Pray for North West Europe and beyond.

Prayer Letter March 2011 for NW Europe

2011-03-08T03:36:00.001-08:00

Praying for North West Europe

Harold & Kathleen/ IPHC - UK and NW Europe

We praise God for...
... new friends in Ireland all created via the Gospel and salvation.
... Successful mission to DK, like you all helped us pray for.
... More saved among our Punjabi friends in Leicester.
... New Pakistani church-plant near Heathrow airport now becoming established WITH A PASTOR!!
... 3 new church-planters now emerging from within a couple of our UK churches.
... Dr. Garnet Pike helping us by taking the lead in a new School of Ministry Leadership in London.
... Helping us financially...we're out of the red!!

We ask you to agree with us in prayer for...
... new ministry in Dublin, Ireland via Patrick and Lino.
... good, successful start of the London School of Ministry Leadership in London...the aim is to produce church-planters, pastors, evangelists and missionaries.
... our daughter, Miriam, as she wraps up her senior year of High School. (She has a lot to do in the next 7 weeks)
... good solution to serious problems with our African Church in Amsterdam. (Not led by Matt & Femke)

Thank you all. We love and appreciate you. And we are eager to agree with you in prayer for your needs and challenges, too.

- Harold & Kathleen
IPHC - UK and NW Europe

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Dear friends,
Please pray for us we send in our visa applications to the UK. Please pray for favor and no complications as we go through this process. Also pray that all the monies we need will be in our account so we can get back on the field mid-April/May.
Thank you all! Praise report: God has been blessing us with unexpected support and right when we needed it. Even blessed our kids to have a special day out. He is so good!
Blessings,
Rob, Michelle, Samuel, Abby and Joshua Crigger

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Willie & Tersia Downing en England

PtL for a special week of Spiritual impartation and good fellowship with guest speakers Garnet & Francis Pike & Josh Hannah during our Pastors & Leaders Retreat. We had 81 attendees (including children) & it was a busy time for Tersia with registration & room allocation, but the Lord provided willing, capable helpers.
PtL for His hand of protection over relatives in New Zeland during the recent quake. Please pray for them as they've been very traumatized.
PtL for a healthy 6 month old grandson, Arin - so blessed to be here in UK with our children.
Pray for Willie facing cataract surgery in May that his vision will not deteriorate as

we're planning a trip to South Africa over Easter.
Pray for Willie in his voluntary chaplaincy ministry at the local Maidstone hospital
Pray for Tersia in her voluntary Street Pastor ministry - on duty 1x a month Sat night 10 p.m. to Sun 4 a.m.
Willie & Tersia Downing, Retired South African Missionaries living in UK

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Pastors David & Kathy Glover

Bristol IPHC

Praise God David is walking with a stick, His feet have healed, gangrene gone, and surgery scars closed over. He is preaching regularly on his feet, rather than sat in a chair.

Pray for coffee morning & other outreach.

urgent prayer needed for Kathy's neiceand family made homeless by earthquake in Christchurch NZ

Thank you for Praying,

Rev Nancy Berry

WIN Director for Europe and Middle East

February 2010 Prayer

2010-02-06T01:53:00.000-08:00

Great time of Prayer and Fasting and seeking God

February Prayer Letter 2010

Pray for NW Europe; Harold & Kathleen Presley Regional Ministry Coordinator for Northwest Europe
Rob & Michelle Crigger in London:
Hello everyone! Thank you so much for your faithfulness to pray for our family. We appreciate each one of you so much!
I (Michelle) had surgery on both feet on January 20th to have bunions removed and the bones straightened out. I told Rob this morning that I felt a fresh grace and more strength in my feet today. I did not have the pain last night that I have been having. I slept better last night and it was without heavy pain medication. Praise the LORD! Thank you for praying. Also blessings to the Lord for the doors He has been opening up for us to raise support. We have at least 13 services booked and are getting responses from friends about supporting us. GOD IS SO GOOD!
Please continue to pray for Karolina in England. She is going to begin an Alpha Course this Wednesday. This is a foundational course in Christianity.
Also praise report that God has opened the door at the local college for a church to start later this month ON THE CAMPUS! It is going to be called Grace House. Pray for many lives to be touched and impacted on this campus.
Blessings,
Rob & Michelle Crigger and family
Pray for Wales Todd and Stephanie Presley
Pray for Amsterdam Matt and Femke Helland http://www.hellands.org
Pray for Brussels, Belgium Mauricio and Lulu Salazar www.pastormau.com
Pray for Norway Alfred and Marie Green

