PRAISE & PRAYER DIARY
JULY WHERE ARE COUNTIES RESOURCES THIS MONTH? Life Exhibition: Ipswich & Liverpool GSUS Live (2 units): Birmingham & Congelton Key to Life: Available Neighbourhood Chaplains: Trials and review 01 SATURDAY Ivor Cooper is Bible teaching at Saltisford Church Weekend Away. Please pray his message will encourage growth in those receiving it. Rob & Sarah Watson are with West Derby Evangelical Church for their families weekend away. Pray all will be blessed and challenged by the gospel and experience of Christian fellowship. 02 SUNDAY 05 WEDNESDAY 08 SATURDAY Will Andrews, Tim Ayrton, Ian Carr & Stephen Gillham are preaching today. David Brown is taking his youth group to an event in Wolverhampton. Pray they are encouraged and transformed by Jesus. David & Katie Symons lead a young adults event, Revolution today. Please pray for spiritual growth, faith to be rekindled, and salvation for the lost. Will & Lynne Andrews will give out It s Your Move books to Year 6 pupils today (6,500 copies have been given in recent years). Janet Hawking is in Neath teaching Bible Explorer to 150+ juniors. Praise God for the impact and pray for Janet as she travels. Tim & Joy Ayrton and directors of Number 72 meet with the Counties Link Group to review the success of the work and plan for the future. Rob & Sarah Watson, Wirral evangelists, host an outreach meal to homeless men, to share their testimonies and support those who suffer with addictions. Tim Cooke and Crossfya band are on tour this week in Poland and Lithuania. There is also a planning meeting today for Key to Life & the Life exhibition at Westbury. Please pray for guidance, wisdom and insight for using Counties resources to make Jesus known. CPI Midlands hub meet at the Church in the Community, Lakeside, with Andy Hodson, church planters and disciple makers to share and learn together. Pray this will be a time of blessing and sharpening. Will & Lynne Andrews lead a session of Just Looking enquirers at Hockerill Christian Centre, Bishops Stortford. 07 FRIDAY Give thanks for the number of young people being reached with the gospel in schools in Dorset and for the children s groups being led by Ian & Sally Carr. Pray the Word sown, will lodge deep and not be snatched away. Victor Jack travels with others, from the new church in Bury St Edmunds, to the J John Just One event in London. Will & Lynne Andrews are also attending with a group from their area. Please pray this will have a great impact on everyone. Jonathan Brain leads Tyndale Church fun day event. Pray for enjoyment and spiritual fruit. 06 THURSDAY 03 MONDAY 09 SUNDAY 04 TUESDAY Front page: Young people enjoy the recent Bodybuilders Houseparty in Hampshire, organised by Counties evangelists Gordon and Penny Curley. Will Andrews, Beverley Bedford, Jonathan Brain, Tim & Charissa Cooke, Stephen Gillham, Steve Loader and Mike Strange will be speaking at churches across the United Kingdom today. 10 MONDAY Stephen Gillham, Ian Carr, Jonathan Brain, David Brown, Stephen Treseder are leading assemblies this week. Praise God for the access into schools to share Jesus with staff and children. OH TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD. PSALM 34:8 11 TUESDAY 14 FRIDAY 3 Ivor Cooper is spending more time, in the next few months, planning with Bethesda Church, Coventry. They are continually seeing new people attend their activities. Pray for wisdom and grace as he meets and prays with the church leaders. 12 WEDNESDAY Beverley Bedford and the newly formed Neighbourhood Chaplaincy team launch an initiative in Great Torrington in the next few months. Pray for first steps in visiting people and becoming a visible presence in the town. 13 THURSDAY Kim Hobbs (pictured) leads an in-prison training session supporting prisoners to find work after their release. He hopes to link up with and support men in his area following their release. Colin Johnson is encouraged by the growing Neighbourhood Chaplains team in Leighton Buzzard. Thank God for the passion and commitment to reach out with the gospel. Pray the team will feel confident, build lasting relationships, be protected and keep in good health. 15 SATURDAY JULY Members of Forest of Dean Community Church travel to Weston with Tim Cracknell. Pray for a great day out to get alongside those who are on the edge of church. Bob Telford leads a men s clay pigeon outreach today. Pray that men who wouldn t normally engage in matters of faith will come and be challenged.
