Prayer, Week of October 26, 2014
The Intrinsic Practice of the Church Life
The church life is the all-inclusive Christ with His unsearchable riches realized, experienced, and expressed by all the saints in a corporate way. If we would have such a church life, we need to be constituted with Christ until all that we are and have is simply Christ Himself. Lord, constitute Yourself into me for Your expression in Los Angeles.
High School Conferences
The high school conferences are October 31 to November 2, brothers in Irvine, sisters in Anaheim. Please pray that the Lord prepare the hearts of the young people for this special time. We hope that during the conference each of the young people would be helped to experience Christ as life and be built up with companions. May the Lord gain them as gospel seeds that are full of life in their homes, among their friends, and at their schools.
Southern California Blending Conference POSTPONED
The Southern California Blending Conference scheduled for Saturday, November 15, has been postponed. The new conference date will probably be in early 2015.
Bibles for America
On November 1, BfA will begin a three-week distribution tour across Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Florida. They will give away free copies of the New Testament Recovery Version and books by Witness Lee and Watchman Nee at college campuses and other venues in 13 cities.
Please pray for the Lord's blessing on the coordination and preparation for this tour. Pray also that He would prepare His sons of peace to meet the participating saints and receive from them the supplying and nourishing materials available from BfA.
London
In November, we will have a series of seminars in four locations across London every Lord's Day of the month (for a total of 20 seminars; see http://www.amanatrust.org.uk/novemberseminars). The burden is that a new district of the church in London would be raised up. Our work has been ongoing for a few weeks now (outline writing, phone calling, practical logistics, etc.), but once again, the real labour needs to be much and thorough prayer. We need every aspect of the seminar preparation this month to be covered by and supplied through prayer.
The topic of the seminar is Changing Death into Life and will focus on 8 gospel cases in the book of John. May the Lord change much death into life. May a harvest be reaped across the city of London for the Lord to gain His building in the largest city in Europe. Pray for:
- the preparation for the November seminars;
- the phone calls being made to invite Londoners to the seminars. Pray that good contacts would be made and that many would be open to attend the seminars in their area;
- the supply to all the labouring saints preparing for the seminars.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 32 of Crystallization-Study of Genesis.
- The fall college conferences will be at Big Bear. USC/downtown November 7 to 9, and UCLA/Westside plus CSUN/Valley November 21 to 23. Details are at http://www.college-conference.com.
- The winter training will be December 22 to 27 in Anaheim. Some video trainings in L.A. will begin December 22, some later. Donation is $205 for Anaheim, $80 for video.
- The International Thanksgiving Conference will be November 27-30 in San Antonio, Texas with translation into Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. There will be child care for kindergarten through 6th grade; register by November 1. Information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/.
- The 2015 International Chinese-speaking Conference will be in Taiwan February 21-22. There will be translation into English and other languages as needed. There will also be optional church visiting trips before and after the conference. Information is at http://www.icsc2015.org/about/index. A letter about a good air fare is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/. Register by November 30 through the church here. The registration coordinator for the church in LA is brother HongChang Lin (310) 904-3483 in hall 3.
Prayer, Week of October 19, 2014
The Heading Up of All Things
God's economy of the fullness of the times is to head up all things in Christ. Today the entire creation is groaning in vanity and the slavery of corruption (Rom. 8:20-22). For creation to be released, we, the Body of Christ, need to be the first to be headed up by Christ. We participate in this heading up by receiving Christ’s transmission to the church, by loving Him with the first love, by growing in life, and by living in the light.
Junior High Conferences
The junior high conferences are October 24 to 26, brothers in Diamond Bar, sisters in Riverside. Please pray that the Lord prepare the hearts of the young people for this special time. We hope that during the conference each of the young people would be helped to experience Christ as life and be built up with companions. May the Lord gain them as gospel seeds that are full of life in their homes, among their friends, and at their schools.
Los Angeles Joint College Meeting
This dinner and meeting will be 6 to 8:30 pm Saturday, October 25, on the UCLA campus at the LA Tennis Center clubhouse. Try to find parking on nearby streets. We hope that this time will be a mutual encouragement among the campuses by seeing each other and by enjoying the Lord together.
