8/31/07

Praises
· We praise God for the souls that continue to be saved and changed through the ministry of the Jesus Film. To read recently posted testimonies, click on “Jesus Film Testimonies” link from the first page of this site.

New Prayer Requests
· From Bruce & Cinda McKellips: “It is with great sadness that we leave our Ecuadorian brothers and sisters as well as our missionary family. God has been so good to us. What a privilege and a joy it has been to serve the Lord in this beautiful country for the past 13 years. The last couple of months have been a whirlwind of goodbyes on the various districts and in many churches. The people have beautifully expressed their love and appreciation for us. While it has been heart-wrenching, it has also been wonderful to see some of the fruits of our labors and see how God has blessed the church in Ecuador. We truly appreciate your prayers and support over the years. Please continue to uplift us in prayer. We will be traveling on “home assignment” for the next several months and then settle in Arizona in December. In January, Bruce will begin his position as associate pastor with his dad at the Sun City Church of the Nazarene. You can contact us by e-mail at bruceandcindamck@gmail.com.”

Continued Prayer Requests
· Seminary staff as they travel from Guayaquil to Santo Domingo on Saturday and then back to Quito on Sunday.
· For Dwight & Carolyn Rich during their vacation to the States, 9/1-9/18.
· Upcoming International Master’s Plan Convention to be held in Cali, Colombia, from 11/1-4. For more information, go to http://www.nazareno.net/.
· Camps in Venezuela being held from 8/20 – 9/8.
· Teams traveling to Cali, Colombia, to work on the construction project from 9/29 – 10/11.
· 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.

8/24/07

Praises
· We praise God for Alliance Academy, the school attended by the missionary children living in Quito. It is a true blessing for our children to be able to attend a school with both high academic standards and a loving, Christian environment. Please pray for our children as they begin school next week and for traveling safety during the daily commutes.

New Prayer Requests
· Lift up in prayer several Seminary staff members as they travel next week to meet with prospective students, their parents and pastors. They are traveling to several cities in Ecuador (on poor roads at times) from Wed. 8/29 through Sunday 9/2. Pray also that God will open doors for these prospective students to be able to attend the Seminary in the future.

· Please be in prayer for the 1st International Master’s Plan Convention to be held in Cali, Colombia, from 11/1-4. General Superintendent Jerry Porter and Pastors Adalberto & Nineye Herrera will be presenting the Master’s Plan of Multiplication. This conference is open to anyone, including those in the States, and it will be held in both Spanish and English. For more information, go to www.nazareno.net. Click on the Plan de Maestro image, and you will be given the choice of English or Spanish. Make your choice and proceed to a page that allows you to register, view the schedule, view hotel options, etc. There is a discount if you register by 9/30.

· Please pray for Bruce & Cinda McKellips during their Home Assignment, 9/1-12/16. Also pray for Dwight & Carolyn Rich during their vacation to the States, 9/1-9/18.

August Celebrations of our NAF Missionary Family:
8/3 Dwight & Carolyn Richs’ Anniversary
8/7 Luis Meza
8/15 Landon Hall
8/16 Krista Fischer
8/20 Carolyn Rich
8/26 Sherri Hall

Continued Prayer Requests
· Camps in Venezuela being held between 8/20 and 9/8.
· Felix Vargas as he goes to the Embassy on 8/28 to try to obtain a visa to travel to the States.
· The two churches traveling to Cali, Colombia, to work on the construction project from 9/29 – 10/11.
· 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.

8/17/07

Announcement
While most of you are aware of the following news, we want to make it official. Bruce & Cinda McKellips will leave for Home Assignment on September 1. At the conclusion of that time they will go on staff with Bruce’s father at the Sun City Church of the Nazarene in Arizona. They will be greatly missed after investing 13 years in Ecuador. Their contribution to the building of God’s Kingdom has been very significant.

On December 1, we will welcome Jon and Shirley Fischer as Work & Witness Coordinators in Ecuador. They have served around 10 years in Venezuela as NIVS and later as global missionaries. They will be missed in Venezuela where they have made an impact.
We request prayer for both families during this time of transition and also for the national church in each country.

Praises
· We are thankful for another successful Alerta Juvenil (Youth Alert) held last weekend. We had record attendance and wonderful times at the altar. On Saturday the youth participated in street evangelism or service projects, and we heard many testimonies of how God used this time to speak to their hearts about His calling on their lives.

· Update from NAF Partners Joe & Virginia Roberts: “Thank you for your prayers this week—we could really feel them. On Tuesday we arrived at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. We were shocked when we saw Tammy because she had lost so much weight, her balance was off, her vision was blurry and she was very weak. She was assigned a primary doctor plus she saw 7 or 8 specialists and had a lot of blood tests, sonograms and cat scans. We had a full day every day. By Friday we went back to the internist. She had gained 4 pounds and was so much perkier. The doctor found no cancer or lack of her body receiving nutrients. He gave her a body strengthening regimen to increase her strength. We thank God that there was no disease in her body, and we pray that the strengthening regimen will work. Thanks again for your love, prayers and concern.”

· Three churches have taken the challenge to help us with the Cali construction project—Texarkana, AR, Cathedral Heights; Flint Central, MI; and Garden City, KS. They will work together from September 29 to October 11. Let’s life them up in prayer as they prepare to go and as they work on this important project.

New Prayer Requests
· Please be in prayer for Felix Vargas as he is trying to obtain a visa to go to the States in order to speak at our upcoming NAF Partnership meeting. He goes to the Embassy on August 28th.

