coralServing in Central Asia--Pray for continued language learning --Pray for team unity--Please continue lifting up Amy, Nina, Di, and Lily. They are lost.--Please lift up the J family. We started homeschool today, and getting into the groove of school after summer is a little tricky. :) --Pray that more churches will partner with the region I live in, to pray for the lost and unengaged here.--Pray for encouragement and perserverence from the Lord.

jason & amandaServing in East Asia--Pray for deeper relationships with locals as well as friends--Pray for continued language learning--Pray that God would use their marriage to bring glory to His name

LJ & AMY, SAM (4)Serving in the Middle East--Pray for the many opportunities Amy has had to share the Gospel with local women. Pray they are receptive, and that the Lord softens their hearts.--Pray for Amy to balance being a mom, wife, and learning language.--Pray for LJ as he meets with new believers.--Pray for their safety as politcal tension rises--Pray for the many refugees that are in their country

D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 5 U P D A T E

Christmas is a opportunistic and difficult season for missionaries. Pray

these things:

LAUREN MUSCARELLAServing in Spain--Pray for Lauren as she learns the language--Pray for good time alone with the Lord--Pray for opportunities during Christmas to share Christ--Pray for the difficulty of being away from family during Christmas

BLUEBERRY & BRITTANYServing in West Africa--Praise the Lord for good conversations in their relationships--Pray for additional Gospel-centered relationships--Pray for team unity--Pray for them to experience the Lord more and that their time with Britt’s parents would be refreshing.--Pray for endurance in language learning, that they would be encouraged--Praise the Lord for renewed vision and opportunity.--Pray that the Lord would provide funds for their community center.

**Please turn in any letters for these missionaries to the table at the back by Sunday, January 2.

**When writing to Blueberry & Brittany, do not use any words such as convert, baptistm, missionary, Christian, mission, etc.

--Pray Colossians 4:3, that the Lord would use Christmas as a means to share with their friends/neighbors about Christ.--Pray that they would be strengthened in Christ as they are away from their families during the holidays.--Pray that this season of Advent would give them endurance and encouragment to work wholeheartedly.

the lanesServing in South Sudan: Bobby, Maridith, Shepherd (2), Roscoe (2 months)--Praise the Lord for good vacation with family--Pray for the Lanes & Johnathan Hull as they begin work in South Sudan--Pray for the pastors that will attend their Church Planting training in the fall--Pray for their team as they prepare for the training, that plans would fall into place--Pray for Van, Will, Bailey, and Tara as they help Bobby and Maridith

shelliServing in South Korea--Pray for a transition to Korea: new relationships, job, etc--Praise the Lord that her passport/visa issues were resolved.--Pray for this next season of preparation and training

Matt & carly, nora (5), Abel (2)Serving in the Central Asia--Pray for their transition into a new city, having to say goodbye to old relationships in previous city--Pray for language learning--Pray that they find a good school for Abel

the CLODFELTERSServing in a boys’ home in West Virginia: Bradley, Robin, Jacob, and Tenley--Praise the Lord for their baby girl, Tenley Charis, safe arrival--Pray for Bradley as he seeks God in how to lead Robin, Jacob & Tenley and the Boy's Home--Pray for wisdom as we try to live out our faith in front of these boys. --Pray that they’ll be authentic and Christ-like in our responses to the boys even when they lash out at us.--Pray for Robin as she balances being a house mom to the boys as well as mom to Jacob (2) and infant Tenley

TAYLORServing in South Asia--Pray for the unrest near the apartment where she lives--Pray for language learning--that her and her teammate would not be competitive, but encouraging each other--Pray for a genuine love for the culture, people, etc--Pray for Gospel opportunities with the basketball team she coaches

RACHEL Serving in South East Asia--Praise the Lord for the students that were changed by the Gospel this past school year--Pray that Rachel would find rest in the Lord in the middle of the busyness. --Pray that she would go to Jesus as a source of strength and renewal.--Pray that she would have more Gospel-centered conversations with students

DREW & EMILYServing in East Africa--Pray that their language helpers (ChuChu and Betti) to grow in their faith and for boldness in sharing their faith with their friends/family.--Praise the Lord for a healthy baby girl, Autumn.--Pray that they would find a strategic place to live to meet more Muslims--Pray for more opportunities to use their vocational skills as a means to help others and create roads to share the Gospel--Pray for endurance in language learning--Pray that they would meet more Muslims & be able to visit those in their community

If you’re not sure what to write:--Tell them a funny story--Write about what the Lord is personally teaching you--Give them verses in Scripture that have been encouraging to you--Tell them things you’re specifically praying for them i.e. specific verses, truths, experiences--Remind them of the goodness of their call in the Gospel--Write to them about the strength of the Lord