MARTIN, ROBERT & SUSAN (Kingston, ON; Kingston Prison Ministry; MSC) PRAISE: K had his parole reinstated and is encouraged that the parole board recognizes that he had in fact never breached them. PRAY: P. who was at a Kingston halfway house and attending our weekly “street” Bible study has had his parole revoked. This is discouraging and we ask you to pray that all of his extensive Bible knowledge would become a sanctifying process as well in his life. P. and I. have parole hearings in the next few weeks. Pray that restrictions to access the institutions would be lifted so families and volunteers (like ourselves) would be allowed again to reenter. Pray for Christian inmates’ encouragement in their faith as lockdowns continue and they are very much alone.
Gord & Heather - June 2022
MARTIN, GORD & HEATHER (Waterloo, ON; Vision Ministries) PRAISE: The Ottawa Persian church is launching in-person services this Sunday June 5th. PRAY: My good friend who we have been praying for regularly for more than two years, is still stuck in Burma, he is in great danger from the war and has serious health issues. He is hoping to escape, somehow, any day!
Charlotte Martin - June 2022
MARTIN, CHARLOTTE (Guelph, ON; Power to Change) PRAISE: Covid didn't impact our international mission trip participants heading overseas. I've gotten to visit 3 of the 4 mission trips. I was in Edmonton at the beginning of May, I visited the Nations Next Door trip (Guelph) for a few hours, and I'm currently in Vietnam helping with the mission trip debrief. PRAY: Pray for our mission trips as they wrap up this month. Pray for our international interns as they end their time overseas and transition back to Canada at the end of June. I'll be in Singapore working plus visiting my brother and his family in Singapore June 7-17. Pray for a great time with their family, and also the planning and personal development work I plan to do.
Les & Sharon - June 2022
FREY, LES & SHARON (Elmira, ON; Local Church) PRAISE: Lots of opportunities for various ministry areas and some of them new ones like future seniors bible studies in two retirement homes and a Spanish one that I will help John Giesbrecht with in Listowel for some Mexican Catholics. PRAY: Please pray for us as we plan, Lord willing, to cross to the US to visit our daughter Elena in Iowa June 22. Then we fly from Chicago June 29 with her and the four children to Spain for our grandson Kenny’s wedding on July 9. An added plus is that we would be able to be at his sister Elisabeth’s baptism. We will no doubt have opportunities for some ministry in Spain as well as see family which we have not been with in four years. We feel that the Lord can use all this for much encouragement to all. We would return home August 17 after a week in Iowa.
Esther Frey - June 2022
FREY, ESTHER (Puerto Rico; Emmaus Correspondence) PRAISE: Children's club finished well with a desire to continue. An ex-prisoner is giving his testimony in large crowds and within the prisons. The chapel roof is almost finished. We praise the Lord for no more leaks. Brian has finished his teaching year and will give fulltime to the office for the month of June. We are beginning Sunday School classes this month. Enjoyed the Homecoming Hymn Sing online. PRAY: Need teachers to help with Sunday School classes. I will be taking one group. Several of the congregation are sick, some have recently had COVID. One has been in the hospital for a week with other complications. Seniors meet June 24. DVBS will begin June 27 for a week. Pray for good leadership and attendance.