Prayer Requests and Praises for 11/17/06

Dear North Andean Field prayer partners,
“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thess. 5:16-18). What joy we have in knowing our activities are bathed in your prayers!

Praises:

We are thankful for the Missouri Work & Witness team that was here last week along with all of the Work & Witness teams that have worked alongside us this year to further the kingdom in Ecuador and Venezuela.

Prayer Requests:

· This weekend we have a national leadership training event beginning this evening (Friday) and ending mid-day on Sunday. We will be sharing the second notebook in John Maxwell’s Million Leader Training Mandate. All pastors are invited. Please help us pray for traveling safety for the participants, for God’s holy presence to fill our meetings throughout the entire conference, and for the speakers to be effective and the attendees to be challenged.

· Luis (Lucho) Flores, one of our construction workers, was hit by falling structure on the Zabala church construction site and broke his collarbone. Let’s pray for a speedy recovery.

· Last week members of the IBOE (International Board of Education) performed an overall evaluation of our seminary. We met or exceeded several criterion but also need to improve in some areas. Please pray for wisdom for our seminary leaders as we strive to meet these goals while providing the necessary training for our future leaders in the North Andean Field.

Continued Prayer Requests:

· Bruce McKellips as he continues to recover from rotator cuff surgery.

· Craig and Gail Zickefoose while they’re on home assignment.

· The leadership throughout Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela as they seek to do God’s will.