Pray for Ginger Simmons:
I am so very blessed of God for His goodness and favor. My time in the USA for furlough has been so full and loaded with divine appointments.
I fly to London on February 8 and am believing God for safety, protection and favor as I embark on this new part of my journey with God.
I specifically - along with other UK missionaries - need God's favor to acquire visas. I believe we will be divinely ordered to the right people that will show great favor as we continue working toward this goal.
I begin training with Healing Rooms Ministry February 11 and desire God's perfect plan to come forth throughout the training and as I align myself to this ministry of prayer and deliverance.
Thank you for your continued faithfulness in prayer and service to our King!!
Blessings - Ginger Simmons
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Nancy Berry WIN Director for Europe and the Middle East

November prayer for NW Europe 09

2009-11-05T10:39:00.000-08:00

Praying for NW Europe: November Prayer Letter 2009

6 of November, First Friday Fast

By Rev. Nancy Berry iWIN Director

Pray for the International Pentecostal Holiness Church http://gso.iphc.org/bishop.html

For our Bishop Dr. Ronald W. Carpenter, Sr.

Pray as they travel in China the next two months. Pray for traveling mercies.

Pray for Dr. A.D. Beacham: Director of World Missions

Pray for Bob and Carol Cave: overseers of Europe and the Middle East

" Greetings to all our European and Middle East Missionaries. A great time was had by all our missionaries as we met in Kusadasi Turkey. Everyone commented how much they enjoyed the reports and prayer time of their colleagues. The fun time as well was beneficial to all and a big thanks to Dr. Beacham and Susan for speaking into our lives.

Praise the Lord for reports like Ismail Serinken's about how God is moving at a steady pace in 3 areas of Turkey and that the has been more people come to Christ and been baptized in 3 months than in a whole year.

Praise the Lord for the New "family" members that joined IPHC in Ukraine. Welcome Dawn of Life and thanks Larry and Debbie Mininger.

Please continue to pray for immigration visas in two locations, England with the Criggers and Macedonia with National missionaries, the Ruiz family.

Blessings to all.......................Bob & Carol

Pray for North West Europe: Harold & Kathleen Presley (RMC): www.nweuropeiphc.blogspot.com

Praise God, and thank you for praying last month for.... ...our mission support. It has boosted somewhat. ...interns coming. The decision is made and provision in place for them to be in NW Europe from late Jan thru end April '10. ...visit w/ Pastor Grace in Amsterdam. Church is doing well. ...new church plant in Bristol. No problems there. No big news either.

Please, continue praying for David Glover. His health has not really improved. He needs healing. Thank you. Harold & Kathleen Presley IPHC - UK and NW Europe

Please pray for the Annual IPHC Pastor & Leaders Retreat, scheduled for Feb 15-19, 2010 at Ashburnham (England)

Pray for these countries: Finland, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, England, Denmark, Belgium, The Netherlands (Holland)

Pray for Rob & Michelle Crigger in London, England

Dear Friends,
We have just returned to the US for our furlough. Please keep us in prayer as we begin contacting pastors and individuals for support. Please pray for our children that we will continue to have wisdom in how to raise them in the ways of the Lord. Please pray too for the individuals we left in England that we have been working with over the past two years. Pray that they will continue to be rooted and grounded in the Lord.
Blessings, Rob and Michelle Crigger and family

Rev. Nancy Berry

WIN Director for Europe and the Middle East

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Praying for NW Europe October 2009

2009-10-07T14:00:00.001-07:00

October Prayer Letter 2009

Pray for North West Europe: Harold & Kathleen Presley (RMC)

PRAISE REPORTS!!!

Ø Praise God for the wonderful things happening among our Punjabi friends (about 50) in England. Salvations, healings, baptism in the Holy spirit. They are so eager to learn more about Jesus and grow to know Him better.

Ø Praise God for us (H & K Presley) being back from USA. Good furlough. Good wedding of our daughter Bethany. Good times with Miriam getting to train with Ballet Magnificat. Good times with number-one grandson, Levi. Oh yes, and we visited a few churches while we were there, too. Good to be back.

