Supported Worker: Scranton Road Bible Church
Country: United States of America
Details: Continue to pray for an effective search to fill 1.5 staff positions. Pray for God to move in the raising-up of three potential elder candidates. Ask God to bring salvation, comfort, and healing, all for His glory, to families of three tragic events. Pray that God would be honored as the new senior pastor is installed on September 15, and Pastor Joe drops to half-time. Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands (Pacific). The spiritual challenges for Christians: a) Small pockets of traditional ethnic religion remain. b) Pray that ni-Vanuatu believers would be guided rightly in what parts of custom can be redeemed and what parts must be set aside. c) Pray for the truth to be made manifest and for ni-Vanuatu to hold fast to the life they found in Christ. d) Pray for a deeper grasp of the Christian faith in Vanuatu. Most of those drawn into other religions or cults lack an adequate understanding of the Bible, which safeguards them against such false teachings. More Wallisian and Futunans live in New Caledonia than live in their own home islands. Seeking work, many find themselves caught in a spiral of substance abuse instead. Pray for those in New Caledonia to find freedom in Christ. From Operation World DVD-ROM 2010, www.operationworld.org
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