December 15 Praises & Prayer Requests

Here are praise reports and prayer requests for this week.  

Praise Reports:
- Praise the Lord: - Our passports have been returned in the post and Cindy has received her biometrics visa card by courier today! Trusting that mine will arrive tomorrow.- Praise the Lord - We will be able to travel to America for Christmas now that we have our visas- Praise the Lord - Val has completely healed from her shoulder surgery 
- Praise the Lord - The trip to the Continental Christmas Market in Belfast was a really pleasant time of fellowship for most of our wee church

Thank you for praying for the following with us: - Please pray that our church will remain in close fellowship while we are away in America 
- Pray also for Tim, who will be taking the Sunday mornings that I will be missing, that his message will be well-received and pertinent to their lives. - Pray that the Christmas dinner that we've been invited to join with the folks at Mooreland Close will bring us even closer to them.

- Pray that our time in America will be restful, rejuvenating and encouraging - Pray that the message I will be giving on Christmas eve at Calvary Chapel Norco will communicate the Lord's sacrificial love and missionary heart to those who hear it.- Pray that the Lord will give Tim clear direction of His will concerning him leaving for a position at the Bible College in Edinburgh, Scotland - Keep praying for the salvation of Leanda and Linsey from the women's study. (Linsey is close!)
Thank you for your faithful prayer support
God bless you,
Rick & Cindy Johnston

December 8 Praises & Prayer Requests

Here are praise reports and prayer requests for this week.  

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord: - The dinner and film night Wednesday was really good fellowship. Good craic watching "Elf" together!
- Jan has healed up well from the bad sickness she had last week

- Praise the Lord - My visit with a prisoner in Maghaberry Prison was a significant time for him

- Praise the Lord - The film night at Mooreland Close was faithfully attended despite atrocious weather as our ministry to the folks there continues

Thank you for praying for the following with us: 

- Please pray now for Carli Betts who was injured in a car accident shortly after returning to Colorado. Also that the Lord will make His direction for them clear.

-  We are still waiting to receive our biometrics visa card. Praying that we will get them quickly.

- Pray for our friend Debbie in California who just got a diagnosis of malignancy in her esophagus

- Pray that Sandra will receive God's healing touch for her sarcoidosis.

- Please pray that our church trip to the Continental Christmas market in Belfast will be have opportunities to share the gospel and deepen our fellowship one with another.

- Pray that the Lord will give Tim clear direction of His will concerning him leaving for a position at the Bible College in Edinburgh, Scotland

- Still pray for the salvation of Leanda and Lynsey from the women's study. (Lynsey is close!)

- Three week furlough/Missions Conference in California, 21 December through 13 January

- The All-Ireland CC Conference January 22-24 in Athlone, Republic of Ireland

Thank you for your faithful prayer support

God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

November Newsletter

We're looking forward to our visit to California December 21 - January 13,

Rick will be speaking at Calvary Chapel Norco for their Christmas Eve Service at 6:00 pm.

We plan to be at Refuge (CCHB) Saturday Dec 26 & Jan 2 for the evening services, both morning & evening services on Sundays Dec 27 & Jan 10, and perhaps Wednesday evening Jan 6. (please check www.refugefamily.com for service times)

We'll be at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa for their Missions Day,Sunday Jan 3 and will be attending the Missions Conference in Murrieta, Jan 4 - 8.

If you are able to come to any of these services, we'd love to see you for a wee chin wag! (you'll have to read the newsletter!)

Blessings,
Rick & Cindy Johnston

December 1 - Praises & Prayer Requests

Here are praise reports and prayer requests for this week.  

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord: - Thanksgiving dessert potluck was well attended and well received
- Praise the Lord: Gary and Carli were able to meet a lot of folks and got a good feel for the area

- Praise the Lord - Gary sensed a genuine love of Christ and true compassion for one another from the members of CBV. That is an answer to my prayers

- Praise the Lord - The puppet show by the youth for Crocus, the special needs youth group, went even better than we had hoped. It was encouraging to hear the audience clap and sing along!
 

Thank you for praying for the following with us: 

- Please pray now for Gary & Carli Betts from Colorado, that the Lord will make His direction for them clear where in Ireland they are meant to be.

-  We are still waiting to receive our biometrics visa card. Praying that we will get them quickly.

- Pray that our fellowship of dinner and a film "in-reach" Wednesday evening will be a blessing to all of us

- Pray that Jan will respond quickly to the strong antibiotics that she has been prescribed for the bad sickness she has.

- Pray that the Lord will give Tim clear direction of His will concerning him leaving for a position at the Bible College in Edinburgh, Scotland

- Still pray for the salvation of Leanda and Lynsey from the women's study. (Lynsey is close!)

