Assessment Center: Five applicants will attend the weekend event Aug. 13-16: Nathan Heald, Amber Holland, Christ Hylton and Caleb and Christy Phillips. Pray for the participants, staff, and assessors, and for God’s will in the decision-making and placement concerning each applicant. Another AC will be held in mid-October.

Turkana:

A Women’s Seminar, planned by the Turkwell cluster of churches, will be held Aug. 24-26.

Many people in the Nabwel Ekorot community will hear about Jesus Christ for the first time in the next two months.

Pray for stability in Kenya. A constitutional vote will be held on Aug 4, and many people are already leaving their homes in fear of what will happen. There have been reports of groups arming themselves already in anticipation of the 2012 election.

Brazil: CMF is exploring the possibility of expanding the ministries in Brazil to include CHE-based (Community Health Evangelism) outreach in northeast Brazil, in partnership with the national churches. Carlos Franco, president of the CCMB (CMF Brazil) has made one trip to the northeast and is excited about the potential for partnership and transformation.

˜Central Asia: Eight expatriates and two nationals were recently gunned down in a senseless attack in the remote northern part of a country where CMF has a relief and development team. The team members were well acquainted with five of the victims, who were part of the close-knit international Christian community. Pray for their safety and for peace in the country.

˜Ukraine:

Dustin and Karilyn Mullenix report that thirteen young people made decisions to follow Christ at the Christian youth camp sponsored by their church in late July. “Everyone got along well and many new friendships were formed.”

The Mullenixes will join in partnership with a key Ukrainian church leader to implement church plants based on the organic church model, which focuses on multiplication.

Asia: Members of one CMF family team have been called in for a “chat” at the local police station after renewing their visas. Pray that the official questions were satisfied and that there will be no future repercussions.

England: Some Christian writers and thinkers believe that the culture in England may be shifting to a “post-secular” mindset that is more favorable to Christianity. There is a growing frustration and disillusionment with secular humanism. Please pray that there will be a spiritual awakening in England.

˜‘Celebration’ update: Globalscope director Phil Tatum reports that the “Celebration” retreat for international campus ministers, held in late July, was a “huge hit” with the nearly 40 attendees.

Mission Service Center:

Executive Director Doug Priest will speak at Atlanta Christian College on Sept. 1. Theme: “Back on Track – With God, With His Creation, With One Another.” He will attend a final preparation meeting for the National Missionary Convention on Aug. 30 in Burlington, KY.

Ben Fair, CMF’s new Director of Mobilization, will begin work Aug. 17.

• ‘Celebration’: This retreat for campus ministers, sponsored by Globalscope, will be held July 25-30 in Nashville, IN. Globalscope staff, missionaries, and members of the ministry steering committee will also attend the event. Attendees will spend the week catching up with one another, reviewing the previous year, and recharging for the year to come.

• CHE training in Central Asia: The CMF team will lead a Community Health Evangelism training session for key leaders from all the villages they work with during the week of July 31 – August 4.

• Church launch in Rugby, England: Aaron and Diane Lincoln, church planters in England, have developed a relationship with the Bilton Evangelical Church, and are lending their church-planting experience as BEC makes plans to start a new congregation in the Cawston suburb of Rugby, where the Lincolns live. The Lincolns are exploring how they can work with the church to launch the new congregation this fall.

• Perspectives in Ethiopia: More than 50 students graduated June 19 from the very first “Perspectives on the World Christian Movement” class to be held in Ethiopia. David Van Wagenen was one of the facilitators for the course, held in Addis Ababa. Many of the new grads also attended a Community Health Evangelism Vision Seminar held in early July. Getting CHE started among the unreached in the slums of Addis Ababa is one of the goals of CMF’s Urban Poor ministries team.

• New teachers: There will be 30 new teachers beginning work this August at Bingham Academy, the school that CMF missionaries work with in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

• Ukrainian youth camp: About 20 students from Dustin and Karilyn Mullenix’s English Club, along with other acquaintances and friends of people in the local church, will attend a Christian youth camp sponsored by the church at a facility on the Sea of Azov, slightly northeast of the Crimean Peninsula. The camp runs from July 24 to August 1 and will emphasize Christ-centered conduct, daily Bible reading and discussions, and interaction through sports and games.

• Furloughing missionaries: Many missionaries are returning to the US this summer, and will spend long hours on the road visiting supporters and families. Fifty-three adults and children (15 families) will attend the furlough retreat in Indianapolis, July 25-30. Pray for rest, refreshment, and renewal.

