1 All foreign employees

at the language center

were ordered to leave in
December. The couple
awaits the birth (difficult
pregnancy) of their first
child, having moved to a
neighboring country. Ask
they can deliver in N. Ireland this month.
6 Pray for students
(future missionaries)
who are struggling to pay
their tuition—they work
hard with required flights
Alan & Helena and classes. Ask funds of
Closed Country $1000 for Dan to join a
team going to SE Asia to
encourage a resident team there Jan 28th.
11 Praise for the
new Classroom/
Auditorium Complex (10
16 Praise! In ’08
Agape sent 26
medical teams to 335
years of work). Pray as cities and villages to share
Steve works with the with “forgotten” people of
Dan & Jodi Appleby supervising team for Steve & Rhonda Schwarze Russia. In 583 settings they Dr. Bill Becknell
MAF/Moody Aviation, Washington completion of a new science FEBC/Faith Academy, Philippines provided for those with little Agape, Russia
wing due to open this or no health care. Pray as
month. Remember Rhonda’s parents (US) with ministry teams go to the unreached in 2009.
health needs.

2 Pray as they focus

in nurturing the
partnership with Rwanda’s
Anglican Church (1
million members) to
rebuild families in a nation
continuing to recover from
the 1994 genocide. Pray for
couples there to pursue oneness in their marriages.
Bill & Jenni Hunt
CCC Family Life, Arkansas
7 Pray for the persecuted
but growing church
inside a closed country
12 Pray for the
incredible logistics
of scheduling with 1200
17 There is much
desperate need
these days in Zimbabwe.
they serve; for strength and inmates in the new jail; for Hundreds are dying. Pray
grace for believers who have effective discipleship; the as Rita teaches nurses at the
been arrested, persecuted Dave & Pam great need of a Hispanic Chaplain Jerry Van Cleave Karanda Mission Hospital Rita Ibbotson
and tortured for their faith; Closed Country man to do Bible studies Polk County Jail Ministry, Iowa and shares the Gospel and TEAM, Zimbabwe
for the team inside the with male inmates; smooth the hope of eternal life to
country; for finances and visas. transition for newly elected Sheriff McCarthy. those who otherwise have no hope.

3 Pray Avant would have

a large and talented
candidate class this month;
for wisdom in crafting a
strategic alliance with a
sister mission agency; for
the emergence of new Joint
Ventures with churches and
colleges to send out new teams.
8 Praise for renewed
visas and their return
to Krasnoyarsk. Pray
for Tim’s new teaching
responsibilities—an open
Paul & Cheryl Nyquist door for witness; for
Avant Ministries, Missouri the sawmill to prosper;
electricity for their home
being built; Russian churches to support the
ministry.
Tim & Iris Loomans
Global Recordings Network, Siberia
13 Pray as they teach
classes at the
university; for open hearts
towards God in the young
people’s group at the local
church; for God to make His
love and provision through
Christ known-- deep
challenges in a non-Christian environment.
18 Mony directs the
work of River of Life
Church in Cambodia. He
asks us to pray for safety
and protection of church
Jeff & Melissa planters as they travel and Mony & Kunnery Mok
Closed Country minister to hostile villages; Partners International, Cambodia
for the government to ease
restrictions on church activities.

4 So many people
waiting in India—
nearly 4,000 believers
are eager to be trained as
church planters, thousands
of volunteers want to teach
literacy, millions more kids
could be joining a Children’s
Bible Club. Pray for more funding.
John & Atts DeVries
Mission India, Michigan
9 Ask wisdom as
Emmanuel directs the
work of Christian Outreach
Fellowship church planters;
for safety of church planters
as they travel by bicycle and
motorbike; for continued
success of micro-enterprise
loans; for salvation of souls.
Emmanuel & Mercy Dabson
Partners International, Ghana
14 Ask their financial
support will increase
to reflect loss in value of the
US dollar; for wisdom and
unity as they plan the new
Sanyo church building; for
God’s choice in replacing
them during their home
assignment in the US (July ‘09-July ’10).
Paul & Violette Bridgman
TEAM, Japan
19 “God is doing
miracles nowadays
amongst Muslims. Many
are writing for Christian
literature.” Pray for their
ministry at the media Boaz & Ruth
center (radio, TV, Bible Closed Country
correspondence courses,
web page, etc.) Ask funds for nationals to do the
work.

