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Today is the last day of the Teachers’ Conference. Pray that the theme of the conference: ‘Renewed Relationships’ will improve and restore the many relationships in school communities so that children will be reached and equipped by teachers to enable them to face the many challenges in life from a Biblical perspective.
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FCE Day of Fasting and Prayer. Join us as we turn to the Only Wise God to whom belongs all honour and glory and power and might.
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Pray for Neels de Jager who flies to Europe to join Kees Klaassen to various places in Europe to meet with prayer supporters, ex-students and to investigate new ventures and initiatives. Ask God to guide them all the way.
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Most of the people who attended the conference in Bloemfontein are travelling home by car, bus, air – ask God for their travelling mercies and also pray for the protection of the seeds from the Word of God that were sown in their hearts and minds.
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Thank the Lord for the time that Brian and Barbara could spend with their daughter Ndanji in Australia. They come home knowing that Ndanji is well taken care of by the Murisons, that she is safe and happy and at the place where the Lord wants her.
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THURSDAY
Neels and Brian testify of God appointed meetings during their visit to the Torres Strait Islands. Brian was an excellent bridge builder. Doors were opened; opportunities are many, trust God to give us His strategy for future involvement.
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FCE’s first year teacher students are doing their practical in schools in Luanshya. Pray for wisdom as they prepare their lessons, an openness to learn and an attitude of wanting to serve the school and the children.
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Rachael Greer who is at the clinic at Koti ni Eden is excited about the microscope that was donated by MCC, a church in Australia. Thank the Lord for all the goodwill that we receive and all the people who help us in different ways to fight malaria and to take care of the health situation at Koti ni Eden.
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Dirk Grobbelaar is involved in the training in Zambia. Pray for Lize, his wife who is in Wolseley engaged in the office work and looking after their children who are preparing for exams. Pray that they will be protected and at peace during this time of Dirks’ absence
Carien Jansen. For 2012 they are in the Cape Town area where Hendrik is busy with further studies.
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Birthday: Karin Paul. She is involved at Kalungu in Zambia
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Missions always involves building. Join us as we ask God to provide finances and skilled people as we build housing for the staff at Koti ni Eden. At present we are building the single quarters for unmarried staff or couoples with only one child. A group of FCE staff is planning to go on the Golden Triangle in Thailand during their December holidays. The aim is to reach out to the many youngsters from across the world who travel this road. This is a faith journey with the sole purpose to guide young people into the truth.
Birthday: Aletta Page. She
is married to Joe and the mother of Sue-Jani, stationed at Koti ni Eden in Zambia
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Anita de Jager. Office and admin at Wolseley
A daily challenge for the local people in the many villages is the fear of witchcraft. This leads to all kinds of problems and lack of leadership. Pray for wisdom as we disciple the leaders into the truth that will bring a change in the villages. We see our supporters as part of our body. Pray for those who are struggling with health issues, financial challenges, relationship problems etc. Let us raise a banner of prayer over each one and declare that He is God in all of this.
The Discipleship Mission Training course is starting at Wolseley. This is yet another opportunity to make God known, to reveal His Lordship and to teach His Word. Our desire is to prepare them to go back to their workplaces to be a testimony of a living and loving God. Neels stays over in Addis Ababa for one night en route to Europe. God brought him in touch with a leader of one of the prominent churches in Ethiopia. We look to God to reveal His plan for this connection.
Many children from the villages who attend the school at Koti ni Eden are children from broken families. They face famine, abusive fathers, teenage pregnancies are a reality and due to aids some are orphans. Pray for our teachers who have to teach and reach them.
The Maloneys and the Bezuidenhouts are returning to FCE Wolseley in January 2013. Pray for them as they have to draw to a close with what they were involved and where they were serving.
Pray for Jean-Vion and Evelyns’ baby which is due to be born during this month. There are health issues surrounding the birth that needs to be dealt with in wisdom. Pray for a safe delivery, the parents, the baby, the doctors, the nursing staff and the finances involved.
Bless the leaders at the different training centres. Carel and Rentia at Wolseley, Brian and Barbara, Jannie and Elise at Koti ni Eden, Ameck and Lydia at Kalungu and Moses and Regina in Malawi.
We are preparing for the bi-annual staff conference during December at Koti ni Eden. During these conferences we unite as a body celebrating God’s faithfulness and seeking Him for the way forward. Pray for the programme, the finances, the transport and hearts that are prepared for the working of His Spirit.
We are busy training missionaries at Koti ni Eden and Kalungu. Students have to face cross-cultural differences and unusual situations; they are challenged with commitment, dying to self and hearing God’s voice. Pray that they will learn to trust God in all of this.
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Francois Pretorius. Maintenance at Wolseley and at the guest house in Somerset West.
During this month the missionaries in training will be travelling to Malawi, where they will be involved in Muslim evangelism. Pray for their finances and opportunities to reach out in love and understanding to people whose beliefs are different from theirs.
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SATURDAY
The Lord is blessing FCE with many devoted prayer supporters. Thank the Lord for every one who reaches out to us in love, who supports us financially, who speaks a word of encouragement and who lends a helping hand in the projects.
Some of our students who want to enrol in the teacher training programme need to rewrite their matric maths exams. They have been studying diligently these past months and we truly trust God that they will be successful, so that they can be trained as teachers. Pray for confidence and the ability to apply what they have been taught.
The lecturers and course Zhak Malocoordinators who are ney. For 2012 they are in Polokwane where Zhak is prin- mainly involved in the training of the students are fulltime involved cipal of a Christian School in teaching God’s truth and making disciples. This is tiring and challenging. Ask God to bless them and to reveal His heart and plan for each student.
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