Prayer, Week of February 9, 2014
International Chinese-Speaking Conference
The International Chinese-speaking Conference will be Friday evening, February 14 through mid-day Lord's Day, February 16 in Anaheim. Meetings are open to all; there will be translation into English, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Please pray that the Lord will take more crucial steps in the advancement of His purpose during this gathering.
FTTA Gospel Trips
All the trips concluded this Monday (Feb. 10) except for the Philippines (see below). Please pray for continuing contact with all who received literature or New Testaments and with all who came to seminars, personal times, or home meetings.
L.A. City College
Our LACC Bible Club has been very active in Bible study and student-led Recovery Version distribution in campus in the recent three semesters. Six students are active in club activity and three of them are in the church life. The spring semester begins this week. Please pray that:
- The Lord gain these 6 core-students as a vital group while they are preparing for the new semester through prayer, fellowship and pursuing Christ.
- The home to contain new ones from this club would be consecrated to gain them as remaining fruits.
- The Lord would begin a Korean-speaking Bible study through this club.
"Life-Study Live" in Hall 1
On March 1 there will be "Life-Study Live" in hall 1. This is a presentation to Spanish-language listeners of the Life-Study on the radio. The Spanish-speaking saints in hall 1 will host this seminar with support from other districts in Los Angeles. Please pray for 1) the Lord prepare the hearts of our radio listeners as good earth where Christ may grow in life, and 2) the saints laboring in preparation for this seminar.
FTT London
The spring semester begins this week. Six new trainees joined the FTTL from 4 countries, making a total of 37 trainees from 10 countries. Please pray for a strong exercise of the spirit with the pursuing of the truth, the growth in life, and the practice of the God-ordained way.
South Africa
Dick Taylor leaves for South Africa this week. He will be in church meetings there and fellowship with many individual saints and couples. The next two weeks he will teach a class at FTT Pretoria then be in the national conference. Please ask the Lord to:
- use these weeks to strengthen His move in South Africa and in the whole continent;
- raise up many in the FTT to serve Him throughout Africa;
- richly supply saints shepherding the large number of new people and saints caring for the FTT.
Spain
The Lord has blessed the church in Madrid with increase, which includes more children than we can adequately take care of in the current meeting hall. The church is again actively looking for a larger and more adequate place.
The FTTA gospel trip coincided with the arrival of 8,400 Bibles. Distributions took place in Madrid and Girona. Our burden now is to train saints in every locality by going out to distribute the Recovery Version with them and leaving them some Bibles so that they can go out on their own.
Please pray that:
- the Lord guide the brothers in Madrid and give them wisdom in decisions regarding the meeting hall;
- all the localities in the Iberian Peninsula pick up the burden to distribute the Recovery Version for the increase of all the churches.
A one-page report from Spain is at at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Philippines
Here are a few sentences from the team that is visiting the devastated area of the Philippines.
(one report) We are visiting various localities on this island during the day to preach the gospel, knock on doors, and fellowship with the saints. We visited a church where their meeting hall and homes were damaged beyond repair by the earthquake. The next day we visited a town to knock on doors. There are saints there, but no church yet. Lord, flow through us as channels of life today!
(about a one-day visit to a locality) We were greeted by happy saints against the backdrop of an under-construction meeting hall collapsed by the recent typhoon. We spent the whole day with them: going to market, helping with construction, fellowshipping, eating lunch and dinner, getting to know the children, and spending time at the beach (clear water, mountain views, awesome sky).
We came to realize many things that the Body having many members and the Body being one is real. When one member of the Body hurts, the other members and the whole Body hurt. It was evident that they are hurt, devastated, and in pain with many needs to be met, but it was also evident that they are happy and satisfied in the Lord and in the Body. They welcomed us warmly with their smiles, fresh food, but most importantly, with their sweet, indispensable portion of Christ.
Prayer burdens:
- More blending in the churches here during these difficult times.
- The strengthening of the saints for the Lord's testimony despite all their suffering.
- Much reaping of the harvest while people are more open and seeking.
- For the gospel to be preached in a prevailing way.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 6 of The Mending Ministry of John (Thanksgiving conference). After week 6 we will begin Genesis (winter training).
- Gifts marked for Philippines relief may be given to the church or to Lord's Move to Europe.
- There will be a Chinese-speaking tour of Israel and Jordan March 24 to April 3. Saints must have a US or Canadian passport to apply. Details are at http://ourisraeltour.com/chineseusa2014/.
