no one came last month when the introductory meeting was held though several had expressed interest. Pray for God to guide them as they seek His will about having another meeting and if we need to change the hour.
Saturday, August 7: Sharon Cook will be leading a card class today at Impacto Biblico. A luncheon will precede the class. Pray for the ladies who will be in attendance. Pray that they would have a desire to return to church tomorrow.
Sunday, August 8: George will be traveling to Bogotá, Colombia for a meeting of the LC’s (Logistic Coordinators) in all of Latin America. Pray for his safe travel and for a good meeting as the LC’s compare their experiences and seek ways to work more effectively and efficiently within the new program.
Monday, August 9: Janet Hervey, who before worked in the office with George for about 10 years, will be in Guatemala August 9 for about two weeks. Pray for her as she meets with different missionaries to help them with the new accounting procedures and has an opportunity to visit many of her Guatemalan friends. She is also under a heavy work schedule down in Chile. Pray for her as she visits
Tuesday, August 10: Helen needs to prepare and teach a seminar on witnessing to Catholics as part of her final assignment for the seminary class. Pray for her as she does the preparation and tries to find time to get a group together for the 5-session seminar.
Wednesday, August 11: The Wednesday afternoon group at Richard and Sharon Cook’s house are finishing up their study of “The Purpose Driven Life” and they hope to study “The Gospel of the Rosary”. As many of the Guatemalans come from Catholic backgrounds pray that their hearts would be open to evangelical ways of thinking which might be different from their usual way of thinking. Pray that they would desire to have a personal relationship with God.
Thursday, August 12: While Lynna was here, she had a drop-in at the Hardemans’ for some of her friends that went to school with her at the Inter-American School in Quetzaltenango. A couple of them expressed interest in doing the Crown study in English. If they are serious about this, pray that Helen and Carol will be able to get a couple more people involved and be able to get the books promptly from the USA.
Friday, August 13: Manuel has an excellent opportunity to travel to Israel later this month. Pray for him in his travels and pray for Siomara and Samuel as they are here in Guatemala. Join them in praising God for this opportunity which He has allowed them. Pray for him in his travels and his studies in Israel.
Saturday, August 14: In mid-August Ellis Leagans's mother Ruby Leagans (in North Carolina) will move from her home to an assisted living care facility if all goes as currently planned. All three of her sons plan to be there to facilitate the move.
Sunday, August 15: Today is a day which commemorates the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in body and soul, up to heaven.
Pray for the leaders in the country of Guatemala. Pray for the people whose history is rich in Catholicism. Pray that the Guatemalans would come to understand a personal relationship by faith in Jesus Christ.
Monday, August 16: The students at the Baptist Seminary are finishing up their second term of study and will be beginning their third study. Pray that the students would finish well and that they and the professors would have a time of rest before beginning again in September. As Richard Cook coordinates activities and teaches at the seminary, pray that he would have the strength that he needs. Pray that they would all have the preparation time which they need in their studies.
Tuesday, August 17: The missionaries will be traveling today to attend a prayer retreat. Two families from Honduras will be traveling to Guatemala to attend. Pray that they would have safety in their travels and that they would have a time of renewal and refreshment in God’s word and in fellowship with others.
Wednesday, August 18: Pray that Carol Wilkinson would be able to have a good working relationship with Rafael and Ennio at the Valley University. Praise God for the contacts He has given her there and for the potential teams which will come to share with the students. Also for activities which she will offer the students.
Thursday, August 19: Ellis and Judy Leagans recently returned to Guatemala from their stateside time. Pray for them as they readjust to the Guatemalan culture and also as Ellis has accepted a new job position, pray for him as he learns what the job entails and all that goes along with that.
Friday, August 20: Manuel continues to challenge the Impacto Biblico Church to begin moving toward being a cell church. He needs to get sermon plans and outlines done far enough ahead of time so that cell group materials can be done. Pray for him to have time in his already full schedule to be able to work on this and for Helen as she helps with the cell group materials.
