Kenya

The results from the “Christmas in Kenya” year-end giving opportunities for Missions of Hope exceeded expectations! More than $174,000 was contributed toward the Christmas baskets for 6,700 families, bonuses for the 395 MoHI teachers and staff, and the fund for children who are attending school but are not yet sponsored. In addition, about $25,000 was contributed to BigDent, CMF’s new microfinance lending program in Nairobi. Join us in thanking God for the generous hearts of American Christians.

Scotland

A new Globalscope team has been affiliated to begin a ministry to students in Edinburgh, Scotland. Ansley Cleveland and Tim Crabtree will be a part of the new team, but before they go, they need to get married (May 19) and finish raising their support. Please pray for them and their teammates Dee Humphrey and Andrew and Kate Owens as this new team prepares to go to the field after some seminary training at Emmanuel Christian Seminary and the completion of their support-raising.

Tanzania

Scott and Annelle Price have recently returned to Arusha to begin a new Marketplace Ministries project assembling and selling and/or renting Basic Utility Vehicles (BUVs) to poor farmers. The BUVs will assist the farmers in getting their crops to market much more quickly, freeing up more of their time to produce more crops. This project has been in the planning stages for several years. The Prices are eager to begin their business, which will be run as an example of honor and integrity in contrast to many businesses run by foreigners in Tanzania. Pray that all the legal documentation required to open a new business will be completed as quickly as possible.

Four families graduated from the Church Planter Training Course in Tanzania in December, report Gary and Judy Woods, and have now returned to their village areas to start new churches. One couple, Philemon and Debora, are moving to an area called Maware to begin a new ministry. This tribe shares a border with the Wagogo people, a very large unreached people group that the Marware fought against in a bloody war in 2002. The CMF team has made initial contact with the Wagogo, as well, and will be working with both tribes. Pray for the four new church planting families and for the new work with the Maware and Wagogo people.

Mexico

Globalscope Puebla team leader Kami Burns requests prayers for two upcoming events involving her team. First, the El Pozo campus ministry will hold its spring retreat for students on March 2-4. Then on April 2-6, the students will travel to Ciudad Acuna, Chahuila, Mexico (on the U.S. border across from Del Rio, Texas) to build a home for a needy family with Casas por Cristo – the fifth such house built by El Pozo students! Pray for safe travels and spiritual awakening and growth for the students.

Kami also reports (on Jan. 30) that Mosaico Communidad Cristiana, a new church plant in Puebla begun by CMF church planters Todd and Tonja Hancock along with many alumni of the El Pozo Globalscope ministry, has celebrated two wonderful Sunday worship services. Praise God for this partnership and for the people attending this brand new church.

Central Asia

Mr. & Mrs. G. (Marketplace Ministries) report that an international Christian NGO (non-government organization) has been kicked out of their country recently, apparently because an old photo of a foreigner baptizing a national from the NGO’s office made its way to government officials. The G’s and others on CMF’s team in this Muslim country anticipate the need to lay low regarding ministry for a while until the situation blows over. Some homes have even been searched, although not the homes of any CMF folks. The G’s ask that we pray that God would protect the national believer and that the expatriate workers will be able to return and minister. Pray also that God will protect the CMF team members and give them “bold wisdom that we might not cower in fear.”

Ethiopia

Steve and Doretha Limiero, CMF church planters in Nekempte, Ethiopia, ask for prayer for the 50 Oromo and Gumuz leaders who are participating in a training conference this week in an area full of new Gumuz believers. Three missionary teammates and a short-term team from the U.S. and the Philippines are joining them. “We know that Satan would love to meddle in this unique time and destroy whatever he can,” said Steve. “Please pray that God’s Spirit will move in such a way as to be greatly glorified during this time.”

MSC

CMF Executive Director Doug Priest will travel to Thailand Jan. 6-20. While there, he will visit the Globalscope team in Bangkok, Jeff and Pilar Prus and their work in Chiang Mai, and participate in a conference on ministry to the urban poor with CMF partners Urban Neighbors of Hope.

In February Doug will lead a short-term team from Cy-Fair Christian Church in Houston, Texas, to Kenya. The team members will paint the addition to the clinic at Ewaso Ng’iro that they funded.

