Prayer Update 6 May 2012

Dear Prayer Supporters,

Thank you so much for your prayers.  We depend upon them. 

 

Events Coming up that we need lifted up in Prayer:

 

Bible College Classes:

We are beginning a 3-week intensive Bible College Block on May 15^th.  The first week May 15-22 I (George) will teach “Spiritual Leadership” class (6 hours/day).  Then 2^nd & 3^rd week 23 May-7 June we will be conducting two classes.  I will be teaching “Pentateuch” in the Morning and Nancy will teach “Gospel and Culture” in the Evening.  Here are some of the specific prayer needs.

·         Pray for strength for Nancy as she is also Principal of our K-12 school.  Currently the school does not have a grade 4 teacher so Nancy is also serving as classroom teacher.  She is for sure busy.

·         Pray for calm seas so the students can travel easily.   We need rain for water but without the storms.

·         Pray for Nancy and I as we prepare our lessons.

·         I have heard of a number of first time students who wish to enroll.

I am teaching evening classes in an attempt to have more pastoral candidates ready for ordination.  This is keeping me busy.

 

District Advisory Board:

Keep our DAB in your prayers: The elders on the DAB are Alick and Dolasi, the lay persons are Dickson and Mairy.  Our DAB will be meeting on Friday evening 11^th May.  As a Solomon Islands District we are moving and need local leadership at the top.  I have served as D.S. but hopefully soon this will change.  We need the Lord’s guidance and your prayers during this critical transition period.

 

Greg and Wendy’s Visit:

Pray for our son, Greg and his family as they visit the Solomon Islands during Greg’s summer break from teaching high school science.  This will be the first time they have visited the Solomon’s.  After Greg and Wendy’s visit, all of our children will have visited the Solomon’s.  It will be great having our grandchildren here too.  This grandpa doesn’t get near enough hugs and kisses from his grandchildren.  Pray that their preparation will go smoothly.

 

Youth Camp:

Pray for the Malaita Circuit Youth Camp to be held in Mage in mid June.  Pray that the presence of the Lord will be felt in a powerful way.  

 

Festival of the Arts:

In July this year our country is hosting the Pacific Festival of the Arts.  I think the last I heard there will be 28 pacific island countries participating.  Our country is completing the building of venues, repairing roads, water supply, cleaning up the rubbish, etc. etc. in preparation for this events.  Company is coming so we have to clean house and get ready.  This is billed to be the largest ever Pacific Arts Festival.  They are preparing several different venues around town as well as in other islands.  The prayer need is that our Christian community will be the salt and the light throughout this time.  Not every cultural practice is Christian and in fact much of it has non-Christian roots.  The tension is how do we as Christians interact and be a transforming influence in culture, without compromising our faith.  During this time will be excellent opportunities to witness for Jesus and His love.  Nancy’s Gospel and Culture class should have some interesting discussions.

 

Zion Christian Academy:

ZCA has their building permit now and are ready to begin the construction of their new classroom.  Pray for the school administration, school board, building committee, fund raising committee, parents, teachers, students, as they all work together in the construction of this much needed building.  ZCA will need a few miracles along the way, but our God is still a miracle worker.

 

Your Partners in His Harvest Field

 

George & Nancy Miller,