an idea for your witnessing, especially if you're the shy type ;)

i thought this idea was neat .. for all you hy types out there, get yourself a bunch of tracts at www.wayofthemaster.com [look to see if they have a regional store close to your ountry]

& try this out!

Leaving Tract "Bookmarks" Sent in by Samuel S. of Chicago, IL
I often go into large bookstores and spend around 15-30 minutes distributing tracts into certain books on the shelves, the magazine racks and the best-sellers/new releases tables. Because Living Waters has such a wide array of gospel tracts I can chose the right tract for the right book. For example, I put the Million Dollar Bill tracts in books in the money section, books by people like Donald Trump. I also put tracts into the Koran, and other popular Islam books (I usually use a simple, clear gospel tract such as "The Four Simple Laws" in other religion books), as well as other religions such as Hinduism, Buddhuism, Judaism, new age spirituality, magic books, etc... I believe this is a simple way to plant seeds of the gospel. Imagine someone who wants to learn how to make money opening their new book and finding a Million Dollar Bill! Then instead of learning how to make money that day, they learned about the real treasure, Jesus Christ! Or how about the person who is "seeking" some form of "spirituality" and instead God reaches them through a gospel tract in their "spiritual" book. There are many other examples and ways to use the many different Living Waters tracts in the bookstores. Be creative, plant seeds, pray for the people buying and looking at the books, and pray that the Lord will bring the harvest!
source: LivingWaters.com Newsletter [subscribe yourself at www.LivingWaters.com !!]

Do you want to contribute your witnessing experiences, tract stories, and creative evangelism ideas to the "Coffee Break" column? Send them to: share@livingwaters.com and maybe we'll use yours! (Please include your first name, last initial, and location, in case we use your story!)

pray for us!

2 Sam. 7:29
"Now be pleased to bless the house of Your servant that it may continue forever in Your sight; for You, O sovereign Lord, have spoken."
David proposed to build a house (a sanctuary) for God. God responded by promising to build a house (a lineage) for David, and David replied with an astonished "Amen!" Parents who love the Lord want their descendants to love the Lord and to serve Him. And yet, as the Abrahamic covenant (Genesis 12:2-3) reveals, God blesses us because He expects through us to bless the world. He loves us, but He also loves the world's peoples as well. What kind of father gives all his attention to only one of his many children? And what kind of father would allow the older, blessed son to callously ignore the cries of his other, hurting son?

O Lord, help us to be faithful to take it to those peoples who still have little or no opportunity to respond to Your offer of forgiveness and hope.
source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!GO HERE & pray for an unreached people group EVERY HOUR!! www.prayerguard.net

praise & pray for Joyce, Jenny, Elly, Brian (TAI, KOR)

my English corner group on Today! [discussed a life changing catch of fish]

:D PRAISE! :D

:D bringing them here!

:D Jesus replies our ruests to "go away from me for i'm a sinful being" with "do not be afraid, from now on you'll be catching pople" !!

i dont know about you but that truth *just* hit me afresh: how many times have i made that same request to Jesus & He didn't leave me in my sin, but transformed me to be a fisher of men -- [!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

:D O, the richness of learning that happens when you teach others!!

- also met Amy & James, 1st timers, 1 week fresh to Brisbane!

*PRAY*

* stir up a hunger in these precious souls to want to know The One who is Holy & can transform a sinful being into a rescuer of souls!

* reveal Christ as Lord to these precious souls, that they might find Him as exceedingly precious, desirable & delightfully satisfying!
* we'd see these dear lost souls in heaven, loving Jesus much because they were forgiven much through Jesus, along with others who're there because Jesus has transformed them to be fishers of men!!
* 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 to add to the multi-cultural beauty of Christ's Bride, The Church!
* have mercy on them & send them 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!!***

doorknocking & tracting this Saturday to muslims

- there was a story of a muslim lady living in Sydney who waited 13 years for a Christian to visit her home . . .

why aren't the people of God getting out MORE?!

:D bringing the mission field right here to our doorstep in the West!

* prepare & open the hearts of those that will be doorknocked/tracts left at & other gospel resources with

* save some!

* mobilise His people to get the gospel out at all times using all means!

pray for us!

