Do hope this is in time to print and distribute in the services tomorrow. Sorry that it didn't arrive before, but emergencies in Paraguay are almost on a daily basis! We need prayer and we value your support. May God richly bless you all in your Pentecost services tomorrow.

As ever,

John and Judie.

Prayer Calendar - IGLESIA ANGLICANA PARAGUAYA - June 2004

Romans 8: "..the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us..."

1. Pray for Osvaldo accompanying state employees as they continue the documentation process in the Chaco tomorrow. Give thanks for hundreds who now possess documents & pray for the work to continue efficiently. Give thanks for financial support for the national indigenous agency INDI & pray that it is wisely & honestly used for the benefit of the indigenous communities.
2. Pray for bishop Andres, as he & pastors Alberto & Teodoro, travel to Juarez to accompany the Diocese of Northern Argentina in the appointment of an indigenous auxiliary bishop there. Pray for the man of God's choice to be appointed & for safety in travel in the long distances involved.
3. Pray for the staff & pupils at St. Andrew's School as they sit exams only recently added to the academic year by the Ministry of Education. For good health during the colder, damp winter weather, which easily causes chest infections. Give thanks for Linn Tedman's return to school & pray that she & Andy & Jo Persson & family will soon be able to move into their new homes.
4. Pray for bishop John as spends the weekend in Makxawaya with pastor Elvio. For unity in the community against the sale of alcohol & better organisation & commitment to working together in agricultural projects. For pastor Juan Sosa & his assistants & also for Joaquin who is taking on the leadership of the community alongside Mauricio. For the Sunday School teachers.
5. Give thanks for the concern amongst the indigenous leaders for other Enxet people who live on isolated ranches & have no Christian contact. Pray for Anastasio & Marco as they travel to Alborada ranch that there may be a positive response to the gospel message & guidance over discipleship. For God's financial provision for evangelistic visits in the Chaco.
6. Pray for wisdom & perseverance in the co-ordination of suitable materials for marriage preparation amongst adolescents & young people in the local churches, both city & Chaco. Give thanks for the many blessings received during the last EMA weekend & pray for the follow up meetings.
7. Pray for wise balance for pastor Tony & Chris in the Villa Guarani congregation & in their co-ordinating role in EMA. Give thanks for progress in the construction of a church office also to be used for EMA activities. For good support from the congregation as they clear land for some sports facilities & for the Gift Day on June 13th towards this project. Pray for God to raise up other leaders to accompany the Somervells in their ministry
8. Pray for the CALEB meeting tomorrow as we pray and discuss future projects that are needed for the development of different ministries throughout the diocese. Give thanks for these weekly Wednesday meetings when clergy & lay leaders can share, study & pray together. For God's grace for our leadership team & their families.
9. Give thanks for the continuing studies on God's purposes for the church (ICP) & pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit for each leader & congregation as they meet together. For renewed vision & determination to put into practice what God is saying to us. Also for the pre-primary Family Day programme at St. Andrew's School tomorrow. For Eileen Trew & her colleagues.
10. Pray for pastor Jorge & Rebeca in Luque & for their family. For the retreat for women taking place this weekend & for the regular discipleship courses each week. Pray for more musicians & singers to build up a worship group & for the instruments needed.
11. Pray for Ed & Mari as they visit the Chaco communities for leadership training. Ed with the pastors and their assistants & Mari with Sunday School teachers. For safety in travel & the provision of a vehicle for them. For their family, especially Neil as he finishes his secondary school studies.
12. Give thanks for the many lives touched by the Lord during the young people's EJE programmes & pray for the worship service being launched to respond to their needs. For God's guidance for Patrick & Rosie & pastor Agustin & Teresa as they pray & plan this new initiative with others.
13. Due to lack of transport the visits to Quyquyho have been curtailed recently. Pray for the group, especially Sra. Laura suffering violence at home & for guidance for Osvaldo & Mari Luisa after the death of his mother. Pray too for the urgent need for good diocesan vehicles & the means to maintain them as we cover huge areas of the country on very inadequate roads & tracks.
14. Pray for wise solutions over the leadership of the congregation in Formosa & the needs of both city & indigenous members. For strength for the group of mainly younger people there & for improved communication with the N. Argentine diocese. For pastor Alberto continuing his pastoral visits.
15. Pray for Chris & Alison Hawksbee & family as they return to the UK for several months. For Hannah finishing her studies & beginning work in England & for God's guidance over their future work & ministry. For Sam at university & for Benjamin adapting to a very different culture.
