Matt & Debi Zook, (Mozambique, DPG Day 1)
Please pray for peace in our community. There's a long story of adultery which led to arson and murder. Another person will likely die from burns and some people are very angry. Pray for brother Luis and his wife as she left him. We don't know all the story but are praying for reconciliation if possible. Please pray for God’s will to be done concerning the political situation in Mozambique. Fortunately, things are peaceful here in the rural areas, but in the large cities there is general chaos, rebellion and confusion. Praise we have arranged tickets to Australia, a house and a vehicle. Pray for Matt's visa extension to be accepted.
Phil & Sandy Jones, (Mexico, DPG Day 6)
Phil’s father, Graeme Jones passed away on Nov 1st and the memorial service is 1.30 today (Nov 12) at Ringwood Community Church. Please pray for Phil and the family as they attend. Phil, Sandy and Joshua have flown in from Mexico. Also be remembering his mum, Mary at this time.
Seng Hock & Luba Yeoh, (Japan, DPG Day 7)
Language and culture learning journey has been demanding not only linguistically but also mentally, and physically. Classes often leave us exhausted, and some days feel especially discouraging. And we are often baffled by the complexity of the culture we live in. Pray for our discipline, stamina, and patience as we work to make progress and more opportunities for people with whom to practice speaking. As we consider our next steps pray for God’s clear guidance as we deliberate and seek His direction. Pray for unity of vision and heart for our team. Pray for our health; Seng Hock has been having backaches, and Luba asthmatic coughs. Pray for our personal walk with God, that we are walking in His Spirit, growing in grace and knowledge as His ambassadors in Japan. Jesse and Isabel will be coming to visit us 16-28 December. Pray for safe travels for them and for a good family time together.
Paul & Debbie Howells, (Philippines, DPG Day 8)
This week we purchased a block of land in a place called Limunsudan to build a church on. This has been a pretty closed area to the gospel as the chiefs there have resisted God’s Word. The main chieftain in this area is a woman, and recently her son got saved in a different village where we work. He had a lot of struggles in his life and was a terrible worry to her but he attended our men’s conference earlier this year and when he went home, he went home a changed man. His chieftain mother noticed the change in his life and gave us full access to her area. Deb and I are going to Limunsudan next Saturday and hope to meet this chieftain. Jesus died for her too and he wants to make her new. Please pray.
Rich & Anne Hoyt, (Specialist, DPG Day 25)
Rich’s 94 year old Mom’s health has continued to deteriorate and she has been diagnosed with cancer. Please pray with us that Mom can endure the side-effects of the treatments in the hope that once we get to the other side of the radiation (last treatment is Nov 27) her body will be able to resume normal blood production on its own. Pray for her to be encouraged and courageous through all of this. She’s eager to see Jesus, but not ready to give up on this life yet!! To add to the mix, Anne is scheduled for cataract surgery on November 19th. Unfortunately, the timing of this was unavoidable. This all means is that Rich has had to postpone his scheduled trip to Chad at the end of the month for the Chad annual conference. Rich has a 2 week trip to South Africa scheduled for early January so we are still hoping that he will still be able to do this trip with the possibility of visiting Chad in February. Please pray with us about that.
Daniel & Emily, (Restricted Access, DPG Day 28)
This month, we are visiting small groups and holding online meetings to share about our ministry. Please pray that many will attend and that we can communicate well. Pray for upcoming training sessions we will run online with our local team and for opportunities to involve everyone. As we look ahead to our 2025 projects, pray that God would lead us to the right ones at the right times, and that we would trust Him with all our needs.
