praise & pray for those tracted to~!

gave this tract out to several bus drivers & Maria the bank teller :)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D the opportunity every time I catch public transport/make a deposit in the bank to express my appreciation to the drivers/bank teller with a gospel tract! [pictured is 1 I frequently give away)
:D the many eternities that've been impacted through bits of paper with God's Word printed on it!

*pray*
* more eternities will be impacted as gospel tracts go out all over the world - may Papa keep using the "foolish & weak" things to shame the "wise & strong"
* as lost souls are saved through gospel tracts, they in turn would go on to bless others with salvation too~!
* prepare every soul who has/is/will receive a gospel tract to read it at a time when the soil of their hearts are just right to receive a gospel seed/have it watered/brought to harvest!

* intercede for those who reject the tracts - may Christ reveal Himself to them & call them out of darkness into His glorious light to declare His praises through other means/people! [there are certain bus drivers I know who won't accept anything with 'God' on it :S]

to order the 'God loves you & has a wonderful plan for your life' tract go to:
http://wayofthemaster.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=150

*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS - BE ENCOURAGED!!***

praise & pray for me

:D PRAISE! :D
:D of all the silly, dumb, crazy trouble I could've gotten myself into, I haven't simply because of His grace!
:D He takes all the silly, dumb, crazy trouble I have gotten myself into & turns it around to something beautiful~!!
:D though I'm sure not all I should be, I'm sure not all I used to be,
simply because of His grace!
:D giving me daily bread & great contentment with it too~!

*pray*
* keep me trusting confidently in the unseen. God is working, especially when I can't see it!
* grace to REALLY LIVE like i have been purchased with the precious blood of the spotless, blameless lamb of God, & not treat it as a cheap, common, worthless thing! (1 Peter 1:19!)
* grace to love my brothers & isters intensely with all my heart~! (1 Peter 1:21-22

*** boy what a challenge! only to show the same love we've been shown! :) ***

praise & pray for Will, KOR, George (TAI)

[note: though you can't see the faces of the souls you're praying for, pray in faith that Papa will call each of them by name & rescue them as the Good Shepherd He is!]

- my English corner group yesterday! [discussed the Good Samaritan]
:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D the beautiful picture of the God who gave the law to 'love your neighbour' who actually epitomises His own commands~!
- also met John, Yvonne & Ruth - fresh~!
*PRAY*
* reveal Himself as Lord to these precious souls!
* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!
* have mercy on them & send him back to 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!
~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!

*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS - BE ENCOURAGED!!***

praise & pray for Abdul (AFGH)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing him to Australia & our church!
:D He's wondrously saving many from a muslim background!
:D NOTHING & NOBODY is beyond the grip of His grace!

*pray*
* have mercy on Abdul, his family & his nation & save them that the Kingdom of Christ keep advancing amongst muslims!
* open Abdul's blind eyes that he might see the huge differences between the koran & the Bible, Jesus & mohammed & be drawn to The Truth!
* raise up & thrust many more willing vessels to work in the ripe harvest fields among precious muslim souls!
* strengthen believers from a Muslim background to not renounce faith in Jesus despite immense pressure!
* cause his enemies to self-destruct in all their inter-religious conflict, wars & killing that this evil, empty, deceptive enslaving system will be exposed for the evil, empty, deceptive enslaving system it is!
* cause more & more muslims to be greatly disillusioned by the failure of their false religion to make good of any of the false hopes it promises, then bring them to Jesus, "The Only Name given under heaven by which we may be saved" (Acts 4:12)

praise for the God who picks us up everytime we fall~!

WHY do I keep diving into sin? [I don't "fall into sin", I dive.. I see it coming & yet I still plunge straight into filth & muck!]
Papa brought this song to mind. for all my bros & ss out there who struggle with his wretched thing called 'flesh', YOU ARE NOT ALONE: we are carried in arms of grace & Love Divine~!!