Ø Praise God for a healing miracle with Dave Glover…in hospital…Doc says he can’t walk, and the evidence is all too clear to Dave that they are looking to amputate something His wife, Kathy, was leading the church that day. Church prayed, and Dave stands up in the hospital and starts walking around. The guy just won’t die, won’t quite and won’t even complain! Too many miracles to list when talking about Dave Glover. We give God praise.

Ø Praise God for Children Ministries newly established and developing in some of our churches because of the tireless work of Jasmine Crilly. She is gifted and highly focused in all things related to discipling children and training teachers to do the same. We are grateful to God for adding20Jasmine to our team.

PRAYER REQUEST:

Ø Radical changes in UK Immigration laws and visa status is taking it’s toll on our time and WMM money and causing Rob & Michelle to return to USA prematurely. Pray for wisdom, favour and all to go smoothly as we work to comply with new laws.

Ø Couple in Denmark in kinda delicate ministry-transition. Pray for grace and God’s direction for them and that it will be a win-win.

Ø Pastor Grace in Amsterdam returning to Ghana…pray for her church as she sets up leaders to carry on the significant ministry.

Ø Interns trying to decide if they want to come to London. Are they coming or not? Do we want them in London or not? Pray for God’s will to be clearly impressed on us.

Ø Couple in transition from Bristol church…should they start a new church? …are they ready?...is God in it?...will the old church be supportive?

Pray for fruitfulness and strength for Bristol ministries.

Ø Dave Glover’s health. He’s the pastor in Bristol. Requires healing of heart condition, kidney failure, diabetes, and complications stemming from all the above. In the meantime, there’s no one more happy than Dave! God, give all of the same spunk and good attitude as Pastor Dave.

All but one of our London churches (12 in all) require good property for meetings. Pray for God to bless the finances as He opens doors for property ownership or reasonable usage.

Ø Pray for workers and church-planters for Norway, Denmark, and Sweden.

Ø Pray for open doors to minister and qualified workers to send into Ireland and Scotland.

Ø Pray for Punjabi group in England: momentum to pick up and continue…. me to have time to give to the people there…. anointing and grace to expand to other Asian groupings w/in Europe

Ø Agree with us in prayer for a property in London we can use as NW Europe Ministry Hub.

Ø Pray for our (H & K Presley) missions finances, as our account is sagging into the red. None of you ever had that happen, eh? ;-)

Thank you all, and we pray for you, too. Harold & Kathleen. Presley; IPHC - UK and NW Europe

Please pray for the Annual IPHC Pastor & Leaders Retreat, scheduled for Feb 15-19, 2010 at Ashburnham:
(a) Wisdom in the planning & preparation - many hours behind the keyboard & on the phone
(b) For a good response to the invitation e-mails & letters & commitment to attend the Retreat
(c) That folks will trust the Lord for finance to attend
(c) That the Lord's presence will again be evident & that He will meet with all at their point of need
(d) That all the speakers will be used of the Lord & sensitive to the Holy Spirit on what they need to share.

Matthew and Femke Helland in Amsterdam: We have been able to sell our house. Praise God. We plan on moving this weekend. Please keep praying however for the financing for the buyers of our home as well as for us that this will be a smooth transition. We would love to have this all behind us before we go on the missionary retreat next month. Another praise report is that last Saturday we had 80 friends, family and neighbors show up for the dedication of 3 of our babies in our church. It was a really special event/day. Please pray of a training day of the celebrate recovery we are hosting here in Amsterdam. This is a program which can help us address the needs of people with different hurts, habits (addictions), and hang ups. Pray that we will have a great day of training and that we can get this started in Amsterdam. Keep praying for our kids club. There are some possible doors opening whereby we may be able to expand this ministry to new spheres of influences. Pray for God's wisdom and boldness in ministering to the children and entering the right doors of opportunity. Pray for Amsterdam. Pray for breakthrough in our city and churches. This Sunday we are having a special day for prophetic ministry. Pray for an open heaven and that God will speak into our lives in very special ways. Thank you all for your prayers, Matthew and Femke Helland

Rev. Nancy Berry

WIN Director for Europe and the Middle East

4th of July Day of Prayer and Fasting in Paris, France.

2009-05-12T02:42:00.000-07:00

Prayer Request from the Hellands in Holland

2009-02-06T03:50:00.000-08:00

We ask you to pray specifically for 2 things...

