Prayer, Week of May 12, 2013
Memorial Day Conference
The conference will be Friday night, May 24 through Monday noon, May 27. Pray for the Lord's wisdom to all who are preparing. Pray also for the word of the Lord to run (the divine riches in the word to be released) and to be glorified (the divine riches expressed in the believers’ living) (2 Thes. 3:1 and note).
Baptism
Please pray that the Lord dynamically baptize into Himself the twenty-two 6th graders in the Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Inglewood, and Culver City area. Pray that these 6th graders would be baptized in one Spirit into one Body and would be given to drink one Spirit. And pray that they would have a strong beginning in the day by day, house to house church life and be vitally related with companions. The baptisms will be at 6:00 pm on Saturday, May 18, at Hall 2. All 6th graders should come to Hall 2 by 5:30 pm; since we will have a love feast after the baptisms, we ask those attending to bring food.
Raising Up the Next Generation
Psalm 127:3-5a says, "Behold, children are the heritage of Jehovah, The fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man Who fills his quiver with them."
We invite all the parents and those who serve with the children in the church in Los Angeles to join us for a special fellowship. This is an important and strategic time to help us advance in our care for the children. The details are as follows:
Topic: Raising up the Next Generation for the Lord's Move
Time: Saturday, June 8, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Location: Hall 4 (854 West Adams, L.A. 90007)
Registration: Register by June 1 at http://bit.ly/childrensfellowship
Food: Bring your lunch or sign up for a sandwich ($5/person).
Childcare: We are attempting to organize childcare for children ages 4 and up
Please pray for the next generation to be raised up in and for the Lord and His purpose!
College Training
The west coast college training will be July 8 to 14. The midwest and east coast trainings will be July 15 to 21. The subject of each will be "The Lord's Coming," focusing on the truth concerning the second coming of Christ and what our attitude should be in light of His soon return. Over the past fifteen years, hundreds who participated in the training received extensive and lasting spiritual benefits. Our experience has been that the most benefit was reaped by the high school seniors. Please ask the Lord to clearly lead many to attend this summer.
BfA in Boston
BfA is burdened to provide a greater opportunity for people in the Boston area to order the Recovery Version. In coordination with Boston-area churches, BfA will conduct an eight-week ad campaign. A variety of simple ads will appear on heavily-trafficked subway platforms and subway cars in the Boston area beginning on Monday, May 13, potentially reaching over 400,000 people per day.
Please pray that:
- the Lord would continue to work in the hearts of the people of Boston at this time.
- many would see the ads and order the New Testament Recovery Version.
- the people of Boston would find Christ as their strength, hope, comfort, and love through the Word.
- local saints rise up to speak in coordination with these ads.
Fargo, North Dakota
A family is migrating from Anaheim to Fargo. They have an apartment 5 blocks from North Dakota State University. Their report along with an invitation to a June 14 to 16 gospel time and conference is at http://wemigrate.org/update/fargo-update-and-blending-conference-announcement.
Europe
- This is the third week of four one-week trainings in London on The Four Great Pillars in the Lord's Recovery: Truth, Life, the Church, and the Gospel. Many attending these trainings are new to the recovery. May the Lord grant each one a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (Eph. 1:17).
- Since last summer, six graduates of the FTTA extension in Boston have migrated to Europe. Brief testimonies from each are in a two page report at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. There is a second report here about Recovery Version distribution and other activities in Europe.
- A 4 minute video about construction of the meeting hall in Kiev, Ukraine is at http://youtu.be/pSKL4044hjc.
Italy
The annual conference in Milan will be May 18 to 19.
Hungary
The Lord has been moving here, especially in recent months, to gather His seekers. The free literature from Rhema and the availability of a good number of titles by Watchman Nee and Witness Lee have brought believers from various places to visit the meetings in Budapest. Ten saints attend meetings regularly and another 14 have come to at least one meeting and expressed an interest in coming again or are attending meetings with some degree of regularity. Of these, 7 regular attendees and 8 newer saints reside in the immediate Budapest area. The others travel as much as one hour to reach Budapest.
Please pray for strengthening in these areas:
- translation and interpretation for the written ministry and the speaking in the meetings,
- couples, households consecrated to Christ and the church, to help facilitate the everyday church life,
- brothers who have the capability, capacity, energy, and burden to take the lead to establish the Lord's testimony.