- There will be a Russian-speaking conference March 28 to 30 in Sacramento. Information in English and Russian is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- There will be a Conference and Tour in Israel May 8 to 18 in English, Spanish, and Russian. Information in English and Spanish is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Prayer, Week of February 2, 2014
Lord, Trim and Supply
In Revelation 2 and 3 our High Priest is trimming the lampstands, cutting away those things that are not needed and that frustrate the shining; at the same time He is supplying the oil that is needed and that will make the lampstands burn brightly. (Mending Ministry, week 5, I.D.3)
Lord, trim us and supply us to increase our shining in Los Angeles!
FTTA Gospel Trips
The international trips concluded last week; the national trips continue through all of this week.
Please pray that these trips would be a lasting encouragement to the saints in every city and that the example of the trainees would stir the young people to give themselves to the Lord for His closure of this generation. Please pray also that the gospel contacts and New Testament recipients in every city would get connected to the local saints and have second, third, and continuing appointments.
Detailed reports, photos, and prayer requests are at http://beseeching.org. A few excerpts are below the announcements.
"Life-Study Live" in Hall 1
On March 1 there will be "Life-Study Live" in hall 1. This is a presentation to Spanish-language listeners of the Life-Study on the radio. The Spanish-speaking saints in hall 1 will host this seminar with support from other districts in Los Angeles. Please pray:
- For the expression and testimony of one Body in the service at this seminar;
- An increase in vitality for all our saints, to be active and living members with companions to nourish and shepherd those who contact us:
- That the Lord prepare the hearts of our radio listeners as good earth where Christ may grow in life;
- That the Lord may gather those who are to be saved and those who are seeking Him so that they may experience Christ as life.
Bibles for America
In January BfA contacted military installations that previously received BfA military packets to see if they would like to order more. In three weeks, chaplains and family readiness groups ordered 2,076 military packets, 238 New Testament Recovery Versions, 505 books, and 245 copies of the Gospel of John in Spanish.
Additionally, BfA found that the Army Chief of Chaplains is proposing to limit the organizations from which the Army can receive Bibles.
Please pray that:
- The BfA materials would reach the spiritually hungry service members.
- A door would remain open to Bibles for America in all branches of the US Military.
Philippines
The past weekend a small team of FTTA trainees and other saints departed on a trip to the devastated area of the Philippines to encourage the saints there and to coordinate with them in preaching the gospel.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 5 of The Mending Ministry of John (Thanksgiving conference). After week 6 we will begin Genesis (winter training).
- Gifts marked for Philippines relief may be given to the church or to Lord's Move to Europe.
- There will be a Chinese-speaking tour of Israel and Jordan March 24 to April 3. Saints must have a US or Canadian passport to apply. Details are at http://ourisraeltour.com/chineseusa2014.
- There will be a Russian-speaking conference March 28 to 30 in Sacramento. Information in English and Russian is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- There will be a Conference and Tour in Israel May 8 to 18 in English, Spanish, and Russian. Information in English and Spanish is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Excerpts from Reports from FTTA Gospel Trips
Columbia, South Carolina
We had a wonderful session of prayer and fellowship with the local saints and full-time serving ones, followed by preparations for our sowing events on the campuses. After lunch, 25 young people and serving ones from Charlotte, NC and Simpsonville, SC arrived and joined us for tract distribution and hymn singing at the University of South Carolina. In the evening, we had a YP meeting with the young people in Columbia and all those from Charlotte and Simpsonville who are joining us for the weekend. There were about 40 of us in total.
Edinburg, Texas
The Lord is continually providing for us and has given us more fresh enjoyment of Him! We had our second Bible study on campus at UTPA, and the turnout was as encouraging as our previous one. A total of twenty students signed in. We covered verses from Genesis 1. Hallelujah, we were made in His image and His likeness! After the Bible study, some students stayed to hang out with us for about an hour or so. There were also two students who received their salvation! Hallelujah for our two new sisters!
Merced, California
At UC Merced we handed out 20 Bibles, some free literature, and 6 were open to follow up. Many saints in the area also came for door-knocking in the city. We had a total of 5 teams go out, with many open for further contact. There were a couple of appointments that happened today from our contacts yesterday. The next day 12 students wanted further contact! We also had 7 door knocking teams with over 20 open for further contact this week! The city is very open and hungry for the Word. We are very encouraged with the positive responses throughout the city.
Frankfurt, Germany
We walked to downtown Frankfurt and distributed Bibles for two and a half hours. The people were not as receptive as at the universities, but that was to be expected as generally the older German population is more closed. We passed out 17 Bibles with 5 wanting further contact, and one young Muslim lady from Turkey prayed to receive the Lord! As we were packing up, a trash truck drove by and stopped, and the man driving the truck quickly jumped out and ran to our table. He was very excited to get a Bible! This was the first time something like this happened to us in Germany.
