Updates

Alex Halsey, LGN India - Prayer appreciated as I travel again: > Kolkata (pick up Canadian Passport with a new visa), -> Dimapur (Nagaland, NE India) where I’ll attend a Graduation for the LGN and then a Vision Conference the following day, -> Dhaka, Bangladesh for another Vision Conference and to lay the groundwork for network expansion to this new nation.

Please pray for the missionaries in Nepal as they use opportunities, such as Easter, to share the Gospel (people are often more willing to listen around these special holidays).  Pray that God will open doors for sharing, give boldness and courage, give the right words to say to the right people, and that He will draw many people to Christ.

Please pray for the political situation in India.  Hindu nationalism is on the rise, as is the sentiment against Christians.  This is resulting in an increase in persecution, as well as a dedicated effort to strangle mission work.  Pray that God will stem this tide (of Hindu nationalism) and protect Christians, mission work, and religious freedom in India.

Please pray for Demi Anderson, who our church is supporting through YWAM (Youth with a Mission). She is leading an Outreach team through their Discipleship Training School and they are excited to just have arrived in Armenia. She reports that their Armenian contacts are incredible and there seems to be a lot of ministry opportunities. Please pray for her and the team that the Lord will give them meaningful connections and purposeful times of ministry, sharing the Gospel with those who have never heard it before, or who have yet to accept Jesus into their heart. Please pray for safety and unity for the team.

• Please pray for our YWAM missionaries, Jacob & Amber President who are serving with their two young children in Taiwan (they live in the South, in the city of Taidong). Praise that they were not physically affected by the earthquake that hit Taiwan (Wednesday morning in Taiwan). The Presidents were at a park with their children and their oldest son asked, "Why is the earth shaking?" They live a few miles from the ocean, but thankfully there have been no tsunami warnings for their area.

• Praise Report from the Life Giving Network in Cambodia: Pastor Sophea from the New Life Fellowship Church in Phnom Phen, Cambodia, reports that one of the master trainers from the Life Giving Network baptized 81 people on Easter Sunday. Praise God!