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.