Saturday, August 21: Pray for the members/regular attendees of Impacto Biblico. Pray that they would invite their friends and neighbors to go with them to church tomorrow. Continue to pray for leaders to step up to leadership positions in the church.
Sunday, August 22: The Monday night group that meets at the Hardemans’ has moved into the New Testament part of the chronological storying series. Many interesting questions have come up. We talked about John the Baptist’s sermon calling for repentance to prepare for the kingdom of heaven and that the Pharisees, in spite of being very religious and strict in keeping the commandments, fell far short of achieving God’s approval by their works. “Oh no,” said one of the women, “we’re washed up.” But then we looked at Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Pray for these dear people that they will understand how salvation by grace through faith is God’s plan and that they will accept His free gift, making Him Lord of their lives.
Monday, August 23: Pray for decisions relating to the Monday and Wednesday night groups at the Hardemans’. Without Ana Myriam and Judith (who will be helping Sharon with the Crown group Wednesday nights, that only leaves three people who will be regular attendees. They have mentioned combining the groups if we can find a suitable evening and time. On the other hand, Helen has challenged them to invite other people to join the group as we begin the new study.
Tuesday, August 24: Pray for Manuel and Siomara and their leadership in Impacto Biblico. Pray that they would feel a strong sense of God’s presence and encouragement today as many people are praying specifically for them.
Wednesday, August 25: A Crown Financial study group is being lead by Sharon Cook on Wednesday evenings. Pray for the group of ladies who have joined together to learn more about budgeting, saving, and other financial issues from a Biblical perspective. Pray that their mind and heart would be open to new ideas that they might be hearing from these studies.
Thursday, August 26: The Mom’s group meets on Thursdays at Jennifer Hammond’s house. Continue to pray for them as they desire to raise their children in Christian homes. Pray that others would come and join the group.
Friday, August 27: Ana Myriam of the Wednesday group at the Hardemans’ has had to drop out. There has been a lot of drug-related crime in her neighborhood and she is fearful of coming home to an empty home alone after 9 at night. We would like to get her involved in the Wednesday afternoon group that Sharon leads in Zone 15 which is nearer her house. Pray that this would work out. Also pray for that the governmental leaders as they look for ways to combat crime.
Saturday, August 28: Adam and Jennifer Hammond are continuing to enjoy the neighborhood in which they live. Continue to pray that they would have divine opportunities to share God’s love with their neighbors. Praise God for the friendships which Arabella has with the neighborhood children.
Sunday, August 29: Pray that Carol would know how to reach out to her neighbors in her apartment complex whether it is through Bible studies, English tutoring, or whatever way in which God has planned.
Monday, August 30: Richard Cook and other professors from the Baptist Seminary will be traveling to Honduras in September to teach classes at the extension center there. As they make plans for travel and teaching pray that they would have wisdom and guidance in their preparation. Pray for the students who will be in Honduras, pray that they would have a desire to learn and study.
Tuesday, August 31: As of this writing the IMB has not named a president to replace Jerry Rankin who recently retired. Clyde Meador will be the interim president. Continue to pray for the search committee who will be looking for the person that God has to fill this position. Pray that this person would be open to accepting the presidential position.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
June Prayer Letter
NICODEMUS PRAYER TEAM
JUNE 2010
In doing some re-vamping their website, the InJesus mailing group that sends out our prayer letter lost our complete mailing list. For that reason, our prayer letter did not go out last month. We have been working to reconstruct the list, but because for the past few years they were not sending us the drop/add list, we do not have a completely up-to-date list. If you know of any church or individuals who were on the list but don’t receive this letter, please ask them to communicate with us. If you do not wish to be on this list, just notify us and we will remove you. We are so thankful for our prayer support network and hate to lose any contacts that wish to be on the list.
Tuesday, June 1: Pray for Frank Johnson and others who are trying to figure out the best way to send out the prayer newsletter each month. Feel free to forward this on to your family and friends as Frank and others work to rebuild the mailing list. Praise God that there are people who have the knowledge, desire and ability to work out the computer problems.
