PRAYER LIST No.8!--From WS
DO 8/92
--"Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all!"--Psa.34:19.
Dear Family,
GBY! Thank you for being so willing & faithful to stand with us in prayer for the many needy situations around the World! Mama recently mentioned that she wondered if we were burdening you with too many prayer requests, but then the Lord reminded her that prayer isn't a burden, but rather a blessing. When you pray for these situations, the Lord not only answers your prayers, but at the same time He also strengthens you by giving you a real boost in the Spirit! We know that it does take time to stop & pray for prayer requests, but by taking that time we show the Lord that we are willing to do our part in the battle, knowing then that He will do His part by bringing victory in answer to our prayers!--And what wonderful victories He is bringing! PTL!
Although we're undergoing media battles or various forms of persecution in several countries, each of these battles has also brought about tremendous victories & the spreading of the Lord's Message even further. PTL! No matter what our enemies try to do, they can never stop us nor destroy His Work! How like this little poem from Good Thots,
A little brown cork fell in the path of a whale
Who lashed it down with his angry tail;
But in spite of the blows, it quickly arose,
And floated serenely before his nose.
Said the cork to the whale, "You may flap &
sputter & frown,
But you never, never can keep me down,
For I'm made of the stuff that is buoyant enough
To float, instead of to drown."
(Trials & Triumphs, no.395)
In looking through this Prayer List, you'll note that a few sections are now designated "For All; OCs & under with guidance." This is to enable you parents, teachers & childcare workers to share some of these wonderful answers to prayer or worldwide prayer requests with your OCs or younger ones where you feel it's appropriate, according to their understanding & spiritual maturity. Please use wisdom & discernment about sharing healing or persecution-related prayer requests with your young ones, as some children may be adversely affected by some of the more serious healing prayer requests, or tend to worry when reading about some of the persecution prayer requests. You might even want to mark what you feel would be the best age designations on these prayer requests for all as you read them, so you'll have a guideline for future readings with the children. GBY & your little ones, & continue to make you all a blessing to the World! WLY!
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ANSWERED PRAYERS: (For All; OCs & under with guidance)
(Some of the Answered Prayers listed below were not mentioned in past Prayer Lists, but were prayed for locally. We've included them here for your encouragement, & to glorify the Lord for His marvellous faithfulness in answering prayer!)
(Worldwide:)
Dad's food has been going down well, with the exception of about four days recently when he had intense pain intermittently when he would try to get any food down. But after urgent prayer by leadership, the Lord again came through with great victory & he was able to resume his normal liquid diet.
Dad is happy, healthy, sleeping fairly well & free from accidents except for a minor sprain & cut hand. (PL 7:71,74)
Mama's ears (PL 7:76) are much better, & she's rarely had any problems with them recently.
The Lord is raising up some of our Teens to stand as His strong witnesses in the forefront of some of the recent media & court battles, & others worldwide are taking up the recent challenges to grow & stand strong in their witness & walk with the Lord. (PL 7:83)
The Lord is raising up good lawyers for various areas worldwide, as well as strengthening & anointing the ones we already have.
10:36 parents of a key studio musician have been kept in check, allowing his work to progress. (PL 7:87)
One of our WS children's teachers: Healed of recurring facial sores. (PL 7:85)
The Creations pubs push (PL 6:1) on legal defence literature has been going well. In the last two months, Creations has finalised 10 major GP statements or persecution-related pubs--a total of hundreds of pages. We are getting many very good reactions from our lawyers & others of our special contacts who are remarking about how the new GP Statements are so powerful, so well written & put together! We've also been able to do lots of research, help produce press statements, etc.--And there's much more in the works, D.V.!
Production of new GP & follow-up lit (PL 5:81) is in the works, with a new tract from Dad ("Somebody Loves You!"), another new Salvation & Endtime tract, & a series of edited GP MO Letters for follow-up.
TIV miracles! (PL 6:7) Thank you for your prayers for the Teen Inspiration Video, which was a miraculous production all the way! It's been filmed & is in the editing stages now, & outsiders who've seen even the rough edits have just raved about it, calling it one of the most powerful Videos they've ever seen! Following are some of the miracles the Lord did in helping us produce it:
Lighting console: We needed a lighting console for the show, & when we contacted a company to ask them for one, it was 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. At first only the answering machine answered, but our provisioner got a check to call back, & when she did, the president then answered, who was very helpful, & gave us just what we needed!
A fifth camera: This was the first time that we filmed with 5 cameras, as we usually use 3 at the most. The Lord provided the 3 we're renting from a man for a whole week longer than expected, so we could teach the cameramen how to use them, plus an extra camera for free!
Needed Cable: We needed a very expensive 50-meter cable for all the audio cables to reach the mixing booth during the show, & the Lord miraculously raised up a contact to pay for it. (It would normally cost as much as 3 million Yen!--$23,000!)
Musicians: They've all testified how the Lord helped them to work much faster than usual in much greater unity & power of the Holy Ghost. Musical arrangements that would have taken them days to put together in the past, took only hours this time!
Sunglasses: Solomon had picked a certain style of sunglasses for "Earthquake!"--He just needed 2 more pairs. The afternoon that he planned to go to town & look for them, someone came to his room with a whole box of just the kind he'd been looking for--they had been donated & had come in before we even looked!
Our technical setup: On the first day of filming, many of our folks were asked to do things that they had never done before, especially the technicians, & it required their complete dependence on the Lord for Him to not only show them how to do it, but because of the technical difficulties we ran into on top of everything, He had to make it work also! For example, Daniel (17, who recently arrived from the U.S.) was working with the lighting board (which was operating the backdrop lights) & he had never even looked at one before, & on top of that, it was all in Japanese. He said that when his instructions were given from the ground floor that he just prayed & started moving buttons & the lighting just started working. He didn't know what he was doing at all! But the Lord made it all come out beautifully!
Healings: There were several healing requests that were all answered by the time everyone needed to play, dance & sing! Ezra's back went out, Cherish was feeling sick, Aaron had twisted his ankle, Sunny had a pain in her stomach, & there were other feeble attempts of the Enemy to stop us through afflictions, but after prayer, almost instantly everyone was fine! TYL!
We experienced some problems in filming the TIV, but in spite of all the Enemy could throw at us, we came through victoriously! One of the most thrilling things was how much everyone was really depending on the Word & expecting the Lord to do miracles! The first day at devotions, the Lord led us to read many verses on not depending on the arm of the flesh, but rather depending solely on the Lord. And as we looked to Him in desperate prayer & sought His face unitedly, He did it, all glory to Him!--And many thanks to you for your prayers, dear Family!
Lamb's court case (PL 7:81) has just been dismissed by the judge, who said there was no evidence of significant psychological, emotional or sexual abuse in her children, & that children's court was not the place to judge the beliefs of a religious group! PTL! Full story on Lamb's case & the Australian persecution coming soon in the FSM, D.V.!
The media war against us in Japan seems to have fizzled out, after our vigorous media counterattacks! By the time the Shukan Bunshun article by Deb & Mene came out, the SB had been so discredited that no one paid very much attention to it! Full details also coming in the FSM!
The details of how the court case in England (PL 7:82) is progressing are not available because, unlike the cases in Australia, the case in England is a closed case. Therefore the court proceedings & developments are not public knowledge. However, the brethren in England have written the following account of how the Lord is wonderfully answering our Family's prayers, which confirms that the "effectual fervent prayers of a righteous man avail much." These tremendous answers to prayer certainly encourage us to keep praying! PTL!
The Family in England reports: "In looking over the requests in Prayer List #7, we were thrilled to see how the Lord is answering our prayers! The Lord is giving our new lawyer more understanding & conviction for us & our cause, as he reads the Word, meets more Family Members, sees more of a sample & learns more of what we're all about. His recent visit to a Home & getting to know our children & Teens was a real turning point for him, as he saw our dedication to the Lord & our sincerity, love & care for our children.
"The Lord has also raised up another very good lawyer, a QC (Queen's Counsellor), who is very liberal & open-minded, & solidly behind our case & very encouraging & full of faith about the outcome.
"The Lord has raised up many witnesses to stand up for us--DO adults, Teens, TSers, parents, friends & supporters.
"Pearl & Johnny have been growing in wisdom, faith, trust & fight! Baby Samuel has been allowed to remain with Pearl & is a healthy smiling testimony.
"Pearl & Johnny's father was able to visit our Home & was very favourable to us & our beliefs. He willingly did an affidavit in support of the Family & Pearl's rights to raise Sammy as she wants, a real answer to prayer! He left a changed person & was hugging us, & said he never thought he would feel so close to us all! TTL!
"The Family friend who was mentioned in PL 7 has been coming over twice a week for Endtime classes. The Lord is really blessing him & his business as a result of his recent decision to begin tithing to the Lord's work, GBH!
"The Lord has continued to supply the funds for the very expensive preparations for the case.
"There has been no media propaganda against the Family here, which has been enabling us to concentrate on the preparation of affidavits & witnesses.
"The Lord has united the leadership.