Netherlands
This past Friday, we tabled in a small, Dutch town. Most of the older generation here only speak Dutch, so most of the Bibles handed out were to the young people who could read and speak both English and Dutch. That evening, we attended a college meeting where some trainees shared experiences of how the Lord led them to the training so that the young people would consider going to the training in London after their undergraduate studies.
Sweden
We distributed Bibles at KTH University in Stockholm, with 4 of the recipients requesting further contact. Five years ago when the labor first began on this campus there was no interest for the Bible among the students, so the saints are encouraged that the Lord is answering the faithful prayers of the saints to soften the students and increase their hunger for God's word!
Spain
We went with one of the brothers in Barcelona to distribute Bibles at the University of Girona. After fellowship and blending with the brothers and sisters in Girona we all arrived at the campus for the Bible distribution. There weren't many students on the campus due to exams but there we passed out about 15 Bibles to the students. We then had a larger time of overflow where the saints as well as the trainees shared our enjoyment and experience on the gospel in Girona as well as the rest of Spain.
Brazil
We had a meeting with 45-50 saints in one city, including about 5 saints living thirty minutes away in another city. We all shared from the morning revival. There was a mutual flow of fellowship among us. The saints shared that they were very much encouraged to keep going on and were touched to hear that the Body of Christ is the same in the US as it is in this locality.
Prayer, Week of January 26, 2014
Lord, Build Up !
What the Lord wants and will build up is Zion, the overcomers. (week 4, I.B)
Lord, grant us more revelation of Yourself, more of an ear to hear what the Spirit says, more eating of the tree of life, more building up of Zion.
FTTA Gospel Trips
The international trips are in their last few days. The national trips continue through next week. Many universities are being visited, much literature is being distributed, many people contacted, some received the Lord, some lingered for extended conversation, a few new ones came to homes for dinner, and much blending in various homes day by day.
In general, pray for contacts to remain open, and for the Lord's shepherding through many local saints to result in remaining fruit for the building of the Body.
Detailed reports, photos, and prayer requests are at http://beseeching.org. A few excerpts are below the announcements.
FTT Paraguay
The spring term of FTT in Caacupé, Paraguay begins February 3. There are 27 returning trainees from four nations plus 20 new trainees from nine nations. Another 35 from seven nations will attend for one to three weeks in February. Please pray for
- the door to be fully open for each trainee to attend, including sufficient finances;
- the training to be full of the rich flow of the Lord's speaking.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 4 of The Mending Ministry of John (Thanksgiving conference).
- Gifts marked for Philippines relief may be given to the church or to Lord's Move to Europe.
- There will be a Chinese-speaking tour of Israel and Jordan March 24 to April 3. Saints must have a US or Canadian passport to apply. Details are at http://ourisraeltour.com/chineseusa2014.
- There will be a Russian-speaking conference March 28 to 30 in Sacramento. Information in English and Russian is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- There will be a Conference and Tour in Israel May 8 to 18 in English, Spanish, and Russian. Information in English and Spanish is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Brief Parts of Reports and Prayer Requests from FTTA Gospel Trips
Edinburgh, Scotland
Wednesday we set up our tables in the University of Edinburgh. After an hour and a half of distribution, 35 students received the Recovery Version. On Thursday, we distributed 42 Bibles in the city center, 21 of which are open for further contact. On Thursday night, we had a love feast and a Bible study with the students. We delved into John 6 together and read the footnotes. Their overflow afterwards concerning the Lord being our living Bread and becoming the indwelling Spirit richly supplied all of us.
Prayer: that the Lord continues to open the hearts of local Scottish students to the word of God, and that He would bless our further distributions and appointments.
Fort Myers, Florida
We arrived last Thursday and had a welcome dinner and corporate blending time with the local saints here. It was very encouraging to hear their testimonies about the Lord's move here. Quite a few families have moved here in the last four years, and it seems to be very organic and under the Lord's blessing. The saints here are very burdened for simply enjoying the one Christ and the oneness of the Body.
Prayer: that the Lord continue to bless us with the one accord among the trainees/visiting saints and the local saints, and to draw out hungry and seeking ones when we pass out Bibles.
Paris, France
Our gospel activities in Paris concluded (we moved on to Lyon) with 131 Bibles distributed and 98 warm contacts. The saints, especially the full-time serving ones in Paris, have deeply impressed us with their absoluteness for the Lord and their living. Paris might not be the easiest place to live in; yet it is a frontier for us to make it as overcomers for the Lord. The saints here have demonstrated what abiding in the Lord is and how everything is yours when you are His.
