! Islands WOGA

“…The Lord is the everlasting God, the

Creator of the ends of the earth. He will

not grow tired or weary, and His

understanding no one can fathom. He

gives strength to the weary and increases

the power of the weak…..those who

hope in the Lord will renew their

strength. They will soar on wings like

eagles; they will run and not grow

weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

Isaiah 40:28-31

MAY 2009

Global Prayer Initiative

Women of Global Action (WOGA) is a

network of Christian women active in

over 100 countries throughout

Africa, Asia, Latin America, North

America, Europe and the Middle East.

We are committed to bringing about

positive change in the many global

justice issues which threaten women,

such as poverty, lack of access to

education, HIV/AIDS, FGM and human

trafficking. We hope to unite our

sisters around the world as a family

of women who encourage one

another to pursue the wonderful

purposes God has for us.

I am also praying for...

Women of Global Action

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S. E. Asia

1. Trip to Philippines on May 8-12th 2009:

!Pray for H. K. and myself that God will

guide us to meet the right people.

!Pray for our sharing that it will bring glory to God's name.

2. !Pray for our local WOGA group meeting

every month that what we do will help and encourage the women that we meet.

That's all for now.

Only two prayer items:

Please pray for a young boy in Fiji, called Avil whose father has just been released after 6 months gaol for murder. Avil is 14 and found his mother after a horrific murder, pray that the Bible School can find the funding to have him live at the school and be cared for. He is living in dire circumstances.

Pray for 5 girls who are students at the Bible School and who have become live-in students because of the high risk they face in their village. Thank God that the funds have been raised to provide their fees and accommodations.

For my daughter, please continue to pray that God's plan for Nicole may be to have extra days and that a donor liver with Nicole's special needs can be found before she is too sick to be operated on. Prayer for strength for Nicole as she is long term in hospital and for her little family 600 km away. We have seen God's care for us in loving support from His people, but we are on a hard road. We are trusting God for whatever the outcome. ! Thank you for your faithful prayers. We are being carried by your prayers.Love Jill

South Pacific

Thanks and praise God for the WOGA’s activities.

We thank God that the Lord is using and empowering

the WOGA ministry in Myanmar. We had a training

partnership with MCCWF 31st March to 2nd April

2009.

! About 100 women attended the training and

were very encouraged by the teaching.

! Rev. Dorothy taught how to value women.

! Sis Lorraine taught about the life of Christ.

! Dr. C. taught about the book of Ruth.

! Dr. Cl. taught about son of Abraham and

daughter of Sarah.

! Rev. Shelly taught about faith.

! Dr. Priscilla taught about health and gave

medical treatment.

! Sis Linda taught about the Christian home.

Many women said that all the lessons were very

effective for their life.

Please pray for:

• 13 year anniversary of WOGA ministry in

Myanmar in May. The Lord continues to use

and bless WOGA in Myanmar.

• SIS Lorrine (our National Coordinator) who

lost her husband about two months ago.

• Rev. Dorothy and Rev. Shelly to get their

visas for US (planning to leave 18 June)

• Sunday school teacher’s training in October.

• Rev. Shelly's mother to have a good health.

In Christ,

Rev. Shelly

Praises

Give thanks for the new generations of workers the Lord is raising up.

Give thanks for the safety and release of a group of women from the church who were arrested.

Give thanks for the Bible schools which are currently running in many areas.

Give thanks for the doors God is opening to the ministry and for the emerging harvest.

Give thanks for the way the Lord poured His blessings on the International Women Conference.

Give thanks for the rapid expansion of the young women ministries which are becoming more effective and independent.

Give thanks for having faithful workers who are continuously and boldly testifying about Jesus Christ.

Give thanks for the thousands of people who are accepting Christ.

Prayer Requests!

! For the Lord to appoint His people in the new governments.

! For new doors to be opened to the ministry.

! That the Lord would raise new leaders to carry on the vision and assume the responsibility assigned to them by God.

! That the Lord would send workers for the harvest.

! For God’s protection over the thousands of people who are coming to Christ.

! For the church planting programs in the area

! For God’s protection over the Evangelical work in the area. For the financial needs of the Evangelical churches.

! For the young women conference which will be held in in June.

! That the church would continue to give Glory to His Holy Name.

Myanmar Crews NewsAND WOGA Houston ~ USA

Praises:

" Amazing conference for the Arab women! It was truly a blessed time with more countries represented than ever before. The testimonies were powerful affirmation of how greatly God is working in this region. It was an encouraging, challenging time for all and reminds us that this is a “golden time” for the Arab world, and we need to pray fervently and support ministry in this region, particularly to women.

" Great time with Beza partners in Ethiopia following the Arab conference; we were inspired and challenged by what they are doing and thankful for WOGA’s involvement there.

" We had a special event with “Not for Sale” campaign against human trafficking here last weekend, creating even more awareness about what we can do locally and globally.

