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April
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Give thanks for:
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Please pray for:
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Charles Addoco (Essex).
Finding
a place to start a Christian School in London.
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Charles
is in Ghana for the next 5 days, speaking at a youth conference
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Counties
Council Retreat.
36 hour meeting at
High Leigh Centre, Herts.
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Wisdom in decision
making and guidance for future planning.
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Nathan Jones. Developing Counties’ communication strategy.
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Development of Counties websites, contacts and
reviewing communication.
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Ivor & Angela Cooper (Warwickshire)
Youth Club outreach
in Warwick.
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“Celebration of Hope”
festival in N Ireland
until 7th.
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Stephen & Jean Gillham (Dorset).
Help with Schools’ work in Dorset.
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Visiting churches in Lancashire
until April 17th.
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Lionel & Mavis Clargo (Surrey).
Working
with
Support group for cancer patients.
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Speaking at Manor
Road Church Guildford All Age service.
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Geoff and Isobel Carr (Essex)
Seeing people
trusting the Lord.
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Holiday Club starts,
in Redbridge until 12th April.
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Dave Symons (Devon).
Positive response – Easter Christian union outreach.
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Holiday Club begins,
until the 11th April.
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Martin
& Ginny Buckley. Many
opportunities through LIFE exhibition.
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Preparation
for the LIFE
Exhibition visiting St Philips, Pennfields, West Midlands (9th
April).
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Roger & Hazel Chilvers (Glos.)
Renewed spiritual
hunger at men’s meetings.
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Visits to Church
Planting locations around England.
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Heather Smith (Essex).
Great NCYH adventure camp in Derbyshire.
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Weekend away with group from Pitsea.
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Steve & Dawn Morley (West
Thurrock)
New venues for
holiday clubs.
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Preparation for
holiday club at Emmanuel – Gravesend
14 – 18 April.
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Clive & Fiona Cornish (Cardiff)
Encouragements at Hebron
church, Penarth.
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Pray
for Fiona, Abbie-Lee, Alisha
and Chloe, Caitlyn and Courtney while Clive is away.
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Church Planting Initiative.
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Annual
CPI
Forum meeting 15-16th April.
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Paul & Vanessa Willmott (Midlands)
Thanks for local
opportunities in schools.
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Continual
open doors for the Gospel in schools work.
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Roger & Hazel Chilvers (Gloucester)
Involvement in the
local church.
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Wisdom to help and
encourage during visits to ‘young’ churches.
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Robert &
Sarah Watson (Wirral). Great
start
to
new term for ‘Open the Book’.
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‘Open the Book’ Bidston
Village
Primary School
today and the school’s ministry in other local schools.
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Mike & Sue Strange (Somerset).
Positive
interest at
Mothering Sunday service.
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Planning for the
launch and distribution of new CD lessons “Christianity Unpacked”.
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Tom & Madelene Bathgate
(Kent)
Reaching the
‘un-churched’ – Praise the Lord!
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Torch Outreach today
in Redhill.
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Kelton & Karen Black (Somerset)
Opportunities in the
local area.
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Wisdom for input to Birchfield church plant, Yeovil.
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Ivor & Ruby Powell (Northants.)
Improvement in daughters health (Rachel).
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Opportunities to
witness to neighbours and in their local church.
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Counties
Support Team
(Westbury)
Ellamai, Margaret, Jonathan and
John.
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Continued wisdom,
vision and clarity for the planning and organising of future events.
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Bob & Rita Telford (Warwickshire)
Encouraging men’s
outreach in Warwick.
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Further new ventures
in evangelistic events.
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Colin & Linda Johnson (Beds. - Training)
Positive response from a contact.
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On going door to door
and market stall work.
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Gordon & Penny Curley (Hampshire).
New life – People
responding to the Gospel.
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Church weekend away –
Bible teaching.
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Dave Symons (Devon).
Openness of
schools and colleges in the area.
