August 2017 Newsletter

September 12 - Praises & Prayer Requests

PRAISE REPORTS:

- Praise the Lord - The past week's Thrive visiting evening at Millbrae Fold was well received by the residents. They can't wait for us to come back..

- Praise the Lord - As the monthly Prayer of Blessing for Ballymena began again after a break for Summer, the turnout for it at All Saints Catholic church was quite large.

- Praise the Lord - John, in his return to York, has attended CC York and wants to take some of the Bible college classes on an audit basis.

NEW PRAYER REQUESTS:

- We are praying again for Jacob as he has had a "wobble" this past week and his mum needied to return to the classroom to comfort him. 

- Pray also for Lois for the same thing as Jacob. We bind in Jesus' name this spirit of fear affecting these children

- Pray for our Joyful Heart Women's fellowship as we start our new study this Thursday.

- Pray also for Sam,13 I think, a young man in California, for healing from the extremely painful 'Red Skin Syndrone.'

- Pray that Rick will be able to get into the local primary school to do assemblies with the children

- Pray with us for the Lord to send or raise up help for us at church with worship and childrens/youth work

Thank you for your faithful prayer support,

Blessings,

Rick and Cindy Johnston

September 5 - Praises & Prayer Requests

PRAISE REPORTS:

- Praise the Lord - The procedure to replace the battery in Leslie's spinal chord pain relief thing went well. But she is in some of discomfort whilst she recuperates.

 

- Praise the Lord - Nigel was at church Sunday and is doing well, both in his job and his walk. He is seriously considering going to the midweek Bible study that will be in Galatians. Pray that he will.

NEW PRAYER REQUESTS:

- Pray for Rick as he prepares this week, beginning to teach through Galatians mid week and continues in Hebrews on Sunday mornings.

- Pray for Cindy as she organises and prepares for the start of the Joyful Heart Women's Book study September 14, we  currently have 15 ladies signed up and room for 2 more.

- Pray as this Thursday Thrive will be going into Mill Brae Fold (retirnement home) for a time of fellowship and to do some crafts with the residents. Rick will be sharing a devotion.

- Pray for Heather, as her fatigue and aches from ME have been very bad recently. Pray with us for a complete healing!!

Thank you for your faithful prayer support,

Blessings,

Rick and Cindy Johnston

August 29 Praises & Prayer Requests

PRAISE REPORTS:

- Praise the Lord - There was a terrific outreach at Harrogate last week that Rick was able to assist with. Though Cindy was too sick to travel, Rick's being there was a great help for the Howards

 

- Praise the Lord - Two people were prayed for to receive Christ at the outreach and many lives were touched and blessed by it.
 

- Praise the Lord - Cindy has nearly completely recovered from the bad flu she caught at the end of the missions conference in Austria

 

- Praise the Lord - William has been fairly well freed up from downward thoughts this past week

 

 NEW PRAYER REQUESTS:

 

- Pray for Rick as he prepares for the coming season of teaching

 

- Pray for Cindy as she organises upcoming events and meetings

 

-Pray for John as he returns to York for university. We pray that he will commit to following the Lord and choose to regularly attend nearby CC York, as well as commit to do his course-work.

 

- Pray for Darrell, who is being oppressed and brought low by the enemy - that he would be freed up and surrender his life to Jesus.

 

- Pray for Christine - for her blood iron levels to elvate since they are too low. Her operation has been postponed because of this and she has been put back onto a waiting list for knee surgery.

 

- Pray for William - to continue to be relieved from thoughts which lead him into depression and confusion about his workplace.

Thank you for your faithful prayer support,

Blessings,

Rick and Cindy Johnston

August 22 Praises & Prayer Requests

PRAISE REPORTS:
 

- Praising the Lord - We had an amazing time at the missions conference in Austria last week.  We are so blessed, encouraged and excited by the great teaching, fellowship and really enjoyed the warm weather!

- Praise the Lord - Church service the last two Sundays have gone well, Praise the Lord for our faithful friends, Stephen and Lorraine and our wee body at CBV.
- Praise the Lord - Bradley allowed Rick to visit him and pray with him.

- Praise the Lord - William's work situation has improved greatly!

  

NEW PRAYER REQUESTS:

- Pray for Rick as he is in Harrogate, England working with Pastor Mike Howard at CC Harrogate for a one day outreach, 'Day of Hope' being held this Friday, 25 August.

 - Pray for Cindy, she was due to travel to Harrogate with Rick, but due to getting the flu upon arriving back from Austria isn't able to travel.

- Pray for Darren, who is being oppressed by the enemy - that he would be freed up and surrender to Jesus.

- Pray for Christine - due to her iron levels being too low still, her operation has been postponed again and she has been put back onto a waiting list for her knee surgery.

- Pray for Willam - to be releieved from thoughts which lead him into depression

Thank you for your faithful prayer support
God bless you,
Rick & Cindy Johnston

August 8 - Praises & Prayer Requests

PRAISE REPORTS:

- Praising the Lord - We had a great time of rest and relaxation last week. Thank you for praying for us!

- Praise the Lord - Christine's surgery for her knee has been scheduled for next week

- Praise the Lord - Duncan in Scotland has succumed to his illness, his suffering is over. No word of his eternal destiny.

 NEW PRAYER REQUESTS:

 

- Pray for our dear friend Stephen, as he'll be taking the meeting at CBV this coming Sunday for Rick.  Pray that he and his wife, Lorraine, are blessed as they come to minister to our wee flock.

- Pray that Bradley, who is being lured back to his old life, will return to a desire to follow Jesus. Linsey as well. It is a real battle for their souls!

- Pray for Creation Fest in Cornwall, England this week. We pray now for great fruit in the lives of non-believers and believers alike as the gospel is proclaimed and the word of God is taught.

- Pray that the surgery for Christine's knee, rescheduled for next week. We pray for her that the anemia issue with her blood will be overcome so the surgery can occur and that there will be a successful operation.

- Pray for us this next week as we travel to the Castle in Austria for the missions conference that we will not only be refeshed and encouraged, but prepared for what may lie ahead.

Thank you for your faithful prayer support
God bless you,
Rick & Cindy Johnston

August 1 Praises & Prayer Requests

PRAISE REPORTS:

- Praising the Lord - for the Christian youth of Ballymena who were involved with Spark this past week. we were very impressed by the openness, honesty and desire for seeing Jesus touch the lives of the community through themselves

- Praise the Lord - Leslie is completely healed from from her illnesses from Haiti.

- Praise the Lord - Don's delicate neck surgery was successful.

- Praise the Lord - Gail has gotten a job in England where she will be moving back to at the end of September

-Praise the Lord - After 33 radiation treatments for breast cancer, Cheryl's been given the 'all clear'!!

 

NEW PRAYER REQUESTS:

- Pray that the surgery for Christine's knee will be able to be rescheduled soon. There was some sort of issue with her bloods.  She is understandably nervous about it and we pray for peace in her mind and a 100% successful operation when it occurs.

- Pray that Leslie, when she has surgery at the end of the month to replace the battery in her spinal cord stimulator. 

- Pray for us to make good use of this week of rest.

- Pray for Creation Fest in Cornwall, England which begins next week. We pray now for a smooth and safe set-up and for great fruit for non-believers and believers alike to come next week as the gospel is proclaimed and the word of God is taught.

-  Pray for us to be able to start a new Bible study for the new believers going over the basics. Pray that those who are curious about Christianity would also attend.

Thank you for your faithful prayer support  

God bless you,
Rick & Cindy Johnston