Pray for our Missioners/ Missionaries...

1. Leow Theng Huat

Prayer Needs:

• • Wisdom, strength and guidance for Theng Huat to fulfil his teaching, preaching, mentoring and administrative responsibilities.

  • God to guide Theng Huat to know how best to bless the church and college with his ideas, proposals and contribution.

  • God to bless Theng Huat's parents and parents-in-law with good health, safety, joy and peace.

  • God to guide Cheng Ping (Theng Huat's wife) and their children in their work and studies.

2. Tan Chew Suan – Serving with Singapore Youth for Christ

Thanksgiving:

• • For the P6s who have signed up for the "Ready, Sec, Go" programme. Pray for a fruitful time in encouraging them in their Christian faith and walk.

Prayer Needs:

• • God's insight as she prepares a session on Numbers to teach their younger female staff and that God's word will transform their lives.

  • For a good time of catching up with her nephew's family as she goes to visit them in Japan. 

3. Asholi and Puii Akamu – Serving in Thailand

Prayer Needs:

• • Thank God for the Bible Training in September at ACT in Chiangrai; pray that Akha Pastors and those who came to learn during the training would make use of those materials distributed.

  • That they will be able to successfully coordinate a ministry together with their partner in L; for a fruitful time with believers in their next ministry visit in December.

  • For people affected by recent flooding in Chiangrai, Chiangmai and Laos. Many Akha families needed to evacuate and lost their homes especially in Chiangrai and in L. Pray for God’s provision and for healing of their hearts as they start a new life.

  • For growth in the knowledge of God’s Word for a whole village of people who have recently turned to Christ.

  • Continue to pray for complete recovery for Asholi and for good self-care.

4. Couple – CN

Prayer Needs:

• • Wisdom and discernment as C leads the team to work on the development of a church planting app to track the growth and health of churches.

  • For N, as she co-facilitates the online Basic Leadership Training (BLT) course for East Asia (6-27 Nov).

  • Their ministry trip to Taiwan (4-20 Nov) where they will be teaching on World Religions and Business As Missions (BAM) as part of a five-month full-time residential missions discipleship training programme.

  • A good balance of their multiple ministry commitments and rest.

  • God’s protection over their parents’ health and especially for her father to soften his heart, repent and turn back to Christ.

5. Joel Choong – Serving with Singapore Youth for Christ

Thanksgiving:

• • For the opportunity to participate in the Singapore Art Book Fair again; a blessing to be chosen among the applicants.

Prayer Needs:

• • For good connections to be made during and after the book fair.

  • Strength and focus during this peak period of work.

  • Family health: His spouse, Clarice’s dad has just undergone a stent procedure; her mum has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and will be starting treatment soon.

6. Stella and Phil Carter – Serving with Cru Asia

Thanksgiving

• • For a fruitful mission trip to reach out to the Ibans in three longhouses, in September. A teenaged boy committed his life to God, when they shared the gospel during their teaching session.

  • Her spouse, Phil's recent blood test for his prostate cancer returned with good result.

Prayer Needs:

• • For Stella's eye appointment on 18 Nov to discuss cataract surgery.

  • God’s protection and good health for Phil’s 74-year-old brother who was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer and skin cancer. His recent final immuno-therapy treatment went well.

  • Salvation for her 90-year-old mother, for her short-term memory loss to slow down and also thankful her dementia has stabilised. May she continue to get along well with her helper and for helper to take good care of her.

7. Mark Suredhran – Serving with Cru Singapore

Thanksgiving for:

• • For strength to serve Him each day as the joy of the Lord is our strength.

  • For the Creative team's efforts to reach out to creatives and plan for next year.

Prayer Needs:

• • Continued favour from the Lord in ministry and in mission.

  • For Mark as he leads the Creative planning retreat's "dream" time, crafting together the direction where the Lord is leading them.

  • Stability of health.

8. Amos Ang – Serving with Cru Asia

Prayer Needs:

• • That his dad’s appetite will improve as he would rather drink milk than eat solid food.

  • His youngest son’s safety and personal and spiritual growth as he just started his NS.

  • His eldest son to have a fruitful rest till year end before he starts work in January.

  • For Amos and his spouse, Karen to have good health and wisdom for their ministry responsibilities.

9. Karen Hor – Serving with Cru Asia

Prayer Needs:

• • For God to handpick six couples for the March 2025 Marriage Preparation Course. Three couples have registered but two couples are currently unchurched. Pray they will embrace the biblical teachings behind all the marital concepts while recognising their own need for a Christian community.
    

  • For Karen and her spouse, Amos’ missions trip to Laos at end-October; pray they will be able to find and encourage a few faithful ones who will have the fire to plant seeds for Christ in their workplaces.
    