Southern California Blending Conference
The Southern California Blending Conference will be Saturday, November 15, 4 to 9 pm in Anaheim. Translation will be provided for Chinese, Korean, and Spanish; bring an FM radio. Limited childcare will be available; details will be announced later.
Father, according to the riches of Your glory, strengthen us with power into our inner man so that we have Your longing for this conference, and so that we may apprehend the vastness of Christ with all the saints. (Eph. 3:16, 18)
Canada
The website http://www.lordsmoveincanada.org has information on the history, development, and current status of the Lord's recovery in Canada. The website also has information about each of the churches in Canada. Those who attended the recent ITERO in Toronto testify that the atmosphere is fresh and that the Lord has a way to move in this country. Lord, may Your word of the truth of the gospel continue bearing fruit and growing in Canada! (Col. 1:5-6)
Europe
October 21 to 23 approximately 150 brothers from the churches in Europe will gather in Baarlo, Netherlands, to review the messages given during the fall 2014 ITERO in Toronto, Canada. October 24 to 26 the fall international conference will be held in Baarlo for all the saints in Europe.
Please pray:
- That the burden of the Lord's speaking at the ITERO will be received by the brothers in Europe without hindrance, and that this burden will be carried out in the churches for the building up of the Body of Christ to consummate the age for the Lord’s return.
- For the blending of all the saints in Europe in the divine dispensing of the Divine Trinity for the building up of the Body and the realization of the one new man in Europe.
India
October 19-26 a group of young adult brothers from different localities in India will go to Taiwan. The burden of this trip is that the brothers may be blended in the fellowship of the Body and to learn from the experience of different churches in shepherding and perfecting, so that they may shepherd the saints and be built up in their respective localities with an intrinsic view of the Body of Christ.
Announcements
- Morning revival: REPEAT week 31 of Crystallization-Study of Genesis.
- The fall college conferences will be at Big Bear. USC/downtown will to go November 7 to 9, and UCLA/Westside plus CSUN/Valley will go November 21 to 23. Details and brochures are available at http://www.college-conference.com.
- The winter training will be December 22 to 27 in Anaheim. Some video trainings in L.A. will begin December 22, some later. Registration for Anaheim should be completed by October 26. Donation is $155 for Anaheim, $80 for video.
- The International Thanksgiving Conference will be November 27-30 in San Antonio, Texas with translation into Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. There will be child care for kindergarten through 6th grade; register by November 1. Information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- The 2015 International Chinese-speaking Conference will be in Taiwan February 21-22. There will be translation into English and other languages as needed. There will also be optional church visiting trips before and after the conference. Information is at http://www.icsc2015.org/about/index. A letter about a good air fare is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. Register by November 30 through the church here. The registration coordinator for the church in LA is brother HongChang Lin (310) 904-3483 in hall 3.
Prayer, Week of October 12, 2014
LA Joint Meeting
Lord's Day, October 19 the whole church in Los Angeles will gather at L.A. Trade Tech College at 10 a.m. May the Lord really use this time to blend us together for the sake of the impact of His testimony in Los Angeles.
Rome
There are currently 15 to 18 saints meeting on the Lord's Day. We have gained as many as seven young people from the Rome campuses; however, most of these have migrated to other localities for graduate studies, and one is planning to attend the full-time training. Two Romanian families have begun to come to the meetings, but we are especially burdened to gain more Italian families. We have many contacts in the communities with whom we have built relationships. While we will continue to go to the campus once a week for Bible distribution, we feel to focus on building up four home meetings and inviting local contacts. We are preparing an invitation to study the Bible, which we will give to those living in our respective apartment buildings. For this we desperately need the prayer of the Body, so please pray that families from our local communities will be added to these four home meetings. Please also pray that more young people from the campuses will be added to the church in Rome.
In the past two years Rhema has gone from zero to 6,887 requests, 2,924 names, and 4,052 order fulfillments, all from people living in Italy. We look to the Lord that many of these could be added to the churches in Italy.
