We believe that prayer works. We have seen so many answers to prayer during our time here, and in this space we will share some of these things, and also the things that you can be praying for us about.
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given to you John15:7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition , with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Phillipians4:6-7
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Sunday 23rd March
- Ram- the guy who decorated the church. Please pray for God to fill him and change him, and for him to come into the church.
- Two weeks left- we are teaching right up to the last day and don’t want to waste a single moment. Please pray for inspiration and energy and stuff.
Recently Answered Prayer
- Kuldeep’s Mum coming to church and letting him come too- it’s awesome
- For Ram and what God has done in him this week
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Sunday 16th March
- Spiritualness and passion and stuff- as we prepare to come home we know God isn’t done working in us- this is just the start! We want to be spiritually ready and enthusiastic for the next part, the UK tour.
- Sumitra preparing to leave- With her wedding soon after we leave (its mentioned down the page a bit) , she is preparing too, and trying to find someone to replace her as a stitching teacher/ mentor for the woman’s class at city school.
- This week’s easter lessons- For God to really meet with the kids and open their eyes to what he has done for them.
- The increasingly large church- with new people coming its a bit of a jaimusiki (praise God), and pray that it continues and that everyone feels at home and loved.
Recently Answered Prayer
- The masses of kids and familys that have been crowding the tiny church on recent Sundays.
- The enthusiasm and energy we have for our last few weeks.
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Thursday 14th February
- Lucky’s family- Lucky (about 12) died quite unexpectedly from Hepatitis B last week. Her mother, Sumitra Aunty was really involved in church but her kids had been coming less and less often. Please pray for God’s peace- but also that they will grieve properly since girls are often seen as a burden because of dowry and stuff. See the bottom of Anusaran: Present projects for the statistics.
- Our energy an enthusiasm- since the end of our stay isn’t far off and we really want to make the most of it.
Recently Answered Prayer
- School has been fantastic recently, and in some of our classes the kids are really keen to share and pray, and hear from the bible- even if it means no games!
- We have all been really well recently, which is great.
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Thursday 14th February
- Naomi teaching the boys class - things are awkward because of the whole girl boy thing, and she is struggling to make progress in teaching them English.
- Networking Christians in Dwarka- weekly bible talks are now happening in house holds across Dwarka, and its John and Abha’s vision to encourage and connect the scattered Christians in the area, with the aim of bringing many more people into the light and building a church community.
Recently Answered Prayer
- We had an unbelievably awesome holiday in Kerala with the Kolkata team, and God really provided for us right the way through it.
- We are all really enjoying being back at school and are full of ideas for the rest of our time here.
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Sunday 20th December
- An awesome holiday in Kerala with the Kolkata, and for a productive and fun 104 hours spent on the train
- Persecution of believers in India
- The students at Anusaran city school who face opposition from their families over going to church activities and mixing with Christians (especially Kuldeep in the boys class, who lives with just his mother)
Recently Answered Prayer
- David has been eating wheat for more weeks without being sick- WOOT WOOT.
- Boys classes are going great with David teaching them three times a week now.
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Monday 31st December
- Enthusiasm and Ideas as we prepare lessons for school term starting on Wednesday.
Recently Answered Prayer
- Our time in the mountains was awesome
- Christmas was amazing, a great time completely devoid of homesickness.
- David has been eating wheat for weeks without being sick- WOOT WOOT.
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Monday 24th December
- A safe and relaxing trip to the mountains- we leave for Shimla with the Davids at 4am on boxing day. Hopefully it will be a great rest, and will bring us closer to the Davids.
- A great Christmas- with God and each other, and homesick free.
- Sumetra’s impending wedding- Sumetra (see post on morning devotions) has asked us to pray for her as her wedding looms nearer (April). Her family is non Christian and so she is going to be marrying a Hindu man in Rajasthan, who she wont meet until her wedding night. She is really scared, and will have to move away to live with him.
Recently Answered Prayer
- David’s sermon went well, and his surprise sermon in front of 30 pastors also went well and taught him a lot.
- An amazing Christmas week in general
- We have heard that (at least some) of our Christmas parcels have made it home
- Naomi got contact lenses (third postage lucky)
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Monday 17th December
- The Christingle service we are doing this Wednesday, and all the other Christmas activities
- David preaching on Sunday- since it is likely there will be a lot of “seasonal christians” there
- Sharing Christmas effectively with our classes- that the story will really impact them and we will have opportunities to share what it means for us. many of them really don’t know the Christmas story at all- a child in Anna’s class thought it was Santa’s birthday
- John’s exciting vision for starting a new church- He told us the other day that he is preparing a team of pastors to start a new large church in the centre of Dwarka, which we will be strengthening from maybe February onwards. We don’t know much at the moment though.
Recently Answered Prayer
- Our reasonably good health, which isn’t stopping us from doing our work
- Our ability to connect with and teach the classes
- Our ability to give messages to the church that are really relevant and well received
- We found the paintbrushes we had lost
- Becky and Naomi’s Boy’s class is going swimmingly
- David hasn’t felt travel sick on the journeys too and from the village school
