Matthew has been invited to join a mission's team headed to Portugal to minister to all the West African missionary kids while their parents are in services and meetings. Pray for Matthew to be a wonderful blessing on this trip and also for him to raise his funds in the next 2 weeks. He already has raised about 1/3 of the needed funds. He needs $925 more. We know God can do it!

The two main belief systems of the Lele are Islam and ethnic religions. Five percent of the Lele are Christians, but a little less than two percent are evangelical. Pray with us for revival among the Lele people. https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/19001/GV

Matthew is coming up on his first finals week in college. Abigail also is dual enrolled and has a final soon. Pray for peace and confidence for both of our kids as they finish strong this semester.

PRAISE THE LORD, HE WAS FOUND AND RETURNED!!! Urgent Prayer Need: Our dear friends, Bernard and Ellen, from the Gambia son is missing. Ellen went to pick him up from preschool today and he wasn’t there. His name is Onesimus and he is 3 years old. The police are looking but it is after midnight there now. Please pray with us from a miracle!

“For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are attentive to their prayer.” 1 Peter 3:12a Please praise God with us and pray with us: *Max’s trip to Cuba was cancelled due to the lack of consistent electricity because of problems with the grid on the island. Please pray for the repairs needed and for the people’s needs. *The students of Theological English have completed the course work and exams. They still need to complete the required project of teaching one colleague the reading strategy they learned to read three theological articles. Please pray for them to complete this well by January 31. Thank you! (Spanish version) “Porque los ojos del Señor están sobre los justos, y sus oídos atentos a sus oraciones. 1 Pedro 3:12a Por favor, alaba al Señor con nosotros y ora con nosotros: *El viaje de Max a Cuba fue cancelado debido a la constante falta de electricidad. Por favor, ore por las refacciones que se necesita hacer en la red eléctrica a través de toda la isla. y ore por las necesidades de la gente. *Los estudiantes de Inglés Teológico han terminado las tareas y los exámenes del curso. Todavía les falta hacer el proyecto requerido de enseñar a un colega la estrategia de lectura que han aprendido para leer tres artículos teológicos en inglés. Por favor, ore para que ellos terminen bien el proyecto para el próximo 31 de enero. ¡Muchas gracias!

Giving Tuesday fundraiser for increased cash in our travel funds account. Already 3 events planned for 2025 need to have the funds so we can say yes to all opportunities!

There's are donors (churches) that made commitments and either didn't start giving OR have stopped. Also, there are those who increased their commitments on paper and didn't start sending in increased amounts. Following up with these!

We need God to send angels to protect us as we travel to and from the office. We pray at the start of each trip as well!

Understanding of how to write the Children's Ministry lessons for the oral learners. We're now working to understand and research the other lessons that have been written for OLBI (oral learners Bible Institute).

Praise God that He gave us creativity for our speaking assignments at the Children's Ministry training in Bangladesh. There were 100 attendees from the churches all over the country and the current Bible school students. Good feedback from the missionary & translators.

Part of the train station in Novi Sad collapsed. one of the two survivors is a young mother from our church named Dora. She lost both her legs, but is still fighting for life. The entire nation is watching the situation. Please pray for her recovery.

Please pray for a family sent by our church in Novi Sad to plant a church in the Serb Republic portion of Bosnia. Pray for adaptation, good team relationships, and divine appointments with people who need Salavation.