Tuesday, June 28, 2016

June 28 Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:
-Praise the Lord - Pastor Louie was blessed with some vacation time and is recuperating well from the blood clot in his leg.
- Praise the Lord - A time joining an evangelism and outreach team last Thursday was fruitful as two children gave their hearts to the Lord through the efforts of the video gaming bus outreach team
- Praise the Lord - Sandra has received relief from the pain of her medical condition and is able to stand and walk much easier at the moment
- Praise the Lord - for His direction and clarity of his will to end the youth group meetings for the time being, as the youth will be heading to Uni soon.
- Praise the Lord - At our last Beyond X Factor, a sister, Jenny, found freedom from bondages that were keeping her in fear.
- Praise the Lord - Ryan made it successfully back to Huntington Beach despite missing the first leg of his flights home from Kosovo.
 Please pray for the following with us:
- Please pray for Cindy and me to retain the facts we are studying for in preparation of taking the "Life in the UK" test on July 18th. We need to pass it to apply for permanent residency/citizenship.
- Pray that the Lord will grant peace to and lead the body of Christ into a deeper faith as we face the uncertain times immediately ahead because of the vote for the UK to exit the EU..
- Please pray for Mindy (who is in the USA and a believing family) for wisdom regarding treatment for bleeder on the brain/epilepsy that was just discovered. She is a young mum and her husband, Josh, is in the Army, stateside. 
- Keep praying for three of our young adults: B. who is struggling with her identity in Christ, K.who has turned away from the Lord and for R. who just needs to be saved! 
- Pray for the Lord to heal the pain that has returned in Rick's heels .
- Continue to pray for Pastor Mike Hoile in Warrington England for the Lord to completely heal the disease in his liver.  
- We pray that the Lord would continue to reveal to us His plans for evangelism and outreach for the church to do.
- We are praying now for helpers/leaders for ministry in the church such as youth and children workers and a worship leader. 
Thank you for your faithful prayer support   God bless you,
Rick & Cindy Johnston

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

June 15 Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:
-Praise the Lord - It was a wonderful Pastors & Leaders Conference in York England.  It was a time of refreshment, renewal and encouragement that we had prayed for! 
- Praise the Lord - Benjamin in Scotland really benefited from the time off he had taken to go to the Pastors & Leaders Conference. He needed the rest! Some doors were opened to minister to him.
- Praise the Lord - We have booked our "Life in the UK" test. The closest open date was the 18th of July.
- Praise the Lord - Meeting with a couple of ladies in the church this week who have a burden to evangelise
- Praise the Lord - Jonathan's mission trip to the Congo has gone extremely well.
- Praise the Lord - The blood clot in Pastor Louie's leg is healing properly and "now I am almost able to walk again on my own" he said in his newsletter. But, obviously, prayer is still needed. 
 Please pray for the following with us:
- Please pray for Cindy and me to retain the facts we are studying for in preparation of taking the "Life in the UK" test in July. We need to pass it to obtain permanent residency/citizenship.
- Pray that the Lord will move in the lives of the pastors and their families for the various needs that were expressed at the conference.
- Please pray for Ruth to receive the correct job that the Lord has for her.
- Pray for Pastor Mike Hoile in Warrington England that the Lord would completely heal the disease in his liver. 
- Pray for the Lord to heal the pain that has returned in Rick's heels .
- Continue to pray for Pastor Louie in California that the blood clot in his leg will dissolve safely and the swelling and pain will be completely eased. 
- We pray that the Lord will reveal to us His plans for evangelism and outreach for the church to do. 

Thank you for your faithful prayer support,
Blessings,
Rick and Cindy Johnston