MUSTARD
SEED JERSEY PRAYER UPDATE 29th JULY 2015
GIVE THANKS – my trip to Romania
earlier this month was very successful. Various concerns I had had about
potential difficulties proved groundless. All in all it was very encouraging.
[One item of special encouragement to me was how one family with numerous needs
(who we have been supporting for close on 10 years) have made huge progress and
“really turned a corner”. When I visited them they offered me a rabbit (which I
refused) – but this encouraged me no end as it is the first time they have ever
wanted to give anything back].
NEW OPPORTUNITIES – I was pleased to
visit a “new” secure residential home for the elderly suffering with dementia –
it is new to us but has been functioning for 4 years in a village. Funding is
very tight for them. I was taken to visit them by Florence and Vasile from Fundatia Vineyard with
a view that in future Mustard Seed could assist them. They were delighted that
the food parcels they took (left over from Vineyard’s recent food distribution) were greeted
with joy and we saw how bare their food cupboard was.
Now
it is the holiday season for the social workers – please pray they all have
times of refreshing, remembering
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NELU
& CRISTINA awaiting the birth of their 2nd child, please pray
for good health for both Nelu,
Cristina and their daughter Dalia as well as safe arrival of the baby.
«
KEN
& FLORENCE as they get ready to return to UK in October in readiness for
Ken’s knee surgery. Pray for VASILE & FLORINA as they will take on extra
responsibilities.
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TUDOR
& VIOLETA running the (new to us) residential home ADPB.
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Staff
at AGAPE, especially ANDREEA due to have her first child very soon.
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Pray
for KATHY LANGSTON with daughter CODI & ANDREEA due to go on holiday to see
family in Canada – as Kathy’s health is poor, she finds travelling really
difficult.
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Give
thanks but pray for continuing blessing for DORIS or GYONGHYI succeeding in
working in Italy. We remember other orphaned young women we have assisted over
the years, thinking of ADELA, ESTERA, MIA, MARIA, ANA, AGHI, MARINELLA, CSILLA
(now married living in Faro Isles) and NADIA (now married and living in USA)
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MSR
key people ALEX & RODY and family, also SERGIO & VIOLETA
Remember
also the VULNERABLE ELDERLY & SICK who benefit so much from the work of the
social workers.
LOCAL NEEDS IN JERSEY:
·
Pray for healing for
Jenny, Rachael, Marta, Bernie and others.
·
We give thanks that
the huge backlog of aid (mentioned last month) is now all loaded up to date. We
have ideas for new helpers, please pray these new
possibilities will work out.
·
Please continue to
pray for us for WISDOM in our planning of future aid consignments and the
logistics of loading, etc. Due to problems obtaining insurance it seems that
all our future aid consignments must be sent with a haulier.
·
And pray for wisdom
and ideas as to the best way to proceed to raise funds for the permanent
building needed on the site where we have homed families in porter-cabins.
St
Paul writing to the Christians at Thessalonica encouraged them to pray without
ceasing. Can I encourage you to continue to pray for the work of Mustard Seed –
we need your prayer support.
Rose