Myers Weekly Prayer Letter

This week the Swazi Team welcomes the arrival of Al and Belinda Jordan to Swaziland. The Jordans are covering for the Allens while they are on stateside assignment March 26-end of September. Al and Belinda leave the states on Tuesday the 16th arriving in Jo’burg on the 17th. After spending a couple of days in Jo’burg they will make their way to Swaziland on Friday the 19th. Pray their flight will not be too tiring and their adjustment to living in Swaziland will be quick and easy. Pray for a wonderful reuniting with Swazi friends.

--“Our family (Steve, Monica, Lacie and Nathan Allen) is sorting through our house and belongings as we will be leaving for the USA on March 26 for our stateside (furlough) time. We will leave Swaziland on March 25 to be in Jo'burg for one night before flying out on March 26. Pray for the packing process and long travels for our family, especially for Nathan. We will be on a plane for 18 hours with an active two-year old! J Our biggest prayer concern is that we STILL need a place to stay when our family is in West Palm Beach from July 1 - September 25 or so. Pray a place opens soon for our family to rent or house sit.”

--Planning continues on Saturday (20th of March) for the National Easter Services April 1-4. The venue is the Mbekelweni High School in the Hhohho region. This yearly special event begins the day before Good Friday and ends on Easter Sunday with approximately 200 people attending. The past two years incidents have occurred that have threatened the life of our Baptist churches and the Baptist Convention of Swaziland. Pray Saturday’s meeting will finalized all the details for this important meeting. Pray this year’s services will have a spiritual foundation and will reflect the true Resurrection message. Pray those attending will seek the Lord’s direction and guidance in their thoughts and beliefs.

--Because of a funeral scheduled for Friday night (night vigil) and Saturday morning (12th-13th) at Luwhawheni, the meeting with Annah Thwala (Nhlangano Baptist Church) to plan the children’s program during these special services had to be postponed. We plan to meet this Saturday (20th). Pray this planning meeting for the children’s time of learning and worship will be able to take place and details will be finalized. May each child come to know the importance of the Good Friday/Easter season.

--Please continue to pray for us as we pack in anticipation of our move 2 ½ kilometers from where we are currently living. We would like to be moved before Easter!!

--It is time for the 2010 Durban Retreat (annual missionary meeting) beginning on Friday April 16 and ending on Monday the 19th. Theme: “Determined Devotion” and venue is the ATKV-Natalia (south of the Durban airport). During this year’s retreat there will be a 10-15 prayer focus on each team. Pray for us as we prepare spiritually for this meeting. Pray for the Lord’s wisdom in preparation for the Swazi Team’s prayer focus.

VOLUNTEER TEAM UPDATE:
-A two member volunteer team from the Integrity Baptist Church (South Roanoke Baptist Association, NC) is scheduled to work in the Lubumbo and Shiselweni regions May 19-31. Pray for Ben and Matt as they prepare to come and minister in Swaziland. Pray for their spiritual preparation to reach the lost and encourage believers.

--Plans are being made for June Mason (retired missionary) to minister in Swaziland June 28-July 4. June served in woman’s ministries many years in Zimbabwe. She was also a part of the Swazi Team a short time prior to her retirement. June will be leading special Bible studies for women of our Swazi Baptist churches. Pray for June as she prepares to come to Swaziland and minister with the Swazi Baptist women. She will be in Zimbabwe and South Africa prior to arriving in Swaziland.

SPECIAL MEDICAL PRAYER REQUESTS:
1. Wayne’s sister Patsy Collins’ follow-up visit to her pulmonary doctor is Tuesday 16th of March. Pray she will be able to breathe without difficulty and will have full recovery from her COPD and pneumonia.
2. -My sister’s husband (Pete Rutledge) is showing some improvement from his herniated disc surgery. Please continue to pray Pete will soon be able to move and walk without difficulty. 3. -Pray for Terry (Wayne’s brother dealing with stage 4 cancer) and his wife Darlene as they go through a time of uncertainty.
4. -Pray for my nephew-in-law’s mother diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
5. Continue to pray for Shirley Carpenter’s full recovery from her broken hip.

AIDS UPDATE:
Pray for the True Love Waits leaders to press on with the True Love Waits message all throughout Swaziland and for those who hear to take seriously the message of sexual abstinence before marriage.

PRAYER FOR CHILE:
Pray for the Chilean evangelical community and for Baptists and other Great Commission Christian leaders as they resume plans for mission events, asking that they will be able to overcome the obstacles and challenges that have surfaced during the recent earthquakes. Pray for Strategy Moblizers A. and A., as they will be working with several groups and mission trips during the month of April. Pray that all that is needed for these trips will be be evident to the Baptists and other evangelicals who plan to take part in these ministries. (Today’s Prayer)

IMB PRAYER REQUEST:
Preparation is underway for an important training conference for the Affinity Group Prayer Strategists, March 21-25. May God’s glorious touch be on every aspect of this conference—worship, share and prayer, training and fellowship. May the nations be dramatically impacted through the lives and ministries of the conference participants. Especially pray for conference coordinator Eleanor Witcher. Her “things to do list” seems to grow with each passing day. May she experience our Lord’s blessings in extraordinary ways throughout this entire month.

Bless all who worship thee,
From the rising of the sun
Unto the going down of the same.
Of thy goodness, give us;
With thy love, inspire us;
By the Spirit, guide us;
By thy power, protect us;
In thy mercy, receive us,
Now and always
--Fifth-Century Prayer