Living for Christ- Pastor 9 Update May 2023

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

I thank God for you all as you continue to pray for me and support me financially.

I am doing good by God’s grace. Right now, we are having summer break for the Bible Institute students. They have finished their first year, and have one more year left to complete the Bible Institute. It gets really hot here in the summer. The temperature usually gets up to 110⁰ F during the day, so its really hard to go outside in the afternoon this time of year. Therefore, we have a longer summer break than winter break. In the winter the students only get a 2-3 week break.

During this past school year, I have seen all of the students grow so much in their knowledge of the Word and in their knowledge of the Lord. Some of them already had good Bible knowledge, while some did not even know how to read or write properly. But by the end of the school year, with our continued efforts and by His grace, I rejoice to see all of them doing really well. I see that this knowledge of the Word has caused them to love the Lord even more as they spend more time praying and studying the Word by themselves. They also have the heart to reach out to their friends and family members who are not saved. I believe that right now they are witnessing to them as they are back in their homes. I am in touch with them through phone calls.

I have also been teaching children (above) from the Bible each week for over a year. I am blessed to have this opportunity to lead them in their spiritual journey while most of their friends are enjoying a worldly life. They love the Lord. I am so glad that they do not give in to peer pressure as they stand for the Lord and live out what they have been learning.

A few weeks ago, I was invited to preach at a medical college’s chapel in my city. The topic of my message was “Living for Christ”. I had a positive response from the students. There were about 40 students. They told me that they were really blessed by the good solid teaching of the Word. They told me that most of the teaching that they hear is prosperity teachings. At the end, the student leader thanked me saying, “Thank you for presenting the truth without sugarcoating it.” A few of them told me that they would love to visit my church so I gave them the address. I plan to follow up with them and get in touch with them.

Prayer Requests:

  • Please pray that I continue to grow in my spiritual life and the knowledge of God.
  • Please pray that I will be used mightily by God.
  • Please pray for the Bible school students. May God use them right now as they share the Gospel with their friends and family during this summer break.
  • Please pray for the children and teenagers of my city with whom I am involved. May they stand firm in their faith at this age when Satan tries to distract them.

Blessings,

Pastor 9

* Names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.

Picarones and the Gospel – Voisin Update May 2023

The team getting ready to leave for Peru!

A lot has happened this last month, and I’m grateful for all that the Lord has done! As many of you know the Lord provided for me to go to Peru! What an amazing time it was. I got to meet so many amazing people, and come to find out, see many I hadn’t in a while. During our time there we were involved with many different things. We were able to do outreach, be a part of chapels for the Bible College, meet and interact with the students, attend Calvary Trujillo, and do lots of construction. Overall the Lord provided for an amazing time and opportunity.

Peru

Passing out invites for one of the outreaches at Calvary Trujillo.

We arrived May 11 and got settled in. Each team member got to share a devotional (and depending on the day) teach a chapel for CBI Peru. Our work was clearly cut out for us and it was a joy to be a part of what the Lord has been doing in Trujillo, Peru. During classes, our team would work on meal prep or construction. We were able to help put in a new water tank to supply the campuses water needs. Our first night we got to have some Peruvian donuts called Picarones (they’re delicious—give them a try). One of my favorite things was getting to meet the students and serve alongside them. Our first day there, a good friend and I went with some locals from the church and passed out flyers to invite people to an outreach in the park we were having the next day—it was a blast! This was the school’s last week of classes and they made it their outreach week before graduation—it made for a busy week indeed.

Outreach

We were able to do 4 different outreaches, all of which had a skit for the kiddos, games, some prizes and crafts, and a whole lot of Jesus and the Gospel. We got to partner with 3 different churches, and got to help bring the love of Jesus to some amazing kids in different communities. One of my favorite things to see was the skit that these CBI students put on—it was really well done and set up perfectly to share the Gospel and our need for Jesus. Only one thing can overcome darkness, and that’s Jesus. So many kids attended, and some with their families, and many gave their lives to Jesus. Please pray that they continue to attend church, get in the Word, and learn about their Savior who loves them and died for them!

Construction

Not only did we get to help put up the new water tank, but we also got to help get the framing started for a big outdoor pergola off of their main eating area. It was a lot of work, but it was a lot of fun, and I’m glad to have worked with the team, and with the staff and students as well. I know they have a team coming this summer that will help them with even more.

Bible College

One of the main things we got to help with was one of our pastors teaching a class to the CBI students on missions and church planting. This was a sweet time, getting to hear reminders of what I got to learn back in the School of Missions in 2020. What an exciting thing to get to hear about what the Lord is doing in the lives of these students and interns as they’re getting ready to go out and church plant themselves! It was such a blessing to be around a bunch of young people on fire for the Lord and ready to go wherever He calls them. Their graduation took place our last Thursday there, and it was a blessing to see the hard work and accomplishments of the students recognized in front of the church, students, and their family and friends. I didn’t know it until our trip got closer, but two people I knew from my time at CSOM were graduating that night, and it was such a cool thing to see. Please pray for all of the graduates as some are getting ready to go out and others are returning to intern.

Got to see this one graduate!

Back in the Northbay

Now it’s back to Middle School and home life while prepping and praying for what’s next. Please pray for continued vision, and provision for what the Lord is doing and where He is wanting to take me. I know He has a good plan and purpose and I am excited to see what He has in store. 

A quick update on my dad, while we were in Peru he actually needed to go back into the hospital due to an infection where they had initially done surgery, but praise the Lord they did not need to operate again and he is back home. Please pray for his continued recovery and that the Lord would provide strength, healing, and rest for him. 2023 has been a wild ride, but I’m thankful for all that the Lord has done and is doing.

Thank you for all of your prayer and support!

– Jordon

Finding Grace In These Uncertain Times -Pastor 15 Update May 2023

Thank the Lord for His grace to finish the second semester of our Bible Institute. This semester the students were taught 1&2 Samuel, Ezra & Nehemaih, Luke, Acts, Romans and 1&2 Corinthians. All the classes went smoothly.

We did not face any opposition from the Hindu fanatical groups that are very active in our area. There is so much persecution in our state. There is especially persecution around our town, but it has not been in our town. However, two weeks ago, a church service was attacked in a town that is just about a mile away from our church. These fanatical groups put women in the front. The women attack with wooden rods. 

Last month, one man was baptized in our church. This man’s parents became Christians about 13 years ago. They are members of our church. Before, this man had not accepted Jesus, but he started coming to church for the last two years with his parents. Slowly, he grew in his knowledge of the Lord and put his faith in Jesus. He got baptized last month. The Lord blessed him with a wife who is also a new believer from the same tribe. 

A new family has started coming to our Sunday fellowship. This family moved to our town recently, since the husband and wife both got jobs in our town. 

Even though we are not able to preach Gospel openly, the Lord gives us opportunities to do personal evangelism. We are renovating our house and we hired some people to do the work. We are thankful to the Lord that we are able to share the Gospel with them. 



Pastor 3* (our co-worker in Christ) has started building a place of worship by faith (right). lease pray that God provides for its completion.

We are doing well by God’s grace. Our daughter (left) is in England working as a registered nurse.

Thank you for being partners in the ministry of the Gospel through your prayers and financial support. We remember you in our prayers.

Co-workers in Christ,

A Wedding at Our Church

Pastor 15* Family

*Names and Faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.

This Hindu Man Wrote Songs To God! – Fulmizi Update May 2023

Hiking with a small team to visit a pastor’s village in South Asia.

I used to write songs to the unknown god,” My new friend and brother in Christ named Bijay, told me as we were in the middle of a 7-hour drive to a distant city in South Asia. He was explaining to me how he came to follow Jesus after growing up in the religious system of Hinduism: as many others in this country do.

I was so blown away that he had used the very words the Athenians did in Acts 17! He had been worshipping millions of gods and not one of them satisfied his desire to worship the true God. Bijay eventually came to faith in Christ after learning about the one true God and is now studying as a Bible Institute student. “In America,” I told him, “most people have heard the gospel and understand at least a little about the God of the Bible, but choose to reject Him.” With a burst of shock in his eyes he told me, “Wow. I cannot believe that they know about the one true God… and choose not to worship Him.”

For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.

ACTS 17:23
Bijay

Bijay’s background represents over one billion people who practice organized demon worship through Hinduism. The picture below is from a temple where Hindus worship. They believe that they must cremate the bodies of their loved ones within 24 hours in order for them to get into the afterlife. Visiting this site with the team was heartbreaking and eye opening. For many people, this is their view of god and their hope, falsely placed in man’s works and demonic powers. We stood there as believers who knew the Gospel of Jesus Christ that provides eternal life to all who put their faith in Him. But what was a small team of 21 Americans going to do in a country of 30 million people?

Hindu Temple

This is why it is so important to support and partner with long term local missionaries and pastors! As someone once asked about short term missions, “What is going to be there when you leave?” When our team left, we left multiple pastors and students like Bijay encouraged to continue preaching the Gospel in such a dark place.

Bonding with the CBI students in South Asia.

During our two week trip, we were able to preach the Gospel in outreaches, but we were also able to encourage the long term local pastors to continue in the ministry. This included spending time with the students at the Bible Institute as well as encouraging and helping pastors at multiple different churches. An open door to encourage was the reason Bijay and I were driving so far away. We were going to visit Pastor Raju, who graduated from the Institute a few years ago and now runs a church in his home village. He recently built a literal bridge between two islands in his village, which gave him a great standing with his non-Christian neighbors. Talk about building a bridge for the Gospel!!

Pastor Raju’s Bridge

Even though many in his town are still worshipping false gods, they have a great respect for Raju. His church is growing and there are faithful believers there. It was a joy for myself and a few other guys from the team to stay with him for a few days, share the Word and testimonies with the church, and minister to the kids. The five hour hike we took to get to the village was all worth it when we saw the joy that God brought through our little team. One lady told us when we left that we were leaving her “with tears.” There is a great hunger at this church for the word of God.

Loving on kids in Raju’s Village!

Whether it was through prayer, financial giving, or both, I am so thankful for your partnership in the Gospel. Without you, I would not be able to go on trips such as this one. I believe that the Lord is starting to open doors and guide as to where he wants me to be full time. Please stay connected as He does. For now, I am helping to organize multiple short term missions trips. We will be going to Vegas in July, Mexico in August, and Peru in November. Contact me if you are interested in joining us on a trip!

For His Eternal Kingdom.

Adam Fulmizi

We will be having a prayer breakfast, June 3rd at 9 AM, At Calvary WestGrove if you would like to hear more from the team about this trip. I’d love to see you there!

P.S. I’m Going to Greece!

The Lord has opened the doors for me to join a scouting trip to the county of Greece! This will be a great opportunity for me to meet and connect with missionaries doing work in and around this country. This is very special and exciting to me as there is a country close to Greece that has been heavy on my heart to see reached with the gospel. Please pray for God’s guidance as I connect with the Church in Greece and continually seek my part in the Great Commission. The trip is coming up quick, June 5th-16th!

Praise Reports/Prayer Requests

  • Praise Reports
    • Safe travels and an effective time of ministry in South Asia.
    • Getting to be reunited with the brothers I met last time, and meeting new ones.
    • The many open doors to preach the Gospel and encourage long term churches all over world
  • Prayer Requests
    • For Bijay and the other Bible Institute students to stay strong in the Lord
    • For people groups being reached through the work in South Asia.
    • Pastors like Raju, to be encouraged and to know that Jesus is always with them
    • Safe travels, wisdom, and strength for the June scouting trip to Greece

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Nepal Team At Church Before We Left

SGWM MAY PRAYER UPDATE


Brian and Jill Kanyike – Kampala, Uganda

– Pray for Jill as she is recovering from amoeba and giardia. Pray her stomach heals completely. 
– Luke and Laylee are still trying to get the hang of doing school online. Pray that they will catch on and enjoy it. Pray for them to grow closer to Lord. 
– Pray for Liana and Jill as they continue traditional homeschooling. Pray for her behavior and Jill’s patience. 
– Pray for the little boy Jill babysits. 

Thank you for praying for the Kanyike Family and for the ministry in Uganda. 

In Him,
Brian, Jill, Luke, Laylee, and Liana – Email Blog

Matthew and Noelle Harris – Uganda

Thank you all so much for your continued prayer support  

This month we can praise God for the following: 

– Our Church, Calvary Chapel Gulu, has grown in unity through some adversity and we are being “re-envisioned” with God’s mission for us. 
– My brother Michael who has been in China for 10 years has just received his firstborn son into the open world!  
– God has provided for us to get some needed work done on our house.   

This month please pray with us over the following: 

Our family has been struggling with the tropical health issues that are common in Africa. I am applying to further my education at Moody Bible Institute which will require strength and resources.  Our students will have a different pace of class this month which will focus on personally reflecting on the Gospel. Please pray that God brings unity and openness as we open ourselves to His work.  

God Bless You, 
The Harris Family – Email Blog

Aniku Family – Uganda

Pray for the 5 new Muslim converts. For their safety and boldness.  
Pray for the container clearance. The container is finally in Africa working it’s way to Uganda but there is a hold-up on one paperwork. Please pray for the details.  We are now beginning the roofing on the Koinonia community center and library.  Pray for all the church fellowships and ministries, that God will continue to strengthen us as we grow deeper in Him. Pray for our Bible college students as they do their finals and break for summer.  Continued prayers for our nursery and primary school.  