JULY JULY 16 SUNDAY 4 5 Andrew & Rachel Mugford conclude Number 72 Drop-In opens for the final Andy Hodson is reaching out to youth Please pray for Colin Johnson as he writes Tim Cracknell writes: Praise the Lord Will & Lynne Andrews, Jonathan Brain, this year s series of Open the Book time this school year. Work continues and young adults this week at Church in monthly articles in the local newspaper, we are now settled and enjoying the David Brown, Tim Cooke, Steve Loader, assemblies. Pray today s message will and plans are being made for the future. the Community Lakeside, Stourbridge. which challenge stereotypes about benefits of the church being located in Will & Lynne Andrews, Ian Carr & be clearly communicated through the Please pray for Tim & Joy Ayrton and the Tony & Ruth Hood are running a holiday Christians. Pray there will be a good one place. We have seen several new Andrew Mugford are preaching today. simple drama. team as they minister, but also seek to club in Hopton, Suffolk exploring the last return on his efforts for the Kingdom. people join us in recent months for Victor Jack is leading a series of talks Mike Strange leads the leavers service rest over the holidays. week of Jesus life on earth. which we thank the Lord. on Ruth, beginning today in Bury St at Hamp Infants School. Pray as the Stephen & Gwyneth Treseder are Edmunds. Please pray the Word of God children leave their school, there will be working with the Show Jesus team at the 28 FRIDAY impacts people s lives. Victor is also a continued Christian input throughout 23 SUNDAY Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells. 30 SUNDAY helping with the church s fun day during their lives. the afternoon. 17 MONDAY Tim Cooke and Crossfya band lead an outreach at Preston Schools. Pray that many will respond and a new generation of believers and church leaders will be raised up today. Janet Hawking concludes her current group of schools today with a prayer workshop and presentation of Bibles to the pupils. 18 TUESDAY Charissa Cooke is involved with a ladies outreach lunch. Thank God for her gift in telling people of all ages about Jesus. Please pray that she would be the light of Christ in what, for many, seems to be only darkness. 19 WEDNESDAY 20 THURSDAY Please pray for Phil & Sheila Davies as they and the outreach team set up for the Royal Welsh Show (24-27 July). Pray for great team unity and a powerful witness to all that come into the tent. 21 FRIDAY Paul Willmott s final assembly this school year is at Westfield Community Primary. Pray that all spiritual ground gained over this past year across the UK, will be protected and further advanced in the coming academic year. 22 SATURDAY Will Andrews, Beverley Bedford, Jonathan Brain, David Brown, Ian Carr and Stephen Gillham are preaching today. SO IS MY WORD THAT GOES OUT FROM MY MOUTH: IT WILL NOT RETURN TO ME EMPTY, BUT WILL ACCOMPLISH WHAT I DESIRE AND ACHIEVE THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH I SENT IT. ISAIAH 55:11 24 MONDAY 25 TUESDAY Matt & Nicola Rich s daughter Milli, is leading small groups with the youth at the Keswick Convention this week and the children s work next week. Please pray for stamina and for a lasting impact with the children and young people. 26 WEDNESDAY Mike Thomas is leading a brand new, week-long Summer camp, in Wales, for 11 to 16s called Elevate. Jonathan Brooks-Martin, Hev Scorah & Jenny Rossiter are involved in a local mission to reach out to the children and adults of Warminster. Pray the young people on the team will be stretched and discipled and that the gospel is shared generously. 27 THURSDAY Please pray for discernment for Ian & Sally Carr (pictured) as they seek the way ahead for their ministry in Dorset. Pray for wisdom and peace as they seek the Lord s will in these things. 29 SATURDAY David Brown, Ian Carr, Stephen Gillham, Steve Loader and Rob Watson are preaching today. Pray God would open ears and hearts to receive His word. 31 MONDAY This week Paul Willmott will be leading his new holiday club with Trinity Church, Newport. Parents are invited to join them for the last session of club on Friday, followed by lunch. Stephen & Gwyneth Treseder are working with the United Beach Mission at Castleton Chapel, Mumbles. Pray many will attend the various activities and for good conversations.