Pray for the follow-up on the Bible recipients.
Berlin, Germany
Each day last week in Berlin has been more encouraging than the day before! We distributed Bibles during the day on universities and city plazas. In the evenings we visit with the saints, hearing their testimonies, singing and enjoying simply being with the saints.
Prayer: that those who received the Bible would read their Bibles and that others would order online.
Romania
We then distributed Bibles at a university in Timisoara. Two local high school students joined us. Our experience in the distribution today reaffirmed how open the students are in Romania. In 70 minutes, we handed out all 91 Bibles we had brought with us.
Pray for the Bible seminars we are having in several cities in Romania.
Switzerland
Every evening in Lausanne we have blending with different saints in the neighboring areas, enjoying the normal church life and spending time in the homes of the families. This past week we have also had two Bible Distributions in Geneva and Neuchatel. In one hour in Geneva we passed out 25-30 French New Testaments; in Neuchatel we passed out 10-15 in under an hour and had several positive contacts.
Pray for the four new local students who attended the home meeting on Thursday, that the Lord would keep them and they would enter in and remain in the church life in Lausanne. Pray for the Bible distributions and the seeds planted in the local Swiss people during the week.
Bristol, United Kingdom
Praise the Lord for the Lord's testimony in Bristol. There are three families here. The saints are laboring at the University of Bristol. During our time here, we had an enjoyable time distributing free Bibles at the University in spite of the rain.
Pray for our time of blending with the saints and students in Bristol and Exeter. Please pray for the 96 contacts who received gospel tracts and for the 6 Bible recipients; one recipient was very open to further contact.
Brazil
We took a 5 hour bus ride to another city. This is the first time a team has been sent to this city, and they were very happy to have us. There are about 65 saints meeting consistently in this locality. Last night, we met with about 12 saints to talk about the burden that they have for us being here. The saints here are entering into the Experience, Growth, and Ministry of Life for the Body morning revival.
Please pray for the young people to have real experiences of the Lord. The saints in this locality are heavily burdened for the young people.
Prayer, Week of January 19, 2014
One Flock, One Shepherd
"I have come that they may have zoe life and may have it abundantly. I am the good Shepherd; the good Shepherd lays down His psuche life for the sheep. And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must lead them also, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one Shepherd." John 10:10b-11, 16
"He laid down His psuche life on our behalf, and we ought to lay down our psuche lives on behalf of the brothers." 1 John 3:16
CSUN
The spring semester at CSUN begins this week. Please pray that:
- The Lord would strengthen and build up the student core and add many of the new ones to the church life in a solid way;
- The Lord would draw more students and families into the day-by-day and house-to-house church life around the campus;
- So that all could enter into a corporate fruit-bearing life under the Lord's blessing.
International Gospel Trips
About 120 trainees plus 10 serving saints are now on international FTTA gospel trips. Nineteen teams (4 to 11 people each) are in Europe, visiting 14 nations and one team is in South Africa, all until January 30. Three other teams are in Brazil until February 3. Please continue to pray for:
- rich experiences of Christ in the living and serving of everyone who participates;
- testimonies which will encourage other saints to join full time trainings;
- much blending and good coordination of the visitors and local saints;
- the Lord's blessing on the gospel and announcing of the truth.
GTCA
The target cities for 2014 GTCA (Gospelize, Truthize, Churchize America) are:
| Columbia, South Carolina; | Edinburg, Texas; | Fargo, North Dakota; |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas; | Fort Myers, Florida; | Greeley, Colorado; |
| Lafayette, Indiana; | Lexington, Kentucky; | Lincoln, Nebraska; |
| Lubbock, Texas; | Merced, California; | Murfreesboro, Tennessee; |
| Novato, California; | Olympia, Washington; | Omaha, Nebraska; |
| Salem, Oregon; | Stillwater, Oklahoma; | Temecula, California; |
| Virginia Beach/Newport News, Virginia. |
North American Gospel Trips
Friday, January 24, teams of saints will begin two-week visits to the GTCA cities to spread the gospel, teach the truth, distribute free BfA material, and help raise up churches. About 110 FTTA and middle-age trainees plus a a few serving saints will coordinate with local saints and those from nearby supporting churches for this time. Please pray that:
- The Lord would bless the coordination and blending between the teams and the local saints.
- The outward conditions, such as the weather, would be favorable for the labor in these cities.
- The Lord would prepare many seeking ones and would lead them to the saints and the enjoyment of the ministry.
