Please pray for today, 22-23 August, when our group of international university student leaders are getting together for a 'leaders retreat', in which we will reflect on the previous school year, brainstorm for the upcoming year and begin implementing new changes or doubling down on successful ministry methods. Pray that God will be glorified in this planning process!

Today, 21 August, I am running a Missions Hub in Sydney for people interested in Missions. An ECM family will be sharing. Please pray that many will come and be inspired to GO. Pray for the people who will be sharing.

Please pray for us as we head back to Spain from our Home Assignment today, August 20. Pray for good good-byes with our family and friends in the U.S.; for Miriam and Laura as they begin school less than a week later; for our hearts as we walk through the transition; and for God to help us see the ministry opportunities that He has for us in the coming months.

Pray for us as a family that we would get into a good routine with the addition of Samuel. Pray for gospel opportunities here in Heilbronn and that God would open doors to speak the word of life to people. Please continue to pray for (Jared) language learning.

From today, 18-22 August, ECM Ireland is involved in the Global Village at the Bangor Worldwide Mission event and on Friday 22 is hosting a seminar slot when we will 'fly' people by video to Athens to see the mission opportunities ECM is involved in.

From 18-22 August, Jim and Usha will travel to Los Angeles for meetings with the Lausanne Regional Directors from all over the world. Please pray that these meetings would renew vision and clarify strategy for each of the regional directors and particularly for us as Co-Regional Directors of Lausanne Europe. Immediately following that, Jim will head straight to Ukraine for five days. Pray for safety in travel and that he might know how best to support the leaders he meets there.

Pray for the legal registration of the CCBA – Alentejo Baptist Christian Community in Mora. Please also pray for Beatriz and Isabela's study plans after they graduate from high school in September 2026.

We praise the Lord that the youth camp in July went very well. Pray for the young people to come to church meetings in the same numbers as at the camp. Today, August 15, our granddaughter, Ariana, from Northern Ireland is being baptised at the seaside in Albania, by Gani and her father. She desired to get baptised where her mother (our daughter Besiana) was baptised, and we will be there as family and some church people from our former Tirana church.

From today, August 14-17, I will be helping to run a camp for families as the monitor for the youth section. Please pray that God would guide us as we prepare the content and that each person (parents, teenagers and children) would be able to experience God in new and refreshing ways as we look at what it means to be invited into an intimate relationship with Him.

From today, 13-16 August, Colin and Ally Holmes and Geoff Donaldson will be taking part in the Mission part of 'Kinfire' event. Please pray.

Pray for our trip to Brazil from today, August 12 to September 15, and for the renewal of Madalena, Beatriz, and Isabela's residence permits so that we can travel with peace of mind; Pray for the salvation of the families in Mora and Ponte de Sor, our two mission fields in Alentejo, Portugal.

Give thanks for our new granddaughter who was born on 6 July. Her parents experienced lots of grief prior to carrying this little one to full-term. Please pray for Anaiah that she will grow up to be a strong warrior for the Lord. I see an orthopaedic surgeon on 13 August to determine why I still have limited mobility in my arm after breaking it last October. Please pray for wisdom for the surgeon and any subsequent treatment I might need. I have at least three preaching/sharing opportunities in churches arranged for late August/early September. Please pray as I share about ECM and our workers.

Please continue to pray for my good friend F. and her husband who has lost the use of his legs. For healing, strength and courage to cope, but most importantly for their salvation (including their two teenagers).

Please continue praying for God's wisdom and direction for me professionally. Also continued prayers for Sammy (health during pregnancy) and Ethan, expecting the birth of first son, and our second grandchild in October.

We are thankful for a great turn out at the Lithuanian Pink Soup festival. There were around 30 people. We hope Shalom House will grow deeper in faith and eventually will bear a good fruit. We also invited people on a guided pilgrimage from Tewksbury Abbey to the Gloucester Cathedral. Please pray for good conversations and God’s presence.

Please pray for our family holiday in Croatia. Our children will come from Canada and Germany. Praise God for a great visit to Kosova for the 40th anniversary of the church I worked in 39 years ago. Thank God for the wonderful, faithful and ongoing ministry of ECM's Gani and Adile Smolica.

We are still asking our Heavenly Father for a Christian worker (or more than 1) to come and join us in the work in Germany.

We are thankful to the Lord Jesus Christ for camps in May and June we already organized: three family camps, two camps for children with disabilities and a church conference. Please pray for camps in July and August, where we will organize a children’s camp, two teenager’s camps, a music camp, and the camp for children with disabilities.

Last week, the Lviv team ran a day camp for around 60 children from the local neighbourhood — most of them unchurched. It was a wonderful opportunity to bring joy, connection and hope in the midst of challenging times. Please join us in thanking God for this outreach and praying that the seeds planted during the camp would continue to grow. Pray especially for ongoing relationships with the children and their families and for the team as they follow up in the community.

Today, August 3, is Claremorris Agricultural Show. As a church, we will have a table stand with literature, kids craft and Bibles to give out. Pray as we make connections in the community. Pray for the family of a young lad who died recently. He was only 23, lived in Galway but his family live opposite us in our estate. Pray that God would comfort the family.

We'd love your prayers for the children, young people and families who attended the day camp at our church, 31 July-2 August. Please pray for the message they heard about God's love would really take its place in their hearts, that more people would begin coming along to church and know God more for themselves. We’d really appreciate your prayers for our family during this 100-day season of focused partnership development. Our hope is to be fully equipped by the end of September to continue serving full-time here in Romania.

From today, 1-6 August, two young women from Germany will come to visit me to learn about my ministry. They search for being in the presence of God, resting and meeting God during this visit. Pray for a good time together as I don't know them. Pray for Eleisa as her situation is escalating and she needs to take some crucial decisions but seems not to have strength to do it. Pray for me for wisdom in dealing with her and for Noah, that he will meet God to change his life and get help.

We are grateful for the 3 and a half years the Winterburns have spent with us in Tours and rejoice for their next ministry in St Brieuc in Brittany. Pray that God will bless in the transition phase and that people will be inspired to use their gifting to edify the local church. As of this summer, Marc will be supervising several churches in Central France (Loches, Chinon, Langeais and Saintes) without a pastor. Pray for wisdom and energy, as he will be involved with the different church councils and responsible for setting up an equipping program for lay people in two regions.

From today, 30 July-3 August, Gerard and Gerdine participate in an evangelistic outreach in the same place. It is called Hemavanmötet and together with musicians, speakers, outdoor activities and meetings we hope to bring hope and joy in the gospel of Jesus Christ to many people. Pray for open hearts.

Today, 29 July, we have our Albania-Kosova Cluster meeting for Prayer Days, July 29-31. We are praying for a time of refreshment and encouragement as we seek to listen to the Lord and support one another.