Monday, October 18, 2010

Myers Weekly Prayer Letter

We are happy to announce that Todd and Deborah Hoskins arrived in Swaziland on Thursday. We had the chance to meet and talk with them on Thursday and Friday and feel blessed the Lord has brought them our way. Please pray for an easy adjustment for Todd and Deborah to life in Swaziland.
Tomorrow, Todd and Deborah leave for Jo’burg. On Wednesday they fly to Burkina Faso to begin their time of intensive training on learning to live in Africa as well as developing relationships with the African people. Pray the Lord will prepare them for this type of training. Pray their life will be blessed. 40/40 concludes on the 19th of November.

--She shared of her life as a young girl/woman before she became a child of the King. The details were chilling to those listening. While discussing the session that dealt with forgiveness she admitted that there was someone she has never been able to forgive until now. She mingled with the other ladies and everyone enjoyed getting to know her. This was her first Women’s Retreat but will probably not be her last. The Lord is working in her life as well as many Swazi Baptist women. Blessings were given to us during the Swazi Baptist Women’s Retreat October 14-16. Thank you for praying for this event. Lives were touched including mine!!
Pray each lady understood the importance of prayer and the need for a daily time of talking and listening to the Lord. Pray the Lord will continue to bless the lives of those who attended this year’s retreat.

--Lacie Allen was accepted to the Sifundzani Primary School. She will begin first grade in January 2011.

My computer is still in the shop. The processor needs to be replaced (again) and the technicians are having difficulty finding a chip that is needed. I am still using Wayne’s old laptop. The technicians hope to have the computer running within a week. Pray I will soon have my computer back from the shop!!

--The third children’s camp is scheduled for this weekend, October 22-24 at the Mphungwane Baptist Church. The theme is “Let Us Talk To God.” The children will study stories on Christ, Daniel and Hannah who were great prayer warriors.
Pray the children will be able to take home the stories and their significance. Pray each will go home touched by the Lord.

--The Maphungwane Baptist Church will also conduct a baptism service Sunday morning. Pray as the church continues to reach the loss in the community. Pray for these being baptized to be committed to the Christian way of living.

Wayne began a TEE (Theological Education by Extension) class two weeks ago with the Mafucula and Vuvulane Baptist Churches. There are approximately 15 interested Swazis. Pray the study will go well and will help those attending become strong committed leaders.

NOVEMBER MINISTRY EVENTS:
--The Swazi Team meets on the 2nd of November (minus the Hoskins attending 40/40). This is the first team meeting in several months. Pray as the team discusses future ministries and other business.

-November 13, the Shiselweni Baptist Association will meet at the Velebantfu Baptist Church. Pray as this association continues to organize to meet on a regular basis.

--November 14, the Thunzini Baptist Church will host a licensing service for their pastor, Nkosingiphile Dlamini. Pastor Dlamini has led this church for many years and is a strong leader and committed Christian. Pray for this very special service and the Lord will continue to bless Nkosingiphile and the Thunzini Baptist Church.

SWAZI TEAM PRAYER CONCERNS:
--The Myers are taking a little holiday to Kruger National Game Reserve October 26-29. Pray we will have a fun and relaxing time.

-- 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.

--The Allens report that many are waiting baptism and ask for prayer for the right weather and opportunities for different churches to have new believers follow Christ in believer’s baptism. One special person waiting to be baptized is their daughter, Lacie. Lacie wanted to return to Swaziland to be baptized. Pray Lacie understands the importance of baptism in her life.

***Do You Know?
What are the two central objectives of missionary labors?
**Answer:
Evangelism and church development.

It is time for your church to start promoting and setting a goal for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Every penny given to Lottie Moon is used to support your Southern Baptist missionaries as they share the Gospel overseas. The offering represents 54 percent of the International Mission Board’s total income. Pray for the faithfulness of Southern Baptist churches to give to the 2010 LMCO so missionaries can be sent to minister to many lost and dying people and nations.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM IMB OFFICE OF GLOBAL PRAYER STRATEGY:
-Pray for the October 18-20 Impact Your World Conference being held at the International Learning Center in Rockville, Va. This conference helps churches to find answers to their questions about living out Acts 1:8. Guests will be able to dialog with missionaries, as well as with pastors who are effectively engaging in international missions, and receive tools that will help them in their missions journey.
--Please continue praying for the IMB’s Presidential Search Committee as they seek God’s man to lead our organization.

AIDS UPDATE:
With statistics showing that Swaziland continues to lose many Swazis to the AIDS pandemic, reports show that 60 to70 percent of the adult population are involved in multiple sexual relationships. There is a high prevalence of multiple concurrent partners. Studies show that concurrent multiple partners definitely influence the HIV infection rate. It seems that the people in Swaziland do not care about HIV or AIDS. Pray there will be an awakening among the Swazis concerning the dangers of their lifestyles that cause AIDS. (Information taken from the Swazi News).
--Remember www.inhomecarekits.org is your contact site to help fill kits that help families care for their loved ones with AIDS. You or your church’s help is needed to supply enough kits to meet the requests from IMB missionaries ministering to AIDS victims. Please pray concerning this critical need.

This week’s country focus: ALGERIA:
- Pray for political, religious and spiritual freedom for the Algerian people. The Berber people are increasingly seeking to reaffirm their identity and return to their cultural roots. Their forebears were once Christian, and many thousands of people have turned to Christ amongst the Kabyle-some through supernatural revelations of the Lord Jesus and others through personal evangelism.
--Pray also that the Berbers, who have the potential to sweep across the North of Africa with the gospel, would have the resources to realize their growing vision.
--Pray for Christian music, which is being composed and written in local languages and styles; it needs to be sent out across Algeria.
- (Information from The Ultimate Goal (TUG) a project of SASCOL and is the outreach initiative taking place during June and July 2010.)

My dearest Lord,
Be thou a bright flame before me,
Be thou a guiding star above me,
Be thou a smooth path beneath me,
Be thou a kindly shepherd behind me,
Today—tonight—and forever.
-Saint Columba

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