April 20 Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord: - The women's Tres Dias weekend bore great fruit in the lives of the participants. Two of the10 women guests were from CBV,

- Praise the Lord - Jan was strengthened and had good physical stamina during the Tres Dias weekend as she was part of the team serving (so were Cindy and Jo Anne).

- Praise the Lord - Cindy was selected to be the leader of the next women's Tres Dias in 2017 

- Praise the Lord - For a good visit from Denise and Trish from CC Dublin last week. They have such servant's hearts!

Please pray for the following with us:

- Pray for fruit to be developed in the two ladies from CBV that were guests at the women's "Tres Dias" weekend retreat last weekend that the Lord will deepen the relationship with Him and work His will in their lives.

- Please pray for us to retain the facts we are studying for in preparation of taking the "Life in the UK" test we need to pass to obtain permanent residency/citizenship.

- Pray that the Lord will continue to lead us to His will for just the right facilities for meeting Sunday mornings.

- Pray for K, one of our youth who has just dropped out of school and is aimless in life practically and especially spiritually

- Pray for B, another of our youth, who is struggling with some things of late.

- Please pray for Jo Anne to have successful job interview tomorrow and the same for Ruth next week.

- Pray for Courtney and Melanie two young ladies who will be going to the Philippines for 2 months from May 1st as missionaries.

- Pray for Sheila, who had an accident falling down a flight of stairs and has taken a turn for the worse and is near death. Pray also for her son, a friend and brother in the Lord, Ian.

 

Thank you for your faithful prayer support   God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

March 30 Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord: - Linsey received the Lord into her heart last Thursday night!

- Praise the Lord - The Lord's hand of blessing was indeed on all of the Easter weekend events.

- Praise the Lord - The Sunday morning Easter service was very well attended and the powerful and meaningful message was well received. 

- Praise the Lord - Jan's recovery is going extremely well.

- Praise the Lord - Some of the church had a great day out with a walk in a forest on "Better Saturday." Joining us was a friend, Nigel, who needs prayer for salvation. 

Please pray for the following with us:

- Pray for Bill, our friend and brother in California who suffered another minor stroke but had some major mental confusion following it.

- Please remember another friend and brother in California, Rex, who lost his job this week. He has been suffering from effects of clinical depression, too.

- Pray that the Lord will lead us to the facilities for meeting Sunday mornings, or even throughout the week, that are according to His will.

- Pray that the Lord will continue to inspire the plans for the church to do during the year that they may keep us at His purposes.

- Please pray for Ruth to be successful in her application for a new job and for Jo Anne to get a replacement job quickly.

- Pray for the women's "Tres Dias" weekend retreat coming up in April that the Lord will deepen the relationship with Him for all those who will be attending 

- Pray for Jan, who is recovering from major surgery


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

March 23 Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord: - The 'Amazing Jesus' lessons we brought into the school went quite well

- Praise the Lord - For Rick's involvement with the minister's fraternal in town that is getting our church involved with community projects

- Praise the Lord - The Sunday night service at Mooreland Close was very well received with the folks there not wanting to leave but remaining until quite late in fellowship together and singing hymns.

- Praise the Lord - The Tres Dias men's weekend went extremely well with good spiritual fruit in all the men's lives.
- Praise the Lord - The members of the church are encouraging us to look for facilities to meet Sunday mornings outside the home!

- Praise the Lord - Sheila has escaped death and is in a nursing home recovering from her devastating accident when she fell down a flight of stairs.

 Please pray for the following with us:

- Pray for the Lord to bless the Easter events this weekend

- Pray that the Lord will lead us to the facilities for meeting Sunday mornings, or even throughout the week, that are according to His will.

- Pray that the Lord will continue to inspire the plans for the church to do during the year that they may keep us at His purposes.
- Please pray for Ruth to be successful in her application for a new job and for Jo Anne to get a replacement job quickly.
- Pray for the women's "Tres Dias" weekend retreat coming up in April that the Lord will deepen the relationship with Him for all those who will be attending
- Pray for Jan, who is recovering from major surgery

Thank you for your faithful prayer support   God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

March 2 - Prasies & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord: - The 'Amazing Jesus' lessons we are bringing into the school are going quite well

- Praise the Lord - That there is such openness to be able to bring the Christian message into schools

- Praise the Lord - We are in the ground floor of a move of God in this town called 'Without Walls' which seeks to see the various churches in town working together for the benefit of all the people.

