Please pray for Orangefield Church as we prepare to launch a MumCo group; for our Iranian friends, with all that is going on in their country at the moment; for our Afghan friends facing attacks from Pakistan and increasingly harsh Taliban laws for women; and for Noah’s parents visiting, as Hope and Rafael enjoy time with their Grandma and Papi.

Thank God that the painting on the Sea Lilies has been successful! Pray for another painting exposition on speed which starts today April 21,22 and 28,29. Please also continue to pray for God's intervention in Eleisa's life. May God speak to her sons Noah and Levi and Nathan and her daughter Tabatha. May bureaucratic issues be solved.

From today, 20-23 April, it’s the European Member Care Consultation in Italy. Member care practitioners from across Europe, including two from ECM, will be gathering to fellowship, learn, and discuss ways in which to improve member care for missionaries. Please pray for a fruitful conference.

Pray for us as we work through the logistics of developing a project with all the planning, communicating, paperwork and decision making - that we'd be sensitive to God's leading in all of it. Pray for us to be able to find a suitable location to start offering classes and other activities to the migrants of Roquetas. Ideally, we'd love a place with a kitchen and two bathrooms, large front windows and a plaza or space for kids in front!

Please pray for Noah teaching from Jonah at an international student retreat, and for those exploring faith — including an Iranian participant who said the teaching helped her understand the story for the first time; an Iranian believer attending Orangefield and the discipleship course with Suzi helping translate; and Y who attended our evangelism course, that he would remain open and keep asking questions about Jesus.

Please pray for the small groups in our church plant – women’s, men’s and couples’ groups. These groups meet to study Scripture, pray, and walk together in faith. Ask God to grow a deeper love for His Word among participants and to strengthen relationships within the church. Pray that these groups would help believers mature spiritually and encourage one another to follow Christ in their daily lives.

Thank the Lord for the new Chair and Vice-Chair of the SICC Church Council. Pray they will be humble in their roles, unaffected by previous misuse of power by others. That the new Bible Study groups will grow and produce fruit that will last. For Herr S., Frau A. and Frau M. who've got baptised. For our daughter's encouragement: that godly families, with girls her age, settle into SICC.

Our son Shaun has finished his chemotherapy for his oesophageal cancer, and sometime in April he will have major surgery to remove his oesophagus and lift his stomach to take its place. Please pray for a successful operation and for quick recovery.

We give thanks for an increased number of visitors to church, including those exploring faith. We give thanks also for three Patrick story evenings exploring faith and an Easter Egg Hunt in community in March, helping us connect with others. Please pray for the relaunch of our midweek discipleship groups as we seek to stimulate growth by ‘putting first things first’ in seeking God in prayer and sitting at Jesus feet to listen before we busy ourselves serving.

From today, 13–19 April, Acueducto hosts another English-language inner healing retreat, “Spiritual Transformation.” Pray that God would graciously protect the team, each participant, and their families throughout the week as they step into the front lines of spiritual battle. May He surround them with His peace and covering. Ask that His light would shine into every heart, His truth would gently break through every lie, and His healing presence would touch each life in a deeply personal way. Praise Him for his faithfulness.

Today, Sunday 12 April, the second site of the Barcelona Vineyard Church is having its first

We give praise for the renewed energy in our student group, especially with Anže joining us as an intern and helping lead the ministry. We thank God for His faithfulness in our lives and for His patience with us. Please pray for protection over our family and for the strong presence of the Holy Spirit in our home. Pray also for evangelism among students and in the city centre, and for fruitful growth, wisdom, and learning during Matej’s internship.

Please pray for Rada and Tamara who were diagnosed with breast cancerous tumour. Rada had surgery on December 29 last year; lymph nodes are affected with the tumour, now waiting for chemotherapy. Tamara had surgery on 2 March this year. Recovering well and according to the doctor's assessment, her lymph nodes are not affected. Thank God that Rada had the problem first and then Tamara needed to be examined as well, so her illness was discovered in time. We are thankful to everyone for praying and encouraging our family in this specific situation

Today, 9 April, I will have minor surgery on my left shoulder to clean out the joint and hopefully reduce the referred pain that I have in my left arm. Please pray that it will be successful.

It looks like we have our first team members here in 11 years! Praise the Lord. Please pray for Stuart and Cathy as they prepare to join us in September. Another young woman will also be joining our church. She needs accommodation and work; please pray for her.

Please pray for the GBU Coimbra international group. It is opening doors to connect with lots of students from different countries, and to share the gospel with them. Please pray for gospel fruit through this work. Please also pray for our international group at Coimbra university, specifically for the Portuguese conversation group and English bible studies.

In the wintertime we have been at the playground every Friday to get in contact with the people in our area. It was very cold and almost no-one came out. But now the sun is shining and the birds are singing. Many parents and children are on the playground. Please pray that God would bless this season and give us lots of good connections.

Pray in thanksgiving for Pastor Jason Wilkins from Wales, who served with us for a month on mission in the interior of Portugal. Pray for our trip to Brazil (March 21–April 13). Pray for Isabela’s health, that her hidradenitis suppurativa may be healed and no more surgeries needed. Pray for the growth of the church in Mora, that Portuguese hearts would be open to the Gospel, and for those we are discipling to grow strong in faith. Pray also for the sending of Beatriz and Isabela to the Word of Life Bible Institute in Hungary, September 2026.

Today, April 4, in the evening we will have a special Easter service for guests. Pray that they may be touched by the message and the time together. Please also pray for a young Nigerian mum with two little kids. She is diagnosed with terminal cancer and metastasises. Every day of life is a miracle, and we still pray that God will intervene. Pray for strength for her husband and the kids and that also people around her get touched by her faith and testimony. Please pray for us for new strength and health.

I will be attending the Belgrave Easter Convention from today, 3- 6 April. I will be ‘manning’ a stand alongside many other mission reps and sharing on stage for 90 seconds! In between all the teaching sessions and workshops, I will be engaging with participants and sharing opportunities to serve in global missions. Pray for wisdom and discernment as I meet with the people God leads to the stand. Pray they will obey the Holy Spirit’s prompting, and take the first step towards mission, as God leads.

Please pray for our Easter programmes in each of our three churches. Pray for visitors and commitments to Jesus. In Novi Marof on Easter Saturday, we will do an open-air evangelism show for families. Stephen will act Peter and Tabita as Mary, all dressed up and in full oratory mode as we seek to form the Novi Marof church plant. May the Lord help us dramatically and the people spiritually! We are encouraged, praise God. Pray for the regular Novi Marof Saturday children's evangelistic club and Friday evening evangelistic meetings

Continue to pray for the New Zealand/Australia retreat at Rovereto in Italy, with 105 people meeting including 40 field missionaries and 40 children. It finishes today with dinner in a pizzeria all together. Give thanks for this opportunity to meet together and pray that all may be refreshed and encouraged and so ready to head back to their ministries around Europe. Pray also for good travelling for everyone as they leave tomorrow morning.

Please pray for a mission team coming from today, 31 March - 6 April, for safe travel, spiritual protection, for mutual encouragement, for God's kingdom to come.

Please pray for the preparation for our Easter creative courses. For the rooms we need and that we can be a blessing for the participants. For new physical and spiritual strength as whole church.

From today, March 29 to April 2, almost 100 people from the New Zealand and Australia Mobilisation Teams (including 37 field missionaries and 7 candidates, with 38 children) will be gathering at Rovereto. Give thanks for this opportunity to spend time with similar thinking people. Pray that the travelling will be easy for all, that everyone would have an edifying, encouraging, relaxing and fun time together, and that they will be helped in their future ministry as a result.