Georgia and Armenia
Bill Lawson and Rob Dewey are in Georgia midweek to fellowship with the churches there. They go to Armenia for the national conference May 17 to 19.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 7 of Crystallization of Daniel and Zechariah.
- Summer Training registration: late registration for Anaheim is possible but there is a $50 late fee in addition to the $155 donation. Video training registration is still open; donation is $80.
- We received an invitation to a conference in St. George's, Grenada. The conference is June 14 to 16; registration deadline is May 31. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Prayer, Week of May 5, 2013
Increase in L.A.
Lord, enlarge Your testimony. Cause more of us to testify in our personal universes and release more of Your riches to more people for their salvation.
Sixth Grade Conference Report
We had a wonderful time with the sixth graders at the conference. The burden of the conference was for their salvation. There were about 150 present—sixth graders and a few seventh graders. They are from Southern California along with a few from Phoenix. All received the Lord on Saturday! All attending from Los Angeles did well and all desire to be baptized.
Summer School of Truth Training
We are very burdened to equip and perfect our next generation in the basic truths. For this, we will conduct a one-day Teacher's Training for the practice of the summer school of the truth with three sessions. It will be a time for us to be refreshed in our vision and burden, review our current practice, and learn from one another.
We would urge several categories of saints to participate: 1) the serving ones, college students, and working ones who are caring for young people in the localities, 2) the parents of any 6th grade, junior high, or high school young person, and 3) any of the saints in the churches who have a burden for our young people to become living members of the Body of Christ. All these categories of saints are needed to bring the young people into the rich experience of the Summer School of the Truth. We encourage all who have been serving for a long time, as well as those who have just begun to serve, to come.
This training will be held on Saturday, May 11, 9 AM to 3 PM in the church in Fullerton meeting hall.
Summer School of Truth in Los Angeles
Please also pray for our SSOT in the Church in LA from July 19 to 28. We will be covering the topic of The Bible and look very much to the Lord for His blessing. More details will be forthcoming but pray for a healthy increase in participation from the young people and parents.
Boston
The saints and trainees in Boston continue to go out to sing and to speak with people. Lord's Day afternoon about 25 went to Copley Square (where the bombs exploded). The bombs were a statement by Satan that he is unhappy with what is happening in Boston, but the earth is the Lord’s! The people were receptive and the saints had good interactions with them and distributed some BfA New Testaments.
This week Tuesday a group will go to Boston University (one BU student was killed by the bombs) to sing and contact people.
Continue to pray:
- that people in Boston remain hungry and receptive
- that more local saints rise up for the gospel both in daily life and in the on-going weekend outings
- for the BfA ad campaign starting soon on the subway trains (details next week)
South Africa
Continue to support in prayer the first term of training in Africa. Pray for the trainees apprehension of the deeper truths, their growth in the divine life, and their contacts at the University of Pretoria, which is walking distance from our training center.
Roger Good from Anaheim arrived at the training in Pretoria last week. He is there all of this week and next.
Central Asia
Last week Bill Lawson went from South Africa to Ukraine for a conference this past weekend. He is now at the training center in Moscow, then will go to Kyrgyzstan for a weekend conference May 10-12.
Rob Dewey from Fullerton will meet Bill in Azerbaijan for May 12 to 14 to seek time with believers who have had a little contact with the recovery. Ask the Lord to prepare the soil for future church life there.
Bill and Rob go to Georgia for fellowship with the churches there May 15 to 16, then go to Armenia for a national conference May 17 to 19. Bill returns home May 20; Rob and another brother return from Armenia May 23. Pray for much grace to them and through them in every place, and pray also that the indwelling Spirit "give life to their mortal bodies" every day (Rom. 8:11).
Europe
This is the second week of four one-week trainings in London. Attendance the first week filled the capacity of the training.
The subject of each week is The Four Great Pillars in the Lord's Recovery: Truth, Life, the Church, and the Gospel. Many attending these trainings are new to the recovery, including seeking ones from the campuses, radio, and literature distributions. May the Lord grant each one a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (Eph. 1:17).
Greece
We [in Athens] have weekly times of fellowship with a brother in Thessaloniki. This brother is very soft and has a very high regard for the ministry. We plan on visiting Thessaloniki on 13 May. At this time we would again like to gather some key seeking ones there, including this brother, for fellowship in the ministry. May the Lord raise up a vital group of seeking ones meeting regularly in this city.