The first thing is the 2 alpha groups that have started this week...pray that God would really move on the hearts of the participants during the course. Pray for the leaders; one is pregnant and has been feeling really weak and sick and the other one was sick this week. Pray that the enemy does not succeed in discouraging the leaders and that God would get glory for their healing.

The second thing is for our home, which is on the market now. Pray that it will sell at the right time (not too early...we don\'t want to be homeless when the baby is due..and not too late...before September, that is when our new home will be finished) and for the right price. God is faithful and His timing is perfect!
Blessings to all of you!
The Hellands
Missionaries in Amsterdam

IPHC Conference in Romania May 13-15

2009-01-21T11:03:00.000-08:00

Prayer Request from Rob Crigger

2009-01-21T10:59:00.000-08:00

received 2 text msgs on my mobile phone from a friend of mine that
I have been praying with at the college that I have been trying to establish a Christian witness at. Here is what he sent, "...young men crying to the Lord
for revival, taking back all the enemy has stolen. I did not have to ask them". The second text. "A student prophesied that the prayer will be a revival center.

He said the anointing is now placed on the young. They are speaking in tongues on their faces before the Lord." The prayer is everyday 12 til 2 at the College
and I have been asked to do some teaching on Fridays. Please pray that we will have wisdom and favor until we see God breakthrough.

January Day of Prayer and Fasting a Success

2009-01-17T00:43:00.001-08:00

On January 10th, representatives from across NW Europe (Holland, Belgium, & UK) gathered at Fountain of Life Church in London to spend the day fasting and praying. It was a great event. Further plans are being made about making this a bi-annual event which will take place in different major cities of Western Europe. Stay tuned to see the next date and city for the next day of Prayer and Fasting.

Pray for Derrick in Wales

2008-12-29T05:11:00.000-08:00

Please pray for Derrick in Wales. He has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Pray for God's strength, healing, presence, and grace to be with him in a very tangible way in his life. -from Sarah Flay

Day of Prayer in London - January 10

2008-12-08T00:13:00.000-08:00

Saturday, 10 January 2009 is a good day for our Day of Prayer for Western Europe.
London is the city this year. The first year it was Amsterdam, last year it was Brussels…so we cross over the channel for 2009!

Who should come: EVERYBODY!!!

All missionaries should participate. Then bring as many leaders with you and anyone else that still has breath. “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!”

We will follow a similar format as we did last year, but with a full band. Worship and prayers will begin at 10 a.m. and finish with a meal and fellowship together at 5 p.m.

The purpose of our gathering is to set the tone for our year with praise, worship and a sustained time of seeking the Lord for His favour and blessings. This will include:

Corporate worship
Prayers of thanksgiving
Repentance for personal and national sins
Intercession for specific people and churches and ministry-projects
Prayer for one another
Prayer for people groups within our borders
Pleas for God’s mercy on our cities and nations
Seeking God’s direction for growth and strength of our ministries
Ample time for the Holy Spirit to speak through prophecy and other word gifts
Conclude with a celebration of praise to the Lord for His goodness.

The venue will be a church in Leytonstone, which is in East London and on the Central Line Underground station by the same name.

Travel options:

Ø Driving… it’s only about 5 hours from Amsterdam depending on the traffic in Holland. For those using a GPS it’s 139 Ashville Road, London E11 4DX

Ø Train… the Eurostar is the fastest=2 0easiest way, and then connections all the way to Leytonstone are readily available.

Ø Airplane… the closest Airport to our side of London is London City Airport. Next is Stansted Airport. Otherwise it’s best to fly into Heathrow as the underground train runs from there.

(Matt Helland says he has a flight from Schipol to Stansted for less than 80 euros.)

Anyone wanting to stay over until Sunday are welcome in some of the local churches.

Lo dging that we are aware of is around £60 per room per night in nearby Snaresbrook. Only 25 minutes walk or one train stop. Two can stay in each room.

Depending on how many come in a group we may be able to put some in private homes. Missionaries get first dibs on homes, and it will be first ask, first get till the rooms run out!

Help promote this. We will have plenty of space for an awesome day of prayer and worship and fellowship. I'm getting pumped about it while just writing this email.
Let me know how many you are bringing.

- H.P.

Praise Report from Wales - Todd Presley

2008-10-18T00:40:00.000-07:00

Praise God for the breakthroughs we are experiencing in Wales.

