10/29/10

Praise

·      This week Dwight Rich, DS Eduardo Meza and Pastor Clever Tobar were robbed in Guayaquil.  They lost money and valuables, and they were roughed up a bit, but they are physically doing well.  God’s protection was very real to the men during the entire experience.  Rocio Meza called Eduardo’s phone during the ordeal, one of the thugs answered by mistake, and she heard angry voices.  Knowing something was very wrong, she immediately started a prayer chain among the Nazarenes, including her father’s church that was in a prayer meeting at the time.  Dwight says that it was clear that the prayers were working because about 30 minutes after Rocio called, the tone of the situation changed.  We are so thankful for God’s intervention and care.  And we thank you, our prayer partners, for your continuous prayers on behalf of our safety.

·      We are pleased to announce that the Costa Norte district has been recommended to move up to Phase 2 in it’s development.  We want to pray for the proper approval.

Prayer Requests

·      Please pray for Kim Haddon, missionary and NILI student life director, who is currently in the States for about 3 months in order to raise support for living on the field.  She is looking for either a short-term job or several substitute teaching jobs.  Pray also for strengthened health so that she may return to the field fully rested and well.

·      Missouri Team #1 leaves today after working on the Licto church located in the mountains near Riobamba.  The first team got all the walls of the church up.  A highlight of the week was worshipping with the church people outside on the grass with the patchwork mountains providing a scenic background.  We are praying for Missouri District Team #2 as they prepare to continue the work 11/1-14.

Missionary Birthdays

10/28                        Kim Haddon

Continued Prayer Requests

·      Rev. Eduardo Gonzalez, former Nazarene missionary, who continues to be in an induced coma.

·      The Howard family currently on Home Assignment until 1/9/11.

·      Manuel & Kristin Ronquillo serving in our Seminary in Cuba.

·      Carla Aleman, a Seminary student working in the jungles of Peru until November.

·      Please pray for a delicate situation between pastors on our Ecuador Coast District.

·      Two of our Nazarene schools.  The leadership teams need God’s wisdom and direction.  The Carcelén church is involved in legal matters and needs funds related to the closing of the school.

·      Campamento Jiraquito in Venezuela (our Nazarene camp) needs God’s protection from people who would like to take it over.

·      The six new churches being planted by our Seminary staff and students.

·      Del Wright who needs God’s touch and a diagnosis for an unidentified infection in his shoulder.

·      Dallis Parker who is undergoing chemotherapy.

·      The Partners in Ministry sponsorship program for our Seminary students.

·      The leadership throughout Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela as they seek to do God’s will.