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Prayerworld Staff Were Touched Spiritually with Reports of Some Making Commitments to Christ 2014PrayerHCJB GLOBAL World January As a new year begins, Pray as veteran Praise God for His Len & Beth Kinzel, Quito: “Pray that the spiritual Praise God for the peer Pray as the HCJB 1 praise God for His 2 German radio 3 faithfulness in 2013 4/5momentum would continue at English Fellowship 6review of clean-water 7 Global-UK team meets provision in 2013. Pray program producer Esther as HCJB Global’s media Church (EFC) as people find God and grow in their faith. projects in Ecuador by the on Jan. 8 for its Vision Day for His guidance and Neufeld begins serving ministries continue to Pray for the community and for accountability to grow in Michigan Section, American to seek God’s face for the continued provision for with Corrientes, HCJB reach thousands, including the various small groups. Pray that students at the Alliance Water Works Association in coming year. Pray for the all the ministries being Global’s mentoring new audiences, across Academy International (AAI) would have a thirst for God November. Thank the Lord Holy Spirit’s guidance in planned this year— program for Latin the Latin America Region. and become spiritual leaders among their peers. Uphold for a solid testimony of what the team’s prayers and planting radio stations, American missionaries. Each new situation has our daughters: Jenny, He is doing and for safety discussions. Pray also as adding healthcare caused changes and studying in university, during the group’s visit to plans are set in motion ministries and holding sometimes discomfort, and Kasey, a high school 15 rural communities. Most for this year’s summer training worldwide. but the staff continues to senior.” Len serves as of these communities have internship/media training minister and trust God for senior pastor at EFC; received needed resources programs in Europe, Latin this year and beyond. Beth is a nurse at AAI. from the association. America and Elkhart, IN. On this missionwide Praise God for a busy Pray for accuracy Dave & Beth Saavedra, Quito: “Pray as Pray as the Pray for the mission’s 8Day of Prayer and 9 2013 in the Asia Pacific 10and timeliness 11/12 Dave plans chapels at Alliance Academy 13Whistling Frog 14 Thai partners as they Praise, pray as the Com- Region as the team worked as the HCJB Global International (AAI) that are transformative in students’ Productions radio team work tirelessly to distribute munity Development with local partners to plant Technology Center staff lives. Pray as Beth counsels at HCJB Global-UK meets a million evangelistic Department helps host the 19 radio stations and hold in Elkhart, IN, builds 10 and teaches women in the today to make plans for “graphic novels,” telling International Perspective 23 training events, not to large high-power antenna community. Pray for protection 2014. Pray for wisdom in the story of Jesus to high on Water Resources & the mention more than a dozen switchers for use by as we’ve recently experienced deciding which stations and school students across Environment (IPWE) confer- trips for technical service. TWR-Guam to broadcast to a mugging, car accident and program formats to focus the country. Praise God ence in Quito Jan. 8-10. Asia. Continue to pray for health issues. Uphold our on. Pray as they seek to for special Christmas Eight staff members and a breakthrough in the visa children: Aaron, Evangeline, build a new team of Asian programming that aired on delegates from 22 countries situation for Australians Levi and Luke.” Dave heads Christian producers to take the 37 partner stations in are giving technical presen- Daniel and Raquel Forrer the Bible department and is a advantage of opportunities Thailand in December. tations along with Ecuador- as they seek to serve at chaplain at AAI. Beth helps in on a local Asian station. ian government leaders. the center. women’s ministries. saavedrastories.blogspot.com Praise God for a Pray for safe travels Pray for continued Curt & Marla Bender, Elkhart, IN: “Pray as Praise God for the Uphold community 15 mobile medical clinic 16 and profitable and 17 open doors in 18/19 Curt and his team provide technical service 20successful testing of 21 development nurse held in the Ecuadorian encouraging meetings as Thailand, Nepal and and consultation to partners worldwide. Uphold team mem- a studio for an online radio Miriam Gebb as she settles Andean community of Dave and Barb Pasechnik Indonesia to serve with bers traveling to Radio Light in Fiji to replace equipment station in Croatia. Pray as back in Shell, Ecuador, Daldal in November. Team travel throughout the partners in radio ministry. damaged by a typhoon. Others will help install a radio sta- local churches promote the after serving in Brazil for members saw nearly Asia Pacific Region, Pray for wisdom as tion