  • That Nathan, her older son who hopes to start work in January 2025, will be able to secure the job that he wants.

  • Her younger son is in Officer Cadet School (OCS) now and thankful for this privileged opportunity for him to grow in his leadership and personal mastery journey; pray for continued safety, increase in confidence and ability to apply himself in every situation and for consistent prayer time with the Lord.
    

  • Continued health and protection for her parents and older brother (who has had two strokes prior) in their coming in and going out.

10. Joyce Ho – Serving with Cru Asia

Prayer Needs:

• • Clarity of mind as she will be the key facilitator for some sessions for the Thursday morning group.

  • For the ladies who are attending the The Significant Woman course, may God use the resource to meet their points of need. The ladies are all in different seasons of their lives and many are seeking to discover God’s leading in the next step of their lives. 

  • God to raise more members to join the Mission trip in December. Currently only four (including Joyce) have registered and so far only staff members have registered. 

11. Susan Lee – Serving with Cru Asia

Thanksgiving:

• • For the three mentors who have agreed to be part of their Mentoring Programme.

  • For a team of six which has been formed for the Okinawa Mission Trip.

Prayer Needs:

• • Wisdom and strength to continue the preparation for the Creative team's Mentoring Programme and the Okinawa Mission Trip.

12. Chelsea Koh – Serving with Prison Fellowship Singapore (PFS)

Thanksgiving:

• • Praise God for the faithful support from their Family Care Ministry (FCM) volunteers; pray they will be encouraged in their service in the Volunteers Thanksgiving event on 23 Nov.

Prayer Needs:

• • For the Angel Tree Project; that the inmates’ letters to their families would lead to family reconciliation; for God's covering over all operational processes.

  • Successful assignment of volunteers to the beneficiaries and for a breakthrough in the engagement with A, a beneficiary in FCM.

  • Healing for Chelsea from the pain on her heels.

13. Jason Huang (TTC)

Prayer Needs:

• • For his spiritual growth and formation.
    

  • God’s grace to help him clear all upcoming assignments on time.

  • God’s strength to persevere through the last leg of the semester.
    

  • Good health and well-being for him and his family.

14. Angeline Lee (SBC)

Thanksgiving:

• • For God's grace and strength for sustaining and carrying her through yet another semester.

  • His provision for her and her family.

Prayer Needs:

• • The semester is coming to an end. Pray for perseverance in completing her assignments and projects.

  • For a good semester break ahead and time with family during the school holidays.

  • Opportunities and boldness to share the love of Christ with pre-believing friends.

  • Protection and good health for her husband and three sons.

15. Jonathan & Phoebe Kong – Serving with OMF

Prayer Needs:

• • Health and protection for their families in Singapore.

  • To establish a rhythm of ministry and rest in the village of Takhro.

  • For their ministry to be incarnational among the people in Takhro and for opportunities to share the Gospel during visitations and daily life.

  • For Aunty Dtaan who just accepted Christ; pray that God will lead her in His ways and show Himself to her. Pray that they can visit her to continue to disciple her in the days to come.

  • Strength from God as November and December will be busy with camps and Christmas programmes.

16. Shan – Serving in CAN

Thanksgiving for:

• • For increase in student's enrolment; pray for provision for more teachers with suitable qualifications and teaching experience to nurture all students; for unity and good working relationships among all teachers and support staff.

  • For more students being recruited into the hostel; pray for wisdom and strength for the house parents to disciple these students and more opportunities for them to reach their friends.

Prayer Needs:

• • Preparation of the upcoming blessing project, for ground be softened, more seeds to be sown and more opportunities to bless the communities; for open doors and receptivity among the village community.

  • For the children at the Centre to experience God's love through the various programmes organised for them; that they will draw closer to one another, build trusting relationships and grow together.

  • God's favour and guidance for the worker to expand the work to the least, the lost and the last; for God's grace, providence and protection for the family back home.

17. Stanley and Lucy Ong

Thanksgiving for:

• • For the Lord's blessings of good health and energy to serve in the month of October.

  • For His provision in all areas.

Prayer Needs:

• • Protection from colds and other infections as the weather turns cold in November.

  • The Ongs as they try to disciple the few young people in church.

18. More Wesley's Missionaries to be raised and sent out into the field

Luke 10:2 The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

Prayer Needs:

• • God's spirit to stir up the hearts of Wesleyans to be missional and obedient to the Great Commission.

  • More Wesleyans will hear His clarion call to be missionaries in the harvest fields overseas.

  • Wisdom, grace, and clarity as they discern their calling and choose to bring the gospel to the least-reached people groups or hard places.