Bulgaria and the Balkan countries
Approximately 120 adults registered for the conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 3-5 October, of which 75 were from Bulgaria, 10 from Serbia, 10 from Romania, 4 from Greece, and some from Germany, UK, and US. The saints from Serbia are from a new group that has been reading the ministry and found the conference via a Google search. Please pray:
- For the upcoming visit of serving saints to Croatia and Serbia for shepherding the new ones.
- That the Lord will raise up churches in Bulgaria and in Croatia, Serbia, and the other countries in the Balkan region of Europe.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 31 of Crystallization-Study of Genesis. Beginning October 20 we will REPEAT week 31, then start week 32 on October 27.
- The fall college conferences will be at Big Bear. USC/downtown will to go November 7 to 9, and UCLA/Westside plus CSUN/Valley November 21 to 23. Details and brochures are at http://www.college-conference.com.
- The winter training will be December 22 to 27 in Anaheim. Some video trainings in L.A. will begin December 22, some later. Registration should be completed by October 26. Donation is $155 for Anaheim, $80 for video.
- There will be a Southern California Korean-speaking conference on October 25, 9 am to 9 pm in Anaheim. This will be a respeaking in Korean of the ITERO in Toronto. Registration is required, due October 12, with $15 for two meals and outlines. There will be child care service.
- There will be a Southern California Blending Conference on November 15, 4 to 9 pm in Anaheim. Translation will be provided for Chinese, Korean, and Spanish; bring an FM radio. Limited childcare will be available; details will be announced later.
- The International Thanksgiving Conference will be November 27-30 in San Antonio, Texas. There will be translation into Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Care for children kindergarten through 6th grade will be provided; register by November 1. Information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- The annual Iberian conference will be December 5 to 7 in Lisbon, Portugal. Registration deadline is October 15. Information is at https://amanatrust.org.uk/events/eventdetails.php?eventid=470.
- The 2015 International Chinese-speaking Conference will be in Taiwan February 21-22. There will be translation into English and other languages as needed. There will also be optional church visiting trips before and after the conference. Information is at http://www.icsc2015.org/about/index. Register by November 30 through the church here. The registration coordinator for the church in LA is brother HongChang Lin (310) 904-3483.
Prayer, Week of October 5, 2014
ITERO
The International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones will be October 9 to 11 in Toronto. Lord's Day, October 12, the trainees are invited to a blending meeting with the churches in Canada.
The subject is The Vision, Practice, and Building Up of the Church as the Body of Christ. May our vision become more clear, our practice become upgraded, and the building up go higher and broader.
L.A. Joint Meeting
Lord's Day, October 19 the whole church in Los Angeles will gather at L.A. Trade Tech College at 10 a.m. (same location as in April). Maps will be distributed next weekend.
Colossians 2:19, "Holding the Head, out from whom all the Body, being richly supplied and knit together by means of the joints and sinews, grows with the growth of God." May we come together holding Christ our Head, so that everyone may experience the rich supply, the knitting together, and the growth of God.
UCLA
Supported by the prayer of the church, the full-time team and over 30 students participated in follow-up visits to incoming students we met over the summer. Almost 100 students were personally visited this last week, with many joining into Bible studies in the dorms. At least 20 of these new contacts attended small group meetings Friday night.
Next week will be our first Bible study and on-campus college meeting. Please continue to pray that the Lord will bless these gatherings and gain more of the reality of His Body through our labor at UCLA.
Fellowship and Perfecting
Saturday, October 18 from 4 to 9 PM there will be a time of fellowship and perfecting for the Spanish-speaking saints. This will be at 1855 W Ball Rd in Anaheim. Messages will be in English with translation; there will not be child care; bring your own dinner.
India
Amana Literature was at the World Christian EXPO in India. The Lord gave us the wisdom during the EXPO to clarify some of the common questions, such as who we are, who Witness Lee was, the relationship between Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, the local church, Living Stream Ministry, and the Recovery Version of the Bible. The Lord answered the prayer of the Body and gave us the grace, the wisdom and the anointing to clarify these questions. After every speaking, many of the people there ended up buying the ministry books and the Recovery Version Bible.
