NEW HARVEST WORKERS

Mike & Kelly Tobie

Mike & Kelly Tobie

Church: River City

Christian Church, Rancho

Cordova, California, USA. Where are you serving? Sacramento. What are you doing? We are on a Sports Friends team, reaching the large Afghan refugee community through sports, primarily soccer.

Pray: That God would provide more great coaches to help us expand capacity; that we would reach our 100 per cent budget requirement; and that God would provide the perfect home for our family to buy, which will bless our family and enhance our ministry as we use it to host Afghan families.

Caitlin Ng

Caitlin Ng

Church: Euston Church, London, UK. Where will you serve? Ayutthaya, Thailand. What will you be doing? I’ll be joining the Faithful Witness team in the city, learning language and opening God’s word with people who don’t know Jesus.

Pray: For learning the Thai language; finding and taking opportunities to open God’s word with people and continuing to grow in love and worship of the Lord Jesus.

Sam Somers Heslam

Sam Somers Heslam

Church: Christ Church, Balham, London, UK.

Where will you serve? Jos, Nigeria. What will you be doing? I’ll be joining the medical team in a healthcare clinic.

Pray: My visa to be granted, because it has been delayed by several weeks; that I’d settle quickly and integrate well; and that getting a Nigerian medical licence would go smoothly.

Steve and Rebecca Elliott

Steve and Rebecca Elliott

Church: Maffra Community Church, Victoria, Australia. Where will you serve? Eastern

Chad. What will you be doing? Member care and language learning support.

Pray: For us to build strong connections in the community as we continue language and culture-learning and explore ministry opportunities; for our team to display a Christ-like love for each other and for our neighbours so that doors open for the good news about Jesus.

Valeria*

Church: Iglesia Maranatha Central Riberalta, Bolivia. Where will you serve? An Asian country. What will you be doing? Discipleship with women from the majority faith; sewing and baking.

Pray: Language and culture acquisition during this first term; for good relationship and team-building.

Bella Doumbia

Bella Doumbia

Church: Long Plain United Methodist Church, Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA. Where are you serving? West Africa. What are you doing? Serving in a traumahealing ministry.

Pray: That through the trauma healing ministry, the women of the unreached people group will find healing from their wounded hearts and hope for their lives; that Christ will be honoured in every aspect of the ministry as we share his love and compassion.

Herbie Sykes

Church: St Laurence Church, Reading, UK.

Where will you serve? Malawi. What will you be doing? I’ll be helping home school the children of one of the families already serving in Malawi and waiting on God’s timing as to what other roles I can take on to help the wider team.

Pray: For God to guide me as to how I can best use my skills in Malawi for his glory.

Fernando and Luisa Ortega

Church: Iglesia Bautista Genezareth, Ecuador. Where will you serve? Ayutthaya, Thailand. What will you be doing? We’ll join the Faithful Witness team there and work with music, art and sport to share the gospel.

Pray: For continued preparation of hearts, minds and paperwork as we prepare to leave; for the remaining funds to come in.

Andrew and Sandra Freeman

Church: Fraser Coast Baptist Church, Queensland, Australia.

Where will you serve? Gabane, Botswana.

What will you be doing? Andrew is co-ordinator for the S.H.I.N.E. (Shame-Honour-Identity-Now-&- Eternally) Africa Project ministry and Sandra is the missiologist for the same ministry, which focuses on research, training and providing resources for evangelism and discipleship from an honour-shame perspective for more effective heart transformation.

Pray: For wisdom and strength for all the opportunities and requests to run training workshops; for developing and writing further resources; and for hearts to be transformed for God’s glory.