Staff Prayer Items（December / 2012） Heaquarters (Milton Keynes, UK) Prayer requests 1. Please pray for the logis2cs of two camps at the end of this year, which include the design of the main hall, the produc2on of opening video, the design and produc2on of camp booklets and name badges. Please also pray for the prepara2on of the rooms in the centre. 2. Please pray for the short-‐term mission team members who will be coming to serve at the camps. Pray that God will prepare their hearts to serve and bring all of them safely to this country. 3. Pray that God will prepare the hearts of the seekers and may they have a willing heart to seek the truth. 4. Pray that God will also prepare those who are going to be small group leaders during the camp. On 7-‐9 December, a training weekend for these group leaders will be held at COCM mission centre. Pray that they will not only bless the others through serving but also grow spiritually themselves.
Henry and Ling Lu (General Director, Headquarter Office; Milton Keynes UK) Thanksgiving 1. Praise the Lord that Henry had a smooth trip back to USA to speak at the special Thanksgiving events from 23-‐25 November at his home church in Amherst, MassachusePs. He also had a few days of rest while visi2ng his parents and his brother’s family in Aus2n, Texas. Prayer requests 2. Ling hopes to complete the proof reading work for Living Water issue 138 by early December. Pray that there will be good communica2on and efficient work to finish prin2ng issue 138 and collec2ng ar2cles for issue 139 in December. 3. Our daughter Annabel has signed up for a residen2al conference in mid-‐December to hear the inside story of working in the medical field. Please pray that she will gain understanding of the work as well as convic2on about her own future direc2on. Pray that God will show her the way to go and we will know how to encourage and support her. 4. Our son Jonathan will take exam for one GCSE subject in Year 9. He feels uneasy about wri2ng assignments in general. Please pray that he will learn some study techniques to help and become more comfortable about wri2ng.
Rebecca Mao (Director of Member Care; Milton Keynes UK) Thanksgiving 1. Thank God that a\er two months, the swelling of my glands and eyelids had been subsided. Some tests are s2ll being done to find the root cause of this condi2on. 2. Thank God for His presence and for the nourishing of my soul through His words. 3. It is a great encouragement to see our young workers growing in their faith and commi^ng themselves in serving the Lord. They have received good feedback and words of encouragement and apprecia2on from their perspec2ve churches/fellowships. Thank God for each one of them. Prayer Request 4. I will be preaching three 2mes this month: Canterbury, Bristol and MKCCC. May the Lord give a love for his words and strong convic2on of His power through His words. 5. There will be a training session for year-‐end group leaders on 7-‐9 December. Please pray for the planning and prepara2on.
Gordon and Maggie Lam (Student Ministry; Milton Keynes UK) Thanksgiving 1. 2012 COCM Gospel Team events have completed and blessed with God's grace and guidance. 2. Vision sharing on 24/11 in Hong Kong went well. Some brothers and sisters were touched and willing to serve with the gospel team. Prayer Request 3. Gordon will be serving in southern France in December. He will be involved in the Christmas ac2vi2es and follow up with students who have accepted Jesus in the gospel events. 4. Maggie & Gordon serving in COCM's family and student camp from 24/12/2012 -‐ 2/1/2013. 5. We can share our faith with non-‐believing friends and family members during our stay in Hong Kong.
Connie Yu (Student Ministry; Milton Keynes UK) Thanksgiving 1. Give thanks for a good 2me in Leicester church, in our gospel mee2ng. Many of them accepted Jesus to be their Saviour. Please pray for the following up work, as they are busy preparing for their exams and assignments, it's hard for them to spare 2me to come to church or read the Bible in their homes. Please pray for a desire in their hearts to know God, and wisdom for me to know how to help them. 2. Give thanks for nice fellowship with friends at my sending church and 2me to be reconnected. Prayer Request 3. Please con2nue to pray for my parents in China for them to have a desire for God and strength to face each day as they look a\er their elderly mothers.