1 PERU Kathi Small writes, “Pray for the steps El Camino Church is taking toward the planting of a church in Ciudad de Dios, a poor community just outside the city where we have had an adult, youth, and children’s ministry for several years.  We purchased property in the community and on Sunday, August 1 , we are planning to take our church out to our Ciudad de Dios property for a special service and celebration with those people who come to our Sunday afternoon activities.”

2 ITALY Pray for the TEAM Italy Annual Conference Aug. 1-5.  Carolyn and Jay Sensenig will be attending as Regional Member Care Coordinators.  Pray for great interaction with the missionaries.

3 APPOINTEES Pray for Blake and Rachel Anderberg as they head out for their ministry in Sweden.  The Anderbergs will join the staff of New Life Church in Stockholm to do relational evangelism and discipleship.  Pray for them and their four kids as they make this huge transition.

4 PAPUA Vicki Hill writes, “Pray as we are having a 4/14 Window conference in Wamena on Aug 2 followed up by a Seedplanters conference introducing a new AWANA program to all churches in the area who are looking for children's ministries. Pray for AWANA games we are to have Sept 9-12 in Manokwari area.  There should be 15 churches participating.”

5 US Pray for God to grant personal and professional renewal to Charlie Davis, TEAM International Director, as he takes a four-month sabbatical from August through November.

6 SWEDEN Stewart and Beth Webster write, “August 6-7,  members of the Synergy Arts Group from New Life Church will be presenting a ‘happening’ at the Frizon Youth Conference sponsored by the EFK (the Evangelical Free Church), TEAM's partner denomination in Sweden.  Pray that they will connect with young artists and get them involved in the Synergy network.”

7 AFRICA Zimbabwe Please pray for the hospital
generator at Karanda Hospital which is not working. Pray that the necessary air filter can be found quickly and that it will solve the problem.

8 TEAMServe Several people will be returning from short-term mission trips and participating in a time of “debriefing” at the TEAM home office on Aug. 9-11.  Pray that God would give these people direction as they process their experiences and figure out their next steps toward ministry.   

9 NORTH ASIA Pray for Dustin & Niki Stewart’s family as they recover from the loss of Elias, their 3 year-old son.  Please pray for comfort, strength, and hope.

10 TAIWAN One of our key staff people in the Precept Taiwan Office will be leaving the end of July. Please pray that we will have God’s leading and provision regarding how to cover her job. Recently one of our board members and her husband (both retired) began to spend more time with us helping out with various areas of their strengths. Pray for God’s leading in this area as well.

11 MUSLIM MINISTRIES Ramadan, the Muslim month of Fasting, is August 11-Sept 8, 2010.  Pray for our workers in Muslim lands that God will open up conversation that will point people to Jesus.

12 SWEDEN Stewart and Beth Webster write, “August 12-14 a team from New Life Church will be holding its annual outreach to children in Tensta, one of the suburbs of Stockholm with a large immigrant population.  We will be meeting in a new area so pray for good contacts with the families and children, and that many will discover who Jesus is.”


13 EXPLORE TEAM will be offering an Explore Workshop at  Hudson Community Chapel in Hudson, Ohio on August 12-15.  Pray for those attending this workshop that God would make clear his leading in their lives.  

14 GLOBAL Pray for our Missionary Kids who are starting at high schools and universities.  Many times our kids are going away to boarding school for high school or going away to university.  Both are challenging to all and down-right frightening for others.

15 ITALY Pray that permission will be granted to have a regular book table ministry in the markets of Trieste.

16 AUSTRALIA Ray and Marti Williams are working on curriculum development for the Bachelor of Ministries at Adelaide College of Ministries.  Please pray for God’s wisdom, discernment and creativity in developing their courses in Church Planting and Women’s Ministries.

17 US TEAM’s annual EQUIP event will take place August 30 – Sept 1st.  The missions coaches from around the US and other home assignment missionaries will be coming to the US office for those three days to get some training and orientation in recruiting the next generation of missionaries.  Pray for Mark Clark and Irene Mellema as they plan this event.

18 JAPAN Sarah and Owen Ames write, “We are thrilled to report that each month of 2010 has seen an increase of customers and income for the café. One of our volunteers commented in English: ‘the word of the mouth is working’! Continue to pray for the Gospel message to be spread through the events run at the café.”

19 ITALY Steve and Cindy Thompson write, “Pray that God would raise up Italian men who will be the future leaders of the evangelical churches in Italy, for their preparation, and for a servant attitude before the Lord.”

20 SPAIN Jay and Carolyn Sensenig write, “Pray for the transitional time from the founding and lead pastor, Troy Cady, at the Oasis Madrid Church to the elder board and a possible interim pastor coming in August.  Pray for a positive transition in this time of change.”

21 MEXICO Pray for the ministry that Peter and Cher Gatto run using horses to reach many kids and their families for Christ.  The horse program  is an important part of the camping ministry in the Baja.

22 APPOINTEES Pray for Seth and Laura O’Day as they leave soon for their ministry at Faith Academy, a school for missionary kids,  in Manila, Philippines.  They will both be teachers; Seth in science and Laura in French.  The O’Days will stay for two years with the option to remain in long term service.   

23 GERMANY Diet and Jan Schindler write, “Diet’s book on church planting, written in German, hits the market today. The title translated into English is “The Jesus-Model: Planting Churches Like Jesus”. Viewing church planting from the perspective of Jesus and not of Paul or  Acts is a new, fresh way to think about starting new churches. Pray for a good reception, but even more, pray for great application.”

24 AUSTRALIA Pray for a church planting seminar featuring a speaker from the UK, that Ray Williams is helping to organize in August in conjunction with Geneva Push, an Australian church planting agency.  Pray for the planning details and that the people God wants to guide towards church planting would come.

25 PAPUA Gail Vinje writes, “In August the Roesler Memorial Bible School will be starting after vacation with a new class coming in as well. The curriculum has been revised some.  Pray for the teachers as they learn a different way of teaching.  We pray that it will make it easier for the students to grasp the truths being taught!”

26 SOUTH ASIA Workers request wisdom in how to best help some national Christians that are being persecuted for their conversion from Islam and have had to flee the country.  Also these same workers request prayer for the renewal of their visas.

27 AFRICA Chad Scott and Suz Downing write, “We plan on taking a well drilling rig up to N’Djamena.  It’ll be after the rainy season before we dare tow it to the Swamp.  It is a vital tool we see capable of opening many hearts for the Living Water!  But we’re going into a real spiritual battle ground here and Satan would like nothing more than to eliminate this ‘weapon’.  Would you join us in prayer for the protection of this rig, His hand on the work it does and that many will taste the Living Water as a result?  And then that all the praise and glory be His.”

28 MEXICO Vicki Reyes writes, “Yesterday, Art brought home a small bag of groceries. It made me cry.  He had just finished his weekly Bible study with a very poor family who live illegally in a dry river bed.  They asked Art to give them a weekly Bible study. They want to change.To express their appreciation for his investment, they gave Art the small bag of groceries . For them, it had cost a great deal of their precious money.  Please pray for their spiritual growth as a family.”


29 ITALY Gene writes, “Please pray for discernment for Susan and me as we resume a couple of discipling relationships, and begin some new ones. Of all the ministries we have been involved in these 27 years in Italy, there are no two ministries I have found more exciting and rewarding than sharing the Gospel through one-on-one evangelistic Bible studies, and coming alongside of God's children, through consistent Bible studies, in order to help them realize their immense potential in Christ. There is joy in serving Jesus.”

30 GLOBAL Many missionaries around the world are currently under-supported financially because of the changing economy.  Please pray for their needs to be met so they may stay where God has placed them to serve him.

31 FRANCE From the Newsletter of Tom and Lucy Blanchard
"...and the rain fell in torrents, so much so that we could have baptized them outside"
Well, we almost didn’t need the baptistry yesterday at church. Three of our young people gave clear testimony to their faith in Christ and were baptized in front of a more-than-standing-room-only crowd at the Albertville church. Our little building normally seats about 80, but we’ve had more than 100 at times. Yesterday we think there may have been nearly 180 people: family, friends, neighbors, and some totally new people. They were sitting in the hallway and standing in the covered courtyard with the doors open. We were astounded. And for May 30, the weather was unbelievably cold; the sky was almost black all morning, and the rain fell in torrents. But there was light and joy in our midst. I had the privilege of preaching Jesus Christ from that great passage in Isaiah 55: “Lo! Everyone who is thirsty…come !”

We’ve had serious space issues this last year, and we desperately need a new place to meet, both for worship and for teaching. Obstacles are many, from the financial challenge for our people, to the highly difficult problem of getting the city to allow us to purchase or build somewhere. A new mosque in Albertville? No problem (they’ve started it already). But an evangelical church? Legally, there should be no obstacle. But in practice, our colleagues throughout the country have some incredible stories of opposition to tell. Yet our God is certainly not hindered by men. Pray for His Word as it continues to go forth and touch the hearts of people, whether we have buildings or not.