1 Sam.28:16, 18
"Samuel said, 'Why do you consult me, now that the Lord has turned away from you and become your enemy? .... Because you did not obey the Lord...the Lord has done this to you today.'"
Saul was so desperate for advice that he bade a spirit medium call up Samuel from the dead. But Samuel reminded Saul that it was his own disobedience, not lack of advice, that had caused God to reject him. Remember that Saul's catastrophic disobedience had seemed to him to be merely incomplete obedience. God has also given us certain commands, and Christ's last command was the Great Commission. Many Christian leaders today are reaffirming the scriptural truth that unless we who are spiritually and materially blessed are more completely obedient in reaching the unreached peoples, God may take His hand of blessing from us, just as He did from Saul.

Forgive us, Lord, and give us joy as we learn to obey Your commands completely.
source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!GO HERE & pray for an unreached people group EVERY HOUR!! www.prayerguard.net

praise & pray 4 me :D

look at the moon . . . I wanna be just like that ^__^ (i.e. brightly reflecting a glory not my own, simply faithfully reflecting His light to all =)
-- i'm not an awfully faithfully bright reflector tho :"( please REJOICE with me & pray for me!!
if you care about me & love me, please tell me anytime you see something wrong in my life!
:D PRAISE :D
:D there's no loss too great God cannot restore
:D there's no scar too deep God cannot heal
:D there's no distance I can go God's grace cannot reach
:D there's nothing - absolutely nothing - to stop His love & mercy for me :)
:D HE'S MY GOD!!
:D HIS PROMISE NEVER FAILS!!
Know this with all your heart, with everything in you, that not one detail has failed of all the good things GOD, your God, promised you. It has all happened. nothing's left undone--not so much as a word. [Joshua 23:14b]
:D my problematic computer has been fixed ;)
*PRAY*
* I keep loving Him with ALL my & soul!
* Lord.. i want to believe.. help my unbelief! especially when it comes to viewing myself - i'm righteous in Christ, yet i still make too much of my sin :"(
* my computer stops dying! >.<
~~thanks SO much~!
appreciate you . . . for an eternity :)

Praise & pray for weekend with precious souls @ Burleigh Heads [next Fri-Sun!]

:D PRAISE :D
:D the way all creation uniquely sings its song exclaiming His indescribable AWESOME AMAZINGNESS!!
:D every precious soul that's signed on for the camp!
:D letting us have this time away with these precious souls in the midst of His beautiful creation!
*PRAY*
* in all things, CHRIST BE EXALTED! and as He is exalted, "He'd draw all men to Himself"
* FILL the camp with Divinely-appointed interactions that’d IMPACT ETERNAL DESTINY’S (i.e. use us to live, show & tell the gospel!)
* use our time during this camp to draw lost souls to WORSHIP JESUS!!
* He'd "turn on the lights" for many who might have heard/seen the Christmas story for the first time!
* bring the students & leaders HE wants to come along, keep them free this weekend & provide transport for all!
~thanks~!!
your prayers IMPACT ETERNITY!! 'cos we pray to a God in the business of IMPACTING ETERNITY!!

pray for us!

1 Sam. 20:23 "May the Lord make us keep our promises to each other, for He has witnessed them." Those at home never know just how much the missionaries overseas truly rely on their promises to pray. Even when they are sent out to work with a national church, missionaries still have problems of loneliness and culture shock. But when they go to an unreached people, they enter into situations where they are invading Satan's previously unchallenged territory. He will attack them in many ways beyond the expected culture shock. If those at home who promised to pray for them do not keep their promise, some of these missionaries may experience severe defeat in their personal lives or public ministries. But earnest, continual prayer can make the difference. Dear Lord, help us who stay to recognize how vital we are in the battle for the unreached. Teach us to pray!

1 Sam. 23:3

"Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more, then, if we go to Keilah against the ranks of the Philistines?"

Good question! But God had clearly commanded David and his troops to go, and He had promised them victory if they obeyed, so they went...and inflicted "heavy losses" on the Philistine forces. We might likewise ask: Why leave home, where we are not always successful against Satan's forces, to go to some other land where Satan is even more firmly entrenched? The answer: because God has commanded us to go, and because He promises victory if we obey. Jesus told His followers to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18), and promised to be with them, and us, to the end of the age.