Ivory Coast

Praise God that burglars were unsuccessful in breaking into the homes of Andy and Stephanie Gable and Christina Skelton in Abengourou. Four allegedly armed men entered the courtyard of their residences around 3 a.m. on Dec. 24. The guards were tied up and the burglars tried to force the Gables’ door open, but the reinforcing bolts held securely. When Andy called the police, the men overheard his phone call and fled. The police arrived about an hour later. Some small items from their cars were the only things taken. Pray for the Gables and Christina as they recover from this upsetting incident and make improvements in security.

Southeast Asia

The Marketplace Ministry family in a large city here is now working with new partners: a ministry team of two families from Germany and seven national staff, all of whom are strong believers. Please pray for this new partnership and their work with the urban and nearby rural poor. This alliance will eventually make it possible for the CMF family to get their visas through the German organization, which is openly Christian.

Globalscope Spain

Jesse and Sophie Bentley, team leaders in Salamanca, are praising God for the November arrival of two new interns, who have jumped right into the ministry to fill the gaps left by teammates who had concluded their terms. They are also looking forward to the arrival of five new long-term teammates in the months ahead. Please pray for this new team and the Bentleys.

Tanzania

Scott and Annelle Price will soon return to Arusha to launch a new Business as Mission ministry project. Pray for the success of this ambitious venture.

In 2012, Wendy Wagoner and her teammates in Arusha hope to start several pre-primary schools in rural areas of Tanzania where there are currently no educational opportunities available. The new schools will provide education, evangelistic opportunities and empower nationals to teach the next generation of leaders in Tanzania.

Kenya (Turkana)

Gene and Melba Morden report that more than 6,000 Kenyans have been displaced from their homes along the Kerio River over the past five months due to raids by armed bandits. Most left nearly everything behind and are staying in temporary structures made from palm leaves so that they are harder for the bandits to find. They search for palm nuts and roots to eat in the areas near their shelters. The Mordens and teammates distributed 268 bags of maize to the displaced families in September and October. Please pray that the police will be dispatched to the area so that people can return home. Pray also that the bandits will be convicted of their sins and accept Christ as Lord.

General

David Giles, Director of Church Catalyst Ministries, asks that you please pray for all missionaries who have aging parents. He reminds us that “one of the challenges of mission service is being far away from parents as they get older and have many health concerns.”

Turkana, Kenya

Many people responded to the drought and famine disaster in Turkana this summer and the team was able to distribute food to the people who needed it most. However, CMF missionary Lynn Pottenger reminds us to continue to pray for rain and the alleviation of the difficult living conditions in this very dry land.

Central Asia

The CMF team in this country is hosting a Christmas luncheon for their office staff, most of whom are Muslim nationals. Team members will share the Christmas story and explain why Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus. Pray that the staff members’ hearts will be open to the story and that they will not only understand it, but that a fire will be kindled in their hearts to learn more about the person they call Isa Masih.

Ethiopia

Members of both the Urban Poor ministry team and the Church Planting team need work permits to get visas to stay in the country. This is a long and frustrating process, so please keep all of the team members in your prayers.

Craig and Allison Fowler, members of the CMF Ethiopia Church Planting team based in Aygali, report that more than 180 people have accepted Christ in the villages that they work with over the past several months. In addition, about 40 people have gone through the baptism class and been baptized in the last month. Please pray for all four of the communities in which they have started churches and the five villages where they hold “hut” Bible studies, which will eventually become churches.

Globalscope Spain (En Vivo)

Praise God for the two students in the En Vivo campus ministry, led by Jesse and Sophie Bentley, who have made the decision to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior. This is a huge breakthrough in their ministry and a real source of encouragement to the Bentleys. Pray for these students as they are discipled by the Bentleys into a strong relationship with Jesus.

Globalscope Mexico (El Pozo)

The leadership of this successful campus ministry in Puebla, Mexico, is changing, as Nathan and Erin McDade and Clay and Amanda Cooper complete their service and turn over the reins to new team leader Kami Burns. Please pray for Kami and the rest of the El Pozo team as they go through this transition.

MSC

The National Missionary Convention (NMC) will be held Nov. 17-20 in Atlanta, Ga. Many CMF missionaries and staff members will attend. Executive Director Doug Priest and Globalscope Director Phil Tatum will present several workshops, and board member Alan Ahlgrim will speak at the session on Thursday night. CMF will also hold a reception for International Associate Mary Kamau (Nairobi, Kenya) following the Friday evening session.

Thank God for the life of service of Donella Jones, a former CMF missionary and strong prayer warrior. Donella passed away in mid-October. She and her husband Rex were missionaries in Ethiopia and Mexico.

Please pray for the 31 missionary recruits and eight missionary-associate recruits who are currently sharing their ministry visions and raising prayer and financial support. They need daily renewal with God and His call on their lives, as well as passion, initiative, organization, perseverance and physical and spiritual health.

Thailand

Heavy monsoon rains have been drenching Southeast Asia since mid-July, causing mudslides and widespread flooding. The deluge has now reached Bangkok, with rising water and associated problems affecting most of the city’s 10 million residents. Parts of the capital could be inundated by up to almost five feet of water and remain flooded for up to a month. Around Bangkok, the second-largest airport has closed, food prices are soaring, and clean water is becoming scarce. Please pray specifically for the members of CMF’s Globalscope team in Bangkok. There is a foot of water in their building and the entire Thammasat University campus, where the team ministers, is flooded. At one point the team members evacuated their apartments and went to stay at their church, the Muang Thai Church. There has also been significant flooding in Chiang Mai, where CMF missionaries Jeff and Pilar Prus live and work. They are in the U.S. on furlough, but heard from their tenants that the water level crested only 1 centimeter below their first floor, so their home and belongings were thankfully spared.

Central Asia

Ms. W., a nurse and a member of CMF’s team in Central Asia, has just begun working with the NGO (non-government organization) called Operation Mercy. Her focus will be on implementing a new project, WaSH, which addresses water, sanitation and hygiene issues. She will work with a team of locals and another expatriate woman in a semi-rural area of about 80,000 people who are in great need of access to basic sanitary services. Pray for Ms. W’s safety, physical and spiritual health in this difficult environment.

Ethiopia

After months of prayers and paperwork, Adrian Fehl, leader of the Church Planting team in Ethiopia, is happy to announce that he recently received his work permit as the Country Representative for CMF in Ethiopia. He and wife Jennifer and their children also received their ID resident cards. Please keep praying about this, as their teammates will soon begin the process for their own work permits.

BigDent

We have asked several churches to host BigDent Sundays this fall to educate their members about microfinance and encourage them to visit the BigDent.org website and make a donation to fund a micro-business. Please pray for the success of these new initiatives.

MSC

Executive Director Doug Priest and Globalscope Director Phil Tatum will attend a gathering of mission agency leaders in Phoenix in early October. Please pray that their contributions will be encouraging to the others and that they will be inspired with new ideas in return. Doug will also speak at First Christian Church in Phoenix on Oct. 2.

Ethiopia

The members of the Church Planting team led by Adrian Fehl are in flux regarding locations and ministry due to various issues, such as family health problems, work permits, truck problems and setting up new sites. The church work is going well, but day-to-day issues can be quite discouraging. They have asked us to pray for an extra measure of grace and strength for each member of the team.

Three couples will visit the Church Planting Team in mid-October. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will guide them during this trip and give them clear direction on joining the work there. The team has several positions open for the couples to consider as they make plans to grow and expand the church work.

Mexico

CMF missionaries Todd and Tonja Hancock returned to Mexico from furlough in August and promptly moved their family to the city of Cholula to begin a new church plant with the CMF Globalscope El Pozo campus ministry in that city. The GS team has been working with students from the University of Latin America for the past six years. Many of the students and graduates living in the area have expressed a desire to take the next step in their spiritual lives with a growing community of believers made up of people of various ages. Please pray for this new church plant.

Southeast Asia

Please pray for continued growth within the four cell groups in the city where veteran CMF Marketplace Ministers Mr. & Mrs. M. serve. One of the groups just celebrated its fifth anniversary and has outgrown its building. They are praying for the necessary funds to either rebuild or relocate.

Central Asia

Members of CMF’s team in a large city in this Muslim country are working with a school for street children, most of whom have never been to school and work the streets to beg or sell items to help support their desperately poor families. The school is a lifeline for these children and their only hope to be mainstreamed into public schools. For most, also, the lunch provided at the school is the only meal they have all day. Please pray that these children will see the love of Christ in their interactions with the CMF team members.

Tanzania

Gary Woods, who oversees the national church planters and coordinators who attend the training course at the CMF Mission Center, recently complied and shared encouraging statistics. In 2010, Tanzania church planters established 18 churches among six tribes: the Maasai, Barbaig, Nyaturu, Digo, Mbugwe and Sandawe. Please pray for the continued success of this important training ministry.

