We praise God that Nazarenes gave US $2,732,620 for Alabaster to fund 200 construction projects on mission fields in 2011 – this is an average of 4 projects per week.

A group of 12 students from Olivet Nazarene University are currently ministering at the Kudjip Nazarene Hospital in Papua New Guinea through the Mission in Action (MIA) program. Patients at the hospital have asked some of the students to pray for them and for them to ask the global church to pray. Please join with the Olivet students and pray for each patient that is seen at the hospital, that there will be enough supplies and medicines for treatment of their bodies and that the students and hospital staff will minister Jesus to their spirits. Click here to go to the MIA PNG 2012 Facebook group page and read more about how the Lord is working through the students.

The Greve Church of the Nazarene in Denmark opened a house-based ministry in 2009 intended to host youth group meetings. Named the “White House”, the work has evolved from a nearly non-existence youth group to a steady 15 or so young people meeting at the house at any one time. Some youth stop by to talk with university students who live there and receive help with homework, a listening ear, or to simply hang out with friends. Mission Corps missionary Katie Fitch says, “Denmark is a very tolerant country but the idea of a traditional church, people aren’t just going to walk in. It’s more comfortable in a house.” Pray for the missionaries and church leaders who oversee the “White House” ministry. Pray for the young people who have found a comfortable place to visit, that they will be open to the Gospel message and accept Christ. Click here to read the whole story.

Lift in prayer the many men and women who served the Lord and the Church of the Nazarene faithfully as missionaries and are now retired. May they be encouraged as they recall how God worked through them to bring light and life to people around the world. May they find a place of service in their retirement if that is what God is asking of them. Ask Jesus to meet everyone one of his or herneeds today and always. Click here for a list of retired missionaries who will appreciate your prayers.

Pray for the cities where South America Region’s Field Strategy Coordinators envision opening new work:

Pray for the Eurasia Region NYC to be held in Chennai, India, this year. Pray for finances, speakers, and workshop leaders. Pray that through everything, God alone would be glorified and the Holy Spirit would direct each one involved in this event.

Today’s group for NMI’s prayer emphasis for unreached people groups from the Joshua Project* is:

Turk of Turkey
     The Turks originated in Turan, a region that lies between the Caspian Sea and the Mongolian Desert. They arrived in Anatolia, Turkey (Asia Minor), in the eleventh century as conquering warriors. Modern-day Turkey has become a secular, developed nation that sits, literally and symbolically, between the Christian West and other faiths. The majority of Turks live in their home country but significant numbers live elsewhere. Several million Turks live in Germany alone as either guest workers or German citizens. Many more live throughout Europe and North America; a small but significant population lives in disputed Northern Cyprus.
     Although the Turks of Turkey have Christian resources (both the Bible and the JESUS film have been translated into Turkish) available to them in their language and missions agencies have worked among them, they remain strong in their indigenous faith. Intercessors are needed to daily stand in the gap and pray for these precious people.
     Ask the Lord to call people who are willing to go to the Turks of Aruba and share Christ with them. Pray that churches and missions organizations will accept the challenge of adopting and reaching the Turk. Ask God to give the Turk believers boldness to share the Gospel with their own people. Click here to read more about the Turks of Turkey and additional ways to pray.

*The Joshua Project is a research initiative seeking to highlight the ethnic people groups with the least followers of Jesus Christ.

Please pray for the ministry and safety of the general superintendents as they travel this month:

Dr. Jerry Porter
Dr. Jesse Middendorf
Dr. J.K. Warrick
Dr. Eugenio Duarte
Dr. David Graves
Dr. Stan Toler

Wahid and Farah were called to pastor a Nazarene church in Jordan several years ago and left their home country where sharing about Christ is a challenge due to cultural and religious norms. The Jordan church began with 10 members and now has 35 adults and as many as 100 children attending Sunday School. Wahid and Farah recently turned over the pastorate of the Jordan church after feeling called to return to their home country. Despite the difficulties of having to keep their work at a low profile, Wahid, Farah, and their four adult children believe God has called them to shepherd two small groups of believers in two different cities. Pray for the family, that they are protected from harm as they share the love and saving grace of Jesus. Pray that many people will hear and accept Christ. To read more of Wahid and Farah’s story, click here.

Pray for the men and women who produce and air World Mission Broadcast (WMB) programs in South America. May the fruits of their labor yield a harvest of new and maturing believers. Click here to read more about WMB.

Pray for the new work in Eastern Bangladesh. Pray for land needed for a District Center in Northern Bangladesh.

Pray for the children of Nazarene missionaries who are wrapping up the school year and preparing to travel home to be with family. Pray that the Lord will provide traveling mercies and that the summer months will be a time of refreshment and renewal of spirit for each one.

Please pray for Carolyn Brewer’s healing and grace for each day. She spent a week in the hospital and was released to return home on May 2. After many tests she has been diagnosed with “Microscopic Polyangiitis.” The doctors have put her on steroids and chemotherapy for possibly a year. Over two months ago she had pneumonia and recovered from that. Then weakness and other symptoms developed leading to hospitalization. She also had acute kidney failure and receives dialysis three times a week. The doctors have hope her kidneys could regenerate. Carolyn and her husband, Dan, are retired missionaries who served in Dominica, Bolivia, and Peru.

Pray for Carolita Fraley who fell on May 13 and broke her shoulder in four places. Doctors completed a successful surgery on May 14 with a total titanium shoulder replacement. Pray for Carolita’s complete healing. She and her husband, David, served as missionaries in France for many years and now pastor the Nazarene church in Caldwell, Idaho. Carolita is also a member of the NMI Global Council and NMI president of the Intermountain District.

Victor Wright went to be with the Lord on April 12, 2012. He was the pastor of the Jamaica East District Boulevard Church of the Nazarene until his retirement in 1986. A memorial service will be held for Pastor Wright on May 20 in Jamaica. Pray for the family during this time of loss and as many of them travel to attend the memorial service. It was shared that Pastor Wright dedicated his entire life to serving the Lord. He loved people, was a good communicator, counselor, and was highly respected by both young and old.