5 The Condits are

in Florida at WBT
headquarters. They ask
us to pray for educated,
motivated mother-tongue
translators in order to reach
the last languages of the
world needing translation.
Remember the Bibleless people.
10 Millions of young
people in Russia
have unlimited access to the
Internet. It’s interactive and
“live”, and programs can be
Elroy & Gordia Condit stored and listened to at any
Wycliffe Bible Translators, WI/FL time. Pray for resources to
invest in this technology to
reach the next generation.
Far East Broadcasting Company
Russian Ministries
15 Pray for guidance
in their next efforts
to contact an unreached
tribe; that He will deliver
them from fear of outsiders;
for people in their cross-
cultural missionary training
program; wisdom in
counseling; healing of Lydia’s health problems.
Peter & Marta Hocking
Segadores (Reapers), Peru
20 Pray for safety
on roads as they
travel to their International
Missionary Conference
(22-28) in southern Chile.
It’s a 3 day trip going and Harold & Priscilla Goossen
another 3 returning. Ask for Gospel Mission of S.A., Argentina
sweet fellowship with fellow
missionaries; edification from God’s Word.
21 FFC’s connection
with Moscow
Evangelical Christian
Seminary comes via Bob
and Lois, as well as Sasha
Tsuterov, the Director. Pray
for 90 students studying to
be missionaries, pastors,
church planters, and builders of Christian families.
22
Pray protection for
those organizing a
meditative retreat in Beirut,
Lebanon, next month.
Ask for many artists and
influential people from
the Arab world to be in
attendance. Pray people will
see that Jesus is about love and not hate.
23 Pray for donors to
purchase goats to
help fund ministry. Raising
goats may be the best thing
they can do financially for
ministry teams across Asia.
Interested in investing in
Gwen’s Goats or Vic’s Kids?
Contact the FFC Missions Office.
24
More than 10,000
people boarded
Logos II in her final
weekend—an emotional
farewell for everyone
who worked on the ship,
supported it and had been
blessed by it. Pray for
the future as the new Logos Hope launches into
ministry.
25 Praise for 60+
students in the club
at Urbandale Middle School;
for coaching 8th grade
girls basketball at Johnston.
Pray for bi-weekly clubs at
both schools, plus Summit
Middle School in Johnston.
Ask for healing of a toe implant.
Bob & Lois Taber
OMS International, Iowa
David & Jodi Pierce
Steiger International, Massachusetts
Vic & Gwen
Closed Country
Logos Hope, OM Ship
Denmark
Matt & Rachelle Mayse
Youth for Christ, Iowa
26 Currently there are
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Bible translation programs Missionary
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are still more than 2,200
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1. Amsden, Pat Camp Appanoose, Iowa
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access to Scripture. Pray Global New Life, Spain
for the training of national 3. Appleby, Dan & Jodi MAF/Moody, WA
translators to reach these communities. 4. Armijo, Alejandro & Robyn
ABWE, Chile
5. Becknell, Dr. Bill Agape, Russia
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6. Bridgman, Paul & Violette
Pray for wisdom TEAM, Japan
as HCJB merges 7. Cabeen, Don & Paula TEAM, Spain
radio with community 8. Dabson, Emmanuel & Mercy
january 2009
health ministries; as they PI, Ghana
9. Decker, Sarah InterVarsity, France
move ahead with getting 2
10. Farho, Mike & Sue C&MA, Cote d’Ivoire
mobile clinics running; for Lee & Michelle Sonius 11. Finke, Jim & Ruth GEM, Greece
the family as they begin HCJB Global, Ghana
12. Gallego, Pablo & Rosa PIE, Spain
to arrange their Stateside 13. Goossen, Harold & Priscilla GMSA, Argentina
schedule for home assignment this summer. 14. Hanna, Beth CAM International, Mexico
15. Hocking, Peter & Marta Segadores, Peru
16. Hunt, Bill & Jenni CCC, Arkansas
28 Ask for more
laborers. “The
children are waiting to
17.
18.
19.
Ibbotson, Rita TEAM, Zimbabwe
Lamb, Beth Child Evangelism Fellowship, Iowa
Loomans, Tim & Iris GRN, Siberia
hear God’s Word. But we 20. Malik, Tony & Tsering GOM, India
don’t have enough workers 21. McCalley, Mike & Brenda CCC, Washington
to teach Good News Clubs, 22. Mayse, Matt & Rachelle Youth for Christ, Iowa
Beth Lamb
even in the schools who Child Evangelism Fellowship, Iowa 23. McCracken, Peggy CCC, Washington, D.C.
24. Meyer, Wayne & Miyako Navigators, Japan
want them. The door is wide
25. Mok, Mony & Kunnery Partners Int’l., Cambodia
open for us to go in.” Email: IowaCEF@yahoo.com
26. Nyquist, Paul & Cheryl Avant Ministries, Missouri
27. Pascual, Santiago & Yolanda Segadores, Peru
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peacefully and 29. Ritz, Kurt & Kathy CCC, Texas monthly by First Federated Church to help YOU pray
was buried in the country
30. Rogers, Dan & Sylvia MAF, Ecuador more effectively for our missionaries and their needs.
31. Schwarze, Steve & Rhonda FEBC, Philippines Jean Crabbs, with the help of a group of volunteers,
he loved. Pray God will 32. Sonius, Lee & Michelle HCJB Global, Ghana
confirm Grace’s return in reads through piles of mail and writes current and
33. Stark, Terry & Mary Avant Ministries, Iowa
mid-February to continue urgent prayer requests from those we support. Put this
Grace 34. Steele, Arden & Helen SIM Int’l., Bolivia
projects and solar work; for Closed Country Daily Family Prayer Guide into your Bible and include in
35. Steele, Jonathan & Monica Frontiers, Bolivia
many locals grieving and 36. Van Cleave, Jerry & Patty PCJM, Iowa your daily prayer time.
rethinking Gordon’s life and commitment. 37. Weller, Elaine CEF, Missouri
38. Zellmer, Keith & Pam SEND Int’l., Kosova
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