Jaci Velasquez - Everytime I Fall

Chorus:
Everytime I fall a little bit harder
Everytime I fall a little bit farther
Everytime I fall
I fall right back into Your Arms

1. Everytime I try
To explain the reason why
I have let You down
I fall to the ground
What is it You see in me
That makes You believe
No matter how far I stray
I will still find the way
Just when I think I'm not strong enough
You reach out to me and You lift me up

(Repeat chorus)

2. Time and time again
When I think I've reached the end
It's Your voice I hear
That draws me near
I don't know what makes You stay
When I act this way
No matter what we've been through
I can turn to You
Just when I think I'm not strong enough
You reach out to me and You lift me up

(Repeat chorus)

Bridge:
You find the beauty in my imperfections
The guiding light in all my misdirection
And when I think You've finally given up
You fill my heart with unconditional love

Everytime I fall
I fall right back into Your Arms

(Repeat chorus 4 x)

praise & pray for Chris (HK)

-met on bus.. gave BIG $100 to~!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing him here!
*pray*
* send Divinely Appointed 'agents' across Chris' path in his time here that his lost soul be found & rescued!
* work through the tract to impact him for eternity!

pray He'd teach us how we can make the trunk more healthy!

Romans 12:4

"Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function..."

Many people describe missionaries as the legs in the body of Christ. They do the stepping out; without legs, the body would go nowhere, stagnated and growing fat. But the legs would be nothing without the rest of the body. The head, of course, is Christ. Congregations can be seen as the trunk, to provide vital support functions for the legs. The legs cannot be strong unless the trunk is strong as well. Rejoice today that even though you may never be able to be Christ's legs by becoming a missionary, you can be a vital part of the missionary enterprise through your financial and prayer support.

Teach me, Father, how I can make the trunk more healthy!

source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for Lei, Jake (KOR)

[note: though you can't see the faces of the souls you're praying for, pray in faith that Papa will call them by name & rescue them as the Good Shepherd He is!]

- both going back 'home' today.

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D getting to share the gospel & life with Lei & Jake through the BIG $100 note tract! Jake took it as a farewell gift, and I gave him more to give to friends as he said he had no money to buy gifts for friends back home ;)

*pray*
* send Divinely Appointed 'agents' across their path on the way to airport, at the airport, on the flight, in transit & back home that their lost souls be found & rescued!
* work through the tract to impact them for eternity!
* not let the cares of life, the stress & fast pace of life distract them from preparing for eternity!

praise & pray for Levi, Jun, Jude, Tom, Anastasia, George, Xu, Jihyun (TAI, KOR, RUS, CHI)

- my English corner group yesterday! [discussed thanksgiving - story of 10 lepers who were healed]
[note: though you can't see the faces of the souls you're praying for, pray in faith that Papa will call each of them by name & rescue them as the Good Shepherd He is!]

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D providing a Chinese Bible through me to Xu!
:D He is willing to draw near to sinful 'lepers' like us when we cry for Him to have compassion on us!
:D He's mighty to save & heal, even the very ones He knows will be unthankful upon healing!

*PRAY*
* call these precious souls out of darkness into His glorious light that they might declare His praises throughout all the earth!
* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!
* have mercy on them & send him back 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary forces He's raising up there!
* work by His Spirit through His Word & stir up a hunger in Xu's heart to know His Maker!

GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!

praise & pray for Mitch (AUS)

- the first Aussie receptive to the gospel I've talked to in a long while!!


:D PRAISE! :D
:D in spite of Mitch's negative experiences with christians" he's still open to being with Christians & hearing about Christ!
:D getting to share the gospel with him tonight :D
*pray*
:D Jesus wants to save Mitch more than he wants to be saved!

*pray*
* keep the seed of the gospel firmly planted in the soil of Mitch's heart, working by His Holy Spirit to draw him to genuine repentance & faith! then yielding an abundant harvest -- 100 fold abunance!
* reveal Christ to Mitch so he might flee to The Saviour before God's wrath comes
(in a little while .. soon and very soon!)
* bring more people into his life & across his path who'll introduce him to The Lover of his soul! (in contact with Student Life Campus Christian Group in uni)
* work by His Spirit to seek & save lost souls in multiplied BILLIONS like Mitch!
* use Mitch's time away from 'home' to change his soul eternally to go on to impact others' eternities!

