Myers Weekly Prayer Letter

The Myers and Jordans are taking a little holiday to Kruger National Game Reserve July 26-28. We leave early in the morning and are looking forward to checking out the animals and birds as well as admiring and enjoying God’s creation.
Pray we will have a great time!!

--Thank you for praying for the meeting Tuesday night with the pastors of the Vuvulane, Mafucula, Maphangwane and Luwhhawhheni Baptist Churches concerning the children’s camp on the 16-18 of August at the Mafucula Primary School. As we discussed the camp rules and other items, the pastors were very supportive and truly showed a desire to help with the camp as well as send their children!! It was very encouraging. Pray this year’s camp will be free of problems that cause discouragement for the workers, teachers and those organizing the camp.
This year’s camp theme is “Let Us Talk to God.” The second camp will be conducted at the New Hope Baptist Church for the Shiselweni region August 30-September 1. Pray each child attending will experience a new awakening of Christ’s love in his/her life.

Saturday July 31st the Shiselweni Association will meet at the Velebantfu Baptist Church. It has been a while since the association has met. Pray for Nkosingiphile Dlamini (chairman) as he organizes this meeting. Pray as the churches come together to plan and fellowship there will be a sense of unity and harmony.

--July 29-31, the Phuzumoya Baptist Church is sponsoring a “Women’s Gathering.” Pray this will be a fun and enjoyable time for those who attend.

--On the 26th of July Todd and Deborah Hoskins will begin their time of training at the International Learning Center in Rockville, Va. Pray for Todd and Deborah as they prepare for this time of training in preparation for their work and ministry in Swaziland.
The Hoskins are scheduled to arrive in Swaziland around the 7th of October. Their job description includes church planting in the Manzini region and developing rural training schools throughout Swaziland.

--After arriving on the field Todd and Deborah will attend the on-field orientation 40/40 October 21-November 19 in Burkina Faso (West Africa). 40/40 is an intensive time of learning to live in Africa as well as develop relationships with the African people. Begin praying for Todd and Deborah’s preparation to this type of training and wonderful blessings will occur.

Pray that all the members of the Allen family will get their final medical clearance. They are down to their last few documents needed. Pray nothing will “pop” up in any test result that will delay their return to Swaziland. They plan to return to Swaziland on the 26th of September.

***Did you know???
In what year did overseas baptisms top 200,000 for the first time?

--August 7th, the executive committee of the Swaziland Baptist Convention meets. New officers were elected a few months ago and training was conducted in June. Continue to pray each will learn his or her new job description and commit to furthering Baptist work in Swaziland.

--The 2010 National Youth Camp is scheduled for August 26-29. A volunteer team from Belton, Texas (First Baptist) will lead. Pray those who attend will leave feeling the presence of the Savior and will daily strive to seek His face. Pray for Grant and Jenna, Brett, Courney and Daphne as they prepare for this awesome ministry. Pray for Al and Belinda Jordan as they host the team and get them to the camp venue each day.
--Pray for Kym Pennington, the new True Love Waits International consultant as she prepares to make her first trip to Swaziland in August during the National Youth Camp. Pray this will be the beginning of a wonderful working relationship between Kym, the Swazis and the Swazi Team.

Continue to remember Wayne’s sister, Patsy suffering from COPD and on oxygen. -Pray also Wayne’s brother (Terry). Pray his quarterly tests will continue to show his cancer is in remission. -Pray Barbara’s brother-in-law, Gary Rutledge will continue to recover from his herniated disc surgery and for Barbara’s nephew-in-law’s mother diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

AIDS UPDATE:
Pray people will not be silent concerning the cause of AIDS and the need for Christ to change lives. Pray people will have the courage to speak honestly about AIDS and why God wants our behavior to reflect His guidance.

***Answer to the Do You Know question:
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Thank you for giving to the 2009 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Pray for the faithfulness of Southern Baptist churches to give to the 2010 LMCO so missionaries can be sent to many lost and dying people and nations.

--Please continue to pray for IMB’s Presidential Search Committee as they seek God’s man to lead our organization.

This week’s country focus: JAPAN
-Pray that God would create more responsiveness in the hearts of the Japanese, particularly the very traditional older people, to the Gospel. Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring revelation of God and conviction of sin to the nation.
-Pray for the struggles of the church in Japan. There is a lack of clear Bible teaching, with many converts to Christianity still operating under the worldviews and superstitions they were raised in. Pray for the church to grow in maturity and wisdom.
-Pray for missionaries serving in Japan who become discouraged, and for more missionaries to be sent out to join them.
(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.)

PRAYER IS THE SOUL’S SINCERE DESIRE
Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire,
unuttered or expressed,
the motion of a hidden fire
that trembles in the breast.
Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
the falling of a tear,
the upward glancing of an eye,
when none but God is near.
Prayer is the simplest form of speech
that infant lips can try;
prayer the sublimest stains that reach
the Majesty on high.
Prayer is the contrite sinners’ voice,
returning from their way,
while angels in their songs rejoice
and cry, “Behold, they pray!”
Prayer is the Christians’ vital breath,
the Christians’ native air;
their watchward at the gates of death;
they enter heaven with prayer.
0 thou, by whom we come to God,
the Life, the Truth, the Way;
the path of prayer thyself hast trod;
Lord, teach us how to pray!
--James Montgomery

I call on you, O God, for you will answer me;
Give ear to me and hear my prayer. Psalm 17:6