Langley Parish’s Core Charities Name Phone E-mail Anna Thomas-Betts 01753 822013 [email protected]Clare Piggott 01753 541952 [email protected]Elisabeth Howell 01753 542745 [email protected]Josephine Hanney 01753 572705 [email protected]Lynne Harris 01753 545737 [email protected]Maureen Bush 01753 543465 [email protected]Wendy Collins 01753 675743 [email protected]African Pastors Fellowship Maureen Bush Alwaye Medical Mission Anna Thomas-Betts Bible Society Maureen Bush Christian Aid Elisabeth Howell Church Army Clare Piggott Markham Church of England Pensions Board Lynne Harris Corrymeela Lynne Harris Diocesan Ordinands Fund Lynne Harris Embrace the Middle East Josephine Hanney Liveability Elisabeth Howell Mercy Ships Clare Piggott Markham Mission Aviation Fellowship Maureen Bush National Churches Trust (Historic Churches) Elisabeth Howell Outlook Trust Elisabeth Howell Practical Action (Intermediate Technology) Elisabeth Howell Slough Homeless Our Concern (SHOC) Wendy Collins The Children’s Society Wendy Collins The Leprosy Mission Josephine Hanney US (United Society—Formerly USPG) Josephine Hanney The Mission Bell Prayer Magazine LANGLEY PARISH OFFICE For the Congregations of • St. Mary the Virgin • St. Francis of Assisi • Christ the Worker Reporting our support and involvement with charities and missions from Langley Parish to the World. 2016 April to June
National Churches Trust (Historic Churches) Elisabeth Howell
Outlook Trust Elisabeth Howell
Practical Action (Intermediate Technology) Elisabeth Howell
Slough Homeless Our Concern (SHOC) Wendy Collins
The Children’s Society Wendy Collins
The Leprosy Mission Josephine Hanney
US (United Society—Formerly USPG) Josephine Hanney
The Mission Bell Prayer Magazine
LANGLEY P AR ISH OFFIC E
For the Congregations of
• St. Mary the Virgin
• St. Francis of Assisi
• Christ the Worker
Reporting our support and involvement with charities and missions
from Langley Parish to the World.
2016 April to June
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The Mission Bell has been a work-in-progress since I started it in May 2013. I’ve been working toward:
Introducing the Core Charities supported financially and prayerfully by the parish
Building relationships with the representatives of these organisations
Introducing individual missionaries that are from the parish
Deciding how frequently it should be produced. I appreciate so much the input of Robin, people on the giving committee and members from each congregation who have given me encouragement and feedback. I feel as though the foundations are now firmly established and settled. After realising the time-intensive project this is, I have determined that producing it on a quarterly basis is best. There is a lot of information in this booklet.
My purpose in producing this magazine has been to: Educate—by bringing awareness of the Kingdom work of the many charities our parish
support Encourage—by letting everyone who reads The Mission Bell know what their prayers
and finances are accomplishing. Engage—by providing specific information about projects/programmes/people in
order to pray with better understanding. Instigate—by providing website information, the people who read it will do their own
research and learn about the organisations. The challenge I face with producing this magazine is obtaining information. Some or-ganizations have very little available to provide me with specific and targeted prayers. Corrymeela and Outlook Trust are two of these. What is posted on their website is lim-ited and unchanging. On the other hand, some websites have so much, I have to click on page after page to pick one programme, project or a country to focus on for that particular magazine issue. Prayer, listening to the Holy Spirit, and sharing ideas with others is how I eventually collect and present the information. Thank you all for your encouragement and prayers.
Serving Jesus, Author of our faith,
opportunity to provide hot meals and shelter at Christ the Worker during January through March. Pray for the people who made use of the shelter will successfully complete rehabilitation and find permanent homes. SHOC—A building: Pray finances become
available to buy a large building where a permanent night shelter is available year round. SHOC Volunteers: Pray for more financial
resources and volunteers to help at the Springboard Learning Centre which provides training in literacy, money management, numeracy, communication skills, health management and other topic. Slough Food Bank Volunteers: Give
thanks to the many people who donate food goods and spend time helping to organise resources at the warehouse and help with distribution.
To download a daily prayer diary: www.weareus.org.uk/resources/prayerdiary/
Prayer Points: Greece: The
Salvation Army which is supported by the Anglican Chaplaincy as they provide assistance to refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries Myanmar: Pray for peace in Myanmar as
it undergoes a period of political transition. Pray that all people might enjoy freedom and better access to essential services. Pray that all who are facing hardship or persecution, in Myanmar and around the world, might know God’s peace and be a witness to those around them. Brazil: Pray for churches in Brazil as they work together to raise awareness of the Zika virus. Us-supported project co-ordinator Ruth de Barros, in the Amazon, said: ‘Some slums in this region have some of the worst sanitation conditions in the whole of Brazil, so we will be including this important topic in our training programmes this year.’ Japan: Pray for health for citizens in north-east Japan, close to the Fukushima power station, which was damaged in the 2011 tsunami. Give thanks for the work of the Anglican Church in Japan as it supports those communities most affected by the tsunami and the nuclear accident
Us (Formerly USPG)
www.weareus.org.uk
Slough Food Bank/SHOC
Helping to Share the
Christian Faith with the Over 55’s…
Prayer Points: Staff—Robin Rolls, National Director John Taylor, Office Manager Jill Gilham, Director's PA and prayer network administrator .