Thank you!
In Him,  The Aniku’s – Email Blog

Ends of the Earth MinistriesIn South Sudan:

Please continue to pray for the nation of South Sudan. Decades of Civil War have collapsed the economy, resulting in mass starvation and desperation. Hopelessness and violence run rampant throughout communities.Pray for our 500 students that are being daily discipled in the love of God and His Word, so they may lead their nation into a new season of hope.Pray for the 75 children and young adults in our children’s home and for the missionary parents that are laying down their lives to provide peace and unconditional love to these precious ones. Please pray for the new churches in the Tauso & Taposa villages. Pray that the pastors and medical staff will have the spiritual and physical tenacity to handle the countless challenges while living amongst Stone-Age tribes.

In Kenya:Pray for the refugee students in our missionary training college in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. They are fasting and praying as they prepare to return to South Sudan to begin reaching cities across the border in North Sudan, with hopes to plant churches amongst Muslim peoples in 2020-21.

In USA:Pray for the Missions Equip Training Programs. We are in the throes of launching two new schools this year.The first – International School, will be used in Bible Colleges as a complete missions training course. The second – Transformation, is a cross-cultural immersion training program, equipping missionaries to assimilate into their new culture while learning the language and world view.  Pray that God would continue to empower, envision and sustain us as we seek to establish nationally led, culturally relevant, biblical-based churches among unreached peoples.

Thank you for your prayers!

Yours for the unreached, 
Rob Douglass – Email Blog
USA

Tim and Jenn Pappas – Yorba Linda, California

PRAISE REPORTS 
1. Jenn was able to join Tim on trip to South Asia that was 2 weeks long focused on missionary care and teaching of in country workers.  
2. For those who prayerfully and financially support us  
3. Jenn has been able to stay healthy   

PRAYER REQUEST
1. Pray for our re-adjustment as we come back. 
2. Wisdom and God’s heart for Tim as he prepares to teach at a conference in Mexico next month. 
3. Our son Andy who is homeless and struggling in many ways.

Thank you so much for your prayers!

All for His Glory,
Tim and Jenn – Email Blog

Bond and Heather Gaona – USA, Asia, and Africa 

Pray for Bond’s full recovery from open heart surgery. He is doing great, but is still not able to drive or lift things. Pray that his new heart would work amazing and he would be restored to full health and better than ever.  Pray for us as we lead a team of 15 to Peru from May 10th – 20th to serve alongside CBI Peru and CC Trujillo. Pray for Bond as he will be teaching a class at the college. Pray for the team as we prepare for outreach and to minister in new areas where there is a recent church plant. Pray for salvation for the lost and encouragement for the saints as they serve tirelessly! Pray for the students who are studying in S. Asia and Nepal. Pray that they would be challenged by God’s Word and get a burden to see the Gospel go forth in unreached areas. Pray for men to be raised up and for churches to be planted. Pray for outreach weeks in May as they travel to areas where there is no gospel witness.  Pray for a new work in Pakistan in a new tribal area where a church building has been given over for use. Pray for the preparations of launching a new location and that many would come to know Jesus and be taught the Word in that place.   

Thank you for your prayers,   
Bond, Heather and Breanna Gaona – Email Blog

Jana Sandbulte – Indiana, USA

Please pray for the salvation of two of the residents in our Bible Study at the assisted living facility. Though they know much about God, pray that they will fully surrender their hearts to God and belief in the truth of His Word, and receive Him in their hearts.Please continue to pray for my parents’ health.Please pray for the safety of all the workers in South Asia, and that God will strengthen their hearts and faith.Please pray that God will continually strengthen our faith and service for Him. 

Thank you so much for your prayers! 
God bless you,Paul, Jana and Sari, Kaylee, and Rose – Email Blog

Joni Houser – Indiana, USA

Please pray for the christians in South Asia that are going through persecution.Please pray for my father’s health. He has several physical problems including double vision. The doctors have not yet been able to find out what is causing them. 

God bless you!
Joni – Email Blog

Joel and Amy Garcia – Yorba Linda, California

Thank all for praying for us!   

Please pray that Joel would have an effective trip to Israel, that he is able to grow as a Bible teacher through it and be an effective leader and teacher on the trip.
Pray for the Lord’s guidance on where Joel should be traveling next for missionary care, and that the Lord would open the right doors.
Pray that the Lord would provide more monthly financial partners as the costs of housing and food for a large family are rising.  

Love in Christ, 
Joel, Amy, Maggie, Harrison, Jude, & Clara Garcia – Email Blog

Gary and Tina Barrow – Truckee, California

We have been here pastoring Calvary Chapel Truckee for almost 3 years now. We’ve faced many challenges and difficulties, many we never dreamed would be something we would face in ministry. But God has been so very faithful, and I believe we’re right where God wants us as a church.Please pray…We’re in need of a worship leader/assistant pastor at the church. Currently Gary is carrying all of the teaching and administration of the church. It’s been a heavy, and at times, an overwhelming responsibility. But again, God has been so very faithful. We trust that with your prayers, God will raise up an assistant that is like minded and has a heart to serve God’s people.Please join us in praying for a fresh out pouring of God’s Spirit on Calvary Chapel Truckee.We’ve been praying about starting a preschool to reach out to the town of Truckee. We need wisdom and vision on how the Lord would have us do this.We have just returned from Israel and it seems that God has opened up amazing doors for ministry there for us. We have an open do to reach out to youth in a Palestinian controlled area. God has also opened a door for us to minister to special needs kids in Israel. We’re praying and asking God to show us how He would have us walk through those doors.Gary is planning on traveling with Pastor Trent to the Middle East later this year. We’re asking the Lord to show us how He’d have us be part of the ministry there also.We’re planning for Hungarian summer camps again this year. During one of the camps last year, a woman approached Gary and ask if he knew who she was? She showed him a picture of the 2 of them from a camp Gary did 13 years earlier. She said she gave her heart to the Lord during that camp and Jesus changed her life. She’s now living for Jesus, married to a christian man and serving in her church. Last year we saw 64 of 93 kids come to the Lord in 2 summer camps. We’re asking the Lord for even more souls this year.Gary is teaching a class and continues to arrange teachers for the colleges we have in the 10/40 window. Please continue to pray that God would raise up believers to take the Gospel and saturate that area. Gary would like to lead a team later this year to visit the college and encourage the students through block classes. We’re asking God for the right timing for a trip.With all the many overseas opportunities now opening up to us, we’re asking God to show us how to serve faithfully here at Calvary Chapel Truckee, and how to balance that with the many open doors abroad. We believe the Lord is leading us into greater fields of harvest. We’re asking the Lord for wisdom and direction.We want to thank you for your prayers. If you have any questions, we welcome your emails and will respond to them promptly.

– God bless,
Gary and Tina Barrow – Email Blog
Mexico

Mike and Sarah Vincent – Rosarito, Mexico  

Prayer Requests?  
#1- For my church planting trip and conference in Loreto at the end of March!  
#2- Preparation for our next church planter being sent out to Peru in May! 
#3- For the Spirit (and gifts) to move in our afterglow services!     

Thanks for your prayers,  
Mike and Sarah Vincent – Email Blog

Ron and Kristy Struska – Rosarito, Mexico 

Praise Report:

Praise God that we made it to Calpulalpan, Tlaxcala, Mexico, where our daughter, Brittany, and her husband, Brian are going to plant a church (Calvary Conexión México). There were some bumps along the way with our 24-foot trailer, but we made it here safely!
We’d also like to give him praise for the two outreaches we were able to do along the way in Culiacán & Morelia, as well as serve a little at and/or fellowship with several other church plants and pastors along the way. 

Prayer Requests:

For wisdom to know how to best use our time to help get the church building ready for Calvary Conexión México.
For the Lord to prepare the hearts of the children and their parents to be open to the gospel. We will be having a big outreach for kids here in Calpulalpan. There will be games, songs, a Bible lesson, craft, as well as prizes and backpacks to give away! We even plan to do some games with the parents and give away some prizes for them as well.For finances, as we are having some trouble with our local Mexican bank, and we have a lot of funds that we are currently not able to access (and may not be able to access for months until some paperwork gets taken care of).
For a safe return trip home to Rosarito, trailer in tow, early to mid-February. 

Blessings!
Ron & Kristy Struska – Email Blog

Jenna Pepin – Culiacán, Sinaloa Mexico 

1) Calvary Culiacán North will be implementing some BIG changes this year. Pray that the result is a stronger, more effective church and a huge harvest of souls.  
2) Pray for God’s continued direction in confirming both my role and the timing for Sammy and me to join the Calpulalpan project. 
3) Pray for Sammy’s education as we will be trying out some new schooling options over the next 6 months. 

Jenna Pepin – Email Blog

David and Michelle Mullins – Loreto, Mexico

Prayer Request:  

Michelle:
Chronic Pain. After two failed back surgeries, I deal with daily Chronic Sciatica pain

Prayer for Healing or Relief/Endurance to continue working on our growing children’s ministry and supporting our women and staff/volunteers with wisdom, love, and hope as we continue to grow, teach and share Christ’s love and His word with new believers.  

Protection over our church and future church planters as we experience physical, mental, and spiritual attacks from the evil one.  

Thank You❣️ 

Blessings,
David and Michelle Mullins – Email Blog
 
Jon and Allison Brechtel – Oaxaca, Mexico

Huge Praise Report: 
Our first grandbaby was born in late October, and she is happy and healthy, along with our son and daughter in law.

Please Pray:
1. Please pray for continued unity in the church, and that the Lord would continue raising up men to be leaders. We have an amazing church body here and are so blessed by their hearts to serve Him. 
2. Jon is now teaching in Spanish on Sundays, which is a huge step of faith and obedience. Please pray for continued growth for all 4 of us in our Spanish. It’s such a blessing to be able to communicate with everyone here. Please especially pray for Jonny and Noah to practice it.
Thank you for praying for the work that the Lord is doing in Oaxaca. We couldn’t do this without the covering of prayer. 

God bless!
Jon, Allison, Jonny, Noah – Email Blog

Paul and Claudia Boubion – Rosarito, Mexico

Please Pray:
1. Growth in personal and corporate holiness
2. Thanksgiving for the miracle of restoration in my eldest son!
3. For the Holy Spirit’s guidance in matters involving church discipline
4. Church planting class involvement and teaching; for growth of students
5. For God to show us who to disciple
6. New Life rehab clinic weekly bible study; for the patients to be saved
7. Much wisdom for helping the needy

Thank you for your prayers!

In Him,
Paul, Claudia, Poiema, and Cristian – Email Blog

Deanna Jevas – Tijuana, Mexico

Hello and thank you for praying for me! Here are my prayer requests for this month:   

1. For more servants to be raised up, who are called to serve in different ministries. At present, we need a male to head up the single adult men’s group over 18, a cook for our after-school program, teachers for our nursery, and two teachers in the after-school program.   
2. Much needed wisdom in ministering to the parents of the children in the afterschool program.   
3. A reliable vehicle for me at a reasonable price. (My car died yesterday, so I am currently without a vehicle)!    
4. For my mom who suffers from Parkinson’s, that she would be well emotionally, physically, and spiritually.   
5. For the teacher training that I am currently giving every Sunday morning before service to the teachers at Calvary Chapel Tijuana, and will also be doing here at Calvary Chapel Pedregales, for direction and guidance from the Holy Spirit.   
6. Healing in my right arm—shoulder and the elbow. I injured it in a volleyball game. It’s been two months, and the pain is still there  

– Deanna Jevas – Email Blog
South America

Craig and Daisy Tippie – Huacho, Peru

Pray for fruit from our evangelism efforts over the past few months.  Pray for our expansion of our school of ministry to bilingual classes, and female living facilities.  Pray for the two men from Texas who will be interns over the summer! Pray for our two full time female interns from Texas who will be coming to serve in August! Pray for our Surf-dream trip, we will be selecting several surfers in our church to go surf 5 of Peru’s famous surf spots and evangelizing the surf communities along the way! This is a two-fold mission trip to scout out places along the northern coast of Peru to plant a new church! Please pray for our divided heart to go help Craig’s dad after the loss of his wife of 65 years, which was Craig’s mom! Pray for our ongoing projects helping families around our church who were affected by the rains and floods from the last cyclone! 

Thank you from our hearts, 
Craig and Daisy – Email Blog

Cory & Danielle Kilgus – Calvary Chapel Trujillo & CBI Peru

Thank you so much for your continued prayer!

Please pray for our upcoming semester at CBI Peru. We will have 23-25 full time students, are biggest semester yet. Our semester theme is “Abide” as apart from Jesus can nothing, and when we abide in Him we bear much fruit.Please pray for Calvary Trujillo and Calvary Buenos Aires, Peru. We are transitioning as we sent a group of about 20 to plant a church in another part of town, and it has been great to see God work. We have several outreach events coming up, and God is opening up new doors in our community with the universities, rehab centers and firefighters.Please pray for our family as received Isabela into our home about a month ago. She is 4 and a special girl. We took her on her first family vacation this month, and she calls us “mama” and “papa” now. She likes to run up to us and kiss us, and tells we are “lindo” (Nice). Pray for continued integration, as there are rough spots as well.

Please pray for another church we hope to plant in October with another graduate of CBI Peru in the jungle city of Moyobamba. We are hosting the CC Missions conference for South America and CBI Kauai is joining us to serve at the conference and then help us do an invasion of Moyobamba.

Thank you and we really do appreciate your faithfulness to pray.

Thank you from our hearts, 
Cory and Danielle – Email Blog

Shilo and Racquell Stratton – Peru

Pray for our minds, that we would not be anxious or stressed regarding preparing to move and actually being sent. That we would have the goal and mission in mind of making disciples. Of serving Christ and no one else. Of making His name famous and not our own. And generally for clear thinking. That we’d hold fast to sound doctrine.Pray for our spirits, that we’d serve God without fear and in absolute surrender. That we’d lay aside sins and things that easily ensnare us. That we’d put on God’s armor.