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Involvement
with a children’s weekend away.
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John
& Brenda Wilkes (COUNTIES
CEO)
Safe arrival
of their first grandson, Rhys.
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Counties contact with
potential Evangelists.
New
volunteers aged 18-25 for CAVE.
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John &
Hettie Hall (Hampshire).
God’s
continued provision and blessings.
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Opportunities
to witness to neighbours and friends.
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Martin &
Rachel Erwin (Hereford)
‘Koffee and Kids’ and After School Club.
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Teaching
at Challenge
Church
on Nehemiah.
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John &
Jane Martin (Essex)
Recent trip to India
teaching.
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Continuing
opportunities to contact Muslims in the UK.
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May
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Give thanks for:
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Please pray for:
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‘Living the Passion’
Conference
Counties: CPI:
GLO & Partnership
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Planning for the
joint conference 26-28 September 2008 – The Hayes Swanwick
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Jonathan &
Heather Brain
(Wiltshire)
Many opportunities in
local schools
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Just
Good News Market Outreach
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Nathan Jones
Developing communication strategy
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Final
preparations for Nathan & Louise’s wedding on 5th May
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Eddie & Rose Geary (Bedfordshire)
Ongoing encouraging
contacts with tracts
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For the people who
receive the tracts
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Steve & Cath Parry
GSUS Live Co-ordinator
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Continued
encouragement and support from the volunteers that help with the units
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Mike & Su Strange (Somerset)
Many school assembly
opportunities
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SACRE briefing
meeting
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Tim
& Joy Ayrton (Suffolk)
God’s
continuing provision for the Centre
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New opportunities for
the regular drop-in at the local school in Sudbury
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Steve & Jane Crosthwaite (Midlands)
Encouraging times at
Spring Harvest
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Preparation as Steve
& Jane get ready for their baby, due in June
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Ivor & Angela Cooper
(Warwickshire)
Responses made
through ‘Elements’ Course
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New Churches to
request bookings for Elements Course
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Phil & Sheila Davies (South
Wales)
Great ‘Going Bananas’
Kids Club at Easter
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Organisation of seven weeks of GSUS Live in
June/July
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Gordon & Penny Curley (Hampshire)
Recent Holiday
Club at Duncan
Road
Church
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Responsive classes to
GSUS Live during May
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Counties at Christian Resources
Exhibition, Esher
13th-16th May
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Opportunity
to encourage and equip Churches
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Evangelists Training Program
New Evangelists being
interviewed
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God to speak to
potential Evangelists to join Counties
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Victor & Meg Jack (Suffolk)
A supportive family
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Wisdom for doctors as they continue to care for
Meg
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15
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Tony & Ruth Hood (Suffolk - Training)
Encouraging
times at Spring Harvest
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Continuing
work in schools & running children’s activities in Hopton
& Barnham
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Lionel & Mavis Clargo (Surrey)
Renewed opportunities
at local schools
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Two assemblies in
Meath Green Schools today
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Tim & Clarissa Cooke (Manchester/National)
Opportunities on
local radio on four Sundays
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Necessary resources
for the new warehouse which they moved into 1st March
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GSUS Live
Success with Cornwall
& Blackwood
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Working with schools
in Hampshire and Cardiff
(April/May)
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Dennis & Madge Pierce (Suffolk)
Improvement in Health
for Madge
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Local preaching opportunities
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Will &
Lynne Andrews (Herts.)
Encouraging
Easter schools’ tour
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Continued work in two local schools today
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Steve & Dawn Morley
(West Thurrock)
Continuing
opportunities in many schools
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Opportunities in
school – six classes and assembly at Dilkes
Primary School
(South Ockendon)
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Heather Smith (Essex)
Growth in the
new ‘ALF’
group
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School assembly at Sunnymede
School
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Stephen & Jean Gillham (Dorset)
Recent Junior Houseparty
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‘Making a Difference’
Weekend aimed at discipling those in their
twenties
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