Summer School of Truth in South America
The Summer School of Truth for churches in South America will be held in Brazil January 21 to 26. About 670 young people and serving saints are registered. This number includes over 220 from the churches in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay and about 450 from Brazil. The general subject will be The Triune God and the Person and Work of Christ. Please pray for:
- The release of the Lord's burden in every session, and the effectiveness of every small group session.
- The serving saints, that they will be able to convert doctrine into experience in their sharing in order to create an experiential impression of the truth in the young people.
- All the young people to be constituted with the truth so that they can become seeds of the gospel in their schools.
- The safe travel and health of all the participants.
- The accommodations at the camp site and the coordination of all the practical services.
Cambodia
- Pray for the Gospel move by FTT Taipei in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Kampong Cham until January 23.
- Pray for the International Blending Conference in Phnom Penh January 24 to 26.
India
Pray for the raising up of golden lampstands in Jaipur and Lucknow through the coordination of FTT Taipei and FTT New Delhi.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 3 of The Mending Ministry of John (Thanksgiving conference).
- Gifts marked for Philippines relief may be given to the church or to Lord's Move to Europe.
- There will be a Chinese-speaking tour of Israel and Jordan March 24 to April 3. Saints must have a US or Canadian passport to apply. Details are at http://ourisraeltour.com/chineseusa2014/.
Prayer, Week of January 12, 2014
The Mending Ministry of Life
Lord, flow richly in every part of Los Angeles to fix, restore, perfect, complete, adjust, equip, and attune us so that we might shepherd many others in life and be built up together to be Your organic Body.
USC
USC begins spring semester classes this week. Please pray strongly that:
- The Lord would build the student core together as a strong net to catch many fish, especially freshmen newly admitted for this semester.
- Many of the newer and younger students would rise up and participate in catching fish at USC.
- The Lord would continue to gather brand new ones to our campus ministry meeting and bless us with the fresh speaking of His words of life.
- College students could also function in shepherding the young people and those in the high school and junior high Bible clubs in the downtown area.
So. Calif. Spanish-Speaking and Young People's Conferences
A conference for the Spanish-speaking saints in Southern California will be January 17 to 18 in Anaheim. Messages will be given in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish and the meetings are open to all the saints. Lord's Day, January 19 will be overflow meetings in multiple churches near Anaheim. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
January 17 to 18 there will be a Young People's Conference in Anaheim at the same time as the Spanish-speaking meetings. To register, go to http://scyp.com and click on "Event Registration."
FTTA Gospel Trips
The international FTTA gospel trips will be January 16 to 30; twelve teams will go to Europe, visiting 18 nations; one team will go to South Africa. At the end of January, 14 teams will go on trips within the U.S., visiting 18 cities. About 225 FTTA trainees, about 20 middle-age trainees, and some serving saints will participate in these trips.
Please pray for:
- rich experiences of Christ in the living and serving of everyone who participates;
- testimonies which will encourage other saints to join full time trainings;
- much blending and good coordination of the visitors and local saints;
- the Lord's blessing on the gospel and announcing of the truth.
Ministry Distributions and Shepherding in Europe
Please pray for:
- radio broadcasts in the UK and Spain;
- distribution of the NT Recovery Version and other free publications in the European languages;
- shepherding of the seeking ones and their entering into the church life.
Pakistan
Please pray for:
- the one week propagation in the city of Karachi, January 14-21;
- the serving one's training in the city of Islamabad, January 23-25;
- the search for a meeting hall in the city of Lahore;
- early completion of translation and proofreading of the Crystallization-study of Genesis
Zambia
- Pray for the Bible-study groups and gospel preaching in the University of Zambia;
- Pray for the gaining of local families.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 2 of The Mending Ministry of John (Thanksgiving conference).
- Gifts marked for Philippines relief may be given to the church or to Lord's Move to Europe.
Prayer, Week of January 5, 2014
A Practical Living in Oneness with the Lord
As a result of responding to the Lord's appearing, calling, and speaking, Abraham grew into a practical living in oneness with the Lord. In this living Abraham walked in the Lord’s presence and whatever he did was according to God’s will for the fulfilling of God’s purpose. Lord, grant us one day’s growth every day of this year, and draw us to be people living in Your presence.
Los Angeles, 2014
Beseech the Lord to bring us into a gospel atmosphere full of life, love, and fruit-bearing (John 15:17 & note) and to send us out to visit and nourish relatives, students, friends, neighborhoods, and work places and to recover dormant and backslidden saints so that His testimony here may increase significantly this year.
United States
"I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings be made on behalf of all men; on behalf of kings and all who are in high position, that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all godliness and gravity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of our Savior God, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth." (1 Tim. 2:1-4)
Lord, reign over the United States and its leaders so that many more people may be saved, many more may come to the full knowledge of the truth, and many more lampstands may be established.