A brief report about Greece and about visiting seeking saints in Sofia, Bulgaria, is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Albania
A testimony from David and Elda Chang is at http://livingtohim.com/2013/05/migration-testimonies-11. They will start a pre-school in September (see http://tiranaschool.org) and are looking for one sister with pre-school experience and a burden for Europe.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 6 of Crystallization of Daniel and Zechariah.
- Summer Training registration: late registration for Anaheim is possible but there is a $50 late fee in addition to the $155 donation. Video training registration is still open; donation is $80.
- We received an invitation to a conference in St. George's, Grenada. The conference is June 14 to 16; registration deadline is May 31. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Prayer, Week of April 28, 2013
"The opening of God's work on earth depends on our prayer. God’s work matches our prayer, and His work is as extensive as our prayer. God wants to do many things, but He cannot do anything if we do not pray...Our prayers are our coordination with God’s work." (WL, The Meaning and Purpose of Prayer, pp. 34-35; published by LSM)
Abiding, Fruit, Joy
"Abide in Me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing….These things I have spoken to you that My joy may be in you and that your joy may be made full." (John 15:4-5, 11)
Beseech the Lord for more abiding, much fruit, and full joy everywhere in Los Angeles.
Sixth Grade
Please pray that the Lord would bless the twenty 6th graders in the Los Angeles area. There are three 6th graders in Hall 1, seven combined in Hall 3 and 5, six in Hall 2, and four in Santa Monica/Inglewood area. This coming weekend (May 3-5), there will be a 6th grade conference; eighteen 6th graders and one 7th grader will attend. Please pray for all twenty 6th graders in the L.A. area that they would receive, enjoy, and begin to walk in the pathway of God's full and perfect salvation. Pray also that they would have a strong baptism and continue to walk in newness of life throughout their entire journey on this earth and would be seeds of the gospel spread through all the schools for the producing of life in the practical situations in which they live.
Any parents who have questions regarding rides to the 6th grade conference located in Irvine California, can call Donny Wise (310-486-3169).
California Korean-Speaking Saints Conference
This conference will be Saturday night and Lord's Day morning in Anaheim.
Cheney, Washington
Eastern Washington University, with 12,000 students, is located in Cheney, which is less than 20 miles from Spokane. Three couples from Spokane moved to Cheney to open homes for students.
South Africa
Bill Lawson is at the training in Pretoria teaching the class: The Full Ministry of Christ. He will finish the class this Wednesday. The 13 full term trainees are 9 brothers and 4 sisters. They are almost all college grads and all with excellent, preserved humanity. A good number are new to the church life and the Lord's recovery but very open and receiving. Pray for their apprehension of the deeper truths, their growth in the divine life, and their contacts Tuesday- to Friday at the University of Pretoria. The campus is walking distance around the corner of our training center and has about 40,000 students.
When Bill Lawson leaves Pretoria, Roger Good from Anaheim arrives at the training.
(After the class in Pretoria, brother Bill travels to Kiev, Ukraine for a weekend conference May 3 to 5, then to FTT-Moscow May 7 to 10, then to Kyrgyzstan for a weekend conference May 10-12.)
Europe
There will be one-week trainings in London this week and each of the next three weeks. The subject of each week is The Four Great Pillars in the Lord's Recovery: Truth, Life, the Church, and the Gospel. Many attending these trainings are new to the recovery, including seeking ones from the campuses, radio, and literature distributions. May the Lord grant each one a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (Eph. 1:17).
Poland
The annual spring conference in Warsaw, Poland is May 3 to 5. The subject of the conference is The Experience, Growth, and Ministry of Life for the Body.
Lagos, Nigeria
About 200 people participate in the church life in Lagos. Half of them came through past radio broadcasts of Life-Study of the Bible. After a period of no broadcasts, the broadcasts recently resumed in Lagos. Ask the Lord to draw many more to Himself through the radio.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 5 of Crystallization of Daniel and Zechariah (winter training).
- Summer Training registration: late registration for Anaheim is possible but there is a $50 late fee in addition to the $155 donation. Video training registration is still open; donation is $80.
Prayer, Week of April 21, 2013
Los Angeles
Pray for the Lord's move in the personal universe of each of our households. Especially pray for His move through our children. "Behold, children are the heritage of Jehovah, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of one's youth." (Psalm 127:3-4) May the Lord use our children as seeds of the gospel to reach the families of their friends. May every home be a warm, attractive place for these friends and their families.