• Globalscope-Chile: Danielle Fortunato, a member CMF’s team at the El Oasis campus ministry in Santiago, has been sharing in a personal Bible study with her good friend Rita for several months. As a result of this relationship and study, Rita has accepted Jesus as her Savior and is planning to be baptized. Danielle is overjoyed that Rita “is so motivated and enthusiastic about learning what it means to live with Christ.”

• Addis Ababa Women’s Bible Study Fellowship: This group organized by Marsha Van Wagenen is now an official, established BSF class. They will begin an eight-month study of Isaiah on September 18, along with all the other BSF classes around the world. About 100 women are registered for the group, along with 25 children in grades 1-12.

CMF and FAME (Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism) will co-sponsor the “Your Church and AIDS Conference” on Saturday, May 1. It will be held on the grounds of the Oregon Christian Convention in Turner, Oregon. Main speakers for the one-day event are CMF International Associate Mary Kamau, the Director of Missions of Hope International in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dr. LeRoy Lawson, CMF International Consultant. Workshop speakers will include CMF Executive Director Doug Priest, retired CMF missionary to Kenya Dr. Bob Chapman, FAME Executive Director Rick Wolford, and Dr. Suzie Snyder, CMF missionary to Kenya and Member Care Director.

Please pray for safe travel for all the speakers and attendees, good attendance at the event, and for churches to be encouraged by the conference to develop meaningful ministries for those suffering from HIV/AIDS.

The CMF Board of Directors, furloughing missionaries, recruits and guests will assemble in Indianapolis on May 2-4 for the semi-annual Board Meeting. This year’s event will be held at the Hilton Indianapolis North. Activities on Sunday evening will include the Capping and Commissioning service for new recruits. The various divisions of CMF will offer reports on Monday afternoon following the Executive Committee meeting and the general session. The meeting will conclude on Tuesday with a general session, a board action session and briefings by furloughing missionaries. General sessions will focus on new microfinance initiatives and bringing people out of poverty and hopelessness. Please pray for safe travel for all participants and for God-honoring discussions and decisions during the meetings.

Please pray for our retreat April 16th-18th in Pinos Reales, that students will be able to come and learn about the love and grace of Jesus.

The Globalscope-Chile campus ministry team is organizing a trip for April 16-18 to spend the weekend building homes. The students have been busy collecting donations of clothes, water and other items. They have helped victims move their belongings from their apartments. Pray for safety for the students as they work to bring healing to this area. Pray for God to bring unity to the team and minister to their spirits.

Pray for the congregations in the Boca Sur and Candelaria neighborhoods in Concepcion, Chile, as they recover from the earthquake and repair their buildings. Thank God that there were no casualties. Pray that this disaster will provide them with the opportunity to demonstrate Christ to their communities. Thank God for the assistance from IDES (International Disaster Emergency Services) that will help both in repairing the buildings and reaching out to the community.

Pray for Koinonia Christian Church in Campinas, Brazil. They are a new church plant that is seeking to multiply using the “organic church” model. Pray for the leaders of the Koinonia church to be able to lead in a way that empowers others effectively and allows for the multiplication of disciples, leaders, and home groups.

Please pray for the community council of the Eagles Church as they meet in early April to discuss and plan the first seed project to launch the CHE (Community Health Evangelism) program in the Eagles neighborhood. This is a very important outreach for the church.

On April 25 the Eagles church will celebrate its 4th anniversary. Saturday April 24 will be all-day activities starting with a 2-hour event in the morning for the children, a marriage conference, Christian concert, movie and cookout. Pray for each of these activities that there would be good attendance and that those attending would be ministered to at their point of need.

School is starting again in Tübingen, Germany and the Globalscope campus ministry Unterwegs comes alive with activities. Please pray for the following dates as the campus ministers begin making contacts with the students:

April 12 – the start of the summer semester. Please pray for connections with new students and to reconnect with those who have been on vacation.

April 15 – Core student dinner. Pray for discernment for the right words and for the discussion with the core students about a vision for the new Thursday night program.

April 20 – Start up of the new “Just Lunch,” 12 – 2 p.m. Pray that students will come hang out during the day and make new friends.

Pray for the Cafe English each Wednesday night. Pray that new students will come and join in on more activities at Unterwegs.