March - June 2019
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PRAYER FOCUS March - June 2019 1 FEBC Japan (Continued) MARCH Sat 2 – In a country like Japan where there Fri 1 – A listener from Japan struggled with are very few Christians, there is a great need an eating disorder, but once she started lis- for the gospel. Pray that Pastor Sekino, who tening to FEBC’s broadcasts, she gave her life is one of FEBC’s broadcasters, will capture to Jesus and is completely set free. Praise the hearts of the youth and inspire them to the Lord for his goodness! draw near to Christ. FEBC Australia Sun 3 – WEEKLY SUMMARY: FEBC Aus- Thu 7 – The team is in need of godly, gifted tralia supports 16 FEBC & FEBA ministry fields and competent people to join their mission and also the shortwave broadcasts to ethnic team in order to expand the work. Please minorities throughout Southeast Asia. They pray that those responsible for recruitment also provide thousands of radios & speaker will apply wisdom and discernment when boxes annually for distribution international- choosing candidates. ly. Recently they donated 1000 speaker box- es to FEBA Malawi and a similar amount to Fri 8 – Pray that God will continue to bless FEBC Thailand. They walk in faith and are the Australian people and that out of their fully dependent on God to accomplish FEBC’s abundance they will be inspired to gener- mission to inspire people to follow Jesus. Join ously support the work of God through FEBC us in prayer this week for FEBC Australia. Australia. Mon 4 – FEBC Australia hopes to inspire peo- Sat 9 – Please pray for Director Kevin Keegan ple to support their ministry as they share and his team which is very small with only 2 the power of God through FEBC and FEBA in full time and 3 part-time staff members. May their stories, articles and deputations. Pray they receive wisdom and favour to continue that their stories will plant seeds in people’s the work of the ministry in excellence. hearts and activate them to become partners in the ministry. Tue 5 – With many mission organisations and churches arising in Australia seeking to raise finances for good causes it is becoming difficult to make known the work of FEBC. Pray for open doors and favour. Wed 6 – The Australian government re- quires a great amount of accountability for funds exiting the country. Pray that God will assist FEBC to develop an effective reporting template. 2 FEBCambodia long time. Pray that the Lord will prepare the hearts of their listeners to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. Wed 13 – The ‘Voice of Love’ team are faced with many challenges on a daily basis – from producing programs and making frequent visits to their listeners who need to be disci- pled. Pray that God will supply the team with wisdom to face each day with new strength. Sun 10 – WEEKLY SUMMARY: In 1953, Thu 14 – 21 students recently graduat- FEBC began broadcasting gospel programs ed from FEBC Cambodia’s CCBI Bible class. into Cambodia from its station in the Philip- This group studied for 3 months by means of pines long before the world knew about the speaker boxes. Praise the Lord for his faith- genocide that was taking place in the coun- fulness in enabling the team to equip stu- try. In 1995, the government allowed national dents for the ministry. programmers to establish FEBC Cambodia’s first studio in Phnom Penh. Join us in prayer Fri 15 – During Buddhist religious festivals, this week for FEBC Cambodia. Christian families are shunned for refusing to take part in traditional festivities. Pray that Mon 11 – Recently the team from ‘Voice of God will help them to be strong in their faith Love’ met with 190 minority group listeners and show love and respect towards their fam- from two villages in Kompong Thom Prov- ilies despite the rejection they experience. ince. There they shared that the programs taught them how to follow Christ. Pray for Sat 16 – Many of Family FM’s listeners are listeners’ needs to be met. farmers who labour hard all day long. FEBC’s programs provides them with new purpose Tue 12 – 95% of Cambodians are Buddhists. in life. The team receives regular feedback Listeners struggle to convert from Buddhism about all the miracles God is doing in their to Christianity and need to be discipled for a lives. Praise the Lord for his goodness! FEBC Vietnam Sun 17 – WEEKLY SUMMARY: The Viet- the gospel and sustain the ministry. Over the namese government imposes a range of leg- years, FEBC has made use of technology to islation that restricts religious practices. All ensure that the Gospel is spread in the coun- religions are viewed with suspicion and must try. They produce 100% evangelical content register with authorities and report on