O Lord, may those in difficult ministries be especially aware of Your presence today. How glad we are that You are with them-and with us!

source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!GO HERE & pray for an unreached people group EVERY HOUR!! www.prayerguard.net

Praise & pray for Tommy (TAI)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D the lunch we were able to have together brefore he left our shores & opportunity to share the gospel with him!
:D life in a day & age with things like MSN messenger to stay in touch easily!
*PRAY*
* water the seed that's been planted in Tommy, bring it to fruiful harvest to bring much glory to The Father!
* keep bringing many Divine Appointments his way [jobsearching now] that'll impact his eternity destiny!
* reveal Christ as The Only Way to God, INFINITELY desirable & INFINITELY satisfying to Tommy !! bringing him to True Repentance & Faith before it's too late!
* we'd see Tommy in heaven worshiping The Lamb because He's Worthy!!
* have mercy on Tommy, work supernaturally in his heart to forsake sin, follow Jesus, the Son of God in a life of faith!
* have mercy on Tommy, not let him waste his life giving glory to any other than The One who made him & gave His life for him!
~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!
*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS***

praise & pray for Dongjun, Joanne, Jooyoung, Mika, Nicky, Peter, Will, Masa, Jenny, Paul, Julia(KOR, TAI, JAP)

my English corner group on Tueday! [discussed Jesus forguves - woman caught in adultery]
:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D there is forgiveness of sins through Jesus, The Son of God!
*PRAY*
* stir up a hunger in these precious souls to want to know The One who is The Only True Saviour from sin!
* reveal Christ as Lord to these precious souls, that they might find Him as exceedingly precious, desirable & delightfully satisfying!

* we'd see these dear lost souls in heaven, loving Jesus much because they were forgiven much through Jesus!

* 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 to add to the multi-cultural beauty of Christ's Bride, The Church!

* have mercy on them & send them 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!!***

pray for us!

1 Sam.17:32-37
"David said to Saul, 'Let no one lose heart.... The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine'"
Goliath challenged the Israelites to a duel, defying the armies of the living God. But no Israelite warrior was willing to meet the challenge. David had experienced the Lord's protection in other difficult situations, and he was confident that the Lord would protect him as he volunteered to face Goliath. Today, we need more "Davids" in the frontier missions endeavor, men and women who recognize that the battle is not theirs, but the Lord's. We need people who will claim the victory that is already won through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Father, grant us courage to confront the enemy of our souls and to overcome our hesitancy and fear.

source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!GO HERE & pray for an unreached people group EVERY HOUR!! www.prayerguard.net

praise & pray for Dalby Mission [2-9/12]

WHO: Steve Nation, Ben Thai, Able Wong, Mark Wee, Nick Joe, Keiyeng Nation, Fay Hii, Mag Chung, Helen Zhang, Hannah Hon, Susana, Jo Wong

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Partnering with Dalby Anglican and Presbyterian churches to encourage their members, and be Christian witnesses to the Dalby community through:

- learning from Dalby Christian workers about what rural ministry is like

- attending and participating / sharing in church services, Bible studies / home groups / youth groups / mums' groups etc

- 'running' scripture classes and chapel services in various schools

- visiting nursing home

- being billetted and hosted for meals by church families- main street Christmas-survey evangelism

... And much more!

:D PRAISE! :D

:D He is making His name great in every place, even rural towns like Dalby!

:D He wants to involve us in His eternal plans & purpose!

*PRAY*

* souls to be saved, gospel seeds to be planted & watered & God bring it to harvest!

* every team member to be changed eternally to pour our lives out to see God's mission accomplished!

* use this time (preparation & mission week) greatly to work in and through us as a team

* grow us in Christlikeness and awareness of God's greatness, & use us to bear witness to Jesus

* team prep during this busy time for the uni students

* for those on our team looking for jobs, that God will provide exactly the right job at the right time given that they have carved time out for this mission among other things

praise & pray for Tony (TAI)

at my brother's wedding dinner .. desiring not to let the night turn into a wasted night of insignificant banter, food & feasting, what better way to REDEEM THE TIME in these evil days & share the gospel with a lost soul?