  • That God will grant them the assurance of peace to remove their fears, anxieties and concerns for their loved ones as He equips them for the field.

  • Boldness and courage to take the next step to prepare well for the ministry which they are called in the harvest fields.

  • God's leading and wisdom to mobilise a great missionary movement from Wesley to reach the least, the lost and the last.

Field Development:

Cambodia

19. Functional English Centre (FEC) in Siem Reap

• God’s wisdom and grace to navigate changes from the relocation of students and the rebuilding of homes.

• Praise God for sending new students even though relocation of the villages has started.

• God’s leading in preparations for a pilot school in a new area where many of the students have relocated.

• The Lord’s presence and Spirit to move among the surrounding villages; open doors for friendships with neighbours and parents. 

• Protection against spiritual attack of school and staff.

• Good health and strength for all the teachers in FEC as they continue to disciple the youth. 

20. Pathway Fellowship in Siem Reap

• Pray for the Lord to continue growing the ministry and strengthening those who have opened their hearts and minds to Him; pray for the Pathway team as they follow up with people who have responded to the Lord.

• Thank God for a growing children’s ministry in the churches and preaching points. Pray for support for the ministry team as they seek to serve in this area.

• For good follow-up and spiritual growth of the children who came to know Christ during village outreach.

• Wisdom and strength for the teachers at Mustard Seed School (MSS).

• God’s guidance and provision as MSS and the church that worships there need to relocate to a new place.

• God’s provision, leading and continued open doors in medical ministry.

21. Wesley Phnom Penh Hostel (WPPH)

• For former hostel students who have gone on to university to do well in their higher education. Praise the Lord for some who continued engaging the church community; pray for more to do so.

• For the Lord to guide the curriculum preparation and recruitment of new teachers for the English Corner Programme.

• Pray for God's empowerment upon the pastors to sow seeds and for more students to open their hearts to receive Jesus into their lives. May the youths who have received Him grow deeper in their faith and relationship with God.

Indonesia

22. Batam & Bintan

• Sustaining strength and wisdom for teachers to plan for the lessons and engage the students effectively. The students to learn effectively and to be diligent in their studies.

• Pray for the students to be nurtured in godly values and to develop godly character.

• Protection and good health for the pastors and leaders of GPI churches; wisdom and anointing to provide leadership and pastoral care.

• More opportunities to reach out to the community through visitations.

• Steadfastness for the congregation in their faith and spiritual growth.

• Diligence for those who participated in a sewing workshop in developing their skills.

• Wisdom in planning mission trips to Batam and Bintan to support the ministry at the school (English teaching and teacher’s training), and community outreach for families and children (churches).

23. Medan

• Pray for the children and youth to grow in their faith and discipleship.

• For the ministry workers to be used by God to bless the children, preteens and youth.

• For the youth starting their university education to develop in character and find guidance regarding choosing their careers.

• Students receiving scholarships to focus well in their studies.

• Good follow-up & nurturing of faith for new believers & future youth leaders of the ministry.

• All workers with our mission partner in Medan to keep up the spirit of serving God with love and humility.

24. Laos

• Wisdom upon the nation’s leaders to find ways to cope with the financial crisis and help the poor who are struggling with inflation and the high cost of living.

• Protection, courage and good health for God’s people especially those living in rural areas.

• Wisdom, sustaining strength, favour and perseverance for God’s workers serving the least, the lost and the last.

• Open hearts and responsiveness to the good news by the locals.

Myanmar

25. Acts Church

• The Lord’s provision upon Acts Church, the children’s home and two church plants (with a third plant in the works). 

• A piece of land for the permanent housing of the children in the children’s home.

• Praise the Lord that the children’s home has relocated to a new rental premise. May the Lord continue to grant them favour with the community and the landlord.

• Pray for the pastor and his wife as they are expecting a third child and have some minor complications in the pregnancy.

• Safety and sufficient food for the people in this country.

26. Blessing Centre

• For peace and stability to be restored and maintained.

• For efforts by the local government together with faith leaders and organisations like World Vision to be strengthened to alleviate issues concerning livelihoods and food security as people rebuild their lives.

• For the safety of the WV team on the ground, Win and Zechariah amongst others; for resilience and strength to continue the good work that they are already doing.

Philippines

27. Payatas Zone 1 

• Wisdom for church and community leaders in selecting the right livelihood projects for various local villages.

• For New Hope Antioch Church’s prison ministry to transform lives; good health and strength for pastor VP.

• Thank God for new believers in Pinagpala Christian Community Church’s outreach points; for more pre-believing families to be reached and more church members to serve as the ministry expands.

