Punchana Ministry Schedule

 

 

PRAYER REQUESTS FOR IQUITOS PUNCHANA PERU MISSION

 

May 30, 2008

 

To the Faithful Members of the EMM Prayer Shield:

 

Grace and peace to of you from our Lord, who saves and protects each one of us.

 

As Eternity Minded Ministries ministry team makes final preparations to leave for the district of Punchana in Iquitos, Peru there are some specific prayer needs that I'd like to ask each of you to lift before the Lord.

 

Please lift Dan Owens in prayer as he speaks during nearly twenty scheduled engagements including training local pastors, ministering to the team each morning, a nearby military base, and three evening festivals where he will be delivering the Gospel message to thousands of people in the district of Punchana. Recently Dan hurt his back while moving some furniture. Praise the Lord, Dan's back is healing nicely and he is moving around quite well today. Please pray for continued healing for Dan's back and that he will be pain free.

 

For each member of the ministry team, I ask that you pray for wisdom and alertness as they prepare for the trip.  Pray for travel mercy as we all leave Sunday morning, so that the plane reservations will all be correct and that we will be able to make all of our plane connections with time to spare.  Ask the Lord to send His angels ahead of us to guard and protect each member of the team and the families they leave behind. May His angels stand guard over our luggage so that it accompanies us on the correct flights.

 

A couple of our team members are leaving for this trip in the midst of difficult times. Carl Dawson's sister Cheryl is leaving during a stressful time at work. And Linda Wellington has been dealing with some health issues over the last several weeks. Please lift Cheryl and Linda up before the Lord of grace, that He will fill them with His encouragement, wisdom, compassion and strength to be able to address each challenge as it comes.

 

In Punchana, pray for the Pastors Executive Committee, their committee members and lay helpers, all of whom have spent countless hours working and praying so that this festival will be an opportunity for many to learn about Jesus and to welcome Him as Lord of their lives. Ask the Lord to stand guard over Carl Dawson and the local pastors who even now are working tirelessly in Punchana to make the festival a success, and for their families and homes.

 

I ask each of you on the Prayer Shield to lift all of us up in prayer during the time we are in Punchana so that the Lord will bless and anoint with His authority our prayers and service in the schools, hospitals, prison camps, military base and churches. Pray that many will come to hear about how Christ loves them and died for them.  Ask the Lord to reveal His power and sovereign authority by healing many of those who come for prayer.

 

May the forces of the evil one in Iquitos be unable to influence those who serve and those who come to hear.  May the arrows of the enemy fall short of their mark.

 

Please pray that all of the remaining funds needed for both the festival and the humanitarian aid for the children of Punchana will come in so that EMM can fulfill all that they have planned to do for the people. We are grateful for the generous gifts that have already been received, but more is still needed. We are trusting that the Lord will enable those He has called to help us. 

 

In the next 10 days, pray that the power of the Kingdom of God will be revealed to the people of Punchana in a mighty way, so that lives will be changed forever. May the High King Jesus receive the glory in all that we do.

 

Thank you so much for your faithful prayers and support.