Dear All,

This Prayer Calendar come with our deep gratitude for your fellowship in prayer with us in Paraguay. We have so much to be thankful for and also so much to work towards. We would ask you to continue this prayer ministry during the coming year. These are such key times for the nation of Paraguay.

May we personally take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy Christmas and New Year. We pray that God will bless you and strengthen you each one in your ministry and in the ministry of the churches to which you belong.

With our love in the Lord,

Bishop John and Judie.

Prayer Calendar - IGLESIA ANGLICANA PARAGUAYA - December 2003

" ...let us run with perseverance .....let us fix our eyes on Jesus......" Heb 12: 1-2

  1. Pray for the St. Andrew's students who are leaving the school this year. For the service tonight, together with their parents, where each one is prayed for individually & for the supper which follows. Pray that they will remember & put into practice the Christian teaching they have received.
  2. Pray for protection & wisdom for the President of Paraguay - Nicanor Duarte Frutos & his government ministers as they expose the incredibly high level of corruption in the country & experience strong opposition. For his wife Gloria, as she heads up a Foundation to help those in need. Give thanks for so many Christians involved now in the government & pray for them.
  3. Tonight the Primary Department of St. Andrew's School has a Christingle Service to close the academic year. Pray for the pupils & their parents as the summer holidays approach & also for the staff as they clear up & prepare for next year's classes before they have a well earned rest. For School Head Gwen Carlisle & her colleagues.
  4. The Annexe School completes its academic year tonight. Pray for the closing service, to be attended also by the parents, that the Word of God may reach into people's hearts. For God's protection for the children who come from such a dangerous & difficult background in the Chacarita shanty area.
  5. Pray for Ed Brice as he visits the Chaco this weekend & for God's blessing on the training of the indigenous leaders. For Mari Brice as she seeks to produce & organize Sunday School materials suitable for the Chaco churches. For their family - Neil, Javier & Derek.
  6. Pray for pastor Tony & Chris & family as they depart today for UK Home Ministry leave. For safety in travel, a good re-encounter with family & for the congregation in Villa Guarani during their absence. Pray for God to raise up leaders for a pastoral group alongside the Somervells.
  7. Pray for the Holy Spirit's guidance & for confidence & courage as we work through the implications of working in teams to make best use of our gifts & talents within the diocese. We thank God for insights gained during our studies over God's purposes for the Church. Pray as we continue these studies next year.
  8. Pray for the annexe congregation in Quyquyho, especially for those who responded to a recent evangelistic outreach - Sra. Laura at a point of desperation, living in a very difficult & spiritually dark family situation, but now able to sleep properly since her commitment to the Lord. For several young people, all with very complex family backgrounds including a father in prison for rape. For God's mercy & transforming power in their lives. For Osvaldo & María Luisa, the lay leaders.
  9. Pray for Tim Curtis as he travels back to Paraguay today to continue his work on the translation of the Old Testament into Enxet. Give thanks for the encouraging start to the work & for the provision of good buildings & equipment. Pray for the 3 translators & their families & for God's protection for the Anglican Centre in Rio Verde during the summer period.
  10. Pray for Mario Caballero & his family as they leave the Anglican Centre & return to their village in El Estribo. Give thanks for the 5 years they have ministered in Rio Verde & pray for them as they adjust back into community life. For Mario as he takes over as pastoral assistant in Dos Palmas from his elderly father Simon.
  11. Pray for the Family Day today for pastors & church leaders as we relax together. Give thanks that Liz & Hugh Cronshey, Maia & Oscar are visiting Paraguay at the moment & pray for Bishop John & Judie as they enjoy this family time with them. For God's special blessing & protection on each of the pastors' & church leaders' families.
  12. Pray for all the preparations for an evangelistic outreach in Palo Blanco, La Herencia (ex Sombrero Piri) from 22-27th. For pastor Teodoro & his team & for a deep move of the Holy Spirit amongst them. Give thanks for a greater unity within the community & the corresponding development with the use of their land. Pray for wisdom & perseverance for pastor Teodoro as he teaches the congregation. For adequate rainfall for the crops.
  13. Pray for Bishop John & others as they travel to the Chaco for the dedication of the new church buildings in San Carlos, Alegre & Dos Palmas in the El Estribo indigenous community. Give thanks for the generosity of churches & volunteers from the UK which have made it possible.
  14. Pray for the deepening of the new contact made by indigenous pastors Teodoro & Elvio with a neighbouring Enxet community on the Salazar ranch. Pray for the community leader there, Marcelino, who has been much affected by non Christian anthropologists, political leaders & sectarian groups but now begins to show interest in hearing more of Bible teaching from other Enxet leaders. The community has many problems including misuse of alcohol.
