Please pray

• Give thanks for the annual Katherine Christian Convention held in May, which brings together Indigenous church groups from across the Northern Territory for a weekend of worship, Bible teaching and fellowship. Pray that all those who attended will have been encouraged and strengthened to keep living for Jesus in their home communities.
• Pray that many Indigenous Australians will read and be blessed by the Plain English Version (PEV) scriptures that have been translated so far, especially the newly-published books of Genesis and Jonah.
• Please pray for my continued progress on the PEV translation of 1 John, for my colleague Kathy as she reviews my drafts, and that we will find the 'right' Indigenous test-readers who can help us fine-tune the translation and ensure it is suitable for the target audience.
• Give thanks for the opportunity to attend Mission Awareness Week at Moore Theological College in Sydney next month. Pray for a good time connecting with students, sharing the ministry needs in Northern Australia and helping those who are discerning where God may be leading them after their studies.
• I’ve begun to build a relationship with translators from the Liyagawumirr [LEE-ah-GAH-woo-meer] language group and am looking forward to further opportunities to support their work. Pray that we will be able to successfully plan and run a translation workshop on their homeland in the near-ish future.
• Give thanks for the respite of Dry Season, and for the various visitors and volunteers we'll be hosting in Darwin over the next few months. Pray that their time with us will inspire them to keep praying for, supporting, and encouraging others to be a part of God's work among Indigenous Australian language speakers. 
• Please pray for wisdom as I discuss some personal budget adjustments with Wycliffe for the coming year (in light of the rising cost of living) and that God will continue to provide the funds necessary to keep me in my role.

​There will be a video update from them in the services on Sunday 4th May

1. Praise God for Fran and Martin's 40th wedding anniversary and their time away in Rome with one of her sisters and her brother from Australia
2. Pray for Martin's health after another bout of diverticulitis - thank the Lord for the great treatment he receives at the local (very) hospital
3. Pray for Fran as she continues to have many opportunities to share her faith in Jesus with so many women she knows across the city
4. Pray for Martin as he leads the ministry here with Brian and Maria - especially for wisdom in bringing about changes across the ministry
5. Pray for a young couple Paolo and Nina who are applying to join staff with Agape and be part of the creative arts team which forms part of his Communications team
6. Pray for Alessandro who is completing a film documentary for release later this year for Churches to use it to help in connecting with the spiritually curious 
7. Praise God for the Caradonna women's project and the hundreds of women who have taken part - pray that the Lord will continue to use it to help women understand God's love for them and for opportunities to share the gospel.

Nelson will be at the 10.00 & 6.30 services on Sunday 25th February, so do come and say hello to him
 
Give thanks….

1. For Marcia’s quick recovery and for keeping me in good health.
2. For His wonderful provision and for all that we have been able to accomplish by His grace over the past 3 months, even despite Marcia’s accident.
3. For the birth of our grandson, Joshua. Thank you, Lord, for the gift of life; for both mother and baby being in good health & for Mairon, who has proven himself to be an excellent father, as well as a great son-in-law.

 
Please pray…

• For 2 groups of pastors and leaders we will start training in April.
• That we can serve the Lord and love Him with all our hearts no matter the situation and direction Brazil (and the world) is going to.
  
• For everything we are proposing to accomplish in 2024 in terms of training Pastors and

leaders.

• That God will help André and Carol in their studies at Trinity Divinity School, in Deerfield, IL,USA, so that God will shape them in such a way that they will be ready to help us at ESCALE and be able to replace me at the head of this ministry in the future. 

Blessings, love and gratitude,
Nelson & Marcia Salviano 

There will be an interview and video update in the services on the 4th of Feb and
 at the prayer meeting on the 14th of Feb so come along to find out more.
Don’t forget to book your tickets for the barn dance fundraiser on the 10th of February
Things to pray for:

1. Please give thanks for the last year where additional teaching for the children is now running smoothly and a fine Christmas party was held in the orphanage for the children and the staff.
2. Please pray for the boys’ spiritual growth and for Pastor Dauti who is supporting them.
3. Please pray for the two after-school teachers, who have established good relations with the boys and the staff, that they will be able to identify the individual needs of the boys and successfully help them progress in their mastery of English (the language mandated for use in schools).
4. Please pray for the electricity situation: blackouts on the national grid mean that most of the time there is no electricity, and the steep cost of fuel limits the amount of time that the backup generator can be run.
5. Please pray for rain, as the water supplies are very low. This year we are raising money to connect up a new water borehole: please pray for partnerships with Aldrington School and some of our supporting churches that will be helping to provide this additional water supply to the boys’ home. Please pray that these partnerships would help all involved grow closer to Jesus, the source of living water.
6. Please pray for safety for the boys and the staff. The social situation in Zimbabwe remains unstable thanks to significant inflation of the national currency and to poor harvests.
7. Please pray for the Barn Dance which will be held at BH this month to raise awareness for the ministry.