There are many positive responses and testimonies from this event. We pray and believe that the interpreted word in the ministry will continue to flow out prevailingly, reaching many more thirsty and seeking believers all over India. Glory be to God!
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 30 of Crystallization-Study of Genesis.
- The fall college conferences will be at Big Bear. USC/downtown will to go November 7 to 9, and UCLA/Westside plus CSUN/Valley will go November 21 to 23. Details and brochures are available at http://www.college-conference.com.
- The winter training will be December 22 to 27 in Anaheim. Some video trainings in L.A. will begin December 22, some later. Registration should be completed by October 26. Donation is $155 for Anaheim, $80 for video.
- There will be a Southern California Korean-speaking conference on October 25, 9 am to 9 pm in Anaheim. This will be a respeaking in Korean of the ITERO in Toronto. Registration is required, due October 12, with $15 for two meals and outlines. There will be child care service.
- There will be a Southern California Blending Conference on November 15, 4 to 9 pm in Anaheim. Translation will be provided for Chinese, Korean, and Spanish; bring an FM radio. Limited childcare will be available; details will be announced later.
- The International Thanksgiving Conference will be November 27-30 in San Antonio, Texas. There will be translation into Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Care for children kindergarten through 6th grade will be provided; register by November 1. Information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- The annual Iberian conference will be December 5 to 7 in Lisbon, Portugal. Registration deadline is October 15. Information is at https://amanatrust.org.uk/events/eventdetails.php?eventid=470.
- The 2015 International Chinese-speaking Conference will be in Taiwan February 21-22. There will be translation into English and other languages as needed. All who plan to attend should register by November 30; register through the church here. There will also be optional church visiting trips before and after the conference. Information is at http://www.icsc2015.org/about/index. The registration coordinator for the church in LA is brother HongChang Lin (310) 904-3483 in hall 3.
Prayer, Week of September 28, 2014
L.A. Joint Meeting
Lord's Day, October 19 the whole church in Los Angeles will gather at L.A. Trade Tech College at 10 a.m. (same location as in April). May the Lord really use this time to blend all of us together for the sake of the impact of His testimony in Los Angeles.
ITERO
The International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones will be October 9 to 11 in Toronto. Lord's Day, October 12, the trainees are invited to a blending meeting with the churches in Canada.
The burden of this training is that the Lord will make us all able ministers of the New Testament, effective building material for the universal building up of the Body of Christ, and good stewards and serving ones in our respective local churches.
UCLA
UCLA classes will begin Thursday, October 2. As the new school year begins, please join us to pray that the Lord would gain material for His building from this campus. We have been touching the Lord's heart for people, and are burdened to emphasize going to meet students rather than simply inviting them to events. The Wednesday before school starts, we will visit students we've contacted both over the summer and at the club fair on Tuesday. Around 80 of the summer contacts have indicated that they would like to be visited, and more have been visited in the last few days. Please pray that in these visits we would be one with the visiting God for the accomplishment of His purpose.
Bibles for America
From September 12 to 17, BfA staff members joined local saints to distribute free Bibles and ministry books at an assortment of venues and college campuses in San Luis Obispo, Santa Rosa, Berkeley, Sacramento, Merced, and Visalia. On the last day, at Visalia's College of the Sequoias, the saints set up a table and gave away their last 40 Bibles; based on the openness of students, they could have given away many more.
The saints were well-received at every venue. People approached with questions like, "What does it mean that we will perish?" and comments like, "I read the first page of The Normal Christian Life, and I want more!" A total of 240 Bibles and 360 ministry books, as well as hundreds of brochures and gospel tracts, were distributed during the tour.
Please pray that the word will continue to run in Central and Northern California, and that the many seeds that were sown during the tour will take root and bear fruit. Pray also that the local saints will be strengthened into the inner man as they follow up with recipients who requested further contact.
Bulgaria
There will be a conference in Sofia, Bulgaria October 3 to 5. Many new people are expected. Pray for the furtherance of the Lord's move here.