Philippines
In the first half of January a small team of FTTA trainees is visiting the devastated area of the Philippines to encourage the saints there and to coordinate with them in preaching the gospel. A second team will visit the same area in the first half of February.
FTTA Gospel Trips
International gospel trips (other than the trip to the Philippines) will begin next week and domestic trips will begin the week after that. Ask the Lord to supply wisdom to the travelers in their preparations and to richly grace them all so that they may overflow with Him wherever they go.
Australia
Last week was the national conference in Australia, on the mending ministry. Now James Lee and Craig Birchler are visiting the churches in Australia. Ask the Lord to use this time for more mending, tuning, equipping, and perfecting of all the saints.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 1 of The Mending Ministry of John (Thanksgiving conference).
- Gifts marked for Philippines relief may be given to the church or to Lord's Move to Europe.
- A conference for the Spanish-speaking saints in Southern California will be January 17 to 19 in Anaheim. Messages will be given in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish and the meetings are open to all the saints. At the same time, we will have a Young People's Conference and meetings for the children. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- The Young People's Blending Conference 2014 will be concurrently with the Spanish-speaking Conference. The conference will be Friday, January 17, 7:30 pm and Saturday, January 18, 4 and 7:30 pm (bring your own dinner for the break between the meetings). To register, go to http://scyp.com and click on "Event Registration."
Prayer, Week of December 29, 2013
The God of Abraham, The God of Isaac, and The God of Jacob
We need to know and experience the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob to become the transformed Israel of God to fulfill God's purpose. May we advance in the experiences of this wonderful Triune God by leaving everything behind and coming forward in spirit to the Holy of Holies. May 2014 be a year of more constituting with Christ, more growing up into Him in everything, and more advancing to maturity.
Australia
James Lee and Craig Birchler are in Australia. The national conference, on the Mending Ministry of Life, is the last few days of 2013. At the same time there is a summer school of truth for the young people. The attendance is 565 adults and young people. After the conference there is a fellowship for leading brothers from all of Australia. Afterwards James and Craig will visit various churches all over Australia.
Philippines
In the first half of January a small team of FTTA trainees will visit the devastated area of the Philippines to encourage the saints there and to coordinate with them in preaching the gospel. A second team will visit the same area in the first half of February.
European Young People's Winter School of Truth
The school is December 26 to 31 in Netherlands and December 27 to January 1 in London. Ask the Lord to keep active in the young people what was imparted to them during the school and to fully gain the young people for His move in all of Europe.
Spain
Barcelona is Spain's second largest city. It is a leading tourist, financial, cultural, educational, and sports centers. The local language is Catalan, but Spanish is widely spoken. There is a small lampstand in Barcelona, but the saints there do not speak either language, making the propagation difficult.
The Lord is moving in a marvelous way in Girona, a city about 50 miles north of Barcelona. There is a small lampstand there, but for several years there was no increase because the saints are not locals. Through a Catalan brother who received Rhema books last year, the Lord raised up an entire Catalan family. The saints in Girona have been shepherding them faithfully, but they are very short-handed. The new ones are all enjoying the ministry, and several of them attended recent conferences.
A few months ago the Lord brought to Barcelona a couple from the U.S., who are very burdened for the situation there and are co-laboring with the brothers in Girona to take care of the whole of northeast of Spain. However, although the harvest is ripe, the laborers are few. How we need to pray that the Lord will thrust out workers into His harvest!
Announcements
- Morning revival: winter training verses or week 6 of Prayer and the Lord's Move. Next week we will begin the Thanksgiving conference, The Mending Ministry of John.
- Gifts marked for Philippines relief may be given to the church or to Lord's Move to Europe.
- A conference for the Spanish-speaking saints in Southern California will be January 17 to 19 in Anaheim. Messages will be given in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish and the meetings are open to all the saints. At the same time, we will have a Young People's Conference and meetings for the children. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- The Young People's Blending Conference 2014 will be concurrently with the Spanish-speaking Conference. The conference will be Friday, January 17, 7:30 pm and Saturday, January 18, 4 and 7:30 pm (bring your own dinner for the break between the meetings). The register, go to http://scyp.com and click on "Event Registration."
Prayer, Weeks of December 15 and 22, 2013
Winter Training
The training begins Monday, December 23. Video trainings in Los Angeles are various times from December 23 through early January. Please pray for the Lord's rich supply to the speaking brothers and a spirit of wisdom and revelation to all who attend in Anaheim or by video.