· We would appreciate your prayers for our upcoming camps in Venezuela and especially for traveling safety for those traveling near and far to attend the camps:
o Older Children’s Camp (ages 11-14), 8/20-26, Speaker: Jose David Acosta.
o Youth Camp, 8/27 – 9/1, Speaker: Rodrigo Olmedo
o Family and Children, 9/3-8, Speaker: Adalberto Herrera

August Celebrations of our NAF Missionary Family:
8/3 Dwight & Carolyn Richs’ Anniversary
8/7 Luis Meza
8/15 Landon Hall
8/16 Krista Fischer
8/20 Carolyn Rich
8/26 Sherri Hall

Continued Prayer Requests
· 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.

8/10/07

Praises
· We’re thankful for a successful Church Plant Conference (NCS) held last weekend in Ecuador which was attended by 140 outside participants and our student body. The material provided by our speaker, Rev. José Cardona, was well received. Many people left with much excitement and were committed to plant a church within the next couple of years.

· We praise God for his physical and financial protection of the Paso Ancho Church in Cali, Colombia, when a portion of their ceiling fell. Dwight Rich (Field Strategy Coordinator) shares, “I am impressed with the optimism and the wonderful attitude of our Colombian Nazarenes. We are appreciative of your prayers for the Church on the NAF and especially the Cali church as they recover from these extenuating circumstances.”

New Prayer Requests
· Please be in prayer for Alerta Juvenil (Youth Alert) being held this Friday through Sunday at the Seminary in Quito. Its purpose is to assist young people to discover and affirm God’s call on their lives. 230 attendees are expected. We also praise God for Warren Leslie who frequently travels to Ecuador to run the sound for these critical events.
· For several weeks we’ve been praying for the grandmothers of Jen Staudt, Mission Corps volunteer to Venezuela. We received word that both grandmothers passed away this week. Please lift up in prayer Jen and her family during this very difficult time of loss.
· NAF Partners Joe & Virginia Roberts sent in this request: “Our daughter, Tammy, has been losing weight for an unknown reason for several months. She has lost well over 100 pounds. All tests have come back negative. It is now imperative that we get her in the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville or Duke University for more testing. Please pray that we can get her into one of these hospitals and find an answer before it is too late. We would really appreciate your prayers.”
· Remember the Fischer family as they finish their Home Assignment and return to Venezuela in the coming week.

August Celebrations of our NAF Missionary Family:
8/3 Dwight & Carolyn Richs’ Anniversary
8/7 Luis Meza
8/15 Landon Hall
8/16 Krista Fischer
8/20 Carolyn Rich
8/26 Sherri Hall

Continued Prayer Requests
· The Zickefooses’ daughter, Brianna, who is expecting.
· Work & Witness teams needed before November to complete a project in Cali, Colombia.
· 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.

8/3/07

Praises
· We praise the Lord for the over 1000 people who attended the Nazarene Celebration in Guayaquil, Ecuador, last Saturday. It was a celebration of 35 years that the Church of the Nazarene has been working in Ecuador. Retired missionaries Al and Arlene Swain pioneered the work in Ecuador which today numbers 154 organized churches and over 9200 members.

New Prayer Requests
· A church plant conference is currently being held in Quito, Ecuador. It started Thursday evening and continues through Saturday. Please pray for God’s presence to be real to both the presenters and the attendees.

August Celebrations of our NAF Missionary Family:
8/3 Dwight & Carolyn Richs’ Anniversary
8/7 Luis Meza
8/15 Landon Hall
8/16 Krista Fischer
8/20 Carolyn Rich
8/26 Sherri Hall

Continued Prayer Requests
· The Zickefooses’ daughter, Brianna, who is expecting.
· Both of Jen Staudt’s grandmothers, Florence and Annie, struggling with health issues.
· Work & Witness teams needed before November to complete a project in Cali, Colombia.
· Fischer family on Home Assignment until 8/13, and for their daughter, Michelle, as she transitions to MANU in the fall.
· 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.

7/20/07

Praises
· The Zickefooses’ daughter, Brianna (who is expecting) had a successful appendectomy on the day Craig and Gail flew to Venezuela! Reports are that mom and baby are doing fine.

· We praise God for a wonderful Missionary Retreat for all missionary families serving in the North Andean Field. Our speaker, Dan Schafer, brought a series of encouraging messages which challenged us to follow the Proverbs 3:5-6 directive to “trust with all your heart.” Regional Director Christian Sarmiento also led a special time in prayer.

· We are thankful for the souls saved during the recent visit of a Jesus Film Harvest Partners team. The Jesus film was shown in three different barrios of Ecuador and 600 Ecuadorians attended. 181 people made decisions for Christ including Miguel (the bus driver who drove the team around all week) and Marco (a man repairing his boats on the Pacific coast beach we met while sightseeing). For complete details and photos, go to http://web.mac.com/sankovich/iWeb/jfhp/Welcome.html.

New Prayer Requests
· Please lift in prayer Al & Diane Wright who will be serving as Mission Corp volunteers the next couple of weeks in Ecuador. Diane was on our prayer list earlier this year as she broke her leg severely and endured several months of recovery. Coming to Quito is definitely an answer to many prayers!

· Remember the Texarkana 1st Church team coming to work on an indigenous church (Guamani) located south of Quito.

July Celebrations of our NAF Missionary Family:
7/18 Jon Fischer
7/27 Craig & Gail Zickefoose anniversary
7/31 Bryan Rich

Continued Prayer Requests
· Remember the family of Dr. Chuck Fuselier in his recent passing.
· Both of Jen Staudt’s grandmothers, Florence and Annie, struggling with health issues.
· Work & Witness teams needed before November to complete a project in Cali, Colombia.
· Fischer family on Home Assignment until 8/13, and for their daughter, Michelle, as she transitions to MANU in the fall.
· 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.