REGION IN FOCUS: KENT Known as the garden of England as: 85% of the land area is classed as greenspace with less than 2% of the land being built on. According to the office for National Statistics, 62% of people consider themselves Christian, 4% of other faiths. Counties have evangelist seniors Tom & Madelene Bathgate ministering in the region who attend Twydall Evangelical Church. Please pray for their ministry and for more evangelists to rise up and share the hope of the Gospel in Kent. AUGUST WHERE ARE COUNTIES RESOURCES THIS MONTH? Life Exhibition: summer maintenance GSUS Live: summer maintenance Key to Life: Leicester Neighbourhood Chaplains: Trials and review 01 TUESDAY Will & Lynne Andrews lead First Tuesday at The Orange Tree public house in Hitchin. Pray that this time of faith & fellowship is well attended and that people feel comfortable to share openly together. Martin Korchinsky and his team lead The Search holiday club at Brinnington Community Church. Praise God for His provision of a team from the USA to help. Pray there will be an abundance of spiritual fruit in this community following this week. 02 WEDNESDAY Ian Carr leads a Bible fellowship meeting at Guys Marsh Prison, Shaftesbury. Pray those attending will know Gods love and faithfulness and seek Him. YOU WILL SEEK ME AND FIND ME WHEN YOU SEEK ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART. JEREMIAH 29:13 03 THURSDAY Beverley Bedford (pictured) will be spending the first week of August attending Creation Fest in Cornwall introducing new believers to worship, ministry of the Word, outreach and time away in fellowship as a newly formed church family. 04 FRIDAY Clive Cornish is the evening speaker at a Mid Wales fun day. Pray for good weather so that many attend and that, through the fun and the message of the Gospel, the many things that distract people in everyday lives will fall away and those attending will seek after God. 05 SATURDAY Tim Cooke and Crossfya band are with Rochdale churches to lead street outreach. Pray this may be the beginning of a new relationship with Jesus for many. Pray for all those evangelists that are having holidays this month. Pray for rest, refreshment and spiritual nourishment. 06 SUNDAY Will Andrews, Ian Carr, Tim & Charissa Cooke, Gordon Curley, Steve Loader, Bob Telford and Rob Watson are speaking or leading in services today. David Brown is taking SOLID K nection youth group to a youth event at All Nations Church, Wolverhampton. 7
AUGUST 07 MONDAY 8 9 David Symons takes the second part Tim Ayrton is preaching this evening at Lord and is getting baptized. David Brown has had the privilege of Tens of thousands of A Friend of God of his sabbatical, with visits around the Clare Baptist Church, Sudbury, David delivering Walk Through the Bible children s tracts have been used over country to observe different types of Brown is preaching in Stourbridge & Ian events in churches in Crewe, Sutton the years. Ivor Cooper has refreshed 20 SUNDAY evangelism. Pray that this time will equip Carr at Sturminster Newton. Pray these Coldfield and Liverpool. Praise the Lord its look. Pray as they are given out this him and that he may know God s leading congregations will be challenged and Good News Camp at Lockerley Water seven people received Christ as Lord and month that many children will respond and directing for his ministry. encouraged as they preach. Farm Hampshire begins today with Saviour at these events. Pray these people by inviting Jesus into their lives. Gordon & Penny Curley. will produce much fruit for Him. 08 TUESDAY Andrew & Rachel Mugford are part of the Southwold Beach Mission team. Guests are invited to an evangelistic evening to bring their questions. Please pray for a good response to the invites and spiritual enlightening through the discussion times. 