Prayer Points 24 Dec 2023
Our Church
Reception of Members – We praise God for the 50+ adults and children who are being received across all our English Congregations today! Thank God for the 12 table hosts who journeyed with them over 3 months. We pray that these new members will continue to be discipled and eventually to disciple others within their respective AGs. We also pray for the parents to learn what it means to disciple our own children. Do make the effort to get to know the ones being received at your congregation.
SMO Learning Journey (26-31 Dec) – A team of 12 youths and adults will be heading to Bacolod, Philippines, to come alongside Student Missionary Outreach in their year-end outreach activities. The team will be joining in an evangelistic youth camp, Camp Forever, and will be doing community outreach to share Christmas joy through songs, skit and crafts. Pray for the team as they serve, that they will see how God is working among the Filipino youths, and especially through the steadfast ministry of SMO.
LR Christmas Outreach – Thank God for the portrayal of the parable of the prodigal son through skit to Sin Ming residents on 18 Dec (Mon). The LR staff were grateful for the logistic helpers, drivers and befrienders who also had meaningful conversations with the residents. Pray for timely and prompt follow up with the residents there, that they will continue to want to know Jesus.
Our World
Malaysia – One partner is hosting a youth camp with a theme “Follow Jesus” for more than 100 Orang Asli youths and co-workers on the last few days of Dec. Pray for a safe journey and fruitful time with our partner for brothers Sam and Chye Ann as they visit our partner for a short while during this camp. May this camp strengthen the faith of the youths in these Orang Asli churches.
Myanmar – Thank God that our partner was able to provide some rice distribution over the past week to their neighbourhood in Yangon. This is timely help because many in Myanmar are facing more hardship. Channel NewsAsia (19 Dec) reported that 1/3 of Myanmar’s population (or 18m people) now requires humanitarian aid, a situation made much worse since the coup 3 years ago. Pray for God’s mercy and grace for the people of Myanmar.
