District

 

On February 24, Turning Leaf Community became an organized church.  Pastor Jeff & Rhonda Fillis serve this growing, new congregation, located in Litchfield Park.

 

Global

 

Kudjip Nazarene Hospital

Praise the Lord for the ministry taking place at Kudjip Nazarene Hospital in Papua New Guinea. In 2007 the hospital cared for approximately 45,000 people in the outpatient clinic, admitted approximately 4,600 people for inpatient care, delivered more than 1,000 babies, performed over 1,400 surgeries (half major, half minor), and rejoiced that 762 people prayed to receive Christ as their Savior.

 

Asia-Pacific Child Sponsorship Meetings

We rejoice with the Asia-Pacific Region about the inspirational time shared by field child development/sponsorship coordinators at the Viva Asia Cutting Edge 2007 conference recently. Participants were equipped, inspired, and mobilized for effective ministry to marginalized, exploited, and abused children. We praise the Lord for granting visas, safe travel, and the participation of a coordinator from a security-challenged/creative access nation.

 

JESUS Film Praises

Praise the Lord that JESUS film equipment for a new youth team easily entered Malawi with a ministry leader last week. Praise the Lord that a group of ministers traveling in the Horn of Africa safely delivered 15 iPods and 9 personal DVD players for JESUS film evangelism.

 

Campinas Central Church

Praise the Lord for his blessing on the Central Church of the Nazarene in Campinas, Brazil. On December 30, 2007, 105 people were baptized, and church membership is now over 8,200.

 

Máxima Misión

The Lord moved in a mighty way during Máxima Misión 2007, held in Guatemala City, December 2-9. Of the 2,385 participants, 289 adults and 578 children made decisions for Jesus Christ. Pray for these new believers and for those who will disciple them.

 

World Mission Mobilization

Praise the Lord that through the ministries of World Mission Mobilization, 11,284 people volunteered their time, resources, and skills to minister around the world in 2007. The ministries of World Mission Mobilization include: Work & Witness, Youthserve, Youth In Mission, and Mission Corps.

 

JESUS Film Harvest Partners

Glory and honor to the Lord that, through the ministry of JESUS Film Harvest Partners, more than 46 million people have heard the Gospel. More than 8 million have indicated decisions for Christ, there have been 2.5 million initial discipleship follow-ups, 14,012 new mission churches have been started, and 20,588 new pastors are in training. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

District:

 

The 87th Annual Assembly of the Arizona (and Southern Nevada) District will be held May 30-31 at Las Vegas First Church of the Nazarene.  Our newly-assigned jurisdictional general superintendent, Dr. Jerry Porter, and his wife Toni, will be with us for our assembly.  Pray for travel mercies for those attending, and for God’s blessings as we meet for information, inspiration and fellowship. 

 

Mrs. Marty Johnson, wife of Pastor Kim, has been in the hospital recently for some treatments.  Please continue to keep the Johnsons in your prayers.

 

Rev. Norman Moore and Rev. Jimmy Dell are tenured evangelists who are members of the Arizona District.  Please remember to pray for their travel and their ministry.  As the holidays approach, their travel slows down a bit.  Continue to hold them before the Lord as they enjoy this season.

 

 

USA/Canada:

 

David Diehl—UPDATE

Please continue to pray for David Diehl and his family. David has been battling melanoma, and the chemotherapy treatments have been ineffective. No additional surgery or chemo treatments are planned. The family appreciates all the prayer support surrounding them. David is the son of General Superintendent James H. and Dorothy Diehl.

 

FUEL2008

FUEL2008 is a three-day holiness event for senior high students in the U.S.A. and Canada (or anyone who attend Nazarene Youth Conference 2007 in St. Louis). Five FUEL2008 events are scheduled and will take place in July. During the coming months, PML will post the monthly prayer emphases for FUEL2008, and we encourage everyone to join event organizers in praying. The February FUEL2008 prayer emphases are:

¨       For students: May this be a season of families coming together in love, unity, and obedience.

¨       For the event: May the Lord call plenty of people to be volunteers for the event.

