Myers Weekly Letter

Today (May 24th) Wayne, Ben and Matt arrive Tshaneni after spending the last few days ministering with the Mgamudze and New Hope Baptist Churches in the Shiselweni region. Youth/children Bible study and worship times were scheduled as well as a baptism service at New Hope yesterday. The group also participated in the National Youth Committee Meeting and planning session for the National Youth Camp in August (May 21-22) in Mbabane.

-In the next few days the team will conduct revival services, lead Bible study at the Simunye Police Station, discipleship classes, school assemblies and homestead visitation. Pray for Ben and Matt as they continue their time of ministry in Swaziland.

May 25-29 revival services at the Luwhhawhheni (we are finally learning how to spell this word) Baptist Church. Bill and Matt will lead this time of worship. Pray for true revival to touch the hearts of many Christians as well as the many lost Swazis in this area. Pray for strong follow-up after the completion of the revival services. May the Lord be glorified in Luwhhawhheni.

--Friday we leave for the Kruger National Game Reserve. Sunday we will return Ben and Matt to the Swazi airport for their return flight to the states. Pray their flight homeward will be uneventful and they will be able to rest. Pray their memories of Swaziland will be memorial and filled with wonderful blessings.

***Do you know?

What major missionary institution maintained by Southern Baptists is said to be the largest institution in the world for the production of evangelical literature in the Spanish language?

UPCOMING EVENTS IN JUNE AND JULY:

-June 5th the Executive Committee will continue the election process of a chairman and officers for the Baptist Convention of Swaziland. This is a very important process in the life of the Baptist Convention. Please pray all committee members will make an extra effort to be at this meeting. Pray selections will be prayerfully considered before voting. Pray the Lord will be glorified through this election process.

-June 6th, baptism service will be conducted at the Maphungwane Baptist Church. 21 people are waiting to be baptized. In April 2009, 57 were baptized from this church. Pray those desiring to be baptized will understand their commitment to the Lord. Pray for the church as it continues to reach its community.

-June 12th at the mission house in Mbabane the Swazi Baptist National Women’s Committee will meet to plan the Swazi Baptist Ladies’ Retreat in October. Please pray all representatives will attend and planning will go well.

-June 19th is the date set for meeting of pastors/leaders of the churches in the Sishelweni region . Plans will be made for a pastor/leader training on the 10th of July. Pray all the pastors will make a point to attend this meeting as ministry and training plans are made for the rest of 2010.

-June 28-July 2, June Mason, retired missionary will be in Swaziland leading Bible studies with the Swazi Baptist women of the Lubumbo and Shiselweni regions. It will be a time for the ladies to be refreshed, renewed and strengthened as they return to their homes and families who depend upon them for daily needs.

Schedule:

-Tuesday, 29th of June at Phuzmoya Baptist Church (South Lubumbo region);

-Wednesday, 30th of June at the Thunzini Baptist Church (Shiselweni region);

-Thursday, 1st of July at the Vuvulane Baptist Church (North Lubumbo region)

Please pray for Swazi Baptist women to find true hope in following and depending upon the Lord for their families’ needs. Pray this time of Bible study will be an encouragement. Pray for June as the Lord prepares her for this very special ministry.

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-Continue to remember Wayne’s sister Patsy suffering from COPD and on oxygen.

-Pray also Wayne’s brother (Terry) who is currently on chemo for 14 days to protect the brain from the invasion of cancer. Pray his quarterly tests will continue to show his cancer is in remission.

Pray Barbara’s brother-in-law, Gary Rutledge will soon be able to move around unassisted (herniated disc surgery in November) and for Barbara’s nephew-in-law’s mother diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

RODEO COWBOY CHURCH

Let me give you a glimpse into the ministry Bro. Jim Carpenter is bringing to those who might not otherwise be exposed to the teachings of Jesus Christ and God’s love for us.

It was raining “cats and dogs” (in this case we might say “horses”) when we pulled up to the big Red Barn located at the top of a hill just off Highway 44. At first sight, this seemed a very unlikely place for a worship service.

Set aside in the big barn, was an area where tables and chairs were set up. On each chair there was a hymnal, which to my amazement contained shaped notes, and on the tables Bibles and various tracts were available for anyone who might want to use them.

As Bro. Carpenter stood at the podium to welcome us and talk about some of the things he is doing in the ministry, you could hear the soft whinny of the horses located in the stalls around the arena, a dog barking, and the flutter of birds that had gotten inside the barn. Reminiscent of, perhaps, Jesus’ first glimpse and experience of the world. How could anyone not be humbled by this scene?

The God-inspired message Bro. Carpenter brought to us touched our hearts and we left with the feeling that we had truly been blest by this wonderful experience.

If you get the opportunity to visit the Rodeo Cowboy Church you will be blest, also. In the meantime, please pray for this ministry.

Phyllls….

(Member of the Hillview Baptist Church-Louisville, Ky.)

WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA

June 11-July 11, 2010

Each week I will be sharing prayer requests for one of the 32 countries participating in the World Cup (Soccer). This week’s Country Focus is GHANA:

-Pray that he true gospel may shine in the hearts of those who call themselves Christian but who are not born from above. Pray that the decisive break might be made from all fetishism and occult bondages, and true liberty in Jesus might be found.

-Pray for converts to Christianity amongst the Islamized peoples of the north of Ghana; many of the them face verbal and physical persecution at the hands of family and friends. Pray for more workers in this largely unreached region.

-Young people are increasingly turning to Christ for salvation, but they still only comprise 30% of the church going community. Pray for more ministries reaching out to the youth of Ghana.

(Information from The Ultimate Goal (TUG) a project of SASCOL and is the outreach initiative taking place during June and July 2010. TUG is a network of local and international churches, para-church organizations and ministries all working together on one common goal: to bring hope and change to South Africa.)

Check out www.worldsoccerjourneys.com.

REMEMBER MEMORIAL DAY- MAY 31ST:

“Let us look forward to the time when we can take the flag of our country and nail it below the Cross, and there let it wave as it waved in the olden times, and let us gather around it and inscribe for our motto: “Liberty and Union, one and inseparable, now and forever,” and exclaim, “Christ first, our country next.” Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States www.presidentialprayerteam.org