Ask God if he wants to give your feet a facelift!

Romans 10:15

"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"

Have you ever thought about the anatomy of a missionary? His tongue has knots in it from over-exertion in learning new languages. His knees have calluses from all-night prayer meetings. But his feet are gorgeous! All kidding aside, missionaries come in all shapes, sizes, and most ages. They are pretty much, as Jim Elliot once said, "...just a bunch of nobodies trying to exalt Somebody. In fact, they're pretty much the same kind of folks as you and your family." Have you ever seriously thought of becoming a missionary?

Ask God if he wants to give your feet a facelift!

source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for me

:D PRAISE! :D
:D 1 Timothy 1:15 is true! Here's a word you can take to heart and depend on: Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. I'm proof--Public [more like private!] Sinner Number One--
:D graciously taking away all shreds of confidence I could possibly have in the flesh - truly His Word is true! "For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. (Romans 7:18)
*pray*
* strength & ability to do the right I truly want to do. [to not try & fight temptation but to FLEE from it & pursue Christ, 2 Timothy 2:22 style! "Flee from youthful passions. Instead, pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace together with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart. "
* renew & reprogram my mind from all the lies, deception & filth I've fed it to be filled with all things Philippians 4:8! keep your minds on whatever is true, pure, right, holy, friendly, and proper. Don't ever stop thinking about what is truly worthwhile and worthy of praise.
* wisdom to know how to love & deal with a suspected con artist (posing as a "christian" African widow)
~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!

praise & pray for Ray, (IND) Nick (PHIL)

[note: would've loved to take photos of these two precious souls, who knows, you just might see their faces worshipping with us before the throne because you prayed! though you can't see the faces of the souls you're praying for, pray in faith that Papa will call them by name & rescue him as the Good Shepherd He is!]
- am truly convinced that when someone says "I'm a Christian" most of the time they're not! (well, according to the biblical definition they aren't!) -

take this test to see if you really are! www.intout.com
++ listen to this~! www.australia4jesus.com/downloads/testurself.mp3 ++

[Acts 11:26, and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. Luke 14:33 So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
== anyone with better verses from the bible to "define' a Christian, please post on comments~! ==
Ray (INDN)- met on train, he claimed to be from a "Christian" family
so I asked him "if you died tonight & stood before God outside heaven & He asked you "Ray, why should I let you in?" -- he answered "I'm a good person" :|
so naturally took him through WDJD [see www.livingwaters.com/wdjd.shtml]
& gave him an "are you a good person" tract [see http://wayofthemaster.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27_34&products_id=141]
. . . didn't get to the 'Good News' bit about Jesus & what He did to save us from God's wrath before my train stop but trust His Holy Spirit to work through His law ;)
:D PRAISE! :D
:D giving us His law to convict of sin & lead sinners to The Saviour~!

*pray*
* work by His Spirit to seek & save lost souls in multiplied BILLIONS like Ray!

Nick (PHIL) - also a "professed christian" met on the bus home, sake him the same Qn I asked Nick & his answer was "I'm not even sure there is a heaven" . . . how odd . . .VERY ODD! :S
took him through WDJD, after having his own conscience convict him of guilt - being a lying, theiving, adulterer at heart, & wouldn't be punished despite his guilt before a perfect, righteous & Holy God,
. . . he thought he kept the "2 Greatest Commandments" (Matt 22:36-40 - despite admiting to breaking 3 of God's 10 commnments summed yp in the 2Greatest Commandments!) & that he was OK, & that the God i believed in was bloodthirsty to condemn mortals to eternity in hell & that he preferred to emphasise "the love of God" . . . . :S didnt get to tell him he was then breaking the 2nd commandment & creating a god he was comfortable with . . .

