Recent Prayer Requests

The following are a few things you can pray for:

• Protection from all little pests and pestilence

• My sister and her family... very stressed and about to loose their visas again they are preparing to return to the states unless the Lord opens a clear door for them to remain and obtain a visa under which they can continue to work and serve.

• Their dog died day before yesterday... tumors and worms in the esophagus on autopsy ( I know this cause their neighbor is a vet!) This has been very hard on them emotionally added on to their other stresses like finances, visas, holiday mayhem, and extra family showing up for 3 weeks to visit!

• Safe return to Nepal on Dec 26th and 27th. I have an overnight layover in Singapore and the transit rooms you rent by 6 hour blocks was full up and no further reservations were available... pray something will open up on my arrival or it will be a grueling trip back to Kathmandu.

• Pray for renewal for my tourist Visa... I should be able to get one at the airport in Kathmandu... Pray for the Lord's provision for a long term visa if He wants me there past May or to return again after this stint is up.

• Pray for Carol Brown... she will be joining me from the Bothell, Seattle area. Her flight gets into Kathmandu January 3rd. She will serve with me the next 5 months. Pray for her safe travel, for easy adjustments to life, culture and service in Nepal and for the Lord to really use her contributions to the ministry of Dare to Care for His glory!

• Pray for the women waiting for my return in Dadeldhura who have been diligently learning crocheting and are making saleable items in my absence. Pray for their walks with the Lord and for a willingness for them to reach out to their community with God's love in the future. These are believers and we will be opening up the class to poor women in the community when I return. Pray this will also be for God's glory as women network and share with each other as well as learn marketable skills.

• Pray for the church in Nepal... this Christmas time is a time of great opportunity to share as the community is always curious as to what this holiday is about and many new visitors can be expected.

• Pray for the Hospital and the staff of TEAM Hospital there in Dadaldhura... I heard today that they closed it as Team's agreement ran out, the new NGO ready to take over did not get the new agreement as we all hoped for, so to put pressure on the Government to give the NGO the agreement they needed they closed all but emergency care and deliveries. Today it sounds like negotiations have not produced the desired results and the government is taking it over. This will likely mean the loss of jobs for many if not most of the staff largely all believers there and so they have few other options. Pray God will be glorified even in this a great trial for about 38 families there in the church. (Perhaps we should extend our Income Generation Training to the whole church where we were focusing on the poor and especially single women before!)

• Pray for the many who heard the testimony of my brother, Dave over Radio Nepal last Thursday. He was granted a 45 minute interview in which he sang local songs and gave his very clear testimony. He was offered weekly radio time for $100/ week. Pray that if this is a direction the Lord wants us to go He will provide the people and resources for us to run with this opportunity.

• Dave is back in Chicago... pray for the Lord to open a door for him to return to Nepal again soon if it be His will... be was not bashful but took every opportunity to share the gospel and his testimony that he saw.