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Press Release: April 1, 2019
April 2019
- Pray for a strong finish for Becky Grossmann as she wraps up checking sessions in Liberia.
- Pray for Kelsey Grulke (Botswana), Linus Otronyi (Nigeria), and David Federwitz (Ghana) to have safe travels and good interactions and processing as they attend a Scripture engagement conference.
- Pray for a blessed Bible Translation Summit taking place in Tanzania April 4-5 that Jim Laesch and Rev. Oscar Lema are attending.
- Pray for health and stamina for families of missionaries who are “back home” when one of its members must travel for work.
- Pray that the efforts Rob Veith has given to strengthen Scripture engagement in Kosovo and Namibia will bear fruit.
- Pray for good health, strength, and protection as Martin and Joan Weber work with various translation projects in Cameroon to develop lectionaries of Old Testament Scriptures.
- Pray for the KOLIBITRAP team (Ghana) and Nathan Esala who are currently checking portions of the Old Testament.
- Pray for peace and stability in the countries where LBT works.
- Pray for a blessed time for Martin and Joan Weber (Cameroon) as they spend time with their son and his family this month.
- Pray for speaking opportunities and encouraging partnerships for Becky Grossmann as she shares about her ministry of Bible translation in Liberia during furlough.
- Pray for LBT missionaries working in a sensitive area in Southeast Asia as they work with their Scripture engagement team to develop new Sunday School curriculum using a Bible-storying approach to draft stories from Exodus.
- Praise God for a successful school term for the Grulke family (Botswana).
- Praise God for Tim Beckendorf’s (Botswana) healing thus far and pray for continued healing.
- Pray for wisdom for families on the mission field who are figuring out education plans for their kids.
- Pray that missionary kids will have meaningful friendships.
- Pray for mutual encouragement as David Snyder meets with financial and prayer partners in Kansas, Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota.
- Pray that Annaka Esala (MK) will be rooted and grounded in the deep love of Christ.
- Pray for the millions of people around the world waiting to hear the good news of Christ in a language that they can understand.
- Pray for safe travels and fruitful discussions for the Yala team as it works on some of the historical books of the Old Testament.
- Pray that Elliot Derricks will thrive as husband, father, friend, colleague, and missionary as he serves in Cameroon.
- Give thanks for the ministry of Rev. Kierien Ekpang Ayugha, LBT international associate, who is teaching in the linguistics and translation department at the Theological College of Northern Nigeria.
- Pray for safe travels and good meetings (April 22-May 3) as the Yala translation team travels to Jos for checking sessions with Chuck Tessaro (Nigeria).
- Pray for progress to continue so that four lectionaries will be completed, printed, and dedicated this year in Cameroon.
- Pray for the plans being made for the Concordia Mission Institute taking place in July to provide education, connection, and spiritual renewal.
- Pray for Sarah Miller (MK) who is graduating and starting a M.A. program in TESOL. Pray she can find a job in the education field that will provide money to live and flexibility for her graduate studies.
- Pray that LBT’s board will make wise and thoughtful decisions as they meet together this weekend.
- Pray for wisdom for Jim Laesch as he guides and encourages the missionaries and Bible societies with which he works.
- Pray for the Kuhn family (Cameroon) as they begin furlough – for good adjustments, joy-filled reunions with family and friends, and mutually-encouraging connections with their partners.
- Pray for grace and wisdom for missionaries with aging parents who have health needs.
- Pray for opportunities for David Federwitz (Ghana) to be renewed in body, soul, and spirit as he manages a lot of responsibilities as regional director.
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