Heart Cry Prayer Diary July – September

Prayer requests from across Europe July – September 2020 HEART C ry

— JULY 2020 —

DANIEL & IRINKA STRACINSKI

MONTENEGRO

Pray that God would raise up a new generation of leaders for the church in Bar, Montenegro.

Pray that the church members in Bar, who lost jobs during the lockdown, will soon find good jobs to provide for their families. Pray that God’s blessing would be upon the recent marriage of Daniel and his wife Irinka as they share in the work of ministry in Bar. Pray for the reopening of church meetings and outreach by the Operation Mobilisation team in Bar, Montenegro.

Please pray for Daniel’s mother in Serbia following the recent passing of his father. Pray that God will open the hearts of many people towards the Gospel following the coronavirus pandemic.

TEN TEAM, UK

Please pray for TEN’s UK partner churches who support church leaders in Eastern Europe.

Thank God for the increased donations to support the work of TEN. 9 Pray that TEN will engage with many more UK churches in the next twelve months. 10 Pray for TEN’s youth ambassadors as they help to present TEN to their generation.

ZOLTAN & TANJA VEGEL

SERBIA

11 Please pray for the missionaries considering relocating to Sombor,

Serbia.

12 Pray for the outreach that we have planned for the summer season in Sombor. 13 Pray that the whole church in Sombor will become bold in evangelism.

14 Thank God for the unbelievers who have started listening to the church broadcasts online since the lockdown.

15 Praise God that the local believers were able to maintain fellowship during the recent lockdown.

16 Give thanks to God that nobody in the church has been infected by the coronavirus.

BENJAMIN & MARIA ROSA MARTIN

SPAIN 17 Pray that God would give us discernment and wisdom to develop alternative events during the summer in the wake of the coronavirus restrictions.

18 Pray that the suspension of the 2020 summer camps will not result in discouragement by the children and teens.

19 Pray that many people would turn to God as we emerge from the extraordinary limitations placed on the regular ministry. 20 Give thanks that our family and the churches we lead in Spain have been free from coronavirus infection. 21 Thank God for the church members who have faithfully continued in discipleship by phone calls and virtual meetings.

22 Praise God that the church has been able to cover the needs of several couples and three refugees during the weeks of the health crisis.

23 Please pray that the migrants we are reaching out to will become strong in their faith.

TEN TEAM, UK

24 Please pray for all UK supporters who have faced personal challenges during the coronavirus lockdown.

25 Give thanks for the generosity of UK supporters who donated funds towards the COVID-19

Relief Fund.

26 Pray for the trustees of TEN who voluntarily oversee the work of the staff team and volunteers.

27 Pray for James Vaughton as Chief Executive

Officer as he leads the organisation and helps to fulfil the vision of TEN.

28 Please pray for TEN’s volunteer Ambassadors as they reach out to UK churches and promote the work of TEN. 29 Give thanks for the service and dedication of

TEN’s many pioneers including Dave Foster,

Gary Cox, Rosemary Boulton and Derek Wade.

30 Pray for the success of the Harvest for the

Hungry 2020 appeal so that many families in

Eastern Europe will receive food parcels and hot meals. 31 Pray for Ken, Chilli, Melanie, Bob and Naomi as they serve as TEN staff members. May God inspire their minds and strengthen their hearts. — AUGUST 2020 —

ICO & JAGODA MATULIĆ

CROATIA

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Please pray that the church in Korcula would soon find a new place in which to meet. Pray for the Jesus Scout camps for young people taking place in Istria during the summer.

Pray for the preparation and plans for evangelistic outreach later in the year. Give thanks that Croatia escaped the severity of the coronavirus with low rates of infection and fatalities.

Praise God for His protection of the church during the COVID-19 crisis and the strengthening of our fellowship.

Thank God for the return to church services and

JOVICA & SAVKA BACVANSKI

MONTENEGRO

the joyful reunion of church members.

Pray for all the families who have received food parcels thanks to the generosity of TEN’s UK supporters. May God touch their lives. Please pray for the provision of new transport to

help us fulfil our ministry in Podgorica.

Pray for the church as we emerge from the restrictions forced on us by the coronavirus pandemic.

10 Give thanks that the church is now able to meet, even with the wearing of face masks and social distancing. 11 Praise God that the online weekly preaching from home during lockdown reached over 1,300 people. 12 Rejoice with us that after many years we were able to move into a new family apartment—our old apartment was in bad condition and leaking.

GAVRIL & AGHI COVACI

ROMANIA 13 Please pray that the people who turned towards Christ during the

COVID-19 crisis will come into the fellowship of the church.

14 Pray for the Roma people to recover, in health and finance, after the severe effects of lockdown.

15 Pray for Pastor Gavril and his wife Aghi as they oversee the growth of churches in Romania. 16 Pray for a family in Tinca and also an individual in Tarcea who need a place to live.

