Pray ReachGlobal August 19, 2008

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French summer mission project: Ben, one of the ReachGlobal staff in France, and a team of 24 French colleagues are embarking on a mission to the Balkans the last two weeks of August. Pray that this mission of construction projects, worship, teaching moments, and contacts with the local Croatian population will open an avenue of French outreach in the Balkans. Pray for God's presence among the team as it participates in the humanitarian project with a local church and make contacts at the Bible Institute and French Institute.

Summer home assignment: Pray for ReachGlobal personnel on summer home assignment who are entering their final weeks in the U.S. before heading back to their field of ministry. Pray for energy and safe travels as they finish weekend ministries in churches, as teenagers attend summer camps and conferences, and as they begin the task of packing. Ask God to give these families emotional strength as they prepare to say goodbye to friends, family and their children remaining in the U.S.

Application process in CAC: One of the ReachGlobal workers in a creative access country has submitted the application for establishing a new foundation which is currently going through the process of government approval. Pray for favor with those who review this application in the coming weeks. Ask God to grant wisdom and direction as the workers seek to use this foundation as a platform for ministry.
 
Light and salt in language study: Pray for ReachGlobal staff on the field, who are in the midst of language study, as they interact with their tutor. Pray that the Holy Spirit would open opportunities for them to share the gospel and would open the hearts of the teachers to the truth and promises of God’s Word.

ReachGlobal Executive Director: Please pray for continued recovery and healing of the Executive Director. Pray for wisdom, strength, rest, and discipline as he desires to function at 100% physical health. He will be spending July through September on a sabbatical focusing on his health and writing. Pray this time is used wisely and will help him in his long term physical recovery and his long term influence for the global church and international missions.

Fruitful meetings in Nairobi: The week of studying, praying and planning with ReachAfrica leadership in Nairobi was very fruitful. Pray that the $50,000 needed to launch ReachAfrica, an indigenous African missions movement to identify, equip and deploy African church planting missionaries among the unreached in Africa, will be raised before the end of the year.

Extraordinary English Camps: God answered prayer in Tanzania. A short-term team from an Arizona church joined the ministry of Youth In Dar for two weeks of English Camps at local schools. 350 youth, ages 9-16, were exposed to new ways of learning English and were challenged to practice and improve their English skills. Two child development specialists on this team conducted seminars for teachers and parents. The response was overwhelmingly positive and the schools are open to dialoging with Youth In Dar staff about returning for future camps and other ways to be of service to them. Ask the Holy Spirit to do a mighty work in the hearts of these children and adults.