Pray for our bodies, that we’d be strong and that God would ward off any infections, diseases, or accidents from us prior to and on the field. Especially for baby Amalia. I (Shilo) think I’ve got a food allergy that my doctor and I are currently trying to figure out.

Pray for PERÚ, for the country as a whole. Latin America is full of false doctrine, prideful religiosity or cultural Catholicism and dangerous governments. Peru’s presidency just underwent some drastic sudden changes, and the country is not at peace.

– Shilo and Racquell Stratton – Email Blog

Andrew Weakland – Peru

Thanks for your prayers. God has answered so much! Thanks to God for confirming to a guy to help me plant Calvary Moyobamba.  Thanks to God that many people in Moyobamba are excited for the church plant.  Thanks to God we have grown in our friendships with several locals in Moyobamba, including Pastor Alfredo’s son.  Thanks to God there was unity between the team in the recent church plant.  Thanks to God we helped the continual construction of Pastor Alfredo’s church in San Rafael, where he wants to host bible teachers teaching to men who are hungry for the Word and want to bring it back to their communities. I am overwhelmed with His guidance and confirmation.

Praise be to Him!

– Andrew Weakland – Email Blog
10/40 Window

The 10/40 Window

The 10/40 Window is a rectangular geographic area stretching from North Africa through the Middle East to Asia, covering 68 countries. Two-thirds of the world’s population live within the 10/40 Window.Three out of every five people in the 10/40 Window have no access to the gospel. According to the Joshua Project, 68.6% of the 10/40 Window’s ethnic groups (5,984) are considered unreached, with a total population of 3.09 billion.(Some names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.)

Worker 2 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests

Pray for my ministry, that God will give me wisdom and understanding.
Pray for my family, that they will grow in the Word of God.
Pray for my church members, that each one may grow in the Lord.

Thank you so much once again for your prayers. 
S.K. (2)

Worker 3 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

Please pray for our state’s Christians, for their faith in Jesus to be strengthened. In this difficult time, pray that God will take care of His people. At the same time, pray that the fanatical group will come to know the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

These days, the temperature is very high, about 108 degrees Fahrenheit. It is very difficult to sit in the church, kindly pray. Also pray for the growth and needs of our local church.

Kindly pray for me and my family, that the Lord will use us for the expansion of His kingdom.

Thank you very much for your prayers and support!

In Him,
Worker 3  

Worker 4 – 10/40 Window

I will be traveling to share the Word at two different places. Please pray that the Lord will speak and that the people will be saved.

Recently, I was very ill and bedridden for over a week. Please pray that I will fully recover soon.Please pray that the Lord will give me a clear vision over what the future holds for me. Thank you for your prayer and support!

Yours in Christ,
Pastor W.J. 

Worker 6 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

Please pray for all of the students and the staff. May the Lord’s hand be upon each and every one.Please pray for the old age home ministry. Pray that the Lord will provide for all needs and give us the grace to be carriers of His light and love among the hopeless.God opened the door for us to minister to a pregnant mother in a village with medical needs, fruit, and proper food. Please pray that she will come to know the One true name of God and accept Him as her Lord. Please also pray for her health and the health of the baby, that they will have good nourishment and growth.Please pray for a tribal community we visited in a neighboring state during the Christmas season. A church has been started there! Please pray for the servant who ministers there and pray for all of their needs to be fulfilled, so that the light of the truth may shine upon many people and communities in the area through this tribal community.

Thank you! 

God bless you,
Worker 6

Worker 7 – 10/40 Window

I praise God that He has been leading me to new opportunities to share the Gospel with those who have not heard it before!

Please pray: For the seeds to fall on good soil and bear much fruit.For wisdom on how to divide the time in the villages I am doing ministry in, and possibly moving closer to the villages.
For opportunities to raise “Timothy’s” in villages.
For God’s leading on possible land to plant a church.For my mother’s health. Pray for the restoration of her lungs and that she would be able to move without a walker.
For my future marriage. 

Thank you,  
Worker 7

Worker 8 and Family – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

Please continue to pray for the two new families we visited and shared the Gospel with. Both of the families are going through physical and demonic problems. May God work powerfully in their lives.
Sister L. S. has a baby due soon; please pray for a safe delivery.H. and Y. are brother and sister, and they are both having the same physical and mental problem.
Especially pray for the persecution in our state.

Once again, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your partnership. May our loving God bless you abundantly!

Pastor 8 and family 

Worker 9 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

Pray for me, that I will continue to grow in the Word of God.Pray that God will continue to use me here.
Pray for my country, as persecution is increasing. Pray that the work of the Gospel will also increase.

Thank you so much for your prayers.

God bless you all!
Worker 9

Worker 10

Thanks be to the Lord that God has kept you and us together, and thanks be to the Lord who blesses each and every one of us, and saves us from every danger! Thank you also to those who continuously pray for us!

Prayer Requests:

First of all, pray for the villages in our area, where some people are against the people of God; pray for God to change their hearts.
Pray for the leaders here who are members of the anti-Christian party, who do not want the kingdom of God to come. Pray for those leaders, that God will change their hearts.Pray for the believers of my church, that they will be strong in the Word.
Pray for my life, that God opens new doors for me so that I can share the Gospel of God to all of the people in my area.
The government has a record of our mobile phone number to keep an eye on us because of our Christianity. Pray that God will help us and will bring those who belong to the anti-Christian government group into faith.
Pray for the believers in my village who are students; pray that they can change their lives with the blessings of God.
Pray for my mom’s health.
Pray for some of our believers who want to publicly show their faith in Christ; pray that God will prepare them completely.
Pray for our region, that God will change the hearts of all the people here and walk in God’s path.

Thank you! 
Worker 10

Worker 11 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests

Please pray that my marriage will go well, and that God will fulfill every need.
Please pray that my close friends will be able to come to my wedding.
Please pray that the believers in our church will understand the Word of God more deeply.
Please pray that my mother’s back pain will be cured.
Next month, after my marriage, I will travel to another city to get audio Bibles. Pray that God will provide protection for me while I am getting the audio Bibles.
Another believer would like to publicly show he follows Jesus this month. Pray that God will protect us during the service. There are some Hindu fundamentalists in our village who are always trying to persecute us; pray that God will give them peace in their hearts.

Thanks for your prayers, Christian love, partnership, and participation in spreading the Gospel!

God bless you all! 
Worker 11 

Worker 12 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

My back pain is a little better. Please continue to keep me in your prayers!
Please pray for our church and for God’s presence in our hearts and for all of our needs.Please keep our prison ministry in your prayers.
I thank God that He has opened more opportunities for us in far away villages. Please pray that God strengthens us even more to go there and prepares the way for us to go there. Also pray that God fulfills all of our needs.Please keep praying for the people and places where we minister.

Thank you so much for lifting us up in your prayers! 
– Worker 12

Worker 13 – 10/40 Window

Please continue to pray for our ministry here in the mountains, and for the believers here around the area.
I am visiting many new friends and families in the area; pray that God will give opportunities to share the Gospel with them.
These days there is much heavy monsoon rain, which makes it very difficult to go anywhere. Please pray for our safety.
Please continue to pray for this area. Many priests live here, and I am praying that God will open their hearts to hear His Word, and that they will know God.

Thank you so much everyone for your love in Christ!

God bless you! 
Worker 13

Worker 15 and Family – 10/40 Window

Please pray for…

1) Please pray for those who heard the Gospel through our outreach.
2) Please pray for God’s protection on our daughter’s life, as she recently got a job and moved to the UK.

Thanks for your prayers!

God bless,
Worker 15

Worker 16 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests

Please pray for my children that they may grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord. Please pray that the Lord would intervene in the problem the world is facing. Please pray for the village ministry of the local area that they may grow in Lord’s words.  Please pray for brother J and his family that they may grow in Lord.  Please pray for the believers in our state, as they are facing persecution. 

Worker 16

Anand and Usha – Nepal

Prayer Requests:

Please pray for the village areas where we find believers without pastors, like sheep with no shepherds. Please pray that the Lord will send forth laborers.
Please pray for our good health.Please pray for the students in our CBI, that they may grow daily in His Word.   

Thank you for your prayers and support,
Anand, Usha, Asher and Amos – Email Blog

Prakash and Muna – Nepal

Please pray for those who accepted Jesus at the medical camp/Gospel outreach. Praise God! My His Spirit lead them to His church!
Please pray for the ministry at the Leper colony.Pray for the various house fellowships and children’s meeting.
Praise God for the co-leaders who are faithfully serving the Lord according to their gifts.

Blessings!
Prakash, Muna and Eutychus  – Email Blog

Rabi and Mahima – Nepal

Prayer Requests:

Please pray for brother H’s ministry to be able to reach unreached people.
Please pray that more unreached people around the leper colony will come to our Bible Study.
Please pray for my wife to have a baby if God does not choose to provide a good job for her, so people do not gossip.
Thank you so much for helping us and lifting us up through prayer and partnership.

Grace and Peace,
Rabi and Mahima – Email Blog

Majhiya and Sarita – Nepal

Prayer Requests

We have found the opportunity to share with others about Jesus, praise the Lord!
We conduct small house fellowship services. Please pray for unbelieving neighbors who have joined us sometimes in our fellowship. Pray that their hearts will soon be changed.
Praise God for safety and protection during this time!
Remember us in your prayers for His guidance in upcoming days, and pray that God will open the hearts of our neighbors for salvation. 

Blessings,
Majhiya and Sarita 

Milan Pariyar – Nepal 

Prayer Requests:

Please pray for me and my family, that we will remain healthy.
Pray for my brother, M, as he joins me in the ministry.
Pray for the new believers here who just publicly showed they are following Jesus.
Pray for financial provision to be able to start a family buffalo farm so that we can support ourselves more.  

Thank you,
Milan

Raju – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

Please pray for those who heard the Gospel in an open event; please pray that they may come to church and find Jesus.
Pray that God will strengthen us (me and my wife) with His wisdom and knowledge for the ministry of God.
Please pray for the CC Lapu church building.
Pray for God to guide the church and all members in a loving and godly way.
Pray that my father and mother also will to come to Christ.

Blessings!
Raju – Blog
Abhishek and Lacey – 10/40 Window

Praise Reports: 

Praise God He was able to make a way for me to move to South Asia, and provide everything my husband and I needed for our wedding.  Praise God we were able to find a home to rent that is walking distance from the Bible College where my husband is teaching almost every day.  

Prayer Requests: 

Please pray for both of our families, especially for the salvation of those who are not walking with Jesus.  It has been two months since we have been married, please pray for our cross-cultural marriage. Please pray for the Bible college and the Church that we are involved with and serving alongside. Please pray the rent of the Church that we are serving alongside here in S.A. would be provided for monthly. Please pray we would grow in discipline in every area of our life.   

Thank you family for partnering alongside us, and waging war on our behalf in prayer, 
God bless you, 
Abhishek and Lacey

Darryl and Kayo Record – Cambodia

Last month we were facing a financial famine due to unexpected expenses from various directions. God heard our prayers and has provided financial miracles from unexpected sources! Because of these blessings we will be able to visit my (Darryl’s) family in Missouri for the first time since 2017 including a brother whom I have not seen since 2015.   Please pray for wisdom in planning out time in Missouri. There are still a lot of schedule/logistical issues to figure out. Please pray for wisdom, logistics, scheduling, and transportation for our time in California. We need to make the most of our time in both places. 
Please pray for the various ministries we partner with: Precious Women Organization, Light Times Magazine, local bible schools, and the international church. Please pray for the right time and wisdom in resuming the production of apologetics/evangelistic videos in the Cambodian language.  Now that our short-term financial needs have been met, please pray for provision for our long term needs (saving for Benjamin’s launch in the USA in four years and long term savings for when our senders retire/pass away). 

In Christ’s Hands, 
Darryl, Kayo, and Benjamin – Email Blog
Europe

Doru and the Pavel’s – Romania

Good day everyone, Please lift our family in prayer for health and endurance. The last few weeks have been difficult with ear infection for our youngest who is recovering, strep throat, and different symptoms on a daily basis. We ask for wisdom for the doctors who are helping us and everyone who needs their assistance.   

Lift up our youth who are growing deeper in the lord and opening their hearts to the weight of sin they are learning to look for and uproot. We are also preparing to have a prayer walk for our community this coming weekend and we would love to see the Lord work and express his Holy Spirit in wonderful ways.   

Our church also has a dearly loved sister who is in the process of identifying what type of cancer she is dealing with, so we ask the Lord to heal her, provide closeness and unity within our congregation.   

Please pray for my wife’s (Tasha) safety as she is working abroad and is dealing with some foot problems and missing the family. 

Blessings and Prayers,       
Doru and the Pavel’s – Email Blog

Johnny and Brenna Varga – Pécs, Hungary

Please pray: 

1. For our women’s Bible study groups that are going on now. Pray for the women participating, that they will grow deeper rooted in Christ and in understanding of God’s word as we do a study “Glimpses of Jesus” in the Old Testament together. Brenna is leading a group of ten young women, with nine different countries/cultures represented in the group. Pray for wisdom and discernment in leading. 
2. For Johnny as he continues to work on his thesis & prepare for final state exam, pray the Lord will lead him and help him through to the end. 
3. Pray for continued divine wisdom, strength, clarity, & rest for our church leadership.  
4. Pray for our marriage, that we may continue to grow in love for the Lord and one another.  