Düsseldorf, Germany
The full amount for the purchase of the meeting hall in Düsseldorf has now been received through the gifts of the saints. We thank the Lord for this! The prayer of the saints for this matter has therefore been answered. Praise Him!
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 29 of Crystallization-Study of Genesis.
- The fall college conferences, "The Age of the Jubilee.," will be at Big Bear. USC/downtown will to go November 7 to 9, and UCLA/Westside plus CSUN/Valley will go November 21 to 23. Details and brochures are available at http://www.college-conference.com.
- The winter training will be December 22 to 27 in Anaheim. Some video trainings in L.A. will begin December 22, some later. Registration should be completed by October 26. Donation is $155 for Anaheim, $80 for video.
- There will be a Southern California Korean-speaking conference on October 25, 9 am to 9 pm in Anaheim. This will be a respeaking in Korean of the ITERO in Toronto. Registration is required, due October 12, with $15 for two meals and outlines. There will be child care service.
- There will be a Southern California Blending Conference on November 15, 4 to 9 pm in Anaheim. Translation will be provided for Chinese, Korean, and Spanish; bring an FM radio. Limited childcare will be available; details will be announced later.
- The International Thanksgiving Conference will be November 27-30 in San Antonio, Texas. There will be translation into Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Care for children kindergarten through 6th grade will be provided; register by November 1. Information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- The annual Iberian conference will be December 5 to 7 in Lisbon, Portugal. Registration deadline is October 15. Information is at https://amanatrust.org.uk/events/eventdetails.php?eventid=470.
- The 2015 International Chinese-speaking Conference will be in Taiwan February 21-22. There will be translation into English and other languages as needed. All who plan to attend should register by November 30; register through the church here. There will also be optional church visiting trips before and after the conference. Information is at http://www.icsc2015.org/about/index. The registration coordinator for the church in LA is brother HongChang Lin (310) 904-3483 in hall 3.
Prayer, Week of September 21, 2014
"God Has Blended the Body Together" (1 Cor. 12:24)
Lord's Day, October 19 the whole church in Los Angeles will gather at L.A. Trade Tech College (the same location as in April). Ask the Lord to release every one of us to attend and to exercise our spirit to partake of the blending which God has already accomplished.
Korean Language Bible Distribution
The Korean-speaking saints did a Bible distribution during the L.A. Korean Festival last week (September 18-21). We distributed about 1100 Bibles including 100 English and 80 Spanish. This will be followed by Bible seminars on three Saturdays—September 27, October 4 and 11. Through the seminars they hope to get many seekers to participate in their weekly Bible club meetings.
The overall atmosphere was good and many people appreciated the free study Bible and showed interest in Bible seminars or Bible clubs. We received contact information for about 650 people.
Spain and Portugal
The saints serving in the Iberian Peninsula are burdened to cover the full Peninsula including Spain, Portugal, their island territories, the micro state of Andorra, and Gibraltar. The total population is close to 60 million. The Lord is opening up many areas, some where we have new saints meeting, others with contacts and scattered saints.
At present there are three couples serving full time in Madrid and one in Lisbon. The scattered and new saints need much shepherding; frequent and personal visits are the best way and central to our service here. Given the need and the size of the field, we feel we are very shorthanded.
The Lord's recovery in here started in the early 80s and there had been some young saints sent to the full-time training several years ago. Then there was a gap of a few years with no young saints in the full-time training. Now there is a new crop who has been raised up and over the past two years some have graduated from the training and begun serving.
A three-page report about the Lord's move here is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Switzerland
After many months of struggle, Christians on Campus in Lausanne is officially an organization now. First campus in Switzerland. Lord, provide many more.
Lebanon and Cyprus
The church in Beirut warmly extends an invitation to the churches to share with us in a time of fellowship and blending to be held on the island of Cyprus September 25-28.
Announcements
1. Morning revival: week 28 of Crystallization-Study of Genesis.
2. The winter trainingtraining will be December 22 to 27 in Anaheim. Some video trainings in L.A. will begin December 22, some later. Registration should be completed by October 26. Donation is $155 for Anaheim, $80 for video.
