News & Prayer Prayer Requests from the Field   Urgent prayer request Please pray for David Argabright's 2012 bike ride 2,012 miles in 2012: On March 26th David and his wife Sharon began this year's journey for children in South Asia. They started in Nashville, TN, and finished in Key West, FL, on 25th April (read about their journey on David's blog). This journey will transform the lives of hundreds of children in South Asia! Please join us in praising God for the safe completion of the 2012 ride and continue to pray that many hearts may be moved to join in this effort as well as for all the children that will be changed through this amazing ministry! Learn more on the Compassion 575 page and on www.compassion575.com. Prayer & Praise Reports   Thank you for praying for our brothers and sisters throughout South Asia. It is making a great difference! If you would like to receive the Prayer & Praise Reports regularly by email or post, please contact Partnership Facilitator Glen Argabright (Gargabright@rbnet.com) to have your name added to the mailing list. The reports are sent out on a weekly basis. Bangladesh Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Leadership Bangladesh (11 May 2012) PRAISE GOD: • We praise God for allowing us to serve His Church in Bangladesh! • We thank God for David and Sharon Argabright and the completion of the 2012 mile bike ride on behalf of the children of South Asia. PRAYER REQUESTS: • Please pray for Country Coordinator/District Superintendent Rev Nathan and his sons, Shawon and Alex. Please pray God will provide wisdom and His plan to Nathan as he leads. • Please pray for all the BNM staff. “We have many personal and health requests. Also please pray for travel protection as we travel to remote areas.” • Please pray for our JESUS Film teams, their safety and equipment. Please pray for our follow-up ministry. • Please pray for new ministry taking place in Eastern Bangladesh. • Please pray for all three of our Districts (South, North and Northwest). Pray for North District D.S. Moses and for an unspoken request in the South District. • Please pray for our CDC children, their families and our caregivers. Please pray for resources to begin more CDCs: www.compassion575.com. • Please pray for our Ministry Tools program, especially resources for the Bible Story Notebooks. • Please pray for land needed for a District Center in Northern Bangladesh. • Please pray for orphan children ministries in Gopalgonj and Birgonj. • Let's continue to pray for God's blessing and protection on His Bangladesh Church. Nepal (5 April 2012) PRAISE GOD: • We rejoice in our recent District Assembly celebration. Praise God for His continued blessings upon the Church in Nepal! • We praise God for David and Sharon Argabright and their efforts for the children of South Asia. Please join the Church in Nepal in continuing to pray for them during their journey. www.compassion575.com PRAYER REQUESTS: • Please pray for District Superintendent, Dilli. Let's pray for God's guidance upon Dilli's many responsibilities and safety during his extensive travels. • Let's also pray for Dilli's wife and two sons. “I would really appreciate your prayers for my eldest son, who is studying medicine in the Philippines.” • Please pray for all the Nepali leadership. Pray for all the NMI, NCM/CDC and SANBC programs, especially all our leaders and pastors. • Let's pray for all our churches in Nepal. The Balkumari, Lalitpur, Punaruthan and Sunwal churches have either outgrown their spaces or are in need of a worship space. We praise God for this growth! • Please pray for the Pokhara area of western Nepal. We are planning to start a new ministry within a month. • Please pray for our JESUS Film ministry. Also please pray for the resources to continue our Ministry Tool program (Bible Story Notebooks). • Please pray for the children, families and staff of our nine Child Development Centers, currently serving more than 900 children. • Please pray for political peace in Nepal and protection from persecution for all our Brothers and Sisters. • Let's continue to pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit and continued growth with deep roots for the Church in Nepal. Pakistan (5 May 2012) PRAISE GOD: • We praise the Lord for His continued faithfulness, blessing and protection. • We praise God that the Muzaffargarh Child Development Center has been completed. We rejoice in this answered prayer, the children are very happy! • We praise God for our successful recent youth seminar. PRAYER REQUESTS: • “We have set the Pakistan district assembly for the date of June 1st. We are asking all our partners to pray for this very important assembly daily during the next month. Pray especially for those leading it; for