Much love, 
Johnny and Brenna Varga – Email Blog

SGWM APR PRAYER UPDATE


AFRICA
Brian and Jill Kanyike – Kampala, Uganda

– Rainy season has begun in Kampala. Pray for safety as the roads are flooded, hiding the very deep pot holes. Pray for Jill as she has had a virus with high fevers and is having some autoimmune issues Luke and Laylee are still trying to get the hang of doing school online. Pray that they will catch on and enjoy it.  
– Pray for Liana and Jill as the continue traditional homeschooling.  
– Arise Christian Fellowship has finished going through the whole New Testament. Pray as they begin back in the Gospels on Sunday mornings through the book of Mark. Pray for Arise as they prepare for the services and activities leading up to Easter. 
– Pray for the guest house renovation to be finished quickly and safely. The Kanyikes are still awaiting news on the children’s citizenship please pray they hear soon. 
– Pray for Brian as he pastors and leads the ministry team at Arise Christian Fellowship.  

Thank you for praying for the Kanyike Family and for the ministry in Uganda. 

In Him,
Brian, Jill, Luke, Laylee, and Liana – Email Blog

Matthew and Noelle Harris – Uganda

Dear friends and family,  

Thank you so much for your encouraging prayers on our behalf.  

Praise God that: 

– Our ministry partner Luke Buescher has been cured of Lymes Disease and has rejoined us on the field. 
– He is continuing to bless the teaching of His Word in our school and our churches.  

Please Pray That: 

– God will give us the wisdom and resources necessary to officially adopt our daughter Apio Cynthia. 
– For my (Matt) endeavor to enroll in higher learning at Moody Bible Institute.   

In Christ, 
Matt & Noelle & Family – Email Blog

Aniku Family – Uganda

Pray as the rain season is coming. We are hoping to invest in our farm to produce enough food for the over 700 students we feed 3 times a day. 

Pray for more laborers as God keeps opening more door for us to share the gospel. 

Pray for our contain that will be reaching Uganda soon. That God would have favor over us in the clearance and taxes. 

Pray for the Bible college students as they go for their first missions trip. 

We praise God for finishing all the walls of Koinonia community center.

Pray for provision as we start the roofing. 

We praise God for the amazing Women’s conference we had. Around 200 women came from 7 different churches, and even a group of Muslim women came. God moved!!!! 

Thank you! 

In Him, 
The Aniku’s  – Email

Ends of the Earth Ministries

In South Sudan:

Please continue to pray for the nation of South Sudan. Decades of Civil War have collapsed the economy, resulting in mass starvation and desperation. Hopelessness and violence run rampant throughout communities.

Pray for our 500 students that are being daily discipled in the love of God and His Word, so they may lead their nation into a new season of hope.

Pray for the 75 children and young adults in our children’s home and for the missionary parents that are laying down their lives to provide peace and unconditional love to these precious ones. 

Please pray for the new churches in the Tauso & Taposa villages. Pray that the pastors and medical staff will have the spiritual and physical tenacity to handle the countless challenges while living amongst Stone-Age tribes.

In Kenya:
Pray for the refugee students in our missionary training college in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. They are fasting and praying as they prepare to return to South Sudan to begin reaching cities across the border in North Sudan, with hopes to plant churches amongst Muslim peoples in 2020-21.

In USA:
Pray for the Missions Equip Training Programs. We are in the throes of launching two new schools this year.

The first – International School, will be used in Bible Colleges as a complete missions training course. 

The second – Transformation, is a cross-cultural immersion training program, equipping missionaries to assimilate into their new culture while learning the language and world view.  

Pray that God would continue to empower, envision and sustain us as we seek to establish nationally led, culturally relevant, biblical-based churches among unreached peoples.

Thank you for your prayers!

Yours for the unreached, 
Rob Douglass

NORTH AMERICA
Tim and Jenn Pappas – Yorba Linda, California

PRAISE REPORTS 

1. Jenn was able to join Tim on trip to South Asia that was 2 weeks long focused on missionary care and teaching of in country workers.  
2. For those who prayerfully and financially support us  
3. Jenn has been able to stay healthy   

PRAYER REQUEST

1. Pray for our re-adjustment as we come back 
2. Wisdom and Gods heart for Tim as he prepares to teach at a conference in mexico next month  
3. Our son Andy who is homeless and struggling In many ways 

Thank you so much for your prayers!

All for His Glory,
Tim and Jenn – Email Blog

Joel and Amy Garcia – Yorba Linda, California

Thank all for praying for us!   

Please pray that Joel would have an effective trip to Israel, that he is able to grow as a Bible teacher through it and be an effective leader and teacher on the trip 

Pray for the Lord’s guidance on where Joel should be traveling next for missionary care, and that the Lord would open the right doors 

Pray that the Lord would provide more monthly financial partners as the costs of housing and food for a large family are rising   

Love in Christ, 
Joel, Amy, Maggie, Harrison, Jude, & Clara Garcia Email – Blog

Gary and Tina Barrow – Truckee, California

We have been here pastoring Calvary Chapel Truckee for almost 3 years now. We’ve faced many challenges and difficulties, many we never dreamed would be something we would face in ministry. But God has been so very faithful, and I believe we’re right where God wants us as a church.

Please pray…

We’re in need of a worship leader/assistant pastor at the church. Currently Gary is carrying all of the teaching and administration of the church. It’s been a heavy, and at times, an overwhelming responsibility. But again, God has been so very faithful. We trust that with your prayers, God will raise up an assistant that is like minded and has a heart to serve God’s people.

Please join us in praying for a fresh out pouring of God’s Spirit on Calvary Chapel Truckee.

We’ve been praying about starting a preschool to reach out to the town of Truckee. We need wisdom and vision on how the Lord would have us do this.

We have just returned from Israel and it seems that God has opened up amazing doors for ministry there for us. We have an open do to reach out to youth in a Palestinian controlled area. God has also opened a door for us to minister to special needs kids in Israel. We’re praying and asking God to show us how He would have us walk through those doors.

Gary is planning on traveling with Pastor Trent to the Middle East later this year. We’re asking the Lord to show us how He’d have us be part of the ministry there also.

We’re planning for Hungarian summer camps again this year. During one of the camps last year, a woman approached Gary and ask if he knew who she was? She showed him a picture of the 2 of them from a camp Gary did 13 years earlier. She said she gave her heart to the Lord during that camp and Jesus changed her life. She’s now living for Jesus, married to a Christian man and serving in her church. Last year we saw 64 of 93 kids come to the Lord in 2 summer camps. We’re asking the Lord for even more souls this year.

Gary is teaching a class and continues to arrange teachers for the colleges we have in the 10/40 window. Please continue to pray that God would raise up believers to take the Gospel and saturate that area. Gary would like to lead a team later this year to visit the college and encourage the students through block classes. We’re asking God for the right timing for a trip.

With all the many overseas opportunities now opening up to us, we’re asking God to show us how to serve faithfully here at Calvary Chapel Truckee, and how to balance that with the many open doors abroad. We believe the Lord is leading us into greater fields of harvest. We’re asking the Lord for wisdom and direction.

We want to thank you for your prayers. If you have any questions, we welcome your emails and will respond to them promptly.

– God bless,
Gary and Tina Barrow- Email Blog

Mike and Sarah Vincent – Rosarito, Mexico  

Prayer Requests?  

#1- For my church planting trip and conference in Loreto at the end of March! 
 #2- Preparation for our next church planter being sent out to Peru in May! 
#3- For the Spirit (and gifts) to move in our afterglow services!     

Thanks for your prayers,  Mike – Email Blog

Ron and Kristy Struska – Rosarito, Mexico 

Praise Report:

-Praise God that we made it to Calpulalpan, Tlaxcala, Mexico, where our daughter, Brittany, and her husband, Brian are going to plant a church (Calvary Conexión México). There were some bumps along the way with our 24-foot trailer, but we made it here safely!

-We’d also like to give him praise for the two outreaches we were able to do along the way in Culiacán & Morelia, as well as serve a little at and/or fellowship with several other church plants and pastors along the way. 

Prayer Requests:

-For wisdom to know how to best use our time to help get the church building ready for Calvary Conexión México.

-For the Lord to prepare the hearts of the children and their parents to be open to the gospel. We will be having a big outreach for kids here in Calpulalpan. There will be games, songs, a Bible lesson, craft, as well as prizes and backpacks to give away! We even plan to do some games with the parents and give away some prizes for them as well.

-For finances, as we are having some trouble with our local Mexican bank, and we have a lot of funds that we are currently not able to access (and may not be able to access for months until some paperwork gets taken care of).

-For a safe return trip home to Rosarito, trailer in tow, early to mid-February. 

Blessings!
Ron & Kristy Struska– Email Blog

Jenna Pepin – Culiacán, Sinaloa Mexico 

1) Calvary Culiacán North will be implementing some BIG changes this year. Pray that the result is a stronger, more effective church and a huge harvest of souls.  
2) Pray for God’s continued direction in confirming both my role and the timing for Sammy and me to join the Calpulalpan project. 
3) Pray for Sammy’s education as we will be trying out some new schooling options over the next 6 months. 

Jenna Pepin Email – Blog

David and Michelle Mullins – Loreto, Mexico

Prayer Request:  

Michelle: Chronic Pain. After two failed back surgeries, I deal with daily Chronic Sciatica pain

Prayer for Healing or Relief/Endurance to continue working on our growing Children’s ministry and supporting our women and staff/volunteers with wisdom, love, and hope as we continue to grow, teach and share Christ’s love and His word with new believers.  

Protection over our church and future church planters as we experience physical, mental, and spiritual attacks from the evil one.  

Thank You❣️ 

Blessings,
Michelle Mullins Email – Blog
 
Jon and Allison Brechtel – Oaxaca, Mexico

Huge Praise Report: 

Our first grandbaby was born in late October, and she is happy and healthy, along with our son and daughter in law.

Please Pray:

1. Please pray for continued unity in the church, and that the Lord would continue raising up men to be leaders. We have an amazing church body here and are so blessed by their hearts to serve Him. 
2. Jon is now teaching in Spanish on Sundays, which is a huge step of faith and obedience. Please pray for continued growth for all 4 of us in our Spanish. It’s such a blessing to be able to communicate with everyone here. Please especially pray for Jonny and Noah to practice it.

Thank you for praying for the work that the Lord is doing in Oaxaca. We couldn’t do this without the covering of prayer. 

God bless!
Jon, Allison, Jonny, Noah Blog – Email

Paul and Claudia Boubion – Rosarito, MexicoPlease

Pray:

1. Growth in personal and corporate holiness
2. Thanksgiving for the miracle of restoration in my eldest son!
3. For the Holy Spirit’s guidance in matters involving church discipline
4. Church planting class involvement and teaching; for growth of students
5. For God to show us who to disciple
6. NewLife rehab Clinic weekly Bible study; for the patients to be saved
7. Much wisdom for helping the needy

Thank you for your prayers!

In Him,
Paul, Claudia, Lydia, Poiema and Cristian – Email Blog

Deanna Jevas – Tijuana, Mexico

Hello and thank you for praying for me! Here are my prayer requests for this month:

1. For more servants to be raised up, who are called to serve in different ministries. At present, we need a male to head up the single adult men’s group over 18, a cook for our afterschool program, teachers for our nursery, and two teachers in the afterschool program.
2. Much needed wisdom in ministering to the parents of the children in the afterschool program.
3. A reliable vehicle for me at a reasonable price.
4. For my mom who suffers from Parkinson’s, that she would be well emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
5. For the teacher training that I am currently giving every Sunday morning before service to the teachers at Calvary Chapel Tijuana, and will also be doing here at Calvary Chapel Pedregales, for direction and guidance from the Holy Spirit.
6. Healing in my right arm—shoulder and the elbow. I injured it in a volleyball game. It’s been two months, and the pain is still there 

– Deanna Jevas 
– Email Blog

Bond and Heather Gaona – Asia, Africa, USA   

Praise

– Bond had open heart surgery and it went well with no complications.  

Pray for quick and proper healing for Bond’s heart. Pray against infection. Pray for him as he comes home and for continued recovery as the process will take many weeks.

Pray for us all of us to be healthy with no colds or flus as we have had several rounds the past two months and can’t afford for Bond to get sick while recovering.  

Pray for our schedule and those helping to carry the ministry load as Bond recovers.  

Pray for each students in CBI campuses in Asia to fall more in love with God and His Word and have a desire to reach their communities and villages for the Gospel.  

Pray for our preparations and for provision for upcoming trips to Peru and Uganda. Doctors said Bond should be good to GO!  

We thank God that He still has plans to use us. Thank you for praying for us and with us! 

Bond, Heather and Breanna  – Email Blog

Jana Sandbulte – Indiana, USA

Please pray for the salvation of two of the residents in our Bible Study at the assisted living facility. Though they know much about God, pray that they will fully surrender their hearts to God and belief in the truth of His Word, and receive Him in their hearts.

Please continue to pray for my parents’ health.

Please pray for the safety of all the workers in South Asia, and that God will strengthen their hearts and faith.

Please pray that God will continually strengthen our faith and service for Him.

Thank you so much for your prayers! 

God bless you,
Paul, Jana and Sari, Kaylee, and Rose – Email Blog

Joni Houser – Indiana, USA

Please pray for the Christians in South Asia that are going through persecution.

Please pray for my father’s health. He has several physical problems including double vision. The doctors have not yet been able to find out what is causing them.

Please pray for my sister who is making major life decisions. Pray that she puts God first and makes godly decisions. 

God bless you!
Joni – Email Blog

SOUTH AMERICA
Craig and Daisy Tippie – Huacho, Peru

Urgent Prayer:

1. Put Peru on your prayer chains, we are in a state of emergency! They impeached the president two weeks ago for firing the congress and trying to be a dictator and the vice president assumes the office, so the people don’t want the same political party and want new elections, but they are rioting and looting in the stores, burning down factories! We are safe in Huacho, and a ways away from Lima, but they shut down all main highways, public transportation and schools for the rest if the week! They are talking about Marshall law if it continues and the curfew will go into place and shut down public meetings!