09 WEDNESDAY Matt Rich will be offering an opportunity to be an online volunteer with Chatnow.org, at many of the Christian camps and festivals this summer. Please pray the Lord would lead some to want to join the online teams to chat with people about Jesus. 10 THURSDAY 11 FRIDAY John & Jane Martin share: We are thankful that we can open the Shed most weekdays for a few hours. We ve made many friends and neighbours who live alone are so appreciative. Praise God for these faithful servants and may God bless this ministry. 12 SATURDAY Steve Loader shares: In the first four months of this year I was able to visit 200 ships. This gave me many opportunities to give practical help and to talk to seafarers about the love of God. On one occasion, Steve shared the story of Jesus calming the storm. When I finished, they all applauded me! I gave the Captain Bible study notes which he can use to encourage his crew. It was a great time of blessing. 13 SUNDAY 14 MONDAY Please pray for Phil & Sheila Davies as they lead a GLO outreach team jointly with Steve & Gwyneth Treseder in Castleton Chapel, Swansea. Pray they have a good sized team and that, as they work together, the Good News of Jesus will become known and people will respond. 15 TUESDAY Paul Willmott takes his new holiday club theme to Beeches Evangelical Church, Birmingham. The week concludes with a family fun night. 16 WEDNESDAY Kim & Jo Hobbs share: Please pray for the prisoner, the addict, the vulnerable: for people who are or were chaotic, without hope and lacking direction. We see them turn their hearts to Jesus and thrive. We want to see this more and more! 17 THURSDAY Rob Watson is leading a Footsteps outreach group today with young people interested in knowing more about the Christian faith. Pray it will be well attended and that there will be a genuine desire to know Jesus. Charles Addoco is leading a mission to Ghana this summer to initiate a football missionaries programme for 30 young people. Charles will be helping to train the coaches and leading devotions. Please pray for Charles as he prepares the material and plans the mission. 18 FRIDAY Will & Lynne Andrews have Foodie Friday at their home. Pray there will be natural opportunities to share the gospel with their non-christian friends and neighbours over the meal. 19 SATURDAY Tony & Rachel Hood, Andrew & Rachel Mugford begin Family Camp 2 at Sizewell Hall, Suffolk (see camp page). Praise God for the many opportunities the Stripey Oss Café gives to Andy Hodson and his team. The café is very well attended with regular great conversations and opportunities to pray for needs. One lady has come to the 21 MONDAY Clive Cornish (pictured) begins his Reaching Wales three-week walk with a cross. Pray Clive will have many opportunities, as in years past, to talk with individuals about the love God has for them. May God sustain Clive spiritually and physically. 22 TUESDAY 23 WEDNESDAY Phil & Sheila Davies son Nathan gets married to Chloe Brind today. Please pray for the family on this busy, exciting, life changing day and for Nathan and Chloe as they start life together. Also pray for a job for Nathan. 24 THURSDAY AUGUST Rob Watson is leading a men s group today helping young Christians to grow in the faith and knowledge of God s Word. John Hardwick will be leading the programme and teaching at Cottenham Churches Together holiday club. Over 150 children usually attend. John says This year we are doing my Razzamatazz Robots theme, we are not machines to be controlled but we have life given to us by the master creator God.
