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Press Release: January 1, 2019
January 2019
- Pray for Emily Wilson as she shares about Bible translation career opportunities at a conference for directors of Christian education (Jan. 2-4).
- Pray for good communication, wisdom, and guidance from the Holy Spirit as the Zayse team (Ethiopia) checks Matthew (Jan. 3-9).
- Pray for healthy interactions at the Yala reviewers’ workshop (Nigeria) and for Rev. Linus Otronyi who is teaching at it (Jan. 3-5).
- Pray for Matt Rudowske as he takes college entrance exams and visits schools in the upcoming months.
- Pray for Michaela and Josiah Federwitz as they settle back into boarding school routines.
- Praise God for the opportunity that Karen Tessaro has to work with the Lutheran Church of Nigeria and for the privilege she has to homeschool John David.
- Pray for increased capacity building as the Ikom (Nigeria) Luke partnership workshop, involving six languages, takes place January 7-25.
- Pray for good communication and common vision as LBT works with their partner, the Bible Society of Botswana.
- Pray for smooth progress of the Bible House construction in Ngaoundere, Cameroon.
- Pray for Josephine Derricks to continue to prosper in Cameroon and praise God that her dad has recovered from African tick bite fever.
- Pray for the translation programs in Botswana who are taking drafts out to villages to gain feedback.
- Praise and prayers for safety and good times as Jim and Susan Kaiser’s son visits them in Ethiopia for two weeks.
- Pray for wisdom for LBT’s international programs team as they discuss issues related to LBT’s work.
- Praise God with Alvina Federwitz as she anticipates the dedication of the LIBTRALO office in March – a fulfilled dream shared with her late husband.
- Pray for quality relationships and continued culture learning for Michael Ersland (Ghana).
- Praise God for the talents that LBT’s office staff uses to support the work of Bible translation.
- Pray for discernment for those organizing the Dowayo team in Cameroon.
- Pray for clarity and wisdom as LBT’s board meets this weekend.
- Pray for Josh Wagner as he promotes the use of Scripture in local languages in Sierra Leone, especially through digital technology.
- Pray for the Ipili team (PNG) as they encourage people to listen to Ipili Scriptures.
- Pray that David Federwitz (Ghana) will have good health and wisdom amidst a busy travel schedule.
- Pray for Alexis Olson as she and her family continue to build a support team, so they can leave for Tanzania.
- Pray for progress in Kukele, Yala, Mbe, and Obe (Nigeria) Scripture engagement efforts.
- Pray for wisdom for the Bible Society of Liberia as it makes a decision on the next whole Bible project and for national churches to become involved in it.
- Pray for Rev. Linus Otronyi as he works with the Bible Society of Nigeria to get the Yala New Testament reprinted.
- Pray for God’s blessings on Ikwerre (Nigeria) checking sessions.
- Pray that Aaron Beckendorf will continue to grow into a Godly young man.
- Pray for Rich Rudowske as he works on his Ph.D.
- Pray that Micah Federwitz will have good health and be rooted in God’s love.
- Pray for Emily Wilson as she promotes Bible translation career opportunities at Concordia University Nebraska.
- Praise God for the many contributions Barbara Beermann makes to support the ministry of Bible translation.
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