Discernment—pray they will clearly discern God’s leading as they work to build bridges between local churches and the greater community.
God’s wisdom,—strength and creativity will flow as they seeks to promote and grow the work of Outlook Trust
Advocacy—being a voice for the elderly on some issues and championing their cause
Volunteers —to join the administrative office in Dunstable, for updating the website, help with mailings and reply to correspondence
Financial resources —which help to provide training materials.
We use technology to challenge poverty, working with poor
women and men around the world.
Prayer Points:
Eastern Africa
Eva Nyamogo: Pray for Eva’s work as a Community Mobiliser in Kitale, Kenya, where she provides training and information in her local community to improve access to water and sanitation.
Solar-powered water pumps: Pray for more financial resources to purchase and install the pumps in drought affected areas of Kenya. Working with community members, Practical Action developed a solar powered water pump that can pump up to 30,000 litres of clean water per day. Using the overabundance of sunshine, the solar pump draws water from a 100-metre-deep well, providing families with the water that they desperately need and rendering cases of water-related diseases a thing of the past.
For more information-- http://
practicalaction.org/media/preview/43123/lng:en, then click on “download” to read the PDF booklet.
Home visit—Give thanks for the recent home visit, renewing and deepening existing friendship, creating new friendships; for the many donations of finances and clothing for the boys.
Boys—For the boys currently in the home—that they will remain healthy, curious and excited about learning, they will grow in skills and confidence; that they ALL will come to faith in Jesus Christ
Families—Pray for the boys’ families, to come to Christ, to find rehabilitation from addictions, to obtain necessary skills to rebuild emotionally, spiritually and financially strong families.
Favour—Continued favour with local agencies, schools, and government. Pray neighbours will understand and support the work of the orphanage
House and Garden—Pray for the house to be in good repair; for the garden to be a place of education, accomplishment and responsibility; that the garden will prosper sufficiently to provide for the orphanage and neighbours Andy & Val—To have wisdom, discernment and courage when taking children; for good health; for joy
Bringing hope and healing to the world's forgotten poor.
Prayer Points:
From Keith Brinkman, on African Mercy: On 15th September, Mercy Ships accepted the invitation for serve in Madagascar. The Mercy Ship is expected to sail from the Canary Islands by mid-September with a stopover in Cape Town, South Africa, at the end of the month for refuelling and crewing. Anticipated arrival into Tamatave, Madagascar, is by the end of October.
Please pray :
All those effected by Ebola in West Africa —for the virus to be stopped, for effective medicines to be provided, for protection and immunity for doctors, nurses and caregivers providing care to Ebola sufferers.
African Mercy’s advance team—as they prepare for screening days, all the technical and practical needs to be met; for patients as they travel to the port; divine appointments with the community;
The “New Ship” —For designers to be inspired by the special needs in creating and constructing the world’s largest civilian hospital ship. Pray relationships amongst Mercy Ships, designers—Deltamarin, Construction specialist—Stena RoRo and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) to grow in integrity, strengthened through mutual respect and common objective. Pray building the ship will progress on time, and on budget.
Prayer Points: MAF Operations Director in Kenya. Please join us in praying that we will quickly find someone with the right experience to fill this important role.
South Sudan--The rainy season has cut off parts of the country, making access difficult. There is barely any infrastructure and insecurity is a real issue. Pray that food aid and medical care can reach those in greatest need.
Pray for safety in flying and wisdom to discern airstrip conditions in the rainy season.
Pray for strength for our growing team and those we partner with. The heat is relentless and stifling.
Pray for good relations with the authorities.
Pray for wisdom to prioritise which flights are most urgent. Tanzania —Praise God for over 50 years of MAF work within Tanzania. During that time, the country’s infrastructure has improved and demands for our services have reduced. Pray for our remaining base in Arusha and our vital partnership with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Mbeya, which continues despite recent changes
Programme Manager Jez Simpson is responsible for leading our team through the restructuring of our work. Uphold Jez and his wife Carina, and the regular safari flights that will continue from our base in Arusha, speeding medical help and the Gospel to the Maasai community
Serving Persecuted Christians Worldwide
Prayer Points: Nigeria—Rev. Samuel Dali, President of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, has said, "We want the Church worldwide to recognise that this is not just our problem. It is the problem of the whole body of Christ... Dozens of our churches have already been completely razed down and many pastors killed while others have fled along with their members. If the situation does not stop, there is a real danger of eliminating churches in north-eastern Nigeria." Please pray:
Thank God for the presence of the church in northern Nigeria, and pray that God will build his church
Ask God to grant Christians the grace to continue living out clear testimonies for Him despite the challenges they face
Pray that Christians will continue to look to God as their provider and that God will graciously tend to the needs of His children
Pray that Christians will remains steadfast in their faith.
Despite the pressures and constant attacks, many congregations have remained involved in Muslim evangelism, leading to a steady flow of Muslims coming to Christ. However, it remains very difficult for churches to openly integrate new converts from Islam because it attracts the attention of the Islamic community, resulting in targeting.