AUGUST 1 0 25 FRIDAY Give thanks for the new contacts through Colin Johnson s door to door visiting. Colin writes: Recently I met a lady who was in her front garden as I was visiting the community. She asked me to help her undo a container. Through this chance visit we have been invited back as a team and she is very keen to talk. So often there are lonely people who welcome the opportunity to have friendship. 26 SATURDAY Victor Jack shares: Praise God for a woman who recently committed her life to God at the Westley Community Church in Bury. Her son had been praying for her for many years. Thank God too for the encouraging growth we are seeing in some of the new Christians. 27 SUNDAY Ian Carr, Tim Cracknell, Gordon Curley and David Symons are preaching today. Please pray for the Holy Spirit to speak to people through these talks. 28 MONDAY Tim & Joy Ayrton and the Number 72 team are supporting the start-up of a new Family Support Service with St Peter s Church and Westgate Junior School in Bury St Edmunds. Tim has been on hand to assist the church in the selection of a new worker. Please pray for all involved with this project. 29 TUESDAY A job club member said to Andrew Mugford, I could do with some transformation in my life there s still quite a lot of broken parts are you running an Alpha course soon? What a great request! Please pray for the members of Maldon job club as they seek to share the Good News. 30 WEDNESDAY Praise God for a fantastic week with GSUS Live in Penyrheol School in Swansea recently. Phil Davies shares: The classes and children asked so many questions. The most asked question was Is Jesus real? What an opportunity! May God continue to move as GSUS Live prepares for another busy year ahead. 31 THURSDAY Praise God for an excellent day with 18 men at a recent clay pigeon shoot with Bob Telford (pictured). So far this year over 20 people, mainly men have indicated a desire to turn to Christ. Pray these new believers will be well discipled and grow roots in good soil as they grow in Jesus. Merseyside Christian Youth Camps (Tyn-y-nant at Abererch, North Wales) www.mcyc.co.uk ages 9-11 27 May 3 June ages 18-25 15 22 July ages 11-14 22 29 July ages 16+ 5 12 August ages 12-15 12 19 August ages 15-17 19 26 August Contact: Sarah & Rob Watson SPREE Wales www.spreewales.com ages 8-15 23 25 June Contact: Mike Thomas Administrator: Rowena Criddle Email: admin@spreewales.com South Hants Bible camps (Lockerley Water Farm, Hampshire) http://southhantsbiblecamps.org ages 9-13 29 July 5 August ages 14-18 5 12 August SUMMER CAMPS Contact: Naomi Bundy shbc3v16@yahoo.co.uk Sonrise Youth Camp (Norfolk) 29 July 4 August Contact: Tim Cooke cooke@countiesuk.org The Search (Brinnington Community Church) www.brinningtoncommunitychurch.co.uk ages 4 10 31 July 3 August Contact: Martin Korchinsky, 07778765025 Somerset Camps (Mark College, near Highbridge, Somerset) www.somersetcamps.org.uk ages: 7 12 7-11 August ages 7 12 14 18 August Contact: Dominic & Rebecca Heath- Coleman, info@somersetcamps.org.uk 01935 824849 Sizewell Family Camp 2 (Sizewell Hall, Suffolk) www.suffolkchristiancamps.org.uk (full) For families of any age 19 26 August Leaders: Tony & Ruth Hood with Andrew & Rachel Mugford Contact: Rachel Wallace Good News Camp (Lockerley Water Farm, near Romsey, Hampshire) www.gcurley.info ages 8-15 20-25 August Contact: Gordon Curley, 01489 582395 YouthTrek (Pentrenant Hall, Mid Wales) ages 8 16 29 July 5 August Contact: Andy Goode andygoode49@gmail.com