Wednesday, June 2: The university team that was here to work with Carol Wilkinson had a truly great week. They were delayed in leaving because of the volcano and tropical storm but God in his sovereignty worked it all out. They traveled on Monday morning to El Salvador and they flew out of there on Tuesday arriving safely at their homes on Tuesday evening. Praise God for the many seeds that were planted while they were here.
Thursday, June 3: Richard Cook is in Honduras this week teaching seminary classes to students there. Pray for him as he has a busy week. Pray for his travels and his return to Guatemala on Saturday. Praise God for the desires that the students have to study God´s word more indepth.
Friday, June 4: David and Mayarí with their two boys finally were able to travel to the US May 24 where they will begin their church-planting ministry in Baton Rouge. Pray for them as they adjust to a new culture, learn English and begin to make contact with the Hispanic population. They have had a tremendous impact on the members of the two cell groups that meet at the Hardemans’ house. They even called on May 31 to greet the group and thank them for their support and prayer.
Saturday, June 5: Andrew Thomas is an MK who lives in the Coban area of Guatemala. Today he celebrates his high school graduation. He is preparing to leave in July to attend Union University. Today the mission family will gather together at the Hardeman house to celebrate with him. As he leaves his family will be excited for him but they will miss him. As his father says, the kids are “better” missionaries than their parents. Pray for Andrew as he returns to the US but as he misses his family, friends and life here in Guatemala.
Sunday, June 6: After several delays due to the volcano eruption and tropical storm, Sharon Cook was able to make it to Texas to visit her children and see her new grandbaby. Pray that she would have a restful and encouraging time with her family and friends. Pray for the grandbaby as he has had problems with an elevated bilirubin (the cause of the jaundice). Also the grandbaby´s dad will have to soon return to Afghanistan. Pray for mom and baby as he has to leave again.
Monday, June 7: Happy birthday Carol Wilkinson! As Carol celebrates her birthday today pray that she would be reminded of how much God loves her. Praise God for all the people who throughout the world who are praying for Carol today on her birthday.
Tuesday, June 8: The volcanic eruption last month caused the airport to be closed for a week which disrupted the travel plans of several missionaries and teams. Tropical storm Agatha washed out bridges and caused major landslides across the country halting travel within the country for several days and causing some power outages. A sinkhole in Guatemala City swallowed a three-story building. All of these things caused the missionaries inconveniences, but there are hundreds of Guatemalans who lost their homes, all their belongings, crops, etc. Over 100 people were killed. Pray for us as we try to respond in Christian love in the relief efforts.
Wednesday, June 9: The Lord is teaching us a lot about Himself and his plans for our lives. The Hardemans had another interesting experience last month as Helen’s cousin, her husband, and two of their adult children came to visit us. They were here a week when Phil had to go to the hospital because of high blood pressure. The day he came out, Hibby went in because of a small stroke. Phil and one daughter were able to return to the States, while Hibby and the other daughter stayed for another two weeks. Thank the Lord that they were both recovering when they left. Pray for continual healing and for their spiritual needs. Pray that the Holy Spirit would be able to lead them to a close personal relationship with the One who spared their lives.
Thursday, June 10: Rosa Aída from the Wednesday group has felt led to offer the Crown study to a group of her friends that meets together once a month. Pray that they will respond positively to her invitation and that the study will have a profound impact on her life. Pray for her husband, son and daughter that they will come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior.
Friday, June 11: The World Cup (of soccer) begins today. Even though Guatemala´s team isn´t in the World Cup, there is still a great excitement among the people because they love soccer! A lot of places have added TV´s which will be used to show the games, people will watch it wherever they can, no matter what teams are playing. Pray that as Christians we would show the same amount of excitement about sharing God´s love with others.