protection, wisdom and God’s visible presence at the assembly and in all business during, before and after the assembly. Thank you so much!” • Please pray for our 14 JESUS Film teams. Let's pray for continued protection upon our workers and the vital equipment they are using. Please also pray for our follow-up ministry. • Please pray for the many needs of our District. • Please pray for all our NCM projects and the project manager, Atif. • Let's pray for the children, families and staff of our Child Development Centers. • Please pray for our Pastors, Churches and all leadership in Pakistan. Pray for protection from persecution, natural disasters and for God's leading and guidance. • Let's continue to pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit with continued growth upon the Church in Pakistan. • Please continue to pray for political stability and peace in Pakistan. Sri Lanka (2 March 2012) View the April 20th newsletter for Sri Lanka (with pictures) as a pdf file. PRAISE GOD: • D. S. Daniel says: “We praise God and give Him glory for the day-by-day growth of His church here in Sri Lanka.” • We are thankful for the upcoming NMI Vision visit led by Dr. Daniel Ketchum. PRAYER REQUESTS: • Please pray for God's blessing and protection upon our NCM Director David and District Superintendent Daniel and their families. • Let's pray for a high hedge of protection around all our leaders and Brothers and Sisters in Sri Lanka (from natural disasters or persecution) and that God will continue to build His Church! Requests from David: • Please pray for our nutrition and food security projects in Hatton. • Please pray for safety and God's blessings upon the upcoming NMI Vision visit. • Please pray for David and Sharon Argabright and their upcoming bike ride (beginning March 26th) for South Asia CDCs. www.compassion575.com • Please pray for us as we begin work in the North (ministering to those returning to their home areas after the civil war). We intend to start 4 CDCs soon! Requests from Daniel: • Please pray for our JESUS Film team members and their equipment. Let's pray for God's continued blessing on this vital ministry. • Please pray for the needs of our District. These are tough economic times and it's hard for our people to live. Pray for us. • Please pray for our children and youth ministries. • Please pray for our SANBC students (Pastoral Training), teachers and this program. Leadership (27 April 2012) PRAISE GOD: • Praise God for the good assemblies and great growth we are seeing throughout South Asia. • We praise the Lord for David and Sharon Argabright's 2012 mile ride for the children of South Asia. Thanks to the Lord for protection and let's continue to pray that many hearts will be touched to support this effort. Please continue to pray for the children of South Asia. PRAYER REQUESTS: • Pray for Dr. Hermann Gschwandtner, South Asia FSC, his wife Brigitte and daughter, Dorli. “Rev. Nathan (Bangladesh) and I will be meeting with various leaders in Korea to continue to develop a church partnership for Bangladesh. Please also continue to pray for Brigitte during my travels.” • “Please continue to help us pray for difficult situations on two of our districts. Please pray for an upcoming assembly in Pakistan, a special presence of and protection by the Holy Spirit and His clear guidance for the future.” • Pray for the daily challenges our local leaders are facing with staff questions, ministry options and people unfriendly to the Gospel. • Please pray for all FSC's from around the world that met with the new Global Mission Director Dr. Verne Ward and his wife Natalie during the last week. Pray for their safe return home and for new strength and wisdom as they implement what they have learned. • Please pray for the children, families and care workers of our CDCs throughout South Asia and for resources to begin new CDCs. www.compassion575.com • Please pray for resources to continue all the vital ministries of our Church in South Asia. Please especially pray for the printing of our Bible Story Books and God's blessing on this exciting ministry. • Please pray for all JESUS Film teams and compassionate workers, as well as pastors as they prepare for the onslaught of summer and monsoon rains. • Please pray for our Partnership as we fend for our Brothers and Sisters in South Asia by providing prayer and resource support to stand up for and cheer them on to be all they can be for our Lord and to His eternal glory. l  Home  l  South Asia Field   l  Compassionate Ministries  l  JESUS Film  l  SANBC Education   l l  Leadership  l  Opportunities  l  News & Prayer  l  Stories   l  Photo Gallery  l  Contact Us  l  Sitemap  l ©2012, South Asia Field Church of the Nazarene webmaster@ReachONE.com