FTTA Graduation
Saturday, December 21, 46 will graduate from FTTA. Ask the Lord to draw each one to serve as He wills and to keep them living in His presence as they leave the training environment
Boston Training Center
Thank the Lord for answering the prayer regarding the Boston training center. The final walk through by the fire department was November 26. The only item that they required was adding one fire extinguisher. The occupancy and use permit was issued December 2. The training moved in immediately after, and was able to use the building for about 10 days before the semester ended. The church in Boston had its first Lord's table in the building on December 8. Praise the Lord for overcoming all the obstacles. He is truly the Alpha and the Omega.
Please pray that the Lord will continue to grant the training and the church favor with the city and its residents and will gain and perfect many young ones for His move in Europe and on the whole earth.
Internet
Please pray for the propagation of the ministry of WN and WL through the internet to contact and gain seeking people, to perfect the believers, to produce the one new man, and to prepare the bride of Christ.
Portugal
December 4 to 7 a Bible distribution was carried out in Lisbon to support the conference that took place there December 6 to 8 and to cooperate with the Lord to raise up a lampstand in Lisbon. During the four days of distribution, 765 Bibles were given out. 415 recipients indicated they were open to be contacted; 32 were very open. In addition, 52 persons prayed to receive the Lord. Eight new ones attended the conference. The experience of the saints who carried out the distribution was overwhelmingly positive. Please pray:
- For the shepherding of the Bible recipients who are open for further contact.
- That a good number of these recipients will be gained for the church life in Lisbon and become building members of the Body of Christ.
- That the word released in the conference will operate in all the saints for their building up.
Sweden and Norway
December 4-9 the New Testament Recovery Version (in English) and Basic Elements of the Christian Life, Volume 1 (in the local languages) were distributed in Sweden and Norway. This initial distribution resulted in more than 60 Bibles given out and a total of 19 who want further contact. Please pray:
- For the follow-up of those who want further contact.
- For a continuation of the distribution in both countries in the coming days and weeks.
- For all the saints to be brought into a normal life of fruit-bearing as branches of Christ, the true vine.
Announcements for weeks of December 15 and 22
- Morning revival: December 16 to 22: week 4 of Prayer and the Lord's Move.
December 23 to 29: winter training verses or week 5 of Prayer and the Lord's Move.
The next prayer email will be Lord's Day, December 29. - Gifts marked for Philippines Relief may be given to the church or to Lord's Move to Europe.
- A conference for the Spanish-speaking saints in Southern California will be January 17 to 19 in Anaheim. Messages will be given in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish and the meetings are open to all the saints. At the same time, we will have a Young People's Conference and meetings for the children. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Prayer, Week of December 8, 2013
Winter Training
The training begins Monday, December 23. Please pray for the Lord's wisdom to the speaking brothers and in all the practical preparations.
Pray also for all who have been in the recovery many years. May we be saved from "I have heard that before" and brought onward to intensified experiences of what we have heard.
The Spread of the Children's Work
In the children's work we don’t have the flavor of a school, but we are helping them to be vessels unto honor, useful to the Master, prepared unto every good work (2 Tim. 2:21), with a view that in the future they would become men of God (2 Tim. 3:17).
For this work to be prevailing, we must realize this work should not just be on Sunday, in the hall, not just with those among our own families, but it should be daily, in homes, with children who are not currently meeting with us. Lord, give us solid contact with more children and more families.
Middle Age Training
This Saturday (December 14) 26 will graduate from the middle-age training. Please ask the Lord to:
- clearly lead each one to where they should live and what they should do;
- bring at least 40 new trainees to the spring term to replace them and to increase the training.
Church in Eastvale, California
Eastvale is a small city adjacent to interstate 15 in Riverside County. The first Lord's Table of the church in Eastvale will be December 15.
Report from Portugal
The conference for Portugal and Spain was last weekend. Before the conference there were New Testament distributions in Lisbon and at the University of Lisbon. The students on this campus were open and ready beyond anything the saints had ever seen. Over 250 NTs went out; 47% of the recipients want further contact. Nineteen prayed to receive the Lord.
At present there is only one family in the recovery in Lisbon. Ask the Lord to supply them in shepherding and to gather seekers to them for raising up a lampstand in Lisbon.
Philippines
Continue to pray for 1) the affected saints to be encouraged and supplied, 2) the restoration of communication and transportation, and 3) the gospel to be released and received.
It is likely that some trainees will visit the affected area in January to encourage the saints there and to join them in the gospel. Pray for the Lord's wisdom to those who are planning the trip and for His clear leading to those who might participate.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 3 of Prayer and the Lord's Move.
