PRAISE AND PRAYER
April 2008 (download this as a MS word document.)

MTW Czech Republic team
Monthly Praise and Prayer Report*
 Sid and Louise Anderson, Hans and Gretchen Deutschmann,
National workers: Rene and Renata Drapala
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Now faith is being sure of what we hope for

and certain of what we do not see.

~Hebrews 11:1
 

 Isn’t this faith exercised precisely when we pray?  As I pray for our many Czech friends who still don’t know Christ, and, in most cases, aren’t at all interested in knowing Him, it is certainly an exercise of this type of faith when we continue to pray for these dear friends day after day, in the certainty that, in His timing, the Lord will touch and change their hearts and minds.

Again we thank you for praying with us and believing with us that the Lord will accomplish His purposes. 

     Here is the list of prayer items for the month of April.  We continue to be humbled by your commitment to the work here by means of this crucial channel of God’s grace.  Thank you so much!!

1&2        Pray for Beth (Anderson) Nedelisky as she undergoes gall bladder surgery this Wednesday.  Pray for God’s mercy in granting protection and a speedy recovery.

3&4        Pray for one of our students who came to see the Jesus film the week before Easter.  This amazing story was new to him, but we had a great discussion afterwards.  Pray that the Holy Spirit would work a wonderful work of grace in Petr’s heart. 

5&6        Praise the Lord for the opportunities He opened up to share the gospel and our faith before and after Easter.  Pray that the Spirit would work powerfully to open hearts and minds.

7&8        Pray for all the campers who’ve registered for our summer camps.  One camp consists of mostly non-Christians.  Pray that He would prepare these hearts to “hear” the messages each evening

9&10      Praise God for the teams from Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina who are giving so completely of themselves to make our summer camps possible

11&12    Pray for Dean Williams and Alan Carter who will be giving the evening talks at two of the camps.  Pray that the Lord would give them wisdom and insight and that the Holy Spirit would prepare the way in the hearts and minds of our campers. 

13&14    Praise God for the continued ministry of Martin Bucer Seminary (MBS) here in Zlín.  Those who come are being strengthened in their faith, calling, and commitment.  Praise the Lord for the teachers He has provided. 

15&16    Pray for Elizabeth Mathias who was to be MBS’s lecturer in March.  She’s seriously ill.  Pray that the Lord would restore her and lift her up so that she might be able to continue to serve the Lord and, hopefully, make up her lectures later. 

17&18    Praise God for several contacts in the U.S. who have expressed an interest in serving here in the Czech Republic. 

19&20    Pray for Sid as he’ll be traveling at least once a month to help with a Reformed church plant in Prague.  Pray for the Lord to bless this work and to use Sid in a wonderful way as he seeks to make and multiply contacts for the growth of the kingdom there.

21&22    Praise God for the engagement of Paul Anderson and Ashley Black.  Their wedding will be on June 13^th.

23&24    Pray that Paul and Ashley would build their marriage upon Christ and that they would always look to Him for guidance.  Pray also for safety for Sid and Louise and for all the rest who will be traveling to the wedding.

25&26    Praise God for the freedom we have here in the Czech Republic to share our faith.  Pray for wisdom and discernment to know how best to share our faith with our students.  Pray that we would be salt and light. 

27           Pray for wisdom for the leaders of the Reformed Church as an English-speaking congregation has inquired about the possibility of joining the presbytery.  Please pray for discernment and for the Lord’s leading in this matter.

28           Praise God for more campers than we can accommodate in two of our English camps. 

29           Pray for the third camp which is being headed up by René.  The response so far has been slow.  Pray for the Lord to bring more campers from the Zlín and Slavičín area so that we might continue to minister to them once the camp is over.

30           Continue to pray for the teams from Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina as they raise support and plan and prepare for their classes and activities.
 

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