:D PRAISE! :D
:D The King of The Universe will certainly do justice, punishing all liars, adulterers, & idolaters! (1Corinthians 6:9-10 Revelation 21:8)
:D that was exactly what we once were, but Titus 2:14 is true! "He gave himself for us to set us free from every wrong and to cleanse us so that we could be his special people who are enthusiastic about good works. "

*pray*
* reveal Himself for who He really is to Nick - give him a vision of the cross where God's fury, hatred & love were all mingled together in perfect expression!
* work by His Spirit to seek & save lost souls in multiplied BILLIONS like Nick!

praise & pray for Kent & Kevin (KOR)

[note: though you can't see the face of the soul you're praying for, pray in faith that Papa will call Kevin by name & rescue him as the Good Shepherd He is!]

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing Kevin here - he's staying with a [Christian] brother!
* said he "used to be Christian" but gave up on Jesus to keep peace in his family of bhuddhists.
when asked if he ever truly had relationship with Jesus & why he' d ever "give up" on Jesus, he said he'd tell me next time :)
I told him "though you've given up on Jesus, Jesus hasn't given up on you"
-- is this right?! :P
*pray*
* reveal Christ to Kevin for who He truly is, not simply a thing he goes to on a Sunday to follow his friends but as the King of Glory & Lord of All~!
* use Kevin's time abroad to change his soul eternally & send him back home an eternally-changed soul, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing Kent here - though he thinks his experiences in Australia has been largely negative, he mentions one of the "few good things" was meeting good people (teachers in free english classes!)

*pray*
* use every negative experience Kent has experienced to to increase Christ & decrease self~!
* use Kent's time abroad to change his soul eternally & send him back home an eternally-changed soul, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

praise & pray for Guo Yuan (CHI)

see my previous pst on this precious soul: (met 6 months ago!) http://lifesshortprayhard.blogspot.com/2006/11/guo-yuan-chi-met-at-bus-stop-not-my.html

- we actually exchanged phone numbers after our chat on the bus. he remembered me telling him to contact me if he was ever interested in "church'' (not sure I said that :P) .. he sent me a long message (4 linked smses!) today saying he was interested!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing him here!
:D living in a day & age where keeping in touch is as easy as an sms away!
:D blessing me with unused old phones to replace my dodgy phones~!

*pray*
* keep working in Guo Yuan's life by His Spirit to increase Christ & decrease self~!
* China would be greatly impacted with the gosoel as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English in lands rich with the gospel!
* have mercy on Guo Yuan, save & send him back home an eternally-changed soul, to join the missionary force He's raising up in China!

praise & pray for international Group~!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D those He keeps bringing along to the New Hope International Group ( & other such groups aiming to reach out to internationals globally!)
:D He loves us. He really truly absolutely unconditionally loves us.
. . . .

forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:D the harvest is ripe!!

*pray*
* the labourers are few. therefore ask the Lord of The Harvest to send out workers into His harvest fields! Luke 10:2!)
* have mercy on every precious soul from the mission field He brings to the doorsteps of countries where the gospel abounds - bring them to a new defining point in their life: when God finally opens their eyes to see Jesus, the One who really truly absolutely loves without condition!
* open their eyes to see the fingerprints of God all over their lives, their bodies, their souls & place it all at His disposal to be Lord over!

Romans 9:3

"For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my own race, the people of Israel."

Wait a minute! Isn't this the same writer who only a few chapters ago assured us of the death that awaits those cut off from Christ? Yes, it is. His love for his own people even led him to wish to suffer their punishment for rejecting Christ. Note, however, that even though Paul loved his fellow Jews that much, he spent his life ministering among the Gentiles!

