Ongoing Requests:

• Physical safety and spiritual protection
• Increased understanding and ability to speak the local language
• That the nationals would have receptive hearts to 
the Gospel – the neighbours, people working in markets, taxi drivers, etc that I encounter daily
• For wisdom and His continual filling within me, 
as I seek to love those around me with His strength and perfect, unfailing, life-giving love
• That I would find all that my heart longs for in Christ, each day
• The unreached Gypsy people group of 25,000-30,000 our team is seeking to love and reach.

Evolving and Changing Requests:

• Obtaining an initial entry Visa  ANSWERED: Initial Visa secured for September 1 for one month.
• Peace and comfort in my heart as I say “see you again, soon!” to family and friends.  ANSWERED: It was not easy, and I had many “ugly cries”, but, now I look forward to sharing about life here in Central Asia.
• Securing a place to rent for the year, in close proximity to the family I will be partnering with. ANSWERED: September 2.  I will be living with two other expatriates, walking distance to the family I’m working with, and even closer to food local markets and transit routes!  
• Gaining entry into the country (no issues with my visa and customs officials). ANSWERED: September 21, 2014.  Although I was missing one important document in order secure the proper visa, the customs official was very gracious and issued the one month visa I was anticipating.
• Registering in the country within three days and completing necessary medical tests. ANSWERED: September 23, 2014
• Obtaining a work permit. ANSWERED: September 23, 2014
• Obtaining a visa extension for the year.  ANSWERED: Oct 24, 2014
• I am meeting with two ladies from the women’s training centre and safe house the week of Oct 12 to discuss areas of need and potential opportunities for my involvement.  Foreigners involvement in the safe house is not standard practice. ANSWERED: Oct 17, 2014.  I have received permission to enter the safe house and I have started forming relationships with the girls and women living there.
• By Christmas, I would like to know the local language well enough to share the Christmas story within the Gypsy village or any other people the Lord in front of me. ANSWERED: Dec 28, 2014.  I was able to share a portion of the Christmas Story (the beginning of Luke to), along with a few others, at our first ever Gypsy Christmas party.
• I am now learning to pray simple prayers in the local language.  Please pray my words would be clear, and that I would persevere.  ANSWERED: In March, I began praying simple prayers, primarily for sick people, we encounter in the Gypsy villages. In April, the “Lord’s Prayer” was memorized is becoming the foundation of my prayers in the local language.
• Please pray for improved physical health for me, as I have been experiencing various health issues over the last couple of weeks.
• Financial support, as I have encountered a number of unexpected expenses and funding shortfalls. ANSWERED: Each month, thus far (April), sufficient funds have come meeting all my needs.
• For the Lord to build His church specifically within the Gypsy people group spanning across Central Asia (25,000-30,000 people).  For Him to lead our team to specific individuals whose hearts are soft and ready to receive the Gospel.  And for Him to grant them salvation.
• There has recently been a prayer room established here.  Please pray for protection of this place, as it could quickly be something that authorities may wish to shut down.  This room is a place where people (expatriates) are now gathering almost every day to worship and pray.  It is a significant part of Gypsy team’s ministry focus, as well.
• The salvation of my language helper/friend and her family.
• The new friendship with my language teacher’s daughter (18 years old) – that I would be an encouragement to her, love her well, and freely share Christ with her.
• Protection and provision for the other missionaries working in Central Asia, as well as globally
• Completion of the video projects I have been assigned by a Central Asia missions organization

God has used the following excerpt from George Mueller’s biography in my life, encouraging me to be consistent and persevering in prayer, as well as leading me to develop my own list of five things I am committed to pray for each day.  I hope it will also be of great encouragement to you, too.

One day George Mueller began praying for five of his friends. After many months, one of them came to the Lord. Ten years later, two others were converted. It took 25 years before the fourth man was saved. Mueller persevered in prayer until his death for the fifth friend, and throughout those 52 years he never gave up hoping that he would accept Christ! His faith was rewarded, for soon after Mueller’s funeral the last one was saved.