:D PRAISE! :D

:D the Christ-centred wedding ceremony that pointed many to The Ultimate Wedding of Christ & His church!

:D opportunity to share the gospel with an old high-school friend of my brothers' over dinner!

*PRAY*

* stir up a hunger in his soul to want to know The One who is The Only True Saviour from sin & death!

* reveal Christ as Lord to Tony, that he might find Jesus as exceedingly precious, desirable & delightfully satisfying!

* we'd see Tony in heaven, loving Jesus much because he was forgiven much through Jesus!

praise & pray for James, Peter, Jack, Won, Saud, Masa, Danny (KOR, SDARJAP)

my English corner group today! [discussed Jesus heals a paralysed man - doing series on Jesus leading up to Christmas!
:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D giving us just the right group!
:D there is forgiveness of sins & healing through Jesus, The Son of God!
- Saud, the Saudi left early.. quickly gave him an arabic tract as he left. please pray!!
*PRAY*
* stir up a hunger in these precious souls to want to know The One who is The Only True Saviour from sin & death!
* reveal Christ as Lord to these precious souls, that they might find Him as exceedingly precious, desirable & delightfully satisfying!
* we'd see these dear lost souls in heaven, loving Jesus much because they were forgiven much through Jesus!
* 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 to add to the multi-cultural beauty of Christ's Bride, The Church!
* have mercy on them & send them 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 Mahir (OMA)

- was waiting for the next bus because the last bus didn't show. was tempted to go catch the other bus, which would mean i'd get home earlier [i was tired!] but due to laziness i stayed on & kept reading :P
then lo & behold, Mahir comes & sits beside me.. we get chatting, his bus comes, i hand him an Arabic chick tract 'This is your life'.
.. my bus eventually came & i wondered if i'd chosen to catch the other bus to get home earlier to pander to my tired body, i'd have never met Mahir, a precious soul who fears Judgment Day because 'he's not a good muslim'.
CASE IN POINT: tiredness is no excuse to miss a potential opportunity to share the gospel with a lost, precious soul Jesus died to save!
:D PRAISE! :D
:D sustaining me in my tiredness to reach out to this lost, precious soul Jesus died to save!
:D providing gospel tracts that makes sharing the gospel much less difficult!!!
*PRAY*
* keep confronting Mahir with the reality of his sin, death, judgment & His holiness, convict his guilty conscience of the gravity of his sin before the Holy, Righteous God who gave him life & bring him to flee to The Saviour before it's too late!!
* energise us, His children to keep reaching out to this lost, precious soul Jesus died to save while there' still time!
* we'd see precious souls like Mahir & other muslims in heaven worshiping The Lamb because He's Worthy!!

praise & pray for Ash (KOR)

:D PRAISE! :D

:D revealing Himself to Ash through his 4 years in Australia!

:D he said he wants to find a good church to learn more about Jesus in Korea!

:D many opportunities to build our friendship & speak Jesus-reality into his life!

[lesson: REMEMBER TO EMPHASISE THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN ONE'S ETERNAL SALVATION!!]

PLEASE *PRAY* !!

* stir up a hunger in Ash's heart to know The Only God who Truly Satisfies, mercifully give him a divine discontentment with anything less than Christ!

* lead Ash to a good body of True believers who'll commend the gospel to him!

* reveal Christ to Ash so that he'll hate all things that hold him back from repenting & putting His trust in Jesus [e.g.bad perceptions of church/"churchianity" family, career, love of earthly "stuff"]

* open up Ash's blind eyes to see eternity & not be distracted by what he sees here & now

* keep stirring use his God-given conscience to keep convicting him of his filthy guilt before a Holy & Perfectly Righteous God & bring him to repentance & Trust in The Only Saviour, Jesus! before it's too late!!

pray we'd PRAY!

1 Sam. 12:23

"Far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you..."

We know that we should pray. We know that we should pray for others as well as for ourselves. And when we fail to pray, we recognize the lack of God's blessings. But how often do we consider Samuel's point-that prayerlessness is a sin against God Himself? The living God invites us to commune with Him; to disregard His invitation is an affront to His goodness. The purpose of the Global Prayer Digest is to encourage one million Christians to pray daily for those thousands of peoples walled off from the good news of life in Christ Jesus.