Thank you from our hearts, 
Daisy and Craig – Email Blog

Cory & Danielle Kilgus- Calvary Chapel Trujillo & CBI Peru

Thank you so much for your continued prayer!

Please pray for our upcoming semester at CBI Peru. We will have 23-25 full time students, are biggest semester yet. Our semester theme is “Abide” as apart from Jesus can nothing, and when we abide in Him we bear much fruit.

Please pray for Calvary Trujillo and Calvary Buenos Aires, Peru. We are transitioning as we sent a group of about 20 to plant a church in another part of town, and it has been great to see God work. We have several outreach events coming up, and God is opening up new doors in our community with the universities, rehab centers and firefighters.

Please pray for our family as received Isabela into our home about a month ago. She is 4 and a special girl. We took her on her first family vacation this month, and she calls us “mama” and “papa” now. She likes to run up to us and kiss us, and tells we are “lindo” (Nice). Pray for continued integration, as there are rough spots as well.

Please pray for another church we hope to plant in October with another graduate of CBI Peru in the jungle city of Moyobamba. We are hosting the CC Missions conference for South America and CBI Kauai is joining us to serve at the conference and then help us do an invasion of Moyobamba.Thank you and we really do appreciate your faithfulness to pray.

Thank you from our hearts, 
Cory and Danielle – Email Blog

Shilo and Raquell Stratton – Peru

Pray for our minds, that we would not be anxious or stressed regarding preparing to move and actually being sent. That we would have the goal and mission in mind of making disciples. Of serving Christ and no one else. Of making His name famous and not our own. And generally for clear thinking. That we’d hold fast to sound doctrine.

Pray for our spirits, that we’d serve God without fear and in absolute surrender. That we’d lay aside sins and things that easily ensnare us. That we’d put on God’s armor.

Pray for our bodies, that we’d be strong and that God would ward off any infections, diseases, or accidents from us prior to and on the field. Especially for baby Amalia. I (Shilo) think I’ve got a food allergy that my doctor and I are currently trying to figure out.

Pray for PERÚ, for the country as a whole. Latin America is full of false doctrine, prideful religiosity or cultural Catholicism and dangerous governments. Peru’s presidency just underwent some drastic sudden changes, and the country is not at peace.

– Shilo and Raquell Stratton – Email Blog

Andrew Weakland – Peru

That God would call others to Moyobamba for the church plant 

Perseverance and continual joy through the busyness of Calvary Trujillo and CBI Peru 

Praise to God for His preparation in my life for Pastoring. 

– Andrew Weakland | Email Blog

The 10/40 Window

The 10/40 Window is a rectangular geographic area stretching from North Africa through the Middle East to Asia, covering 68 countries. Two-thirds of the world’s population live within the 10/40 Window.Three out of every five people in the 10/40 Window have no access to the gospel. According to the Joshua Project, 68.6% of the 10/40 Window’s ethnic groups (5,984) are considered unreached, with a total population of 3.09 billion.(Some names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.)

Darryl and Kayo Record – Cambodia

Last month we were facing a financial famine due to unexpected expenses from various directions. God heard our prayers and has provided financial miracles from unexpected sources! Because of these blessings we will be able to visit my (Darryl’s) family in Missouri for the first time since 2017 including a brother whom I have not seen since 2015.   

Please pray for wisdom in planning out time in Missouri. There are still a lot of schedule/logistical issues to figure out. 

Please pray for wisdom, logistics, scheduling, and transportation for our time in California. We need to make the most of our time in both places. 

Please pray for the various ministries we partner with: Precious Women Organization, Light Times Magazine, local bible schools, and the international church. 

Please pray for the right time and wisdom in resuming the production of apologetics/evangelistic videos in the Cambodian language.  

Now that our short-term financial needs have been met, please pray for provision for our long term needs (saving for Benjamin’s launch in the USA in four years and long term savings for when our senders retire/pass away). 

In Christ’s Hands, 
Darryl, Kayo, and Benjamin – Email Blog –

Worker 2 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests

Pray for my ministry, that God will give me wisdom and understanding.

Pray for my family, that they will grow in the Word of God.

Pray for my church members, that each one may grow in the Lord.

Thank you so much once again for your prayers. 
S.K. (2)

Worker 3 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

Please pray for our state’s Christians, for their faith in Jesus to be strengthened. In this difficult time, pray that God will take care of His people. At the same time, pray that the fanatical group will come to know the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Please pray for Mrs. K. Both of her kidneys are 80% damaged. Every other day she has dialysis, and her condition is critical.

Continue to pray for the growth and needs of our local church.

Continue to pray for our CBI students and staff, for their good health and the smooth functioning of the CBI.

Kindly pray for me and my family, that the Lord will use us for the expansion of His kingdom.Thank you very much for your prayers and support!

In Him,
Worker 3  

Worker 4 – 10/40 Window

Please pray for traveling safety.

Please pray that the Lord will provide a partner for me, as I am getting older.

Thank you for your prayer and support!

Yours in Christ,
Pastor W.J. 

Worker 6 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

We are in need of sound preachers and teachers to fill people with the knowledge of God.

Thankfully, God is sending laborers for His field to our CBI; we are prayerfully waiting for them to study the Word of God with more awe and reverence this new year.

One of our brother’s has been ordained as a teaching pastor at the new church plant, and another brother has been ordained as a youth pastor. We are grateful to God that He has been gracious enough to lead our brothers’ lives and are eagerly awaiting to see what the Lord is going to accomplish through their lives.

Last week, we had the dedication service for our new hall, which was really blessed. There are still some needs in the hall; please be praying that God will provide and bless the church.

In a city like ours, the mission field is everywhere your eye can see. May the Lord give us grace to be the carriers of His love and mercy.

Thank you!

God bless you,
Worker 6

Worker 7 – 10/40 Window

I have now been visiting five villages and am working on visiting many more during the weekdays. Please pray that God will open doors to enter different villages and give me opportunities to share with the people who don’t know our Lord.

Thank you,  
Worker 7

Worker 8 and Family – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

During the last two weeks, we visited two new families, and shared the Gospel with them and gave them New Testaments. Both of the families are going through physical and demonic problems. May God work powerfully in their lives.

Sister L. S. has a baby due soon; please pray for a safe delivery.

H. and Y. are brother and sister, and they are both having the same physical and mental problem.

Please pray for our church building.

Especially pray for the persecution in our state.

Once again, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your partnership. May our loving God bless you abundantly!

Pastor 8 and family 

Worker 9 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

Pray for me, that I will continue to grow in the Word of God.Pray that God will continue to use me here.

Pray for the teenagers who I teach the Word to every week; right now, they are having school final exams.

Pray that they will do well on their exams and glorify God.Pray for my country, as persecution is increasing.

Pray that the work of the Gospel will also increase.

Thank you so much for your prayers.

God bless you all!
Worker 9 

Worker 10

Thanks be to the Lord that God has kept you and us together, and thanks be to the Lord who blesses each and every one of us, and saves us from every danger! Thank you also to those who continuously pray for us!

Prayer Requests:

First of all, pray for the villages in our area, where some people are against the people of God; pray for God to change their hearts.

Pray for the leaders here who are members of the anti-Christian party, who do not want the kingdom of God to come.

Pray for those leaders, that God will change their hearts.Pray for the believers of my church, that they will be strong in the Word.

Pray for my life, that God opens new doors for me so that I can share the Gospel of God to all of the people in my area.

The government has a record of our mobile phone number to keep an eye on us because of our Christianity.

Pray that God will help us and will bring those who belong to the anti-Christian government group into faith.

Pray for the believers in my village who are students; pray that they can change their lives with the blessings of God.

Pray for my mom who had surgery.

Pray for some of our believers who want to publicly show their faith in Christ; pray that God will prepare them completely.

Pray for our region, that God will change the hearts of all the people here and walk in God’s path.

Thank you! 
Worker 10

Worker 11 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

Please pray that my marriage will go well, and that God will fulfill every need.

Please pray that my close friends will be able to come to my wedding.

Please pray that the believers in our church will understand the Word of God more deeply.

Please pray that my mother’s back pain will be cured.

Next month, after my marriage, I will travel to another city to get audio Bibles. Pray that God will provide protection for me while I am getting the audio Bibles.

Another believer would like to publicly show he follows Jesus this month.

Pray that God will protect us during through the service.

There are some Hindu fundamentalists in our village who are always trying to persecute us; pray that God will give them peace in their hearts.

Thanks for your prayers, Christian love, partnership and participation in spreading the Gospel!

God bless you all!
Worker 11 

Worker 12 – 10/40 Window
Prayer Requests:

Pray for the growth of the church, that God will increase these people here more and more in the knowledge of His Word and use them for His glory. Pray that new people who have come to Christ will know God better and be more aware of their faith and grow in it.

Pray for the marriage of Worker 11 and his new wife, that God will prepare both of them, and also their families. Especially pray for his new wife’s family, as they are all unbelievers and will be making the arrangements.

Two families have newly come to faith in Jesus. Please pray for them, that God will give them the strength to understand and know Jesus Christ better and recognize His power and follow Him and continue to grow in Him as well.

I am still taking medicine for my back pain. Last month, the doctor did an x-ray and ultrasound, and the reports are normal. The doctor has given me some medication for a few weeks. Please pray for God to heal me completely.

Last week, God gave me the opportunity to go to another district and preach the Gospel. By His grace, I went to some villages and met a lot of people and preached the Gospel to them. Please pray that the seed that was sown in their lives will take root and that they will know that the Lord Jesus Christ is the true God, and that He will release them from their darkness.

Pray also for our weekly Bible study, that God will strengthen His people in His Word, through this study. Pray that they will go to different places to be witnesses for God.

Thank you for your prayers for our ministry! 
– Worker 12

Worker 13 – 10/40 Window

Please continue to pray for the area where we are doing ministry.
Pray that God will give us more opportunities to share His Word.
Please pray, as it is not easy to share the Gospel in this area where we are living.
Please pray as we begin our church building construction.
Pray that everything goes well.
Pray for three brothers who just came to Christ; also pray that God will bring more people to Himself.

Thank you so much everyone for your love in Christ!
God bless you! Worker 13

Worker 15 and Family – 10/40 Window

Please pray for…

1) Please pray for those who heard the Gospel at the Christmas outreach.
2) Please pray for God’s protection on our daughter’s life, as she recently got a job and moved to the UK.

Thanks for your prayers!

God bless,
Worker 15 

Worker 16 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Request

Please pray for my children as they are writing their annual exam, that God may give them wisdom. 

Please pray for bible college student that they my grow in Lord. 

Please pray for sister D, she is suffering from back pain please pray for her healing. 

Please pray for brother J for his healing.

Worker 16

Anand and Usha – Nepal

Praise Report:

Thank you for last month prayer, God had been teaching our students as well as they are growing in His Word and they have been spending lot of time sharing the gospel around Kathmandu valley.   

Here are some prayer request for this month:

Please pray for our good health. 

Please pray for our students of our Bible college that they may grow daily in His Word. 

Please pray that our students may know their calling as they will be graduating. 

Please pray for the students, in this semester break they want to go different villages to serve the people and lead them to Christ.   

Choudhary Family – Email Blog

Prakash and Muna – Nepal

Please pray for those who accepted Jesus at the medical camp/Gospel outreach. Praise God! My His Spirit lead them to His church!

Please pray for the ministry at the Leper colony.

Pray for the various house fellowships and children’s meeting.

Praise God for the co-leaders who are faithfully serving the Lord according to their gifts.

Blessings!
Prakash, Muna and Eutychus – Email – Blog

Rabi and Mahima – Nepal

Prayer Requests:

Pray for Mahima’s health; since last month, she has not been feeling well—she is suffering from a cold.

Pray for my health also, that I will be physically fit and able to serve God well.

Pray that God will provide a refrigerator and cooking materials for our church.

Pray that God will provide a way for us to have infertility treatment.

Pray that our church believers will be stable everywhere they are.

Please pray for brother Harka’s ministry, that God will provide for him.

Thank you so much for helping us and lifting us up through prayer and partnership. 

Grace and Peace,
Rabi and Mahima – Email Blog

Majhiya and Sarita – Nepal

Prayer Requests

We have found the opportunity to share with other about Jesus, praise the Lord!

We conduct small house fellowship services. Please pray for unbelieving neighbors who have joined us sometimes in our fellowship. Pray that their hearts will soon be changed.

Praise God for safety and protection during this time!

Remember us in your prayers for His guidance in upcoming days, and pray that God will open the hearts of our neighbors for salvation.

Blessings,
Majhiya and Sarita 

Milan Pariyar – Nepal 

Prayer Requests:

Please pray for me and my family, that we will remain healthy.

Pray for my brother, M, as he joins me in the ministry.

Pray for the new believers here who just publicly showed they are following Jesus.

Pray for financial provision to be able to start a family buffalo farm so that we can support ourselves more. 

Thank you,
Milan

Raju – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

Pray for the fellowship that is about to start in L.B. We are planning to start a fellowship there, which is separate from our other church on the mountain. There is a need for a pastor to lead the converts.

Pray for our church, where there is a need for a church building. Pray for provision and guidance.

Pray for God’s guidance and strength for me and my wife. We are leading churches in two areas.

Pray for my wife, Srijana. She has a migraine. It is very difficult for her during the cold weather season.

This month, the CCP team arrived and shared the Gospel in the village areas. Pray that the people will respond to the Gospel and know Jesus.