their that is broadcast online, through portable activities. Because of this, FEBC Vietnam, speaker boxes and SD cards with 120 hours have had to come up with ways to broadcast of recordings which can be inserted into a 3 cellphone. Join us in prayer this week for Wed 20 – “I am 18 years-old. Because of FEBC Vietnam. my parents’ financial problems, I had to quit school. Every time I listen to your broadcasts, a wonderful joy fills my heart. My dream is that someday I will be able to go to different places to help many to be saved.” Pray that God will help this young listener achieve her dream. Thu 21 – Mrs C* from Vietnam is now a de- voted Christian through listening to FEBC’s broadcasts, but now that she is married she no longer has the freedom to practice her Mon 18 – Please pray for Pastor David, who faith. Pray for the salvation of her husband. currently serves as director for FEBC Vietnam and produces sermons for their radio pro- Fri 22 – Miss N* writes, “Every time I listen grams. May God grant him wisdom for every to your broadcasts, I get the feeling that you task in hand. are all truly blessed with many spiritual gifts. I am happy to know that through FEBC many Tue 19 – Only 2% of the population be- of our people have come to know Christ.” lieve in Jesus Christ. Through FEBC’s gospel Pray for her faith to be strengthened. broadcasts, thousands now have the chance to learn about Jesus. Pray that God will pre- Sat 23 – A listener says that her father, af- pare the hearts of listeners to receive Jesus ter being zealous for God for many years, no Christ as their Lord and Saviour. longer attends church. Please pray that his desire to serve God will be reignited. FEBC Mongolia Sun 24 – WEEKLY SUMMARY: FEBC Mon- are particularly affected by this because of golia recently installed new equipment and their coal-based heating systems. Pray that refurbished a new countryside radio station the authorities will take the necessary action in Choibalsan situated in the far eastern part to solve this problem. of Mongolia. They also established two other new stations in the countryside which was Tue 26 – FEBC Mongolia recently developed launched last year. They are still in the pro- a new mobile application and launched their cess of recruiting staff and sourcing funding new website. Praise the Lord for these new so that these stations can function optimally. developments that will allow FEBC to reach Join us in prayer this week for FEBC Mongolia more people with the gospel message. and all their needs. Wed 27 – WIND FM often broadcasts pro- Mon 25 – Ulaanbaatar is one of Mongolia’s grams that address domestic violence and most polluted cities. During winter time it is challenges the traditionally accepted roles of at its worst. Tent dwellers in the ‘Ger’ district the husband and wife. Pray that listeners will apply the principles to their daily lives. 4 Thu 28 – Gender indifferences and domes- God and I feel much closer to Him.” tic violence is a serious problem in Mongolia. Pray that the Lord will open listeners’ hearts Sat 30 – FEBC addresses the problems and to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Sav- needs of Mongolian society by providing iour and bring restoration to the family unit. practical solutions based on Biblical princi- ples. Teenage pregnancies are a major cause Fri 29 – A listener says, “The Biblical lessons for concern in the country. Pray that staff will on FEBC is my spiritual bread. Since I started receive wisdom to correctly advise young listening to FEBC’s broadcasts, I have been women. spending more time studying the Word of FEBC Philippines in need of skilled staff members. Please pray for the various staff needs. May the Lord send people who are qualified and have a heart for missions. Wed 3 – “I consider this radio station a gift from Jesus. I can’t last a day without tuning in to 98.7. My whole family loves it! Everything you hear on this radio will surely fill your soul with love. It is daily fuel for our souls.” Pray that hearts of listeners from across the Phil- Sun 31 – WEEKLY SUMMARY: The Kina- ippines will be touched in this way. ray-a people are one of the people groups that FEBC reaches in the Philippines. This people Thu 4 – Please pray for Pastor Hernane Vil- group is found on Panay Island in the West- laruel who produces programs for and min- ern Visayas region as well as parts of Mind- isters to the Kinaray-a people. Apart from anao. They are descendants of immigrants communicating the gospel to them, he also from Borneo and while most of them claim to endeavours to encourage them so that they be Christians, they have mixed their animistic can experience the transforming power of beliefs together with the Christian religion.