  15. Give thanks for the improvements & repairs carried out so far in the San Andres cathedral church & for the donations received to enable that process. Pray for sufficient resources to continue. Pray for pastor Agustin, Teresa & the family & for God's guidance over the building up of the team to minister in the city centre. For discernment over ministries in the Annexe School & with young people through EJE.
  16. Pray for pastor Cefe & Ana & the lay leaders & church members in Remansito. For God's strength to confront & overcome family & marriage difficulties within the congregation. For all the services & events planned in the Roque Alonso area for the Christmas period & for the discipling of recent believers. For the young people's group & the encouraging of future leaders.
  17. Pray too for the Christmas services in Zeballos Cue. For pastor Alberto, Ester & for work for their son Elias & so many others in the congregation who are without regular jobs. Pray for perseverance & joy in the Lord, despite the heavy economic pressures on them. For God's deliverance from the past for Felix & Isolina as they continue Christian counselling sessions. For strength for the parents of little Saul Romero still awaiting news of their son's whereabouts & for the child himself.
  18. Give thanks for a productive year in the ministry amongst young people. Pray for those who have been blessed through the EJE ministry & for the preparations both for next year's events & for the summer camp in January. For Patrick & Rosie, Luke & Jessica, & the baby expected in April.
  19. Pray for the special children's events in Concepción this weekend. For bishop Andres & Estela, Claire & Alison, pastor Guillermo & Rossi together with other lay leaders. For discernment over the building up of ministry in the centre of the city & wise use of the indigenous hostel.
  20. Give thanks for a donation enabling us to support indigenous health auxiliaries next year & for nurse Beryl Baker as she develops training sessions with them. Pray for the rooting out of corruption in the Ministry of Health & for the provision of a hospital in the Chaco. Pray for Osvaldo as he assists indigenous patients who have to come to Asuncion for treatment.
  21. Pray for all the Christmas services today, both in the cities & the rural areas, that the real message of Christ's first coming might be recognized & bring light & hope into people's lives.
  22. Pray for the evangelistic outreach starting in Palo Blanco, Chaco & for strength & vision for all the indigenous pastors & church leaders in the many different communities. For courage to oppose the sale of alcohol in their villages & wisdom over the development of their land & resources.
  23. Give thanks for a very good year in FEISA & pray for the students & staff members. For wisdom & perseverance for the Governing Body of the Evangelical University in the re-writing of the Statutes to comply with the requirement of new legislation within the Education Reform.
  24. Give thanks for all the staff- teaching, administrative & maintenance - at St. Andrew's & the Annexe School & pray for good rest & spiritual & physical renewal during this holiday period.
  25. Romans 5:1 "....justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ". May the Lord Jesus be at the centre of our lives & our congregations on this Christmas Day.
  26. Pray for the team working in San Lorenzo & for the development of the ministry there amongst marginalized children & their parents living under the huge pylons which bring electricity from the Itaipu Dam to Asuncion.. For God's guidance & strength for the Cain family at ANCC.
  27. Pray for pastor Jorge & Rebeca as they help other family members sort out their relationships. Give thanks for the provision of a second hand vehicle which gives greater security & makes visiting of church members more possible. For a breakthrough in outreach in the area around the church.
  28. For wisdom over the pastoral care & building up of the congregation in Formosa, (N. Arg.) & especially for vision & perseverance for Miguel Rodriguez. Give thanks for pastor Alberto's faithful ministry & pray for the provision of a couple to lead the work there.
  29. Pray for Canon John Sutton & all the staff at SAMS at this time of change, giving thanks for their faithful support of the work in South America. Pray for the Mission Partners now in the UK - Murray & Penny Metcalfe, Alber & Jack; Linn Tedman; Tony & Chris Somervell, Alex, Patrick & Ceci; Stephen & Eileen Trew, Elijah & Hannah - that they may have rest & relaxation with families & good fellowship with the churches they visit.
  30. Pray for the annexe congregations around Concepcion & for the lay leaders in each place, some of them very isolated, that they may be strengthened by God's Word & see encouragement in their ministry.
  31. Give thanks with us for God's love & faithfulness throughout this year. Pray that as a diocese we may "act justly, love mercy & walk humbly with our God". (Micah 6:8)

EJE - Youth Encounter in the Spirit FEISA - Faculty of Initial Education
ANCC - All Nations Christian College.

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