Idaho, Utah, Wyoming
The churches in Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming are having a blending conference April 26 to 28. They will use the time to continue their fellowship in Raising Up the Next Generation For the Church Life.
South Africa
- Bill Lawson, a co-worker from Connecticut, is at FTTP this week and next. Bill came to the recovery as a UCLA student, so he is another link between L.A. and Africa. Lord, bless the training in Pretoria!
- Forty from Ethiopia are ready to join FTTP next term, but the training might not have the capacity for them. Pray for the Lord's practical guidance for development of the training in Pretoria.
Ethiopia
- LSM sent 24,000 lbs of books to Ethiopia. These are "used books" but many are in good condition. May the Lord bless the distribution of these books and attract many people to Himself.
- Lord, send some from L.A. to Ethiopia for the conference July 26 to 28. See http://www.ibc2013.org.
Malta
The Republic of Malta is a small island country south of Italy in the Mediterranean Sea. There is no lampstand here, where the apostle Paul stayed for three months on his journey to Rome (Acts 28:1-10). A brother has visited Malta twice and has made some contacts among students. Please pray for the spread of the Lord's testimony to that country.
France
There will be a conference in Paris April 27 to 28.
Asia
Praise the Lord for a time of prayer and fellowship for the building up of the Body of Christ in the Lord's move to Asia. This will be April 23-25 in Yangon, Myanmar. It is hoped that through this time of blending, all the churches in Asia will be brought into one accord in the fellowship of the Body of Christ for the spread of the kingdom gospel in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia and adjacent Arab countries, and some other countries in Asia. We are burdened that the Lord's propagation and testimony will reach throughout the whole inhabited earth and that church trees will be planted for the establishment of the kingdom of God.
Announcements
- Morning revival: REPEAT week 4 of Crystallization of Daniel and Zechariah (winter training).
- Summer Training registration deadline is Tuesday, April 23. The training in Anaheim is July 1 to 6; donation is $155;. Video training schedules will be announced in each hall; donation is $80.
- The Memorial Day conference will be May 24 to 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. There will be child care for K through 6th grade. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. Please register in your district the children and the number of adults and young people attending by Lord's Day, April 28.
Prayer, Week of April 14, 2013
Church in Los Angeles
The whole church will meet together Lord's Day, April 21, at Mission College (same location as two meetings last year). Lord, use this time to advance Your move in Los Angeles.
Ask the Lord to flow out His riches to bring people to Himself and to fellowship in the church life. May He flow out of us to family, neighbors, classmates, work associates, and friends. Our goal is 1000 people participating in the church life in L.A. this year.
Bibles for America
The new Bibles for America website, http://www.biblesforamerica.org, was launched last week. It includes gospel tracts, videos, and Bible studies that we can use.
May the Lord use this site to reach many more people with free copies of the New Testament Recovery Version and ministry books by Watchman Nee and Witness Lee!
Boston
Ask the Lord to bestow His grace richly in all the churches in North America that all the saints may be full of joy to give (2 Cor. 8:1-2) for the work on the training center. Pray also for rich grace to the brothers working on the building.
European ITERO
Responsible brothers from all over Europe will gather in London April 19 to 21 to review the messages given at the spring 2013 ITERO in Anaheim. The subject is, The Experience, Growth, and Ministry of Life for the Body. Please pray that the Lord's speaking will be received by all the brothers and that all the churches in Europe will be built up as a result.
South Africa
Willem van der Zwan, a co-worker from Holland, is at FTT Pretoria until April 24. May the Lord enrich him and the local trainers to minister Himself day by day in classes and in personal shepherding. May the Lord cause every trainee to be an open vessel.
Blending in Ethiopia
http://www.ibc2013.org has an invitation to and details about the international blending conference July 26-28 in Ethiopia. There are optional tours before and after. A goal is that 800 from Ethiopia attend, along with some from each of the other 16 nations in Africa where the recovery is active, plus 200 from outside of Africa. Pray that this time of blending strengthen the Lord's move in Africa.
Korea
North Korea has announced threats to South Korea and to other nations. Our focus is not the threats, but the world situation should remind us to pray for the Lord's move. May the sense of insecurity caused by North Korea turn many to the gospel. And may the Lord open a door to North Korea for the gospel.
