Burdens related to Europe (week of 3 April 2016)
1) Report from Thessaloniki, Greece (see the following report)
2) Conference in Paris, France (16-17 April)
3) Follow-up Gospel trips to Germany (continuing through June)
Regular reports and updates can be found at http://facebook.com/germanyupdate. You do NOT need to sign up for a Facebook account in order to view the reports on this page.
Please pray:
• For the strengthening of the local saints’ homes and the linking of the gospel contacts to the homes.
• For the acquiring of facilities, by renting or purchase, for the sake of coordination and gospel meetings.
• For all those who are migrating to Germany and that this flow of migration will continue for the strengthening of the churches and for the bearing of remaining fruit among the local Germans and the refugees.
4) Mass distribution of gospel and ministry materials (31 March—5 July)
Another series of mass distribution trips is planned from March 31 through July 5. The distribution teams are made up of saints primarily from Europe, Taiwan, Russia, and the US.
Please pray for:
• The blending of the saints who serve on the teams
• The Lord’s leading the teams to find the most effective ways to distribute in different situations
• The openness of the refugees to the word of God and the Lord’s appearing to them as they read it
5) 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 http://www.lordsmove.org/information.html. Click on the link “How to Give.”
6) 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.
7) 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.
8) The raising up of the Lord’s testimony in major cities in Europe, including Lisbon, Portugal; Krakow, Poland; Vienna, Austria; Sofia, Bulgaria; Thessaloniki, Greece; Zagreb, Croatia; Belgrade, Serbia; Geneva and Zurich, Switzerland; Bilbao, Spain; Hamburg and Munich, Germany; and Tirana, Albania.
Burdens related to Israel
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Report from Thessaloniki, Greece
Dear saints,
Greetings from Thessaloniki! We just have a brief update for you and some items for prayer. As we mentioned in our last update, we are continuing to assist the teams that are arriving to participate in the distribution of the ministry materials to the refugees who are now encamped in Greece. In addition, we have been enjoying what the Lord is doing among our contacts here. Primarily, a sister with whom we’ve been having regular fellowship for many years has left her denomination and has been meeting with us regularly for several months now. She is an avid enjoyer of the ministry and loves to speak to others. We believe that the Lord will use her to bring many of her fellow Greeks into His recovery. Two native Greeks are now joining us regularly on the Lord’s Day. We enjoy singing, praying, and reading the ministry together. This morning we were joined by another Greek brother who witnessed such a normal, enjoyable meeting for the first time. We pray that the Lord will add him, his wife, and many more native Greeks in the coming months.
Along with the above items, we are preparing for a conference that will take place here on the weekend of May 20-22. Our prayer is that the Lord will use this conference to solidify those whom He has gained and even bring other seeking ones who would join themselves to His eternal purpose. Regarding this we ask you to please specifically pray for the following:
• That the Lord will operate within the saints in His recovery to come and support the conference
• That many saints in the small localities in the surrounding countries will come to enjoy this opportunity for blending
• That the local saints will invite their crucial contacts within whom the Lord is operating and that these contacts will come
We are very thankful for your remembering us in your prayers. We desperately need them. The Lord be with your spirit!
In Him, The full-timers in Thessaloniki
(Source: http://lordsmove.org/pdfs/PrayerBurdens320.pdf)
