Pray

Terry and Rosie Banman are representatives for Ethnos Canada. “We have been seeing God working in the lives of people throughout our beautiful country of Canada. Each time we go to an event, we pray and ask others to pray, and when we finish the event, we see God’s hand in moving people to be the next generation of people being involved in reaching the unreached. But it doesn’t come easy. Obstacle after obstacle confronts those desiring to go.” Pray that those who desire to be missionaries would depend upon the Lord and that He would give them clarity and direction. Pray that their churches and communities would “send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God” (3 John 6).

Wes Goddard serves in Paraguay and Brazil, ministering to the Paĩ and Ava Guaraní people. Wes and his Paĩ co-worker Edgar recently visited a Kaiowa community in Brazil, and one of their goals was to present some of the foundational teaching in the hopes that they would see the lessons “as a tool that Bible teachers could use.” They taught some of the foundational Bible teaching in an Ava Guaraní community, and they see opportunities to go through the teaching in three Paĩ communities too. Praise God for these open doors. “Please pray for wisdom for Edgar and me as we have those opportunities to communicate God’s Truth.”

David and Bethanna Kwast serve in Asia Pacific. Praise God that recently “the leader of [village ‘M’] has invited us to make trips there periodically to study language, and it gives us a great opportunity to start building relationships with the people there as well. We’re super excited about this opportunity because this village is a settlement from the people group up in the mountains that we’ve been interested in for a while now. There's no church in that village yet, and it gives us an opportunity to build relationships with people directly in the people group we want to reach with the gospel! Please be praying that the Lord would continue to open doors there and give us wisdom in building good relationships with the people.”

Micah and Laura Myers minister among the Lembena people of Papua New Guinea. At the beginning of the year, the team began a trial literacy class to “test the materials, work out small errors and familiarize both the students and our team with the schedule and classroom routines.” The class has been challenging, but the team has been encouraged to see the students “making progress and enjoying learning.” As the team begins the first official classes in May, “pray for clarity, perseverance and joy for the students and for wisdom for us as we teach.”