The Collins Family

The Collins Family

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  • Wes & Nancy March 2024 Prayer Request

    Pray for Wes as he finishes up (hopefully) a project aimed at promoting the reading and promotion of the Mam Bible in Mam. Pray that it is fully understandable and encouraging to the Church and the community.

     

    Thanks,

    Wes

  • Wes & Nancy February 2024 Prayer Requests

    Pray for Byron,a young-ish Mam middle-aged man in Guatemala who has dedicated his life to translation of the Bible into his own language. He is working on details for finishing the publication of the Mam Bible. It is a source of pride for the Mam believers and for the community as well. Pray that the community senses the blessing of this step forward in faith and literacy. 

     

    Blessings to all.

    Wes and Nancy

  • Wes & Nancy January 2024 Prayer Requests

    *Please pray for my youngest brother, Miller, who is very depressed, going through radiation for prostate cancer and who has a son who died.


    *Please pray for Byron, the village ministry, and the increase in numbers of Indian people getting involved in supporting the literacy program.


    *Praise God for this time of year when we are focused on the birth of His Son and what He’s done for us eternally.


    Blessings to you,

    Wes

  • Wes & Nancy December 2023 Prayer Requests

    We’re praying for Byron’s ministry to his own people—the Mam of Guatemala. We very much appreciate your vision for his vision. 

     

    Thank you so very much.

    Wes and Nancy

  • Wes & Nancy November 2023 Prayer Requests

    A person whom we can always count on for seeking prayer is our indigenous colleague, Byron (and his wife Miriam). This precious couple heads up a number of ministries related to the Mam Bible translation production and promotion among the Mam of Guatemala. A special blessing and thanks to our family at Parkside for your vision and prayer. Pray for wisdom for Byron, and safety.


    Thanks,

    Wes

  • Wes & Nancy October 2023 Prayer Requests

    Pray for the Mam people going though final stages of editing the Central Mam New Testament so that it can be published together with a revised version of the Complete Mam Bible.

     

    Thanks to many who have moved this project forward by your grace, prayer, and generosity.

     

    Thanks,

    Wes

  • Wes & Nancy September 2023 Prayer Requests

    Greetings from 100-plus-degee-temperatures here in Wake Forest.

    Here’s a prayer request for us for September:

     

    * Praise the Lord and pray for our ministry partners, Byron Temaj and LAMP, as they work on projects to promote the use of spoken Mam and finalization of the Old Testament. Many other Mam men and women are involved as well.

     

    Thanks,

    Wes and Nancy

  • Wes & Nancy August 2023 Prayer Requests

    Pray for our ministry partner Byron Temaj as he serves believers in Guatemala with literacy lessons and Scripture teaching in their native language, Mam.

  • Wes & Nancy July 2023 Prayer Request

    Pray for our ministry partner Byron Témaj and his team in Guatemala as they deal with lots of churches and institutions to promote the Mam New Testament and the preaching of the gospel in the local native language. May Mam catch on as a culrtural value, and may the words of the New Testament have rich and deep meaning for the Mam people.

  • Wes & Nancy June 2023 Prayer Request

    Pray for missionaries’ spiritual lives. It can be a challenge to keep the main thing the main thing, especially when Christians are sparse. May God be honored in the cultures of those we’re called to serve.