Myers Weekly Prayer Letter

MOTHER’S DAY
MOTHER’S DAY IS REMEMBRANCE DAY
And we pause on The Path of the Year
To pay honor and worshipful tribute
To the Mother our heart holds dear…
For, whether here or in heaven,
Her love is our haven and guide,
For always the memory of Mother
Is a beacon light shining inside…
Time cannot destroy her memory
And years can never erase
The tenderness and the beauty
Of the love in a Mother’s face…
And, when we think of our Mother,
We dray nearer to God above,
For only God in His Greatness
Could fashion a MOTHER’S LOVE.
                      -Helen Steiner Rice
Remember Sunday May 8th is Mother’s Day!!
Pray for godly mothers in the USA, Swaziland, Africa and throughout the world.  May each mother’s actions and thoughts reflect the heart of the loving God and Savior.


For the last few months prayer has been requested for the start of a Bible study in the community of MaCethuka (approximately 5 kms from the Vuvulane Baptist Church).  It has been difficult to meet with this group (who requested the Bible study) for various reasons.  Yesterday (Thursday) Wayne went to the community to “touch base” with the interested parties.  The plan is to soon begin meeting every other Wednesday and enlist the help of the Vuvulane Baptist Church.  Pray this Bible study will soon begin with many attending.  Pray through the teaching of God’s Word many will understand what it means to be a Christian and will allow Jesus to lead and guide their every step.

--Tomorrow May 7th, the executive committee of the Baptist Convention of Swaziland meets.  One item on the agenda is to evaluate the National Easter Services in April.  Pray for this group as they prayerfully reflect on the 2011 Easter Services.  Pray for a time of unity and consensus.

--Sunday May 8th, the Vuvulane Baptist Church will conduct a baptism service.  What a joy for the church to baptize those who recently came to know the Lord as their Savior.  May the lives of these be a witness to the saving power of our Lord Jesus Christ!!

--Continue to pray for our computer situation.  I still do not have my computer from the shop.  Wayne and I are taking turns on the one working computer (2000 Dell laptop).  This has been a very busy time for Wayne requiring many hours of computer work.  Pray a light will soon shine on this situation!!

--Pray the 648 In-Home Health Care Kits will soon be transported to Swaziland from Durban, South Afria!!

SPECIAL PRAYER REQUEST:
After enjoying good and substantial rains in the spring and early summer, some areas of the country now find themselves in a drought situation possibly facing a famine in the coming year.  Just when the crops needed rain the most, the rains stopped.  Many will suffer this winter when they food sources run out before the next crop is ready to harvest.   Pray those facing a hunger situation will be able to find assistance in feeding their families.  Pray the next growing season will be one of plenty.

FROM THE IMB’S OFFICE OF GLOBAL PRAYER STRATEGY:
--Please lift up in prayer the 67 missionary adults and 39 missionary kids who began their eight-week pre-departure field orientation on April 25.  May these weeks at IMB’s learning center be a blessing to them and ultimately to the peoples among whom they are called to serve.  Pray especially that each missionary will receive their visa approval in a very timely manner. 

--Thank God for the 41 retiring missionaries who will be in Richmond, Virginia, for the May 10-15 Emeritus Missionary Conference.  May He bless them in extraordinary ways during the coming days of transition.

KITS FOR KIDS…Connecting Kids Who Care With Kids in Need!!
This summer Baptist Global Response is partnering with LifeWay Christian Resources in the Vacation Bible School missions project.  Kids in Vacation Bible Schools all over the United States will be collecting school supplies for “Kits for Kids”.  There’s even a website of resources for churches at http://www.vbskitsforkids.com/.  Check it out!!  Maybe this is something your VBS would like to do. 

WHERE’S THE CHICKEN??? UPDATE:
Last week in our prayer letter I shared of a possible theft of 9 bags of chicken portions.  Attendees were awakened just after midnight Saturday night or should I say Sunday morning to have their bags searched for the missing chicken.  It was thought perhaps the cooks had cooked too much chicken on Saturday night thus accounting for the missing chicken.  NOT SO!!  According to one who purchased the chicken for Saturday night and Sunday lunch, extra chicken was purchased to insure there would be enough for everyone.    “We did not cook too much chicken.  We cooked what we were told to cook,” according to one very offended cook.  With all evidence in, it looks as though the missing chicken portions were deliberately taken from the safety of the kitchen sometime Saturday afternoon. The only part of this mystery that goes unsolved is “Who took the chicken?”   Oh well, it looks as though we will never know the answer to that question!!