Prayer Requests, August 5, 2012
O Jehovah, Revive Your Work
Hab. 3:2m, "O Jehovah, revive Your work in the midst of the years." Revival is a matter of life, not excitement. We have daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly revivals, but we still need more reviving. Lord, grant us stronger and more consistent life revivals and bring a greater number into these revivals.
Go to the Highways
Luke 14:23: "The master said to the slave, Go out into the roads and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house may be filled." The Lord's desire, and even His command, is that we go to bring people in so that His house may be filled. In this verse many versions have "highways" instead of "roads." In this century the biggest "highway" on the earth is the internet. Let us ask the Lord to send some of us specifically, two by two, to the internet to gain people for His house.
Santa Barbara
Please pray for 1) the strengthening of the saints in Santa Barbara, 2) the nourishing of the students wherever they are for the summer, and 3) gaining of local families with homes open to church life.
Monterey Bay, California
Santa Cruz, at the north side of Monterey bay, is home to a University of California campus with 16,000 students. It is the only one of ten UC campuses in a city without a local church.
Seaside, at the south side of the bay (about 10 miles from the church in Salinas), is home to Cal State Monterey Bay with 5,000 students, over half of whom live on campus.
Lord, raise up churches in these cities and reach the campuses to gain students for Yourself.
Olympic Games
Saints from around the world have come together to distribute the New Testament Recovery Version and Basic Elements of the Christian Life, vol. 1, in London. We are stationed at locations where many teams and officials and workers from all over the world enter and come out all day long. We will be here through the 12th when the Olympics end. We need prayers for:
- our teams (including new comers) to be blent and coordinated;
- all the local saints who are serving here 12 to16 hours a day;
- all the religious groups to be neutralized;
- all the authorities to be blessed, saved, and to be our and the Lord's servants under the ruling and reigning of our heavenly King;
- the rainy weather in London to stop or else not to be a hindrance;
- all the saints participating to be strengthened and preserved spirit, soul, and body, complete;
Lord may You have Your way in, through, and out of every brother and sister for Your building, unto Your glory. To You be glory in the church, Amen.
(photos are in a separate .pdf page)
Europe and Beyond
Please continue pray that the Lord will 1) have mercy on the readers of the free literature distributed by Rhema and Bibles for Europe, 2) richly supply the local saints and full-timers laboring in the follow-up contacts through Europe and beyond, and 3) will shepherd many recipients into the church life.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 4 of The Genuine Oneness of the Body... (Memorial Day conference).
Prayer Requests, July 29, 2012
Lord, Open the Doors and Close the Gates
"And to the messenger of the church in Philadelphia write: These things says the Holy One, the true One, the One who has the key of David, the One who opens and no one will shut, and shuts and no one opens" (Rev. 3:7). Christ is the real David, the One who has the key of God's dominion. We were created by God both to express Him with His life and to represent Him with His authority. We are able to do both by being one in life with Christ to touch the heavens and thereby to loose and bind here what has been loosed and bound there.
- Lord, open the door of the gospel more in our hearts—release us to speak Your gospel frequently.
- Lord, we ask You to eliminate any spiritual or psychological death from Your recovery. Lord, grant us mercy to cooperate in every way with Your cleansing and purifying.
Young People
Ask the Lord to give a profitable continuation of the Summer School of Truth in a) on-going contact between young people and college students, b) the words spoken to operate in each young person (1 Thes. 2:13), c) a definite consecration by each young person, and d) their daily revival by contacting the Lord.
Thousand Oaks and Cal State University Channel Islands
We have an English-speaking group gathering every Saturday evening. The burden of this group is three-fold: 1) for the building up of local saints, 2) for college campus work (especially CSUCI), and 3) for the building up of local young working adults. Please pray for
- the Lord's bountiful supply to this group, so that we will continually have the enjoyment of Christ;
- attraction of college students and young adults for Lord's recovery.
New Testament Distribution in London
The Olympic Games are July 27 to August 12. There will be distributions at two locations in London Tuesday through Saturday of this week. Continue to pray for a rich blessing on the distributions and for much grace to the saints in follow-up contacts with the recipients.
Middle-Age FTTA
Please ask the Lord to thrust more saints into the training, especially couples with elementary school age children. Ask Him for 36 English-speaking trainees (new plus returning) to attend for the full term.
European Young People's Conference
The conference is July 29 to August 4 in Poland. The goal is to provide an atmosphere that imparts light and life, and builds up and inspires the young people to consecrate their lives to the Lord and take positive directions in their Christian walk. Young people from all over Europe will attend, with some from outside Europe to extend the scope of blending.