Blessings!
Raju – Blog
Abhishek and Lacey – 10/40 Window

Praise Reports: 

Praise God He was able to make a way for me to move to South Asia, and provide everything my husband and I needed for our wedding.  

Praise God we were able to find a home to rent that is walking distance from the Bible College where my husband is teaching almost every day.  

Prayer Requests: 

Please pray for both of our families, especially for the salvation of those who are not walking with Jesus.  

It has been two months since we have been married, please pray for our cross-cultural marriage. 

Please pray for the Bible college and the Church that we are involved with and serving alongside. 

Please pray the rent of the Church that we are serving alongside here in S.A. would be provided for monthly. 

Please pray we would grow in discipline in every area of our life.   

Thank you family for partnering alongside us, and waging war on our behalf in prayer.

God bless you, 
Abhishek and Lacey

Doru and the Pavel’s – Romania

Good day everyone, 

Please lift our family in prayer for health and endurance. The last few weeks have been difficult with ear infection for our youngest who is recovering, strep throat, and different symptoms on a daily basis. We ask for wisdom for the doctors who are helping us and everyone who needs their assistance.   

Lift up our youth who are growing deeper in the lord and opening their hearts to the weight of sin they are learning to look for and uproot. We are also preparing to have a prayer walk for our community this coming weekend and we would love to see the Lord work and express his Holy Spirit in wonderful ways.   

Our church also has a dearly loved sister who is in the process of identifying what type of cancer she is dealing with, so we ask the Lord to heal her, provide closeness and unity within our congregation.   

Please pray for my wife’s (Tasha) safety as she is working abroad and is dealing with some foot problems and missing the family. 

Blessings and Prayers,       
Doru and the Pavel’s  – Blog – Email

Johnny and Brenna Varga – Pécs, Hungary

Please pray: 

1. For our women’s Bible study groups that are going on now. Pray for the women participating, that they will grow deeper rooted in Christ and in understanding of God’s word as we do a study “Glimpses of Jesus” in the Old Testament together. Brenna is leading a group of ten young women, with nine different countries/cultures represented in the group. Pray for wisdom and discernment in leading. 

2. For Johnny as he continues to work on his thesis & prepare for final state exam, pray the Lord will lead him and help him through to the end. 

3. Pray for continued divine wisdom, strength, clarity, & rest for our church leadership.  

4. Pray for our marriage, that we may continue to grow in love for the Lord and one another.  

Much love, 
Johnny and Brenna Varga  – Blog – Email

SGWM MAR PRAYER UPDATE


AFRICA 
Brian and Jill Kanyike – Kampala, Uganda

Please Pray:

1. Pray for the Kanyikes as they are still dealing with the aftermath of their robbery.
2. Continue to pray for Jill and the children as they homeschool, especially Liana.
3. Pray for the Kanyikes to hear from immigration in the USA for the children’s citizenship. 
4. Pray for Brian as he pastors and leads the ministry team at Arise Christian Fellowship. Thank you for praying for the Kanyike Family and the people of Uganda 

In Him,
Brian, Jill, Luke, Laylee, and Liana – Email Blog

Matthew and Noelle Harris – Uganda

Thank you so much for your continued commitment to the furtherance of God’s Kingdom.

Praise God that: 

– Our family got to have a time of recuperation and envisioning during the month of December.- We have finished building our pastoral school so that we can apply for accreditation.
– For the churches that are being blessed through growing in their understanding of God’s Word. 

Please pray that: 

– Our family stays strong and healthy as we serve God here.- Our bible college can become accredited.
– God would continue blessing His people with the knowledge and application of His Word as they turn away from man made traditions.  

In Christ,
Matthew, Noelle and Family – Email Blog

Aniku Family – Uganda

We praise God for the faithfulness He has seen us through in 2022. It was a year of testing and we are excited to start seeing the fruit! 

God has big plans for this year. He has already begun fulfilling our vision! We praise Him for the YWAM team that came and the beginning of our second semester of Bible College. Please continue to pray for the students. 

Our container has finally left the church parking lot and is on its way to Uganda!!!! Please pray for all the details, travel and taxes till it reaches us! The building Koinonia community center and library continues on its way! Continue to pray for all the church members to stay focused on God and God alone, all for His glory! 

Thank you, 
The Aniku’s – Email

Ends of the Earth Ministries

In South Sudan:

Please continue to pray for the nation of South Sudan. Decades of Civil War have collapsed the economy, resulting in mass starvation and desperation. Hopelessness and violence run rampant throughout communities.

Pray for our 500 students that are being daily discipled in the love of God and His Word, so they may lead their nation into a new season of hope.

Pray for the 75 children and young adults in our children’s home and for the missionary parents that are laying down their lives to provide peace and unconditional love to these precious ones. 

Please pray for the new churches in the Tauso & Taposa villages. Pray that the pastors and medical staff will have the spiritual and physical tenacity to handle the countless challenges while living amongst Stone-Age tribes.

In Kenya:

Pray for the refugee students in our missionary training college in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. They are fasting and praying as they prepare to return to South Sudan to begin reaching cities across the border in North Sudan, with hopes to plant churches amongst Muslim peoples in 2020-21.

In USA:

Pray for the Missions Equip Training Programs. We are in the throes of launching two new schools this year.

The first – International School, will be used in Bible Colleges as a complete missions training course. 

The second – Transformation, is a cross-cultural immersion training program, equipping missionaries to assimilate into their new culture while learning the language and world view.  

Pray that God would continue to empower, envision and sustain us as we seek to establish nationally led, culturally relevant, biblical-based churches among unreached peoples.

Thank you for your prayers!

Yours for the unreached, 
Rob Douglass 

NORTH AMERICA
Tim and Jenn Pappas – California, USA

PRAISE REPORTS 

1. Jenn was able to join Tim on trip to South Asia that was 2 weeks long focused on missionary care and teaching of in country workers.  
2. For those who prayerfully and financially support us  
3. Jenn has been able to stay healthy   

PRAYER REQUEST:

1. Pray for our re-adjustment as we come back 
2. Wisdom and Gods heart for Tim as he prepares to teach at a conference in mexico next month  
3. Our son Andy who is homeless and struggling In many ways 

Thank you so much for your prayers!

All for His Glory,
Tim and Jenn – Email Blog

Gary and Tina Barrow – Truckee, California

We have been here pastoring Calvary Chapel Truckee for almost 3 years now. We’ve faced many challenges and difficulties, many we never dreamed would be something we would face in ministry. But God has been so very faithful, and I believe we’re right where God wants us as a church.

Please pray…

We’re in need of a worship leader/assistant pastor at the church. Currently Gary is carrying all of the teaching and administration of the church. It’s been a heavy, and at times, an overwhelming responsibility. But again, God has been so very faithful. We trust that with your prayers, God will raise up an assistant that is like minded and has a heart to serve God’s people.

Please join us in praying for a fresh out pouring of God’s Spirit on Calvary Chapel Truckee.

We’ve been praying about starting a preschool to reach out to the town of Truckee. We need wisdom and vision on how the Lord would have us do this.

We have just returned from Israel and it seems that God has opened up amazing doors for ministry there for us. We have an open do to reach out to youth in a Palestinian controlled area. God has also opened a door for us to minister to special needs kids in Israel. We’re praying and asking God to show us how He would have us walk through those doors.

Gary is planning on traveling with Pastor Trent to the Middle East later this year. We’re asking the Lord to show us how He’d have us be part of the ministry there also.

We’re planning for Hungarian summer camps again this year. During one of the camps last year, a woman approached Gary and ask if he knew who she was? She showed him a picture of the 2 of them from a camp Gary did 13 years earlier. She said she gave her heart to the Lord during that camp and Jesus changed her life. She’s now living for Jesus, married to a Christian man and serving in her church. Last year we saw 64 of 93 kids come to the Lord in 2 summer camps. We’re asking the Lord for even more souls this year.

Gary is teaching a class and continues to arrange teachers for the colleges we have in the 10/40 window. Please continue to pray that God would raise up believers to take the Gospel and saturate that area. Gary would like to lead a team later this year to visit the college and encourage the students through block classes. We’re asking God for the right timing for a trip.

With all the many overseas opportunities now opening up to us, we’re asking God to show us how to serve faithfully here at Calvary Chapel Truckee, and how to balance that with the many open doors abroad. We believe the Lord is leading us into greater fields of harvest. We’re asking the Lord for wisdom and direction.

We want to thank you for your prayers. If you have any questions, we welcome your emails and will respond to them promptly.

God bless,
Gary and Tina Barrow – Email Blog

Mike and Sarah Vincent – Rosarito, Mexico 

Prayer Requests?  

#1- For God’s blessing on our new (2023) church planting classes!  
#2- Strength for the staff and body of the church!   

Praise Reports?  
#1- Praise God for our 36th church plant! (Calvary Connection Mexico)  
#2- Praise God for a blessed Israel tour!    

Thanks for the prayers, 
Mike – Email Blog

Ron and Kristy Struska – Rosarito, Mexico 

Praise Report:

– Praise God that we made it to Calpulalpan, Tlaxcala, Mexico, where our daughter, Brittany, and her husband, Brian are going to plant a church (Calvary Conexión México). There were some bumps along the way with our 24-foot trailer, but we made it here safely!

– We’d also like to give him praise for the two outreaches we were able to do along the way in Culiacán & Morelia, as well as serve a little at and/or fellowship with several other church plants and pastors along the way. 

Prayer Requests:

– For wisdom to know how to best use our time to help get the church building ready for Calvary Conexión México.

– For the Lord to prepare the hearts of the children and their parents to be open to the gospel. We will be having a big outreach for kids here in Calpulalpan. There will be games, songs, a Bible lesson, craft, as well as prizes and backpacks to give away! We even plan to do some games with the parents and give away some prizes for them as well.

– For finances, as we are having some trouble with our local Mexican bank, and we have a lot of funds that we are currently not able to access (and may not be able to access for months until some paperwork gets taken care of).

– For a safe return trip home to Rosarito, trailer in tow, early to mid-February. 

Blessings!
Ron & Kristy Struska– Email Blog

Jenna Pepin – Culiacán, Mexico 

1) Calvary Culiacán North will be implementing some BIG changes this year. Pray that the result is a stronger, more effective church and a huge harvest of souls.  
2) Pray for God’s continued direction in confirming both my role and the timing for Sammy and me to join the Calpulalpan project. 
3) Pray for Sammy’s education as we will be trying out some new schooling options over the next 6 months. 

Jenna Pepin – Email – Blog
 
Jon and Allison Brechtel – Oaxaca, Mexico

Huge Praise Report: 

– Our first grandbaby was born in late October, and she is happy and healthy, along with our son and daughter in law.

Please Pray:

1. Please pray for continued unity in the church, and that the Lord would continue raising up men to be leaders. We have an amazing church body here and are so blessed by their hearts to serve Him. 
2. Jon is now teaching in Spanish on Sundays, which is a huge step of faith and obedience. Please pray for continued growth for all 4 of us in our Spanish. It’s such a blessing to be able to communicate with everyone here. Please especially pray for Jonny and Noah to practice it.

Thank you for praying for the work that the Lord is doing in Oaxaca. We couldn’t do this without the covering of prayer. 

God bless!
Jon, Allison, Jonny, Noah – Blog – Email

Paul and Claudia Boubion – Rosarito, Mexico

Please Pray:

1. Growth in personal and corporate holiness
2. Thanksgiving for the miracle of restoration in my eldest son!
3. For the Holy Spirit’s guidance in matters involving church discipline
4. Church planting class involvement and teaching; for growth of students
5. For God to show us who to disciple
6. NewLife rehab Clinic weekly Bible study; for the patients to be saved
7. Much wisdom for helping the needy

Thank you for your prayers!

In Him,
Paul, Claudia, Lydia, Poiema and Cristian – Email Blog

Deanna Jevas – Tijuana, Mexico

Here are my prayer requests for this month. Thank you so much for praying, it is by far the best that anyone can do for me! Jeremiah 33:3  

1. For more staffing in our after-school program/soup kitchen. We have lost two teachers and our cook. Two are getting married and one is having a baby.   
2. For the Lord, to raise up servants to minister to the kids who age out of the afterschool program. (This is junior high age kids). I would love to see a separate afterschool program for them, that they could have our church as a safe place for them to come and hang out and learn life skills. This is a huge burden on my heart, but we are in desperate need of staffing.  
3. A new, (used) vehicle for me at a good price. Mine is on its last leg. I would like a Toyota RAV4 as it is easy to get in and out of.  
4. For my 82-year-old mom, she lives alone in San Diego and has Parkinson’s. I also take care of her and she is needing more and more care and it’s getting more difficult. Also, I don’t know what we are going to do when she will no longer be able to live alone. Need wisdom!  

– Deanna Jevas – Email Blog

Bond, Heather Gaona – S. Asia and USA

Please Pray:

– Pray for the new semesters at CBI in Nepal and S. Asia. Pray for the new students to grow in God’s Word. Pray for Bond as he teaches weekly classes remotely for clear communication, connection with the students and translation. Pray for God to move mightily and raise up another crop of church planters.  
– Pray for our new church plants w/ Laxman and Nikesh. Pray people would come to learn the Word of God and people would be saved. Pray that they would be encouraged. 
– Pray for physical issues for both Bond and Heather. We are have tests and treatment plans, but ultimately would love God’s healing so we can serve Him unhindered.    