3. There will be a Southern California Korean-speaking conference on October 25, 9 am to 9 pm in Anaheim. This will be a respeaking in Korean of the ITERO in Toronto. Registration is required, due October 12, with $15 for two meals and outlines. There will be child care service.
4. There will be a Southern California Blending Conference on November 15, 4 to 9 pm in Anaheim. Translation will be provided for Chinese, Korean, and Spanish; bring an FM radio. Limited childcare will be available; details will be announced later.
5. The International Thanksgiving Conference will be November 27-30 in San Antonio, Texas. There will be translation into Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Care for children kindergarten through 6th grade will be provided; register by November 1. Information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
6. The 2015 International Chinese-speaking Conference will be in Taipei, Taiwan Saturday and Lord's Day, February 21-22. There will be translation into English and other languages as needed. All who plan to attend should complete their registration by November 30; register through the church here. There will also be optional church visiting trips before and after the conference. Information is at www.icsc2015.org/about/index.
Prayer, Week of September 14, 2014
Korean Language Bible Distribution
The Korean-speaking saints are actively working toward the Bible distribution during the L.A. Korean Festival next week (September 18-21) followed by Bible Seminars September 27, October 4 and 11.
This annual, four-day festival is the biggest event in the Korean community in North America. We have a booth and will distribute the Recovery Version and invite the recipients to our Bible seminars. Please pray that:
- The gospel of the kingdom could be preached through this distribution.
- All the Bibles distributed would be read with good impression.
- Many people would be open to further contacts, especially to attend the three Bible seminars.
- This Bible distribution wouldn't remain as a mere outward activity, but would become an opportunity to perfect and vitalize the Korean-speaking saints.
Thousand Oaks
By the Lord's mercy, the Church in Thousand Oaks' number is steadily increasing. Over-crowding at our meeting hall is a serious problem for both adults and children. After over six months of fellowship and planning, we came to the decision to implement two sessions on Lord's Days, starting September 14.
- English-speaking saints will meet from 9:00 to 10:30 AM. After that we are planning to have a campus ministry meeting from 11:00 AM to 12:00 noon. We are diligently looking for a place on/near campus.
- Chinese-speaking saints will meet from 10:45 AM to 12:30 PM. We will have lunch together after the meeting for shepherding and fellowship.
This is a giant step for us out of necessity. We are in fear and trembling, yet we trust in the Lord's mercy and grace. We need much of your prayer and support in the spirit.
Sierra Leone
The 2014 Ebola outbreak is the largest Ebola outbreak in history and the first in West Africa. The current outbreak is strongly affecting the nations of Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia in West Africa. Half the people who get Ebola die.
(The following is from an email sent by a brother in the recovery in Sierra Leone)
Ebola is still prevailing in Sierra Leone and destroying like fire in [a dry wind]. We need your prayers at all time. 100s have lost their lives to Ebola and more are dying every day. We shall observe a three days sit down at home on the 19th-21st of this month nation wide. There shall be no Church meetings and no other religious meetings nation wide. This is really very serious...... We need God's intervention.
United Kingdom
This week is the beginning of a busy time all across the UK.
Freshers' Fayres (freshman orientations) in which we will participate are in Edinburgh, 3 places in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Reading, Cambridge, Norwich, Ipswich, Cardiff, Sheffield, Southampton.
Luke 10:1-2. "Now after these things, the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to come. And He said to them, the harvest is great, but the workers few; therefore, beseech the Lord of the harvest that He would thrust out workers into His harvest."
We believe that the Lord is about to come to all these places. Truly we must beseech and pray that there would be the workers who would present themselves willingly to be thrust into the Lord's harvest. Please pray for all these Freshers' Fayres that the Lord would gain what He needs to gain His building material, build His church, and end this age.
Switzerland
The annual Swiss French-speaking conference is September 20-21. Ask the Lord to bring many together to be blended in spirit, and to release a word for the furtherance of His move there.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 27 of Crystallization-Study of Genesis.
