Prayer Focus: Fall 2011 - Winter 2012

Your prayers for “traveling mercies” are always appreciated, and never more than in these turbulent times in the Middle East. Please also pray for the preparation and logistical details involved with each ministry opportunity below. As Paraclete associates minister around the world, thank you for your consistent and faithful support!

All of Paraclete

• Oct. -- Associates prepare their 2012 budgets.
• On-going -- We need listening, discerning hearts as we come alongside the global missions community.
• On-going -- Ask the Lord for prayer and financial partners for Paraclete, especially for the minsitries of associates that joined us this year: Kopps, Peters and Parrises.

Dave & Debbie Bochman

• On-going -- Work with Aphesis, Paraclete, and church using admin. skills (Debbie)
• Oct. 13-31 -- MN/WI Ministry Trip
• Dec. -- Graduate from U of Idaho, Ph.D. Adult/Organizational Learning and Leadership (Dave)

Robin Brennan

• Nov. 17-20 -- Mental Health in Missions Conference

Carey Childrey

• Oct. 5-24 -- The Evangelical Theological Seminary of ACA, India - Teaching “Church Planting, Missions and Evangelism”
• Nov. 7 -- Giving the message for National Christian Foundation (NCF) – Atlanta, GA
• Nov./Dec. -- NATIONQUEST™ course grading and evaluation
• Nov. 17-21 -- Northern CA Ministry Trip
• Dec. 15-19 -- Southern TX Ministry Trip
• Feb. CO -- Ministry Trip
• Mar. CA -- Ministry Trip

Les & Priscilla Hirst

• Oct. -- Global Leadership Forum of Compassion International

Jerry & Marilyn Hogshead

• Oct. 9 - Nov. 17 --Living in a squatter community in Manila, Philippines, teaching for Servant Partner’s field training program
• Late Jan. -- India and Bangladesh to consult with national partners to March on Barnabas Ventures partnership projects

Mike & Carolyn Garner

• Fall -- Training lay counselors in San Quentin prison
• On-going -- Counsel and pray with Middle Eastern leaders

Tom & Bonnie Kopp

• Fall -- Teaching at Multnomah University until Jan 2012

Jim & Arline Parris

• Sep.-Dec. -- Building prayer and support team
• Jan.-Feb. -- Ministry trip - Southern Africa

Gordon & Judy Rohn

• Oct. 19-22 -- North American Central Asia Forum, Michigan
• Oct. 28-30 -- Arizona American Legion meetings
• Feb. -- Go Ye Fellowship Committee and Trustee meetings
• Mar. 2-6 -- Central Asia Consultation, Turkey
• June 24-29 -- Go Ye Fellowship Family Reunion

Jean & Larry Rus

• Fall -- Restore and refocus after ten months serving in Turkey
• On-going -- Larry: Needs a replacement to do the finances for the St. Paul Cultural Center and a related church in Turkey

Bill & Marty Sturdivant

• On-going -- Development of ministry to Iranians overseas, teaching leadership evangelism and discipleship

Jim & Leta Van Meter

• Oct. 28-30 -- Women's Retreat, Dillon, CO (Leta)
• Nov. 5-10 -- Germany - WEA Mission Commission associates
• TBD -- Gap Training for team going to Middle East, S. CA
• TBD -- Training for team going to Middle East, S. CA
• Feb. 24-25 -- Minnesota Renewal Center: Leading three workshops“Caregiver’s Guide to the Missionary Heart”
• On-going -- Personal retreats to focus on our own spiritual nurture –our soul’s condition is what we give to others.

Glen & Shelly Volkhardt

• Oct. 18-25 -- COICOM board and Christian broadcasters’ convention, Asunción, Paraguay (Glen)
• Oct. 21-23-- Women’s Retreat, Hope Chapel, Colorado Springs, CO(Shelly)
• Nov. -- Finishing up associate annual reviews (Glen)
• Dec. 15 -- Paraclete Board Meeting (Glen)
• Every other Friday -- Mentoring a group of young moms (Shelly)
• Jan. 28 -- Palm Ministries board meeting (Glen)
• Feb. 17-19 -- Women’s Conference, Northview Bible Church, Spokane, WA (Shelly)
• Mar. 2-4 & 9-11 -- Women’s Conference, Pine Valley Bible Conference, near San Diego, CA (Shelly)

Richard & Pat Worden

• Fall -- Working on new seminar, “The Other Side of the Cross”