Alive is one of these breakthroughs that we are excited about. Alive is a Bible study that introduces nonbelievers to Jesus. The emphasis is not telling them how they should live or what they shouldn’t be doing; but rather focusing on the character of God. The plan is simple, walk through the Scripture, bare witness of what God is doing in our lives and making room for the un-abrupt rhythms of Gods grace to draw them to salvation. Many have given their lives to Christ through this approach and one is even leading an Alive group of their own. Their lives are being changed, not due to requirements placed on them by man, but through their growing relationship with God.

Odd Praise Report from Amsterdam

2008-10-18T00:37:00.000-07:00

A guy who took our Alpha course now prays all the time. He has not joined our community yet, but he continually sees God answering his prayers. He was driving after having drunk to much alcohol the other day when he got stopped by the police. He started praying like crazy...The police had him take 3 breathalizer tests to see how much alcohol he had. One at the cop car (it was broken) andother at the police station (it also was broken) and a third at another police station (it also was broken). When they finally could test him, his alcohol level was normal.

This guy is experiencing answer to his prayers and the grace of God in his life. Pray that he will make a decision now to follow Christ.

Praise Report from Amsterdam

2008-09-27T11:31:00.000-07:00

Often when I walk my dog I try to get to know people and share my faith. One guy I met a couple months ago shared with me that he had very serious cancer and that he was going to be operated in a few days. I told him that God had healed me of cerebral palsey as a child and asked him if I could pray for him. Well, I just ran into him now and he told me that the doctors went in and found no cancer. He had a very serious form of bladder cancer he had been fighting for 4 years and now he is cancer free. He told me that he really felt something that day that I prayed for him and that definately has something to do with him being free from cancer now. Praise God.

Igor & Lena- Missionaries in Turkey from Kiev

2008-08-20T12:19:00.000-07:00

Igor & Lena are from Kiev and are working in Turkey as missionaies. They write:We ask you to lift us up in prayer. Something is going on, which we exactly cannot understand and fight back. We have felt like giving up. We would like to understand what is happening and we need the faith to go through this trail.We have been in Ukraine more then a month, we spend amost all this time alone seeking God and His purposes for us. We have been through many battles and things we needed to fight within ourselves. It was painful. But we continue to press on.Last week has been very intensed we were awaken at night for prayer and during the day we hardly even want to eat anything. The circumstances around us have been very weird, not typical at all. Things have been changing and still are being changed with the anourmous speed. I felt an urge to write to all of you who will be moved to keep us in prayer because we want and must overcome but the further we go the more things come on our way. Our desire is to find His rest and His will and His transformation. Bless you and love you in Christ Igor and Lena

Summer Jane Presley-Newest IPHC Family Member

2008-08-17T01:55:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to Todd and Stephanie Presley on the birth of ther 4th child, SUMMER JANE PRESLEY!! Welcome little one.

Prayer for Pastor Rafa in Spain

2008-08-11T13:10:00.000-07:00

I ask everyone who would to please pray for Rafa. He is one of our pastors in Spain. He needs a healing from God. He has been sick for a long time. His liver isn´t working like it should and he needs a transplant. The doctors cant do anything yet because of a tumor has to go down in size, he is too weak so we are asking God to touch him, then they can get him ready for the transplant.

Prayer Request from Amber in Mexico

2008-08-06T00:53:00.000-07:00

I don't do this very often but my heart is so burdened for my friend Zintthya. She is 17 years old and trying to fight anorexia. The only problem is Doctors have basically determined that she will not make it. She was sent home I guess basically to die. I found out that she had gotten involved with things she shouldn't have which is what I believe is behind the entire problem. Really right now, I'm just asking that when you pray you will lift her up to the Lord. I have never seen a situation like this before, but I know God offers life. So please pray for her healing, physically mentally and spiritually. Thank you so much. I appreciate that I feel I can rely on all of you to help stand in the gap for her!

Prayer Request from Rob Crigger (London)

2008-08-01T07:09:00.000-07:00

I have been asked to go on a new tv program (C4) that is geared for the youth and our community, the topics will be gangs, drugs, religion, and the environment. It will be this Monday, 4 Aug. Please pray for favor, wisdom, grace, clarity of mind and speech, divine appointments, and of course lives that are changed.

Please Pray for Peggy Eby

2008-07-31T13:42:00.000-07:00

Please pray for Peggy Eby. I have recieved a report of her having intermittent tremors in her hands and voice. Please pray for God's strength and healing.