Savior, teach us to pray.

source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- SPREAD THE WORD!! GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!GO HERE & pray for an unreached people group EVERY HOUR!! www.prayerguard.net

pray for us!

1 Sam. 10:22

"Behold, he is hiding himself by the baggage!"

What a place to receive God's call-hiding in the baggage! God was adequate to equip Saul for his calling, but Saul could never know God's adequacy until he was willing to be used. Many members of the Body of Christ today have been chosen and called for service to the nations of the earth. Yet gripped by fear or preoccupation with their own inadequacy, these messengers of life often hide in the baggage of other pursuits. How they, and we, need to be reminded that God's power can accomplish what His wisdom demands.

Pray that God will direct His Church to identify and thrust forward in ministry those whom He has called as missionaries to unreached peoples. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!GO HERE & pray for an unreached people group EVERY HOUR!! www.prayerguard.net

pray we'd give up our own way!

"Not my will, but Your Will, be done" (Luke 22:42b).

What does it cost to become a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ? What does one have to give up? There is truly only one thing that must be given up. It is not, and it never has been, a question of giving up friends, family, material possessions, fame and fortune. You can give up all those things, just like the first disciples of the Lord, and still run away and deny Him.

Forget the outward things and go right to the heart of the matter. Only one thing is necessary, and if we give up this one thing we are qualified to be disciples of the Lord. What is the one thing? All we have to give up is OUR WAY. There are two ways, one which seems right, and one which IS right. One is my way, the other is His way.

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praise & pray for Joanna

- a bank teller at my bank i've seen a few times, the first time gave her a gospel tract, yesterday saw her again & she seemed quite confronted with the reality of death.
PRAY FOR HER SOUL!
brothers & sisters, don't be shy & don't be afraid to pass life-giving news to lost souls you come across =every day=.God has left you on earth for a reason. LET'S NOT WASTE ANOTHER MOMENT HIDING THE LIGHT behind our fear-filled excuses!!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D blessing me with treasures on earth so i can store up treasures in heaven!
:D providing gospel tracts that makes sharing the gospel much less difficult!!!
*pray*
* keep confronting Joanna with the reality of her sin, death, judgment & His holiness, convict her guilty conscience of the gravity of her sin before the Holy, Righteous God who gave her life & bring her to flee to The Saviour while there's still time before it's too late!!
* those who work in banks would forsake storing up treasures on earth & give their lives to store treasures in heaven!
* help us, His children to stay receptive & obedient to His voice to go to those He wants to send us to!
* we'd see precious souls like Joanna & other bank tellers in heaven worshiping The Lamb because He's Worthy!!
order the "something to think about" tracts for yourself to give away:
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praise & pray for Ash (KOR)

- he's going home this Sunday.
:D PRAISE! :D
:D changing his mind & heart through his 4 years in Australia!
:D many opportunities to build our friendship & speak Jesus-reality into his life!

- we'll have our "last supper" Friday Night ... really don't want him to leave Australia & still be hell-bound :"(
PLEASE *PRAY* !!
* give me love & boldness to keep challenging him with the gospel, with all gentleness & respect!
* reveal Christ to Ash so that he'll hate all things that hold him back from repenting & putting His trust in Jesus [e.g.bad perceptions of church/"churchianity" family, career, love of earthly "stuff"]
* open up Ash's blind eyes to see eternity & not be distracted by what he sees here & now
* stir up a hunger in Ash's heart to know The Only God who Truly Satisfies, mercifully give him a divine discontentment with anything less than Christ!
* keep stirring use his God-given conscience to keep convicting him of his filthy guilt before a Holy & Perfectly Righteous God & bring him to repentance & Trust in The Only Saviour, Jesus! before it's too late!!
* have mercy on Ash, send him back 'home' an eternally-changed soul, to bring gospel blessings to his family & join the missionary force He's raising up there!

praise & pray for me!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D He alone is God!
:D The awesome Ability of The Divine Potter to beautifully refashion flawed pieces of clay into expressions of HIS glory!
:D every morning that i wake up to His fresh mercies, dumbfounded by His grace again & again!!
:D bringing the right Scriptures/people/books/talks into my life at *just* the right time when i needed them!! (if you're in Brisbane & haven't read this book [pictured] yet, I HAVE BOXES OF THESE FREE! POWERFUL! LIFE CHANGING BOOKS!! PLEASE CONTACT ME TO GET YOURS -- i'm re-reading it for the 3rd time!! for all outside of Brisbane, order yours free =) see www.gfa.org/freebook)
:D even when all i can see is my own failures .. as i ask for His forgiveness He sees Christ's perfect righteousness, & the beautiful end of the story He's yet to finish writing in me!

