Please pray today, 7 July, for Sophie Duncan who will speak tonight at our Church For All meeting on ‘Dementia: Supporting those with dementia and their families’, considering their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

We will be in Australia on home assignment from today, 6 July, to the end of August. Give thanks for the provision of what we need to live there. Pray for good opportunities to glorify God as we talk about what he has been doing in and through us, and opportunities to challenge Christians about world mission. Pray for a good time together as a family, especially as we spend some time with our daughter who lives there now.

Do join us in praying for the small group leaders at International Christian Fellowship, Wageningen, as several continue to meet through the summer; for growth in life with God and to keep close to Him.

From today 3-12 July I’ll be helping as photographer at a scouting camp for Lapland. These camps are great opportunities for youth and adults alike to learn cooperation skills, how to communicate, patience, staying in a good mood, etc. In other words: practising all fruit of the Spirit. Pray I'll be a good image carrier for Him.

Please pray for Colin’s Dad who has a brain tumour and hopes to receive some palliative radiation. Pray for special time together as a family over this summer as we seek to spend time and support on this journey. May Jesus be close at hand.

From today, 1-3 July, we are planning to have a camp for young people. We also had an open-air evangelism in the town Centre. We put some tables with literature and some posters explaining who we are, and what we believe as Christians. We had some interesting conversations with some passersby. Pray also for the next Evangelism event we are having this month.

Pray for a teacher at my language school, who has been reconsidering faith lately; may he find hope and peace in Jesus. Pray that I can be a light and witness in this space and with the conversation partners God has brought along.

Pray for a smooth delivery as Verena is due to give birth on June 4. Pray also that we would adjust well to being a family of four and that we would be able to navigate all the paperwork afterwards (i.e. getting German and Australian birth certificates and passports). I will have a month of Vaterzeit (paternity leave) once the baby arrives.

Praise God that the youth weekend away went well and the youth were moved by the teaching and the Holy Spirit; pray for their ongoing discipleship and for the next youth leader taking on the baton after I leave, and provision for new overall leaders for the weekend away for next year.

Thanks to God that I have transitioned well to Madrid and the new team. I have made God-led goals for sustainable ministry and living. Pray that I find a local expat group and Spanish church. Also, I received a lovely welcome and advice from local people while visiting a church.

Pray for the Lord's wisdom and discernment in accompanying a family where the mother is seriously ill. Ask God to provide the right words, emotional presence, and spiritual support. Pray for the mother’s healing and for peace and hope to surround the entire family, especially the child. Pray for physical, emotional, and spiritual strength for all involved in summer ministries. Ask for unity among teams, protection and deep personal renewal as they serve children and families.

Please pray for Al today, 24 June, as he leads a new monthly group at Kypseli Church in Athens to train ministry leaders.

Please pray for Casa Camino Antiguo, our pilgrim guesthouse and church, in Zalla, Basque Country. Since the start of the season, over Easter, we have welcomed more than 60 pilgrims, mostly from Spain but also from other parts of Europe. Pray for us as we seek to share the love of God to each person through hospitality and that we would point people to Christ, the true Way, in all our interactions and conversations.

Continue to pray for the developing of future leaders in our church plant; that four young people will grow in maturity, wisdom, responsibility and love for King Jesus and his Kingdom. Also pray for our potential new coworker for the youth work that the Lord will guide us and bring the right person for this role.

Please pray for us as we are in the U.S. on Home Ministry Assignment from the end of May to mid-August. Pray for safe travel (literally thousands of miles we'll drive), as well as mutually encouraging deep re-connections with family, friends, supporters and churches. Also, please keep our Meco church community in prayer, particularly that our core team will have endurance, practice healthy limits, and experience a renewal of Jesus' love as they continue through the summer without our presence and help.

Please pray for my friend and her husband who has fallen very ill. Pray they will see God at work in their lives.

Give thanks for the opportunity the summer season brings for more social times together in which we can build relationships and share life as a church family. Pray for men, women, and youth who, separately and sometimes all together, will seek to be together in more relaxed and informal ways in this summer season. Pray that this might strengthen relationships and that in our conversations Christ might be named and known.

PORTUGAL: Eberson and Magdalena David in Montargil

Pray for me in the week leading up to 18 June as I start my first lot of exams to specialise in Family medicine. It is my hope to return to Europe in that capacity 2027.

Continue to pray for the renovations for the new church building which are coming on well. Appreciate prayer also for the ladies’ ministry as Nicola meets up with the women in the church and as they reach out to other women in the community. We look forward to some holiday time mid-June.

Please pray for God to guide Shalom House towards people we ought to minister amongst. Pray for God to prepare us for the harvest as we are sowing the seeds. We are thankful for a depth in our prayer lives and seeing God at work in our family and friends’ lives.

Please continue praying for Jane’s full recovery after illness. Jane is back to her normal activities, but she is still noticing lack of energy. She still needs to be careful and take necessary rest. Prayer for Edgar and the ECM Cluster team leaders. The team of workers in Spain keeps growing and they all need the best reception and care from the leaders as they settle in Spain for ministry as well as their regular activities as families and individuals. Pray for good cultural and language learning skills.

Keep praying for the many Bibles and Bible study resources that I distribute from my site and my apps. Pray that God’s Word will transform people as they read it. Pray also for me as I continue to improve the apps and create more resources, that I will be able to understand the best ways to use my time among the many different possibilities for improving what I provide to the Italian church.