Burdens related to Europe (week of 21 February 2016)
1) Follow-up Gospel trips to Europe (beginning 14 February and continuing through June)
The first in a series of seven two-week gospel trips to follow up the FTTA gospel trip began on 14 February. Please see the next page for a brief report and a list of prayer burdens. Regular reports and updates can still be found at facebook.com/germanyupdate. You do NOT need to sign up for a Facebook account in order to view the reports on this page.
2) Mass distribution of gospel and ministry materials
Two-week distributions of gospel and ministry materials are planned for January and February among the refugees as they enter Europe. Please pray that the word of God will spread among the seeking ones and will lead them to salvation and open them be shepherded into the church life.
3) Giving to support the gospel work in Europe
Those who are burdened to give in support of the gospel work in Europe can download instructions at www.lordsmove.org/information.html. Click on the link “How to Give.”
4) First Lord’s table in Budapest, Hungary (13 March)
The first Lord’s table will take place on 13 March 2016. Pray that the Lord will raise up a shining golden lampstand in Budapest for His testimony in Europe. Registration and hotel information can be found at www.lordsmove.org/information.html.
5) Seminars in three cities in Romania
Please pray for the ongoing seminars in Bucharest, Resita, and Deva-Hunedoara to contact the readers of the ministry, and pray for the organic increase of the churches through these seminars.
6) Continuing distribution of ministry publications and shepherding of seeking ones
Please pray:
• For the radio broadcasts in the UK, Sweden, and Spain and the continuing distribution of the New Testament Recovery Version and other free ministry publications in all the European languages.
• For the shepherding of the seeking ones and their entering into the church life.
7) The raising up of the Lord’s testimony in major cities in Europe, including Lisbon, Portugal; Krakow, Poland; Budapest, Hungary; Vienna, Austria; Sofia, Bulgaria; Thessaloniki, Greece; Zagreb, Croatia; Belgrade, Serbia; Geneva and Zurich, Switzerland; Bilbao, Spain; Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Munich, Germany; and Tirana, Albania.
Burdens related to Israel
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A Report on the First Follow-up Gospel Trip to Germany
A fresh group of more than 50 saints arrived in Germany on Lord’s Day, 14 February, to continue the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom and the shepherding of the existing contacts for their growth in life. The saints were split into four teams and sent out to the four cities—Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin, and Stuttgart. There are many mouths to feed, but our trust is in the Lord, who fed 5,000 with five loaves and two fish until all were satisfied. Please pray that we will continue to reach the ones whom the Lord has prepared and that those who have received the Lord will grow in the divine life in a normal way. There is a sense on these gospel trips that “the harvest is great, but the workers few” (Matt. 9:37). The Lord has gone before us and prepared these people for Himself. Now there is a great need to labor and reap the harvest for Him. There are many testimonies, but the following are two encouraging testimonies from this group of saints: One camp we went to consisted of all women and children. We met with one Kurdish woman who has a difficult family situation. She was not very open to the gospel, but she let us pray for her. After we prayed, she was very touched (as was the interpreter) that we had prayed for her, and she even shed a tear. She said, “No one loved me or cared about me like you.” She is interested in coming to dinner. She has two children and no husband. Later, in the car the interpreter said that she was very touched because “You don’t know her, yet you cried for her.” Two Farsi speakers who were saved through the gospel trip were baptized in the home of a local brother. One of them said, “I have been thinking about this for 6 years.” The other one said, “I love Jesus.” The new ones did not want to go home, even though we finished around 10:00 p.m. When we talked about getting together the next day, they were disappointed when we said that we would gather at 4:00 p.m., as they wanted to get together sooner.
Please pray:
• That the Lord of the harvest will thrust out more workers into the harvest in German
• For the continuing contact and shepherding care of the refugees that will bring them to salvation and into the church life
• That the Lord will raise up more translators for this work
