God Is Faithful During Difficult Seasons
Wayne and Gail Chen, serving itinerantly, minister among the Biem people of Papua New Guinea. Wayne and co-workers Thomas and Brandon visited the Biem church this summer. Sadly, there has been disunity in the church, and the elder of the church had to step down from a position of leadership because of spiritual issues. Pray for the Biem church. “Please pray that the gospel would remain at the center — that the church would recognize and resist [Satan’s] lies, and that the brothers now carrying the responsibilities of teaching and shepherding would be strengthened and filled with wisdom. May a deep love for God's Word, earnest prayer and genuine love for one another increasingly mark the life of the Biem church.”
Pray too for the Chen family. Gail has cancer and has reached the end of aggressive treatment. Pray for comfort and peace for Gail during this time and for the time and energy to complete a writing project the Lord has placed on her heart. Pray for Gail and Wayne and their two college-aged daughters to continue to rest in God’s grace and faithfulness in the days ahead.
After Four Years of Closed Doors
Christian and Megan Hall serve in Asia Pacific. After four years of survey trips and closed doors, the Halls have finally found a place to minister — somewhere where there is both invitation and need for discipleship — assisting the local church in the “T” people group. “After waiting and praying for so many years, our whole family is excited to begin serving a specific people group!” Pray for the Hall family as they move towards the next steps: building a house and learning the culture and language of the “T” people. Pray that God will open the doors for other missionaries, perhaps local believers, to begin working among the unreached where the Halls were not permitted to go.
Standing on Their Own Feet
Christopher and Lilli Meyer minister among the Kaze people of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Since they heard and believed the gospel six years ago, the Kaze church has been growing and maturing. Now, the Meyers have left the village to live at one of the mission centers in PNG for a few months. “We hope this time without us missionaries will help the Kaze church take another step towards standing on its own feet. … After these months, our coworkers, the Myers, and we plan to move back into the village for a while to encourage and support the church there. And hopefully it won’t be too long before we’ll be able to appoint local church elders.” Pray for the Kaze church to stand strong and continue to mature during this time of independence.