Grace Fellowship International Prayer Letters

GFI Prayer Memo May 30, 2008

geewilly | May 30, 2008 09:14

Dear Missions and Prayer Partners:

Dr. Solomon was so busy last week, counseling people in need of the guidance of the Lord, that he forgot it was time to send us his prayer requests, that he wanted to send. However, he is sending them this week that you may still join with him in prayer for the Lord's loving guidance of them.

He has a lady coming from Washington State who is in deep need. He will spend time with her and for need in prayer.

Chuck is counseling with a business man who is befriending an alcoholic who is draining himself dry emotionally. Both are in need of the victory only our Lord can give.

A lady in her mid-thirties is living in less than desirable situation and has 4 children. Her problems and past history have resulted in the same for her children. She entered into victory this week and needs to learn to walk in it. All of the children and her husband need a touch from our Lord.

This week, he started counseling with a young man who has completed 2 years in a Christian university; he is a bright young man and very open to God's working in his life. His brother came today to see Dr. Woodward.

Chuck had a call from Florida that day, and the youngest adult son of a pastor who was here for training called and told his father, "I get it! Now I know what you were talking about when you said you found victory in Pigeon Forge!" We praise God that the message continues to go forth from one to the other. This pastor had Chuck speaking to 7 other pastors while in FL.

The new Chinese translation of Handbook is complete and is being read over by our representee there. On June 6, Chuck and Sue will be driving to Atlanta, where they will have time with the translator of the Arabic Handbook, to make plans for its printing. The middle of June the translator will be flying back to Lebanon where he is a pastor.

The French translation is being polished to ready it for publication. The Handbook is to be completed in Malayalam in August in Kerala, South India.

Thank you for your prayer and praise God with us for His answers to past prayer and for those offered up for the above requests.

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John Woodward received an email from Hendrik and Nehlsie, in South Africa.

Thank you so much for the book (Designed to Express His Life). We are reading it together and are so blessed by it. What a wonderful book! When we meet with the interns next month we are going to recommend the book to them. Can we print it and let them have it or do we order the books from you?

Please pray for our country. We are experiencing more and more violence in the informal settlements where the local people are killing and threatening people from other African countries. These people flocked to South Africa after independence as refugees. Most of them are not fleeing from anything. However the Zimbabweans are truly fleeing from a desperate situation. I think the locals are now so frustrated because our government refuses to take action against the Mugabe regime and now our people have to suffer the consequences. It does not look good. The army is now on standby.

We know that God wants hearts to change, all our hearts, and stop loving ourselves and our own comfort more...

Blessing and peace of Christ be with you and your family

Hendrik and Nehlsie

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And a note from India:

Greetings in Jesus Name.

... As I go through the website, I understand that you and team are doing God's work in a wonderful way. Our prayers are with you.

[Giftus sent the Bengali Wheel and Line tract which will be put online at SolomonPublications.org]

I wish to be more actively involved in this Exchanged Life ministries. I recognize very clearly that God is preparing us and settling us down here in Vellore, India, that in the days to come we will be able to do our part in this part of the country.

Tamil Wheel and Line tract is also ready. I will send it at the earliest. We are planning to print it.

Closing with greetings,
Giftus and Sopna,
Vellore, India.

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Rich Moore received this prayer request from his sister, Lauretta, who is an RN in NY:

"A very close friend of mine was diagnosed with lung cancer last month. Shirley Garrett...we have been working together for 24 yrs. I am devastated and preoccupied about her. It has metastasized and it doesn't look good. She is one of the most beautiful souls I've met and has had a great impact on my life. Please pray for her. OK?"

May we all remember Shirley Garrett in our prayers, that our Lord would bless her in this very trying time? Let us pray that her faith would be increased, and if it is in our Lord's will, that a miracle healing would take place. Please also pray for her friends and family as well, that they would stand strong and be a loving support for Shirley. Lastly, please pray for the doctors caring for her, that our Lord would guide them in her treatment.

Thank you, brethren...praying for you all this day.

With love in Christ,
Rich

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John Shepherd writes from Kenya.

We have a team from Clovis, NM in Kenya now. On their first day, Monday, they had 33 Maasai that prayed to receive Christ. Many of the old men were gone in a meeting, but sent word for them to come back this Thursday and they would bring all the old men and young men to hear them tell stories about God.

Pray for their safety, and that many doors will be opened for the Gospel and new church plans started.

Thanks
A Shepherd Following The Lamb,
JL

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Hughlene Folds writes, I sure appreciate the Prayer Time where I can bring my prayer needs. It is a blessing to know the prayer chain will pray for our needs. I must leave mine with you as an "unspoken request" God knows the needs. Thank you for all of the Prayer chain for being there, for all of us around the World.

"Lord, please hold our troops in your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and

their families for the selfless acts they perform for

us in our time of need. Amen

(The temp there is 120.)

Praying with you,

Grace