"So the Lord has answered miraculously & we want to thank you so much for your prayers! It has been a real miracle to see the power of His Spirit move in each of these situations & needs. We also want to testify that day by day we have seen the Lord work on our behalf, causing things to fall into place & steady progress to be made. We are now on the attack against the lies of our enemies, whereas before we were more in a `catch-up' football game, just trying to defend ourselves against the onslaught they launched at us, but now we are really launching an offensive attack!"
(Asia:)
Thai outreach victories from seeming defeat (PL 7:107): The Thai political situation was stabilised by a royal appointment of an interim Prime Minister. This has defused the political tension dramatically, providing a calm & even more open atmosphere for Family witnessing & Poster distributing.
Our friends have been very receptive to our message since the recent riots. Our Endtime Message is very timely & encouraging for them, & many can certainly see the Antichrist forces in operation. It is almost phenomenal how open & receptive they are to this message now as well as our Posters, several asking for stacks of Posters to distribute themselves. It seems that we are providing them with an answer that they really are desperately looking for. It has made our ministry even more fruitful than it has ever been.
Jeremy (7) of Gabe Iowa & Anna (formerly Shalem): Miraculous recovery from a ruptured appendix. In answer to prayer, the infection did not spread & the operation was successful.
Heidi of Matthew & Claire, amazing recovery from typhoid.
Phoebe (1) of Mary Renewed (Pandita of Adam) (PL 7:114), developing well, & not hindered by her handicap, PTL!
David (PL 7:119), serious back injury completely healed.
Liz Grey (age 67) (PL 7:29), restored to normal strength, memory continues to improve & delivered from negative thinking.
Christos, (2-1/2) of Greek Matthew & Maggie (PL 7:112), completely healed from frequent fevers.
Mercedena, (1-1/2) of David & Charity (PL 7:108), now having regular BMs without fear.
Kendra (13) of Jim & Lily (formerly James Bani & Mercy) (PL 7:34), completely healed of kidney troubles.
Ben of Mary Dear (PL 7:117), irregular heartbeat, chest pains, tiredness & dizziness have all ceased, & gaining victories over fear & worry.
Jewel of Josiah (PL 7:118), decreasing back pain & gaining spiritual victories.
Charity Sunshine (PL 5:117), no problems with asthma for several months.
Crystal of Paul (PL 7:126), gaining victories over fear & worry.
Dulcea (9) of Jesse & Penny (PL 7:116), warts have all miraculously disappeared.
Sara (PL 7:109), completely healed from high blood pressure.
Vincent (PL 7:122), eye problem remarkably healed.
Miracle (3) of Mark & Becky (PL 7:124), cyst on nose miraculously healed.
(North America:)
God's judgements on Barz's persecutors: The pastor who helped sponsor the original kidnapping was excommunicated from his church for sex with members; Vivian's first lawyer dropped her case after his office burned down & his files were destroyed, & she now has problems getting another attorney; Vivian is now facing welfare fraud charges.
Protection during the L.A. riots!: Not only did the Lord keep every one of us during the recent devastating Los Angeles riots & burning, but He also protected every one of our many friends & contacts. We haven't heard of even one from any Home that was touched by the violence around them. Our fish contact said that the store next door to him was looted & burned down, but when they came to his store, the looters were stopped by the employees & neighbours. He said he knew it was our prayers that protected him! Another said violence was happening all around him, but nothing happened to him. One of our contacts, a Black American, had nothing happen to his warehouse, but said he did lose two $799.00 suits that were in a cleaners that burned down. When we were pointing out how much the Lord had done for him, he offered up, "Yeah, & maybe the Lord doesn't want me to spend so much of His money on suits!" Ha!
"Shake'm Up, Lord" in California: On the day of the recent big quake in Los Angeles, a big "Gay" march was planned. Our Teen witnessing team had just recently prayed for an earthquake to shake people up from their complacency! Some prayer power!! This same team was later able to get out lots of Posters & win many souls at an International Surfing competition.
Gang members & Russian immigrants receive Jesus! A shop owner volunteered the use of his place for meetings with gang members who want to know more about Jesus. Many of these gang members are getting saved, our Teens boldly witnessing to guys twice their size--who admire them for their guts! While ten of these gang members were recently praying together in the park, the whole park virtually came to a standstill.
Ted (Big Josh) has been witnessing to the Russian community here--some formerly with top jobs in the former Soviet Union--composers, set designers, artists, etc.--who are now having to take menial jobs here since their work papers are not in order. They are getting saved, turned on to witnessing to others & love us! Some Teens also met a Russian girl who had received a Poster in Moscow from the "Poster people."
New housing in the Eastern U.S. (PL 7:149), including one beautiful house on 11 acres of land with a built-in swimming pool, large storage barn, etc.!
Provisioning Push in N.E. USA (PL 7:148): He has supplied more than we can carry home!
Magdalena of Santiago (PL 7:8). Thank the Lord, He healed & delivered Magdalena by calling her Home this past month, as she went to be with Jesus at about 3:45 a.m. on the 24th of June, according to the hospital record. However, Santiago said he thought it was about 2:26 a.m., because for no reason the door of his room started shaking & he felt Maggie's presence! He said he felt she was trying to communicate with him! At that point, however, he had not yet been notified by the hospital of her death. She was a fighter to the end, who died trusting & was a real testimony of faith & trust in the Lord.
At the beginning of the year she said she knew this was going to be the year of her deliverance, & a few months ago when she & Santiago received "Death, the Ultimate Orgasm!" Santiago wrote, "We've been thrilled & shouting & praising the Lord for this revelation! The anticipation of dying in & for the Lord has dwarfed our fears & sufferings. TYJ!" "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection & the life; he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth & believeth in Me shall never die."--John 11:25,26. No more tears now. Hallelujah!--The best healing of all!
Backsliders "canning" (PL 7:134) at strategic stoplights disappeared & haven't returned since right after PL 7 was published!
Dangerously high levels of smog & contamination in Mexico City (PL 7:143). Great improvement since PL 7, & the smog level is lower than it has been in a long time.
Gabriella (9) of Julia (PL 7:151). Her headaches are better, & she has less vomiting caused by eye problems.
Elaina (5-&-1/2) of Joseph & Meekness (PL 5:132). During a prayer of deliverance for her, she trembled & those attending felt a spirit leave her; immediately afterward she went over to her mother & started hugging her & showing emotion, which those with autism don't normally do! She is also making a lot of progress in being potty trained.
Ricky of Renata (PL 5:11) had successful heart surgery, recovered from the operation miraculously well & is making steady progress.
Christopher (1-&-1/2) was not only healed of meningitis but has no evident after-effects whatsoever! (PL 7:135)
John & Sara's legal situation (PL 7:139), improving & they will soon be back in a DO Home!
Andr Philip (7) of John & Marie. Condition stabilised & doctors agreed on no further medication or treatments for his leukemia, & is only under monthly observation. (PL 7:27)
(South America:)
Wonderful witnessing at Eco '92 in Rio! (PL 7:153) From our witnessing team: "The largest meeting of World leadership in History!" "The Planet decides its Destiny!" These are a few of the phrases that were coined by the press to describe the United Nations Conference of Environment & Development (UNCED)--commonly known as Eco '92--that the Lord also told us to participate in as His ambassadors & prophets!
Dad sent us a slogan for our booth, "A Clean Earth Needs a Clean Heart," which was just perfect, & many people who came to our stand repeated it over & over again. "That's it," many of them said, "that's exactly what we need before we can expect to clean up the mess we made--a clean heart!"
But the thing that most attracted the sheep was the Videos! Never before have we been in a situation where the use of the radical Endtime message on the Teen Videos "S.O.S." & "20 Minutes to Go!" has been more appropriate! So we compiled a few songs from the Videos ("Cathy Don't Go!" & "Watch Out for 666!" & "It's Gonna Take a Lotta Love to Turn This World Around!") & socked it to the crowd! What really got their attention, however, was a short 4-minute documentary on "Bar Codes" done by CBS which was a perfect lead-in to the other heavy "666" video clips. In the end, 14,000 people were witnessed to, 2,000 souls were saved & over 400 names collected for follow-up! Our Earth Summit attack team unanimously agreed that it was the best, most inspiring witnessing experience they had ever participated in!
Sharon (PL 7:159) fully recovered from fallopian tube operation.
Hope Gepetto (PL 7:160), delivered from asthma & dependence on anti-asthma drugs!
EA Gloria (PL 4:26). Large cysts on ovaries are gone!
Truck stolen at gunpoint, then recovered! While an adult & Teen team were in town on a business trip, they were held up at gunpoint & their truck was stolen! The adult was inside a shop at the time, while the Teen was sitting in the truck. Three men came up to him, one pointing a gun right at him, asking him to move over. Instead of moving over, our Teen calmly got out of the truck while the three jumped in the truck & took off, as the keys were in the ignition. Apparently they were going to kidnap the Teen at first. This happened on our prayer day when these folks actually should have stayed home & taken care of their business the next day. But they had gone to town to get a part for the mobile studio.
That night the leadership had desperate prayer & the Lord showed them that if they would take this seriously & learn all the lessons, that He could even return the truck. By a real miracle, 36 hours later, they received a call from the police saying that they had located the truck!
The tires & radio had been stolen, but the truck was basically left intact. There was also a very expensive part from the mobile studio that they had taken in, that would have been impossible to get here & very expensive, & by a miracle this was still left in the truck. After hearing about this, it really made us ever so thankful for the Lord's mercy & protection on our precious Teen, & it certainly has shaken us all up to see that the Lord is not fooling around & that we are indeed in a serious warfare now & that we all need to wake up & really get on our toes a lot more spiritually. Romans 8:28.
Pablo Translator (PL 7:170). The Lord has kept his antagonism in check. PTL!
Maria Fe (5) & Aaron (11) (PL 5:142) have hardly had any asthma attacks, & the ones they've had have been very mild.
Precious (PL 7:53). Problem has ceased for the first time in over a year.
Joshua (3) of Titus & Charity (PL 5:24) has made miraculous progress (recovery from meningitis).
Samson, son of Esteban & Rose (PL 4:78), went Home to be with the Lord after a relapse of leukemia, & the Lord has now completely delivered him. His weakened mortal body has "put on immortality," because "if a man keep My saying, he shall never see death."--1Cor.15:54; Jn.8:51.
(Europe:)
Cynthia's headaches gone! (PL 5:109) The Lord has miraculously healed the severe migraine headaches she'd been having for years! Since her request was included in PL 5, she hasn't even had one--whereas before she had them fairly frequently.
Donny's back is healed! (PL 5:42) During the last few weeks Donny's back has gradually but completely healed. He is now able to stand up completely straight, go on virtually any kind of Get-Out, & help with handyman jobs around the house as needed.
21 tons of paper donated! A paper contact in Northern Europe gave us 21 tons of paper!--A full container load! GBT! It went to printing more Posters & other black-&-white lit for the EE.
Rosie of Abner (PL 7:195): Doing much better, though there is still a little pain in her side from time to time.
Heidi (of Matthew) (PL 7:176). Since sending off a prayer request, back started improving & has had no serious problems since.
Michael (16, of Anthony & Rosa) (PL 7:175), gaining lasting victories & more hunger for the Word.
BI Security (PL 7:177). The Lord supplied new housing & protected us during the move.
Rosemarie (of Joseph), healing of poor circulation affecting her sleep. After sending her prayer request in, the problems ceased, for the first time in over a year!
Victory against our enemies in France! Channel 5 TV station, which has broadcast programs against the Family, closed because of bankruptcy!
Successful seminars in Russia! We recently had another very exciting round of Seminars in three cities, with 50-60 people in attendance at each session.
Testimonies from Russia: A meeting at a resort for actors went very well. About 50 people attended. They have regular film nights at their place & said that they'd be happy to have a Bible study instead on those nights! Regarding the interview the radio reporter did (See PL 7:187), it seems "God nudged him," as he edited the interview & scheduled it to be broadcast.
Favourable news articles in Russia: One was about our follow-up meetings (which the reporter attended), giving the address of the meetings, & included a small interview. The other one was about Christian missionaries, but most of it was dedicated to us, calling us the most outstanding, active & the elite troops of the missionaries, outlining some of our activities & programs! PTL!
Russia (PL 7:187): A major shipment of Posters arrived safely & quickly! / Housing: The Lord has provided the needed housing for all the Homes throughout the country! / Vehicle for Russia: The Lord has provided a very nice van for the work! / 10:36 problems with parents: Things have been going very well with our parental visits; in fact, a number of parents have now given their permission for some of our Catacombers to move in full-time! / Supply lines & phone communications have been established & going well! / Kings: The Lord has led us to many new kings & influential friends! / Ivan's hay fever is much better.
Poland: (PL 7:188-189) Parental Visitation Program has been going very well & many parents have been won over. / All children have been healed from any childhood disease they had. / Housing: Nice big housing for new Homes. / The Polish brethren who have to work in the System are doing well & one of the brothers received a one-year military exemption. / Provisioning Ministry: The Lord has been tremendously anointing & blessing! / Better organisation & coordination of our Mail Ministry: Our last few months have been the best ever!
Follow-up victory in Eastern Europe: (PL 7:189) After being contacted by our enemies, the father of Rose, a new disciple, became very antagonistic & threatened to take action against the Family. After desperate prayer, Rose went on the attack & stood up to her father with the truth about the Family & our enemies, & won her father anew. He even said that if we should ever need any help we can count on him, & that he has many influential friends. We went to see others who'd been besmirched by our enemies' lies & were able to win them too! The whole situation was also very good for Rose, who really got strengthened through this battle. PTL!
(Pacific:)
Solomon's eyes (PL 6:2) have been doing so much better!--Especially his left eye, which had become almost useless & gave him a lot of pain.
HCS (PL 7:106): The Lord miraculously answered that any persecution at the HCS would be delayed so there would be time to complete important projects; the day after the Teen Inspiration Video filming was finished, an article came out which started the latest Media Storm! Since then, the Lord has raised up many powerful friends--lawyers & especially TV folks--who have been making a real stand on our behalf!
Jo's health (PL 7:102): Doing much better with his elimination, also eating bran & drinking a lot of water. He reported, "The fresh water sure is helping, & so is a greater love for the Lord. PTL!"
Krystiana (11) of Tommy & Promise (PL 4:59), over the last couple of months her ear has improved!
John at Japan SC (PL 7:98), black spot in his vision has almost totally disappeared!
Silas (PL 7:104), definitely making progress & on the attack & changing in areas of independence & belittling his ministry.
Happy (Simon Peter) (PL 7:86), doing better, & has gotten some very inspiring projects & is very turned on by them--& you will be too!
Baby Angela, who was born premature, is now 3 kilos! Both mommy & baby are doing fine & are healthy.
LIVES CHANGED!
Steven (Shaul) (PL 7:133) has made wonderful improvement in overcoming murmuring, discouragement & negative thinking. He has a cheerful countenance & positive attitude & has gained some great victories over deep-rooted problems in a short period of time, TYJ!
His Shepherds report: "This was a case of `the greatest darkest is just before dawn', as just as PL 7 was being released, Steven was hit with strong discouragement & had nearly let the Enemy convince him that he should just leave & take an `easier' lifestyle as a TRF Supporter! But in the last 2 months we have been very encouraged to see the positive change in Steven. It has almost been like the difference between night & day! Before it was very hard to bring up even the slightest correction, or ask him to help with things. He'd make a face like a toddler being administered cod liver oil! Now, by comparison, his countenance is shining, he gladly accepts work & he is very expressively thankful for any correction he receives. He has been a tremendous help to us & a strong backbone in our Home.
"Steven's problems with murmuring & negative thinking were very long-standing, & were quite comfortable ruts he'd established, sort of like an old pet, or worn-out stuffed animal, so it really was a work of the Lord's Spirit that he so wholeheartedly forsook these! It was very encouraging to us to see how the Lord can give the victory over any problem, if we will yield to Him & pray desperately for a change!
"It shows that such changes do not have to take years to happen, but that they can happen quickly through His help, as in Steven's case, if we are determined to make an effort to change. And although there is still a fight to keep the victory & not fall back into old ruts, there is such a difference in his attitude that it clearly shows that a change has taken place. Thanks once again for your prayers!"
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PRAYER REQUESTS:
DAD & MAMA: (For All; OCs & under with guidance)
During prayer for Dad's eating, the Lord said the following:
"Remember David in all his afflictions. Cease not to send thy prayers forth as a great mighty battalion to fight against the legions of darkness which have been unleashed against My oracle. For thou hast great need of My oracle, the only one who can speak the pure Words which I do give through him.
"Many legions do fight against this oracle & fight to quell the wellsprings of life that proceed from the mouth of My anointed. Yea, I have spoken it & I will perform miracles for My David--but ye must remember My David.
"Turn every thought into a prayer. Commit thy thoughts unto Me in prayer toward My servant. Lift up My servant as a banner above thee, & I will speak through him as no other man can speak upon the face of this Earth! And I will give him the Words & the might & the power to overcome that wicked one which shall strive against him day & night, to quell the wellsprings of life which I have given to My David, My fountain, My spring.
"Yea, & I would give rivers of living water & pour it forth through My David. For I have promised it & I will perform it. But ye must not sin in ceasing to pray for him. Pray for My beloved! Uphold him! Turn every thought into a prayer & I will answer every prayer!"
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"Trust in the Lord & I shall fulfil that which I have spoken. For many are the promises that I have specifically given unto My servant David, & I shall fulfil them. I shall not cut him off before his time. For this purpose the Son of Man, & the Prophet of the End was manifested, that he may not only defeat, but totally destroy the works of the Devil. For this purpose I have released the Words of David upon a wicked World & a wicked generation, that they may not be able to say, `I know not.' For I have given this World, this last generation, a beacon, a warning light to light up the landscape, that they may know that there was a Prophet among them.
"Therefore boldly proclaim this Truth of My servant David & hold not back, for I have made you as an Army, My messenger boys, My messenger girls & My servants, to proclaim this Truth. For no one else of all My people is taking the responsibility of proclaiming all of these truths to this last generation.
"Therefore, I shall preserve the life of My beloved, & I shall preserve thee in the midst of this wicked & perverse generation. Hold not back, but remember the promises that I have given unto thee, to deliver the Truth & the meat of My Message to this last generation, & I shall heal My David, & warm & encourage his heart, for this is the burden of My beloved."
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"For we wrestle not against flesh & blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this World, against spiritual wickedness in high places. For behold, how Mine enemies have unleashed curses against My Prophet David; so ye shall release blessings & unleash the power of My Holy Angels to fight this war, which shall be won, & shall quench the fiery darts of the Evil One."
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"Have I not said that I shall not cut off My Prophet before his time? It is not his time, but ye, My children, must stir yourselves up in intercession for My Servant David. Have I not called you to be warriors of prayer? And have ye not won many battles? But this ye should have done, & not left the other undone. For My servant David depends on thee, & his healing depends upon thee & thy desperation.
"How oft have ye come before My throne to represent My David & the needs of My servant David? Have I not answered every single request? If ye ask of Me, would I give you a stone? There are many battles to fight, but forget not this one! For I would that ye be faithful fighters in the Spirit, diligent warriors. Be not weary in well doing, for have I not promised the healing of My servant David? And I have allowed this affliction to stir you up, to bring back to remembrance the things which I have said unto you.
"Yea, I have given you many victories that ye may go on to bigger battles. Be faithful unto death & I will give you a crown of life!"
For Dad & Mama's security & safekeeping. Thank the Lord, He has kept them safely through a recent critical security situation, but the Devil continues to go about as a roaring lion, so please continue to pray for their safety & security.
Dad's sleep, both at night & during naps, is frequently disturbed by violent coughing spells which wake both him & Mama from sleep, & make it difficult for them to get sufficient rest. Also that his sleep will be sweet & undisturbed by noise or bad dreams.
Dad's overall strength & against the Enemy's attacks on his health.
Dad's eyes, that they will continue to be strong & problem-free.
That Dad will be able to get enough exercise, & that he won't slip & break any bones. Continued safety & protection against accidents.
Mama's eyes, & that the Lord will miraculously keep her from headaches. (Prophecy on Mama's Birthday:)
"As the corn ripeneth unto harvest, so is the time of My healing; it ripeneth. As the corn must be planted & dunged & then ye patiently wait for it to grow, flower, bloom & bear fruit, so it is with My healing. Ye did plant, dung & water at the time of the Fast; and as the farmer prays & watches for his crops, there is little he can do but continue to pray to bring forth the fruit. These are the prayers that I want from you for these healings.
"Ye cannot leave the plants neglected, but you are unable in your natural man to do anything. But you can pray & nurture these healings with your prayers. This is what I have left in your hands! And the day of harvest shall come, a fruitful, beautiful harvest! Nurture this harvest now, nurture it with your prayers!
"They do think it a privilege to pray for you, to pray & keep on praying! To ask & keep on asking, to seek & keep on seeking! It is their privilege & it is their honour, their duty & their love for you. You must avail yourself of their prayers & their willingness & their love for you. For this is their part in thy healing. I have given this unto them that they might show thee their love through their prayers. And their faith will fail not!"
Techi & David are progressing & happy, continuing to learn many lessons. Please pray for continued victories & progress.
Dad & Mama's Staff, who play such an important part in their ministry & physical care in allowing Dad & Mama the time to do what only they can do. They are happy & healthy, thanks to your continued prayers.
WORLDWIDE: (For All; OCs & under with guidance)
The distribution of the Teen Inspiration Video, that the Lord will anoint our outreach personnel to get out this meaty message, & that the TIV will be a mighty witness of the Lord's Spirit & Message to all who see it!
For the miraculous protection of the IVM equipment & personnel, in spite of our enemies' threats.
Children's DO Video filming. For the equipment, anointed script-writing, simplicity & inspired, Spirit-filled productions!
Summer Outreach!
Outreach tools, pubs & workers, translations, production & studio work.
Two of our main vocalists in international music studio: Allergies, hay fever attacks & headaches.
New disciples: Their care, & wisdom in ministering to their families.
Our JETTs & Teens' spiritual progress & witnessing, specifically for the following:
--More anointed shepherding & care, needed inspiration & discipleship training, & for upcoming JETTs & Teens.
--That our Teens will be well-shepherded when out witnessing, & well-prepared for the battles & spiritual attacks they will face.
--That our Teens will have honest communication with their Shepherds about any doubts, questions or battles that arise as a result of their witnessing.
--Against worldliness, vanity, "coolness," System music & dress, etc.
--That the attraction to or desire to date System teens will not be a pull on our Teens.
--That our Teens will grow stronger in the Word & be able to proclaim the Truth with conviction when System teens & young people ask them questions or challenge their lifestyle, beliefs, etc.
--That the Lord will bless their witnessing, give them thrilling, rewarding experiences, & encourage them by causing them to bring forth fruit--saved souls & new disciples!
--For more Teen & JETT Shepherds with a heart for them, who will lay down their lives for them & make the sacrifices that are required to help them through their trials & battles.
EA Shepherds. With the institution of some of our dear EAs on Shepherding Teamworks it's been a battle sometimes for some of the "older generation" to accept & respect this "new blood". Please pray for acceptance by the older brethren of the Lord's anointing on our EAs to shepherd them & their children, & understanding & wisdom on the part of the EAs.
Home Shepherding Teamworks. For united, loving, prayerful, Word-based teamworking & shepherding of the Homes; against the Devil's device of disunity.
Ministry to kings, supporters & contacts, their personal growth, & the Lord's blessing in their lives & businesses.
Finances. Many Homes have been weak in follow-up & have few supporters. Because of their difficulty in finding the balance between "souls & sales" in their witnessing, & going to the opposite extreme in not getting out very many Videos & tools, they've been going through considerable financial difficulties. For the Lord's balance & supply.
Against the effects of menopause on our women, which often occurs between the ages of 45 & 55, & can result in symptoms such as hot flashes, migraine headaches, night sweats, insomnia, mood swings, weight gain, etc. Mama said, "Just like the Lord made the Hebrew women stronger than the Egyptian women, & just like He has kept us so much stronger in our child bearing than the System, I think He can certainly minimise the effects of menopause in our women & help us through this victoriously!"
Reading difficulties: For strengthening & healing of children & adults with eye problems or other reading difficulties, as our ability to read the Word is such an important part of our life!
For writer at Creations: One of the main writers working on the GP Statements has some very bad heart problems & has had to be bedridden much of the time. That the Lord will strengthen his heart & give him the strength he needs to continue his important projects. He said, "I've been heeding the reminder to gently keep getting a little healthful fresh air & exercise, which makes a big difference. Plus I'm putting a bit more fight into it, as I would hate to get knocked out of the ring right now when the battle is just starting to warm up. I really want to get a few more punches in. I feel a bit like a football player who keeps getting tackled hard & knocked down right at the beginning of the biggest game of all, the Endtime Superbowl. But thank the Lord, every day we hold out brings us closer to the goal & total victory once & for all time--forever! I can hardly wait to hear Jesus blow the whistle & yell, `OK, game over! We win! My side, hit the Heavenly showers & get ready for the victory parade! Lucifer's losers, back to Hell!'"
For our GP Statements, that "His Word will not return void", but that it will "prosper in the thing whereto" we send it (Isa.55:11), & bear much fruit in the hearts & lives of the recipients. That each recipient will be positively influenced or affected for the good by the Word within.
The persecution story for children: Mama was burdened to have WS work on some pubs that could explain to our Family children what to expect if they are ever taken into custody or end up in court, & have to make their own decisions without their parents or other Family adults to counsel with when they're asked questions etc. After praying about this, she felt the best presentation would be a continuing story, a fictionalised account based on the Australia case, but centering around a small Home of 15 or so children who are taken in a raid. The JETTs & Teens in Australia have written up their stories, & along with detailed daily logs, this material has all been passed on to one of our writers to script this series. Most of these stories will be very realistic & down to earth, & the miracles taking place will be based on more the Lord working in people's hearts through our prayers rather than outwardly supernatural intervention, with a vision of teaching our Family children the importance of depending on & looking to the Lord in prayer, to have patience, how to witness to social workers, writing letters to the judge & lawyers, praying for each other etc.--as much as possible, an accurate account of what other Homes may have to go through as the Tribulation unfolds. So please pray for this material, that it'll really be what the Lord wants it to be.
The publishing of our Message in Australia, Japan & other areas where we're being attacked; for a real breakthrough, so we can get out the Lord's Message via favourable media coverage & win people to Him in spite of all the ridiculous allegations of our enemies! That the Lord will use our legal battles & media wars for a testimony; that He will touch hearts & draw people to Himself, & that His sheep will indeed hear His voice & follow.
That the Lord will confound, expose & defeat all our enemies, who've begun to marshal their forces to attack the Family worldwide, wherever they think they can find a weakness. Although they never succeed, it takes a lot of the Lord's time to fight their ridiculous accusations & trumped-up charges, time that could have been better devoted to reaching & winning the lost! "Woe unto them that rise against thee, & woe to the tongues that rise against thee! They shall be devoured!" (MOP 141:2) (See GN 451 for a compilation of Dad's prayers against our enemies, as well as a set of Bible verses compiled by Mama--powerful promises to appropriate in this spiritual battle!)
Please pray specifically against the following backsliders who have turned into active enemies, as well as other enemies & organisations: Deborah & Bill Davis; Mene; Watchman & his brother John; Bithia; Valerie; Vivian; Rebecca Bolivar & daughter Miriam; Marie Christine & Ian Haworth; the Zees; Pearl's mother; Dr. Jack Richard & Madame Berger (ADFI, anti-cult org. in France); Dorota Abramovich (active in Poland); Mr. Silleta, reporter, & Mr. Baamonde, psychologist (Argentina); Mr. Andrade, anti-cultist (Brazil); the D.A. & enemies in Barcelona (charging the Family with the ridiculous charge of "fraud" for provisioning, calling for prison sentences of 15-23 years); militant enemies in the EE (trying to turn parents, contacts & friends against us); Shukan Bunshun magazine (Japan, Mr. Hanada, editor & Mr. Oda, writer).
In Australia, against Adrian Van Leen (one of the main anti-cult people working against us); Aaron Raphael (Jewish rabbi working with Van Leen); Jan Grunfeldt (from "Freedom in Christ"); David Linden (self-employed vigilante); Michael (backslider & Lamb's ex-mate); Sandra (vicious backslider working with CAN, anti-cult organisation from the U.S.); Sergeant Gibbs (policeman who continues to slander us, to be discharged); Linda O'Sullivan (policewoman who started Lamb's case, to be discharged); Barbara Angliss (head of CSV in court); CSV & Dept. of Community Services (to be exposed & to lose visitation rights to our Homes in both cities).
Against these & other anti-cult groups, their officials, deprogrammers & associates: FAIR, Info Cult & the Cult Information Centre (England); ADFI (France); Opus Dei (worldwide Catholic group working against us in Argentina); Pro-Juventud (Barcelona); COMA (Canada); CAN & affiliate FOCUS (USA) & their people directly working against us: Cynthia Kisser (Exec. Director of CAN), Steve Hassan (deprogrammer who heads FOCUS), Margaret Singer (California psychiatrist), Louis J. West (psychiatrist), Ted Patrick (original deprogrammer & founder of CFF, now called CAN), & others.
Against TS ex-mates trying to hinder their former mates or children, or causing problems for the Family.
For Watchman's former wife, Teen & EAs to stand strong in their convictions against Watchman & his evil deeds.
Information about what's going on behind the scenes in all our media battles & legal conflicts, & that we can make contacts who can provide us with this kind of information about our enemies & their plans.
Funds for areas where we're battling court cases or fighting media wars, that the Lord will lay it upon the hearts of people who sympathise with our cause to support us, & help the Homes involved in extensive legal or media battles. We need real financial windfalls! Also, boldness to ask for the help of others in meeting our needs.
Provisioning: Miraculous leading & supply, follow-up & organisation; that our contacts will be richly blessed for their giving.
Security, wisdom & conviction: For all of us to be very security-minded with phones, trips out, papers, computers, etc., & that we'll be very wise in speech, as we may be called upon to stand up for our convictions in facing accusations that may come our way, even individually while out witnessing.
Persecution preparations: Spiritual & physical strength, supply & wisdom, media teams & spokespersons, Teens, JETTs & children being ready for possible raids or questioning, Home samples, friends, contacts & lawyers.
Court case in England: Most of the legal action so far has been in the submitting of affidavits & evidence to the judge, & the actual court dates are still a few months away, most likely in January. Still, there are important hearings & deadlines before then, & our enemies are slandering & attacking us in every way possible, trying to turn the judge, authorities & public against us, so we would appreciate your continued desperate prayers for the following:
--Please pray for our lawyer, that he has the strength & wisdom he needs to continue with our case, considering the shortness of time & the consequent pressure of preparing everything that needs to be submitted to court by the two-month deadline. Please pray for his health, as he often gets bad headaches from working the long hours necessary to cover all aspects of our case. Please also pray that he will accept the real Jesus (not the one portrayed by the churches), as he became disillusioned with Christianity many years ago & took up Buddhism. Please also pray that if anything is hindering him from his past, that he will be delivered from it.
--For a close link with our QC, that her personal conviction for our case will grow & that we can have the time we need to talk with her, as she is very busy with a case that has taken two months' extra time, & that we can feed her.
--For Pearl & Johnny's strength, wisdom, conviction & faith, & the continued health of Pearl's baby, Samuel.
--For our counterattack against "FAIR," (anti-cult group), in sending our Statements to all the police, churches, local councils, etc. in England who have been contacted by them, fraudulently setting themselves up as "experts" & the source of information about us.
--That all of the lying witnesses bringing false charges against us will be discredited & their testimony thrown out of court.
--That the Lord will give us good contacts with Home Schoolers & other organisations pivotal to the case.
--That the Lord will raise up new friends & supporters to come to our defence.
--For the Lord's leading in preparing witnesses to testify on our behalf, & for decisions regarding which Family Members, TSers & Teens to testify for us.
--That the Lord will raise up a theologian in Europe or England who would be sympathetic towards our beliefs & can positively relate to the judge, & testify for us.
--For Pearl, who will be seeing a psychiatrist to prove she isn't brainwashed. Please pray this goes well & that the psychiatrist will clearly see through all our enemies' lies & declare her perfectly mentally stable.
--That we can be prepared for any possible media attacks by having our media team ready.
--That the Official Solicitor (who was appointed by the Court to represent baby Sammy) will be open to the truth about our Family & will not be swayed by the lies & literature our enemies have put forward. Please pray she will show herself favourable to us, & if for some reason she is not open to the truth, that she will be replaced by someone more open-minded.
--For the judge presiding over the case, that he will be attentive, unbiased, open-minded & able to judge righteous judgement.
Australia. Here are the combined prayer requests from the three court cases we are presently engaged in: The group cases in Sydney & Melbourne resulting from Social Services raids, & Timo's custody case of his daughter:
Please pray:
--That our group cases can get moved from the Family Courts to the Supreme Court, which will put the emphasis where it belongs, on religious persecution!
--Our lawyers, barristers & QCs representing the Family in Sydney & Melbourne, that the Lord continues to help & anoint them with His wisdom & spiritual understanding, for them to see more of the World vision & how this is religious persecution; that they can get more envisioned & filled up with the Word, as it has been difficult to try to pin some of them down to read more of our Statements & relevant Letters. For our lawyers in Sydney & Melbourne to have better & more fluent communication between them on how the two cases are developing, & that they can share ideas & suggestions.
--Ivan's strength, as he is prone to recurring bronchitis, & has been sick in bed several times lately with flu & other ailments. For his wife & children, & the Lord's blessing in his domestic situation; especially for his wife's deliverance from a serious illness.
--Legal Aid approved, so that our adults will receive the legal assistance needed in our cases, which is their right, so we can have fair representation.
--That we can get some of our other top lawyers involved in the case again, who we recently lost due to Legal (financial) Aid being cut off. That if the Lord wants us to have these other top lawyers, He will make it possible for them to defend us free of charge, or that the Legal Aid will come through to pay for them.
--For the judges who will be presiding over the big cases, that they will be attentive, unbiased, open-minded & able to judge righteous judgement.
--For our lawyers in their court proceedings, that the Lord will give them the best tactics & ways to handle the opposition, who will be starting with their witnesses first; that the Lord will really anoint them to completely expose all of the lies & false allegations against us.
--For all those attending the court proceedings during these next months; their strength, wisdom & protection, especially the children; that, if they have to attend, none of the lies & false allegations will affect them in any way, but that they will be able to see for themselves how vicious our enemies are & that they will continue to grow & mature in spirit to become real fighters, to see how real the war is between the forces of God & the forces of the Enemy.
--For more personnel, as the Family is stretched to the limit in taking care of legal work, court appearances, PR, ministering to friends, contacts & media, outreach, child care, etc.
--For our smaller children, that the Lord will continue to overcome any nightmares that they have in fears of CSV visits, that they can have the grace when they do visit to be good samples in spite of it, & for the Lord to take away the fear of their being taken away from their parents again.
--For the media to be unbiased, especially when the other side will be spewing out all their lies & false information.
--For our supporters & provisioning contacts, that those who are staying strong will continue to do so, & those who will be asked to testify in our behalf will have the conviction & the wherewithal to be able to do it without fear of reprisals. That those who have been intimidated by the police will overcome their fears.
--For our security: The protection & coordination of our Family's communications, & the protection of leadership.
--For David Millikan, that the Lord continues to protect him & draw him closer; that the Lord will continue to help him absorb more of the Word. For his wife, who is also very close, that they can continue to speak in our behalf.
--Our friends in Scientology (a group which fights openly for religious freedom & against the anti-cult organisations), who have been supplying us with needed resource materials; that the Lord will bless them for their help, & that we will be able to continue to have good rapport with them.