Frankfurt, Germany
Geoffrey Choy was in L.A. hall 5 in the 1990s. He is now in Frankfurt, Germany. He says, We've been here in Frankfurt since last July. There are about 7 adults, 2 young people and 4 children meeting together on Lord's day. We are endeavoring to follow the Lord and practice the church life.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 4 of Crystallization of Daniel and Zechariah (winter training).
- Summer Training. The training in Anaheim is July 1 to 6; donation is $155; registration deadline is Tuesday, April 23. Video training schedules will be announced in each hall; donation is $80.
- The Memorial Day conference will be May 24 to 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. There will be child care for K through 6th grade. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. Please register in your district the children and the number of adults and young people attending by Lord's Day, April 28.
Prayer, Week of April 7, 2013
"The extent to which we pray is the extent to which God works. Those whom we touch in prayer are those on whom God works, what we pray for is what God does, and how we pray is how God fulfills. This is a great principle of prayer." (The Meaning and Purpose of Prayer, Witness Lee, p. 30; published by LSM)
Church in Los Angeles
The whole church will meet together Lord's Day, April 21, at Mission College (same location as two meetings last year). Lord, use this time to advance Your move in Los Angeles.
Ask the Lord to flow out His riches to bring people to Himself and to fellowship in the church life. May He flow out of us to family, neighbors, classmates, work associates, and friends. Our goal is 1000 people participating in the church life in L.A. this year.
ITERO
The international training for responsible brothers is Friday morning through Lord's Day noon. Ask the Lord to grant every brother more perfecting so that each one is a shining star. Ask the Lord also to blend the brothers further into one Body and into one accord.
Internet
May many saints rise up to give a little time each week to "war the good warfare" (1 Tim. 1:18) on the internet by presenting truths of this ministry, supporting others' presentations, or by testifying their experiences of Christ, so that there will be a flow of life and truth on the internet.
Fargo, North Dakota
There is no church yet in North Dakota. Fargo is the largest city and site of North Dakota State University. The churches in Brooklyn Park and Minneapolis, MN and the church in Winnipeg, Canada (each 4 hours drive from Fargo) have all been supportive in gospel outreach. One mid-age sister and a few college students in Fargo are ready for the church life. A mid-age couple from Orange County will soon migrate to Fargo. Lord, raise up the church life here!
South Africa
FTTP is the full-time training in Pretoria, South Africa, but saints in Africa say that FTTP means FTT Praise the Lord. The training is now in its second month. Willem van der Zwan, a co-worker from Holland, is there until April 24. May the Lord enrich him and the local trainers to minister Himself day by day in classes and in personal shepherding. May the Lord cause every trainee to be an open vessel.
"God's intention was to create a vessel to contain Him and to express Him, so God only wants an opening of the vessel. If the vessel is open, God can fulfill His purpose, but if the vessel is closed, God's purpose is frustrated." (WL, Perfecting Training, ch. 22)
Invitation to Ethiopia (http://www.ibc2013.org)
The church in Addis Ababa in fellowship with the co-workers invites you to attend an international blending conference July 26-28 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with optional tours before and after. We expect a rich feast and the Lord's blessing in the fellowship and blending among all the saints attending. We believe that this time of blending of all the churches and the saints in the Lord's recovery will strengthen the Lord's move in Africa.
Our goal is that 800 from Ethiopia attend, along with some from each of the other 16 nations in Africa where the recovery is active, plus 200 from outside of Africa.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 3 of Crystallization of Daniel and Zechariah (winter training).
- Summer Training registration has begun. The training in Anaheim is July 1 to 6; donation is $155; registration deadline is Tuesday, April 23. Video training schedules will be announced; donation is $80.
- The Memorial Day conference will be May 24 to 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. There will be child care for K through 6th grade. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. Please register in your district the children and the number of adults and young people attending by Lord's Day, April 28.
Prayer, Week of March 31, 2013
When we truly stand on the ground of the church and take up the responsibility of such a ministry of prayer before God, we will see God's will carried out in the church where we are….God’s power cannot exceed the prayer of the church. The power of God today can at most be as great as the prayer of the church. This does not mean that God’s power is limited in heaven. In heaven, God’s power is unlimited. But on earth, God’s power is manifested to the degree that the church prays. The amount that the church prays will be the measure of the amount that God’s power is manifested. (WN, The Prayer Ministry of the Church, ch. 1, online sec. 7; also Prayer and the Lord’s Move, p. 17)
Church in Los Angeles
The whole church will meet together Lord's Day, April 21, at Mission College (same location as two meetings last year). Lord, use this time to advance Your move in Los Angeles.