Full Time Training in Caacupe, Paraguay
Please pray for the new semester in FTTC starting on August 6th. We are expecting eleven new candidates from Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Honduras, and Peru plus 14 returning trainees. Pray that:
- the Lord may open all the necessary doors so that all will make it to the training;
- His gracious presence and perfecting speaking may saturate the atmosphere of pre-training week;
- more will be able to come to the training for a short-term;
- the Lord may provide the teachers to cover the classes this coming semester.
Frankfurt, Germany
In July two families moved to Frankfurt, Germany. Please pray that the Lord release jobs and suitable houses for each family. We feel that the Lord is answering our prayer to establish His testimony in this important city. May He also release all these practical needs for the saints to live there.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 3 of The Genuine Oneness of the Body... (Memorial Day conference).
- An invitation to the Northern California Labor Day conference, at a hotel near San Francisco is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/. It will be a review of the Memorial Day conference with a mix of messages and prophesying meetings. If you are in the church in L.A. and plan to attend, please send an email to laserviceoffice@gmail.com by mid-day, Saturday, August 4, with your name and the number of adults and young people in your car or group.
- Two special meetings will be held on August 4 (7 pm) and 5 (9:30 am) at the LSM Ministry Conference Center. These meetings will be the final sessions of the New Jersey Chinese-student extension training, which is being held in five locations around the US, including Southern California. The burden for the meetings on August 4 and 5 is "Gaining Typical Americans by Practicing the God-ordained Way to Meet the Lord's Present Need." As a result of fellowship among the North American co-workers during their three days of prayer this week, a decision was made to enlarge these final two sessions to include the saints of other languages as well. All who are burdened may attend. Translation will be provided in English, Korean, and Spanish; those who require translation need to bring FM radios. There will be no child care; please do not bring children.
Prayer Requests, July 22, 2012
Lord, Open the Doors and Close the Gates
"I am the First and the Last and the living One; and I became dead, and behold, I am living forever and ever; and I have the keys of death and of Hades." (Rev. 1:17b-18) Christ is the real David, the One who has the key of God's dominion. We need to know and experience Him as the One who has the key. We can do this by our binding and loosing.
- Lord, open the door of faith to more Gentiles (Acts 14:27), especially to the millions gathering in London the weeks of the Olympic Games.
- Lord, we ask You to remove the stumbling blocks (that weaken our faith) the recovery. Especially Lord, shut the door (Rev. 3:7) on gossip and corrupt words so that all our speaking with one another will be words of grace for building up (Eph. 4:29).
An Open Door for the Gospel in Los Angeles
"For a door is opened to me, great and efficacious, and there are many opposers." 1 Cor. 16:9
Since February of this year, the re-launched church website (http://www.churchinlosangles.org) has opened many doors for the spread of the gospel in Los Angeles. The website has proven to be efficacious in presenting our testimony to many seeking ones in Los Angeles. On average, each week there is at least one interested person contacting us through the church website. Many of these have visited meetings or have begun appointments. Let us pray for the following:
- the website would be an increasingly effective open door with many more people contacting us each week;
- that saints throughout Los Angeles would promptly rise up to care for and shepherd the ones who contact us through the website; and
- that some saints would be moved by the Lord to definitely commit themselves to practical service in support of the website.
Summer School of Truth
The summer school continues through July 29. Please pray for 1) the Lord's blessing of life on the coordination of the serving saints, 2) all the young people to receive a fresh and up-to-date vision of the church, 3) lasting connections between young people and college students, and 4) gaining of whole families through this summer school.
Perfecting Training for So. California Spanish-speaking Saints
This training continues those of prior years. It will be all day three Saturdays—July 28, August 25, and September 29. The emphasis is perfecting for the follow up to the Bibles for America recipients and Life-Study of the Bible radio program contacts.
BfA Korean Section at Haskell
Lord's Day, July 29, there will be a Korean-language presentation at Haskell to introduce BfA to the Korean-speaking saints in the church in L.A. The goal is to prepare them to pray specifically, to present the NT Recovery Version, and then to shepherd those who receive it.
European Young People's Conference
The purpose of this conference, July 29 to August 4 in Poland, is to provide an atmosphere of truth, love, blending, and enjoyment that imparts light and life, and builds up and inspires the young people to consecrate their lives to the Lord and take positive directions in their Christian walk. Young people from all over Europe will attend, with some from outside Europe to extend the scope of blending. Our hope is that we all would develop a sense of mutuality, and receive the spiritual energy, strength, and motivation to live for the Lord and His recovery.