Father, give us more men and women who-in spite of their love for the Church and all of the needs here at home-will bring the good news to the unreached peoples.

source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for Charles, Rick, Una, Betty, Jun, George, (TAI) Bruce, Jihyun (KOR)

[note: though you ant see the faces of the souls you're praying for, pray in faith that Papa will call each of them by name & rescue them as the Good Shepherd He is!]
- my English corner group yesterday! [discussed the story of the Prodigal son]
:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D the Father still waits for prodigal sons & daughters to return into His arms wide open!
- also met Jin & Min -
*PRAY*
* have mercy on their souls & bring them to their senses - reveal that as long as they're outside of Christ they're "starving to death & feeding pigs yet desiring pig food"
* stir a hunger in their souls to want to go 'back Home'!
* reveal Himself as the Loving Father to these precious souls!
* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!
* have mercy on them & send them back home eternally-changed sousl, to join the missionary forces He's raising up there!

pray we'd keep our minds on things of The Spirit!

Romans 8:5

"Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires."

Our world abounds in things of the flesh which compete with the things of the Spirit for our attention. Television, magazines, and the Internet-not inherently bad in themselves-often contain material which takes our minds away from the Spirit and onto the things of the flesh. One major reason for this Global Prayer Digest is to help us to set our minds on the things of the Spirit. We daily read of God's concern for all nations, what He has done in the past for them, what He is doing now, and what still needs to be done to bring the gospel to every one of them.

Ask God to help you keep your mind on the things of the Spirit today-including prayer for the unreached peoples! source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for me

:D PRAISE!
:D considering me worthy to be alone with Him!
:D bestowing on me this incredible gift & privilege - no higher honour than to be alone with Him!
:D being considered worthy to give up the time I'd have for myself in order to extend His Kingdom!
*pray*
* I'd always EMBRACE any form of suffering/sef-denial as joyful honour for Jesus' sake!
* I'd have no revervations on my life, but forever willing to gladly lay down ANYTHING, big or small, so His Kingdom will advance!
* train me to look at all suffering & loneliness as a PRIVILEGE!
* I'd never lose the amazement that He's considered me "worthy" to lay down something I wanted for myself for Jesus' sake!

a sister blessed me with one of these HP Jornada 540 series yesterday!
:D gizmos that can be used to advance His Kingdom!
* direct me on how I can use this newstewardship to advance His Kingdom & BLESS OTHERS!
* I be WISE with this new stewardship (otherwise I envision wasting lots of time mucking around with it :P)

praise & pray for WALK 4 BIBLES!

:D PRAISE!
:D all the lives that've been blessed with eternal transformation through His Word!
:D blessing us to BE A BLESSING!
:D raising up His people with a passion for the spread of the glory of His Name by spreading His Word to all peoples everywhere!
:D providing through the sponsors of walkers!
*pray*
* keep stirring His Body to THE PURE JOY OF GIVING TO BLESS OTHERS!
* teach His Children to be UNselfish with their blessings & share with those in need, that theremight be equality!
I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness
your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness. As it is written, "Whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack."
(2Corinthians 8:13 -15)
* provide His Word to those who have yet to receive their own copy to feed & nourish their souls to in turn feed & nourish other hungry souls!
* raise up many more laborers for the harvest in the form of bible couriers, church planters & evangelists to carry His Word forth into all the world!
* protection & Favour over those who carry His Word into 'dangerous' lands!

see: www.bibleleague.com

praise & pray for Jihee, Miyong, Sean, Jun, (KOR) Zee, Alvin, Jane (CHI)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
- English corner group + English Conversaton Class yesterday! [discussed mothers, leading onto what the Author of Life says about us]
:D The Author of Life says "I made you, you are marvellously made"!

*PRAY*
* reveal Himself as The Author of their lives to these precious souls!
* give them the grace & faith to believe what He says about them!
* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!
* have mercy on them & send them back to their homelands eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

praise & pray for the God who raises the dead!

Romans 4:17

"God, in whom he believed-the God who gives life to the dead..."

One source of Abraham's great faith was his confidence that God was able to raise the dead. Specifically, he believed that God could raise Isaac-his only son-from the dead if Isaac were sacrificed in response to God's command. Christians today need the same kind of faith. In many churches, a once strong missions thrust has died, succumbing to disinterest, disobedience, and perhaps despair. Interest and action among students today, while improving, is lethargic compared to the heyday of the Student Volunteer Movement 100 years ago.

