PLEASE PRAY FOR EVANGELISM ON SATURDAY 4 OCTOBER
Saturday, 4 October it is World Animal Day / Saint Francis of Assisi Day.
Netherlands is a very pet friendly country and all of our local Dutch friends we have met through walking the dog. Attached is a card that we have printed and will hand out on World Animal Day.
(In light of everything happening in this part of the world a prayer for peace is also very appropriate.) We plan to walk around our neighbourhood with some others from our church (and our dogs!) and hand these out. We hope to also have the opportunity to talk and pray for people we meet.
PLEASE PRAY!!….for the people we meet and the conversations we have. Pray that the Lord will work in their hearts and also move them to come to church.
The following day (Sunday 5 October) David Sandifer will be preaching on a Biblical perspective on creation and God’s good plan to save us.
Pray for Tyndale…
New Tyndale students. The first month for the new students is now complete! They continue to settle in to their new environment and there is lovely feel on campus. Ken has found around a dozen second hand bikes for them. One girl from Ghana has also successfully learned to ride a bike with the help of lessons from Julie and Gunnar.
Gunnar fundraising in the USA. Gunnar is very dedicated to Tyndale…he is currently travelling around the USA for a month to raise funds and, to keep costs low, he is sleeping in his car! Pray for the Lord’s favor on his work and for safety as he travels.
Pray for another year of provision.
PHOTO ABOVE: Ken has had many opportunities to preach in other churches and, at times, Tyndale students have joined him, helping in services and even preaching. It is a great opportunity to let people know about Tyndale.
Thanks & Prayer
Praise for…
Opportunities for Ken and Tyndale students to visit and preach in local churches.
Pray for Via Church. We are thankful to be (finally) registered officially as a church. However we continue to face logistical issues such as opening a bank account (we started the process 6 weeks ago and still facing roadblocks.) Pray for everything to fall into place so we can put our energies into the ministry.
Pray for evangelism in the pub. Ken and Samuel (Tyndale student and Via intern) have resumed visiting the pub after a summer break. Pray for good conversations and open doors.
Julie’s Bible study. Continue to pray for a new co-leader. Continue to pray for Dan, father of one of the girls, who is undergoing treatment for advanced cancer.
Pray for Peace in Europe. There have been many troubling events of Russian interference with NATO countries including violation of airspace in with drones and military jets. This week two people were arrested for spying on Dutch government buildings and the Canadian Embassy in the Hague. Pray for peace but also for these times to give an open door to the gospel.
el (one of our Tyndale interns) have started visiting a local pub to speak with people. On their first visit they spoke with three people including the publican and had good conversations about faith and even prayed for a couple of them. Please prayer for our church, Via as we reach our community through the pub and soup visits.
Tyndale admissions is not finished processing student applications! We have had several hold ups and difficulty making decisions on some specific applications. Pray for wisdom and guidance.
The year is wrapping up and students are preparing for exams. Graduation is on 7 June. Pray for us all to finish well.
Photos above: World Animal Day flyer in English. Our dog (Mayday) and our friend’s dog (Maya) who will be helping us visiting other dog owners in our neighbourhood on October 4th!