Saturday, June 12: Praise God for the positive reaction that the university mission team received from an administrative person at del Valle University. Pray for Carol and others as they look to explore other options of bringing in more teams to minister to the students. Pray for “E” the administrative person at the university, pray that he would continue to have a welcoming spirit to Carol and others who wish to minister on campus.
Sunday, June 13: The week of the 13th George will be on a trip through Central America, meeting with the logistic coordinators whom he supervises. Pray for safety in travel and for no missed flights or luggage. Pray that he would be an encourager to the others. Pray that he will be able to help them as they implement the gifts the Lord has given to them.
Monday, June 14: Adam Hammonds had the opportunity to share the gospel with some fellow golfers during a rain delay. Pray for the salvation of the ones that he shared with recently. Pray that they would desire to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Tuesday, June 15: Carol Wilkinson will be leaving today to enjoy a vacation in North Carolina visiting family and friends. Pray for her in her travels. Pray that she will have a restful and enjoyable time.
Wednesday, June 16: While the teams of university students were here some of the girls and Carol hosted a Ladies lunch at Carol´s apartment. Hopefully some of these ladies along with others will begin a Crown Financial study with Helen leading and Carol assisting. Pray for the meeting time to be worked out and that God would form the group which He wants there. Pray especially for one lady who we´ll call Maria. One of the university students was able to share the gospel with her and she said it has never been explained that simply before.
Thursday, June 17: Today is Father´s Day in Guatemala. Pray that the Christian fathers would follow God´s leading and have a great love for their families.
Friday, June 18: It looks like Adam and Jennifer Hammonds and their family will have to move to another part of Guatemala City so that they will be closer to the school when Arabella begins kindergarten. Pray that they would find an affordable house in the San Cristobal area and pray that they would be able to continue the relationships that they have formed with their neighbors even though they will be in another part of town.
Saturday, June 19: Pray today for Manuel and Siomora and their leadership at Impacto Biblico Church. Pray that they would be encouraged and have wisdom and direction in God´s leadership. Pray for the stamina and strength of Manuel maintains a full time job in addition to the pastorate responsibilities. Pray that they would remember that they can do all things through Christ who strengthens them.
Sunday, June 20: Carol has been emailing several university students who the team from Florida made contact with. Pray that she would have God´s guidance about small groups to start and opportunities to visit one on one with the students. One of the students commented “you care enough about us to come here to campus to talk to us?”
Monday, June 21: The Monday Bible study group at the Hardemans’ is well into the Old Testament chronological stories. Besides seeing how God from the beginning had a plan for man’s redemption, we have also seen how God seeks to relate personally to man and He gives specific instructions as to how we are to worship Him. Help the group members to understand that man can’t just change the rules for his convenience since God is sovereign and won’t tolerate partial obedience.
Tuesday, June 22: Pray for the small group that meets at Manuel and Siomara´s house. The university team from Florida was able to share and lead in a worship service for some members of this group. Pray for their neighbors who were in attendance the night the students were there. Pray that they would come to know God´s love.
Wednesday, June 23: The Wednesday night group at the Hardemans is about to finish the Purpose-Driven Life study. Pray for wisdom as we seek the Lord’s will concerning the next study. As we talked about our mission, it was a blessing to hear each one share his/her testimony of the change that the Lord has worked in his/her life.
Thursday, June 24: One of the courses to be offered in the Master’s program at the Guatemala Baptist Seminary this cycle is on witnessing to Roman Catholics. Pray for Helen and others as they do the reading and preparation for the course to put into practice effective ways of guiding their friends to distinguish between Biblical teaching and tradition and leading them to a saving faith in Jesus Christ.
Friday, June 25: Please continue to pray for the sale of several properties owned by the IMB in Guatemala City. It is an added expense to take care of the upkeep, guards, etc. when the money needs to be spent for other things. Pray for wisdom for George as he has to deal with other emergencies such as a major leak under the mission guest house.
Saturday, June 26: Please continue to pray for 100 conversions among the Nicodemus People this year
Sunday, June 27: George will also be preaching the last Sunday of this month at the Bible Impact Church and again the first Sunday of July at Union Church. Pray for time to prepare the messages. Pray that he would listen to the Holy Spirit as he prepares them.
