01/12/07

Praises

Rachel Wood:
Rachel Wood’s husband sent in this prayer update: “When she went to the ER for the Bell's palsy, her CT scan showed what appeared to be a cyst on the Pineal part of her brain. Everyone in our church prayed for her, as well as the pastors on our district, and friends like you. We met with her doctor today to discuss the follow-up MRI; they can find nothing wrong with her brain! Whatever was there before is gone now. Thank you very much for your prayers!” Please continue to pray for her as she recovers from Bell’s palsy.

Recent Training in Guayaquil, Ecuador:
We thank God for his faithfulness during the recent training in Guayaquil churches (Distrito Costa). Here are some of the results:
· 35 pastors attended an all-day Ministerial Ethics seminar which was well received.
· 9 churches and over 200 pastors and laymen participated in Personal Evangelism training.
· 100 people attended street evangelism training during three different events.
· Over 40 people accepted Christ during street evangelism and each church was careful to record information for follow-up contacts.
· One evening, an unsaved man attended an evangelism training session because previously he had forbidden his wife to attend the church until he attended himself to investigate. He didn’t realize that evangelism was going to be taught the night he attended. However, at the end of the session, he accepted Christ and shared his testimony and the way he had previously harassed his wife about attending. Now he is excited to attend the church with his whole family. Glory to God!

New Prayer Requests

Work & Witness Team in Ecuador:
Currently a Work & Witness team made up of people from Kansas and Michigan are working on the Eucalyptus church near Quito, Ecuador. Pray for this team’s safety and their ministry. They will travel home on Jan. 18th.

Wood Family:
Pray for the traveling safety of the Wood family (coming to visit missionary Ginger Wood). Their travel dates are January 12th (today) and 18th.

Craig and Gail Zickefoose:
The Zickefooses are traveling during the next 3 weeks to all five districts in Venezuela. They will meet with advisory boards and pastors to evaluate each district and choose future leadership. Please pray for mutual trust and open sharing during these meetings.

Continued Prayer Requests

· The intensive courses being taught in both Quito and Bogotá, 15 – 26 of January.
· The Dana Howard family while they’re on home assignment.
· Jennifer Baker that her strength will return completely after a severe viral infection.
· Diane Wright as she recovers from surgery to repair a compound fracture in her leg.
· Marion Rich, Dwight’s mother, that her strength will return after recent illness.
· Lucho Flores, one of our construction workers, as he recovers from a broken collarbone.
· Bruce McKellips as he continues to recover from rotator cuff surgery.
· The leadership throughout Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela as they seek to do God’s will.