This week we are praying for James, Carolyn, Toby & Gabriel Webb who work with ECM where they are planting a new church in Zalla, Basque Region, Spain.

 

1. Praise God that we have now signed a contract to rent a property in Zalla to use as the Camino Guesthouse as well as for church. We are so thankful and excited to finally have the keys and to be able to get started with the Camino Guesthouse Project.
2. Thank the Lord for all those who have generously donated funds for the Guesthouse. Please pray for more financial partners as we seek to purchase the property over the next 2 years.
3. Pray for our Christmas gingerbread house-making event on Sunday 10th December at 5pm, for the non-Christian families coming along to have a great time and may God use this event to impact their lives. 
4. Pray for us as we welcome a pastor from New York who is coming to visit us from 11-15 December to explore partnering with us in the Camino ministry.
5. Ask God to give us wisdom and unity as we draw up plans to renovate the property and for good relationships with the architect and local town council.
6. Pray that this new property will enable the church in Zalla to be a bold witness to Jesus in the heart of the community.
7. On Sunday 17th December we will have our church Christmas celebration and meal together. May that be a time of rejoicing for all that the Lord has done and blessed us with throughout 2023.

This week we are praying for Susanna Baldwin in Darwin, Australia working with Wycliffe on a PEV (Plain English Version) Bible translation project.

​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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Pete Carrington, their director, will be at both services on Sunday 29th October,
 so please do come and speak to him & find out more about FESTIVE.

• We’re delighted to hear of about a dozen new CUs starting in colleges and sixth forms this term! Give thanks to God for placing this on the students’ hearts and for their willingness to give it a go. Let’s pray that they would be encouraged and see fruit from their efforts over the coming months.
• It goes without saying that this term builds up to the grand finale of Christmas! Let’s pray that students make the most of every opportunity that this particular season brings to talk about Jesus and why He came into this broken world; to share about hope, light, love and ultimately salvation.
• It was both a joy and a privilege to meet so many students at the launch of this year’s Amplify Academy, an evangelism training course for young people. Please pray for the online mentoring groups over the coming months as they learn more about evangelism, share ideas, successes, failings and altogether be encouraged to step out in faith in their schools and communities for the sake of the gospel.
• Give thanks with us for our dedicated staff team and pray for protection over them and their families against all sorts of winter bugs and illnesses.
• We’re looking forward to our next Scattered event in January, with a focus on helping students share their faith either as part of a CU or as a ‘lone ranger’ in their sixth form/college. Pray with us for all the planning and prep, and that the students who in particular don’t consider themselves to be ‘evangelists’ would come along and be inspired to share their faith with their friends.
• Our wonderful team of volunteers are praying for and writing to more students than ever before thanks to a bumper recruitment this summer. Please pray that they would find creative ways to remain faithful in prayer, and that they would be inspired with the right words when replying to tricky or sensitive questions from the students.
• Over the last couple of months we’ve received increased contact with chaplains and youth/church workers who are engaging with their local colleges – praise the Lord! Let’s pray that these connections would be valuable to the students they come across, and that the resources we’ve provided would be used well to engage students in conversation.

​Our Mission prayer partners for October are - everyone in world Mission month!

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.
  

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Our Mission Partner of the Month for June is Off The Fence.

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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