Pray that God will bring back to life the portions of His body that are dead to the cause of the unreached peoples. Romans 4:18 "Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, 'So shall your offspring be.'" Imagine Abraham's situation. He was 100 years old, with a wife of 90, and God told them they were going to have a son! The circumstances were certainly hopeless from a human standpoint. Yet, "he did not waver through unbelief...but was strengthened in his faith, and gave glory to God" (v. 20). The task of penetrating nearly 10,000 unreached people groups may seem impossible to some. But God has clearly promised to redeem men and women from every nation, people and tongue. Pray that the Holy Spirit will make us strong in our faith, and bring glory to Christ as we trust in His promises. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for FREEDOM IN CHRIST~!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D Jesus has already done everything needed for our freedom 2000 years ago when He lived, died & rose again for God!
:D it's not what I do that sets me free but it's what Christ has already done & trusting in Him!
:D i'm dead because Jesus died -- therefore I'm victorious over sin, death & the devil!!
:D I AM ALIVE because HE IS ALIVE TOO -- no longer striving to be victorious, but simply celebrating the REALITY of victory in Christ!
:D the brother who lent me this book to read "finding freedom in a sex-obsessed world"
:D I don't have to sin -- got no reason at all to serve my old master anymore because I have a new master who's bought me TOTAL FREEDOM!!
:D I need not live according to how I feel but according to what is true!

*pray*
* help me keep taking steps to freedom in Christ: believing the truth, claiming it as true for me & staking my life upon it!
* I stop trying to attain the freedom & victory I've longed for all these years & simply rest & celebrate the freedom & victory that's ALREADY MINE IN JESUS~!
* keep me believing the truth of who I am in Jesus Christ & never exchanging the truth of God for a lie~!
* I'd keep choosing to believe that which is true, even when my feelings tell me otherwise!

praise & pray for E.C.C.!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D all He brought to big day out today (church, lunch, english conversation class + dinner, games & singing!)
:D the opportunities to impact eternities by virtue of being around lost souls!
*pray*
* have mercy on their souls & bring them to a new defining point in their life: when God finally opens their eyes to see Jesus, breathes life into their dead souls & brings about new birth!

praise & pray for Marriage Enrichment Retreats (MER) [this long weekend!]

:D PRAISE! :D
:D the Good gift of marriage!
:D marriage was HIS idea, so He's committed to making marriages work!
:D the marriages that've been saved/enriched through such retreats!

*pray*
* all couples who go will have humble, teachable, changeable hearts willing to submit to Christ & His principles of love!
* lavish the leading couples with wisdom & sensitivity to lead by example as much as by word!
* Christ be made to look great through the marriages of His people!

praise & pray for me

:D PRAISE! :D
:D the blessing of mercies new every morning, breath to breathe & relationship with my Father,Maker, BestFriend, King, Counsellor & Comforter that I might REALLY LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST!
*pray*
* purify my desires until thy are reduced to this one thing: just JESUS!
* use my every breath to truly worship God - make Christ look great!!
* I'd live a 2 Timothy 2:22 life:
"run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Follow anything that makes you want to do right. Pursue faith & love & peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts. "
* I'd live a Colossians 4:5 life:
"Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. "
* this song is my prayer: do join me!
"Empty Me" by Jeremy Camp

Holy Fire burn away, my desire for anything that is not of you and is of me. I want more of you and less of me.

Holy Fire burn away, my desire for anything that is not of you and is of me,
I want ALL of you and NONE of me, yeah.
Empty me, Empty me, yeah,
Fill, won't you fill me, with you, with you, yeah.

Holy Fire, burn away,
my desire for anything
that is not of you and is of me.
I want more of you and less of me, yeah.
Empty me,
Empty me, yeah.
Fill, won't you fill me, with you, with you, empty me now.

