TNT Prayer Requests

Dear praying friends. We are very grateful for the overflowing of oil, not in the Gulf but in our ministry because of your faithfulness to pray for us. We ask you to continue especially at this time, as we have several present and upcoming events.

High school and college students here are on semester break. Brian Keogh, here for the month of July, is imparting a “Vacation Bible Seminar” this week, teaching Second Peter. We are endeavoring to make good use of the time, and have a good turnout. Pray for the Spirit infused word of God in the ears of young men and women, and that God continue to speak to Brian as he considers what the Lord might be calling him to.

Pray that Brian might be able to raise the full amount of funds to cover the cost of his trip.

For the successful installation of a recording studio in the Seek the Lamb Discipleship Building, and that this building be used precisely for that–DISCIPLESHIP–and not merely as office space. Pray for the team that will be arriving here on July 17: Will and Sonie Reidel, Steve Bragg, Karen and Seth Harmer, Ted LeBrech, and Mike Bagby. They will be doing physical work as well as imparting vision in our leaders to insure that this becomes a reality. Praise God for them and lift them up.

We will be conducting a Teachers’ Workshop in Waspam from Wednesday July 21 to Sunday, July 25, with 50 village teachers in attendance. A time of refreshing and of spiritual and professional growth. We are asking God to give our teachers to see each one of their charges as precious to God in the context of a collective culture. The concept of “no child left behind” looks very different to Miskito people than it does to Americans. What does it mean to God? We will be working with them on very practical applications of this lofty concept. Pray that teachers will see their vocation as their principal venue for good works as a product of their faith in the Lord Jesus.

We ask God for a miracle. Construction supplies and teacher materials to be purchased in Managua and sent to Waspam need to arrive in a timely fashion for the teams coming down to do the work. The fees placed on luggage for international flights, the cost of $1 per pound for excess of 30 lb-per-person on in-country flights, the limited tractor-trailor service to Waspam, and the roadblocks continually set up by protesters all present obstacles to the completion of our objectives.

Talk about desired miracles … how about the completion of our living space? Please keep that in your prayers.

Tom had arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus on June 23. There was extensive cartilage damage because he continued to play ball for 3 or 4 years between the injury and the surgery. Pray for complete healing. The process is supposed to take 7 weeks, hey–7 sevens–pray the the glory of the latter knee will be greater than that of the former.

We miss seeing all your faces.

Tom & Nutie

The Lord has really stirred me (Pastor Aaron) to step up my prayer life and look into how we can increase our prayer life as a church.  Here is something I found helpful:

10 Tips to Help Your Prayer Life

If praying does not come effortlessly for you, try these tips for making your prayer life more focused and effective.

By: Gregory Koukl

For a few hardy prayer warriors, talking with God is as easy as breathing; it happens almost effortlessly. When you ask them how they do it, they simply shrug and reply, “I just pray.” Unfortunately, that’s about as helpful as John McEnroe saying “I just hit the ball,” when asked for some tips on more effective tennis. It may be easy for him to “just hit the ball”, but most of us hackers need a little more fundamental instruction to get the job done. With that in mind, we’ve included here some practical guidelines that might make your time with the Lord more fruitful. Not all of the suggestions will apply to your particular situation, but if you begin by incorporating a few of them, I’m confident your prayer life will improve.

1. Choose a specific place to pray away from distractions so you can concentrate. Ringing phones and crying children will sabotage your “quiet time” before it gets started.

2. Pray at the same time every day, if at all possible. Make it part of your regular routine and it will become habit. Write it into your schedule and then treat it just like a daily appointment.

3. Pray out loud. Many people can pray under their breath or in their minds for long periods and still maintain intensity, but for most of us it’s a quick ticket to dreamland. When we pray out loud we have to form intelligent sentences. We have to concentrate more on what we’re praying about.

4. Keep a note pad handy so you can jot down different things that come to mind while you’re before the Lord. Sometimes you’ll get great ideas totally unrelated to what you’ve been praying about. If you jot them down you can quickly get back to the topic at hand without being too distracted.