Prayer Requests:

# Pray for ministry throughout the Arab world, especially for breakthrough in the Gulf States. Pray for N. as she travels here in the states; she will be speaking at our WOGA meeting here on May 11. Pray for many to hear, hearts to be touched, and a great response.

# Pray for our team preparing to go to Ethiopia in June. We’re looking forward to returning, ministering, and sharing in what God is doing there. Pray for needed items: weaving looms, coffee roaster, and safety goggles. We’re praying to provide more of these for the micro-enterprise projects in Addis Ababa. Also, we hope to bring back jewelry from the Entoto project to have available for all the chapters to sell to support the ministry.

# Pray for greater awareness/response to the trafficking issue and involvement with WOGA to rescue, restore, and offer true freedom in Christ to these victims. We have learned that 25% of all trafficking occurs right here in Houston; a sad

distinction.

#Pray for more women to get involved in what God is doing in the Houston area and with WOGA projects globally.

We are so thankful for all God is doing to draw people to Himself, here and around the world. What a privilege to partner in His work! Diane Crews

Arab World

Eastern Africa

• Kenya

Prayer Request:Ask the Father to influence the authority figures in each home and in the wider community, so that the practice of female circumcision will cease completely. Pray for an end to Satan’s power in this destructive, cultural practice. Pray for education to play a greater role in society. Ask God to change peoples’ hearts and minds so that this great trauma to women is stopped.

• Tanzania

Praises:

We praise God for what He has enabled the women of Tanzania accomplish last year especially in the field of evangelism and prayer. The women have been moving within the region sharing the love of God. As a result many people have received Christ as their Saviour, many miracles have been performed including a cripple who walked, two insane set free and others delivered from the powers of darkness.. Prayer Requests:

Pray that Tanzania does not become a Muslim nation and against the establishment of Khadi Courts. Pray also for resources for the ministry because up till now women use their own local resources.

• Uganda

Praises:

Like Tanzania we praise God for His grace that has enabled us for a number of accomplishments last year. A number of District Seminars have been carried out and many women have been $

empowered. Weekly prayer is held every Thursday morning in the National Coordinator's office and at night in the Ministry office. On my part I am personally involved with widows, orphans, elderly and adult literacy training in vernacular and English in one of the Districts.

Prayer Requests for Uganda:

1.! The National Coordinator who is the Resident District Commissioner for Kampala City is running a busy political office. Please ask God to help her balance ministry, career and home.

2.! The wave of human ritual sacrifices has assumed alarming proportions nationally with many child and adult disappearances, gruesome murders mostly in devil worship. There have been many ritual sacrifices in the city in many building sites under construction; and many have been collapsing killing many workers and innocent people. At the same time, arson in the city markets country wide and boarding schools killing many children and destroying properties worth billions of shillings is on the increase, to the dismay of the population.

! We are also having a prolonged drought countrywide. We have never seen such things before.

3.! The escalation of sexual immorality, sexual perversion, polygamy and violence in the home are threatening the sanctity of marriage and peace and security in the home.

!Please pray that God will reveal to the Church the

causes of the above and their spiritual consequences so that the church will actively challenged the spiritual evil powers that have attacked the nation.

!Although Jesus warned that the poor will always

be with us, we still believe in the best for God's children. Pray that God will give us ideas that can generate income.

Sarah Timarwa

WOGA/PACWA Eastern Africa Regional Director

WOGA National ~ LA

Please pray for:

*new leaders to come alongside of chapters in Houston and Los Angeles.

*the Lord's anointing on the June visit to Los Angeles of Raven+Lily's India partner.

*for God to breathe His life into the Florence chapter and for His vision to be made clear as Kitty shares with them about her time with our Arab sisters.

*for the Lord's guiding hand to be upon the WOGA: COS chapter as they meet this month to connect with ministries to African women refugees in their city. May much blessing result.

*for the Lord to bring women to WOGA: Los Angeles' summer study, "Why Not Women?" looking at the value Christ places on women and their calling within the church and world. May these women be encouraged greatly in their service to Him as a result.

*Blessings poured out on the May visit of our Arab sister to the WOGA: Houston chapter.

*Blessing and encouragement for Barb in Canada as she leads the women there.

*Also for the Lord to continue touching hearts so that women will be moved to give generously to WOGA's global ministries. The cattle on a thousand

hills belong to Him - and so do all of our resources!

Blessings, Cheryl Lovejoy

United States

Cheryl, Debbie , Diane, Emily & Cathy

e, Emily & Kitty

Barb

WOGA Global Prayers for May 20095/1 East Africa: Ask the Lord to give knowledge and

power to the church here so that it will rise to the

challenge and engage the evil powers that have attacked

these nations. Pray too that God will give ideas that can

generate income to fight the physical effects of poverty.!