​Susanna will be at both services on Sunday 26th November, and you can come along to find out more about her ministry over tea & cake on the 26th in the church lounge from 4.30-6 pm.
Please pray for -
1. Give thanks for the continued impact of the Plain English Version (PEV) Bible portions. We are particularly thankful for some stories of transformation coming out of prison ministry among Indigenous Australians.
2. Pray that the final checks and edits on the PEV draft of Genesis will soon be completed, so that the book can be passed for publication.
3. Give thanks for two new part-time team members who will be assisting with PEV drafting next year. Pray that we can keep up to speed with checking their work and providing feedback.
4. Give thanks that our new team director, Nico, is settling in well, and pray that our staff and projects will flourish under his leadership.
5. Pray for our team as we support various Indigenous Christians working on their own translation projects. Time and resources are often against them, so pray that God will provide what's needed for them to make good progress in their work.
6. Please continue to pray that God will raise up more workers for the vast ministry field of Bible translation - in Australia and all across the world.
7. Give thanks for the generosity of prayer and financial supporters - it's such a privilege and joy to be part of a big team doing this work!

​Mission Partner of the Month for November is FESTIVE who seek to equip and inspire Gospel work in the often-overlooked area of VI Form & Further Education Colleges (16-18 year olds).

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1. Give thanks for the slower pace and rest Fran & Martin have been able to take during the summer and the weather begins to cool. Pray that the Lord sustains them physically as well as spiritually - particularly as Martin still battles with his autoimmune problem.
2. As students return, pray for the Student Ministry teams in Bologna, Rome and Florence. They all meet together with key students at the MOVE conference 9-11 September - Pray for the staff to be courageous in sharing their faith and to be fully equipped by the Lord to follow his call on their lives.
3. Pray for Fran's conversations and opportunities to share her faith and pray for the many women she is meeting through the Viva Vittoria project raising awareness and funds for charities working with women at risk of violence and abuse across the city.
4. Pray for Martin as Brian, Maria and him lead Agape Italia nationally. They are travelling a lot during September as they meet all the staff individually to get a better understanding of how the staff are doing and the dreams and plans they have personally and for their local ministries.
5. Pray for Martin - September is a particularly busy month with budgeting and planning for the ministry. Pray for the new staff joining his team, starting a long term project with the communications team to connect more effectively to the Italian public and pray for Maria and Him as they plan the next staff family gathering including volunteers and guests in Assisi 26-28 October.
6. Give thanks for all the ministry partners that support Fran & Martin (including BH) their encouragement, prayer and help towards their ministry expenses. They are all vital and help make a difference to Italians through their partnership with Martin & Fran. (Phil 1:3-4).
7. Pray for Martin and Fran, that they can persevere with improving their Italian language and vocabulary. Martin meets each week with his coach Alessandra and as Fran has many opportunities to practice with the women she spends time through the Viva Vittoria project.
  

Restoring lives and hope of the homeless, women at risk.
and vulnerable school children in Brighton & Hove.
Some of the Off The Fence team will be interviewed at the services on Sunday 4th June and the prayer meeting on Wednesday 14th June, so come along to find out more.