Monday, June 28: When Sharon returns from her trip to the states, she and Helen are inviting several interested people to her house to begin a Crown Bible Study group there. Pray for Judith as she invites some of her friends, for some of Sharon’s friends from the Curves gym and others to respond to the invitation and get hooked on Bible study. The plans are to have the initial meeting on June 29 to introduce the materials and set the schedule.
Tuesday, June 29: Richard Cook and students at the Baptist Seminary in Guatemala are preparing for the next week of intensive study which begins July 5. As professors prepare to travel in from the US and other countries and as Richard prepares to teach his classes, pray that they would have safe travels and that they would have time to adequately prepare for their classes.
Wednesday, June 30: Pray that God would be magnified according to Psalm 70:4 in all that we say and do as missionaries and as Christians. Thank you for your prayers even though the prayer letters have been delayed in getting to you!
JUNE 2010
In doing some re-vamping their website, the InJesus mailing group that sends out our prayer letter lost our complete mailing list. For that reason, our prayer letter did not go out last month. We have been working to reconstruct the list, but because for the past few years they were not sending us the drop/add list, we do not have a completely up-to-date list. If you know of any church or individuals who were on the list but don’t receive this letter, please ask them to communicate with us. If you do not wish to be on this list, just notify us and we will remove you. We are so thankful for our prayer support network and hate to lose any contacts that wish to be on the list.
Tuesday, June 1: Pray for Frank Johnson and others who are trying to figure out the best way to send out the prayer newsletter each month. Feel free to forward this on to your family and friends as Frank and others work to rebuild the mailing list. Praise God that there are people who have the knowledge, desire and ability to work out the computer problems.
Wednesday, June 2: The university team that was here to work with Carol Wilkinson had a truly great week. They were delayed in leaving because of the volcano and tropical storm but God in his sovereignty worked it all out. They traveled on Monday morning to El Salvador and they flew out of there on Tuesday arriving safely at their homes on Tuesday evening. Praise God for the many seeds that were planted while they were here.
Thursday, June 3: Richard Cook is in Honduras this week teaching seminary classes to students there. Pray for him as he has a busy week. Pray for his travels and his return to Guatemala on Saturday. Praise God for the desires that the students have to study God´s word more indepth.
Friday, June 4: David and Mayarí with their two boys finally were able to travel to the US May 24 where they will begin their church-planting ministry in Baton Rouge. Pray for them as they adjust to a new culture, learn English and begin to make contact with the Hispanic population. They have had a tremendous impact on the members of the two cell groups that meet at the Hardemans’ house. They even called on May 31 to greet the group and thank them for their support and prayer.
Saturday, June 5: Andrew Thomas is an MK who lives in the Coban area of Guatemala. Today he celebrates his high school graduation. He is preparing to leave in July to attend Union University. Today the mission family will gather together at the Hardeman house to celebrate with him. As he leaves his family will be excited for him but they will miss him. As his father says, the kids are “better” missionaries than their parents. Pray for Andrew as he returns to the US but as he misses his family, friends and life here in Guatemala.
Sunday, June 6: After several delays due to the volcano eruption and tropical storm, Sharon Cook was able to make it to Texas to visit her children and see her new grandbaby. Pray that she would have a restful and encouraging time with her family and friends. Pray for the grandbaby as he has had problems with an elevated bilirubin (the cause of the jaundice). Also the grandbaby´s dad will have to soon return to Afghanistan. Pray for mom and baby as he has to leave again.
Monday, June 7: Happy birthday Carol Wilkinson! As Carol celebrates her birthday today pray that she would be reminded of how much God loves her. Praise God for all the people who throughout the world who are praying for Carol today on her birthday.