• For a safe and suitable venue for Promised Land Christian Church’s new outreach point at a location that floods often; for God’s provision for various ministry needs of the church

• Thank God for regular attendance of youth and adult members at Jesus The Mediator Church; pray for spiritual healing and good family relationships for church members and a job opening for AB.

28. High Praise Church (HPC)

• For the raising and training of more pastors and future leaders of this church; for more young adults, especially men, to rise up as leaders. 

• More trippers and trip leaders from WMC to deepen the WMC-HPC partnership.

• Children to attend weekly Good News Club programmes to grow in their knowledge of Christ. 

• For families to stay together and for parents to come to know Christ.

• For the young to stand firm in God and be discerning regarding messages on social media.

• For a new church plant at Sto Tomas to make an impact in the community; good health and safety of HPC leaders and volunteers who make weekly trips there.

South Asia

29. Community at Tea Plantation

• Wisdom and discernment for Pastor L to continue prayer mobilisation and discipleship training.

• Teachers and students, as they come and continue to learn from the skills training provided and their lives to be transformed.

• Wisdom upon country team and favour with local authorities for their ministry to move forward.

30. Slum Village Churches

• BLH*: The school to flourish for Christ and for scholarships for all the needy children; for the Lord’s protection upon the church’s land. 

• SMG*: Spiritual and numerical growth in the church and God’s protection upon the families in the slums; the Lord’s provision for the church’s needs

• TPL*: Spiritual growth for the church and families living in the slums; the Lord’s protection and provision as the church has been asked to relocate in light of construction works nearby. 

• TPR*: spiritual and numerical growth in the church and to be a good testimony to pre-believers in the slum areas; the Lord’s provision for the needs of the church including outreach and missions work. 

[*acronyms for slum areas where the churches are situated]

31. Nepal

• Pray for the RB people group, who live in poverty, illiteracy, and are underprivileged; for the Good News to reach them that would bring hope, freedom and peace in their life.

• Praise God for media home groups who have been effective in reaching out in Nepal; pray for the Lord’s provision for these ministries.

Thailand

32. Nong Bua Lamphu

• For the Lord to continue to minister to the youths to receive His truths and promises and grow in their faith.

• For ongoing online English lessons and GYM Isaan Fellowship led by Wesley volunteers to continue to serve the needs of NBLPMC members and their invited friends; for more volunteers to come on board to teach English.

• For friendships built at Nongsan to be strengthened and for the people there to come to know Christ personally.

• Strength and wisdom for Pastor K to juggle multiple roles and lead the church.

• Discipline and discernment for the youths when it comes to using their digital devices.

• Healing for members of the congregation who are ill and struggling with family issues.

33. Phrao

• For the children at the outreach centre at LK to know God more and progress in their studies; for a church to be built at LK in the future.

• Outreach at KP and MS villages to bear fruit for God; more children to join the activities there.

• The Lord’s provision for a full-time worker at LK and a more convenient location to run the program there.

• For God to touch the lives of families with children and the elderly who are ill and homebound as the church reaches out to them.

• Good health and protection for Pastor D and his family.

34. Khek Noi and Chiangmai

• For more labourers to join our missions partner; recruitment has been slow over the past few months as travel restrictions ease & tourism related business are on a hiring spree.

• For the children residing at the two centres to experience the love of Christ and be renewed in hope of a better future; for those baptised recently to grow in Christ and to always fix their eyes on Jesus in all circumstances.

• For our partner’s Thai staff team to have strength and be pointed to God.

35. Timor Leste

• For volunteers who are willing to serve 1-2 years as house parents in Sundermeier Home and Dunamis House, and to mentor home-grown leaders to take over the role of house parents.

• For organisations and individuals with business or entrepreneurship expertise to come alongside and mentor Timorese in basic business skills.

• The missionaries, teachers and staff to be empowered to nurture this generation of youth to be a light and blessing to their community and the nations beyond.

• Thank God for the completion of three key buildings in the SPMS Development Project in January that can now be used by 795 students in the new school term. Pray for the remaining construction of the admin block and two hostel blocks to be completed soon.

36. Wesley Youths in Missions

• For God to nurture a heart for missions amongst our youths, and raise a generation of missions-minded youths in Wesley YM with a desire to serve Him.

• For God to lead our youths and youth leaders as we seek to learn more about missions.

• For God to bring more youth mission trip leaders and trippers to serve Him in the mission fields as YM starts to ramp up missions activities.

• For wisdom and love for the youth missions leaders as they reconnect with various mission fields after the Covid-19 pandemic.

• For our upcoming youth mission trips to be God-led and for our youth trippers to be good witnesses for God.