NEW HARVEST WORKERS

Joanna Boxall

Joanna Boxall

Church: All Souls, London.

Where will you serve? Jos, Nigeria.

What will you be doing? I’m a doctor and will serve in the Andrew Stirrett Hospital, which is run by ECWA in Jos. I’ll do a mix of A&E, paediatrics, antenatal care and outpatient clinics.

Pray: For final preparations, including visa approval; for language study of Hausa, and that I can be a witness to the sacrificial love of Christ as I serve.

Yves and Sakinatou Mpongo, with Benazir and Aaron

Yves and Sakinatou Mpongo, with Benazir and Aaron

Church: Communauté des Eglises des Pentecôtes en Afrique Central (CEPAC).

Where will you serve? SIM Galmi Hospital, Niger.

What will you be doing? Working as a paediatric surgeon, teaching surgical residents, developing a paediatric surgical unit, using paediatric surgery as a means to bring families to Christ.

Pray: For the adjustment of our family to mission work, for God to work through us to accomplish his plan and that we can be a blessing to Galmi and Niger.

Emma Fuller

Emma Fuller

Church: Waterloo Mennonite Brethren, Canada.

Where are you serving? Nairobi, Kenya.

What are you doing? Serving with the East Africa SIM Stories Team, working on various video projects that highlight the work of the ministries in the region. Using the power of storytelling, we aim to create media content that can really show how God is moving here.

Pray: For unity as we work with an established team; for effectiveness in serving all of the SIM ministries in East Africa; for the team to feel excited by all the projects we have.

Yiddn Jeon

Yiddn Jeon

Church: Ansan Vitna Presbyterian Church, Korea.

Where will you serve? In a sensitive location. What will you be doing? I will be working in an existing business and may set up a new business in the future.

Pray: For open doors for the gospel in the community where I will be working, and that I will be well prepared for my business work when it begins.

Caitlin Lawrence

Caitlin Lawrence

Church: Christ Presbyterian Church, Winterville, North Carolina, US.

Where are you serving? Potosi, Bolivia.

What are you doing? ​I am a nurse in a non-profit organisation, Allinta Ruwana (Let’s Do Good, in Quechua). We run a clinic and English classes, through which we share the gospel.

Pray: Praise God my nursing licence is now recognised in Bolivia; pray for guidance as I seek to join the Potosi Society of Nurses.

Andrew and Charity Teput

Andrew and Charity Teput

Church: ECWA Kwali, Abuja, Nigeria.

Where will you serve? Mali, as part of a Faithful Witness team.

What will you be doing? Learning language to begin with and then evangelism and discipleship among the Hassaniya people.

Pray: Praise God we have arrived safely in Bamako; pray he will help us adapt to a new environment, learn language and crosscultural skills well; pray for peace across West Africa, but especially in Mali and Nigeria.

Stacy and Joy Falk

Stacy and Joy Falk

Church: Mountainside Community Baptist Church, Fernie, BC, Canada.

Where will you serve? Inundo Model Farm, Durban, South Africa.

What will you be doing: Joining the leadership team at the model farm to build capacity in people so they can become God’s transformational agents through food, farming, land, and community development.

Pray: That we would be sensitive to the Lord’s leading as we begin support raising; for his peace and wisdom as we feel overwhelmed; for our girls, Brianna and Rebekah, who we will be leaving behind.

Lisa Hemenway

Lisa Hemenway

Church: South Church, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.

Where are you serving? Sahel Academy, Niamey, Niger. What are you doing? I am a history teacher in the middle and high schools.

Pray: For rest and relaxation during my home assignment; for the staff and teachers at Sahel to share the gospel with students through their work; for the provision of the remaining funds for Sahel’s Project Relocate.

Simon and Ally Harrison, with Samuel, Mia and Maddie

Simon and Ally Harrison, with Samuel, Mia and Maddie

Church: Avenue Community Church, Leicester, UK

Where will you serve? Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

What will you be doing? Allison will be teaching music at Bingham Academy; GP Simon will explore ways to use his medical training.

Pray: That the family would get good rest and time to recover from the busyness and stress of packing, moving and travelling; for adjusting to a new culture and making new friends with neighbours and colleagues; for the children as they get ready for the new school year; for Simon as he explores where to use his skills, and for Allison as she does the new teacher orientation at Bingham.