Dear Friends and Cherished Family,
We are so blessed to count you as prayer partners. Your prayers for us have helped over and over again moving hearts, removing obstacles and opening doors. We never take you for granted; you are a vital part of the ministry. Thank you so very much.
PRAYER REQUESTS/ ANSWERED
Please pray for Sandy a friend of Christopher’s who will have surgery on Tuesday the 1st of February, due to a tumor on her ovary. Sandy has had cancer before is single and the doctors want to do a hysterectomy. Of course she does not want a hysterectomy. Please ask the Lord to intervene, guide her doctors and heal her. Sandy’s surgery went well, they did not find cancer and she is recovering quickly.
Our camp is February 9 through 13; please pray for safe travel, and a blessed time of training and fellowship. Pray for Stacy Parks as she will be leading some of the workshops. Praise the Lord we had a wonderful camp. Stacy was such a blessing. Three were saved and one baptized afterwards.
Please lift Chad and Jennifer’s wedding March 12th to the Lord asking for blessings, that He will work out all the details, safe travel and a wonderful time with family and friends. Please continue to pray for this request.
Pray for Charles as he travels to Paraguay in February; please ask for safety and guidance. Charles had a good trip.
Please pray for the safe birth of Baby Martin and the health of his mother Caitlin. Praise the Lord mother and baby are doing very well.
Please pray for our Deaf leaders (Jorge, Amelia, Fabio, Lucas) that they will become confident in the Lord and grow more and more Christ-like. Please continue to lift our Deaf leaders.
Please continue to pray for the Deaf church in Wilson, North Carolina. Remember them as they go through grieving and start looking for a Deaf pastor. Please continue to pray for this request also as they decide whether to come back to Uruguay on a volunteer trip this year. They have greatly blessed us in their previous trips.
PRAYER REQUESTS
We have a situation we need you to pray over, it is an unspoken request. Please ask the Lord for healing, reconciliation and understanding in this matter. Thank you.
Charles has a meeting in Lima, Peru the end of the month. He has been doing a great deal of traveling with a lot of responsibility on his shoulders. Ask the Lord for safe travel, wisdom, strength and courage.
Please continue to pray for the two baby churches Las Piedras and Piedras Blancas. Ask the Lord to empower the leaders to reach Deaf in the area, ask Him to guide them to others who are seeking Him. Ask Him to tear down strongholds in these two areas. We have met a great deal of resistance.
It is amazing how the Lord works. There are times when I am discouraged and ready to throw in the towel. Then something wonderful happens, a God thing. I know you are praying, I know He answers and I am encouraged to get back into the battle. Your prayer support is so greatly appreciated. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
In appreciation,
Charles and Mary Swanner IMB
Uruguay, South America
2 Corinthians 1:11
Lord thank You for all You are doing here in Batangas. We ask that we may continue to meet persons of peace like Levi (Luke 5:27-29) who followed Jesus immediately and introduce a large group of his friends to Christ. We continue to pray for the removal of spiritual strongholds here in Batangas, especially the stronghold of fear. We also pray for the opportunity to present the gospel on the campus where so many students have recently been demon possessed. May it be soon before school lets out for the summer...in Jesus' powerful name - Amen!
You missionaries,
Dave & Ivette
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