Staff Prayer Items（June / 2013） Headquarters (Milton Keynes UK) Thanksgiving 1. We give our thanks to the Lord for a very special staff retreat where we remembered God’s calling in the past, spent @me to focus on the need of learning at present, and commiAed ourselves to trust the Lord for guidance and provision in the future. Prayer requests 2. This year’s 1st Bible Camp will be held at the COCM mission centre from 17-‐21 June. Campers will study the Book of Romans. Praise the Lord, more than 60 people have already applied and the camp is basically full. Please pray for the work to finalize the camp schedule and arrangement of logis@cs at the centre. The teachers will be coming from SeaAle, USA. Please pray for their teaching prepara@on and travel safety.
Henry and Ling Lu (General Director, Headquarter Office; Milton Keynes UK) Thanksgiving 1. We especially thank the Lord for our wonderful team of workers at COCM, for the apprecia@on and heart-‐warming encouragement from everyone at the retreat. 2. Thank God for giving Henry the energy and strength to finish his preaching assignments before and aUer the retreat. Pray that Henry will be able to block a few days to rest and have family @me before he gets busy again. Prayer requests 3. Children finished all their exams by the first week of June. Annabel will do a day of work shadow with the Radiography department at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, and we hope to bring her to visit some universi@es on their open days in June. Please con@nue to pray for guidance from the Lord as to what subjects Annabel should con@nue in A2 and what to study at university level. 4. Ling needs to meet deadlines for publishing the next issue of Link and Living Water magazine in June. Please pray that she will have wisdom to arrange her @me accordingly and will be produc@ve throughout the month.
Kam Hung and Mi Ting Ho (Director of Admin, Church PlanEng; Hull UK) Thanksgiving 1. God brought 2 more ladies in Scunthorpe to believe in Him. Pray for their spiritual growth. Prayer Request 2. A bap@smal service will be held on 16th June. Pray for the 4 candidates. 3. Students have finished their exams so the student fellowship would not have regular mee@ngs now. Pray that they will follow God's leading. There will be an ou@ng on 15 June. Pray for all the arrangements. 4. Pray for our health. Kam Hung is doing physiology to strengthen the muscle at his knee. Mi Ting is wai@ng to see eye specialist for some problems in her vision.
Rebecca Mao (Director of Member Care; Milton Keynes UK) Thanksgiving 1. Thank God for all the co-‐workers who helped out in the staff retreat to serve as one team. 2. All the new volunteers have adjusted to life at the centre very well. 3. Thank God for carrying me through the hec@c schedule for the past three months. Prayer Request 4. There will be six or seven non-‐believers coming for Bible Camp. Please pray for their salva@on and for their hearts to be opened to learn God's words. 5. There will be two new classes for volunteers: Tuesday night, spiritual forma@on class and Friday night, Learning Together class. Pray these classes will be good training for all.
Gordon and Maggie Lam (Student Ministry; Milton Keynes UK) Thanksgiving 1. Our working visa was successfully renewed. 2. We have recruited about 40 members and drama script was completed 3. Physically and spiritually refreshed aUer a week’s break in May. Prayer Request 4. Gordon preaching in Reading on 2/6 & 23/6. 5. 13-‐17/6 Serving in Northern England and 26/6 – 1/7 serving in Southern France – lead bible study, visit students and preach on Sunday service. 6. Gospel Team events: In June, we need to finish detailed content of the training camp, confirm the overall program content of the gospel events including selec@on of songs, drama direc@ng arrangement and message of the sermon. We also need to develop promo@onal material, detailed event schedule and members’ work alloca@on list. Pray that God will give us wisdom and strength to prepare all the work. 7. Con@nue to pray for our health and our families’ health, and they can come to know Christ.