Tuesday, June 8: The volcanic eruption last month caused the airport to be closed for a week which disrupted the travel plans of several missionaries and teams. Tropical storm Agatha washed out bridges and caused major landslides across the country halting travel within the country for several days and causing some power outages. A sinkhole in Guatemala City swallowed a three-story building. All of these things caused the missionaries inconveniences, but there are hundreds of Guatemalans who lost their homes, all their belongings, crops, etc. Over 100 people were killed. Pray for us as we try to respond in Christian love in the relief efforts.
Wednesday, June 9: The Lord is teaching us a lot about Himself and his plans for our lives. The Hardemans had another interesting experience last month as Helen’s cousin, her husband, and two of their adult children came to visit us. They were here a week when Phil had to go to the hospital because of high blood pressure. The day he came out, Hibby went in because of a small stroke. Phil and one daughter were able to return to the States, while Hibby and the other daughter stayed for another two weeks. Thank the Lord that they were both recovering when they left. Pray for continual healing and for their spiritual needs. Pray that the Holy Spirit would be able to lead them to a close personal relationship with the One who spared their lives.
Thursday, June 10: Rosa Aída from the Wednesday group has felt led to offer the Crown study to a group of her friends that meets together once a month. Pray that they will respond positively to her invitation and that the study will have a profound impact on her life. Pray for her husband, son and daughter that they will come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior.
Friday, June 11: The World Cup (of soccer) begins today. Even though Guatemala´s team isn´t in the World Cup, there is still a great excitement among the people because they love soccer! A lot of places have added TV´s which will be used to show the games, people will watch it wherever they can, no matter what teams are playing. Pray that as Christians we would show the same amount of excitement about sharing God´s love with others.
Saturday, June 12: Praise God for the positive reaction that the university mission team received from an administrative person at del Valle University. Pray for Carol and others as they look to explore other options of bringing in more teams to minister to the students. Pray for “E” the administrative person at the university, pray that he would continue to have a welcoming spirit to Carol and others who wish to minister on campus.
Sunday, June 13: The week of the 13th George will be on a trip through Central America, meeting with the logistic coordinators whom he supervises. Pray for safety in travel and for no missed flights or luggage. Pray that he would be an encourager to the others. Pray that he will be able to help them as they implement the gifts the Lord has given to them.
Monday, June 14: Adam Hammonds had the opportunity to share the gospel with some fellow golfers during a rain delay. Pray for the salvation of the ones that he shared with recently. Pray that they would desire to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Tuesday, June 15: Carol Wilkinson will be leaving today to enjoy a vacation in North Carolina visiting family and friends. Pray for her in her travels. Pray that she will have a restful and enjoyable time.
Wednesday, June 16: While the teams of university students were here some of the girls and Carol hosted a Ladies lunch at Carol´s apartment. Hopefully some of these ladies along with others will begin a Crown Financial study with Helen leading and Carol assisting. Pray for the meeting time to be worked out and that God would form the group which He wants there. Pray especially for one lady who we´ll call Maria. One of the university students was able to share the gospel with her and she said it has never been explained that simply before.
Thursday, June 17: Today is Father´s Day in Guatemala. Pray that the Christian fathers would follow God´s leading and have a great love for their families.
Friday, June 18: It looks like Adam and Jennifer Hammonds and their family will have to move to another part of Guatemala City so that they will be closer to the school when Arabella begins kindergarten. Pray that they would find an affordable house in the San Cristobal area and pray that they would be able to continue the relationships that they have formed with their neighbors even though they will be in another part of town.
Saturday, June 19: Pray today for Manuel and Siomora and their leadership at Impacto Biblico Church. Pray that they would be encouraged and have wisdom and direction in God´s leadership. Pray for the stamina and strength of Manuel maintains a full time job in addition to the pastorate responsibilities. Pray that they would remember that they can do all things through Christ who strengthens them.
Sunday, June 20: Carol has been emailing several university students who the team from Florida made contact with. Pray that she would have God´s guidance about small groups to start and opportunities to visit one on one with the students. One of the students commented “you care enough about us to come here to campus to talk to us?”