Prayer Request and Praise from Wales (Sarah Flay)

2008-07-31T03:58:00.000-07:00

Please pray for Derry and his team who leave for Uganda on Aug 26th for a two week crusade and conference tour of Ntungamo, Bushenyi and Kampala. Please pray for them and the families that will be here in the UK.

Congratulations to Todd and Stephanie Presley for the birth of Summer Jane who is now part of their family.

Prayer Request from Macedonia

2008-07-25T04:51:00.000-07:00

Our Mexican Missionaries (Samuel & Raquel Ruiz) to Macedonia (part of former Yugoslavia) have asked for prayer in that they are being denied a visa back into that country. Please pray for favor, wisdom and finances they need to get the permits they need to live there.

Pray For New Works in Middle East--Bob Cave

2008-07-22T21:57:00.000-07:00

I guess one of my favorite authors outside the bible is Oswald Chambers, who though he had a fairly short life wrote some profound words. He said the key to a missionary's work is the authority of Jesus Christ, not the needs of the lost. Our Lord places Himself as the absolute sovereign and supreme Lord over His disciples. He doesn't say the lost will never be saved if we don't go......He simply says, "Go therefore and make disciples of all Nations......" He says " Go on the basis of the revealed truth of My sovereignty,teaching and preaching out of your living experience of Me." We look for opportunities to GO to the places that have never heard a presentation of the Gospel ONCE.

In a Middle Eastern country is a brother I have been talking with and e-mailing that has several(6) underground churches. They need our prayers as the work grows and the gospel is spread. This is a very strict Muslim country but we are finding more and more Muslims are seeking truth and God is revealing Himself to them.

Prayer is our door opener to the Middle East so pick one or two of these countries to pray that the Lord will show us His keys to establishing a work there:
Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, Yemen, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emeritus, Omen.

Cool Story from Australia

2008-07-21T23:22:00.000-07:00

Check out this e-mail I got from Chris Friend, the head of IPHC in Australia. This happened to 2 people in his church.

I wanted to share something with you that happened last night. Our God is truly amazing!

Shannon and I went to the movies last night and at about 12am when we were driving home we saw a man on Wanneroo Road who looked like he was unconscious. I kept driving and wondered whether I should turn around. I called 000 and felt that God was prompting me to go back to him. I was always taught to wait with the person that I call an ambulance for, so this is what we did.

When we drove up to the man, the first thing I noticed was how young he was, probably about 19 or 20 years old. I was not sure what to do and prayed that God guide us. I felt frightened and helpless. I have a first aid certificate but felt powerless to use it because I did not know this young man’s character and didn’t want to get too close to him. I yelled out to him and there was no response. He was not breathing at all!

I sat back in the car with Shannon and we decided to pray. We prayed for a miracle. The second that we finished praying, Shannon called out “his fingers are moving!” Sure enough, he was tapping his fingers and suddenly took a very large gasp of air. He began to breath very deep breaths. Shannon and I were both in disbelief and knew then and there that we witnessed a miracle.

The young man began to stir and slowly sat up. He was looking at the sky and at this stage did not realise that we were there. He was repeatedly saying “Heavenly Father, Heavenly Father”. You could imagine the shock. I called out to him asking if he was ok and told him that we called an ambulance for him. He kept looking at the sky and repeating “Heavenly Father”. He turned around and out of the blue asked me if I was a Christian. I said yes and my friend here is also. He began to tell us how he was raised around Christian people. I asked him if he knew how he got to where he was and at first he said no. Then he said “it’s either the bridge or the road”. It was then that I saw paint cans and realised he was trying to commit suicide. He was using the paint to get high and find the false courage to kill himself. I said to him it wasn’t his time tonight and he replied by saying “I know the Heavenly Father is watching out for me tonight”. I asked him how he felt about this and he said he was in pain and now he was in more pain because he has hurt his Heavenly Father. I told him that he was a child of God and that God loves him so much. He said yes he knows this and kept looking at the sky and then looking at us. At this point, the ambulance came and we were asked to leave immediately.

His name is Luke and he lives in Westminster. We prayed for him while continuing the trip home. We prayed that God would continue to surround him with Christian people, that a speck of hope was planted that would never be taken away, that he would truly know God’s love for him. We also prayed that the paramedics would have compassion on him and not see him as another “druggie”. I would invite you to join with us in prayer for him.