Bibles for Europe
Thank you very much for your support in prayers, giving, and even coming to London! Do pray for our follow-up effort and ongoing distributions. The Olympic Torch has come to London this week and the Games begin this Friday. We have begun to distribute the rest of the 100,000 New Testaments to 12 million people from 200 nations who will attend the Olympics in London. May the Lord gain many British for His testimony in UK and gain thousands of seeking ones from all over the world for the building up of the universal Body of Christ through the distribution of the Recovery Version New Testaments! Some events:
- Five days this week and five next week, distributions are scheduled in various parts of London.
- July 21 there were seminars for NT recipients in three cities near London.
- July 15 in Southampton 453 NTs were given out and 277 people requested further contact.
- July 12 in Luton, despite some rain, 300 NTs were distributed with 169 open to further contact.
Perfecting Training in Ghana
There is a perfecting training in Accra, Ghana (west Africa) July 23-29. It is anticipated that saints from Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone will be in attendance. Please pray that:
- The exercise of the spirit would be strong and the atmosphere would be full of light.
- Every trainee would be fully open to the Lord's perfecting through the speaking brothers.
- The Lord would use this training to equip and perfect the saints for the building up of the churches.
- The Lord would cover all the travel of all those involved with the training to and from the training.
Tanzania (east Africa)
There has been recent contact with saints in the town of Kibaha, Tanzania, a short distance from Dar es Salaam, the capital. These believers have received ministry literature and Bibles from Amana Trust.
- Pray for these saints to grow in life and become clear concerning the truth of God's economy.
- Pray that through these the Lord will gain a lampstand in Kibaha and other towns in Tanzania.
BfA Military Distributions
Since August of 2010, Bibles for America has shipped over 12,000 military packets and nearly 3,000 copies of the New Testament Recovery Version to chaplains and other contacts at over 100 U.S. military installations. Many locations have put in orders for more. Some installations and chaplains, however, have remained closed to the Recovery Version.
Recently there has been prayer for the Lord to open the way for the Recovery Version to get onto specific closed bases and for the chaplains to enjoy and distribute the materials. In a very short time a base which has been closed for years, has opened!
Nearly 1000 packets were ordered by various installations one week in July, more than in any week previously. Finally, BfA received this encouraging e-mail: "I am writing today to thank you for the shipment of Bibles. Our airmen are enjoying them, and we are in need of more as they are flying off the shelves and we cannot keep them in stock. I am sharing with our chaplain's office, too. The chaplains are especially enjoying the black-covered Bible, the New Testament Recovery Version, to be specific. Another shipment of that specific Bible would be terrific and very much appreciated."
Praise the Lord for His move in the U.S. military! Please continue to pray that many more previously closed bases would be opened to the Recovery Version and that many servicemen and women would be nourished and supplied through the Word and the ministry.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 2 of The Genuine Oneness of the Body... (Memorial Day conference).
Prayer Requests, July 15, 2012
Lord, Open the Doors and Close the Gates
Christ is the real David, the One who has the key of God's dominion. There is no greater way to exercise oneness with Him than by prayer. One kind of prayer is to fight by binding and loosing. (summer training, msg 8)
- Lord, open the door of the kingdom wider to spread this gospel to more places on the earth (Matt. 24:14), to bring in more people locally, and to bring us more under Your headship.
- Lord, we ask You to close the subjective gates of Hades (Matt. 16:18-27) in us—liberate each one of us from our self with our concepts, preferences, and opinions.
Co-workers' Prayer
July 23 to 25 the co-workers in North America will gather to pray for the Lord's move.
West Coast College Training
We are happy to report the Lord's glorious blessing on the West Coast College Training! We had a total of 409 saints (including 323 students) compared to 346 total last year (18% higher). The atmosphere was higher than the previous year, with more focus on the Lord despite the higher numbers. Many students were again renewed in the desire to practice morning fellowship with the Lord, to exercise their spirit in daily life, and to begin to rise up on campuses to bear fruit and function. Many were also touched concerning the preciousness of the church with the aspiration to be in the reality of Philadelphia. At the end, Minoru exhorted all of the students to pray "Lord, here am I" and consecrate themselves wholly to the Lord. We felt the covering from all the prayer and the enemy suffering much loss! May the Lord work out, in their daily living and practice, all of what these students heard in during this past week! Thank you for all your prayers!