- Gifts marked for Philippines Relief may be given to the church or to Lord's Move to Europe.
- A conference for the Spanish-speaking saints in Southern California will be January 17 to 19 in Anaheim. Messages will be given in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish and the meetings are open to all the saints. At the same time, we will have a Young People's Conference and meetings for the children. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Prayer, Week of December 1, 2013
Lord, Mend Us, Tune Us, Perfect Us, Complete Us
A very short summary of conference messages 1–3: John's mending (Matt. 4:21) is a ministry to tune us (1 Cor. 1:10), perfect us (Eph. 4:12), and complete us (1 Thes. 3:10); the same Greek word is used in all these verses. This is a ministry of life (1 John 1:1-2) and this life is the living Person (John 14:6). Through incarnation, death, and resurrection, the Triune God comes to us as the consummated Spirit (John 7:39, 20:22) to shepherd us in life (John 10:10b-11) for the one flock (John 10:15-17) and to be incorporated with us (John 14:20) for the Father’s house (John 14:2-3, 23).
Lord, bring us into more experience of Yourself as life for Your one flock and the Father's house!
Children's Work
A summary of message three from the November 9 children's meeting perfecting time for Southern California churches:
We are doing a "BC" (Before Christ) labor. This is an Old Testament work for children up to about age 12. Don't tell them during this time that they can't fulfill the law. They need to receive the word that they should honor their parents. But in due time, they will start to have a sense that they can't do it. This is the law functioning to expose their inability and bring them to Christ. During this “BC” labor, we learn from Romans that the way to restrict wickedness is to know God by his creation; to glorify, thank, worship and serve God; to act according to the God-created good nature within us; to listen to our conscience; and to have proper reasonings. There is a moral degradation of this age that our children are growing up in and we have to get to them first, and we have to get to them strongly.
Perfecting for Spanish-Speaking Saints
This fall there is a Perfecting Training Series for Spanish-speaking saints in Southern California. The last topic is Truth Equipping (December 7). Lord, perfect the saints "unto the work of the ministry, unto the building up of the Body of Christ" (Eph. 4:12).
Cal State Channel Islands
We baptized two Channel Islands (CI) students on November 23. Eleven CI and one Moorpark student attended this baptism. During the 2013 fall semester, between 10 and 20 students attend our weekly Bible study. The Lord has been adding new students to our club weekly. Please pray for
- establishing core members through home meetings;
- raising up young adults to serve on CI campus;
- much mercy and grace to the existing serving ones, so that they have the enjoyment and full protection from the Lord while laboring on campus.
Iberian Conference
This year's International Conference for Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, and Andorra will be in Lisbon, Portugal, December 6 to 8. Our burden is that the Lord would raise up a lampstand in this city. We warmly invite all the churches and saints to join us in this burden.
Prayer for the Philippines
- Pray for the affected saints to be preserved and strengthened by the Lord.
- Pray for the Philippine government to operate efficiently so that relief goods can be delivered to the affected areas in a timely manner.
- Pray for the recovery of the electricity and communication systems.
- Pray for the brothers to quickly find out about each of the affected saints so that proper assistance can be granted.
- Pray for the co-workers, elders and saints in Central Philippines that they would grasp the opportunity to preach the gospel in the mingled spirit.
Madrid, Spain
Please pray for the Lord to have a breakthrough in Madrid, with an increase in life and number to gain the vessels that He needs for a strong expression in the capital city of Spain.
European University Conference Report
The conference was November 22 to 24 on The Producing of the Overcomers. To bring in His kingdom, the Lord needs to gain overcomers, who would stand above the degradation of this age and within the church to be the Body that God desires. Around 260 brothers and sisters from the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Germany were present.
First, we realize that it is impossible for us to be overcomers in ourselves. Second, we give up trying to do it. Third, we praise God that we are not able but He is able! Finally, we believe that He is able: "you have overcome them because greater is He who is in you" (1 John 4:4).
Eight were baptized at this conference! May the Lord continue to gain the European overcomers so that the Lord would be able to return quickly. Please pray:
- for a real desire in the students to be produced as the overcomers.
- for the students to be built up with one another and with the saints in their localities.
- that the students would see the need for the training and perfecting so that they could be so useful to the Lord in Europe.
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 2 of Prayer and the Lord's Move.
- Gifts marked for Philippines Relief may be given to the church or to Lord's Move to Europe.
- A conference for the Spanish-speaking saints in Southern California will be January 17 to 19 in Anaheim. Messages will be given in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish and the meetings are open to all the saints. At the same time, we will have a Young People's Conference and meetings for the children. Details are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.