Many thanks, 
Bond and Heather Gaona  – Email Blog

Jana Sandbulte – Indiana, USA

1.     One of the nursing home/assisted living residents in one of the Bible Studies passed away, and another is very discouraged and in the hospital. Please pray for strength and encouragement for her, and also for the salvation of two of the residents in the assisted living Bible Study. Pray that God will open their eyes and hearts fully to His truth.
2.     Please continue to pray for my parents’ health.
3.     Please pray for the safety of all the workers in South Asia, and that God will strengthen their hearts.
4.     Please continue to pray for me to manage my time wisely, according to God’s priorities.Thank you so much for your prayers!

God bless you,
Paul, Jana and Sari, Kaylee, and Rose – Email Blog

Joni Houser – Indiana, USA

Please pray for the Christians in South Asia that are going through persecution.

Please pray for my father’s health. He has several physical problems including double vision. The doctors have not yet been able to find out what is causing them.  

Please pray for my sister who is making major life decisions. Pray that she puts God first and makes godly decisions.

God bless you!
Joni – Email Blog

SOUTH AMERICA
Craig and Daisy Tippie – Huacho, Peru

Urgent Prayer:

1. Put Peru on your prayer chains, we are in a state of emergency! They impeached the president two weeks ago for firing the congress and trying to be a dictator and the vice president assumes the office, so the people don’t want the same political party and want new elections, but they are rioting and looting in the stores, burning down factories! We are safe in Huacho, and a ways away from Lima, but they shut down all main highways, public transportation and schools for the rest if the week! They are talking about Marshall law if it continues and the curfew will go into place and shut down public meetings!

Thank you from our hearts, 
Daisy and Craig – Email Blog

SOUTH AMERICA
Cory & Danielle Kilgus- Calvary Chapel Trujillo & CBI Peru

Thank you so much for your continued prayer!

Please pray for our upcoming semester at CBI Peru. We will have 23-25 full time students, are biggest semester yet. Our semester theme is “Abide” as apart from Jesus can nothing, and when we abide in Him we bear much fruit.

Please pray for Calvary Trujillo and Calvary Buenos Aires, Peru. We are transitioning as we sent a group of about 20 to plant a church in another part of town, and it has been great to see God work. We have several outreach events coming up, and God is opening up new doors in our community with the universities, rehab centers and firefighters.

Please pray for our family as received Isabela into our home about a month ago. She is 4 and a special girl. We took her on her first family vacation this month, and she calls us “mama” and “papa” now. She likes to run up to us and kiss us, and tells we are “lindo” (Nice). Pray for continued integration, as there are rough spots as well.

Please pray for another church we hope to plant in October with another graduate of CBI Peru in the jungle city of Moyobamba. We are hosting the CC Missions conference for South America and CBI Kauai is joining us to serve at the conference and then help us do an invasion of Moyobamba.Thank you and we really do appreciate your faithfulness to pray.

Thank you from our hearts, 
Cory and Danielle – Email Blog

Shilo and Raquell Stratton – Peru

Pray for our minds, that we would not be anxious or stressed regarding preparing to move and actually being sent. That we would have the goal and mission in mind of making disciples. Of serving Christ and no one else. Of making His name famous and not our own. And generally for clear thinking. That we’d hold fast to sound doctrine.

Pray for our spirits, that we’d serve God without fear and in absolute surrender. That we’d lay aside sins and things that easily ensnare us. That we’d put on God’s armor.

Pray for our bodies, that we’d be strong and that God would ward off any infections, diseases, or accidents from us prior to and on the field. Especially for baby Amalia. I (Shilo) think I’ve got a food allergy that my doctor and I are currently trying to figure out.

Pray for PERÚ, for the country as a whole. Latin America is full of false doctrine, prideful religiosity or cultural Catholicism and dangerous governments. Peru’s presidency just underwent some drastic sudden changes, and the country is not at peace.

– Shilo and Raquell Stratton – Email Blog

Andrew Weakland – Peru

Praise reports

1. Thanks to God that I have been able to grow in teaching the Word of God, in preparation to be a Pastor. 
2. Thanks to God that I have grown in leadership, such as leading mid week services as well as mission trips and evangelism.  

Prayer requests

1. Prayer that God calls and puts together a team for Moyobamba. 
2. Prayer that God takes the veil off those in Moyobamba and those around Moyboamba, so they can live in the New Covenant and the grace of God. 
3. Prayer that when we go on a mission trip to Moyobamba in the beginning of April, that we can make friendships with people who will later be part of Calvary Chapel Moyobamba. 

– Andrew Weakland  – Email Blog

The 10/40 Window

The 10/40 Window is a rectangular geographic area stretching from North Africa through the Middle East to Asia, covering 68 countries. Two-thirds of the world’s population live within the 10/40 Window.Three out of every five people in the 10/40 Window have no access to the gospel. According to the Joshua Project, 68.6% of the 10/40 Window’s ethnic groups (5,984) are considered unreached, with a total population of 3.09 billion.(Some names and faces have been changed or omitted for security reasons.)

Darryl and Kayo Record – Cambodia

We have much to be thankful for and also much to need of prayer.   

Praise!: 

Thank God for helping us to figure out our mission budget for 2023. It was looking like we were going to be forced from the field for lack of funds in June but God came through and the budget balance (on a knife’s edge). 

Aside from all the above trials, marriage, family, and ministry are thriving here. I just finished teaching apologetics/evangelism at a local seminary, I am teaching a Christian Foundations Sunday school class at an international church, continue editing for Light Times magazine, and helping make videos for Precious Women Organization. I also, am mentoring a Cambodian pastor and teaching at his church from time to time. Kayo has started at thriving women’s ministry at the international church and ministering at Precious Women Organization, which evangelizes and retrains women who work at karaokes, bars, and beer gardens. 

Prayer Requests: 

Our financial reserves are getting low and we are trying to rebuild them. However, every time we try to save money something happens that takes away the savings and more. For example, our printer/copier died but we can’t replace it and so it is inconvenient for ministry, our car needed two tires this month and will need two more next month, our car has urgently needed a wheelbearing replacement and serious suspension work since November but we haven’t been able to do it yet. Now we can only drive 10-20mph. Our rice/pressure cooker caught on fire and we had to replace it, and last night Kayo’s tooth filling fell out so we have to take care of that today. 

By faith we purchased airtickets to CA for June-August because we couldn’t visit since 2019. Please pray for all the logistics for our time in CA (transportation, housing, clothing/supplies etc.). We haven’t been able to visit my family in Missouri since 2017 and that was a short visit. However, given the above circumstances, it is not looking promising for us to be able to visit Missouri this time either even thought we really need to.   

Thanks for your prayer cover! 
Darryl, Kayo, and Benjamin – Email Blog –

Worker 2 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests

1.     Pray for my ministry, that God will give me wisdom and understanding.
2.     Pray for my family, that they will grow in the Word of God.
3.     Pray for my church members, that each one may grow in the Lord.

Thank you so much once again for your prayers.
S.K. (2)

Worker 3 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

By God’s grace, we have been doing wonderful. Thank you so much for your valuable prayers. Here are some of our prayer concerns this month:

Please pray for the Christians in our state, for the strengthening of their faith in Jesus. In this difficult time, may God take care His people. At the same time, pray that the fanatic anti-Christian group may know the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

I met one of my friends that I have not seen in 15 years, at the conference campus. I was very sad to find out that both of his kidneys are not functioning. He is surviving through dialysis, twice a week. Please pray for a healing touch for him.

Please pray for my wife’s uncle; he is going through treatment for cancer.

Please pray for Mrs. K. Both of her kidneys are 80% damaged, and every other day she is undergoing dialysis. Now her condition has become is critical. Do continue to pray for the growth and needs of our local church. Do continue to pray for our CBI students and staff, for their good health and the smooth functioning of our college.

Kindly pray for me and my family; may the Lord use us for the expansion of His kingdom. 

Thank you very much for your prayers and support!

In Him,
Worker 3

Worker 4 – 10/40 Window

1.     Please pray for traveling safety.
2.     Please pray that the Lord will provide a partner for me, as I am getting older.

Thank you for your prayer and support!

Yours in Christ, 
Pastor W.J.

Worker 6 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests : 

We are in need of sound preachers and teachers to fill people with the knowledge of God.

Thankfully, God is sending laborers for His field to our CBI; we are prayerfully waiting for them to study the Word of God with more awe and reverence this new year.

One of our brother’s has been ordained as a teaching pastor at the new church plant, and another brother has been ordained as a youth pastor. We are grateful to God that He has been gracious enough to lead our brothers’ lives and are eagerly awaiting to see what the Lord is going to accomplish through their lives. 

Last week, we had the dedication service for our new hall, which was really blessed. There are still some needs in the hall; please be praying that God will provide and bless the church.

In a city like ours, the mission field is everywhere your eye can see. May the Lord give us grace to be the carriers of His love and mercy.

Thank you!

God bless you,
Worker 6

Worker 7 – 10/40 Window

I have been traveling a lot these days, to reach several villages in my area. Now, I am organizing church services on Sundays in five villages, but I want to go to many more places where there are no churches or pastors.

Please be praying for that.
Thank you,  
Worker 7

Worker 8 and Family – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

1.     Once again, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your partnership. May our loving God bless you abundantly!
2.     Please pray for M.S., who is unable to walk and is being affected by some kind of black magic.
3.     Please pray that God will provide us with a church building.

Pastor 8 and family

Worker 9 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Requests:

Pray that God would continue to use me for His glory.Pray for all of the people who have heard the Gospel message during this Christmas season to put their faith in Jesus.

Pray that our church will continue to grow in the Word and in number.

Pray for the Bible School students to continue to grow in the Word and in His knowledge.

Thank you so much for your prayers.

God bless you all!
Worker 9

Worker 10 

Thanks be to the Lord that God has kept you and us together, and thanks be to the Lord who blesses each and every one of us, and saves us from every danger! Thank you also to those who continuously pray for us!

Prayer Requests:

1.     First of all, pray for the villages in our area, where some people are against the people of God; pray for God to change their hearts.
2.     Pray for the leaders here who are members of the anti-Christian party, who do not want the kingdom of God to come. Pray for those leaders, that God will change their hearts.
3.     Pray for the believers of my church, that they will be strong in the Word.
4.     Pray for my life, that God opens new doors for me so that I can share the gospel of God to all of the people in my area. 
5.     The government has a record of our mobile phone number to keep an eye on us because of our Christianity. Pray that God will help us and will bring those who belong to the anti-Christian government group into faith.
6.     Pray for the believers in my village who are students; pray that they can change their lives with the blessings of God.
7.     Pray for my mom who had surgery. She is now taking liver medicine; pray for her to get well soon.
8.     Pray for some of our believers who want to publicly show their faith in Christ; pray that God will prepare them completely.
9.     Pray for our region, that God will change the hearts of all the people here and walk in God’s path.

Thank you!
Worker 10

Worker 11 – 10/40 Window

Praise Report

I thank God that He has kept me safe this whole month. Last month, an investigation team was formed by the central government. They came to investigate us, comparing us with the point of view of Naxalism. Thank God, the investigator left after making inquiries and has not come back since! The newspaper also did not publish anything against us again. These are answers to your prayers.

Prayer Requests

1.     I have just come to the north of my country to have a court marriage; pray that the court marriage can be done soon.  After that, I will go back to the ministry, and then on April 12 come back to the north for the wedding.
2.     Please pray, as we will have a wedding ceremony in the bride’s area on April 12, and a wedding ceremony in my home area on April 20. Pray that God will give us the strength to prepare well and fulfill every need.
3.     Some anti-Christian fundamentalist people are planning to harm the church in many ways, after they read about our church in the newspaper. Please pray that God will make them peaceful.
4.     Pray for my mother’s health and healing; she always has back pain.
5.     Pray for the believers in my church to have a deeper understanding of the Word of God.
6.     Pray that God will protect some believers who want to publicly show they follow Jesus next month.

Thanks for your prayers, Christian love, partnership and participation in spreading the Gospel! 

God bless you all!
Worker 11

Worker 12 – 10/40 Window

Praise Report: 

1. I thank God. For these last few months, God has given us opportunities to go to different places. He has opened doors for the Gospel, and in these few months, by the grace of God, we have distributed a lot of New Testaments to people–more than 500 people. So thanks be to God! Also, together we were able to go to some jails as well. In the jails we also distributed many New Testaments to the prisoners, and also gave them to the Superintendent of Police and other staff!

2. I thank God that He opened the way for us to go to the prison, and there I had the opportunity to lead worship with them and teach them from the Word of God. Many prisoners gave their lives to the Lord. So, I thank God that even after being put in jail, they were able to know God. I hope that when they are released from jail, they will be able to live normal lives among the people.

Prayer requests: 

1. Please pray for our church people, that they will grow in the Word of God, and also pray for those who are not able come to church because of family pressure and persecution. 

2. Pray for us, that we could meet some of the unsaved family of the believers in our church, and that we can share with them about Jesus and develop good relationships with them. 

3. Please pray for the new believers, that they will stand for their faith and be strong in Christ, and understand God’s Word as well.

4. Please pray that God would provide a way for us to get audio Bibles; many are illiterate in the church. They would be able to listen to the Word on an audio Bible.

5. We have been praying for a long time that God would provide us land in the right place, so that in that place we can glorify and praise Him better and without hindrance.

6. Please pray for D’s marriage, that God will make all the arrangements for the marriage. The date of her marriage has been set for April 13. Also pray for her family, that God will prepare this family completely through this marriage, and that He will stand with sister D, because this is the first Christian wedding in her family. Please pray for her. 

– Worker 12

Worker 13 – 10/40 Window

1.     Please continue to pray for the area where we are doing ministry.
2.     Pray that God will give us more opportunities to share His Word.
3.     Please pray, as it is not easy to share the Gospel in this area where we are living.
4.     Please pray as we begin our church building construction. Pray that everything goes well.
5.     Pray for three brothers who just came to Christ; also pray that God will bring more people to Himself.