Midwest and East Coast College Trainings
These trainings are this week on "The Course of the Church." Please pray that the Lord would fully capture each student with:
- A vision of the church and a desire to be an overcomer
- A solid learning concerning how to spend personal time with the Lord
- An aspiration to exercise their spirit in daily life
- A resolution to rise up and take the lead to bear fruit on their campuses
Summer School of Truth
The summer school is July 16-29. Please pray for 1) the Lord's blessing of life on the coordination of the serving saints, 2) all the young people to receive a fresh and up-to-date vision of the church, and 3) for lasting connections between young people and college students.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro is the home of Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), the largest college in Tennessee. The Peruzzi family recently migrated from Hall 5 to Murfreesboro. They own a house close to campus that they would like to be used for a brothers' house. Their request: we need five brothers or sisters who attend MTSU to be able to establish a Christian Students club allowing us to have a table at campus club days, etc. Right now we have one brother who is a new graduate and teaching at MTSU, and maybe one student, but we need a solid five.
Spain
Testimonies about contact with seeking saints are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/. Lord, gain more people for Yourself and raise up churches throughout Spain.
Bibles for Europe
From mid May to the end of June, over 2000 New Testaments and thousands of other pieces of literature were distributed in the United Kingdom. The rate of distribution has increased in July. Half of the recipients want further contact. Due to the limited number of saints in the recovery in the UK, recipients are being invited to Bible seminars. Those scheduled in July are:
- Ipswich and Norwich, England, July 14
- Edinburgh, Scotland, July 15
- Chelmsford, Cambridge, and one part of London, July 21
- other parts of London, July 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 1 of The Genuine Oneness of the Body... (Memorial Day conference).
Prayer Requests, July 8, 2012
God's Move to Fulfill His Economy
God is moving, working, and managing the world affairs to fulfill His eternal economy, to make Christ everything to mankind for the bringing in of the kingdom, the age of restoration. (Minor Prophets, msg 1, I.C) Amen. Move in, through, and around us this week, this month, and this year!
Video Trainings
Please pray 1) for the release of the Lord's word to the churches; 2) for the receiving of this word; and 3) for translations needed to reach churches in all parts of the earth.
West Coast College Training
Approximately 415 saints are in Northern California for the West Coast College training, July 9-15. This includes at least 65 saints from Los Angeles (11 serving ones and 54 students). The subject is "The Course of the Church." Last year Satan fought strongly against the training, and we need much prayer to cover this year's training. Please pray that the Lord would fully capture each of these students with:
- A vision of the church and a desire to be an overcomer
- A solid learning concerning how to spend personal time with the Lord
- An aspiration to exercise their spirit in daily life
- A resolution to rise up and take the lead to bear fruit on their campuses
Midwest and East Coast College Trainings
These trainings are July 16-22. Their subject and burden is the same as the west coast training.
Summer School of Truth
The summer school is July 16-29. Please pray for 1) the Lord's blessing of life on the coordination of the serving saints, 2) all the young people to receive a fresh and up-to-date vision of the church, and 3) for lasting connections between young people and college students.
Turkey
In order to publish and print our literature in Turkey we are planning to establish a publishing company in August. Please pray for all the procedures and needs in establishing this company. We hope the Rhema materials can be printed and distributed within this year.
Bulgaria
Please pray for the translation of the free books and for the preparation of the seeking ones.
Recovery Version Distribution in United Kingdom
Continue to pray for the distribution during the Olympic torch relay, in many cities in the UK, until July 27. More information is at http://distribute.biblesforeurope.org.
Europe
Please continue to pray for the Lord's mercy on the readers of the free literature distributed by Rhema throughout Europe and for His shepherding them through local saints and full-timers into the church life.
Announcements
- Morning revival: training verses or repeat week 4 of The Focus
Beginning July 16: week 1 of The Genuine Oneness of the Body (Memorial Day conference) - The annual international blending conference in Dublin, Ireland will be August 25-26. Register by August 13. Information and registration is at http://www.amanatrust.org.uk/events/eventdetails.php?eventid=355.
Prayer Requests, July 1, 2012
Summer Training
For the summer training in Anaheim and all the video trainings, please pray
- for the release of the Lord's word to the churches;
- for the saints' receiving of this word;
- for the Lord's covering of the speaking brothers and His anointing in them and upon them that they would be given utterance to fully release the Lord’s burden;
- that this time would be a feast unto the Lord filled with much fellowship and blending among the saints in the study times and in the homes that the Body would be strengthened and built up through this time.
Summer School of Truth
The summer school is July 16-29. Please pray for 1) the Lord's blessing of life on the coordination of the serving saints, 2) all the young people to receive a fresh and up-to-date vision of the church, and 3) for lasting connections between young people and college students.