Kenya

The serious drought in the Turkana region continues. The CMF team there received some limited relief funds and has begun monthly distributions to 58 households that were identified by the CHE teams as moderately to severely malnourished. In spite of the drought, the farmers working on the 240 irrigated gardens have doubled their production by following the principles being taught by Brian Smith of “Farming God’s Way,” who arrived in the area in early July.

Church Catalyst Division

Church Catalyst Director David Giles is planning a Church Planting Forum to be held in Kenya November 9-13. CMF missionaries from Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Mexico, England, Ukraine and other areas will gather to share what they’ve learned about church-planting with one another. Since many of them also home school their children, there will be a home school track where they can learn from each other and guest speakers. Please pray that the planning and logistics will come together and that this will be a rich time of encouragement and learning about how to be as effective as possible in cross-cultural church planting.

East Africa

The famine in the horn of Africa impacts the ministries of CMF in those areas as we seek to be responsive to the needs. Thank God for partners such as IDES (International Disaster Emergency Services), who have provided significant resources to be used to bless those devastated by the drought. Also, please pray for rain and that the needs of those in the stricken areas will be met.

BigDent

Thank God that the microfinance website, BigDent.org, is now live and that we are receiving contributions from those who wish to help people establish and enlarge their businesses in the Mathare slums.

MSC

Executive Director Doug Priest and missionary Steven Carpenter enjoyed the privilege of speaking at the Winema Week of Missions recently in Oregon.

Tanzania

Five families from two new people groups are participating in the current church planters’ course that began Aug. 15 in Arusha. When they graduate in four months they will return to their home areas to plant churches.

Gary and Judy Woods report that all hydro-electric plants in Arusha will close down in late September, so no one in the city will have any power. They and others are in the process of converting their homes to solar power, an expensive addition.

Central Asia

All seven of the CMF missionaries in this war-torn Muslim country, including one couple’s two young sons, have recently returned to the field. They ask for prayers for long-term peace in their country, for language learning, for cross-cultural understanding, for safety, for their marriages, and that “we would walk in faith and not in fear.”

Ethiopia

Some recent changes in Ethiopian law have made it necessary for the two CMF teams there to adjust how they receive work permits. Please pray that all members of the Urban Poor and Church Planting teams will be able to secure their new permits as quickly and easily as possible.

New Bible Study Fellowship classes will begin in Addis Ababa in September. David and Marsha Van Wagenen lead the separate classes for men and women.

Praise God for the hard-working preschool class at Sherwood Oaks Christian Church, Bloomington, Ind. After learning about the need for available potable water in poor countries, the children did a project to raise money at home and in their neighborhoods. “Work for Water” raised $40, which they sent to the Urban Poor team to buy jerri cans for water transport. Their $40 bought eight strong, blue plastic water containers that were given to very poor families in the Kore slum of Addis Ababa.

MSC

CMF’s Member Care and Globalscope divisions led a very successful combined Furlough Retreat and Celebration in Indianapolis in late July. The missionaries were refreshed and encouraged by the fellowship, programs and activities prepared for them.

Mexico

Greg and Vicki Syverson (Pachuca) asked for prayers for last week’s VBS and were blessed with an abundance of kids! More than 160 registered and about 130 showed up. Most of the children who came were unchurched and a bit “rough around the edges,” Vicki wrote. Please pray that the seeds that were planted will be a good start for God to work in their lives.

Southeast Asia

The young family that works in this closed country recently returned to the field after a furlough spent visiting supporters, reconnecting with family, taking classes in community-based development and having a new baby! They will now begin a new work with a team of German Christians involved with humanitarian efforts in their country. Pray that this new partnership will be smooth and fruitful.

Central Asia

The three members of this CMF team have recently returned to this country to take up their challenging work once again. Pray for their safety, patience and successful ministries. The school for street-working children where they did some work previously was evicted from its location, but has thankfully been relocated to a new building that is close to the team’s main office.

Tanzania

Pray for this country as it faces economic challenges. Due to the drought there are power outages throughout the country. The missionaries report that the outages are becoming much less predictable, and over the next 60 days power delivery will go down to only four hours per day. After 60 days there will be no power provided to the people of Tanzania—total blackout all the time. This leads to another problem: water. The only source of water at the CMF training center is a borehole with a pump that is run by electricity. The team is getting bids for a solar pump and looking to God to provide the $12,800 to get that delivered and installed before the power is shut off.

In addition, the drivers of the “dala-dala,” the 15-passenger vans that provide Arusha’s main public transportation, have gone on strike. Some folks are taking their lives in their hands to ride the motorcycle taxis, but most people are just walking miles and miles.

