06/22/07

Praises
· We praise God for the extra help that the mission is enjoying right now. Besides our ministry interns, we are thankful for the help of Caleb and Garrett Frazier and for Thea Hansen who will be arriving on Saturday, 6/23.

· We give thanks to God for the birth of Lucas Torrez weighing 7 lbs. 3 oz. and 21 inches long. He is the son of Andrea Zickefoose Torrez and the grandson of Craig and Gail Zickefoose. Lucas, parents and grandparents are all doing well! Thank you for your prayers.

New Prayer Requests

Update on the Grandmothers of Jen Staudt:
· Jen has returned home to care for her grandmothers. She reports that “it is a huge blessing to know that people are praying for us during this time. Grandmother Florence (who has cancer) is maintaining things right now, and is resting comfortably at home. I am living with her to help with things she can't do. Grandmother Annie (who was in the hospital) is doing much better and has returned to her nursing home. While she gets tired very easily, she is talking and interacting much the way she did before. We praise God that Annie is out of the hospital and getting better day by day. Please continue to pray for my entire family as we are not sure what is coming our way with a new day. But God is Good and His strength is our strength. Thank you again for all the prayers! God Bless, Jen”

Celebrations of our NAF Missionary Family:
· Stan & Sherri Hall, 20th ann., 6/27
· Christian Howard, 6/29
· Sherry Howard, 6/29
· Christa Howard, 6/30

Continued Prayer Requests
· The Arizona W&W team working in Ecuador from 6/16-30.
· Our ministry interns currently in Ecuador: Jonathan Hooker, Lisa Dagley, Barron Steele and Bob Huck.
· The Youth in Mission team, originally assigned to Venezuela, are now serving in Guatemala for the summer.
· Please pray for God’s protection during the month of June as there is a large amount of travel among our missionary families.
· We are trying to raise a few Work & Witness teams to complete a project in Cali, Colombia, before November. Pray that God will send us the right groups for this project.
· Craig Zickefoose during his current medical leave.
· Fischer family while on Home Assignment, 5/1-8/13, and for their daughter, Michelle, as she transitions to MANU in the fall.
· The leadership in Venezuela during the absence of missionary staff.
· The Zickefooses’ daughter, Brianna, who is expecting.
· The leadership and future students of NILI (Nazarene International Language Institute) being developed on our Seminary campus in Quito, Ecuador.
· The leadership of our Venezuelan pastors and for the funding of national ministries.
· The leadership throughout Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela as they seek to do God’s will.