Ask the Lord to flow out His riches to bring people to Himself and to fellowship in the church life. May He flow out of us to family, neighbors, classmates, work associates, and friends. Our goal is 1000 people participating in the church life in L.A. this year.
Young People
Junior high school conferences are April 5 to 7. May the Lord use these conferences to infuse our young people with Himself as the strength to stand for Him and not be carried away by the current of this age.
Sixth Grade
The 6th Grade Conference (May 3-5) is a wonderful opportunity for the sixth graders who may not be saved to have a solid beginning in their Christian life, and for those who have already received the Lord to touch Him again in a rich way. Therefore, it is crucial for parents and those serving at the conference to come to a special preparation meeting. Others who are burdened for the sixth graders are also encouraged to come. This time of preparation is Saturday, April 27, at 1916 W. Ball Rd., Anaheim, 9:30 am to noon.
Culver City
Many saints in Hall 3 have received the burden to reach out to Culver City and started to pray weekly for God's move in this city since 2011. Since July 2012 we have practiced going out to our neighbors by distributing BfA door hangers, street by street and family by family, every Sunday afternoon. So far we have distributed to 2,500 homes (17,000 homes in Culver City altogether). At least 6 families have requested the Recovery Version NT through BfA.
Please pray for the saints to continue to go out steadfastly to reach neighbors through BfA. Pray for the proper follow-up and fellowship with those who are open to the Word. May the Lord bring them to the ministry of the age.
Amherst, Massachusetts
There are five universities in or near Amherst (in western Massachusetts). A family has a home next to the U Mass campus, where college meetings and Lord's Day meetings have been held since September.
Due to a job opportunity, a couple from San Bernardino will migrate there by June to strengthen the church life and open another home for care of students. Pray that everything pertaining to this move be from the Lord, in Him, and for His glory. Also, pray for the Lord's advance in Amherst.
Africa
Dick Taylor and James Lee are in Africa until Tuesday evening. They report a wonderful conference in Ethiopia March 22 to 24. They had parallel conferences in Ghana and Nigeria last weekend, and a brothers' training this week Monday and Tuesday. Please pray for the Lord’s continuing care to all the churches after the brothers depart. Also pray for his continued supply to every part of their being.
South Africa
FTT Pretoria continues. Please beseech the Lord for a rich supply to the local and visiting brothers in their spiritual and practical care for this new training.
Polish Recovery Version NT
Two brothers in Poland are taking an intensive course to learn New Testament Greek in preparation for the translation of the New Testament Recovery Version into Polish. The translation work is expected to begin in the first part of June. This will be a long project (at least five years), and it has already become and is expected to be a spiritual battle. Please pray, asking the Lord to:
- bless this work and bountifully supply all the resources, including the finances, necessary to complete the project
- cover the entire translation team and lead them throughout the project in their work, fellowship, and coordination to produce a translation of the highest quality
- prepare the Polish-speaking people everywhere to receive His interpreted Word. May the Lord accomplish His good pleasure in His way, in His time, and for His glory.
Russian-Speaking Conference
The Spring 2013 Russian-speaking conference will be April 5 to 7 in Sacramento.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 2 of Crystallization of Daniel and Zechariah (winter training).
Hold on to your copy of Prayer and the Lord's Move. We might use it again at a later date. - May 2 to 12 there will be a Spanish-speaking tour of Israel with participation in the annual spring conference. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- The Memorial Day conference will be May 24 to 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. There will be child care for K through 6th grade. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. Please register in your district the children and the number of adults and young people attending by Lord's Day, April 28.
Prayer, Week of March 24, 2013
"If man does not pray, God will not work; if no one prays, God has no work to do. At any given time God must find some people or a person to co-work with Him to pray for what He intends to do. If no one prays, God does not have a co-worker, and He cannot work." (Witness Lee, The Meaning and Purpose of Prayer, p. 30)
Boston Training Facility
The Boston extension of FTTA is currently using the church in Cambridge meeting hall. Renovation of the property in Boston is in progress. The goal is to finish the work and get all city approvals by July so that the fall term of training can begin there in August.