East Asia

The CMF team leader in a large, East Asian city requests your prayers for a number of initiatives the team is leading:

• All of the Bible studies they lead with national seekers are growing. Pray that attendees are being drawn closer to God.
• The team will resume a number of projects with the beginning of the new semester at the migrant schools.
• They are beginning to work on a Sunday school resource program for local authorized churches.
• They are also becoming heavily involved in training national church leaders at authorized churches.

Ivory Coast

Please continue to pray for the fragile political situation in this country, its leaders, and the rebuilding that needs to take place there.

One CMF team member, Christina Skelton, has recently returned to the field, while her teammates, the Gables, are still are furlough. Christina asks for prayers for her Muslim neighbors and Muslims around the world as they enter Ramadan, their month of fasting, in August. As they seek God’s face during their fasts, pray that God will make Himself real and reveal truth to them.

Ukraine

CMF missionaries Dustin & Karilyn Mullenix are in the U.S. on furlough, but teammates from their Ukrainian church will fill in to hold a Christian camp for church members and students Aug. 11-20. About 45-50 people will attend, including church members, students from this past year’s English Club and other youth and students from the Lviv area. Please pray for a strong finish to the planning and preparations, and for God to bring students to the camp whose hearts He is preparing to hear the gospel.

Missions Service Center

The furlough retreat will be held in Indianapolis July 18-22 in conjunction with the Globalscope campus ministers’ Celebration retreat. Sixteen CMF missionaries plus their children will attend the furlough retreat and 49 Globalscope campus ministers plus six steering committee members will be here for Celebration. This is the first time CMF has combined these two important events. Pray for safe travel, rest and renewal for all.

The North American Christian Convention comes to Cincinnati, Ohio, July 5-8. Executive Director Doug Priest will lead a workshop entitled “Unleashing Your Business for Global Impact” on Wednesday, July 6.

CMF is initiating preliminary research into some very closed countries. Pray for the leadership as they make decisions about moving forward in these areas.

Great Britain

CMF missionaries Aaron and Diane Lincoln ask for prayers for three UK churches that are in the midst of transition: The Christian Celebration (Northampton), Dickens Heath Village Church (Solihull) and the Christian Life Centre (Rugby). In each of these churches former leaders are moving to different places. Pray for faithful, godly leaders for each church, and that God shows up in an unexpected way.

Ivory Coast

Continue to remember the people of Ivory Coast as they recover from a long season of political unrest. Pray for the ministry of CMF and the Ivorian church and ministry leaders as they work in difficult times.

Mexico

Pray for Todd and Tonja Hancock and the Puebla Globalscope team as they work together to plant a church for students and people in the community. They need wisdom in discerning the best ways to move forward.

Ethiopia

Marshal and Rachel Giles and their three sons departed for Ethiopia on June 27 to join the work of the CMF church planting team as long-term missionaries. They will do logistical support and guest house management of the Addis compound. Pray for their adjustment and transition to life in Ethiopia.

The team has been struggling with work permit issues for all its missionaries. Recently, they have begun to make some headway in the problems. Adrian Fehl will submit his paperwork for a permit as the CMF Country Representative this month. Pray that it will be a smooth and speedy process. The team is also entering into an official partnership with the churches there to obtain permits for the Limieros and Moores. Pray for the government processes involved so that permits will be granted for all.

Globalscope Spain

Praise God for an incredible end-of-the-year banquet at the En Vivo campus ministry in Salamanca. The largest group ever – 74 students – gathered for an elegant sit-down dinner as the team said good-bye to its graduating seniors, awarded prizes and celebrated the year. More than 15 countries were represented in the group.

Mountainview Christian School, SE Asia

The school recently recruited two new teachers (of the four they really needed), but was thrown for a loop when a work permit was unexpectedly denied for one of them. A letter from a CMF Marketplace Minister who is a citizen of that country helped reverse the decision, so both new teachers will be on hand for the new school year.

East Asia

The team in a closed country in this region will run or assist at three big events for children in their area this month. The first is an English camp for 150 fifth-grade migrant students, and is sponsored by CMF’s partner manufacturing facility in the city where the team works and ministers. A 20-day VBS for 150 children at an authorized church is next. Seven volunteers from a U.S. university will travel to assist the CMF team with this project. They are expecting 90-plus children at another VBS at an authorized church at the end of the month. A group from a U.S. church will serve as the head teachers for all the classes. The CMF team members will assist with these events, host the U.S. volunteers and organize local volunteers.