at Pioneer Christian Hospital in the Republic of Congo. ministry. Praise Him for new several weeks. Pray for the 200 patients. Prior to meeting with partners Regional Executive Director Praise God for our faithful radio volunteers, including Brazilian church leaders conducting the clinic, HCJB in Singapore, Fiji, New Ty Stakes, John Brewer supporters who have part- one who is developing with whom she met as Global representatives Zealand and Australia. and Jeff Ingram work to nered with us for the last 15 staff-training software. they seek to apply lessons attended a dedication of the build partnerships and years.” Curt is manager of Pray for the completion of a learned and catch a greater community’s new clean- implement plans for 2014. the Broadcast Services De- website to follow up people vision to reach their own water system, culminating partment at the HCJB Global interested in learning more people with the gospel. the two-year project. Technology Center. about God. Pray as an official Give thanks for Pray as the radio Gary & Kathy Meier, Young Harris, GA: Pray for God’s Pray as the HCJB 22press release goes 23 listeners in the 24 training team for 25/26“Pray as we work with a small Quichua 27direction as the 28 Global-UK team out today announcing the Middle East who are Latin America brings community in south Quito that is building a Christian ALAS-HCJB Spanish radio runs a second media new name for HCJB Global. seeking more information together associates from education center. Pray for wisdom as the church operates satellite network strives to training day with a Pray that the new name and biblical teaching. the region and the U.S. for a private school for 30 children while seeking to comply complete the transition to national Christian debt and tagline, emphasizing Thank God for a good a conference in Quito with stringent government web-based distribution of counseling ministry the mission’s media and contact with a small group Jan. 26-Feb. 1. Praise requirements. Pray for many of radio programming. today. Pray that the medical ministries, would of believers in the Persian the Lord for the four the students and their parents training would be helpful be well received, reflecting Gulf region. Pray as they workshops the team held to come to Christ. Pray also for to staff members at the what the mission does consider producing radio in Peru, Colombia and good health for our family.” The organization as they around the world. programs despite facing Ecuador last November, Meiers serve as short-term team receive more and more many challenges and sharing with more than coordinators for Ecuador and do invitations for interviews safety issues. 125 colleagues. mission representation in the U.S. on radio and television. Pray for the Lord’s Pray for the Continue to Preview: February Photo of the Month 29provision of 30production of the 31pray about the operating funds for the micro-program, “Real transitions taking place in Pray as preparations are made for a radio production HCJB Global Technology Family Life,” in Spanish the Latin America Region. 1workshop the week of Feb. 10 with the indigenous Center as well as more that began airing across Pray about the legal steps, Aché people group in eastern Paraguay. This training is staff, including an Latin America this month. the financial dealings, taking place in partnership with In Touch Ministries. accountant, shipping Pray that God would use the national employees Praise God that Cody Hall is back safely at the coordinator, office the 90-second program seeking God’s direction, 2Technology Center after traveling to Malawi to help manager and media to promote biblical family and wisdom for future use install two clean-water wells. This went very smoothly. operations manager. values in the region. of mission properties. Pray as Kazuo Ozaki continues to produce Japanese 3 radio programs that are received in Japan via shortwave and online. Ask that listeners would open their hearts toward God and begin attending evangelical churches in response to the broadcasts. You Prayed—God Answered Uphold engineer Mike Axman at the HCJB Global Technology Center as he tests and troubleshoots Praise God for the nine-member short-term medical team led by Nate LEADERSHIP TRAINING HELD FOR 25 LEADERS AND MANAGERS IN NEPAL 4 a prototype of the next generation of solar-powered, Dell that served in Burkina Faso for two weeks in November. The team Praise God for the deepened relationships and success of last month’s leadership and fixed-tuned SonSet® radios. helped Etienne Kiemde who heads Radio Evangile Développement (RED), management course (GVLI) held for 25 representatives from partner ministries in Nepal. Pray a network of Christian radio stations that has partnered with HCJB Global for the effective outreach of the FM stations planted by HCJB Global in that country.
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