Rejoicing in Christ is the keynote of Christmas. Luke 2:20
May you have blessed days. Roberto Wijnhof, GPN.
I received a call from a friend of mine in Montana. Her friend Sue is in a coma and needs our prayers. Sue 's daughter, Sarah. also needs prayers for peace and healing in their family.
This is the second time within two weeks that Sue has been in a coma.
Lots of problems. Please pray for unity, peace and healing.”
P. U.S.A.
I will appreciate your prayers for M. Her heart palpitation is still an on-off thing.
Please pray that the doctor will diagnose correctly the cause.
Please pray: for God's choice students and new place for Harvest Time schools. We need a more spacious place, one with 2 big classrooms, office area, library/study area and bigger parking space. Pastor J., The Philippines.
Currently, we are on the way to Ndalani and Yatta where we are now to spend our time serving the children and the co-workers of Mully children’s family, a Christian Charitable Organization in Kenya, a place that becomes a home and a hope to street children, orphans, abandoned, abused, HIV & AIDS affected and infected, desperate and neglected children regardless of their religion, sex, colour or tribe, who have nowhere to call home and no one to care for them.
Tomorrow we are having a relief food program in the afternoon for the members of the surrounding community, where we expect over 7,000 families to come to receive food.
-We are going to spend the Christmas holiday together with all the children in both Ndalani and Yatta and my wife, biological children, and members of staff will join me in serving the children and members of the surrounding community.
On 25th, we they celebrate the birth of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in our MCF chapel hall as we sing and praise the Lord with all the adoration.
On this day, we will also have a special hot meal for all our MCF children as well as all children from the surrounding community where we will feed them. They will have time to interact, recite Bible verses, play together and pray together. We will also issue all the children with new underwear!!
On 26th, we will take time to pray for all our friends, supporters and donors who have sacrificed their time, energy, wealth and support towards MCF.
My family and I wish you a Blessed Merry Christmas and a very Peaceful New Year 2009!!
Ev. M., Fouder & CEO, of mully childrens family.
-Please pray that as MCF have their services, the sound of music will go far away to touch our neighbours and reach out to their hearts in assuring them that there is someone somewhere who loves them. And above all else, the Lord loves them.
For the time together.
Pray as well for the the friends, supporters and donors who have sacrificed their time, energy, wealth and support towards MCF.
Pray for the founder, Ev.M and his family, for all the children of the of mully childrens family and for all the children who still do not have a place to call home or someone to take care for them.
A. has a wild life. Please pray that she will become calm. Please pray as well for O. to accept Jesus Christ as personal Saviour and to be obedient to grandmother at home.
Please pray especially in these Christmas days for people who need to be saved, for them to accept Christ as their personal Saviour, for those who need healing.
Pray that Jesus will be their very help in need for now and eternity.
Nearly 500 Christians have been murdered in the last months in Orissa.
Please pray for the relatives. India.
My oldest, daughter N. thinks negative and is spiritually overset.
She is a 50-year-old lady and would have liked to be married and have a family of her own, but her longing hasn’t become real.
She is disappointed in life, is very tense and does not want any contact with the family. Please pray for her.
We have received news from around the world indicating that once again Christmas-time may be a period of real challenge for many and not the time of easy celebration that many of us will have the good fortune to enjoy.
Eritrea
Pray for Christians in Eritrea who are in grave danger. A series of house arrests launched at the end of November has relentlessly proceeded from town to town, resulting in the arrests of over 150 Christians of every denomination. The raids have now reached Asmara, where so far up to 60 people are reported to have been detained. Arrested men, women and children are taken to a new military detention facility, where an unspecified number have died following torture. Meanwhile Egyptian authorities are once again threatening to forcibly return Eritrean refugees and asylum seekers who are currently held in the Nakhil detention centre in northern Sinai, near the city of al-Arish.
General
As we enjoy this festive season let us remember those who cannot celebrate it in the way we are able to. In many countries, for example like those in the Middle East, even where there is relative religious freedom, Christmas Day is just another working day. Any celebrations or religious services will be held in the evening and at night, most probably on Christmas Eve.
Iran and Iraq
CSW has received reports that various church leaders across Iran have been ‘requested’ by the police not to celebrate Christmas.
Thousands of Christians have fled the city of Mosul in northern Iraq since October due to a surge in violence against them. This Christmas, they will be far away from their ancient lands and remain in temporary shelters in fear of what the future holds.
Nigeria
Pray for the people of Jos following the recent devastating and orchestrated attacks on the Christian community in the city. Pray for families that have lost their loved ones and for churches that have lost their pastors.
Ask the Lord to protect Plateau State and bring about genuine peace and reconciliation to the communities there. Hired assassins murdered Wase's only Christian councilor, Honorable Nanyak Galadima, in his house on Sunday.
Sudan
Pray for southern Sudan, as tensions continue in oil rich Abyei county, following a build up of northern troops in the area and another series of clashes between the joint north-south force and the Abyei police. A northern soldier was killed, nine people were wounded and 8,000 people fled from the disputed area during the violence. Pray for a just resolution to the border issue as the southern government submits its arguments to the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
India (Orissa)
In Kandhamal district, the epicentre of the violence which followed the assassination of Swami Lakhmananda Saraswati on 23 August, a Catholic catechist named Jubaraj Digal has been killed.
At least 8,000 people remain in relief camps, according to Indian media sources.
4,215 houses and 252 churches or prayer halls have been destroyed.
Please pray that the inciters and perpetrators of the violence would be brought to justice and for the restoration of harmony in Orissa.
Please pray in particular for a peaceful Christmas, for those who will be in relief camps or homeless over Christmas, for all those mourning the loss of loved ones and for the rehabilitation of the victims.
Thanksgiving
One piece of good news is that this year, for the first time ever, Christians in Nepal are allowed to celebrate the birth of Jesus a little differently. The new coalition government, led by the CPN (Maoist) party, has finally declared Christmas Day a national holiday.
Thank you for joining with us and continuing to support Christians who are suffering for their faith. May they know the peace of God, and the presence of our suffering Christ at this time.
CSW Advocacy Team.
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