Kenya/Turkana

Please pray for the continued momentum of the CHE (Community Health Evangelism) programs in the local communities. There are now 14 communities that have developed committees to oversee their programs.

Global Day of Prayer

Pray with Christians around the world on June 12, the Global Day of Prayer. You can download dozens of free resources at globaldayofprayer.com to use with your family, small group, or local congregation.

MSC

Executive Director Doug Priest and missionary Steve Carpenter (Mexico) are preparing messages they will present at the Winema Week of Missions in Oregon in early August.

Thirty-five young interns will assemble in Indianapolis on June 2 for the Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO) in preparation for their summer of service with various CMF missionaries. The training ends on June 7, the day they all fly out to their respective host countries. This year, 17 will go to Nairobi, Kenya, while the rest are divided among the fields of Mexico, Burkina Faso, Ukraine, Spain, Thailand, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Kenya (Turkana) and England for 55 days of hands-on mission experience. They will return to the U.S. on Aug. 3.

Central Asia

The school for street-working children that the CMF team works with in a major city in a Muslim country has been evicted from its facilities. Please pray that God will provide a new place in the current neighborhood, where most of the 222 students live, or creatively provide a way for the children to get to a place a little further outside the city.

Globalscope

The Grapevine ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, asks for prayers for the staff and students as they spread out over Thailand for their various summer activities and vacations.

A praise from the El Pozo campus ministry in Puebla, Mexico: After months of planning, more than 60 students and staff headed to the Gulf of Mexico for a weekend retreat on the beach. The experience helped the community grow both deeper and wider, and closer to one another and the Lord.

East Asia

A team from Generations Christian Church, Trinity, Fla., will visit the CMF team in a closed country in this region in July to teach at an English camp at an authorized church.

Ethiopia

David Van Wagenen was delighted to report how God has answered your prayers for the 15 Orthodox deacons who attended his team’s Community Health Evangelism Vision Seminar and Bible training class recently. There had been concern that a militant group within the Orthodox Church that opposes this kind of training would disrupt the session. Praise God that all went smoothly.

Jake and Erin Moore and family return to Ethiopia on June 10 and will be setting up a new station in Yamp. Please pray for the process to go smoothly and for the formation of strong relationships with new Gumuz friends at the new location.

MSC

CMF’s Projects + Partnerships division is hosting a webinar about short-term trips on April 28. Pray for a good audience and clarity in the presentation.

Executive Director Doug Priest and Phil Tatum, Director of CMF-Globalscope, will participate in a seminar with The Mission Exchange on June 14. The subject is the future of missions, especially connecting with the next generation.

CMF missionaries Steve and Kay Carpenter (Mexico) and Doug and Robyn Priest are preparing material they will present at the WiNeMa Week of Missions in Oregon in August.

David Giles, CMF Director of Church Catalyst Ministries, Carlos Franco, a CMF board member, and Tom Moen and Bill Beyer from Mountain Christian Church, Joppa, Md., will research a new opportunity for ministry in northeast Brazil in early May.

Ivory Coast

Please continue to pray for Ivory Coast. Laurent Gbagbo, the president who lost the election, was finally arrested after a long struggle, and Alassane Ouatarra, the new president, is in place. Pray that things will begin to settle down so people can begin to restore order and rebuild the nation.

Ethiopia

CMF missionaries in Ethiopia and others are praying each Monday for the work permit situation. In the past few months new procedures have made it much more difficult for foreigners to obtain visas and permits to live and work in Ethiopia. Church planting team leader Adrian Fehl, wife Jennifer, and family recently returned to Ethiopia. Adrian has suggested that friends and supporters set aside Mondays as a day committed to sustained prayer and fasting specifically about this issue and how it relates to everyone on the Ethiopia Field Team.

The Bible Study Fellowship classes led by David & Marsha Van Wagenen in Addis Ababa are transforming lives. Marsha recently baptized a Chinese lady, and others are praying about their relationship with the one true God. David has finished a study of Ruth and begun a study of Colossians for the 35 men in his class. Pray the attendance in both the men’s and women’s classes will increase.

Ukraine

Jonathan Powell, leader of CMF’s team in Ukraine, requests prayers for three of the team’s ministries:

Pray for a deaf evangelistic outreach in the neighboring city of Mariupol.

Pray for the campus ministry that is dealing with some leadership issues.

Pray for the villages where the team works. Ministries in two other villages have been started recently.