NMI Praises and Prayer Requests: 5.15.2009

Friday, May 15, 2009

Global Ministry Center

This week's praise reports and prayer requests for May 11-15 from Nazarene Missions International include:

PRAISES

Arlen Jakobitz
Arlen Jakobitz is home from the hospital and slowly making progress following recent cancer surgery. Pray that Arlen fully recovers and that the Lord heals him of the cancer. The family appreciates the prayer support. Arlen and his wife, Joyce, are retired missionaries who served in South Asia.

Arnold Praise for EuNC
Klaus and Martina Arnold, missionaries serving in Switzerland, give thanks and praise to God for His blessing and guidance for European Nazarene College (EuNC) to become "one school in many nations." EuNC consists of a campus and administrative center in Switzerland, and 15 learning centers serving 17 countries throughout Europe.

GLOBAL MINISTRY REQUESTS

Rain Damage in Ecuador
Ecuador received an incredible amount of rain last week that caused mudslides and damage to the North Andean Field's Work & Witness property. Pray that the area doesn't have any more storms before the workers can shore up the most damaged areas.

Madagascar Political Situation
Pray for the new government of Madagascar and for stability to return to this country. Pray for all of the church's ministry areas, church members, and leaders who are laboring for the advancement of the Kingdom in Madagascar. Pray specifically for Mission Director David Johnson and District Superintendent Richard Ravelomanantsoa and their families.

Zimbabwe
Please continue to pray for the Unity Government and the people of Zimbabwe as they work to rebuild after many years of economic devastation. Pray for Nazarene Compassionate Ministries as they work to provide aid, and for church leaders as they minister the hope of Jesus during difficult times.

HEALTH-RELATED REQUESTS

Liam Lee-UPDATE
Please continue to pray for Liam Lee who underwent surgery on May 12. The surgery revealed the liver is quite damaged and doctors performed a procedure so bile will go into the gallbladder instead. It will be a month before the family knows if the surgery is successful. Liam will likely need a liver transplant at sometime in the future. Pray for healing. He is the 3-month old grandson of Paul and Sharon Martin, missionaries serving in Sierra Leone.

Debbie Kleinfeld
Continued prayer is requested for Debbie Kleinfeld. Doctors in Virginia have concluded that Debbie's heart has been weakened by an unknown sickness. Rolf, Debbie's husband, writes, "The team working with Debbie have high hopes for a great recovery and that her heart will begin functioning at a more efficient capacity. We praise the Lord that blood clots in the heart and lungs have been ruled out. We have been blessed with a cardiologist who believes in Christ and is working with us. Thank you very much for praying with us." The Kleinfelds are missionaries serving in Southeast Asia and are currently on home assignment in the U.S.A.

Phyllis Perkins
Thank you for your prayers for Phyllis Perkins. Her first chemotherapy treatment went well, although she experienced some side effects. Her oncologist is optimistic that this ongoing treatment will shrink the cancer at various sites. Dr. Perkins is finding anew that God's grace is sufficient and she appreciates the outpouring of love and support from the family of God. Dr. Perkins is a former General Director of NWMS (now NMI), a former missionary who served in Japan, and a former academic dean of Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs, Colorado (U.S.A.).


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