5. Make a list to keep track of your prayer needs. This can be done several ways. Prayer needs can be listed by category like “Church,” “Family,” or “Unsaved friends.” Or they may be listed by the days of the week. Each day you pray for a different set of needs. You may want to include prayer everyday for a different area of society that has a tremendous influence on the direction of our nation. These seven categories include 1) the church and religion, 2) the family and the home, 3) the media, 4) government, 5) education, 6) business and commerce, and 7) the arts and entertainment.

6. Redeem time for praying out of unused corners of your schedule. Those who have to drive to work can use the time talking with the Lord instead of screaming at traffic (just don’t close your eyes!). Busy homemakers can combine prayer with housework, especially if the task doesn’t require a lot of concentration. Joggers, swimmers and cyclists can use their workout time for prayer. Sometimes my best times with the Lord have been chats during long, early morning walks or jogs along the beach.

7. Change the pace during your prayer time. Include praise, thanksgiving and singing as well as petition. Spend some of your time reflecting on the Scripture, meditating on it and digesting its meaning.

8. Keep a prayer journal. Here are two variations of this idea. The first is to keep track of what you prayed for and when you prayed for it. Leave a space to jot down the answer when it comes. This will help you to keep alert to God’s answer so you can thank Him promptly. Sometimes prayer answers come in the back door and you don’t want them to slip by you. The second variation is to write the entire prayer in your journal. Make it a personal letter to the Lord on a daily basis. Just write “Dear Lord” instead of “Dear Diary.”

9. Pray with someone else. Though some prayers can only be said in solitude, there will be times when you’ll want to join hearts with another person in prayer. If you commit to meet on a regular basis, the accountability can really help build consistency. Such prayer trysts can become powerful, life-changing events.

10. Pray one-sentence prayers. If the thought of laboring over a topic wears you out, pray short, sincere prayers instead. A sentence or two may be all that’s needed to exhaust the topic for you for the time being. If so, just move on to the next item without feeling guilty for your brevity.

Dear Friends,

I will be having arthroscopic surgery on my right knee tomorrow at 2:00 EDT to repair a torn meniscus. Dr. Hazel Barquero, a Nicaraguan/Argentine Jewish orthopedic surgeon, will be performing the operation. Please pray for Nutie, since this is the same hospital where her husband David was operated on when they found terminal cancer, and a lot is going on in her memory. Pray for the doctor, and for me … I need to place physical demands on my body in order to be effective on the river.

December 1 was Pastor Randy and Dottie’s 25th wedding anniversary. Pray for them as they enjoy some much needed time together. Congrats!!!

Bill and Ella Male are pleased to share that their home has sold!  Thanks for all your prayers!

Thanks to all the volunteers that made this event happen.  We had over 600 people and the event and more importantly 13 people make as decision for Christ!  Praise God for using our efforts to reach the hearts of men!

Come join us as we celebrate those who would like to make public declaration of their relationship with Jesus Christ.  Sue Njus has been kind enough to host.  Join us at 3423 Village Rd, Sebring FL.  We would love to see you all!!!

Greetings All:

I am up in Pa. awaiting the arrival of my very first but not last grandchild. My daughter Tina and I went to the doctor’s office yesterday. Here’s the lastest update…She will go into the hospital on Friday for a non-stress test. This will determine if she is in the beginning stages of labor. She is due on Saturday the 19th and the Doctor informed her that if she does not deliver by Tuesday next week which is her next doctors appt. that they will discuss inducing her on wed-thurs-or fri. We are hoping that she goes natural and in God’s timing of course.

Please pray that she has a fairly easy and quick delivery. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to be up her with her however, I miss Larry very much and you all as well.

Can someone reading this email also please send me a link to Pastor Randy’s blogs. During my morning devotional today I wanted to keep up with last weeks sermon but for some reason can not find the blog. I don’t know why it’s not in my favorites, as it is very much my favorite. Miss you all.

May God bless you and keep you and May His face shine upon you today and always.
Love your sister in Christ,

Linda Harrell

Be praying for the GCBI students as they have begun their study of the Legal Code section of Scripture.  These can be some of the most difficult and poorly taught sections in Scripture.  Pray for them that they may receive understanding and clarity of thought.  Pray for Pastor Randy as he aides them in looking at these portions of Scripture.