17 Please pray for Pastor Gavril, his wife Aghi and their family to be sustained as they continue to support the mission churches at Tarcea and

Vășad, and seek the Lord's guidance for other places to evangelise. 18 Pray that the discipleship programmes will soon resume and the people will be mobilised for

God's work.

ERION & GENTIANA CUNI

ALBANIA 19 Please pray that the many hundreds of people who watched the services online during the lockdown will come to faith.

20 Thank God for the help and support given to the church by TEN during the coronavirus crisis.

21 Pray for all those who lost their jobs during the pandemic restrictions. May God provide new work for them.

22 Pray for all Albanian pastors as they plan their church services and activities in the aftermath of the pandemic.

23 Please pray that a fresh move of the Holy Spirit will empower the witness of the churches.

DUSAN & MIRJANA BEREDI

SERBIA 24 Please pray that the young men in the Rehabilitation Centre will grow in their faith following the quarantine and restrictions.

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25 Pray that the reorganised summer camps will be successful despite the absence of teams coming from other countries.

26 Give thanks for the growing number of people in Serbia reached with the Gospel through the online services. 27 Thank God that the pandemic failed to impact

Serbia as at first expected.

TEN TEAM, UK 28 Pray for God’s blessing upon the

UK churches who partner with churches in eastern Europe. 29 Please pray that God would ignite fresh interest for mission in Eastern Europe among UK supporters.

30 Pray that UK church teams will be encouraged to plan visits to Eastern Europe in 2021. 31 Pray that the TEN team will be guided by God in all its activities and decisions.

DRAGAN & BILJANA MANEV

NORTH MACEDONIA

— SEPTEMBER 2020 —

Please pray for the planned evangelistic home visits scheduled to take place in September.

Pray for our home church in Resen and especially for brother Stiven, as he grows in his faith.

Pray for the small summer camp that we are planning with one family in the beautiful village of Brajcino. Thank God for Jordan who came to faith during lockdown. He is being discipled and his wife Donka is already a believer. Thank God for the Manev children, Daniel and Marija who have grown in their faith during the weeks of lockdown.

Give thanks to God for His creation which has been such a blessing to the people of North Macedonia during the lockdown of schools and businesses.

VANCE & TANJA GOLOMEOV

NORTH MACEDONIA 7 Please pray for the church as meetings resume following the lockdown.

Pray that God would reach many people in Shtip through the Zoom services and regular meetings on Sundays.

Give thanks for the safe return of Ivan Petrov from the Bible School in the USA.

VASILE GRIGORITA

MOLDOVA

10 Pray that God would speak into the lives of those who visit the church day care centre in Brinza. 11 Please pray for the 20 needy families who received food parcels.

12 Pray that the children who attend activities at the church centre would put their trust in God.

TEN TEAM, UK

13 Give thanks for the hundreds of people who support the work of

TEN financially.

14 Pray for increased donations to the Harvest for the Hungry 2020 appeal.

15 Pray for wisdom and creativity for the team who produce the Connect magazine every three months.

16 Give thanks for the intercessors who pray constantly for all those involved in the mission of TEN.

17 Pray that TEN will be guided by God as plans are made for 2021.

18 Thank God for every precious partner of

TEN and their families as they fulfil their divine callings.

VALERIU & ANGELA MUNTEANU

MOLDOVA 19 Please pray that the preaching of the Gospel would reach many more people in Moldova. 20 Pray that God would strengthen the believers and spread a good testimony among the local community of Tigheci.

21 Pray that young people in the church would be equipped and united as they grow into adults.

22 Pray that the church would have a clear vision in its ministry.

DRAGAN & SANDRA NEDIC

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 23 Give thanks for the online services of the Kosevsko brdo Church that reached over 4,000 people during lockdown.

24 Thank God for the restart of church services in Sarajevo and pray for wisdom to handle the social distancing. 25 Pray for the fifteen single parents who were supported with food parcels.

26 Pray for the Living in Truth group in support of teenagers and the discipleship programme.

JOSIP & BILJANA PASTOR

NORTH MACEDONIA 27 Pray that the church will be even more united and filled with new fire from the Holy Spirit. 28 Pray that the people of Bitola will realise their need for God and that revival will come.

29 Please pray for wisdom and vision for the church in Bitola at this time.

30 Pray that the young people will experience God in a powerful way this autumn.

Due to the cancellation of many outreach events and summer camps, our latest prayer diary includes thanksgiving for answered prayer and some requests on behalf of the TEN team. If you wish to join our intercessors group and receive weekly requests for prayer, please get in touch with Melanie Griffiths by email; melanie.griffiths@ten-uk.org or call 0117 9615161.