Please pray

1. For the recruitment process for Paul and Wendy’s successor
2. For Gateway as they introduce more groups month by month and less one--to-one phone support
3. For Schools with a stand at Big Church Day Out and the following Wildfires festival
4. For Antifreeze building on a recent art exhibition held in the centre exhibiting some art produced by the clients and looking to be an official ‘Open House’ next Brighton festival
5. For the Fundraising team at an upcoming Acumen Business Convention – a big business event in the city
6. For newly recruited candidates to settle into OTF well
7. For the Core team as we endeavour to support our frontline staff well

1. We praise God for some new people who’ve started coming to church in Zalla. Pray for Miriam and her grandson, as well as for Mauricio and Tatiana and their  2 young kids, as well as Tatiana’s mother, Ruby. They come from Venezuela and Colombia and have only recently been drawn into church and seeking to know Jesus personally. Pray they would all come to repentance and faith. 
2. As we launch the Camino Guesthouse Project, pray that the Lord would provide the right building and that people would be led to give financially towards this project. Praise God for those who have already shown interest and support. 
3. Give thanks for Lauren, a short-termer from Australia, who will be arriving on the 1st of February and staying until November. Pray for her as she adapts to life in the Basque Country, learns Spanish and develops relationships with the church family in Zalla and with others in the community. She will be teaching English part-time to young people in a local language academy. 
4. Please keep praying for good connections with non-church families through the church rugby training in Bilbao and pray that we might be able to set up our own club in Zalla this year. It’s a great way to get to know youth and reach out to them. 
5. Pray for our teammates, the Aldanas, about to return from home assignment in Guatemala; for them to feel refreshed and excited about starting their 3rd term in Spain. 
6. Please lift up our boys, Toby & Gabriel, in prayer; that Jesús would increasingly shine through their lives so that their friends can see the difference knowing Jesús makes. 
7. Pray for us and our own relationship with God to be enriched as we participate in the Deepen spiritual formation course throughout the year.

Thanks for praying for us! 
James & Carolynn

Praise God for

1. The way he has strengthened the Alfarero SC team and brought back 3 former leaders and key players to complete their team and give them more stability for the future.

    2.  Alfarero La Paz that now has their legal identity and are finishing their registration as an         NGO to be able to open their bank accounts and receive the donation which will enable            them to begin the purchase of the building in La Paz. 
    3. Alfarero Sucre recently receiving a donation which will enable them to update their                    events facilities and buy a coffee machine. 
     4. The visit of Debbie's Mum and our son Sam and his wife in November. 
Please pray for

1. Personal health challenges and wisdom for doctors.
   
2. Each of the Alfarero's this month as in each one the team teach the course about sexual abuse  - an intense month and a spiritual battle.
   
3. For wisdom as we look at buying a flat in Leicester so that we can get our feet on the property ladder in the UK which will enable us to have options as to where to retire when the time comes.

This week we are praying for FESTIVE who seek to equip and inspire Gospel work in the often-overlooked area of Further Education (16-18 year olds).
They support individual students and Christian unions around the country offering mentoring, encouragement, prayer, and free resources.

​Please pray and give thanks as follows:
 

• Praise God for the 270 new Christian students we have recruited to our network so far this summer.  Pray for them as they start or head back to sixth form/ college this month.  Pray they would be bold in living for and sharing Jesus where they study.
• Please pray as we invite students in our network to various training events we are involved in running including Scattered online and Amplify evangelism academy.  Pray that lots of students would sign up and be inspired by the teaching and encouragement at these events.
• Pray for CUs that are starting back up after the summer in colleges across the country.  Pray for new people to join and new vision.
• Please pray for our staff team at what is our busiest time of the year!  Pray for capacity and wisdom to know what to give our limited time to.
• Praise God for a new grant that we received over the summer which secures our core income for another year!  Pray we would be wise in how we use the resources God has given us.

 

​This week we are praying for Martin & Fran Russell who serve on the National Leadership team for Agape Italia in Florence, Italy.

This week we are praying for Graham & Debbie Frith in Bolivia. They are involved in several projects including; a Masters in Strategic Leadership for Ministry (El Aprendiz), El Alfarero Student ministries and the new Mission Training School (AYLA) for Latins.

Thanks God for… 

• That the last week of July we were able to visit Alfarero Sucre and La Paz.
• That Sucre celebrated it's 21st anniversary.
• That we are beginning to get interest for new students for the Master's wanting to begin in 2023. 
• The 4th of August is our 31st wedding anniversay!

 Please pray for… 

• 2 of the Master's students, Nelio and Ingrid, who are doing their practical experience weeks in the different Alfarero's.
• From 1st August we are doing daily classes at Highlands International School training their staff in Intercultural Communication. 
• On August 2nd we begin the second semester of classes.  We are teaching Deepening your Intimacy with God; Prevention, Care and Restoration in Pregnancy Crisis;  Developing a Support Team and the couples course this month (August).