May 31 Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

-Praise the Lord - Rick's message at the evening service at St Patricks Church of Ireland was very, very well received!

- Praise the Lord - We had a visit from Jessie Quintana, the missions coordinator from our sending church that greatly encouraged us as well as the body here

- Praise the Lord - Many folks turned out for the meet and greet barbeque for Jessie Sunday afternoon. And we had just enough food!
- Praise the Lord - Gail has received a job offer for a full time position and Jo Anne as well has accepted a good job offer.
- Praise the Lord - Many of the physical illnesses that hit those around us have been healed
- Praise the Lord - Trisha was greatly encouraged as she shared her testimony last night at Refuge Recovery group,

 
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. We need to pass it to obtain permanent residency/citizenship.
- Pray that the 2 week mission trip to Uganda and Congo that Jonathan leaves for on the 1st of June will be fruitful and they they will be kept safe from harm and sickness

- Please pray for Ruth to receive the correct job that the Lord has for her.

- Pray for the Lord to touch the body and heart of our friend Benjamin in Scotland. He was going to go to the conference in York, but illness has prevented him from going and then the devil was putting him in condemnation for not going.

- Pray for Pastor Louie in California that the blood clot in his leg will disolve safely so the swelling and pain may be eased.
- We pray that the Pastor and Leaders Conference in York next week will be a time of refreshment, renual, encouragement and will reveal open doors the Lord might have for us.

Thank you for your faithful prayer support   God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

May 24 Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord - Our first two weeks of meeting in Broughshane House have gone very well. There is a great bit of enthusiasm and encouragement among the folk.

- Praise the Lord - Our niece Katie's visit was a lot of fun and she got to see true Christianity in action.
- Praise the Lord - Rick's message at an evening service at St Patrick's Church of Ireland went over very well. I received a ton of positive feedback.
- Praise the Lord - The last Scripture Union message has been given and all the children received the message eagerly, it seems.
- Praise the Lord - Bill in California, who had the stroke, is about back to normal.

 
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. We need to pass it to obtain permanent residency/citizenship.
- Pray that the spiritual attacks that have come in the form of physical infirmities will be overcome by God's healing power. (For greater is He who is in us than he that is in the world)

- Please pray for Jo Anne, Ruth and Gail to receive the correct jobs that the Lord has in store for them.

- Pray that the Lord will keep us in good physical, emotional and mental health. (He has been answering this prayer - so keep up the good work!!)

- Keep praying for the salvation of Leanda and Nigel and now Adrian. 

- 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

 

Thank you for your faithful prayer support   

God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

May 5 Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord: - This will be the last Sunday morning meeting in the home as new facilities has been agreed upon. 

- Praise the Lord - Jan has returned to work, she's doing so much better - She thanks you all for your prayers.
- Praise the Lord - Bill in California has seen great improvement in his thought process! Keep praying for him, though.
- Praise the Lord - Sheila, who had that bad fall has died, but she has gone home to be with the Lord forever. 

Please pray for the following with us:

- Pray for CBV as we begin meeting in Broughshane House. That there will be a smooth transition and no glitches with electronics - sound, video etc. 
- Please pray for Cindy and me to retain the facts we are studying for in preparation of taking the "Life in the UK" test. We need to pass it to obtain permanent residency/citizenship.
- Pray that our niece Katie, who will be staying with us for two weeks this month and arriving next week, will have an open heart for the Lord. She has accepted the Lord, but is not walking with Him.
- Keep praying for Bill, our friend and brother in California who was in extreme mental confusion and suffering delusions apparently from the result of a minor stroke.

- Pray that the Lord will keep us in good physical, emotional and mental health.

- Rick will be teaching on "Walking in Faith" at an evening service at St. Patrick's Church of Ireland (Anglican) in Ballymena, Sunday 22 May.   Pray the Lord will speak powerfully to the hearts of those in attendance.

Thank you for your faithful prayer support   God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

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