October Prayer Update

Dear All,

Please would you remember us in your prayers for the following:

All Nations CC, Easneye

• Praise God for All Nations Christian College.  We have really appreciated the committed staff members, all the other students and the 'En Route' course we are studying on in this first term. Please pray for extra strength for all of the mission partners in training here as they make such big transitions in their lives. 

• Thank God for the hard work and vision of Susie Hart - the founder of Neema Crafts. Susie recently won a 'Women of the Year' award (see http://mission.typepad.com/) . Please do pray too that this can raise lots of awareness for the project in the future.

• Pray we can raise enough support to go.  We are now at just about 2/3rds of our target figure, but without evidence of support we won't be going. So pray that more individuals can start to get a vision for being involved with what we are doing. See Links, 'Partner with us'

• Pray for courage, boldness and faith as we look to the future of Neema. In my old home church in Blackheath, someone reminded me recently of Joshua 1:9: "Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." A command given to Joshua, but an encouragement to us as we look to trust God more. 

• Pray that God can provide us with the right team of support in Tanzania and the UK. In September a new Bishop of Ruaha - Joseph Mgomi was instated. Please pray that he has a vision for the future of Neema as his predecessor did; his support will be vital. We are also putting together a panel of advisors from the UK, who may later make up part of the Neema Crafts UK trusteeship. Please pray for discernment in asking the right people for this and that those who take it up can have the time to commit to the project. 

• Pray that we can use our time at All Nations as fully as possible. As you may have guessed, Katy and I are really enjoying our time here at All Nations. Someone compared the En Route course we are doing to the 110m hurdles, because there is so much to cover in a short space of time. Please pray that we can read the most useful books and give time to reflect on things that will be most appropriate to our time in Tanzania, as well as have the energy to keep going!  

Thank you for taking the time to read through this. Your prayers are greatly appreciated.

Love Ben and Katy XXX