16. Pray for the congregation in Zeballos Cue & for pastor Alberto & Ester. Give thanks for the growth of the congregation & pray for the many young people who are doing further studies, that this will provide work & lift their families out of the poverty trap. Pray too for the health of many church members who are suffering the effects of bad diet & inadequate housing. Give thanks for their faith.
17. In each congregation there are still many without regular work. Pray for the President of Paraguay that he & his government may break the stronghold of corruption on the country & bring investment & new opportunities for the Paraguayan people. For the churches to teach honesty & responsibility.
18. Give thanks for the growing group of young people in Concepcion. For those studying the guitar & for those who are leading the ministry amongst children alongside bishop Andres & Guillermo. Give thanks & pray for the pastoral group, remembering Claire on home ministry leave in Ireland.
19. Pray for commitment from those participating in the Alpha Course at St. Andrew's Church & for the pastoral team as they lead the congregation. For God's hand on Phil & Sarah Groman & family as they shortly leave for Ecuador & for God to raise up other leaders in their place.
20. Pray for Phil Grainger as he travels to Paraguay today & prepares for the visits of volunteers from many different churches to help us in building projects. For God's hand on each person as they prepare to come & for sufficient resources for the needs here. Give thanks for this expression of Christian love & support & pray for mutual encouragement & understanding.
21. Give thanks that the volunteers will be working in Remansito, a very poor area near to the river Paraguay in Roque Alonso & pray for pastor Cefe & Ana & their family. Give thanks for the growing maturity of the lay leaders there & pray for God's protection & guidance. For the wholistic ministry to the children & its development & for God's hand on those who are sick or unemployed.
22. Pray for Tim & his team as they continue to work on the Old Testament translation into Enxet. Give thanks for the translators & their families in the Anglican Centre in Rio Verde & pray for safety for them & all the equipment. For good concentration & production during these cooler winter months & for Genaro & Clorinda as they care for the site. For the church members in Rio Verde.
23. Pray for good results for a visit by the Minister for Child & Youth Affairs this month to the governor in Concepcion. For improvement in health & education & for the provision of an indigenous hostel for the many indians visiting the city. Our church hostel is sadly overcrowded. Pray for the people in Concepcion who suffer through a severe lack of state facilities & resources because of long term corruption & indifference. Not even oxygen was available in the hospital there when needed by a new born baby recently. Pray for Javier & Mirian studying medicine in a new course started there.
24. Pray for Bishop John & Judie & for the building up of national leadership in the diocese. For God's Holy Spirit to bring trust & commitment between national leaders, after a long history of mistrust & corruption. For Christian love & trust to grow between Paraguayans & indigenous people.
25. At times progress seems slow but we do thank God for many truly transformed lives. Pray for younger leaders like Luis & Regina Echeverria & Guillermo & Rossi Diana & for the means to support them. Give thanks for help from churches in the UK and for the ongoing general support given by the SAMS. Pray that the Society may receive the interest & financial support it needs.
26. Pray for strength & vision for Victor Santa Cruz & the staff of the Annexe School. For the pupils, especially those who have inadequate care & food at home. For an awareness of God as our loving Father & for a commitment to Christ whilst they are young. For the building up of out of school activities & the right team to lead them.
27. Give thanks for the vision & hard work in the Roque Alonso church as they improve their facilities in order to cater for new Christians. Give thanks for the blessings of the EJE programme there & pray for Patrick & the younger leaders that this may also be good training for future ministry. For wisdom & grace for Esteban & Iris Romero & Esteban & Lida Echeverria & others.
28. Give thanks for pastor Agustin & Teresa in their ministry in San Andres. Pray for God's wisdom, grace & vision as they build up the congregation in the centre of Asuncion & learn to work with a pastoral team alongside them. For the right priorities amongst many possibilities & challenges & for good health. For the adolescents group & the weekly home groups, including a new one in Capiata.
29. Pray that God will overrule in the health of students in FEISA who may not otherwise be able to continue their studies - Silvia, Maria Eugenia, Felicita & for funds for Estela who needs kidney surgery. Pray for the ongoing leadership in FEISA as Eileen Murphy retires at the end of the year.
30. Pray for each of the indigenous pastors, deacons & lay leaders in their demanding ministries. For vision in their leadership in the community, giving thanks for the agricultural advances in many places & the formation of co-operatives. For new ways to use their land wisely.

ICP - God's purposes for the Church (book by Rick Warren)
CALEB - leadership training
EJE - Youth in the Spirit weekends
EMA - Marriage Encounter weekends
FEISA - S. Andrew's Faculty of Initial Education

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