*PRAY*
* give me faith to believe-that His promise to forgive, forget, heal & restore is actually VERY REAL!
* i'd LET Him use me rather than "striving to be useful"!
* 2 Corinthians 5:14 would be the theme of my life! "whatever we do, it is because the love of Christ compels us"
* i'd LET Him make me radical, extreme, white-hot ON FIRE for Him! characterised by:
- progress in holiness
- love for God
- love for His Word
- love for His people
- love for those not His people that would show OBVIOUSLY in ACTION!
- constant communion with Christ
* Heavenly Wisdom to know who to help & how best to help them!
~~thanks SO much~!
appreciate you . . . for an eternity :)

praise & pray for Guillauma, Sunny, Kenichiro, Ray, John, Kobe (FRA, KOR, TAI, JAP)

my English corner group today! [discussed Hospitality & forgiveness, ala Luke 7:36-50]
:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D there is forgiveness of sins through faith in The Only Saviour, Jesus!
:D the solution to our problem of death is found in The Perfect Son of God's death in our place!
:D the God-given introductory warm ups to each week's topic that He provides!
- also met Vicky, ... :)

*PRAY*
* stir up a hunger in these precious souls to want to know The One who is The Only True Saviour from sin & death!
* reveal Christ as Lord to these precious souls, that they might find Him as exceedingly precious, desirable & delightfully satisfying!
* we'd see these dear lost souls in heaven, loving Jesus much because they were forgiven much through Jesus!
* 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 to add to the multi-cultural beauty of Christ's Bride, The Church!
* have mercy on them & send them 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!!***

pray for us!

1 Sam. 4:3

"Let us take to ourselves from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that it may come among us and deliver us from the power of our enemies"

Worship of Yahweh had degenerated into superstition. It was not the ark of the covenant which would save Israel from their enemies, but the God of the Covenant who fervently desired to redeem them-and their enemies too! Their misunderstanding of God's heart not only resulted in the loss of the ark and the defeat of their army, but it also made it all the more difficult for the nations around them to come to know God's lovingkindness and tender mercies. It is true today, as then, that "blessing all the families of the earth" is the surest way to make our enemies into friends.

Father, teach us not to trust in horses or chariots (or missiles and bombs) but to take Your gospel to those who hate us and to therein find our security. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!GO HERE & pray for an unreached people group EVERY HOUR!! www.prayerguard.net

pray for us!

1 Sam. 3:1

"Word from the Lord was rare in those days, visions were infrequent."

How dark and cold those days must have been. After the spiritual callousness characteristic of the period of the judges, a faithful minority in Israel must have experienced a great longing to hear God's voice and to have a prophet among them once more. We today have every opportunity to know God intimately. We not only have the written Word but can also know the Living Word, the Son of God. Yet among 10,000 people groups around the world, word from the Lord is not just "rare," but also dim, distorted or absent.

Father, bring the day when "the knowledge of the Lord will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea." Use us, we pray. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!GO HERE & pray for an unreached people group EVERY HOUR!! www.prayerguard.net

pray we'd LOVE OUR **UNBORN** NEIGHBOUR!! see www.abort73.com

MILLIONS of unborn children die daily . . .
God will hold US accountable.
it's TIME TO END THE APATHY OF IGNORANCE!!
go here & spread the word!
=> www.abort73.com <== GO HERE NOW!!
especially http://abort73.com/HTML/III-E-mandate.html
consider Proverbs 24:11-12.
Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, "Behold, we did not know this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not requite man according to his work?

Here is the biblical precedent for educating people to choose against abortion: Ephesians 5:11.

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.