FTTA
Last Saturday was the FTTA graduation. Pray for the graduating trainees that the Head of the Body would have His full way in placing them in the Body where it pleases Him and that they would all be useful to the Lord for the spread and building up of His Body.
Australia
Ken Walker is at the Australian national college conference. It ends Tuesday, July 3; he returns to L.A. July 4.
Budapest, Hungary
Lord's Day, June 24th, we assembled for the first time. Our expectation was for eight saints to be in attendance; actually, ten saints were present and functioning in life. A report is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/. Please pray for the following matters:
- That in His time the Lord will make the saints gathering in Budapest a bright golden lampstand.
- That the Lord will provide language translation for the written ministry and for the meetings.
- That there will be a breakthrough in contacting young Hungarians.
- That the Lord will raise up some young Hungarian-speakers to serve Him in Hungary.
Rome
Please pray that the 13 gospel friends who attended the recent conference and all 15 of the remaining fruit in this past year, along with their families and friends, would be fully brought into the church life to become normal, living, and functioning members of the Body of Christ.
Please pray that the 179 Italians who have downloaded at least one set of Rhema books in the Italian language will be nourished, enlivened, and enlightened through the ministry and come to the full knowledge of the truth and into the enjoyment of the church life in their respective localities.
Recovery Version Distribution in United Kingdom
Continue to pray for the distribution during the Olympic torch relay, in many cities in the UK, until July 27. More information is at http://distribute.biblesforeurope.org.
Announcements
- Morning revival: training verses or repeat week 6 of The Focus
Beginning July 9: training verses or repeat week 4 of The Focus
Beginning July 16: week 1 of The Genuine Oneness of the Body... (Memorial Day conference)
Prayer Requests, June 24, 2012
Nourished with Words of the Faith for a Good Deposit
First Timothy 4:6 speaks of "a good minister of Christ Jesus, being nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which you have closely followed." Ask the Lord to draw us to more close following this summer so that He can nourish us richly in the summer training, college training, summer school of truth, and every other way.
Summer Training
Pray for the spiritual and practical preparations for the training. Pray also that those not registered would be supplied by attending open meetings.
Migrations from Los Angeles
Please petition the Lord for a bountiful supply to these three families who are migrating from Los Angeles this summer.
- David and Grace Bernier from hall 5 to Santa Barbara
- John and Janet Peruzzi from hall 5 to Murfreesboro, Tennessee (a college town near Nashville)
- David and Elda Chang from hall 4 to Albania
Summer School of Truth
The summer school is July 16-29. Many saints have signed up to help serve the young people and so far 30-40 young people have registered. Please pray for the Lord's blessing of life on the coordination of the serving saints and also pray for all the young people to receive a fresh and up-to-date vision of the church.
Middle-Age FTTA
Last Saturday 32 saints graduated from the middle-age FTTA. Ask the Lord to bring each one into more ministry of life wherever and however He desires. Ask the Lord to replace them in the fall with 40 new trainees, including some couples with pre-teen children.
Australia
Ken Walker arrives in Australia this Wednesday. Thursday he will be in Sydney for a one-day campus teams' reunion and will present the outlines and play recorded testimonies from last week's Southern California campus teams’ reunion. Friday through Tuesday of next week he will be at a camp for Australia’s national college conference on "A Man of God" from 1 and 2 Timothy. He returns to Los Angeles on July 4.
New Zealand and Australia
Dick Taylor has been in New Zealand since last Wednesday. He will return to Sydney this week and then come home. Pray for the Lord to strengthen His move there with the riches of His word that all the saints may be more sanctified into oneness in the Triune God. Pray also for a continued supply to Dick in his travels.
Lord's Table in Rome
The first Lord's Table in Rome was June 17. The entire meeting is available for viewing on two 30 minute videos at http://vimeo.com/44440940 (part 1) and http://vimeo.com/44486169 (part 2).
Lord, gain many native Italians for the building up in Rome!
Sendai, Japan
[a report by brother Yuki Goto, formerly in L.A. hall 5, now in FTT Tokyo]
Saints in Japan started door-knocking in a temporary housing area. The weekend of June 16-17, more than 40 new ones came to the gospel meeting. There were 30 saints, so there were more gospel friends than the saints! ALL of them called upon the name of the Lord and learned to pray simple prayers. From the new ones, two women wanted to get baptized. They are very solid and thirsty for the truth.
One of the women is the manager of the meeting place. Her testimony was that after the tsunami, she never smiled. But since the saints came and started coordinating for using the meeting place, she loved to be with them and found herself smiling. Now it is her desire to be Christian and be filled with joy for the rest of her life.
