IRFA Prayer Digest – January 2020 “I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also” (1 Corinthians 14:15). “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace who bring glad tidings of good things!” (Romans 10:15). Answered prayer! In the past three years, we have been […]
A House of Life! The story of “Casa Vida” (House of Life) where Lucinda works in East Timor’s capital, Dili, is truly captivating. The Mission’s Committee sat enchanted as we listened to the story of its development straight from the heart of the present CEO, Sujana, who spoke kindly of her 40-odd staff who work […]
Dear Friends at BPPC, I am in Songea in the south of Tanzania, at the end of six weeks of seminars with Anglicans of the Diocese of Ruvuma. Please be praying for them all now. We can thank the Lord for an entirely safe tour covering most of the diocese including every deanery and almost […]
Dear Partners in the Gospel, Thank you very much for praying for the BBQ event. It seems now it is our annual event. 20 adults and 4 children joined us. 9 adults were non-Christians! It was a busy 3 hour BBQ from making a fire to cleaning the venue so we tried to have a […]
Dear Partners in the Gospel, We’re Safe Our thanks to those who have asked us about our safety due to the strong Typhoon No. 19 that recently hit Japan. Osaka suffered no damage but eastern Japan was severely affected. About 60 people have been confirmed dead and about 14 people are missing. Many rivers burst […]
Saturday, 12 October 2019 Dear friends, Thank you for praying. After a wait, the new tour finally began coming together quite suddenly; a cheap flight came up and I’m in Africa again. Family First of all, please pray for Timothy who had three serious seizures this week. They have done a number of tests and […]
Another three months have almost gone since my arrival back in Timor. On 16 September Josete (from Brazil), who has been joining the fortnightly ministry trips to Weberek since November last year, and I will fly to Balito to renew our visas. We will be joined by Marilia on Monday night; she’s a Brazilian Nurse […]
PIM Day of prayer Thank you for participating in PIM’s day of prayer. You are free to organise the day any way you see fit, but here are some passages to pray through and reflect on and some specific prayer points to get you started. Find a quiet place, alone and read these slowly and […]
Dear Friends at BPPC, Health Prognosis is Quite Good Thank you for your concern and the good news is that I’m doing very well with no infection in the lungs but I am still very tired and still in recovery mode. I went to see the oncologist on Tuesday and he felt after examining all […]
Para Marcia Reports Over the past few months, about 5 babies have been found dumped & deceased in various locations in Timor. Sujana, the Director of Casa Vida was interviewed on Monday on Timor Television News about Casa Vida’s stance on the issue of abandoned babies. Casa Vida has said they desperately want to help […]