John Piper responds to Paul's charge this way:

I hope you hear the force of [the command in Ephesians 5:11]. It is radically different from the passivity and moral withdrawal of many Christians. Many believers have a passive avoidance ethic and that is all. In other words they think: if I avoid the works of darkness, and don't do them myself, then I am doing my Christian duty. I'm clean. I'm in the light. But that is not what verse 11 says. It says you are only doing half your duty. "Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness"--that's an avoidance ethic. That's half your duty. But it goes on, and in fact puts stress on the next phrase because it is easily overlooked and because it can be very costly: "Rather even expose them!" Don't just avoid the works of darkness, EXPOSE them. This is not avoidance. This is action.... [God] is calling all Christians--to expose the dark and fruitless work of abortion . . .

"Exposing the Dark Work of Abortion" -- January 26, 1992

We are not God's children because we imitate God, rather we imitate God because we are His children. We do not "walk in love" so that God will love us. Rather, we walk in love because God has loved us. We do not "let our light shine" (upon the deeds of darkness) so that we'll be made "children of light". Rather, we let our light shine because we are children of light. There are ramifications of being united to Christ (if we are united to Him!) and they cannot be avoided. We do not defend the defenseless to be acceptable to Him, we defend the defenseless because the acceptance we've already gained through His death, allows us to do no less. So let us throw down the dreaded Christian idols of "personal peace" and "affluence", and pursue with joy all that the Bible calls us to. May we go boldly forth into the world and be who we are, in Christ.


(from the mouth of John Piper):

The root cause of abortion is the failure to be satisfied in God as our supreme love. And, for all the great legal work that needs to be done to protect human life, the greatest work that needs to be done is to spread a passion - a satisfaction for the supremacy of God in all things. That's our calling.

"Where Does Child Killing Come From?", January 25, 1998

Praise & pray for Tommy & Emily (KOR)

enjoying twilight walking from Red Hill to Mater Hill last night, praising God, i came across Tommy & Emily wheeling a BIG bag - they were moving house .. introductions & small talk past, i told them about free English conversation classes in Brisbane, they were interested so got their phone number ... then they looked like they needed to move on & refused any help. hmmm... what can come out of that Divinely-Appointed encounter? join me in praises & prayers!
:D PRAISE! :D
:D Divinely-Appointments come your way when you avail yourself to Him!
:D Jesus, The Good Shepherd, seeks & saves the lost!!

*PRAY*
* keep bringing many more Divine Appointments their way throughout their life to draw them closer to Himself!
* have mercy on Tommy & Emily, grant them faith to turn from their sins & turn to Christ unless they perishes!

Praise & pray for Kenichiro & Engin (JAP, TRK)

- met @ a friends graduation yesterday, this friend i later discovered to be our sister!! [see recent post on May (TAI)]



:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
*PRAY*
* reveal Christ as INFINITELY desirable & INFINITELY satisfying to Engin & Kenichiro!! bringing them to True Repentance & Faith before it's too late!
* we'd see Engin & Kenichiro in heaven worshiping The Lamb because He's Worthy!!
* have mercy on Engin & Kenichiro, work supernaturally in their hearts to forsake sin, follow Jesus, the Son of God in a life of faith!
* prepare Divine Appointments their way throughout their lives to help open their blind eyes, unstop their deaf ears & open their dead hearts to receive Real Life!
* have mercy on Engin & Kenichiro, not let them waste their lives giving glory to any other than The One who made them & gave His life for them!

Praise & pray for May (TAI)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D she said at her graduation today: "i got to know God more" [through her TESOL teachers]
:D she came non religious, she returns home [tomorrow] heaven-bound!
:D Jesus is becoming more & more precious to her everyday!
:D changing her life around through faith in The Only Saviour, Jesus!
:D the good example & bright light of the free English class teachers she came across causing her to receive a bible & know God!

*pray*
* Christ reveal more & more of Himself to May everyday!
* have mercy on her friends & family back home - grant them repentance & trust in Jesus before it's too late!
* persevere & sustain May in faith till the Last Day, & may we see many in Heaven there because God used her!
* provide a good church family for her to grow & mature in the faith!
* lead & guide her future to bring maximum glory to Jesus!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 South Asia tour

yes, the tour i went on earlier this year is happening again.. the next team is departing!

surely our Father will be GODSOME! (ie HUGELY BETTER THAN AWESOME!!)