The financial need for completion of the training facility is being presented to the churches in North America. Please ask the Lord to draw everyone to give themselves first to Him (2 Cor. 8:5), to partake of grace (v. 1, 6, 7), and to realize the joy of the Lord in giving (v. 2).
UCLA (Hall 5)
There are two spring break trips this week for the UCLA students. One group of 28 is in Texas and another group of 27 is in Puerto Rico. May the Lord gain the fresh consecration in all the students through the blending with the saints in those localities. Also pray that the eyes of the heart of all the students, especially the new ones, be enlightened to see the goal of His salvation which is to build up the Body of Christ. Ask the Lord for every student to freshly enjoy and experience the Lord and be filled with the Spirit. May the Lord be the protection, provision, and pleasure to all the saints in these trips.
Africa
Dick's report last week Wednesday from Ethiopia: Greet all the brothers and thank them for their prayers. The Lord’s move here is awesome. Much grace to you all. Jesus is Lord! The earth is the Lord’s.
Dick Taylor and James Lee are in Ethiopia until Wednesday. Then they fly to Ghana. This weekend, March 29 to 31, Dick and Tim Knoppe (from Michigan) are in Nigeria for a conference while James Lee and Paul Nii-Aryee (who migrated from USA to Ghana last year) are in Ghana for a conference.
Dick and Tim return to Ghana Lord's Day evening. Monday and Tuesday, April 1-2, there is a time of fellowship with responsible brothers in Ghana. After that Dick returns home.
South Africa
FTT Pretoria continues. Please beseech the Lord for a rich supply to the local and visiting brothers in their spiritual and practical care for this new training.
Summer Training Registration
Registration has begun. The training in Anaheim is July 1 to 6; donation is $155; registration deadline is Tuesday, April 23. Video training schedules will be announced in each hall; donation is $80.
Europe
The annual spring International Blending Conference will be in London March 29 to 31.
Bangladesh
There will be a week of gospelizing in Bangladesh March 30 through April 5.
United Arab Emirates
There will be a gospel weekend blending in Abu Dhabi this Friday and Saturday.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 1 of Crystallization of Daniel and Zechariah (winter training).
Hold on to your copy of Prayer and the Lord's Move. We might use it again at a later date. - May 2 to 12 there will be a Spanish-speaking tour of Israel with participation in the annual spring conference. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- The Memorial Day conference will be May 24 to 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. There will be child care for K through 6th grade. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. Please register in your district the children and the number of adults and young people attending by Lord's Day, April 28.
Prayer, Week of March 17, 2013
"If you abide in Me and My words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you." (John 15:7)
The real significance of prayer is to contact God in our spirit and to absorb God Himself. Prayers in which we contact God, inhale God, absorb God, and are filled with God are genuine prayers. If we would have genuine prayers, we must pray in the Holy Spirit; praying in the Holy Spirit means that we and the Holy Spirit pray together in the fellowship of the two spirits. (Week 1 outline, I, I.C, D)
Young People
High school conferences are March 22 to 24. Junior high school conferences are April 5 to 7; registration deadline is March 24. May the Lord use these conferences to infuse our young people with Himself as the strength to stand for Him and not be carried away by the current of this age.
Bibles for America
The gospel trips to eleven target cities in North America concluded mid February. Over 6,000 copies of the New Testament Recovery Version and the ministry books were given out, as well as over 17,000 gospel tracts and BfA brochures. About 1,500 people were open for further contact and nearly 250 came to either a home meeting or seminar. Though the trips are over, the saints in these cities continue to shepherd and care for the many seeking people they met during this time.
Please pray that the saints in these areas would be strengthened and supplied for their long-term labor. Pray also that the Lord burden some to migrate for the sake of His testimony in these cities.
Africa
This Monday Dick Taylor and James Lee arrive in Ethiopia for nine days of fellowship with the churches there, a conference the weekend of March 22 to 24, and preparation for the international blending conference in Ethiopia at the end of July (we are invited to this conference).
Dennis Higashi is in Pretoria, South Africa to care for FTT Pretoria.
Europe
The Spring University Students Conference is March 22 to 25 in Wales. The subject is The Full Ministry of Christ – The Stage of His Intensification.
Sweden and Spain
Please pray for the English-language Life-study of the Bible radio broadcast in Sweden and the Spanish-language broadcasts in Spain:
- That the needed finances will be available to continue the broadcasts.
- That the broadcasts will attract the genuine seekers to the New Testament ministry and to the church life in the Lord's recovery.
