August 30 Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

-Praise the Lord -  Ruth is healthy physically and restored emotionally and was able to come to church.
- Praise the Lord - Sandra has had significant improvement in her health, getting some of her voice back and was also able to come to church.
- Praise the Lord - Jo Anne has had her anxiety soothed and is much better now.

- Praise the Lord - Our friends from America's plans to visit us next month have come together nicely.

 Please pray for the following with us:

- Pray for the Lord to bring more men to our wee church
- We also are asking the Lord to bring a healthy married couple or two to the fellowship as well. 
- Pray for effective results from "Without Walls" which is building church unity in town through various churches working together on outreach and other projects, breaking down denominational barriers
- Still pray for the Lord to heal the chest illness that Sandra is suffering from, the doctors don't know what the cause is.
- Pray that the prayer initiatives starting up again for the Autumn time will bear much fruit 
- Please pray that more women will sign up for the Joyful Heart book study. There are still 7 or so books available as we are believing the Lord for 25 women in all to participate.
- We pray that the documents needed for our application for permanent residency will be supplied quickly and efficiently and we will be accepted without any questions or obstacles when we do apply.
- Pray for the Lord to bless Tim & Hazel as they are getting married September 1 and moving to Edinburgh, Scotland.
 

Thank you for your faithful prayer support   God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

August 24 Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

-Praise the Lord -  We had an effective time of work at Creation Fest. The Lord reaped a harvest of souls saved and lives blessed through it.
- Praise the Lord - He has shown us that the season for working Creation Fest has come to a close. But, praise the Lord, He has raised up a team from the local area to replace us!
- Praise the Lord - Our Ruth was a real trooper at Creation Fest and the Lord blessed her with stamina and she made many new friends, also, Rick's heels weren't too painful

- Praise the Lord - For the deep rest, renewal and confidence that we got from the missions conference.

 Please pray for the following with us:

- Pray for the Lord to bring more men to our wee church
- We also are asking the Lord to bring a healthy married couple or two to the fellowship.
- Pray for our wee Ruth who suffered from a flu after Creation Fest causing her to be weakened physically and which also dampened her spirits.
- Pray for the Lord to heal the pain that Sandra is suffering from. She can barely speak right now due to the rawness in her throat and lungs, the doctors don't know what the cause is.
- Pray for Jo Anne that she will overcome the anxiety she's feeling right now.
- Please pray that more women will sign up for the Joyful Heart book study. There are still 7 or so books available as we are believing the Lord for 25 women in all to participate.
- We pray that the documents needed for our application for permanent residency will be supplied quickly and efficiently and we will be accepted without any questions or obstacles when we do apply.
- Pray for Tim & Hazel as they will be getting married September 1 and moving to Edinburgh, Scotland.
Thank you for your faithful prayer support   God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

July 2016 Newsletter

August 2 Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

-Praise the Lord -  We had an amazing time of ministry as part of the prayer team for Spark, a youth outreach to the community, last week.
- Praise the Lord - He has given direction for Tim, a young man and leader in our church, who will be moving to Edinbourgh, Scotland in September after he gets married. We'll miss him tremendously.

- Praise the Lord - For the healing of Janna, aged 7, the wee grandaughter of Noleen, one of our members. She suffered a severe concussion on the first day of the family's holiday in Spain this past weekend. 

 
Please pray for the following with us:

- Pray for Creation Fest: To overcome the inevitable glitches that will arise during the preparation of the event, for financial needs for the festival and the individuals coming and for a harvest of souls to be saved and/or encouraged in the Lord.
- We ask for prayer for the CreationFest campsite and office that we oversee for: ministry opportunities with the campers, unity within the Camping Team volunteers and safety, protection and health among the volunteers.
- Pray for our wee Ruth who will be accompaning us at CreatiionFest - she is anxious about being away from her husband for such a long time and being around so many people she does not know. Also, she's working in the kitchen, a very demanding job, and could use prayer for physical and emotional strengh. 
- Pray for the Lord to heal the pain that sometimes returns to Rick's heels. I don't want a problem at Creationfest like two years ago.
- Pray for safe and smooth connections for us as we leave Creation Fest for Austria travelling by train the whole way there and back.
- Please pray that more women will sign up for the Joyful Hearts book study. There are still 10 or so books available as we are believing the Lord for 25 women in all to participate.
- We pray that our application for permanent residency will be accepted without any questions or obstacles when we apply upon return home.
- Pray for Delvin in America who has terminal, inoperable throat cancer, but worse, is not saved.
- Pray also for Kieth, 35, in England, a brothert of our Jan's son-in-law who also has cancer and has no interest in the Lord at this time.

Thank you for your faithful prayer support   God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston