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1st Wednesday Prayer Hour January 2016

MMI keeps the first Wednesday of the month as a day for corporate prayer. The hour set aside is 9.00am-10.00am, but for those who are not able to join in prayer then, please use these notes to pray for an hour at some time during the day.

REFLECTION:

MMI will be having our annual Executive Council and staff retreat next week 11-14 Jan. At the start of the year it is so important that we take time to listen to God and to reflect on our dependence on Him. In the busy-ness of life and in the rush to get the “job done “ I for one, can sometimes lose focus on who, and what is really important. We all need opportunities to reflect on what the true priorities are, and to remember our total dependence on our loving Heavenly Father.

Read Psalm 127

Take some time to Thank God that all we are and do depends on Him and not on us. The psalm reflects some of the same thoughst found in our Lord Jesus’s words in john 15 verses 5 -8.. “apart from me you can do nothing “ . Take some time to thank Him that like a loving Father he allows us to take part in His work, not because he needs us but simply because He loves us.

Perhaps it is stretching the analogy a bit but I wonder if MMI’s “sons” _ are MCFs all over the world who we are blessed to serve and who bless us ?

J McCabe

PRAYER

Thanksgiving:

Give thanks for all the answered prayer during 2015, and for amazing openings and opportunities in all our regions in the last 3 months (see Newsletter). Thank the Lord that finances were available for all the work that we were able to do.

Give thanks for Max’s trip in December to Kenya and South Africa, where he was able to encourage and fellowship with key MCF leaders, the Chaplaincy and individual military Christians in Kenya and attend the wedding of Wandile Selogilwe, commonly known as ‘Capy,’ and Charity in Pretoria

The bride and groom are leaders in their local MCF at Simon’s Town in Cape Town and both currently serve with the SA Navy. Ask the Lord to bless their new life together.

Please pray for:

The MMI Executive Council and Staff Retreat 11 -14 January, especially:

·  That there will be no last minute barriers to their attendance

·  Pray that as many of the RPPG Chairs and Trustees as possible will be able to attend

·  That the Lord would clearly speak to all who attend

·  That we will carefully listen to the Lord

·  That we will be obedient to what the Lord wants us to do

Eric Mandille, the MMI staff member for Franco Phone Africa, who travels to Cameroon and onwards to Chad in January.

AMCF VP for Southern Africa Brigadier Victor Mohapi who lost his Mother on Christmas Day. The situation in his home country of Lesotho continues to be tense, pray he is able to function as the VP and for protection for him and his family.

EMCM Lubbecke pray for AMCF VPs Mike Terry & Torbjorn Bostrom and Europe RTL Grozdan as they preparation for EMCM Lubbecke

Italian MCF have had the Discipleship Course translated into Italian. Pray for openings to show and use the course and that it will bring much fruit.

MMI Supporters Weekend 5-6 March: Bishop Henry Orombi from Uganda (and main speaker at Global Interaction in 2014) will be our main speaker at the weekend. Pray for the preparation and planning; for good attendance from MMI and the military community, for Bishop Henry as he discerns the message to bring; for open ears, and responsive hearts and minds; for the presence and power of the Holy Spirit;

MMI Organization Continue to pray for the right person to join the staff as the MMI executive secretary.

Please send any responses to Sue at .

Thanks for praying.