After the gospel meeting, there was a small children's meeting held in the temporary housing area. Five kids came with the parents. Please pray that this meeting will capture the children's hearts and also their parents'!
Recovery Version Distribution in United Kingdom
Continue to pray for the distribution during the Olympic torch relay (until July 27) and at the Olympic Games (July 27 to August 12). These events are part of human history; the distribution is part of the divine history hidden in human history. Please ask the Lord to:
- open hearts and minds of many people to receive and enjoy the free materials.
- supply the workers, funds, and materials for this distribution.
- give the laborers a wonderful time of blending and building up.
More information is at http://distribute.biblesforeurope.org.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 6 of The Focus of the Lord's Recovery (Thanksgiving conference).
Beginning July 2: training verses or repeat week 6 of The Focus
Beginning July 9: training verses or repeat week 4 of The Focus
Beginning July 16: week 1 of The Genuine Oneness of the Body... (Memorial Day conference) - The annual international blending conference in Dublin, Ireland will be August 25-26. Register by August 13. Information and registration is available at http://www.amanatrust.org.uk/events/eventdetails.php?eventid=355.
Prayer Requests, June 17, 2012
Lord, Add!
Acts 2:46-47: "And day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house, they partook of their food with exultation and simplicity of heart, praising God and having grace with all the people. And the Lord added together day by day those who were being saved." Lord, draw us more into a steadfast, day by day, house to house church life full of one accord, eating together, exultation, simplicity, and praising, so that You may add those who are being saved!
Virgil Middle School Report
Thank you saints for your prayers for the gospel meeting at Virgil Middle School Thursday, May 7. This year the club has averaged 8 members weekly. On gospel Thursday there were 17 present, 6 of whom were new ones invited by the students. One faculty member also attended. After snacks, introductions, and singing the young students shared the mystery of human life to their friends using the white board to draw the body, soul and spirit and a wire diagram showing Christ's redemption for God's dispensing. At the end one student led the whole group to receive the Lord by repeating her prayer. Please pray that the seed of life will begin to grow in many of these young people and that they will be added in a solid way to the Virgil Middle School Bible Club.
Santa Monica
Continue to pray for an English-speaking nucleus to be established in Santa Monica.
Australia and New Zealand
James Lee is with the church in Canberra Monday and returns to the U.S. Tuesday. Dick remains in Australia. The first part of this week he is in Melbourne. On Wednesday he travels to New Zealand to be with the Full Time Training and for a weekend conference. He will return to Sydney next week and then come home.
Pray that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified (2 Thes. 3:1) throughout Australia, that all the saints there may experience more perfecting into oneness in the Triune God, and that the traveling brothers be fully supplied in all three parts of their being.
Rome
Pray for a good continuation of the church life and for increase among native Italians.
Acts 10:9, "Peter went up on the housetop to pray." A photo is below shows last Friday evening's prayer meeting in Rome, held on the roof of the hotel that hosted the weekend conference..
Thessaloniki, Greece
We are full of thanksgiving for your prayers concerning our recent visit to Thessaloniki. The Lord cherished all the contacts whom we were able to meet during our time there. They were eager to have fellowship and desire us to visit again. We are beginning to develop personal, regular times of prayer and fellowship over the phone with some of them. We ask you to continue in prayer for them and for the release of a residence permit for the co-workers who are serving in Athens.
Greece and Egypt
Out of last weekend's elections, pray for governments to be established that are best for the Lord’s move in these nations.
Recovery Version Distribution in United Kingdom
The Olympic torch relay continues until July 27. From July 27 to August 12, saints will distribute free materials to people attending the Olympic Games from some 200 participating countries. More information is at http://distribute.biblesforeurope.org. Please ask the Lord to:
- open hearts and minds of many people to receive and enjoy the free materials.
- supply the workers, funds, and materials through His Body so that the Word of God could be spread throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, and the world.
- give the laborers a wonderful time of blending and building up.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 5 of The Focus of the Lord's Recovery (Thanksgiving conference).
- We are invited to pray for, and if the Lord leads, to participate in two Bibles for Canada gospel sowing trips in late July and early August. Those who have conversational ability in French are greatly needed but those who only speak English are welcome too. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/.
- The fall conference in Israel will be November 15-17. Pre- and post-conference tours are available. Registration deadline is October 15. Information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/.