Monday, June 21: The Monday Bible study group at the Hardemans’ is well into the Old Testament chronological stories. Besides seeing how God from the beginning had a plan for man’s redemption, we have also seen how God seeks to relate personally to man and He gives specific instructions as to how we are to worship Him. Help the group members to understand that man can’t just change the rules for his convenience since God is sovereign and won’t tolerate partial obedience.
Tuesday, June 22: Pray for the small group that meets at Manuel and Siomara´s house. The university team from Florida was able to share and lead in a worship service for some members of this group. Pray for their neighbors who were in attendance the night the students were there. Pray that they would come to know God´s love.
Wednesday, June 23: The Wednesday night group at the Hardemans is about to finish the Purpose-Driven Life study. Pray for wisdom as we seek the Lord’s will concerning the next study. As we talked about our mission, it was a blessing to hear each one share his/her testimony of the change that the Lord has worked in his/her life.
Thursday, June 24: One of the courses to be offered in the Master’s program at the Guatemala Baptist Seminary this cycle is on witnessing to Roman Catholics. Pray for Helen and others as they do the reading and preparation for the course to put into practice effective ways of guiding their friends to distinguish between Biblical teaching and tradition and leading them to a saving faith in Jesus Christ.
Friday, June 25: Please continue to pray for the sale of several properties owned by the IMB in Guatemala City. It is an added expense to take care of the upkeep, guards, etc. when the money needs to be spent for other things. Pray for wisdom for George as he has to deal with other emergencies such as a major leak under the mission guest house.
Saturday, June 26: Please continue to pray for 100 conversions among the Nicodemus People this year
Sunday, June 27: George will also be preaching the last Sunday of this month at the Bible Impact Church and again the first Sunday of July at Union Church. Pray for time to prepare the messages. Pray that he would listen to the Holy Spirit as he prepares them.
Monday, June 28: When Sharon returns from her trip to the states, she and Helen are inviting several interested people to her house to begin a Crown Bible Study group there. Pray for Judith as she invites some of her friends, for some of Sharon’s friends from the Curves gym and others to respond to the invitation and get hooked on Bible study. The plans are to have the initial meeting on June 29 to introduce the materials and set the schedule.
Tuesday, June 29: Richard Cook and students at the Baptist Seminary in Guatemala are preparing for the next week of intensive study which begins July 5. As professors prepare to travel in from the US and other countries and as Richard prepares to teach his classes, pray that they would have safe travels and that they would have time to adequately prepare for their classes.
Wednesday, June 30: Pray that God would be magnified according to Psalm 70:4 in all that we say and do as missionaries and as Christians. Thank you for your prayers even though the prayer letters have been delayed in getting to you!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Drinking water
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One thing Kitty loves to do is to drink water out of the sink. I usually keep a cup at the sink filled with water for her which she enjoys...But every chance she gets, she drinks it straight out of the tap.
Church
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Yesterday at church I happened to have my camera with me and I was glad I did. One of the children's Sunday School classes sang a couple of songs and they did a great job. They were very clear in their pronunication of words and you could tell that they were enjoying it. A man from the United States spoke at the service, he was definitely a tall guy compared to the Guatemalans! At the end of the service they had a time of prayer for the pastor which I thought was really neat. .JPG)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Easter processionals
One of the amazing things to see during Easter week are the carpets which the people make in Guatemala mainly in Antigua Guatemala. The carpets are made before a Catholic procession is to pass by their house or business. The carpets are made from sawdust, flowers, leaves and other natural products which they want to use. After the carpet is made a Catholic priest blesses the carpets, then the processionals can pass over the carpet.
The processionals are made up of people carrying the statue, Roman guards and a band. People who want to carry the statue have to sign up months in advance and then pay money to participate in the parade.It is an interesting thing to see culturally but spiritually it is sad to see the people worshipping the statues of Jesus, the Virgin Mary and others when they could be worshipping Jesus Christ and celebrating His resurrection from the dead.
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