5/2 South Pacific: Pray for God's best for Jill's

daughter, Nicole, asking for extra days; a donor liver

with Nicole's special needs to be found before she is too

sick to be operated on; strength during her long term

hospitalization, and for her young family 600 km away.!

5/3 Middle East: Praise the Lord for church planting

programs here! Ask God’s protection over the thousands

of people who are coming to Christ. John 15:18-19 !

5/4 Houston, USA: Pray for more women to get

involved in what God is doing in the Houston area

through WOGA, remembering that a significant

percentage of all human trafficking occurs here. !

5/5 India: Ask the Lord to continue touching hearts so

that women will be moved to give generously to WOGA

ministries both here and globally. 2 Corinthians 9:8 !

5/6 Uganda: Pray against human ritual sacrifices linked

to devil worship and the arson attacks causing the death

of children in city markets and boarding schools. !

5/7 S.E. Asia Islands: Pray for Helen and Lily’s trip to

the Philippines, 8th-12th May, that God will guide them

to meet the right people and that through sharing they

will bring glory to God’s name. 1 Timothy 1:17 !

5/8 Tanzania: Pray that Tanzania does not become a

Muslim nation; and against the establishment of Khadi

Courts. Exodus 20:2 !

5/9 Florence, USA: Ask the Lord to breathe His life into

the Florence chapter and for His vision to be made clear

as Kitty shares about her time with our Arab sisters. !

5/10 WOGA International: Pray for increased

awareness of and response to Human Trafficking;

WOGA’s involvement in rescuing, restoring, and sharing

true freedom in Christ with victims; and repentance and

transformation of their captors. Matthew 23:37 !

5/11 Arab World: Pray especially for breakthrough in

the Gulf States. Pray for N. as she travels here in the

USA and speaks in Houston today. Pray for many to

hear, hearts to be touched, and a great response. !

5/12 Ethiopia: Pray for needed items: weaving looms,

coffee roaster and safety goggles for the micro-enterprise

projects in A. A. !

5/13 South Pacific – Fiji: Ask God to change 14 year

old Avil’s dire circumstances; for funding so that the

Bible School can become his new home. 2 Tim 4:18 !

5/14 Uganda: Pray against the escalation of sexual

immorality, sexual perversion, polygamy and violence in

the home. Pray for the sanctity of marriage, peace and

security in the home. !

5/15 North Africa: Ask the Lord to appoint His chosen

ones in new governments here; for new doors of

opportunity for ministry; and thank Him for the new

generation of workers being raised. 1 Timothy 2:1-4 !

5/16 India: Ask for the Lord's anointing on the June

visit to Los Angeles of Raven + Lily's India partner. !

5/17 S.E. Asia: Praise the Lord for the successful

conference in Mandalay recently! Pray for continued

unity and joy amongst churches of different

denominations and their women’s fellowship

groups. !!

5/18 Central America: Pray for victory in the lives of

women who love and Lord and live for Him in this part

of the world! Psalm 108:5-6 !

5/19 WOGA, North America: Pray for blessing and

encouragement for Barb in Canada as she leads the

women there, and for more women leaders in Houston

and Los Angeles. !

5/21 Ethiopia: Ask God’s blessing on the Entoto project;

the WOGA team that will be received from the USA in

June; and the anticipated sale of Ethiopian-made

jewelry by WOGA chapters to support the ministry

subsequent to the visit. !

5/22 South Pacific: Pray for the 5, live-in, girl students

at the Bible School in Labasa, safely distanced from the

danger of village life. Praise God for the funds raised to

provide their fees and accommodation. Psalm 133 !

5/23 Colorado Springs, USA: Ask for the Lord's guiding

hand to be upon them as they meet this month to

connect with ministries to African women refugees in

their city. May much blessing result. Leviticus 19:3 !

5/24 S.E. Asia Islands: Pray for the local WOGA group

meeting every month that what is done will be of help

and encouragement to all of the women that meet and

share together.

5/25 Tanzania: Pray for resources for the ministry here

as women here use their own, local resources. Proverbs

19:17 !

5/26 Uganda: Ask God to help the National

Coordinator, who as Resident District Commissioner for

Kampala City runs a busy political office, to balance her

ministry, career and home. !

5/27 South America: Ask the Holy Spirit to lead in

praying for sisters in this part of the world. Romans

8:26-27 !

5/28 Los Angeles, USA: Ask the Lord to bring women to

the summer study, "Why Not Women?" to show them the

value Christ places on women. Pray they will know their

calling within the church and world and be greatly

encouraged in serving Him. !

5/29 North Africa: Pray for the conference for young

women, which will be held in a capital city next month.

2 John 4-6 !

5/30 Kenya: Pray for an end to female circumcision.

Pray for courage for the young women who do not want

to be circumcised. Psalm 70 !

5/31 Middle East: Pray continually for our Arab sisters,

and for the glory of the Lord to reign in and around

them! Pray that the new believers will grow in the

Word, for new harvests and for freedom of worship. !