JONES, RAY & CAROL (Guelph, ON; Itinerant Preaching/Teaching Ministry) PRAISE: Thankful that despite Covid we are doing well and my speaking schedule is about full for the next few months! Very thankful that we still have an Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent God who isn't at all hindered by this world's ills; all He needs is willing vessels to live and work through! PRAY: Please pray that we will soon get the "jab" and be able to get the "jab" and get back to speaking in person! Zoom is OK, but nothing like actually being with the Lord's people. Please pray for our family in England, some of whom are not saved. On April 4th, Resurrection Sunday, I will be preaching over there and some of my family plan to watch again.
Les & Sharon - March 2021
FREY, LES & SHARON (Elmira, ON; Local Church) PRAISE/PRAY: Thankful for health and strength. Thankful for the couples who are mentoring others at WBC by phone. We pray soon that this can be in person. Thankful for continued Spanish contacts. Les is still waiting for his training with the Billy Graham courses in Spanish.
Esther Frey - March 2021
FREY, ESTHER (Puerto Rico; Emmaus Correspondence) PRAISE: God's strength and protection. Students are searching for the truth. Prisoners are sharing with cellmates the materials they are studying. We continue to meet each Sunday morning at the chapel. Teens are receiving weekly zoom discipleship. Most of the chapel roof leaks have been repaired, thanks to the Pastor as a handyman. PRAY: We are still planning to project the movie OVERCOMER, possibly the 24th. Plans for DVBS in June or July. Praying about a possible young people's camp in July. Ramon Ibanez, leader from Word of Life, would be the director. God is directing the elders to go ahead with the chapel bathroom repairs. It is an expensive project but He is able. That I will get my income tax information ready in time.
Raul & Jessenia - March 2021
ESPINOZA, RAUL & JESSENIA (Guayaquil, Ecuador; MSC) PRAISE: God provided a way for us to get a loan on a house here in Guayaquil and we are now moved in and getting settled! God has blessed us with physical blessings which we have been able to use to encourage a Venezualen couple who are believers. PRAY: For Lijia and Jairo, the Venezuelan couple- that they would be able to get on their feet here in Ecuador, and be able to send money back to their kids in Venezuela. That God would give us wisdom as we try to help them in that. For school leadership as big decisions are being made.
Jenn Brubacher - March 2021
BRUBACHER, JENN (Listowel, YFC) PRAISE: I’m thankful for the smooth transition from lockdown to face-to-face ministry. North Perth hosted The Coldest Night of the Year for the first time in 2021 and raised 233% of their goal. Continue to pray for all the community partners as we follow Jesus in addressing homelessness and housing insecurity in our community. PRAY: Over the last few years, our community has walked through a number of teen deaths. This month we think and pray for the Long family, who lost their daughter & sister, a grade 9 student, a year ago. For some students, the absence of school has elevated an incredible amount of anxiety. For others, the absence from school increases their anxieties and alienation, and reinforces their learning disabilities and struggles; pray for staff and students as they readjust to school life. Please pray for our drop-in staff & volunteer team as we reopen; the amount and depth of crisis happening in students’ lives is astronomical. We need God’s wisdom in every conversation.