- The International Thanksgiving Conference will be November 27-30 in San Antonio, Texas. There will be translation into Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Care for children kindergarten through 6th grade will be provided; register by November 1. Information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- The 2015 International Chinese-speaking Conference will be in Taipei, Taiwan Saturday, February 21 and Lord's Day, February 22. We extend an invitation to participate in this gathering. There will be translation into English and other languages as needed. All who plan to attend should complete their registration by November 30; register through the church here. There will also be optional church visiting trips before and after the conference. Information is at http://www.icsc2015.org/about/index.
- You can get your own copy of this page by email every Monday morning. Register at the bottom of the right column of https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Prayer, Week of September 7, 2014
Children's Work Perfecting Conference
We are pleased to announce to the churches in Southern California a perfecting conference for parents and for those who serve with the children in the churches. This perfecting conference will be a continuation and further development of the same conference we began several years ago.
This conference will be Saturday, October 4 from 9 am until 3 pm at the church in Diamond Bar meeting hall. There will be translation into Korean, Chinese and Spanish (bring your own FM radio). For the registered saints lunch will be provided. The registration donation will be $25. Please register by September 28 at http://www.scyp.com and click on Event Registration.
Kansas City
Dick Taylor will be in Kansas City for a conference Friday through Lord's Day. Saints from Missouri and Kansas will be attend along with smaller numbers from nearby states. The subject is The Heavenly Vision. Please pray that this conference give more people the vision and bring more people into the reality of this vision.
Europe
In the coming weeks the universities across Europe will begin their new academic year. This is a very crucial time for making new contacts on campus. Please pray:
- That the Lord will open many homes to shepherd the students and will also raise up key students to co-labor on many campuses throughout Europe.
- That the Lord will sovereignly arrange contact with many seeking ones in the coming weeks and will gain them as remaining fruit.
India
- The FTT New Delhi trainees with the saints propagated for 12 days in 3 campuses and 4 communities in August. They used the gospel of John as their gospel tract. There were 17 baptisms. In this propagation the Lord has blessed us with 50 students and 14 families who are open for regular meeting and Bible studies. Please pray:
- For the coordination of trainees and saints in shepherding of the contacts to be remaining fruits;
- For the establishment of Bible study groups in the campuses;
- That the new ones could be brought into the church life through the perfecting in the group meetings.
- Starting September 8th, there will be an intensified gospel move for three weeks in various places throughout India. Please pray that more contacts and key families may be gained to be the building materials for the building of the house of God.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 26 of Crystallization-Study of Genesis (summer training).
- The International Thanksgiving Conference will be November 27-30 in San Antonio, Texas. There will be translation into Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Care for children kindergarten through 6th grade will be provided; register by November 1. Information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- The 2015 International Chinese-speaking Conference will be in Taipei, Taiwan Saturday, February 21 and Lord's Day, February 22. We extend an invitation to participate in this gathering. There will be translation into English and other languages as needed. All who plan to attend should complete their registration by November 30; register through the church here. There will also be optional church visiting trips before and after the conference. Information is at http://www.icsc2015.org/about/index.
Prayer, Week of August 31, 2014
Bethel - The House of God
We need to be enlightened by and fully saturated with the thought that in this universe God is doing only one thing—building His eternal habitation. (point I in msg 1, United Kingdom and Ireland blending conference, August 23-24, attended by about 500).
High School Seniors Fellowship
We are happy to announce another High School Seniors Fellowship Time on Saturday, September 13 at the meeting hall of the Church in Irvine. This time is open to all high school seniors, not just those interested in attending UCI. We hope to impress the students with a vision of the value of their college years humanly and for the Lord and provide some practical college fellowship.
Midage Training
The fall term of middle age training began Monday, September 1. Eighty trainees are registered for the whole term and eleven more for one to a few weeks. Please pray that each one remains open to the Lord's enlightening and constituting.
Bibles for America
Many BfA recipients send in positive responses regarding the free Bible, books, and other materials they receive. Such responses come through email, Facebook, YouTube, and the BfA blog and provide further opportunity and encouragement to pray for these dear believers. Please pray that many people would continue to find and benefit from the free resources available from Bibles for America.