My point in telling you this story is this: We actually missed our turn off from the freeway home and had to double back to get on the right road. If we had gone the normal way we would not have seen him. It was God’s plan that we meet this man. I realised upon reflection that God sent us to this man. Shannon and I did not have the experience to know what to do in this situation, but we trusted in God that he would put words in our mouths and show us what to do. We listened to the Father and followed his lead and not only did that young man live another night but we were able to share God’s love with him.

I would encourage you that when you hear those little promptings to say one phrase, to go back and talk to someone, to pick up the phone, to chat to your neighbour etc, that you are bold and do it. Our lives with God are destined and responding to the “go” promptings really glorify God and show us why we are here.

Prayer Request from Maruricio - brussels, belgium

2008-07-12T22:29:00.000-07:00

As you might have noticed I decided to wait in order to give you more info about my mothers health. She went through surgery and they got all the tumor out as well as all cancerous tissue, but the doctors have decided after two months of consultations that they will go ahead with chemotherapy. My mom is in a good spirit and takes it on the good side, yet I believe that he prayer of the church will help her.

Thank you and I will keep you informed of any other developments

In the name of my mother and I, thank you for your prayers

Mauricio Salazar

Welcome to the NW Europe Blog

2008-07-02T07:05:00.000-07:00

July Prayer Requests/Updates

2008-07-02T01:33:00.000-07:00

July Prayer Letter 2008

Rev Willie & Tersia Downing Kent, England Willie & I are most grateful to the Lord for providing employment for Tersiathrough the UK Prison Services and she has the privilege of working for aChristian boss. It's only a 15 min drive to work which is an added blessingin light of increased fuel costs. Thank you for praying for us. We'reabout to start looking for accommodation in earnest now (have been stayingwith our children) & looking to the Lord for His direction once again.Dave & Shirley Templeton & their family are still in South Africa andtrusting the Lord to open the door for them to come and take up their placeas part of the IPHC team in Northern Wales. They've been ready to come forthe last 9 months, but things have not come together for them yet. Pleasecontinue to lift them up in prayer.~ Willie & Tersia Downing, UK ~PS The attached photo of Willie & Tersia taken at the East Sutton Parkchurch which borders the East Sutton Park prison property where Tersia works

Dave and Kathy Glover Bristol, England Don't we have such a good God!Once a year we have a 'Wrinklies day out'. This is where the bus driver(Kathy this year) takes anyone in the church with wrinkles to a nearbyseaside town for the day. It is mostly ladies that take part in this. So offwe went on 7th June and we had a wonderful day. This time we'd brought amember's cousin and her friend who don't usually go to church.On the way back I was driving on the motorway when there was an awful bang,lots of smoke and the smell of burning. I pulled over, expecting a tyre tohave burst (we have 4 wheels on the back axle so we wouldn't necessarilyhave skidded).It turns out the gearbox had blown a hole, and the RAC man couldn'tunderstand why the back wheels hadn't locked, sending us into a spin. Whathe didn't know is our God is in control.The 2 new ladies who'd joined us for the day sent me a card thanking me fora wonderful day, even the breakdown, as we were so calm & collected. God'sangels were definitely on board!More praise, a man has since authorised the fixing of it for free!Our minibus is very old (1995), but very much part of our ministry inSouthmead. We pick up 3 loads of kid's for midweek children's club, plusteenagers and those kids (around 30-40) who come to Sunday School. We'vestarted saving for a newer bus, and would value prayer for wisdom in buyingthe right bus.Please pray also for our summer outreach and for contacts that have recentlybeen made to show fruit Yours in Christ Kathy

Shout out to all of our IPHC family in NW Europe and beyond.
Matt Helland
IWIN NW Europe Director

2008-07-01T02:26:00.000-07:00

Hello, and welcome to the NW Europe Blog for prayer. Nancy Berry recently asked me (Matt) to take upon myself the task of being the WIN Director (fancy title for prayer facilitator for NW Europe). I love to pray and I love Nothwest Europe being that I live there (Amsterdam). Here is a group of some of us from our part of the world who got together last january to pray in Brussels. Last year we met in Amsterdam, this year in Brussels, and hopefully next year we will meet in....(I will keep you guessing). Anyways, please enjoy this blog and feel free to drop your message, input, and prayer requests on the blog directly or by dropping me an e-mail. Matt