--For the Family, especially in Melbourne, as the Enemy is trying to sow seeds of division, murmuring & unyieldedness, as the battle is of course intense & sometimes difficult.
--Larger housing in Melbourne, to better shepherd & use our personnel more effectively.
--Gio & Mary, who are deciding whether to remain in the DO Family or become TSers, & that their Teen who wishes to remain in the DO Family will be able to do so.
Japan Media Battle: Please pray for the following:
--Space for rebuttals or positive articles in some of the magazines which have printed lies about us.
--That we can find out the name of the backslider who's supplying the Shukan Bunshun with lies about us & trying to stir up other backsliders to work against us. That the Lord will lead & guide our investigation committee to find out all the information we need regarding who our enemies are, what they are up to, etc.
--Our contacts in the media, that they will remain favourable, & that our friends will be able to continue to help us.
--For our Japanese hosts, who have been under a lot of attacks & pressure since the Shukan Bunshun is trying to discredit them as our most important benefactors. For the husband & his granddaughter, who have been affected by some of the negative publicity.
--That the major landowner in the School area will have a change of heart, as he's leaning towards taking the HCS's Rainbow Park property away from us, as well as several houses we rent.
--That our HCS neighbours would not be turned against us by the bad publicity, & that they will assume we are innocent, until proven guilty, rather than guilty until proven innocent.
--That the Japanese police will be favourable towards us, & that they will not pursue a serious investigation against us, or raid any of our Homes.
--For the protection of PACRO & their SC operation, in light of Shukan Bunshun's latest attempts to prod the authorities to take action against us, & Watchman's knowledge of our inside workings.
--For good lawyers.
--For our Scientologist friend in Japan, that he'll be able to remain in Japan & continue to help us; also that he'll be drawn closer to the Lord.
--For our Teens' training in the ministry of the media, as they will be more out-front.
--Security of our local Homes & offices.
--The planning, rehearsal, & performance of the concerts we want to have this summer to reach the Japanese young people. That persecution will not stop them!
Yugoslavia: That the Lord will bring a quick end to the horrible carnage & ethnic slaughter there, & protect & provide for the poor innocent victims of the war, sending His Angels to "encamp round about them that fear Him, to deliver them."--Psa.34:7. Please pray that through all of this many will turn to the Lord, & that His true children will be able to reach those who need Him & give them "peace in the midst of storm," as He is a "very present help in trouble."--Psa.46:1.
Summary of Continued Prayer Requests from Past PLs:
* Our worldwide Leadership & their office teams.
* Delegates' Meetings, Rotating Training Programs (RTPs) & Seminars, JETT & Teen Training Centers & Camps.
* The raising up of good lawyers for each Area worldwide & the strengthening & anointing of the ones we already have.
* Kings & supporters, inheritances & windfalls!--And more faith for finances.
* New, good-quality housing where needed.
* Our teachers' anointing in our Home Schooling Program.
* Our Family's health & safety.
* All our pregnant mommies during their pregnancies & childbirths, including their diets, deliveries & doctor contacts; those with difficulties or complications.
* All those with frequent headaches, eye, back & stomach problems, & chronic fatigue.
* Those who have trouble sleeping.
* All those afflicted with herpes, or any other STD (sexually transmitted disease) to be completely healed.
* Against serious illnesses, such as meningitis, hepatitis, typhoid etc., all common on poor mission fields.
* Our handicapped children--the deaf, blind, lame, Mongoloid, autistic, etc.
* Sufficient Word time for all our adults.
* Our Teens & JETTs to become the witnesses the Lord wants them to be.
* That we will put souls first & realise that our main job is not to be mere Video salesmen, but Ambassadors of the Kingdom of God, whose main job is to distribute the Word & win souls, & follow up on those won.
* More WS Pubs labourers.
* The eyes & health of those in WS.
* Creations pubs push on legal defence literature.
* Protection & repair of computer equipment. Against attacks of the Enemy via computer viruses, accidents, & lightning storms.
* For local language video & music projects.
* The Family Care Unit.
* Translators' anointing in their work on the Words & tools.
* Video Ministry: Teen Inspiration Video, Treasure Attic, Endtime Video, new DO children's series.
* Protection & security of the Video Unit.
* Solomon Costa Rica ("Uncle Jim"), headaches & eyesight.
* New Audio Tapes: Endtime Scripture Song Tape, new DTD Tapes for "Older Kids" & "Younger Kids."
* That the Lord will continue to protect our copyrights on our songs & Videos.
* NPCs' & PPCs' production.
* Pioneer teams.
* For the safety of our drivers & vehicles.
* The Family to be able to learn & use their local languages for more effective witnessing.
ASIA: (For age 14 & over.)
Pakistan Homes: For water situation & a water filter purification system. Pakistani water is presently quite polluted & contaminated. For stability & law & order in the province the Family is in. Good communications: The phone & phone lines are not working properly or effectively.
India: Major Home move needed; for housing, finances & transportation.
Ruth of Prem, asthma attacks.
Joan of Simon, recurring cysts on her fallopian tube.
India: Outreach & follow-up breakthrough, & financial supply.
Simon (faithful catacomber for 9 years), for his parents to become favourable towards continued Family fellowship & joining full time.
Kings in India, breakthroughs with business problems, & for their businesses to prosper.
Ruth of James, 5 months PG, against a miscarriage, fear & for a fighting spirit.
Daniel Praymore, longstanding back problem, asthma & chest-related problems. Victory over pride & disobedience.
Johnny (5), of Luke & Catherine, healing of speech impediment.
Emmanuel (8), of Matthew & Claire, chronic bedwetting.
JETT Joy of John & Joanna, breakthrough in complex legal situation enabling her to obtain a passport.
Ed, local king, for health & spiritual growth.
Henry, Family king, for needed spiritual breakthroughs.
EA Rejoice, skin disease since birth.
Gideon (Apelles) of Sarah, spiritual victories & commitment needed to continue serving the Lord as a fulltime DO Member.
Eric (13), of James & Lily, selfishness & extreme pride, causing him to doubt & analyse the Word.
New Philippines administration: Friends to gain key positions.
Backsliders in the Philippines: To stop all questionable activities, & against negative effects of poor sample & unwise witnessing.
Zac Worder, serious hernia, chronic back problems, & victories over longstanding spiritual problems.
Kitya (7 months) of Thai Gideon & Claire, very small for her age (5 kg.), for good appetite & growth, & weight gain.
French Tommy, Andy, EA John, EA Tommy & others: chronic back problems.
Summary of Continued Prayer Requests from Past PLs:
* Peter Swedish: Breathing, head & chest pains & children's situation to be settled. (PL 7:113)
* Stevie (4) of Jonathan & Dawn, body temperature to regulate. (PL 7:125)
* Michael (5): Deliverance from frequent epileptic attacks & to learn to communicate. (PL 7:127)
* Rosita: To obtain important & needed legal papers, & against anyone trying to prevent this. (PL 7:128)
* Crystal of Paul: Complete healing of her esophagus. See Answered Prayer #26.
* Jewel of Josiah: Against back pain. See Answered Prayer #24.
* Vincent: Eye irritation. See Answered Prayer #29.
NORTH AMERICA: (For age 14 & over.)
Santiago & his children, that they will be comforted after Magdalena's graduation, well cared for, & that "death will be swallowed up in victory!"
Barz & his legal situation, heating up again, with Vivian trying to open a new case against him. He wrote: "We are going to file a petition with the court to reconsider its decision. The court has threatened that if we continue this case we run the risk of losing the kids. I'm 100% sure if the court tries to take the kids, it will be on religious grounds, & a very large religious persecution battle here. The kids are doing very well & looking forward to speaking on the stand, to the media etc., whatever it takes!
"We wanted to encourage the Family worldwide that persecution is nothing to be feared. We've been through some of the worst case scenarios with the `counselling' & Systemites. The kids were even removed from me once, placed with not only so-called social workers but with anti-Christ, anti-Family enemies, & have come out shining as gold as the Lord & Dad promised they would. We love you very much & we are very thankful for you & your wonderful prayers & words of encouragement. How could I ever put it into words! We know the Lord is in control & we're standing on Romans 8:28!"
Please pray that the Lord will give Barz a lawyer who will see & believe in the righteousness of our cause & be able to go on the attack in full personal conviction. Also that the Lord will raise up the necessary finances.
Security situation involving Andrew & his TRF Supporter ex-mate, Marie.
Against bad publicity in Montreal & legal investigations.
Rose (Delilah of Jay), severe asthma attacks & fear, which seems to bring them on.
Phillip Testimony (Job of Tekoa), severe allergy which has lasted for seven months, affecting his throat & lungs.
Ted (Big Josh), pinched nerve affecting his legs, making witnessing difficult.
Victory, back problems which occasionally confine her to bed.
Martin (3 months) of Sharon (Bathrabbim) & Abe: Born 7 weeks premature. For steady weight gain & to develop normally.
Joy (16), cysts on ovaries & bleeding, though much better after local prayer.
Rose Midwife, sensitivity to light in both eyes; heart murmur that she has had since birth.