Thank you for your faithful prayer support

God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

November 24 Praises & Prayer Requests

Here are praise reports and prayer requests for this week.  

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord: - The first "Beyond X-Factor" mini seminar this past Saturday went very well as we looked deeper into the person and position of the Holy Spirit.

- Praise the Lord: For the meeting in Athlone for prayer and discussion of details for the up-coming conference with the other Calvary Chapel pastors in Ireland.

- Praise the Lord - The youth's puppet practice went smoothly and well, with all the bugs worked out.

- Praise the Lord -  The Lord blessed Cindy with a really nice birthday. Praise the Lord for side benefits of fellowship with sincere people of the Lord!

Thank you for praying for the following with us:

- Please pray for Gary & Carli Betts from Colorado, that while they are visiting us for a few days this week, the Lord will make His direction clear where in Ireland they are to be.

- Pray that the youth group's puppet show for the special needs youth at Crocus will go well this Friday and that everyone will catch the message of what is the Reason for the Season.

- Pray that the delay in receiving the actual visa biometrics card will be overcome

- Pray that our Thanksgiving dessert outreach Wednesday evening will lead to genuine thanks to the Lord

- Pray that the Lord will give Tim clear direction of His will concerning him leaving for a position at the Bible College in Edinburgh Scotland

- Still pray for the salvation of Leanda and Lynsey from the women's study. (Lynsey is close!)

Thank you for your faithful prayer support

God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

November 17 Praises & Prayer Requests

Here are praise reports and prayer requests for this week. 

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord: - The men's Kairos outreach at Maghaberry Prison went extremely well, bearing much fruit. Two or three made commitments to follow the Lord and all who attended were strengthened in faith.

- Praise the Lord: The table quiz, a fund raiser to help towards our visa costs, was a great success!  We raised £655 ($1015)! Thank you Jesus for the support we're receiving from so many here.

- Praise the Lord - Everyone in the church has received the baptism of the Holy Spirit!!

- Praise the Lord -  The women in the study group is showing amazing growth in their faith and trust in Jesus - truly applying what we're all learning about letting go of the fears that hold us.

Praise the Lord - The whole church helped with the audio recording for the Youth's puppet show...it was great for the adults to support and spend time with youth group.

Thank you for praying for the following with us: 

- Please lift up a couple, Gary & Carli Betts from Colorado, who are coming for a week (Nov 23-28) to Ireland to catch the Lord direction them regarding mission work here.  They'll be visiting the Republic of Ireland and then coming up to us in Northern Ireland. Pray that during their time here the Lord speaks to them, clarifying the call and plan He has for them and their three young daughters.

- Pray for the youth that 1) practice the next 2 weeks for the puppet show will go smoothly as they follow the recorded vocal track and 2) that they and the youth at Crocus will get spiritual fruit from it.

- Pray for the salvation of Leanda and Lynsey from the women's study. (Lynsey is close!)

- Please pray that the ladies of the Bible study continue to take to heart what they are learning.

- We pray for Pat who must retire on Nov 27, from managing Mooreland Close due to MS: 1) that her financial and emotional needs will be met and 2) that the next manager at Mooreland Close to be another godly person so that the people there will continue to be well taken care of and we will keep our good relationship with the Close.

- Three week furlough/Missions Conference in California, December through January

Thank you for your faithful prayer support

God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

November 10 Praises & Prayer Requests

Here are praise reports and prayer requests for this week.  

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord: The coffee morning was a great success in many ways!

- Praise the Lord - Pat, even though she will be leaving, made sure that our ministry to Mooreland Close will continue

- Praise the Lord - the Faith Mission outreach Tim was part of went very well, encouraging him greatly

- Praise the Lord: For the support of the church members for Ruth at the coffee morning with so many of them showing up to help 

Thank you for praying for the following with us:

- Please lift up Rick and the Kairos prison ministry while they're in Maghaberry Prison Tuesday through Friday of this week. (Nov 10 - 13)

- Pray that the table quiz Saturday night will generate a good amount of funds to go toward Rick and Cindy's expenses for the visa

- Pray for the youth that 1) the preparation and practice this week for the puppet show will go smoothly as we will be recording the vocal track and 2) that they and the youth at Crocus will all get spiritual fruit from it.

- Pray for the salvation of Leanda and Lynsey from the women's study.

- Pray: for our personal financial position, especially that the Lord will raise up some folks who will be able to commit to contributing monthly to our missionary support.

- Please be praying for our three week furlough/Missions Conference in California, December through January

Thank you for your faithful prayer support

God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston