Prayer and Praise - September 21, 2006

• Praise God. . . for His hand on the young couple staying with us these current weeks, Emma and Roland. They moved in with us last Tuesday and by Saturday Emma went into labor. They arrived at the birthing clinic just in time, because accordin to the midwife, she was already 9cm dilated! God gave then a 6lb baby boy, whom they named Adrian.
• Please pray. . . for God to draw this couple closer to Himself. One surprise with little Adrien is that he was born with a cleft palate! In God's perfect plan he had given us experience with another little boy's cleft palate just weeks earlier, so Sean was able to encourage the couple right then and there by sharing first hand how very easily corrected cleft palates are. He even happened to have the "after" photos of Angelo in his cell phone - so was able to show the young father and mother the encouraging photos right on the spot.
• Praise God . . . that Tyler is doing much better now with his asthma, but please continue to pray for him as he continues to have coughing and the sniffles.
• Please Pray . . . For our dear friend Pastor Roger. He has some blood clotting in his head as a result of a stroke from last year. Pray that God would give him comfort and healing. Pray also for Michael Roger, 7 years old, who will be undergoing an operation today for enlarged tonsils and adenoid which are causing sleep apnea in him.
  

Prayer and Praise Requests - Sept 06

Praise God!

• For the healthy arrival of our beautiful baby girl, Isabella Nancy Ransom, on September 3, 2006.
  
• For carrying Tyler safely through his second bout of asthma ( click here to read about Isabella's birth and Tyler's stay at the hospital )
  
• For connecting us with a local pastor to partner with in ministering to the people under the bridge. Pastor Sonny has started leading a Bible Study there and so far, the people have been very receptive.
• For our Thursday Night Bible Study group - we just finished the book of Acts and plan to start a book called "One to One Discipleship".
• For the ministry of the Short Term Mission from Harvest Community Church August 24-Sept. 1. They served with Pastor Noel Alberto and were also a great blessing to our family.
  
• For all the people praying for us.

Please pray:

• For the daughter of Mang Bert, one of the men who attends our Thursday Night Bible Study. She is due to give birth this month to her first child. Pray for a healthy delivery.
  
• Ema, another lady due to give birth any day now. She and her husband were resigned to giving birth at home with no midwife or help, for lack of finances. We were concerned for the safety of mom and baby because their home doesn't even have a bathroom or running water, so for now we are having them stay with us (Ema, her husband, and their 3 year old daughter). We have also connected them with a birthing clinic run by other missionaries. Please pray that we can get Ema to the birthing clinic quickly when she goes into labor (it is a little far) and that there are no complications during delivery.
  
• For our Thursday Night bible study as we launch our One to One Discipleship program. Praise God that we were given permission by Multiplication Ministries to duplicate their materials in Tagalog. Pray that our group would be committed to this study and really enjoy it.
• For the new bible study in Tagalog amongst our friends under the bridge. There were more than 12 adults and 15 kids attending the the first 2 meetings. Pray also for God to provide servants to minister specifically to the children.