Cape Town Metropolitan Evangelism Team
Principals of several schools around Cape Town are allowing ministry to take place in their schools. The CMET will be teaching life skills and holding World Cup Soccer events at these schools. Please pray that the students will come to know Jesus. Pray that God would begin to raise up a Christian teachers. Pray for meetings with the principals of two other schools, Andile and Mzomomphle schools. Pray for receptive hearts there.
Communications Support Team
Pray for Margie D as she settles in to life in South Africa and to working with new team members. The team is excited that she is here!
Remember Jesse and Kristen as they are away most of the month of January covering ministries in southern Sudan.
Pray for everyone on the team to meet deadlines so the World Cup Web site can be launched by the end of January. Remember especially the virtual prayer walk of urban centers.
Pray for opportunities that Steve and Tom have to train churches and teams in using Storying T4T.
Durban Urban Evangelism Team
Churches and related religious organizations in Durban are gearing up to get involved in the international soccer events coming to South Africa in 2010. A networking office is opening in Durban this month at Westville Baptist Church to help church leaders become a part of The Ultimate Goal, an initiative of the South African Sports Coalition, to reach children, youth, and adults for Christ prior to and during these events. Please pray that more church leaders and churches will choose to get involved by providing sports related programs with opportunities to share testimonies during their events. Pray that churches will begin now to prepare for holiday Bible clubs related to the soccer theme that will impact young lives with the gospel message.
Finance Support Team
Please pray for a spirit of unity at the new support center compound as the transition continues that we would all seek to honor the Lord with our words and actions to one another.
Johannesburg Evangelism Team
Pray that more South African pastors catch such a vision for their areas and people.
Pray they will want to bring us along and that we will, led by the Holy Spirit, will have hearts prepared for the journey.
Logistics Support Team
Pray for the building project at BIMS is completed and support staff moves in.
Personnel Support Team
Pray for those missionaries who are struggling with serious family problems back in the US. It is hard to be away from our families when they are going through major struggles.
Pray also for all our children (TCK’s) that they will know Jesus as Savior and Lord and then be a witness in their various school situations.
Pray for parents’ guidance in how to best provide for their TCKs’ educational needs. Pray for Father to grant wisdom and motivation to do whatever is needed with love and joy. Pray parents will know how to meet their TCKs’ individual needs.
Port Elizabeth Evangelism Team
We give thanks and praise for the new believers at Kirkwood Prison. Please pray for Andile “Speed” as he disciples a group of these young men! Also, pray for him as he prepares for AIA staff service - especially the tough aspect of raising support!
Soweto Evangelism Team
The SET (formerly WGET) team of Johannesburg with the addition of new 2-year team members is moving into a new area to plant a church. Pray for us as we work in schools, street witness and use volunteer teams to evangelize an area of Dobsonville, Soweto. The area is the home of a practice stadium for Soccer World Cup 2010 and we anticipate many people available in the area with whom to talk, witness and host Bible studies.
Tshwane Evangelism Team
Central Baptist Church is located very strategically for impacting people coming to the city for the World Cup Soccer matches in 2010. They are about a mile or less from the Loftus Stadium where matches will be held. Tshwane/Pretoria is one of the host cities and Central is currently making plans to impact people with the gospel during the World Cup. Pray for Central as they plan and train people for this event. The World Cup is an even bigger event than the Olympics.
Windhoek Evangelism Team
Namibia is a young country only gaining independence from South Africa in 1990. In addition to the country being young, the population is also young. According to statistics the mean age in Namibia is 21, life expectancy is 52 years of age, and 42% of the population is under the age of 15. Surely, social issues such as high unemployment, extreme poverty, and the high incidence of AIDS attributes to the youthful population of this country.
Career missionaries Bryan and Dana Bullington have a heart for young people and have been intentionally targeting this population segment in Namibia with the Gospel of Christ for over 15 yrs. They believe that they key to evangelizing the nation is through sharing Jesus Christ with youth in the urban setting who can then share their faith with others.
Pray for the Bullingtons and the team of young national leaders with whom they work in a ministry of the local church known as YWAP (Youth with a Purpose). Pray for wisdom and guidance this month as they begin planning the new year ahead and seek God’s will for direction. Pray that the Holy Sprit would inspire the team as well as begin working in the hearts of the many young people in Namibia who need to know the saving grace of Jesus Christ.