Well won't you empty me, well won't you empty me now. repeat x2
I want more, I want more, I want more of you, Jesus.
I want more, I want more, oh.
Thank you, Jesus.
Thank you, Jesus, oh yeah,
Thank you, Jesus, yeah.
Holy Fire, Holy Fire, Holy Fire, Holy Fire.
I've made atrocious mistakes and experienced miserable failures but Jesus, You continue to work in my life just the same because this really isn't about me. I don't think I'm big enough to stop You, and I'm tried of fighting it. I really do
want to give in and just let you have Your way and Your will.
Let Jesus be increased and let me be decreased.
Lord keep me from pride, but keep me also from wallowing in false-humility. I can't expect everyone to understand but You see me and You know me better than anyone and You know what is in my heart even if I can't express it or always live up to it. If I make a mistake (which I most certainly will), I trust that You are big enough to bring Me back around to where I need to be. I don't need any of this to feel spiritually complete because I know I am only completed in You. But You have me on earth for a reason, and I have to finish the work You have given me to do.
-- Chip Brogden see www.theschoolofchrist.net

praise & pray for Rio (KOR)

n 'angel'
:D PRAISE! :D
:D giving him an 'angel' (what he calls his new christian girlfriend)
:D the Divinely-aapointed tract he was given just before we met over lunch!

*pray*
* destroy Rio's confidence in himself & turn him to trust The Only Trustworthy One!
* reveal the brevity of life, the seriousness of eternity & have mercy on Rio, that he would not be more foolish than the dying King on the tract he received who didn't know where he would go after death!
* heal his body from recent food poisoning or use it to reveal His need of Christ!

praise & pray for Aaron Keishi Wong

- my cousin's long-overdue son has finally been born!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D answering their prayers even though mother + father aren't saved!

*pray*
* call Aaron [+ other newborn babes!] to Himself at a young age, to be consecrated to be a HIStory maker that makes His name great, seeing His Kingdom come soon & His will being done on earth as it is in heaven!
* use Aaron to have a priestly function to lead to the salvation of his parents & those he comes into contact with!

praise & pray for Lawrence, Denny, Sean, Jun (AUS, KOR)

- my English corner group today! [discussed Labour Day]

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D giving my 2nd cousin 5 weeks annual leave to help out at all these classes!



*PRAY*
* reveal Himself as Lord to these precious souls so they won't work merely for bread that spoils but work for food that gives etrenal life! (John 6:27)
"Do not work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal."
* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
* for Jun & Denny who came to Brisbane with plans to change their lives - may Jesus change their hearts & souls!
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!

-- sorry I've been significantly LESS trigger-happy with my camera.
pray in faith for the faces you don't see on my blog, Papa knows.
because of your prayers, you just might see their faces in heaven with their names inscribed on the palm of His hands~!

praise & pray for gospel tracts~!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D the opportunity every time I catch public transport/order something/make a deposit in the bank to express my appreciation to the drivers/waiter/bank teller with a gospel tract! [those pictured are 2 I most frequently give away)

:D the many eternities that've been impacted through bits of paper with God's Word printed on it!

*pray*
* more eternities will be impacted as gospel tracts go out all over the world - may Papa keep using the "foolish & weak" things to shame the "wise & strong"
* as lost souls are saved through gospel tracts, they in turn would go on to bless others with salvation too~!
* prepare every soul who has/is/will receive a gospel tract to read it at a time when the soil of their hearts are just right to receive a gospel seed/have it watered/brought to harvest!

specficially:
* Kieren (passenger who sat next to me on bus today, got to go through the bIG $100 tract with him. he desperately needs revelation of the seriousness of eternity because he's way too apathetic about it!
* Valerie the bank teller, Lauren the KFC trainee counter staff, Debra the Hungry Jacks counter staff I gave a 'God loves you & has a wonderful plan for your life' tract to!
* busdrivers & cleaners I give the BIG $100 note to
THE BEST THING about catching multiple buses home: not only do I get greater value out of my ticket but more people contact for evangelism & tracting!
* intercede for those who reject the tracts - may Christ reveal Himself to them & call them out of darkness into His glorious light to declare His praises through other means/people!

to order the 'God loves you & has a wonderful plan for your life' tract go to: http://wayofthemaster.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=150