Myers Weekly Prayer Letter

PRAISE THE LORD THE 648 IN-HOME HEALTH CARE KITS FINALLY ARRIVED IN MBABANE ON MONDAY!!  If you remember from our last week’s prayer letter, the kits were to arrive on Friday but that did not happen.  Then they were to arrive on Saturday (Wayne and I making a trip up to Mbabane in anticipation of the historic event) but that did not happen.  Finally, after much prodding and pushing, the kits arrived on Monday.  The volunteer team from the First Baptist Church, Washington, North Carolina helped unload the truck (THANK YOU TEAM!!). Because of space not all the kits arrived and are to be delivered on Tuesday.  Please pray this will happen!!!

Now that the kits have arrived, the real work begins for the Swazi Team.  Training the members of our Swazi Baptist churches on the use of these kits is needed.  Pray for the Swazi Team as we seek to train our church members on the use of these kits.  Pray many Swazis will be touched by the giving and sharing of these gifts.  Each kit is packed in a 5-gallon bucket filled with items such as multivitamins, sheets, a towel and wash cloths, soap for sensitive skin, gloves for caregivers and much more.  If your church is interested in helping to “pack a kit/bucket” please contact bgrbuckets@gobgr.org.  For more details you can also visit their website www.baptistglobalresponse.com/main/.

Since we made the special trip to Mbabane on Saturday, Wayne had to postpone his meeting with Nkosingiphile Dlamini, pastor of the Thunzini Baptist Church.  Nkosingiphile was recently accepted to a teacher training college in Manzini.  This is great news for Nkosingiphile who has been a strong committed Christian pastor as well as leader of the Shiselweni Baptist Association.  Pray for the Thunzini Baptist Church during this time of change.  Pray leaders within the congregation will be able to lead the church in the pastor’s absence.  Pray for Nkosingiphile as he begins a new chapter in his life.

The Shiselweni Baptist Association is scheduled to meet on the 9th of July.  One big item of business is the planning of a “SPECIAL DO” for Nkosingiphile July 30-31.  Nkhosingiphile is well respected by all our Swazi Baptist churches and this will be a special time to say thank you and congratulations!!  Pray this Association meeting on the 9th will be well attended.  Pray for the planning of Nkosingiphile’s Special Do!!
Nkhosingiphile Trivia:  Nkhosingiphile is called “Titus” by many of the younger leaders of our Swazi Baptist churches.  What is the reason for this?  A few years ago when Nkosingiphile was saying the books of the Bible as part of his TEE (Theological Education by Extension) he left out the book of Titus.

Saturday July 2 is the scheduled EC meeting of the Swaziland Baptist Convention.  Important issues need to be discussed that include understanding of the convention’s relationship with the Council of Churches and the need to make decisions as a group (not just a few individuals).  Pray for a good time of discussion and hopefully understanding.  Pray there will be unity in tomorrow’s meeting.  Election of new officers was held in May.  Pray for these new officers as they begin serving as leaders of the convention.

Wednesday Wayne and I were able to help the Hoskins with transporting the six summer missionaries back to their “rural/bush” home.  The group finished their second “Get-Away” on Wednesday.  I had met only two of the missionaries and it was a treat to be able to meet the other four.  The group also needed to cross the border into South Africa since their 30-days had expired.  We enjoyed lunch at Pongola, South Africa and the missionaries were able to have another 30 days stamped in their passports.  Continue to pray for Tiffany, Elizabeth, Tori, REH, Jonathon and Adam as they begin their second month sharing the True Love Waits message.  Pray the Lord will bless each remaining day in Swaziland.  Their third “Get-Away” is scheduled July 11-13 and will have a cook-out at the Myers on the 12th (hopefully the weather will cooperate!).

Pray also for the four Hands On missionaries (two in Mbabane and two in Tshaneni). Brandi and Kim are currently on a homestead in Mafucula and involved in language/culture study four days a week.  Sienna and Heather are beginning to have opportunities to share the True Love Waits message in the Manzini region.  Pray for these four missionaries as they minister in Swaziland.  Pray Brandi and Kim’s experiences on the homestead will be a time of learning and developing relationships with the Swazi people.

JULY 4TH-HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!  Pray for the Swazi Team and Hands On missionaries celebrating this special holiday in Mbabane.   Advance weather forecasts say it is going to cool/cold.  Instead of celebrating at the beach or pool, the Swazi Team will celebrate around the fire place!!

Thank you for praying for our computer woes as mentioned in last week’s prayer letter.  The Lord has provided and our woes are not quite as woeful.  But, we still are dealing with my computer and whether it has “gone missing.”  Please pray this situation will reach a very friendly and adequate solution.   The owner of the shop where the computer was taken (many months ago) contacted Wayne to say he should have the computer this weekend.  But, we have heard that many times and still do not have the computer.

FROM THE IMB OFFICE OF GLOBAL PRAYER STRATEGY:
--Please pray for the 174 missionary adults and 141 missionary kids (MKs) winding down their week of worship, fellowship, equipping conferences at IMB’s International Learning Center.  Please pray for them that these days together will feed these statesiding missionaries’ souls, stimulate their minds, comfort their hearts, and impact the nations.  Pray also for safe travel as they return to their stateside temporary residences.