| In Jamaican English, if something “needs to be” done you just say it “wants” doing. i.e. “My hair want comb”, or “My car want fix”. Leoh, our Team Leader in Jamaica, who is adjusting to life in ministry with MS, said on a call this week that; “It feel like my knee want grease!” In the same call she mentioned how her right hand is often stiff, her left hand has started becoming stiff as well, her knee “feel like it want grease” and her ankle has also just started feeling very stiff and uncomfortable when driving... |
| Will also give life… Just as Leoh was feeling the discomfort, and wondering; “Is it permanent or temporary?” “What will that mean for driving and being able to get around?” she went to pick up some medication and discovered that hear health card allowance had run out! She confessed that this was one of those “Really God??!!” moments, when it all feels like a lot. She had been invited to a couples retreat that her church was running, but felt that there was no real way she could even think about that with everything else that was facing her. But then the phone rang, and it was someone from church letting her know that someone else in the church had sponsored her and Chad (her fiancé) to go on the retreat. The call didn’t answer all her questions. If she was to give God a priority list of her prayer points right now, the retreat would not have been at the top, but she instantly recognised that God knew that she and Chad needed some time away and some time to be close to Him together … and that restored her confidence that God is with her and is for her. Romans 8 is a beautiful chapter of Scripture (if you haven’t read it recently I highly recommend reading it). It is all about life, as a present reality, given to us through all that Jesus did and through God’s Spirit in us now. A little way in to this passage (v11) are the words: ‘And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you‘ Romans 8:11 God knows what it is to experience life in a mortal body, and has experienced physical pain in the most intense way. He went through this to make His life available to us. He knows when we “want encouragement”, and through the life of the Spirit in us as His people he works to restore our confidence in just the right way, at just the right moment. Keep praying for our teams as we all keep praying for one another. |
| Please pray for… South Tasmania – Kitchen Project Build. Please pray for David and Lee (Volunteer Building Surveyor) on Monday 15th as they meet with council to get some initial feedback on the new plan for building the kitchen. Praise God that in spite of all the hold ups and challenges the funding has still been paid in full. Give thanks for new connections with a local real estate business who want to support our work. Indonesia– After a marathon three weeks of preparation with Ade and Craig working long hours, six Indonesians have now submitted their Visa Applications to attend the UK training July 13-26. Pray for understanding, good will and favour from UK officials processing their Visa Applications. There was also an unexpected hold up with Ade’s birth certificate, so please pray for smooth processing of all the paperwork Nepal– Keep praying for Ruth and Jagadish as they continue to deliver rice, find shelter, and pay rent advances to keep families off the streets. Ruth writes: “These families are trying their absolute best to resettle and find affordable rooms. Your continued partnership is what makes it possible for us to reach them in their hardest moments. Thank you so much for standing with us and with Balkhu. India– Pray for Koko and Manipur. He wanted to thank everyone for their prayers. This week 14 Kuki civilians who had been held hostage by the Naga were released. Then 6 Naga hostages bodies were released, but had been badly mutilated which has led to deep heartbreak, distress and anger at the indignity. Please pray for God’s comfort and strength for the families of those 6 hostages killed. And pray also for calm across the Naga community as a whole, and for deep and lasting peace based on the restoration of compassion, mercy and justice in this situation. Ghana– Pray for the work in Yendi, Ghana. Francis writes: Thanks so much for your prayers, we have started the recruiting drive for the volleyball team in Yendi we are also working towards creating satellite groups in the surrounding communities in Yendi. In attendance to this included Abigail who many of you would heard of in the past. Please continue to pray as we seek the kingdom of God to grow the work here. The Sports For Hope is very much alive. |
 Sports for Hope Group in Yendi, Ghana  Leoh painting faces at a recent Fun Day in Jamaica  Shaboo and his wife Crystal also painting faces in Jamaica |
| Pray with us … |
| Every Monday there is an opportunity to meet with some of the team for 30 minutes of prayer on zoom. The link is:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88958256416Meeting ID: 889 5825 6416Passcode: PRAYERThere are 2 times, which are: 11:02am (UK time)8:02pm Sydney7:32pm Adelaide6:02pm Western Australia6:02pm Sumba7:02pm Yokohama3:47pm Kathmandu3:32pm Dehli3:02pm Islamabad12:02pm Cape Town11:02am Kaduna12:02am Warsaw Or/Monday 9:36am (Jamaica time)8:36am Edmonton2:36 Accra3:36pm UK3:36pm Kaduna4:36pm Cape Town4:36pm Warsaw (The slightly odd times are inspired by the prayer of Luke 10:2 & Matthew 9:36!) |
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