Myers Weekly Prayer Letter

Thanksgiving is over and we hope each of you had a wonderful day of celebration. The Swazi Team met here in Tshaneni. After several days of rain, the sun came out and the weather was absolutely perfect. The food was great and the fellowship was tops!! We have so much in which to be thankful. The members of the Swazi Team look forward to 2011 with joy, love and desire to make our lives count for Christ. Thank you for praying for us during 2010.

SWAZI TEAM PRAYER REQUESTS:
--Steve Allen continues to recover from his appendectomy. Please pray for a good recovery and return to ministry opportunities.
--Todd and Deborah Hoskins begin their two month culture/language study on the 30th of November. Pray for a clear understanding concerning the culture and traditions that shape the lives of the Swazi people. Pray Todd and Deborah will also be able to learn a bit of the siSwati language.
--Wednesday (Dec. 1st) Lacie Allen graduates from the Little Brown Hen Preschool (Grade 0/Kindergarten). Pray for Lacie as she finishes up one school and starts a new one the end of January.
--Larry and Dianne Randolph, member care missionaries will visit the Swazi Team, December 7-9. Pray for Larry and Dianne as they touch base with the Myers, Allens and Hoskins.
--The Swazi Team’s end-of-the-year retreat begins on the 13th of December in White River, South Africa. In the past this has been a very special time of reflecting and celebrating the Lord’s blessings during the year and planning for future work. Pray this retreat will continue to be a special and beneficial time for the Swazi Team. Pray in all things the Lord will be glorified. The retreat ends on the 15th of December.

Wonders never cease here in Tshaneni. Tuesday night when I walked into the study I noticed something moving on my desk. To my horror closer inspection showed it to be a small snake. Closer inspection showed it to be a small, Puff Adder snake!! Mustering all the willpower I could to keep from screaming, I slowly backed out of the room and ran for Wayne. When we arrived back to the study the snake was still there but was moving to the back of the desk. For the next 15-20 minutes we pondered on how to get rid of the snake without endangering ourselves. With me holding the flash light on the snake (I had a great view of its eyeballs) Wayne eased the papers that held the snake into a garbage can. He quickly took the offending visitor outside.

MINISTRY PRAYER REQUESTS:
--Yesterday Pastor Douglas Mavuso (Vuvulane Baptist Church) took himself to the Mhlume Clinic after experiencing stomach pains since Wednesday night. The clinic told him he may have appendicitis. Douglas immediately went to the Good Shepherd Clinic in Siteki to be examined. He was told at this clinic that no indications of appendicitis were seen but to watch for any recurrent symptoms. Please pray Douglas will stay healthy without recurrent pain and symptoms of appendicitis.

--The Ntuthwakazi Baptist Church will conduct revival services December 6-11. Pastor Nkosingiphile Dlamini and Wayne will be preaching. Pray the members of the church will experience true revival. Pray many lost in the community will hear the gospel message and respond.--December 11, Chris Msibi and S’phesihle Sithole are getting married. Chris is the former pastor of the Mgamudze and Nhlangano Baptist Churches. He is also the son of Annah Thwala who we have known since arriving in Swaziland and was our first convert. Annah also helps me with children’s ministries. Pray Chris and S’phesihle will understand God’s plan for marriage. Pray they will be witnesses to other Christian couples.

AIDS UPDATE:Wednesday December 1st is WORLD AIDS DAY!! As you know the pandemic in Africa continues to take many lives. How can you help? Pray for a cure for HIV/AIDS that would be readily available worldwide. Pack a Home Health Care Kit-This is a hospice care kit packed in a 5-gallon bucket that gives hope and dignity to someone who is terminally ill…and most importantly give them the opportunity to see and hear of God’s love for them. www.inhomecarekit.org

NOVEMBER 28-DECEMBER 5: WEEK OF PRAYER FOR INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS AND THE LOTTIE MOON CHRISTMAS OFFERING:As your church gives, prays and goes, unreached people gain access to the life-giving Gospel of Jesus Christ. They hear and respond because your IMB missionaries go with full support and because you give generously and sacrificially. “Oh that my words could be as a trumpet call stirring the hearts of my brethren and sisters to pray, to labor, to give thanks, to give themselves to the people.” Lottie Moon Please pray the 2010 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering will be reached so missionaries can continue to be sent to reach the world’s people missing from God’s family.

This week’s country focus: SLOVENIA:-Slovenia has a strong Catholic tradition, but the Catholic and other churches all lack vitality, especially in the face of social issues which abound in Slovenia like suicide and abortion. Pray that nominal Christians in mainline churches might come to a real faith in Christ.-Church planting is a real need in Slovenia. Work amongst students is growing and very necessary. Pray for Christian ministries in this country.-Converts to Christianity sometime face opposition from their families for having abandoned their traditional way of life. Some consider evangelical churches to be cults, who take things, like Bible study, much too seriously. Pray for young believers, that they would have the courage to be bold for their faith in their families, and that they would remain steadfast in their faith. (information form The Ultimate Goal a project of SASCOL and is the outreach initiative taking place during the World Cup in South Africa June and July 2010).