AIM PRAYER NOTES for MAY 2008...

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The tourist season is beginning in the north and many centres have visitors arriving. Please pray for our workers as they seek to balance hospitality with their ministry. It can create a lot of pressure.

New South Wales

Gilgandra: Max and Tracey Conlon and son Marley
Praise the safe relocation to Gilgandra and the opportunity for a new ministry
Prayer: settling in and adjusting; Marley as he misses his friends; wisdom in setting priorities in the ministry

Dubbo: David and Rose Cox, Geoff and Ruth Higgins
Praise: There are a steady number of new faces, one man inquiring about baptism.
The Sunday-School continues to be a blessing. The special monthly events held have been a real encouragement with increased numbers attending
Prayer: Wisdom to disciple inquirers, conversion of those showing interest, including the children, guidance concerning the starting of special classes, perhaps catechism.

Office: Leggotts, Letchers, Alleys
Praise: Safe arrival of baby Miriam Alley.
Prayer: Rob and Jenni as they adjust to parenthood and seek to be wise and godly in raising Miriam. Also that they will know God’s guidance concerning their future ministry with AIM.
Praise: Safe travel and valuable interaction with the Mission Awareness Tours recently completed - Cliff to Canteen Creek and Trevor to various centres in Qld, NT and NSW
Prayer: For ongoing impact from these trips among the young people involved and a willingness to serve Christ wherever He leads them in the future; for Cliff as he heads to Kuala Lumpur in mid May to do a training course in teaching Bible Storying in an Oral culture, that he will be able to use these skills within AIM.

Moree: Paul and Erin Strahan
Praise: Blessed school holiday programme for the children; the good way in which the helpers from Sydney fitted in.
Prayer: building on the holiday programme; continued opportunities to make contacts with Indigenous families.

Queensland

Rockhampton: Bill and Lesley Power, David Chambers
Praise for leadership team in the church - Bill, David, Irene, Jandalyn and Lesley; for the eight ladies going to the Women’s convention. For many answered prayers including success of Elsie’s operation and Selly’s visit.
Pray for Bill’s health and David Chambers as he leads the youth; Milbi farm outreach; guidance for the church leaders concerning the way ahead.

Palm Island: Solo and Akanisi
Praise for the opportunity to have a witness on the island; for Christians in various roles within the community to have a godly consistent witness
Prayer: there is a need for a bus to transport people to activities

Camooweal: Jono and Grace Wright
Praise: opportunity to go on outreach from 30th April for two weeks; the impending visit of Grace’s parents from W.A.
Prayer: for strength to cope with the stresses of family life and health issues; for safety on outreach and the children’s health during the trip; for growth in the believers in the various communities as Jono teaches them

Worrabinda: Martin and Rose Ebel
Praise: One local man is coming to church regularly now and seems eager to earn about God; opportunities to share in the community as we participate in various local activities
Prayer: the community is preparing for the alcohol ban to come into effect on July 1st; all churches have suffered constant vandalism which proves very expensive to fix; pray for the youth who are involved in this vandalism; for Martin as he continues to work as a chaplain in the High School; for Rose as she mixes with the ladies seeking to model the love of Christ.


Northern Territory

Tennant Creek: Freudigmanns, Richard, Michael, Cedric, Jeffrey
Praise: Christians have stood firm against attacks from the evil one since Easter; Janet Mick has come back to the Lord; the weekly Bible study groups are well attended; godly and consistent leadership from church Elders, Eugen and Ruth’s faithful servant hearts.
Prayer: General physical health as the weather gets cooler; Rhonda O’Keefe and Annie Jones as they teach an average of 25 children each week in Sunday-School;
Phyllis Ricky and Annie Jones as they learn new patchworking skills, for Ruth as she spends time teaching them and chatting about the Lord as they learn.

Katherine: Greg and Debbie Piper
Praise for the good spiritual health of the church family, Greg and Debbie’s enthusiasm, success of the youth trips to Darwin, the growth of the weekly Bible Study groups
Prayer: The tourist season is beginning and the Sunday afternoon outreach service at the Katherine Gorge will commence from May 11th. Pray for good contacts between the church folk and tourists, for words in season from the church folk and a godly witness.

Darwin: Rhonda Coats, Elizabeth Ham
Praise: A young man recently became a Christian through the gaol ministry of the Community Church; other inmates have been showing interest. Elizabeth has the opportunity each week at Belyeun School tot each the Word of God.
Prayer: Continued growth of the new Christian in gaol and for the conversion of others. Elizabeth needs strength and wisdom as she counsels people around Darwin who have a variety of problems. Rhonda is planning a 4-6 week trip around the centres commencing in early May. Pray for safety in travel, opportunities for good fellowship and to share resources, for good health.

Barunga:
Praise: one Christian took a stand at a recent funeral against ceremony business being mixed up with a Christian funeral.
Prayer: the Christians will continue to grow string spiritually and God will add others to His church.

Alice Springs: Bob and Deb Mckerrell
Praise: for the work completed on the house, and the ministry of Phil and Cathy Stuart and Bob and Joy Wells; for a full time place for Alfred Norman at the Topsy Smith Hostel; Bob and Deb as they faithful care for the flock.
Prayer: Bob as he goes to Brisbane for a nerve block on his back in early May; safety for Debbie as she is there alone; for Terry and Olga Manton as they prepare to come in June for three months; full time workers for 2009; outpouring of the Holy Spirit in people’s lives so that the bondage of sin can be broken and growth occur.

Canteen Creek: Richard and Sue Davies
Praise: the government nutrition programme means each child in the community is receiving breakfast morning tea and lunch at school each day, which has not happened before. The local women are running the programme
Prayer: The breaking of the power of gambling. Some marriages are at breaking point because of it, children are being neglected as the gambling rings are going all night. Richard and Sue will be spending a week at SMBC as Missionaries in residence in early May. Pray for their impact on the students. Pray for healing for Richard’s eye, which has been causing trouble since he got a piece of wood in it.

Borroloola: Max and Doris Field
Praise: Good attendance at the meetings, including more men; some folk asking for bibles; camp meetings recommencing with Vincent Charlie giving a simple clear message;
Prayer: Max has to go to Darwin for scans related to an ongoing problem; continued drunkenness causes fights and constant noise all night. Pray for a conviction of sin among the people. Shaelene who has cancer is growing weaker but hopes to return home from Darwin.

Epenarra: Andrew and Cindy Hadfield and family
Praise: for growth in Rodney who has been a Christian for almost a year; for the visit of the Pastor and his wife from Sydney; for the children’s current good health
Prayer: Christian tentmakers to come to the community as teachers, health workers etc; coping with the pressures of daily like with the family and community demands; health and strength

Tentmakers:
Ben and Suze Hollands at Canteen Creek School;
Tim Letcher at Fitzroy Crossing School;
Becky Mohr at Alice Springs Hospital;
Marion Quinn at Woolaning Homeland Christian College;
David Young at Kalkaringi school.

Pray for these folk who are seeking to serve Christ in their daily jobs and support the Aboriginal church. Pray that their lives will honour God and point others to the Saviour.