- Praise the Lord - We spent a day with Jo Anne and she is doing well
- Praise the Lord - He has made his direction clear for Jan to take on a foster-type arrangement with a young lady of 18 (she is a Christian). We pray that the Lord will give Jan wisdom and the strength to be able to set and keep boundaries for her.

Please pray for the following with us:

- Pray for the Lord to move in the service I am going to do at Mooreland Close this Sunday evening

- Pray for the last week of the "Amazing Jesus" lesson that we are giving in the local primary school's classrooms. Please pray for the children to be open to the message of "Jesus, who is God's Son."

- Pray for wisdom for Benjamin, a man in the north of Scotland who is seeking the Lord how he may be used by Him for Christian service, perhaps in Ballymena.
- Pray that the Lord will continue to inspire the plans for the church to do during the year that they may keep us at His purposes
- Pray for the "Tres Dias" weekend retreats that are coming up (first for men in March, then a few weeks later for women) for the Lord to deepen the relationship with Him for all those who will be attending
- Pray for Sheila, a brother's mum who took a horrible tumble down a flight of stairs. She has several broken bones, a loss of liver function and possibly pneumonia in the chest.
 

Thank you for your faithful prayer support   God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

February 24 Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord: - Several of us were able to visit with Noel one last time before he returned to Australia last Thursday.

- Praise the Lord - The service for Sandra at the crematorium in Dublin went well. Noel was Touched in his heart for the godly send-off.

- Praise the Lord - Alison, the new manager at Mooreland Close, has asked us to do the first Sunday evening service she is starting up again there.

- Praise the Lord - He has made his direction clearer for Gary and Carli B. , who will be going to Galway in the Republic of Ireland next year.
- Praise the Lord - Jo Anne has had the drooping facial muscles is completely clear and it was confirmed that it wasn't a stoke, just effects from the MS.

- Praise the Lord - Our first weeks lessons in the primary school began and went well, despite some computer glitches 

Please pray for the following with us:

- Pray for Bill K. in California who has a serious kidney ailment. He is a great source of encouragement to many missionaries around the world.

- Pray for Noel and his sister Barbara for salvation and that he will not be so overwhelmed with grief that he would forget the seeds of the gospel that were planted.

- Pray for the next two weeks of "Amazing Jesus" lessons that we are giving in the local primary school classrooms. Please pray for the children to be open to the message of "Jesus, who is God's Son."

- Pray for wisdom for us to deal in a godly manner towards some men who have inquired about coming to Ballymena to serve the Lord with us.
- Pray for a planning session for the year that we will be having Thursday. That the Lord will inspire our plans to keep us at His purposes
- Pray for the "Tres Dias" weekend retreats that are coming up (first for men in March, then a few weeks later for women) for the Lord to deepen the relationship with Him for all those who will be attending

Thank you for your faithful prayer support   God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

January 2016 Newsletter

February 10 - Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord: - Sandra, the woman from Australia who had been in intensive care in Ireland has passed into eternity.

- Praise the Lord - Noel has asked me to do the service for her at the crematorium in Dublin.

- Praise the Lord - Alison, the new manager at Mooreland Close, has asked us to do the first Sunday evening service she is starting up again there.

- Praise the Lord - He has made his direction clearer for Gary and Carli Betts, who will be going to Galway in the Republic of Ireland next year.
- Praise the Lord - Jo Anne has had the drooping facial muscles completely clear and confirmed that it wasn't a stoke, just effects from the MS.

Please pray for the following with us:

- Pray that in the service for Sandra tomorrow the Lord will move to open hearts and minds to Him.

- Pray for Noel for salvation and his sister Barbara who is with him right now

- Pray for Juliette in Guatemala: she has a big exam this Friday in her medical studies and for "a few big things this weekend."

- Pray for wisdom for us to deal in a godly manner towards some men who have inquired about coming to Ballymena to serve the Lord with us.
- Pray for the "Tres Dias" weekend retreats that are coming up (first for men then a few weeks later for women) for the Lord to deepen the relationship with Him for all those who will be attending
- Beginning February 22nd & 23rd, we will be taking "Amazing Jesus" lessons into the local primary school classroom for three weeks. Please pray for the children to be open to the message of "Jesus, who is God's Son."

Thank you for your faithful prayer support   

God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston