Prayer Request

We have received word that Judy Pratt, who hold the PresWIC Missions position, had a stroke over the weekend. Please be in prayer for Judy, her family, and her doctors. This is the last email that I received concerning her condition:

Judy has a blood clot to the brain that the meds that they have given her has not dissolved . We pray that the blood clot to her brain will dissolve. Also, the doctors are concerned the next 48-72 hrs. about swelling to the brain, which may cause the clot to move. We pray that her brain does not swell. The blood clot is on the right side of her brain, so her left side is the side involved.

Emily Bowman, Centreville WIC Pres.

Agape Puppet Ministry

One of the ministries that we supported in 2010 through an offering is The Agape Puppet Ministry.

We learned on Saturday at the Annual Meeting that they have been in the Middle East. Following are a series of emails concerning their departure from this unstable part of the world. Please take the time to read these and pray for this ministry.

Email #1

Dear Friends,

Please pray for Linda, Padraig and Jared. The country where they have been
ministering is experiencing a great deal of unrest and, after consultation
with local believers, they have decided to leave now before the situation
becomes more unstable. Please pray right now as they are traveling to the
airport to fly out. Pray for a safe and swift journey for Linda and the team
as well as for the many seeds of the Gospel that were planted and the many
Muslim children who expressed a desire to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord
and Savior.

In Christ,

Pastor Travis Hutchinson
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Agape Puppets

Email #2

Join us in praising the Lord and continue in prayer for Linda Summer and the
Agape Puppets team. They have made it safely out of the area of unrest and
are remaining for a while at an evangelical seminary until later today, when
they journey to the airport to leave the country. Pray for their continued
safety and traveling mercies, as you also lift up the believers in the area.

Pastor Travis Hutchinson

Email #3

Dearest friends,

We are on schedule to leave the Middle East. We leave from the airport
tonight at 11:30 and our faithful friend Mohammed will take us. God gave us
grace in getting through the troubled areas last night. Today, those same
roads are impassible. Afain, God showed us great mercy. The unrest is
spreading but not a problem where we are. We are only 3 people but this
country is full of your brothers and sisters in Christ. Pray for your family
here and ask God to restore peace to this nation. Always remember... It is
the Father always in charge.

In Jesus,
Linda Jared and Padraig

Email #4

Dearest Friends,
Enjoy this report from yesterday.

NEAR THE BORDER

Today, Monday, we travelled for an hour to reach a village near the
border of a country that is very unfriendly to Christians. This country is
also not friendly to Americans. When we arrived, we set up, but we never did
the show. There had been a problem in the school between a Muslim student
and a Christian teacher. The village is totally Muslim and the staff at the
school are from a Christian tradition.
Our plan was to share with the children, but God's plan was for us to
share with the principal, a politically connected teacher, and her husband,
a pharmacist. They are all from a Christian tradition that teaches their
people to believe that they can be good enough for God. They have survived
as a small number in the Muslim world because they have refused to anger
their Muslim neighbors. Simply put, we could do the program as long as we
did not talk about Jesus.

Pastor Shaddi does not compromise . I love this about him! He told them
that if we do not talk about Jesus, there is nothing to say. I agree with
him. Since we would not compromise, we were not able to do the show as we
had planned. God had made another plan.

For about an hour, we met with these friends. Johnny and FuFu are 2
precious believers in Pastor Shaddi's church. Today, they went with us and
Johnny shared with the politically connected teacher. At first it was a
little loud, but Johnny quickly softened his voice. Lovingly, he told her
the truth of the Gospel. When she said that she was afraid to speak Jesus'
name, he told her the story of the first martyr, Stephen. Then I shared my
testimony and she looked as though she would cry. God was softening her
heart.

All of them listened with their hearts. Before, we left, we prayed for
the principal and his situation. His countenance changed. The lady teacher
came to Shaddi and said, "I am with you to the death."

Please pray for this village of 8,000 Suni Muslims who live in desperate
darkness. The children are from poor homes, but they suffer from a greater
poverty. They do not know Jesus. The principal has agreed to let our new
puppet tea, return when things are calmer. This is why it is so important to
train and equip nationals. Pray for God to hold open this door for them.
Pray for the 3 adults who heard the Gospel so clearly and sweetly today to
hold to Jesus without compromise.

In Jesus,
Linda for Padraig and Jared

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These emails allow you to follow the puppet team and know how to better pray for them.