Staff Prayer Items（April / 2013） Headquarters (Milton Keynes UK) Prayer requests 1. London Chinese Student Ministry Consulta5on will be held at mission centre on 13 April. The pastors, church leaders and some brothers and sisters will come to a?end it. May God give us the same vision to do the student ministry in London. 2. PHAT Leaders training camp will be held at mission centre on 27-‐28 April. May God give wisdom to the speakers and prepare the hearts of those who are coming to a?end this camp.
Henry and Ling Lu (General Director, Headquarter Office; Milton Keynes UK) Thanksgiving 1. Thank God for His grace and provision during the different camps in March. May the Lord grant us rest and renewal. Hopefully we will have some family 5me during the April school holiday. Prayer requests 2. Our son Jonathan injured his wrist at school at the end of March and missed two days of school. Thank God he didn’t have any broken bones, and the swelling was gone aPer a few days of rest. 3. Pray for Henry’s preaching schedule: 7/4 Bristol CBC bap5sm; 13/4 London Chinese Student Consulta5on at COCM; 28/4 Sheffield CCC. 4. Please con5nue to pray for the ministry of Living Water Magazine. May the Lord bring suitable writers who understand the challenges of immigrants in Europe. 5. Our daughter Annabel will be going to Cranfield University to get a work shadowing experience in April, but her leave of absence request was not authorized by her school because the dates are too close to her AS exams in May. Please pray that we will be able to work this out with her school and the experience will be a good one.
Rebecca Mao (Director of Member Care; Milton Keynes UK) Thanksgiving 1. Thank God that the B.E.S.T training camp “Empowered Serving” went well. The students learned different ways of sharing gospel and also had chances to prac5ce some of it. 2. Thank God that His words sustained me all the way through the spiritual warfare I encountered during my service. Prayer Request 3. Please pray for the prepara5on work of Gradua5on Ceremony of TEE (18/5), Annual Staff Retreat (the end of May) and Bible Camp (in the mid June). 4. Pray that God will bring suitable volunteers in this coming summer. 5. Please pray for my Mum’s health and may God give doctors wisdom to diagnose the reason of her illness. Please also pray for the health of my brother-‐in-‐law as he was rushed to the A&E once for clogged artery. May the Lord heal him through the medica5on.
Gordon and Maggie Lam (Student Ministry; Milton Keynes UK) Thanksgiving 1. Intensive March serving has completed. Thank God for protec5ng us on the road and throughout the whole period. Prayer Request 2. 5-‐15/4 Gordon serving in 3 ci5es in Southern France – in addi5on to leading bible study, visi5ng students and preaching on Sunday service. He will also provide discipleship training to the students. Pray that God will raise up more brothers and sisters to serve in the student fellowships. 3. 13/4 Maggie will share the gospel team ministry at London Chinese Student Ministry Consulta5on. 4. 25-‐29/4 Serving in Northern England – lead bible study, visit students and preach on Sunday service. 5. Gospel Team events: Most of the partnering churches have confirmed partnership with us. We need to confirm all event loca5ons and dates by the end of April. Please pray that God will lead us during our decision-‐making process. Also pray for the gospel drama scriptwriter that she can finish the script by the end of April. 6. Our immune system has been weak recently and we are easy to get 5red and sick. Please con5nue to pray for our health and our families’ health. May they come to know Christ.
Connie Yu (Student Ministry; Milton Keynes UK) Thanksgiving 1. Give thanks for a nice training camp in March, I was inspired by the message and benefited so much from it. Pray that there will be more 5me like this for me and also for the students. 2. There were a couple of Chris5an students coming back to our fellowship, which also marked their return to the Lord. Give thanks for the wonderful work God had done in their hearts, and pray that they will grow in their rela5onship with God. Prayer Request 3. Will preach on four Sundays in April, as well as preparing for Bible studies and sharing in a student ministry consulta5on. Please pray for my prepara5on. 4. Please pray for my parents that they hope to come visit me this summer. Please pray for their visa applica5on and may they have the desire to know Jesus.