Myers Weekly Prayer Letter

The Vuvulane Baptist Church begins a weekend revival (Fri.-Sun.). Saturday (26th of March) morning from 9:00-1:00 the children and youth will meet for Bible studies. The revival will conclude at morning worship on Sunday. Pray this will be a big spiritual boost for those that attend the Vuvulane Baptist Church. Pray children and youth will attend the Bible studies offered and it will be a great weekend for everyone.

--March 30-April 4, the Swazi Team will attend the Two Oceans Cluster Strategy Meeting at the Birchwood Conference Center in Jo’burg. The First Baptist Church of Orlando, Fla., will provide volunteers to work with the missionary children and lead in worship services. Missionaries from South Africa and Swaziland will gather for a time of reconnecting with missionary colleagues, praying for missionary needs and information gathering. Pray for spiritual preparedness for the missionaries attending, volunteers ministering and leadership leading.

--April 4-6, Wayne and I will attend the Community Development Training sponsored by the Baptist Global Response (BGR) in Jo’burg, South Africa. Pray this training will be helpful to the Swazi Team as we seek ways to minister to the Swazi people.
***Because we will be in Jo’burg for a week (March 30-April 6), next week’s prayer letter will not be sent.

HIS HANDS
The hands of Christ Seem very frail,
For they were broken By a nail.
But only they Reach heaven at last Whom these frail,
broken Hands hold fast.
--John Richard Moreland

Swazis do not have a word for Easter. When asked what word is used when talking about Easter, Good Friday is the answer. How sad not to know that hope did not end with the crucifixion. Without celebrating the resurrection they have left Him in the grave. Pray Swazis will see their hope lies in a resurrected Savior who is not in the grave!!

April 21-24 is the National Good Friday/Easter Services in Manzini. “To the Praise of His Glory” is the theme and sessions are provided for adult/youth and children as well as evening worship. Pray the 2011 Good Friday/Easter Services will be a blessing to those attending. Pray for a wonderful time of unity and rejoicing!!

AIDS UPDATE:
With the threat of AIDS destroying Swaziland’s youthful generation, there is a great need for a strong True Love Waits program in the country. The Swazi Team is happy to say the Lord is providing laborers for this task. In May, True Love Waits International consultant, Kym Pennington will conduct three three-day True Love Waits training events. In June-July, seven summer missionaries will minister in Swaziland sharing the True Love Waits message in churches and schools. Four “Hands On” missionaries will also arrive in June and August to share the TLW message throughout the country. Pray the Lord will continue preparing these missionaries for their task of sharing the TLW message in Swaziland. May hearts be touches and changed and the AIDS pandemic will loosen its grip on the Swazi people. With the new True Love Waits missionaries arriving in June, dynamics will change for the Swazi Team. Instead of 3 families (8 members), the numbers will increase to 14 families (19members). Pray the Myers, Allens and Hoskins will be able to adjust to working with the Lord’s provision of new workers for the harvest. Pray mighty blessings will occur!!

IMB’S OFFICE OF GLOBAL PRAYER STRATEGY:
-A Mission Expo to which 36 interested missions candidates have been invited is scheduled to occur in Louisville, Ky., on March 24-26. Please intercede for these men and women as they seek God’s will concerning overseas missionary service.

-IMB’s Leadership Forum Retreat will be held at Natural Bridge, Va., on March 28 through April 1. Please pray for IMB’s president, vice-presidents, associate vice-presidents, and directors during this time of spiritual enrichment and professional dialogue. -This busy month will conclude with Indabas, the Sub-Saharan African Mini Summit at South Haven Baptist Church, Springfiled, Mo. For centuries in southern Africa, Zulu chiefs have called together their people to discuss important issues at meetings called “indabas.” That’s an appropriate name for a conference that will focus attention on the lostness of Sub-Saharan Africa. Ask God to deluge this conference with blessings.