Peter (15) of Servant & Rose, deaf in one ear.
Richard & Julia, competitiveness, contention, pride, & carnal reasoning.
Eden (14) of Thad & Serenity, heart pains.
Vessel (of Daniel), problems with menopause.
The Lord's wisdom & direction for implementation of "Consider the Poor" vision in N.A. Homes, & for "fruit that remains."
Summary of Continued Prayer Requests from Past PLs:
* Andres (7) of Gabriel & Meekness, eye infections. (PL 7:137)
* Gabriella (9) of Julia: Eyesight. See Answered Prayer #40.
* Jonathan Fighter (of Mercy): Warts & gallstones. (PL 7:152)
* Katy (12) of Amy, diabetes. (PL 7:140)
* Seth (Ecanus), epilepsy. (PL 7:132)
* Peter, lump on right side. (PL 7:136)
* Heaven (5) of Lalo & Ruthy Fisher, deaf right ear. (PL 7:138)
* John & Sara's legal situation, complications still pending. See Answered Prayer #44.
* Eliseo (5) of Faith, serious eye problems. (PL 7:141)
* Sunshine Stable, low blood sugar & resultant weakness. (PL 7:142)
* Twins Tina & Lissie (5) of Silas & Lily. Ear infections; Catherine (baby) milk allergies; & son (2), asthma. (PL 7:144)
* Philip (14) of Daniel & Esther, arthritis in his knees. (PL 7:145)
* David (3) of Paul & Ruth, cerebral palsy. (PL 7:146)
* Oliver (10) of Renata, continued spiritual victories. (PL 7:147)
* Provisioning push in N.E. USA, better organisation & follow-up. See Answered Prayer #36.
* Elaina (5-&-1/2) of Joseph & Meekness. Against dumb spirit & other symptoms of autism, improvement of speech & potty training & for wisdom in her care. See Answered Prayer #41.
SOUTH AMERICA: (For age 14 & over.)
For the protection of the Family in South America, as with the worsening economic situation throughout the continent, more & more poor Latins are getting very desperate just to live & eat each day. In the past 6 months, Family Members have suffered at least 13 robberies, hold-ups & break-ins, with 3 cars stolen, 6 houses burglarised & 3 instances of being held up with a gun. Thank the Lord that in all of this no one was harmed! Please pray that we can be more on guard to prevent these things.
Threat of renewed persecution in Brazil, for wisdom in going on the attack against it.
For the protection of the Family in Colombia, where, in addition to economic problems, prayer is needed against the added dangers of other local violence, including drug cartel violence.
Venezuela: That the Lord will protect our Homes there & cause the situation to stabilise. There is a lot of student unrest, students battling with the police, protesting high prices & poor living conditions. For a few weeks there were almost daily armed battles between the police & students in most of the major cities of the country.
Argentina. After vicious negative publicity about us & our Videos, we investigated & found that our enemies may be about to launch a major attack against us. A few Homes have been under surveillance, some phones have been tapped, helicopters have been buzzing over our properties, etc.! The Lord has miraculously protected us so far, but we'd like to ask your prayers for the following:
--That the Lord will continue to hold off any action by our enemies, such as police raids.
--Against the media campaign against us & those behind it; specifically Silleta, a newspaper reporter who has been feeding the media with all the normal garbage from our enemies, & Baamonde, a psychologist working with the first anti-cult group in Latin America.
--For our friends who are helping us, & for those relatives & contacts who may be called upon to stand up for us.
--Our Media Team.
--The translation of all the material needed for possible use with officials or the media.
--For fair, open-minded officials & agencies & our ministering to them--that they will see the truth about us & not be swayed by the lies.
--For our communications.
--That our lawyers will have a real spirit of conviction & fight in the face of so much opposition, & that one of them will learn not to back down so easily when it comes to controversial points. For our Family to be able to feed them the Word to strengthen them.
The protection of the Family in Peru, after the detonation of a powerful car bomb in the heart of the business & entertainment district at one of the busiest times of day! Two buildings were demolished, 20 people were killed & over 100 were seriously injured. Against the leader of the Shining Path guerillas, because his death or capture might cripple the organisation. (In the last 10 years, since this conflict began, 23,000 people have been killed, most of them victims of Shining Path.) That the Enemy won't use this explosion to hinder our witness & ministry. To the contrary, that the Lord will actually use it to soften people's hearts & make them more receptive & desperate for our message.
(Update:) The frequency & intensity of the bombings seems to have abated, at least for now, but things still seem pretty tense. A couple of days ago the terrorists tried to blow up a strategic bridge that would have cut off a couple of our Homes.
The President has decreed that any terrorist that is caught will now be handed over to a military tribunal, where they will be tried a lot swifter & more severely.--Which probably means that most of them will be shot. Fujimori was a little reluctant to do this, but it seems that he is under increasing pressure to act decisively against these people. It's a delicate balancing act, as he needs to temper his decisions to World opinion & the reaction of the ACs, who he is trying to court in order to get the necessary foreign investment to get things going here again economically. At the same time he needs to keep the military placated, as there have been rumours of a military takeover if the situation doesn't stabilise.
Another interesting development is that people are saying that the Shining Path have broadcast that they have consolidated their gains sufficiently in the countryside, & are now concentrating their efforts on Lima & will begin a campaign to bring the government down in Lima, now that they pretty much have control of a lot of the regional areas--where they have assassinated & killed many of the local mayors & leaders that oppose them & now have cronies & sympathisers in their place. What seems to be looming on the horizon is a potential, all-out civil war.
Because of the on-going violence & political unrest in the past three weeks, it's hampered the Family's operation, making it difficult to operate normally, go out, etc. So we would really appreciate your continued prayer that the Lord gives us wisdom in the way that we operate & that the Lord is able to supply our needs, as the Homes are becoming quite strapped financially as a result of not being able to get out & minister like they normally do.
For preparation in each of the countries in South America with their media teams, follow-up on their contacts & getting ready for any repercussions from the Argentina situation.
Our lawyer in Chile, that the Lord will help him to win the other court battles he is presently fighting, because if he loses, it could lessen his ability to help us.
Lynn: Swollen hands & feet, making it difficult to type, walk, etc.
Pepe (13), institutionalised son of Magdalena & Ebed (see PL 5:65), had a serious fall & cracked his jawbone & the upper part of his jaw. He received stitches but did not have to undergo surgery. Please pray his recovery will be pain-free, quick & complete.
Esteban & Rose, the parents of Samson (who went Home to be with the Lord recently), that they will be comforted. See Answered Prayer #55.
Chris (6) of Ben & Ester, bone disorder in his leg.
Mercy (of Martin), self-righteousness, criticalness & spiritual pride.
For Marcos, a brother whose 5-year-old son & 7-year-old daughter were kidnapped while visiting his ex-wife, a TSer. That he will be able to recover the children quickly, & that it will not cause problems for the work as a whole.
Against smog in Santiago, Chile, which has risen to a dangerous level & could hinder our ability to witness there; for the Family's protection & health.
Josiah of Joy, asthma.
Juan Francisco, fungus infection on hands & face.
Anita (14) of Josias & Sarah, asthma, for overall strength.
Jose of Maria Clara, totally blind in one eye, with sight sometimes cloudy & dim in the other eye; also against fear of going blind.
Summary of Continued Prayer Requests from Past PLs:
* Peru: Water rationing has been lessened but it continues, as well as daily electricity cuts. Continued prayers for Fujimori, & against the terrorists. (PL 5:143)
* Colombia. Severe rationing of electricity as well as water rationing, which makes things very difficult. (PL 7:164)
* Santiago (2) of Lucas & Ana. Paralysed eye muscles. (PL 2)
* Esther of Martin, for her pregnancy. (PL 7:165)
* Ivan & Joana, asthma. (PL 7:166)
* Pablo Nicolas (3) of Simon & Magdalena, allergies & mucus. (PL 7:167)
* Janina Milagros (3) of Timoteo & Ruth, problems with her feet. (PL 7:168)
* Samuel (11), asthma. (PL 7:169)
EUROPE: (For age 14 & over.)
Upcoming "criminal" case in Barcelona. Since our enemies were defeated so soundly in their attacks on us in the civil case, they're now trying even harder to get us in the criminal case, which will come up in late September or early October. Please pray that we can expose their attacks as nothing but the vicious religious persecution that they are, & that the Lord will give our lawyers wisdom & the judge discernment. Also against our enemies, who are making outlandish allegations, charging the Family with fraud for our provisioning, & calling for prison sentences of 15-23 years!
Severe drought in South Africa. Our contacts are concerned as the prices are going up & they fear that in two or three months it's even going to be hard to find vegetables to buy. The government has closed some factories because of lack of water.
Lily (Nadia) of Andrew: Serious back problem. Doctors have warned that she could become completely paralysed. Recent daily painful backaches.
Cynthia: Large goiter (enlarged thyroid gland) on her neck, which makes swallowing uncomfortable.
Gallina (older Russian outside witnesser), spiritual problems.
Russian & East European Summer Babes' Camps.
Russian follow-up teams, who follow up on those met in other parts of Russia.
