June 2014

Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. –Romans 10:17

1. VILLAGE OUTREACH. Praise God 4:7). Pray that Christian workers can (NECIC) from June 5-8 in . Ask that people in villages near a certain simultaneously model vulnerability for good working relationships among Cambodian city continue to listen and holiness. Ask God to make OMF church leaders, government officials, to their Bible stories. Pray that they International workers the aroma of non-governmental organizations and will think deeply about the stories Christ in their ministries. parents of special needs children. and respond to Christ. Ask also for 6. SPIRITUAL BATTLE. With news 11. LIVING IN ISOLATION. After the discernment as workers strategize on reports frequently detailing the latest War, the number of disabled how to continue engaging the villagers. threats from North Korean leaders, it people and victims of the defoliant 2. KEY MEETINGS. Due to rapid church is easy to forget that there is a spiritual Agent Orange in Vietnam increased growth in , the Fellowship battle for souls there (Ephesians 6). Ask rapidly. Many of the disabled live in Churches of Cambodia (FCC) was God to work mightily in the hearts of isolation. They lack social contact and formed years ago as a network for the North Korean people to respond suitable employment. Pray that God sharing resources among churches, in repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. would open doors for the disabled to receive the Good News and experience as well as regular training and mutual 7. TESTS OF FAITH. The recent true community. encouragement. Key meetings regarding conversion of two men in has FCC were held in May. Pray that the not come without difficulties. One of 12. THE FILIPINO CHURCH. Today is implementation of the meeting’s the brothers lost his job because he the ’ National Day. Praise decisions would have a positive long- refused to deny Christ. The other has a God for the evangelical church’s growth term impact on Cambodia’s churches. gambling addiction. Please remember there in recent decades, but also ask 3. ORIENTATION COURSE. The OMF these new believers, as they have an for biblical discipleship to take root. International (U.S.) Orientation Course uphill battle, and one that our enemy The proliferation of new groups, often takes place June 16-20. Pray for Kathy does not want them to win. led by those with minimal training, has given rise to doctrinal distortions, Dostal as she coordinates last-minute 8. LONE WITNESS. The Eusey family fanciful interpretations of scripture and logistical details. Lift up the travels serving in will soon begin a corruption. and health of participants and staff so ministry internship at a church in that all can fully participate in what Hasuda City, Japan. It is the only church 13. FAMILY IN CRISIS. Pray for a Shan God has for them. Pray for guidance in a city of 65,000 people. Pray for this family in Northern who once as the Candidate team assesses seven family to be a means of blessing to the professed to know Christ. Recently, candidates and seeks God’s will for their church and community there. May the the wife left her husband to marry a next steps. Lord advance the gospel in Hasuda. younger Buddhist man. The father is now left to care for three children. Pray 4. TIANANMEN, 25 YEARS LATER. 9. WHEREVER YOU GO. An OMF for gospel transformation in this family Today marks the 25th anniversary of the International couple who as well as among the millions of Shan Tiananmen Square Incident in , has served in Japan is currently on home who do not know Jesus. China. Although tragic in many ways, assignment in the U.S., but they still the incident undermined many Chinese often encounter opportunities to share 14. ALPHA COURSE. Recently in intellectuals’ faith in their government, the gospel with Japanese students here. Mongolia, a weekend Alpha course leading some to seek faith in Jesus. Pray that these times bring Japanese was attended by 16 teenagers and 12 Thank God for the Chinese church and students closer to understanding the leaders. The focus was on the Holy pray for wisdom as its public witness God who loves them as they return to Spirit and God moved mightily. Some grows. Japan. parents, however, do not allow their 5. MINISTRY STRESS. As Christian 10. SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. kids to come to Alpha anymore. Ask that these families’ hearts would soften and workers encounter ministry-related Believers in Malaysia are trying be a that they would come to know Jesus. stress and deal with people who are blessing to the country via working with hard to love, the “cracks” start to show the disabled. Pray for the National Early 15. RETURNING TO WHAT? A Chinese in their “jars of clay” (2 Corinthians Childhood Intervention Conference couple who recently came to faith while in the U.S. has expressed concerns to facilitate direct contact between 27. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM. about how they will maintain their Christian workers and unreached Praise God that the Leadership team fellowship and walk with Christ after Muslim peoples in . Pray that was able to retreat to the mountains returning to China soon. Pray for them, God provides workers with the expertise recently, seeking God for a united and others like them, to connect deeply and management skills to strengthen strategy through leadership training with God’s church in China and not live the project and that Muslims come to and mentoring. Continue to pray for in isolation. know Jesus Christ through the work. our Leadership team as they face the 16. BIBLE RECORDINGS. The translation 22. ACEH PEOPLE. The Aceh people challenges of a changing missions of a set of Bible stories into a minority of western Sumatra, are a environment in the U.S. and increasing people group’s language in China is Muslim people group. Though very global opportunities. underway. Most of the people in this unreceptive to , they 28. FINANCE PRAISES. Praise God that group are illiterate. Pray for God’s experienced a period of openness when OMF International (U.S.) closed out leading and blessing as the stories are the 2004 tsunami struck their region and 2013 with operations in the black, a recorded and distributed. Christian workers responded with aid. clean audit and a good report to the Only 50 out of 4 million Acehnese know 17. FALSE RUMORS. Some church Board of Trustees. Pray for continued Christ. Pray for opportunities for the members have left an OMF International good financial stewardship in 2014 and Aceh people to hear about their Savior. church plant in the Philippines after God’s provision for the work he leads a member falsely claimed that OMF 23. FIELD MEDICAL ADVISOR. Praise us into. International will not help the church’s God for his provision of a Field Medical 29. WITCH DOCTOR. A man who once typhoon victims. Pray that truth prevails Advisor (FMA) for , Dr. Annie professed faith in Christ became the and that God unifies his church. Ask God Chen Green, and an Assistant FMA, Dr. village witch doctor after moving to a to protect relief workers who are doing Arnold Chan. Pray that Drs. Green and tribal village in Northern Thailand. A the right thing and receiving unjust Chan would together implement great pastor recently visited his village and criticism. health care for OMF International’s shared about Jesus’ love. The man workers in Taiwan. 18. REACHING CHINESE. Mainland cried as the pastor shared. Pray for his Chinese in one region of the Philippines 24. ECONOMIC STRUGGLES. salvation and that his witness would fear arrest from officials, making them Thailand’s political protests, which impact his unreached village of 500 hesitant to attend English outreach began in November 2013, continue people. classes. Praise God for an opportunity rocking Thailand’s government and now 30. BRUNEI. Brunei, an Islamic state, is for Christian workers to partner with the economy. Rumors circulate about led by the Sultan of Brunei, who is also Chinese churches on Dumaguete an impending economic recession. Head of Islam for the small country. It Island instead. Pray for safe travels for Business owners have seen decreasing is estimated that Brunei’s land is more the workers and effective outreach to sales. Pray that the Thai church remains densely populated with mosques than Chinese who do not know Christ. spiritually resilient and can offer any other country’s territory. Pray that comfort, support and hope in Christ to 19. GOSPEL TAKING ROOT. Of those this nation of 250,000 people would those who are struggling. whom Christian workers have recently hunger after God. led to Christ in Indonesia, many are 25. 149 YEARS. On June 25, 1865―149 poor and do not own cell phones, years ago today― making follow-up difficult. Others have “prayed for 24 willing, skillful laborers” turned away because of an ingrained to reach the inland provinces of China. commitment to Islam. Pray that Thank God with us for what he has done decisions for Christ would take root in through OMF International over that people’s hearts and that doors would time. The love of Christ continues to www.omf.org/us open for follow-up. compel us to take the Good News to 20. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. East Asia’s billions. Indonesia’s presidential election on July 26. 2015 PLANNING. We look forward 9, 2014 will determine the country’s to 2015, the 150th anniversary of the president for the next five-year term. founding of the China Inland Mission. Delivered to your inbox! As Indonesians choose a leader for their Ask God to grant us wisdom in selecting OMF International (U.S.)distributes nation, in which 87 percent of its 253 opportunities that will embrace the Prayer Powerlines primarily million citizens identify as Muslim, pray vision of OMF International. Pray for through e-mail and web. Visit that God turns hearts to a candidate events and celebrations that will bring www.omf.org/us/signup to sign who will rule in accordance with his will. glory to God for all he has done through up for the e-mail version. CIM/OMF International over these years. 800.422.5330 • [email protected] 21. AGRICULTURE BUSINESS. 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