During this holiday season many of us will be with our families and ones we love to celebrate Christ’s birth.  Some of our missionaries will not be able to celebrate with their extensed families.  Please remember to pray for them as they minister all throughout the world.  Here are some of the prayers and praises that you can keep in mind.

Jerry and Kellie

Praise –

• Relationships growing with students and friends
• Successful completion of two courses
• Joel and Karissa finished first semester well
• Continued improvement in language
• Aigerim, student from Kazakhstan is with us again

Prayer

• To receive temporary residency without problems (This process is becoming much more difficult).
• For Jerry as he prepares for classes in January (Body Life) and February (Exposition of the Psalms).
• Wisdom in how to promote Gospel-centered ministry vs. performance-based ministry.
• For Kellie as she pursues Gospel relationships many women in Kiev
• For Kellie as she helps with English club on Monday nights.
• Wisdom as we seek to mentor and guide Aigerim.

Todd and Sue

Praise:

• Recent meetings with Partners in ministry produced fruit and fellowship for many believers
• Safe travels for Todd

Pray

• Pray that the Lord would continue to strengthen Todd as he leads the International team
• Pray that the staff would get to know their partners more deeply so they are able to effectively minister.
• Pray for wisdom as the Leaders make decisions as to where to take TNT
• Pray for the strengthening of the TNT programs throughout the world

George and Rodica

Praise

• Praise the Lord that the recent ministry in Greece was very fruitful.  Out of it came several new believers, a fervency to share the Gospel and a possible new worker for EE
• Praise that the Lord has allowed George to make all of his flights despite strikes
• Praise that a Romanian National Conference went well
• Praise that the 120 training events that were held this year brought about much fruit and many were saved and heard the Gospel through these efforts.

Pray

• Pray as George organizes training events for next spring in Croatia, Poland and Serbia. Please pray the Lord will raise workers in these nations!
• Pray as George continues to mentor Field Workers for implementation of EE ministry and for raising the resources they need.
• Pray as George continues to help teach XEE in Romania. Pray that the Lord will raise more workers for His harvest in Romania.
• Pray for George and Rodica’s personal support.  They have been in the red for the last four months. Please pray that they will be able to raise all of their ministry funds.

Cliff, Ali and family

Praise

• Praise God for opportunities to minister
• Praise God for the people Cliff and Ali have met and are able to form friendships with
• Praise God that they seem to be adjusting well

Pray

• Pray for strength and stamina as they dive head first into all of their new ministries
• Pray for Ali and her family as this will be the first Christmas without her dad
• Pray for England as they debate the legality of churches refusing to perform homosexual marriages
• Pray for Ashton, a young girl Ali was able to witness to and give a Bible to.  They have plans to meet up again and talk