Prayer Requests, June 10, 2011
A Balanced Christian Life
We need to be balanced. We must include gospel preaching as an item to balance our Christian life. If we have not preached the gospel in several days, we are not balanced. If we are going to practice a proper church life, our church life and the Christian life of every brother and sister must be balanced by gospel preaching. In the four Gospels, whoever came to the Lord, the Lord sent him to others to preach. Matthew 28:19 tells us to go to the nations, but Mark 16:15 says that we must go even to all creation. This verse says, "And He said to them, Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to all the creation." Christians have much to do to preach the gospel not only to the nations but also to every creature. We must do it! (WL, Basic Principles for the Service in the Church Life, ch. 5)
An Electronic Camel
Rebekah traveled on a camel (Gen. 24:61-65) to meet Isaac to be married to him. Now we are traveling to meet the Lord to be married to Him. Many of today's conveniences, like the internet, are unclean like camels in the eyes of God (Lev. 11:4). Nevertheless, they enable us to travel through the "desert." When we meet the Lord, we shall leave all the "camels" and be fully with Him for His satisfaction. (adapted from W.L., Life-Study of Genesis, msg 61)
While we are still in the "desert," let us beseech the Lord to use the internet to bring many people to Himself as part of His bride. Also ask the Lord to raise up more saints in L.A. to use the internet for shepherding people and for proclamation of the truth.
Santa Barbara (1)
An end of the school year celebration for UCSB students was held last Wednesday. At least 25 from Santa Barbara were present including 14 UCSB students. There was a good atmosphere of singing intermixed with testimonies of experiences this year. Many students were appreciative of the Christ they gained. At the celebration, there was also a kickoff for the summer pursuit program; 14 signed up. Some video from the celebration is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5l8beT52Gs.
Santa Barbara (2)
Lord, strengthen the church in Santa Barbara and increase Your testimony there by thrusting out workers through migration this summer.
Australia
Dick Taylor, James Lee, and Craig Birchler are in Australia. Monday and Tuesday of this week they are with the churches in Brisbane and Gold Coast. Wednesday morning Dick goes to Adelaide and James and Craig go to Tasmania. Friday afternoon Dick and James go to Perth until Monday; Craig will go to Newcastle, then return to California on Lord's Day.
Pray that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified (2 Thes. 3:1) throughout Australia, that all the saints there may experience more perfecting into oneness in the Triune God, and that the traveling brothers be fully supplied in all three parts of their being.
Rome
The evening of June 15 there will be a prayer meeting in Rome. June 16-17 there will be a conference and the first Lord’s Table of the church in Rome. Over 500 people worldwide have registered to participate, including four from L.A. Eighty native Italians have been invited.
Greece
The Greek election in early May had such fragmented results that no government could be formed. As a result, there will a new election June 17. Greece is currently financially and politically unstable and their financial instability, if not handled well by a new government, could upset much of Europe. Pray for an election result in Greece that will be best for the Lord’s move throughout Europe.
Egypt
Egypt had the same president for 30 years until the turmoil last year. A presidential election was held in May and the runoff election is June 16-17. Pray for this election to bring in a government and an atmosphere that opens more doors for Him in Egypt and throughout the Arab world.
Germany and Austria
On May 26-28 almost 300 saints, including children, gathered together for a conference in Frankfurt, Germany. Among them were around 60 new ones who had never been to a meeting before. Most of them meet as a free church in Salzburg, Austria. Their pastor came last year to the conference. He met us through the New Testament Recovery Version in German. In the last two years he has distributed over a 100 New Testaments to the believers who meet with him or are connected to him. A one-page report is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/.
Ask the Lord to raise up churches in Austria and in Frankfurt, Germany.
Recovery Version Distribution in United Kingdom
The Olympic torch relay, which lasts from May 19 to July 27, is an excellent opportunity for saints volunteering in 27 UK cities to reach the local people out to observe the torch. From July 27 to August 12, local saints and saints visiting from abroad will have the opportunity to distribute free materials to people attending the Olympic Games from some 200 participating countries. More information is at http://distribute.biblesforeurope.org.
Please pray that:
- The hearts and minds of many local and visiting people be open to receive and enjoy the free materials.
- The Lord would supply the workers, funds, and materials through His Body so that the Word of God could be spread throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, and the world.
- The saints would enjoy a wonderful time of blending and building up in the UK and throughout Europe.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 4 of The Focus of the Lord's Recovery (Thanksgiving conference).
- We are invited to pray for, and if the Lord leads, to participate in two Bibles for Canada gospel sowing trips in late July and early August. Those who have conversational ability in French are greatly needed but those who only speak English are welcome too. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/. If you are interested, read the information and register as soon as possible.
- The annual international blending conference in Dublin, Ireland will be August 25-26. Register by August 13. Information and registration is available at http://www.amanatrust.org.uk/events/eventdetails.php?eventid=355.