~praise~ :D all Papa's doing in & through South Asian brothers & sisters taking the gospel to those who've yet to hear!
:D advance praise for all He’ll show the team/do in them through the tour!
*PRAY*
* give us all a better understanding of eternity & all-consuming desire to invest ONLY in what is of eternal worth!!
* all will have open hearts and eyes for the Lord to do His work in their lives!
* each one will be used mightily by Papa back home
* give us Greater vision of the lost world
* help us adapt to the culture & be a BLESSING to all!
* help us be sensitive & humble in our interactions with the national brothers!
* much fruit produced back here in Australia after the trip.
* millions will be effected by the sharing & enthusiasm of the team for God’s mission!
* team unity to be maximum blessing to the national brothers & sisters!
* the work in supporting & sending countries continue to flourish despite staff being away for the tour!

pray for me!

His love endures forever -- and ever -- and forever & ever !!
... this is my story, this is my song, praising my Saviour, all the day long!!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D He is worthy of praise.. ALWAYS IN ALL PLACES!
:D He still remoulds marred, broken & tattered vessels into expressions of HIS glory today!!
:D all my praying friends & family who wouldn't let me die 5 years ago!
:D bringing the right Scriptures/people/books/talks into my life at *just* the right time when i needed them!! (see http://www.gfa.org/storeitem?stock_code=BK13)
:D even when all i can see is my own failures .. as i ask for His forgiveness He sees Christ's perfect righteousness, & the beautiful end of the story He's yet to finish writing in me!

*PRAY*
* deliver me from unbelief - that His promise to forgive, forget, heal & restore is actually VERY REAL!
* help me let Him make me radical, extreme, white-hot ON FIRE for Him! characterised by:
- progress in holiness
- love for God
- love for His Word
- love for His people
- love for those not His people that would show OBVIOUSLY in ACTION!
- constant communion with Christ
* Heavenly Wisdom to know who to help & how best to help them!
~~thanks SO much~!
appreciate you . . . for an eternity :)

pray for us!

1 Sam 1:12,13

"Now it came about, as she continued praying before the Lord...Eli thought she was drunk."

Hannah was so intent on asking God for a son that her earnest petition at the temple of the Lord was mistaken as drunkenness. When was the last occasion that we so earnestly poured out our hearts before the Lord that others thought we were less than sane, sober and self-controlled? The living God invites us to not only bring our personal needs before Him, but also calls us to passionately intercede for those outside the sphere of our immediate concern.

Oh Lord, impress us so deeply with Your heart for the world that we are moved to pray with great earnestness and perseverance. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!GO HERE & pray for an unreached people group EVERY HOUR!! www.prayerguard.net

Praise & pray for Jaewon (KOR)

spent much of Wednesday & Thursday with Jaewon, he went back to Korea today .. to return in 2 weeks?
:D PRAISE! :D
:D getting to share the gospel with him! {though honestly, i felt like a terrible friend to him.. he always wanted to be with me much more than i wanted to be with him :S}
*pray*
* turn the difficult times he's gone through around into something beautiful, something good!
* arrange Divine Appointments his way throughout his life to help open his blind eyes, unstop his deaf ears & open his dead heart to receive Real Life!
* have mercy on Jaewon, grant him faith to turn from his sins & turn to Christ unless he perishes!
* reveal more of Himself to Jaewon & turn him into an eternally-changed soul, to join the missionary force He's raising up all over the world!

praise & pray for International Friendship Evangelistic meeting [this Sunday!]

:D His saving grace and today is the day of grace, day of salvation!
please uphold precious international students in prayer as they go through stressful exams this week on.
* soften & prepare hearts to be like rich soil, ready to to receive gospel seeds to yield an abundant harvest to His glory!
* stress & worry would drive them to Jesus, The One who cares for them!
* they'll experience God's grace, strength and provision, and make God their priority.
* Jimmy who's giving his testimony this Sunday
* Pastor Ron is sharing the message.
* for every invitation given out. - ask Him to bring people in.
* His presence and closeness throughout the day.