 

 

Global:

 

Cyclone Nargis slammed into Myanmar’s coastal area over the weekend.  As of this writing, Myranmar’s radio has confirmed over 22,000 dead and over 30,000 missing.  Several of the 21 Nazarene churches in this country are located in the areas hit by the cyclone.  Nazarene Compassionate Ministries  is coordinating with other relief organizations to provide effective response.  Please pray for their efforts and those of our field personnel.

 

Pray for the family of Wallace White, retired missionary of 37 years to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.  Wallace passed away on May 3.

 

 

Family of Julie Marie Skala

Julie Marie Skala passed away in an automobile accident on Sunday, March 30, in Kiev, Ukraine. Julie was the 16-year-old daughter of volunteer missionaries Anatoly and Nataliya Skala who are planting a new church in Odessa, Ukraine. Please ask the Lord to cover the Skala family with His love and comfort. Services were held April 3 in Vapnyarka, Ukraine.

 

Urgent Equipment Request

Please join us in prayer for volunteers to deliver urgently needed JESUS film equipment for new Nazarene Youth International (NYI) ministry teams in Malawi and Brazil. The equipment is packed, and we pray for willing hands. For more information, contact JESUS Film Harvest Partners <info@jfhp.org>.

 

Zambezi River Flooding

Pray for the victims of the flooding along the Zambezi River in Africa and for Nazarene Compassionate Ministries and Helping Hands Africa as they provide intervention programs to assist the thousands of families in need.

 

Missionary Camp

Pray for those involved in the upcoming missionary orientation camp in Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico, April 24-27 and in Ciudad Juárez.

 

Kenya

Pray for ongoing stability in Kenya following months of political unrest and violence. Pray also for the newly formed government coalition and leaders of all parties as they learn to work together for the good of the people of Kenya.

 

Security in Southeastern Europe

Pray for stability and security in southeastern Europe in the face of current social and political situations. Pray that the believers in these areas would be able to transcend religious and ethnic divisions to proclaim the Gospel to all people.

 

 

JESUS Film Goals for 2008

Pray for the global ministry of JESUS Film Harvest Partners and the goals they have set for 2008:

¨      322 ministry teams making more than 24,000 evangelistic presentations that are planned to result in over 3,500 new mission churches.

v  Pray the Lord’s guidance, wisdom, and protection will cover each evangelistic presentation, and for the new believers and churches.

 

Kenya Unrest

Thank you for praying recently for the situation in Kenya. Here are some specific ways you can pray for our brothers and sisters in Kenya. Please pray for…

¨     The hundreds of families involved in our Orphans and Vulnerable Children program that have been displaced or affected by lack of food in the Kenya Nyanza Province.

¨     Our pastor in Limuru, Kenya, who has been displaced and is camping at the Tigoni Police Station.

¨     Kenya Rift Valley District Superintendent Emmanuel Wafula who was recently carjacked on a public transport vehicle and lost personal items and money. 

¨     Kenyans who have lost loved ones, employment, or have been displaced during this time of unrest and violence.

¨     The safety of our Kenyan children as schools are trying to resume.

 

Awake With the Angels

Pray for the Awake With the Angels radio broadcast airing in China. Pray for the program’s host, Sister Duo Duo, as she shares the love of Jesus with listeners. Also pray for those who tune in, that they will accept Christ as their Savior and Lord.

 

 

Child Sponsorship

Untold numbers of children benefit from the ministry of Nazarene Child Sponsorship. Pray that the Lord opens the doors and clears the pathway for children to enter this program and for sponsors to rise up and provide monthly support.

 

Future Leaders
Pray for young leaders to rise up with a passion for missions. Pray also for current leaders of mission programs in the local church and that God will lead them to future leaders and allow relationships for mentoring and friendship.

 

One Mission: Youth Reaching Youth Project
“One Mission: Youth Reaching Youth Project” is a new partnership between JESUS Film Harvest Partners (JFHP) and Nazarene Youth International (NYI). This project’s goal is to provide 30 sets of projection equipment to youth leaders and youth teams around the world this year. Pray for this partnership and the ministry God intends to evolve out of it.

 

 

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