Hello! This is Kathryn Hubbard with the AIM Europe PrayerLine for Friday 14th June 2019.
Matt & Amy Dixon work with the Africa Inland Church Tanzania at the Institute of Bible & Ministry at Sanga Sanga near Morogoro. They will return to the UK and finish their assignment in July. On Sunday Amy wrote: “Yesterday we had our first farewell event at Sanga Sanga, hosted by Matt and I on the campsite to say thank you and farewell to about 100 folks, parents, staff and children, from the children's school. It was a wonderful bring and share brunch. This morning we went to Kiloka Church and shared the morning service with these faithful servants in this rural village and then shared a bowl of beans and rice. This was also a very special and emotional time to say goodbye. We have more goodbyes over the next few weekends; we have goodbyes with the Sunday school teachers others from our church this coming Thursday, the ladies prayer breakfast ladies next Saturday morning, saying goodbye to Matt’s right hand man, Peter and his family next Saturday afternoon, The main AICT church in Morogoro next Sunday morning and the staff at Sanga Sanga next Sunday afternoon. Please pray for us to number our days and our moments in our days and enjoy what we have with the people here while we have it. Time is going so shockingly fast now that we need to savour the moments and not lose them worrying over things that are out of our control. We really want good goodbyes and good handovers with each person where possible.”
Kirsty works in a small health post on the Indian Ocean Islands, using healthcare to reach out to her community. She is on Home Assignment in the UK and will return to lead a new team in the Islands next year. “Please continue to pray for my health – that I will be able to get some kind of resolution and solution to my ongoing complaints as I won’t be able to return to Africa until my health turns a corner. Because the timing of my return is still uncertain (although I’m aiming for the end of January), my new team can’t open for applications until I get health clearance, and once it does it is likely to still be a year or two away from starting to give members time to apply, fundraise and learn French themselves. Until it starts I hope to join an existing team while I wait, however this all depends on me being ‘fit to return.’ May God continue to give my doctors wisdom and clarity as they try to get to the bottom of my symptoms.”
Paul & Helen Shepherd work in Kotido, Uganda, among the Karimojong. They serve in healthcare and with the local church. They are currently in the UK on Home Assignment. “We have great news that a young lady from Canada is hopefully coming to Kotido in September for one year to help us with homeschooling. Please be praying for her to raise the financial and prayer support for her to come and that God will be preparing her to serve in Kotido.”
Thank you for praying with AIM Europe. Our next PrayerLine will be on Friday 21st June 2019.
“If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” – Luke 11:13