Thessaloniki, Greece
In the middle of August two serving couples moved from Athens to Thessaloniki. The Lord has given them apartments in a strategic location, a 10-minute walk from the university. Please pray that:
- the local saints who have been in contact with them will be strengthened to practice the church life;
- the Lord will lead them to contact more seeking people and will enlarge His testimony here;
- the Lord will nourish and build up the saints through their consistent reading of the ministry.
Romania
The annual conference in Romania is September 5 to 7. Please pray for 1) the gathering and blending of all the saints, 2) the release of the Lord's word, and 3) the unveiling of all to see a heavenly vision.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 25 of Crystallization-Study of Genesis (summer training).
- The International Thanksgiving Conference will be November 27-30 in San Antonio, Texas. There will be translation into Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Care for children kindergarten through 6th grade will be provided; register by November 1. Information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- The 2015 International Chinese-speaking Conference will be in Taipei, Taiwan Saturday, February 21 and Lord's Day, February 22. We extend an invitation to participate in this gathering. There will be translation into English and other languages as needed. All who plan to attend should complete their registration by November 30; register through the church here. There will also be optional church visiting trips before and after the conference. Information is at http://www.icsc2015.org/about/index.
- There is a phone list update form at https://churchinlosangeles.org/phonelist. We request your assistance in completing this form in order to update our church directory.
Prayer, Week of August 24, 2014
USC
USC begins classes Monday August 25. Please pray that:
- Our students would be full of joy and grace, shining brightly at our campus gospel table
- We would continue to make solid connections with seeking students, especially freshmen.
- The Lord would bless the speaking at our campus ministry meeting.
- Many new students could be bridged to the homes of the saints.
Southern California Young People
The 2014 Junior High Gospel Perfecting Conference and the Southern California Young Peoples Blending Meeting, are Saturday, August 30th in Arcadia.
Internet
Ask the Lord to bring seekers to internet sites which are rich in life and truth, and to cause these seekers to interact with these web sites so that continuing fellowship may develop.
Albania
Tirana is the capital of Albania. There are 9 saints and 2 children meeting together. David and Elda Chang (in L.A. in past years), who migrated here with their two girls, opened an English pre-school last year (http://tiranaschool.org). And the Lord has been using the school in many ways. Please pray:
- that preparation for the new year, which begins September 1, would go smoothly;
- for more students to take the place of those who are older or who moved away;
- for the Lord to strengthen and encourage the saints here!
Düsseldorf, Germany
The church life began in Düsseldorf in 2008 with 12 saints through a migration. Since then the church has grown under the Lord's blessing through both increase and migration. The attendance in the Lord's Day meeting now reaches up to 40 and the church has outgrown its current rented meeting rooms. A property has recently become available for purchase which could serve as a meeting hall for the church as well as a location for the blending of the saints in the region. We in Düsseldorf feel very good about this purchase.
If you desire to help, you may give to the church designated for Düsseldorf meeting hall.
Sri Lanka
September 1 to 14 there will be a two-week intensified propagation in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, a city where there is a local church.
A two page report about the Lord's move in Asia, with news from Sri Lanka, Laos, and Cambodia is at http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/E-2014-08.pdf (English) and
http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Asia-2014-08.pdf (Chinese).
Announcements
- Morning revival: REPEAT week 1 of The Heavenly Vision (Memorial Day conference). Next week we begin Crystallization-Study of Genesis (summer training).
- The International Thanksgiving Conference will be November 27-30 in San Antonio, Texas. There will be translation into Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Care for children kindergarten through 6th grade will be provided; register by November 1. Information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- The 2015 International Chinese-speaking Conference will be in Taipei, Taiwan Saturday, February 21 and Lord's Day, February 22. We extend an invitation to participate in this gathering. There will be translation into English and other languages as needed. All who plan to attend should complete their registration by November 30; register through the church here. There will also be optional church visiting trips before and after the conference. Information is at http://www.icsc2015.org/about/index.