Please pray for Japan to open up the country for people to apply for new visas. We have several colleagues who have their support raised and they trying to enter Japan.

Our team leaders shared a prayer need today for a young boy who attends one of our churches outside the city. He is experiencing extreme pain and is in of a miracle.

Please pray for our upcoming meetings in Bangkok, gathering our Thailand missionaries for prayer and fellowship.

Please pray for the Cuban people and the especially difficult situation during this pandemic with shortages of basic needs.

Every 5th year we focus on visiting our partner churches and friends to give a report and raise support. Please pray that 2022 will be filled with open doors and open hearts. Pray for God's annointing and provision.

Still to do: Booking tickets and renewing my visa. Found storage for my furniture, ministry supplies, and personal items. Found temporary housing before leaving (I should sign a contract this weekend).

Ongoing education project for 5 refugee families. I've given the books to 3 of the families and have things set aside for the remaining 2. One of the mom's is teaching her girls and other children. Another refugee lady will continue to meet with 2 of the families. Still looking into the request for help looking for sponsorship for her children to attend school.

The Dec 19th - Christmas Celebration went really well and the children did good with their assigned readings. We had enough lunch packets for everyone who attended too. We gave out 26 packages with groceries and gifts for 46 children.

"Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season.” 2 Timothy 4:2a Praise God with us: *For a safe trip from WA back to our homebase for missions; also for joyful and blessed celebrations of Thanksgiving and Christmas while reassimilating to our teaching missions. *For Zoom because not all Latin American countries have opened yet for in-person classes. Please pray with us: *Max is preparing to teach a class February 21-25 on Contemporary Challenges that Pentecostals Face, on Zoom, for our Peruvian students. Also, he is grading students’ term papers from previous classes. *Sylvia is praying for God’s direction and open doors for her teaching-preaching-writing ministry to protect young women from exploitation; meanwhile, she is refining messages she hopes to deliver. Thank you! "Predique la palabra; que instes a tiempo y fuera de tiempo.” 2 Timoteo 4:2a Alaba al Señor con nosotros: *Por un viaje seguro del estado de Washington a nuestro base-hogar de misiones, y por gozosas y bendecidas celebraciones del Día de acción de gracias y de la Navidad mientras nos re-asimilamos de nuevo a nuestra misión de enseñanza. *Por Zoom porque todavía no todos de los países de América Latina se han abierto para clases presenciales. Por favor, ore con nosotros: *Max está preparándose para enseñar un curso del 21 hasta el 25 de febrero acerca de Desafíos Contemporáneos que enfrentan los pentecostales, por Zoom, para nuestros alumnos de Perú. También está calificando las monografías de cursos previos. *Sylvia está orando por la dirección de Dios y por puertas abiertas para su ministerio de enseñar, predicar y escribir para proteger a jovencitas de explotación. Al mismo tiempo también, está refinando mensajes que espera compartir. ¡Muchas gracias!

Both Joe and Matthew are currently taking Bible College courses. Pray for both guys as they are both preparing for finals in the coming weeks.

Al-Masih Worship Center is the name of our church here. Our team is launching the church officially on Feb 6th. Pray for all the details to come together and for people in our community to be reached.

Lots to do ahead of my upcoming itineration in February! 1. Find storage for my furniture, ministry supplies, and personal items. 2. Locate temporary housing before leaving. 3. Book my return ticket 4. Renewing my visa and work permit. 5. Pack everything. Declutter what I can and donate. 6. Sell my car.