SEPTEMBER WHERE ARE COUNTIES RESOURCES THIS MONTH? Life Exhibition: Carmarthen & Northern Ireland GSUS Live (2 units): Leeds & Nailsea (Bristol) Key to Life?: West Midlands Neighbourhood Chaplains: Trials and review 01 FRIDAY Tony Hood has recently trained as a Bible Explorer presenter. Please pray as he approaches local schools, that they would welcome him to take lessons explaining how God is at work in the Old Testament. 02 SATURDAY Please pray for Faith Gang Evangelism Boot Camp in Oldham with Charissa & Tim Cooke and MJK team. The aim is to train 12 older teenagers to be bold and radical in sharing their faith, and to pray through the Lord s grace to achieve this vision. 03 SUNDAY David Brown, Ivor Cooper, Gordon Curley, Stephen Gillham, Tony Hood & Mike Strange are preaching today. Ivor Cooper shares: There has been a very encouraging response to a new monthly outreach event Sunday@ Westbury in Leamington Spa. Pray relationships will be built and ears and hearts opened to receive Jesus. 04 MONDAY Paul & Vanessa Willmott and fellow director Dave lead a Steering Group meeting for Children Worldwide. This will be a key meeting as they discuss the vision for the future. 05 TUESDAY Janet Hawking returns to her regular schools ministry in up to ten schools a week. Please pray God would continue to bless her as she serves Him and that the Lord would multiply the work of her hands for His glory. THEN THE LORD YOUR GOD WILL MAKE YOU MOST PROSPEROUS IN ALL THE WORK OF YOUR HANDS. DEUTERONOMY 30:9A 06 WEDNESDAY The drop-in at Number 72 restarts today as do the courses in the schools on Bereavement & Loss. Please pray for Tim & Joy Ayrton and their team as they start a new academic year. 07 THURSDAY Stephen Gillham is leading an outreach with Howeth Road Church, Bournemouth. Pray God would be present transforming lives. 08 FRIDAY Janet Hawking is attending a gathering for Walk Through the Bible / Bible Explorer presenters at Capernway. Pray for refreshing time ready for another year in junior schools and that God would call forth more presenters. Please pray for Phil Davies & Martin Erwin with Andy Goode & Peter Brind as they lead and teach potential young leaders on One 2 Lead in Chepstow. 09 SATURDAY Colin Johnson is running an evangelism training day with Trevor Dickerson of OutreachUK in Dartford, which includes visiting in the community. Please pray for good attendance. Tim Cooke (pictured) and Crossfya are involved with a Holland festival and schools outreach. Please pray for a fruitful trip with an eternal impact. 10 SUNDAY Ian Carr, Tim & Charissa Cooke, Tim Cracknell, Gordon Curley, Stephen Gillham & Steve Loader are preaching today. Andrew Mugford is speaking at Broomfield Road Evangelical. Andy writes: Please pray the message both encourages and challenges the fellowship in their Christian journeys and the witness of the church in their local community. 11 MONDAY Julian Gutteridge writes: Thank the Lord for the recent opportunity to share the gospel with an elderly gentleman in a village pub. He wants me to come and visit him. Pray there will be opportunity to nurture this relationship. 12 TUESDAY Mike Strange is leading collective worship at Meare, Somerset Bridge, Stoke St Gregory and Creech St Michael schools. Pray the staff and children will engage with God whilst Mike ministers. 13 WEDNESDAY There is a conference planning meeting today for the Counties weekend for evangelists, Counties Link Groups, prayer partners, supporters & their families (27-29 October). 14 THURSDAY There is a Clean Sheet in-prison training session today, supporting prisoners to find work after their release. As well as the training session, Kim Hobbs hopes to find prisoners who are being released into his local area and who truly want to change their lives so he can offer his support. 15 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER Restart of Sunbeams playgroup in Castleton Chapel. Pray for Gwyneth Treseder as she coordinates the group, and for all the new toddlers who will be starting, that they will settle well and good relationships can be built up with the parents. Clive Cornish is due to complete his Reaching Wales walk today. Pray for lasting fruit from Clive s witness. 13
SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 14 16 SATURDAY Pray for all the evangelists, including Stephen Gillham & Ian Carr, who will be meeting and giving reports at the Bristol Evangelists Conference. Pray all who attend will be built up and encouraged. 17 SUNDAY Charissa & Tim Cooke are leading Early Church this morning. They write: we are really encouraged to see the growth in several men and women we are working with via the Early Church service, men s Bible & Beer and women s lunches. Thank God for their growth and desire to live for Him. 18 MONDAY It s Counties Training Day, with guest speakers Peter Glasgow & Peter Brind from The Maranatha Group. The theme is The second coming of Jesus and the Gospel. Held at Ladyfield evangelical. 10:30am for coffee. Free admission. 19 TUESDAY Please pray for John & Jane Martin, Jane continues to cope with Parkinsonianism and now with the unwelcome diagnosis of dementia. She finds the loss of short-term memory sad and scary. John is recovering well from his recent heart attack. John writes: We plainly need special grace to adjust and keep calm. 20 WEDNESDAY There is a GSUS Live planning meeting at Westbury. Please pray for guidance, wisdom and insight for Counties resources to aid making Jesus known. 21 THURSDAY Today Paul Willmott will be taking his monthly assembly in Cookley Primary. Later Paul will be leading Zone 1 children s club at Eve Lane Church, Dudley. Please pray for Paul as he ministers to these children. Rob Watson is meeting with church leaders and elders in Liverpool today. 22 FRIDAY Martin Korchinsky shares: We believe the Lord wants to add to the leadership team at Brinnington Community Church by sending an anointed pastor or pastoral worker to share in the ministry. Please join us in praying for His calling to be heard by His person to join us from the worldwide Body of Christ. 23 SATURDAY Make Jesus Known with Tim & Charissa Cooke celebrate their 10 th anniversary in Bolton. Praise God for this wonderful, fruitful ministry to thousands of young people. Thank God for His faithfulness in using, sustaining and providing all those who have been or are part of the team. SING THE PRAISES OF THE LORD, YOU HIS FAITHFUL PEOPLE; PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME. PSALM 30:4 24 SUNDAY Jonathan Brain, David Brown, Ian Carr, Gordon Curley, Stephen Gillham & Mike Strange are preaching today. Pray they would be God s mouthpiece. Janice Webb (pictured) shares: I hope to have a stall at West Malling Farmers Market with the support of a small team to run activities that will engage with families. We are planning a harvest theme based around the story of The Prodigal Son. 25 MONDAY Stephen Gillham writes: It is a privilege to bring Bible teaching and a report at the Emmaus Bible School Conference in The Hayes. Please pray for the ministry to be a real help to those present and an inspiration in their work for God. 26 TUESDAY Rob Watson will be visiting Bethesda, Southport. For many years Rob has been helping, supporting and advising local churches, particularly those that are short on helpers. Rob writes: The small group of Christians at Southport are committed to the work of the gospel and although they are limited by numbers, continue to take every opportunity to witness in the area. 27 WEDNESDAY Every Wednesday Clive Cornish visits Usk prison. Praise God Clive is able to bring hope and Jesus into this place. Pray Clive will be guided who to invest his time with and what to say. 28 THURSDAY Mike Strange (pictured) is leading collective worship at Trull, Pawlett, Buckland St Mary and Cheddon Fitzpayne schools. Praise God for the opportunities Mike has and pray God would bless him and the schools. 29 FRIDAY Please pray Julian Gutteridge has new openings to speak with Muslims and also for a breakthrough in seeing Muslims come to faith. 30 SATURDAY Gordon Curley is speaking at a men s breakfast at Findon Valley Free Church, Worthing. Pray God would direct him towards what he should say and that God may be able to minister to these men. 15
AND EVEN WHEN I AM OLD AND GRAY, O GOD, DO NOT FORSAKE ME, UNTIL I DECLARE YOUR STRENGTH TO THIS GENERATION, YOUR POWER TO ALL WHO ARE TO COME. PSALM 71:18 All scripture quotes from NIV (2011). Counties (Formerly Counties Evangelistic Work) is a Registered Charity No. 264278 and a Company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales No. 1041761 For more information on evangelists and the work they do in each area visit countiesuk.org T 01373 823013 E office@countiesuk.org A 30 Haynes Road, Westbury, Wiltshire BA13 3HD