Myers Weekly Prayer Letter

Tuesday (November 2nd) was our scheduled Swazi Team meeting but plans had to be changed when Wayne felt he needed medical attention (he was in quite a bit of pain) for his right upper jaw and lower jaw. We were very fortunate to be able to see a doctor in Mbabane and from there was referred to a dentist. We were especially blessed that she was able to see Wayne on Tuesday since she had a very full schedule. We returned after lunch and by 2:30 she was assessing his problem that turned out to be a tooth that needed a route canal in his right upper jaw and his lower tooth had a slight infection. Doctor Stephens had given Wayne an antibiotic and pain pill and Dr. Rockley began working on his route canal that will be completed next month (December 15). We feel our Lord was walking with us along the way and assuring us that everything was going to be fine.
-We do not live near doctors or good medical care without driving about two hours. It is always a concern when we feel in the need of a doctor. Fortunately, we have received medical care when it is needed.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for most Swazis.
---Clinics do not have doctors or an adequate supply of medication.
--- Nurses in the clinics diagnose and prescribe medication.
---Hospitals are usually over crowded and patients may need to sleep on the floor.
---Families must care for the patient’s physical needs while in the hospital.
--Cleanliness is always a concern.
--Many continue to see the sangoma or witch doctor for medical attention. Please pray the government of Swaziland will see the need to provide doctors in clinics and supply of medications will be adequate. Pray Swazis will not seek the use of traditional methods of medical care.

We were not able to meet on Tuesday with the Allens. We did have lunch with them and discuss a few items on the agenda and did discuss the Swazi Team’s end-of-the year retreat is scheduled for December 13-14 in White River, South Africa. In the past, the time has enabled the Team to not only have great fellowship together, but also praise the Lord for His blessings the past year and a time of prayer for future work. Pray the Lord will be glorified in the planning for this retreat.

Remember Veteran’s Day on the 11th of November.

NOVEMBER MINISTRY EVENTS:
-November 13th, 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 14th, 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.
--THANKSGIVING DAY November 25th. The Swazi Team will celebrate this special day at the Myers.

SWAZI TEAM PRAYER CONCERNS:
--Pray for Todd and Deborah Hoskins currently attending 40/40 (October 21-November 19). Please pray this will be a productive time of study and orientation.
--Pray for God’s direction as the Allens seek an area to start a new outreach group in the Hhohho region.
--Continue to remember Wayne’s sister, Patsy suffering from COPD and on oxygen. His brother Terry recently had his gall bladder removed. Pray his quarterly tests for the return of stage 4 cancer will show his cancer in remission. Pray for Wayne’s oldest brother having health issues related to his diabetes. Pray for Barbara’s brother-in-law as he continues to recover from his herniated disc surgery in 2009.

***Do You Know?
What is a non-resident missionary?
Answer: A missionary who is sent to help evangelize people groups in countries and regions where Christian work is severely restricted. Non-residential missionaries live outside the targeted area but work to develop ways of advancing the gospel there.

Lottie Moon poured into her letters more anguished pleas for new missionaries. September 16 she wrote a letter which was to become immortal among Southern Baptists. As early as 1881 the Women’s Missionary Society at Cartersville had taken offerings for Miss Moon on Christmas Day. These pious women who were unflinching in their commitment to missions thought this a fitting way to observe the Savior’s birth. They and their families were invited to church on Christmas to lay their mite boxes on the altar.
Now Miss Moon heard the Methodist women had decided to observe the week before Christmas 1887 as a time of prayer and self-denial for missions. She passed on this idea to Southern Baptists and it was published in the Foreign Mission Journal of December 1887.(From the book, The New Lottie Moon Story, 1980 Chapter 7)
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. Pray Lottie Moon’s legacy will live through the IMB missionaries throughout the world.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM IMB OFFICE OF GLOBAL PRAYER STRATEGY:
--Please continue praying for the IMB’s Presidential Search Committee as they seek God’s man to lead our organization.
--November 9-10: IMB Board of Trustees meeting in Winston-Salem, NC
--November 10: Missionary Appointment Service at Calvary Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC
November 11-13: Missions Expo in Orlando, Fla. (participation by invitation only)
Please pray for these special events.

AIDS UPDATE:
Polygamy is legal in Swaziland and many Swazis have more than one wife. It is also culturally acceptable for a man to have many girl friends (sexual partners) outside of marriage and a rural Swazi woman dare not question her husband’s behavior. Pray the Swazi people will see this cultural practice leads to the spread of HIV/AIDS.
--Remember www.inhomecarekits.org or info@gobgr.org are your contact sites for information to help fill kits that help families care for their loved ones with AIDS. You or your church’s help is needed in 2011 to supply enough kits to meet the requests from IMB missionaries ministering to AIDS victims. Please pray about this critical need.

This week’s country focus: URUGUAY:
- Uruguayan society has been characterized by secularism, and in fact is the most secular state in South America. Whilst 50% of the population is affiliated with the Catholic Church, less than 2% attend church. Pray for an awakening for the Uruguayan people.
-Evangelical churches have struggled through the last century to make an impact on Uruguay; however, in the last few decades, growth in the Baptist and Pentecostal churches has accelerated. Pray for a continued spiritual interest in society, for growth to continue and for unity amongst the churches.
--Missions vision in Uruguay has been limited, but is also growing. Pray for a passion in the church for reaching its community, as well as participating in reaching the rest of the world.
- (Information from The Ultimate Goal (TUG) a project of SASCOL and is the outreach initiative taking place during June and July 2010.)

O God, you are both the light and the guide of those who put their trust in you. Grant us in all our doubts and uncertainties the grace to ask what you would have us do; that he Spirit of wisdom may save us from all false choices, and that in your light we may see light; through Jesus Christ our Lord. –William Bright
Direct me in the path of your commands,
for there I find delight.
Turn my heart toward your statutes
and not toward selfish gain.
Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
preserve my life according to your word.
Psalm 119:35-37