Catacomb training in Russia: For the Lord's anointing on all the Homes as they spend extra time teaching & training their Catacombers throughout the Summer months.
Bible studies at a resort for actors in Russia. See Answered Prayer #66.
Peter Fish (of Paula), recovering from surgery on foot, & for healing very painful slipped discs in his back.
Russian/East European GP Tapes: For personnel to work on them & smooth production.
Translators: For GP statements into Russian & East European languages.
For Polish lawyer, whom the Lord has recently raised up; that he will continue to grow & be willing to stand up for us if needed.
Against our very militant enemies in Eastern Europe, who are trying to turn parents, friends & contacts against us. For the brethren in one EE country where a negative front-page newspaper article recently came out, & where the Orthodox church is supposedly planning a violent attack on us in the next few months; that the work will be strengthened, the new GP statements will get translated, & that the Lord will hold back any sort of persecution until it's His perfect time.
Albanian pioneer team, who have more sheep than they are able to take care of. That the Lord will continue to bless & prosper the Work there, help them as they minister to their kings, & supply the local language lit they need.
Marie (of Oliver): For healing of the pinched sciatic nerve in her back, as well as for the Lord to completely heal her of any back pain, & that she will have normal labor (as she had strenuous back labor with her last delivery). Also that she can learn all the lessons of yieldedness which the Lord has for her & that she will have a healthy baby, when the time comes.
Mary Believing, cyst on ovary.
Joseph (of Rosemarie), painful slipped discs in back.
Against an investigation of the Family in France, with possible raids being planned. That the Lord will help the Family in their preparations, raise up friends, kings & supporters, & bless their outreach.
For a lawyer fighting ADFI (a major anti-cult group) in France, on behalf of the Scientologists, trying to get them declared unconstitutional. This would be a big victory for us as well as the Scientologists & other small religious groups.
Jo Rewire (Beriah Wire), spiritual breakthroughs needed in working with others.
Renee (of Simon), bitterness & murmuring.
Matthew (of Miracle), spiritual problems resulting in physical ailments.
Summary of Continued Prayer Requests from Past PLs:
* Spring (Nekoda Black): Arthritis (doing better, much less pain!) (PL 4:44)
* Rosa (12, of John & Lily): Deafness. (although is improving!) (PL 7:172)
* Faith (of Paul): Epilepsy. (PL 7:174)
* Parental Visitation Program in Poland: Though we are attacking on this, it is a big job & your continued prayers are appreciated. Especially for the translation of the Parental Course for feeding the parents, & that we'll be able to win & appease any irate parents. (PL 7:188)
* Housing in Poland (PL 7:188).
* Anointed proofreaders (PL 7:187) to help us work on the present backlog of Russian translations.
PACIFIC: (For age 14 & over.)
Taiwanese Sunny, faithful Chinese translator for years. Deep-rooted self-righteousness, causing doubts & criticalness.
Amy (Praise): Bitterness & worldliness.
Steven Faith: Mole on shoulder, which doctors removed & found to be cancerous.
JETT Abraham (of Aaron & Faithy): Spiritual problems.
Simon Black & family: Asthma (whole family); eczema (Veronica, 2).
Mary P., ovarian tumour. That it would shrink without an operation, & that it would not be malignant. Also against any further pain or discomfort.
Francis (7) of Elizabeth: Asthma. That she can be more of a fighter during the attacks & learn the lessons the Lord is trying to show her.
Cedar: Rheumatoid arthritis, which makes it difficult for her to get around or to sleep at night.
Summary of Continued Prayer Requests from Past PLs:
* EA Byron: Tumour on arm. (PL 5:60)
* EA Andy: Tumour on tongue. (PL 4:64)
* Sean (13) of Silas: Eyesight. (PL 7:99)
* Clare (12) of Mary Mom: Eyesight. (PL 7:100)
* Peter Christian: Back problem. (PL 7:97)
* Krystiana (11) of Tommy & Promise: Ear problem. See Answered Prayer #74.
* Happy (Simon Peter): Continued joy in his work, inspiration & stick-to-itiveness. See Answered Prayer #77.
REACTIONS TO THE WORLDWIDE PRAYER LIST! (May be read to JETTs also.)
From Liz Grey, SEA:
The Prayer List is very dear to my heart, especially since I just had a serious illness myself. I was completely unconscious, & if it hadn't been for my Teamwork & others praying continually for me, I rather doubt if I would be here now. Now one of my favourite activities each day is to be a prayer partner to bring those on the Prayer List before the Lord, & my heart goes out to each & every one of them, as well as having much more conviction to expect the Lord to do something for them. It's such a blessing to be able to cover so much & pray for so many during one hour, & a real blessing & encouragement to use it daily. We look forward to the next Prayer List to see all the answered prayers & the Lord's goodness & mercy to us.
From Timothy First Place (David Gap):
The intro to PL 5 where the comments are taken from Mama were so beautiful!--Especially the part about Dad & Mama being already healed in God's mind. And since there is no time in His supernatural World, that means the healing is already done, the moment it's asked for! Or for that matter, anything that we ask of Him!--Needs, desires or wants! It just takes a little while for the answers to rotate into position or fall into place.
From Becky Chesspiece, Asia:
The Prayer Lists have been a real blessing & inspiration to me, & I look forward to receiving the new ones to see how the Lord answers prayer so wonderfully in many serious situations. It's so thrilling to see the "Power of United Prayer." These Prayer Lists are very faith-building for me as I'm not very strong in faith. It's also helped me to get desperate & cry out for different brethren whom I've known personally & recognise by their names, as well as for our precious kids & other loved ones worldwide. Knowing that we are fighting & pulling together is so comforting, & unifying too! Dad & Mama have been a beautiful sample of being positive & praising the Lord for the answer even before they see it, having so much faith & trust in the Lord. I pray I can grow in faith & follow their sample of praise & expectation.
From EA Paloma, SEA:
Reading case after case of miracles performed & serious illnesses healed is really increasing my faith. There was one verse that I kind of doubted somewhat, where Jesus said, "And greater works than these shall ye do, because I go unto My Father." I always wondered if that would be possible, but now I think I'm realising that this power is available through prayer. It's really thrilling to see these miracles happening before our eyes, especially now that we are praying for our brethren worldwide. And this is only the beginning, PTL!
From Praise N., Europe:
It's always very inspiring to see God's answers to our prayers, & especially to see how much we need each other's support in the spirit. It's very convicting to know that the well-being & usefulness of our brothers & sisters depends on how much we stir ourselves up in prayer, & that great victories can be won by praying desperately for one another.
From Gideon Newheart, Europe:
These special issues of Prayer Requests continue to be a real thrill & special blessing. Having gone through many battles, breakings & forsakings during the last 1-&-1/2 years, I can relate to so many of them. I think it is because I went through so many of these things that I can testify to the power of prayer, & especially united prayer. There were many times recently when I'm sure it was only by such prayer that I made it, all glory to the Lord. It makes me not only want to pray more for others, but it also makes me so thankful to be a member of this precious Family made up of the most dedicated, loving & sacrificial brothers & sisters in the World.
From Tim, Pacific:
The Prayer Lists have been a real eye-opener for us, as we never realised before how many Family Members & children are fighting against serious afflictions, as well as other problems. It really makes us pray more for our brothers & sisters & helps us to feel in unity with the rest of the Family as we pray for them.
From Peace, Pacific:
It was really inspiring to receive the answers to the Prayer List, as we had divided these previous requests into a weekly plan to be prayed for every day at devotions. When we marked off the ones answered, it was inspiring to see the chart covered with all these tick marks of answered prayer! Praying for these requests at devotions makes us feel a part of the worldwide Family. It also makes me thankful that each of us is so important to the Lord that we can have thousands of His servants praying for us.
From Heritage Teamwork, South America:
We were all very sobered by this Prayer List! Especially to see some old-time Family Members leaving as TS members inspired a lot of fear of the Lord in all, to jealously guard our place in the Family, & not allow the Enemy to have any part of our service for the Lord. It showed us how much the Lord is expecting of us, after having poured out so much upon us all through the Fast & all the prophecies & counsel. LHU to ride all the waves of changes, so we can continue to be useful vessels for Him!
From Studio Home, South America:
The Prayer Lists have really strengthened our prayer life in helping us to pray more for our brothers & sisters! It's also super inspiring to hear about the answered prayers. He never fails! The Prayer List came out just in time for our National Prayer Day this month, so our Home was able to have a beautiful time together covering these prayer requests individually, & the Lord spoke with so many beautiful promises! The following one was such an encouragement to us just when we were starting to think about why there are so many afflictions in the Family:
"Fear not! Be ye not dismayed! Dost thou wonder at the number of afflictions that My Family has encountered? But I have called thee unto war, & this is a fight! I have allowed such things to try thy faith that it may come forth as gold, that My Family & My children might be even purer gold with stronger faith.--Faith for healing, faith for miracles, that ye may shine forth as a light in the darkness of this World. Therefore, fear thou not, for all that I do, I do in love. Therefore fear not, be not dismayed, for I am with thee to deliver thee."
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