Announcements
- Morning revival: REPEAT week 1 of Prayer and the Lord's Move. Internet sharing from this morning revival is at http://www.agodman.com/blog/enjoyment-from-the-holy-word-for-morning-revival/prayer-and-the-lords-move/.
- Hold on to your copy of Prayer and the Lord's Move. We might use it again at a later date.
- After Prayer and the Lord's Move we will use Crystallization of Daniel and Zechariah (winter training) which we will complete before the summer training.
- May 2 to 12 there will be a Spanish-speaking tour of Israel with participation in the annual spring conference. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- The Memorial Day conference will be May 24 to 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. There will be child care for K through 6th grade. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. Please register in your district the children and the number of adults and young people attending by Lord's Day, April 28.
Prayer, Week of March 10, 2013
"I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings be made on behalf of all men." (1 Tim. 2:1)
A prerequisite for having a proper church life in the Lord's recovery today is to have a prayer life; a proper church is a praying church. (Week 6 outline, I.B)
Southern California College Conference Report
Just over 1,000 saints gathered in Anaheim for a wonderful college conference this past weekend on the church as God's house. The heavens were truly opened to us and many newer ones as well as many who grew up in the church saw a real vision of the Father's desire to have a house. Since the Father has opened this desire to us, we must give ourselves absolutely for this desire. Some critical words were released and need to be further solidified in the students through further prayer and fellowship. Please pray for this. Hallelujah!
Hall 4 (USC)
Please pray for the USC English-speaking spring break trip to Long Beach, San Bernardino, and Arizona, March 16 to 22. May we experience the real blending and building up of the Body of Christ as we visit the saints. Pray that the Lord will also cover our travel and may the Lord strengthen His move on those places as well!
Africa
Dick Taylor reported that the national conference in South Africa (March 1-3) was awesome, with the largest attendance ever.
Last week was the first week of the first term of the first FTT in Africa (FTT Pretoria, FTTP). Dick reported that the time was tremendous with good functioning. The training has 13 trainees full time for the whole term, 12 trainees full time for durations of one to a few weeks, and last week about 20 local saints came as visitors. Seven local brothers have joined in the speaking. Now is the second week of FTTP. James Lee is in Pretoria, South Africa to care for the training this week. Dennis Higashi will be there next week.
Dick Taylor will be in Uganda Tuesday through Friday and in Kenya Friday through next Monday. He is there for conferences with the churches in those nations.
Dick thanks us for all our prayers and said that they are being richly supplied. Let's continue to pray for the traveling brothers and for the Lord’s spreading in Africa.
Japan
(from a report by Yuki Goto, formerly in LA hall 5, now in FTT Tokyo; his full report is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer)
The spring term of training beings with the college conference March 22 to 24 followed by pre-training week starting March 25. In Japan, trainees can only begin the training in a spring term. This time 10 have declared their decision to join, although Satan has raised circumstances a futile effort to weaken their consecration. Ten more could or should become trainees but are held back by family opposition, financial support, and other concerns. Saints, please pray that the Lord will release all the incoming trainees, who are written in His heart, and the ten who declared will be kept and even made more firm in the Lord. (In addition, there will be 5 second-year trainees including brother Yuki.)
Greece
Please pray that the Lord:
- will gain the right and useful vessels for His recovery in Greece, particularly young brothers who have a good command of English so that they can be constituted with the wealth of the ministry that is available in English.
- will gain an open home in Thessaloniki where the ministry readers and seekers can meet regularly, with the proper brothers who can take the lead to help them.
- will release the residence visas for the co-workers in a timely way.
A brief report from Greece is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Europe
Please continue to pray that the Lord will have mercy on the readers of the free literature distributed by Rhema and will shepherd many of them through the local saints and full-timers into the church life. (Rhema distributes literature in 19 European languages; see http://www.rhemabooks.org/eng/Language.)
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 6 of Prayer and the Lord's Move. After Prayer and the Lord's Move we will use Crystallization of Daniel and Zechariah (winter training) which we will complete before the summer training.
- The Memorial Day conference will be May 24 to 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. There will be child care for K through 6th grade. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. Please register in your district the children and the number of adults and young people attending by Lord's Day, April 28.
- The Spring 2013 Russian-speaking conference will be April 5 to 7 in Sacramento. Registration deadline is March 24. Invitation letters (English and русский) are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.