Thank you so much everyone for your love in Christ!

God bless you!
– Worker 13

Worker 15 and Family – 10/40 Window

Please pray for…

1)    Please pray for those who heard the Gospel at the Christmas outreach.
2)    Please pray for God’s protection on our daughter’s life, as she recently got a job and moved to the UK.

Thanks for your prayers! 

God bless,
Worker 15

Worker 16 – 10/40 Window

Prayer Request

Please pray for my children, that they will grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord.

Please pray that the Lord will intervene in the problem the world is facing.

Please pray for the village ministry, that they will grow in the Word of the Lord.

Please pray for the CBI students, that they will grow in God’s Word.

– Worker 16

Anand and Usha – Nepal

Praise Report:

Thank you to all of the prayer warriors! This semester has been a blessing because God has brought 11 new students to our CBI, and now we have 28 students.

Prayer Requests:

Please pray for our good health.We will be hosting a lot of teams to come and serve in Nepal this semester. May God give us strength and wisdom to host them and serve with them.

Please pray that God will help one young student to study God’s Word and serve the Lord.

We will be doing outreach in a different part of the city. Please pray that God will fill us with His Spirit and give us boldness to share the Gospel.

Thank you for your prayers and support,
Anand, Usha, Asher and Amos  – Email Blog

Prakash and Muna – Nepal

Please pray for those who heard the Gospel at the Christmas outreach!Pray for the ministry at the Leper colony.

Pray for the various house fellowships and children’s meeting.

Praise God for the co-leaders who are faithfully serving the Lord according to their gifts.

Blessings!
Prakash, Muna and Eutychus – Email – Blog

Rabi and Mahima – Nepal

Prayer Requests:

1.     Please pray for my physical health.
2.     Please pray for our church to grow, and that God will bring people into our church.
3.     Please pray that we will be able to give birth to a child; we are still waiting for God’s perfect timing.
4.     Pray that Mahima’s Sunday online Bible Study will be fruitful, and that many more mothers and sisters from all over the world will join and listen to her Bible study.
5.     Pray that God will provide my wife with a good full-time job; she is searching for a job.

Thank you so much for helping us and lifting us up through prayer and partnership. 

Grace and Peace,
Rabi and Mahima – Email Blog

Majhiya and Sarita – Nepal

Prayer Requests

1.      We have found the opportunity to share with other about Jesus, praise the Lord!
2.      We conduct small house fellowship services. Please pray for unbelieving neighbors who have joined us sometimes in our fellowship. Pray that their hearts will soon be changed.
3.      Praise God for safety and protection during this time!
4.      Remember us in your prayers for His guidance in upcoming days, and pray that God will open the hearts of our neighbors for salvation.

Blessings,
Majhiya and Sarita

Milan Pariyar – Nepal 

Prayer Requests:

1.     Please pray for me and my family, that we will remain healthy.
2.     Pray for my brother, M, as he joins me in the ministry.
3.     Pray for the new believers here who just publicly showed they are following Jesus.
4.     Pray for financial provision to be able to start a family buffalo farm so that we can support ourselves more.

Thank you,
Milan

Raju – 10/40 Window

Praise Report:

I thank God that my marriage was held successfully this month. He has given me a good wife.

Prayer Requests:

1.      Pray that we, as a husband and wife, will be a good example while ministering here.
2.     Pray for our church building.
3.     Pray for those who heard the Gospel during the Christmas season.
4.     Pray for God’s wisdom and guidance in our lives.
5.     Pray that new believers will be added to our church.

Blessings! 
Raju – Blog

Doru and the Pavel’s – Romania

We have been back in Romania for about 4 months now and after a year away we are eager to dive deep into the relationships we started making before we left. Our main prayer request is that the Lord pour his spirit into the young people of our church. This year we will have three major events that include public prayer, outreach and evangelism. This will be the first attempt for our church youth experience bringing their faith to the “front lines”. 

Pray along with us for their encouragement, bravery, faithfulness and sustaining steadfastness to the commandments and precepts of the Lord. Along with these exciting events we’re also asking for health and unity. Our church is going through the passing of the guard and this means our older generation is going home to be with the Lord from various illness and their bodies expiring. As a small church even 2-3 of these losses impacts the church in a massive way. We are also asking for prayer for our eldest daughter who is going to Liberty University and who will need scholarships to pay for the majority of her tuition. She has done her part to be diligent and timely to get those in but we ask for favor from the Lord.

Blessings and Prayers,
Doru and the Pavel’s – Blog – Email

Winter 2023 SGWM Newsletter

Faces are covered for security purposes

Missions Interns

For many CC Saving Grace Missions Interns, 2023 is the year that they finally get to go. When we started the School of Missions in 2019 we couldn’t predict that there would be a massive hiccup in our sending plan…Covid. But God knew. And He has always had a plan in all of it. When Covid hit we actually had workers on the field that were evacuated by the government and had to come off of the field immediately. Since then, we have been waiting for borders to re-open in the 10/40 window so that those who feel called can be sent. 

This year we have 10 of our interns planning to move and live full time in the 10/40 window. These are exciting times, and we would love your prayers for all of these precious world changers. After the first year of the School of Missions, five of our seven students expressed a desire for further training. We had a basic framework for a missions internship, but a lot of what we have today for the students developed during that first year. All five of those first interns will be full-time workers on the field this year! The internship is designed for those who feel called to full-time missions. So every year since that first year we have given students who feel called to full-time overseas missions the opportunity to join the internship program. 

The internship is a one-year commitment and includes training in the Word, in practical ministry, and in leadership, all in a local church context. We try to give them opportunities to serve in just about every ministry. We want to give them an overall understanding of what it means to plant a church, and so we seek to expose them to as many ministries as possible so that they have a fuller understanding of what it takes to run these different ministries. We also give them opportunities to lead different ministries. Some have helped run our Children’s Ministry, some have led Life Groups, and some have been personal assistants to our pastors. We can confidently say that they have seen the inner workings of the church and that they understand what it takes to plant a church.

Equipping in the Word

Another huge part of the internship is that they have class every Wednesday for three and a half hours. The Missions Internship Class is where they get a lot of their missions training as Pastor Trent teaches through the book of Acts. They also are taught by missionaries who come home on furlough here as well. Each student is required to prepare a 15-minute message from a book of the Bible weekly. Then they share that teaching in front of a pastor who graciously critiques them in their content and delivery. Students agree that this is one of most challenging and best parts of the class. When they are done with that book of the Bible, they are very familiar with it. This gives them confidence in their Bible literacy as well as prepares them for future ministries where they will be teaching. The growth we see in their teachings is evident. Besides class on Wednesdays, they serve at church on Sundays, attend a Life Group and have a class on Monday nights with Pastor Rob who is teaching them through a book about being a missionary. Some of them also hold a job, which means they are very busy while going through the program.

What Does it Take for Them to be Ready to GO?

When a student discovers where they are called to go, they begin to pray through that with the pastors and fellow students. When there is confirmation, the student begins to make plans to move full-time to the field. A large part of the process is gathering partners. What this means is they begin to look for friends and family who may want to be a part of their sending team, whether that’s through finances or prayer or both. We believe it’s extremely important for each of them to have a care team that meets regularly to pray for them and be the liaison between them and the church and their supporters. Communication is such a huge part of the success of their mission, and having a care team is an essential part of that. As the interns begin to move towards transitioning to the mission field, they will meet with people regularly to share their vision and give people the opportunity to partner with them in their venture of faith. 

They also spend time learning about the country they feel called to, researching the cost of living there, looking into language school, finding places to rent, and researching the state of the church in that area. All students who have confirmed where they feel called to go will make plans for a “Vision Trip,” a trip in which they go to that destination country with a team, including a pastor, to “spy out” the land and pray.

At Saving Grace World Missions, starting the intern program has been the perfect next step for School of Missions graduates, and we are so honored to be a part of each of these students’ lives. We look forward to this next summer’s School of Missions and we hope to receive more interns who feel called to GO! It is a great privilege to be a part of their journey and we look forward to seeing many people mobilized to reach the most unreached people of the earth!

Pastor Trent and Pastor Tim who run the internship are pictured here with their wives.

We ask that you would prayerfully consider becoming a financial partner with SGWM. Financial partners are crucial to help operating costs at the SGWM home base, allowing us to serve missionaries worldwide.

To read more about the Calvary School of Missions please read the Calvary Chapel Magazine Spring 2023 edition, pages 16-22.

Imitators of Christ

It is always a blessing to share what is happening and guess what will happen according to the promises of God. So many thanks to all our seniors who lead us, teach us, and show us how to follow Jesus.

“Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.”

-1 Corinthians 11:1

Imitators as prayer warriors: We all know that the only thing the disciples of Jesus asked Him to teach was how to pray. We all believe that prayer is so important. We see that Jesus prayed, His disciples prayed, and all men of God pray. We also pray. We love to pray and we love to join together in prayer.

It is awesome to see our students have prayer meetings every Friday. These Bible Institute students have learned as the 1st century church did. We love to say they not only pray but also thank God for how He answered their prayers. These students have learned to wait upon the Lord and go share the Gospel. These students have sold themselves for Christ and carry their crosses and kneel down so that Nepalis may come to Christ. Thank you all so much who join us in prayer to win people for Christ.

“Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.”

Matthew 9:38

Imitators as Gospel preachers: Jesus preached “the kingdom of Heaven”. We appreciate our students’ love to go out and preach the Gospel. They have seen how dark the world is. They have seen how people are lost. They have seen that people are sheep without a Shepard. They have gone to the Leprosy colony to share Christ and also to the city square. They use Gospel songs and Gospel folk dances. Through songs and dance these students have learned to share the Gospel. They were rejected by many and accepted by many. They know that the servant is never greater than the master. We appreciate your prayers as they preach the Gospel.

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”       

Roman 1:16

Imitators of Jesus’ Love: As Christ left heaven for the sinners of this world, our student had to forsake this world to love God and the people of the community. So many Nepali young people go to work abroad chasing their dream, but we thank God that we have students who want to love God and serve the people of Nepal. We believe that these things happen only because of the Spirit of God living in us. Our students have seen the urgency to share Christ in the mist of their people.  This has happened because Christ’s love compels them to serve Him. Despite the discrimination of the caste system (because the majority of people in the community are Hindu), the students love to tell people of every caste about God. As Christ has emptied Himself for us, our students have also learned to empty themselves and as Christ became a servant, they have also become servants.

“And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins.”

1 Peter 4:8

Prayer Requests:

  • Please pray for us to have good health.
  • Please pray for our students as they are in their villages serving the Lord. May God use them powerfully in their communities.
  • Please pray for us as we will be traveling to west Nepal. Some of our students want to start a church there in the future.
  • Please pray. We are going to do a conference and outreach in west Nepal.
  • Please pray for us to have safe travel. We will be traveling to our students home area to see the area, visit, and pray with them.
  • Please pray for an outreach that we will be doing in a different area. May God prepare the hearts of people to receive Christ.

Thank you,

Anand and Usha and Family

New Beginnings, Same Faithful God

“And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”

DEUTERONOMY 31:8

Dear family and friends,

I hope this letter finds you well. It has been 2 months since my last newsletter when I ended the Calvary School of Missions and I am so excited to update you all on what the Lord has been doing in my life. Thank you for your continued prayers, love, and encouragement. It means more than you know!

After finishing my time in Mexico, I went back to the Calvary Bible Institute and interned there for a month and a half. About 3 weeks ago, I moved back to Southern California to start a missions internship with Calvary Chapel Saving Grace in Yorba Linda (the church that brought us to Mexico for the School of Missions.) This internship is a continuation of the Lord”s preparation and equipping for international missions in the future. The focus of this internship is in training us on the ins and outs of how a church runs as we look to plant churches on the field; it also gives insight on how a missions organization meets and connects with international missionaries to aid them in administrative work, financial support, counseling, and care team support.

In this season of transition, I have been getting situated with a new routine that comes along with living in a new place and beginning ministry with at a new church. The Lord has been teaching me a lot about His faithfulness, unchangingness, and His constant presence in all things. The church body of Saving Grace, the leadership, and fellow interns have been so welcoming, loving, and kind which has been such a blessing and it has been so sweet getting to know everyone.

“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”

PHILIPPIANS 1:3-6
Internship Dinner
Breakfast with the women mentors of Saving Grace

Prayer Requests:

  • For diligence in continuing to growing in the Lord and be led by Him
  • For all the teams and people preparing to be sent out onto the mission field next year
  • For continuing to make friendships and relationships at Saving Grace
  • For the 3.2 billion unreached people who have still never heard the Gospel

“Why should anyone hear the Gospel twice, before everyone has heard it once?”
-Oswald J. Smith

Praise Reports:

  • I have safely moved to Yorba Linda and begun the missions internship
  • I am getting to know the church family here and they are all so sweet
  • We had a successful Halloween outreach where the Gospel went out all around Yorba Linda

Thank you for taking the time to read this update and for joining in on the work that God has called me to! It is such a beautiful gift to realize that the Lord doesn’t need our help in fulfilling His plans, but because of His love, He wants us to take part in spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth! I would greatly appreciate your continued partnership with me in prayer as the Lord continues to prepare me for cross-cultural ministry and leads me to a certain part of the world and people group. If you feel led to make a one time or monthly donation to my missions account for future mission trips and eventually for being sent out, that would mean so much to me. Saving Grace World Missions requires 80% monthly funding before moving onto the field, so any amount would be a huge blessing as I start this process by faith for whatever the future might look like.

For His glory,

Macey