Prayer Requests, June 3, 2012
Our Direction
Our direction is to enter more into the reality of the Body of Christ for the full expression of the Triune God. Lord, for this goal, work Yourself into us to make us the same as You in life and nature (but not in the Godhead) that we may have a corporate, Christ-magnifying, God-man living to hasten Your return. (from Memorial Day conference, message 6)
A Balanced Christian Life
The Lord calls us to come to Him, but after we come, He tells us to go to the nations. However, some Christians learn how to come to the Lord all the time, but they forget to go. Of course, other Christians today are going Christians, but I am afraid that they do not come enough to the Lord. Therefore, we must be balanced. The coming and going Christians are sound, normal Christians. On the one hand, we need to learn how to come to the Lord all the time, day by day; then on the other hand, we need to learn how to go. We come into the Holy of Holies, and we go outside the camp, to others, to the nations. If we have the intention and sincere desire to practice the church life, we must be brothers and sisters who come to the Lord day by day and go to others all the time. (WL, Basic Principles for the Service in the Church Life, ch. 5)
Summer Training Registration
The final date for our summer training registration is Lord’s Day, June 10th. For the video simulcast or delayed DVD video trainings, the donation is $80 per seat. For the live training in Anaheim, there is a $50 late fee, so the donation is now $205 per seat. To register, please contact responsible brothers in your district or call Mike Kruidhof at 310-824-4442.
Summer School of Truth
From July 16 through July 29 the church in L.A. will have the Summer School of the Truth. As always, we are burdened to help all the saints into an experiential realization of the truth, not merely a doctrinal understanding. It is not a small thing to learn to pay the price in this age to gain the oil in our vessels for the next age (Matt. 25). Please pray for this time. Please pray that many young people, college age, parents, serving ones, and anyone burdened to know the truth concerning the church would sign up by June 17. Please send an email to Walter Baumwoll, wkbaumwoll@gmail.com if you do not yet have the link to online registration.
Virgil Middle School Bible Club
The Virgil Middle School Bible Club (in central L.A.) has been covering the Mystery of Human Life key by key for the past few months. This Thursday the members of the club will share the Mystery of Human Life to their friends. Please pray:
- for the Bible club members as they prepare to present the Mystery of Human Life;
- that many of their friends would come to this time;
- that the Lord would open the hearts of their friends, including the hearts of those remaining at Virgil in the fall for a good continuation of the club next school year.
Australia
Dick Taylor, James Lee, and Craig Birchler left Lord’s Day evening for Australia. They will be at conferences; a training for serving saints; visit many churches; and fellowship with leading brothers, campus teams, couples, and individuals. Dick will also go to New Zealand for time at the FTT there. Please pray for the Lord to strengthen these brothers in their travels and to flow richly through them for the Lord’s further advance in Australia and New Zealand.
Antelope Valley
Over 40 who live in Antelope Valley (Palmdale, Lancaster, plus smaller places) meet with or have contact with churches in L.A., Santa Clarita, or Victorville. Some have met with us over 20 years, others were saved in the past year. Lord, strengthen those who are visiting and shepherding them, knit them together, and raise up the church in Palmdale.
Recovery Version Distribution in United Kingdom
The 2012 Olympic Games in London commence 27 July. The Olympic Torch Relay is in its 70-day journey through the UK. Saints throughout the United Kingdom are going out to distribute the NT Recovery Version and literature. Please pray for the distribution to reach many people who have been prepared for this time.
A distribution map and schedule are at http://distribute.biblesforeurope.org/summer-2012-distribution; links to reports about the distribution are at the right side of this web page. Distribution information and a map (but not reports) are also at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/.
Paris
In recent weeks three native French young adults have been baptized. A report is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/. Rejoice! and pray for the continued spread of the gospel in France.
Armenia
A letter at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/ describes the need of a meeting place in Armenia, the property they have located, and their current financial situation. Please pray for release of the needed finances and the acquisition of the property. You may give for this need to Lord's Move to Europe or to the church in L.A.; in either case designate the gift for Armenia.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 3, days 4 to 6 of The Focus of the Lord's Recovery (Thanksgiving conference).
- We are invited to pray for, and if the Lord leads, to participate in two Bibles for Canada gospel sowing trips in late July and early August. Those who have conversational ability in French are greatly needed but those who only speak English are welcome too. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/. If you are interested, read the information and register as soon as possible.
- The annual international blending conference in Dublin, Ireland will be August 25-26. Register by August 13. Information and registration is available at http://www.amanatrust.org.uk/events/eventdetails.php?eventid=355.