MUSTARD SEED JERSEY
PRAYER UPDATE FEBRUARY 2014
Pointers
for Prayer for Mustard Seed’s work in Romania:
We
work with 7 different trusts in Romania. In each prayer update we will include
a focus on the work of one or more of the trusts as well as other needs and
answers to prayer. This time we are looking at our work among the elderly.
MUSTARD
SEED ROMANIA is our daughter charity and headed up by ALEX and RODY. Alex runs
our Adopt a Granny pensioner sponsorship programme in the Cefa
area. As the temperatures drop (minus 9 at night at the moment I believe) it is
increasingly challenging for the neediest and most vulnerable to stay alive. Rody runs Casa Mabel our residential home for needy female
pensioners. Pray for Alex and Rody for WISDOM. With
hind-sight they realise stairs are a major problem for many elderly, please
pray for the needed funding for a lift or a stairlift
that will be suitable for Casa Mabel.
FUNDATIA
INCREDEREA (known as FI) also has an outreach to needy pensioners. FI is headed
up by NELU & CRISTINA. Their outreach is in the city of Oradea and they
truly do reach out to the poorest of the poor; some are assisted through our
Adopt a Granny sponsorship programme or receive bread through our bread
programme, many more are assisted through the distribution of clothing,
footwear and bedding that FI offer each time they receive an aid consignment.
Recently Nelu emailed me appealing for funds for
firewood for families and pensioners who have no fuel in these cold temperatures
– pray for those without heating. Pray for Nelu and
Cristina for WISDOM and STRENGTH.
FUNDATIA
CRESTINA VINEYARD have an outreach to the elderly in
areas on the outskirts of Oradea. They distribute many food parcels to those on
their programme. They especially recognise the loneliness of many housebound
elderly and have teams that go out to visit and offer to pray with those stuck
at home. Pray for KEN and FLORENCE also VASILE and FLORINA as they head up this
work.
Other
prayer pointers from Romania:
Ø FLORI is in hospital
at present, due to complications with her kidney dialysis.
Ø Give thanks that the
old Mustard Seed TRAILER is now being used as a home able to sleep 4 people in
2 units.
Ø Pray for MARIA and
ROVIN for wisdom and guidance as they make decisions about their future.
Ø In May & July 2013
I asked for prayer for GYONGHYI, and I am glad to say she is doing well.
Ø In July I asked for
prayer for Victor, he is now studying full time and continues his work as a
pastor.
Ø We have prayed for
BENI a number of times, chemotherapy has shrunk his inoperable tumour, and the
continued cost of medication is a huge struggle for the family, but he is
trying to get on with life. Please give thanks and also uphold him in prayer.
PRAYER POINTERS FOR MUSTARD SEED IN JERSEY:
§ We give thanks for a safe trip in December and ask for God’s wisdom to
know how to respond to some of the needs.
§ We give thanks for the volunteers who help with loading our aid trailer.
(Due to the position of the trailer it is impossible to reverse our lorry for
local collections to the back of it, so all must be loaded by hand). We would
estimate that we have now filled the first 25 feet of our 45 foot trailer.
§ Please pray for the trustees BILL, HILARY and MICHALA and ROSE (me – the
founder and co-ordinator) for wisdom as we make decisions and pray for good health .
§ We give thanks that we have drivers available for the spring aid trip
and ask for prayer that drivers will be found for the remaining trips – we plan
3 aid trips for this year.
Please continue to bless us with your prayer support ~ Rose