10/19/07

Praises

Thank you for your prayers on behalf of the NILI study-abroad program. Exciting things are happening as students prepare to come and the program becomes a reality. There is much to do before January, so we will continue to covet your prayers.

Thank you for praying for Venezuela in these days of transition, and especially for our National Board. We see God working all around us and are grateful for His guidance and direction.

Prayer Requests

Lift in prayer the Ecuador Leadership Team which is meeting in Macas from Friday through Sunday. Besides the meetings, several leaders will speak in churches and will provide much needed support to this district. Pray also for traveling mercies, as travel to and from Macas can be difficult.

Please pray for our Venezuelan camp board members: Rodolfo Camargo (president), Julio Rivera (new camp administrator along with his wife Loiberis), Augstin Jaimes, Isaias Mendoza, Aida Almeda (secretary) and Lenin Barrios (treasurer).

October Birthdays of our NAF Missionary Family:
16: Jon Fischer
26: Gail Zickefoose
28: Kim Haddon

Continued Prayer Requests

• Brianna Koneski (the Zickefooses’ daughter) who is expecting her first child, Abigail. Pray for Brianna’s delicate condition and for Abigail’s development.
• Bruce & Cinda McKellips during the home assignment through mid-December and the logistics of relocating to Arizona.
• International Master’s Plan Convention in Cali, Colombia, from 11/1-4. For more information, go to www.nazareno.net.
• The leadership throughout Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela as they seek to do God’s will.

10/12/07

Praises
· We thank the Lord for His blessings on and protection for the Arkansas/Kansas Work & Witness team as they were the first team to enter Colombia since the ‘80s. The team laid all the perimeter blocks for the first story of the Southwest Colombia District Center. Greg Hall from Kentucky accompanied the group. He and his wife, Dianne, are presently serving two months as Mission Corps in Ecuador. Dwight and Carolyn Rich hosted the team. Please be in prayer for the second group from Virginia which will travel to Colombia in November to continue the work.

· God continues to change lives through the Jesus Film ministry.

Prayer Requests
· The McKellips have sent in this request: “We received the good news that our shipment arrived in the port of Los Angeles and has already cleared customs. Please pray that all goes smoothly with the closing on our house. We are scrambling to provide various documents, which is a more complicated process as we travel. We need everything to come together in the next two weeks.”

Continued Prayer Requests
· Brianna Koneski (the Zickefooses’ daughter) who is expecting her first child, Abigail. Pray for Brianna’s delicate condition and for Abigail’s development.
· Leadership and future students of NILI (Nazarene International Language Institute).
· Staff changes affecting missionaries and leadership in Venezuela. Also, the need for a Camp Manager to replace the Fischers once they relocate to Ecuador in December.
· Bruce & Cinda McKellips during the home assignment through mid-December.
· International Master’s Plan Convention in Cali, Colombia, from 11/1-4. For more information, go to www.nazareno.net.
· The leadership throughout Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela as they seek to do God’s will.

10/04/07

Praises
· We praise God for Greg & Dianne Hall serving as Mission Corps Volunteers. Greg is currently working with the team in Cali. Once he returns to Quito, he will assist the mission in whatever capacity is needed. Dianne is conducting an audit of our accounts. We thank God for their talents, hearts, and willingness to serve in these ways.

Prayer Requests
· Update on NILI: We’ve received 6 requests for student applications for the first semester in January 2008. Please continue to pray for these future students and for all of the many details of launching a university-level program.
· Update on Brianna Koneski (the Zickefooses’ daughter): Brianna is out of the hospital but still in delicate condition. The doctors are expecting an early delivery. Please pray for baby Abigail and her development.

Continued Prayer Requests
· Teams working on a construction project in Cali, Colombia, from 9/29 – 10/11. Pray for the team members and for Dwight and Carolyn Rich as they lead the teams.
· Staff changes affecting missionaries and leadership in Venezuela. Also, the need for a Camp Manager to replace the Fischers once they relocate to Ecuador in December.
· Bruce & Cinda McKellips during the home assignment through mid-December.
· International Master’s Plan Convention in Cali, Colombia, from 11/1-4. For more information, go to www.nazareno.net.
· The leadership throughout Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela as they seek to do God’s will.