Prayer Request from Wales

The following is from Pastor Bob in Wales
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Dear Prayer Partners,
Following young Brandon's death and funeral service my heart has been heavy as to the meaning of this young boy's life and death. He was born to parents who were addicted to drugs and fed him drugs as well. The first two years of his life were a living hell. He was abused and neglected by his natural parents to the point where social services had to take him from them. He was put into foster care with David and Janet James who also legally adopted him. They loved him so much and did everything to try and make his life better, and it was.

However, as most of you know, David and Janet are atheists. There was no way for Brandon to ever here about Jesus at home. This is the case with most of the children in Wales. Brandon came to love God through myself and other Christian ministers being allowed to teach about God in the local schools. When Brandon became ill he asked to see Pastor Bob. God placed me in that school and then in Brandon's life to share His love with Brandon. Because of God's love Brandon is now with Him for eternity.

The reason I said all of that is to ask you to join me and others in prayer. I met with a group that God started in another valley about 40 miles from here. They have a rather extensive network of young people from all over the world who have joined together to work in the schools of that valley. They use sports and music to reach the children. They assist the teachers, work in the play grounds and build solid relationships with children and teachers alike.

Unlike the USA, the Christian message is still allowed to be taught in our schools in Wales. The generation between 15 and 45 have been almost completely lost and without God in these valleys. The culture and the mindset of the adults is totally against God. The only group that is still reachable are the children.
This is a God sized task. This is not something that I can do alone. Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God." Mk 10:27

I would ask if you would please pray with me in this matter. Ask your friends and prayer partners to join with you and pass the request on to others they know. I feel so strongly about this. I have no doubt that this is from God. Please pray that God will provide the workers to go full time into the schools with the gospel message. Pray that God will provide the training for these workers. Pray that God may show you your part in this. Pray that God will raise up young athletes to inspire the children for God.

If you are willing to join me in prayer for "Brandon's Brigade" please email me so I can be sure to keep you updated. Only God knows how long the schools will be open for this type of ministry.

In Christ's love and service,
Bob
revbuchanan@btinternet.com

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Brandon's family still needs prayer!

As you all know Brandon James went to be with the Lord on Sunday. This morning his mother's mother (his grandmother) was taken into hospital with a stroke and a heart attack. Brandon's mom, Janet, is staying in hospital with her mom and will not leave. If her mother dies at this point God only knows what Janet will do.

Please pray!!!!

Thank you,

Bob

Brandon and Mrs. Joanne

Thank you all for your prayers. Brandon went to be with his Lord just before 7.00 this morning. Please keep his parents, David and Janet, in your prayers and pray for me that God will give me His message for the funeral. It will be the most difficult funeral I have ever had to do.

I need desperately to share the gospel with the people and his family. I need to do it in a way that will be comforting for them and also to give them a chance for hope in their future.

As I was with the family moments after he died there was great sorrow but there was also anger with God.

Please pray over the next few days that I will be able to minister to the family in a way that God will be able to draw them to Him.

Thank you again for your prayers.

In Christ,

Bob

Hello again,

Thank you again for your prayers. I have one more request for you.

When I returned from being with Brandon's family this morning, Joanne (my wife) was on the phone with her brother. Her dad was taken into hospital and he has been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. The scan revealed several cancerous lesions throughout his brain. Please keep Joanne, her brother, Wayne and her dad in your prays.

Thank you for your love, concern and prayer.

Bob

Retreats!

I hope you all had an AWESOME Christmas and New Years! We got a bunch of good stuff coming up including our annual spaghetti dinner, a snow tubing trip, and the Uncharted Conference in Baltimore! In fact, that's what I want to talk about right now...





Uncharted is going to be an awesome weekend in Baltimore! We'll be staying at the Sheraton at the inner harbor and then heading to Digital Harbor High School for the conference. Of course we won't be staying the whole time there because we'll be doing some service/mission work in the city as well. The cost is still being determined, but will probably be between $150 and $200 for the conference, hotel and food.




The second thing I want to talk about is our summer mission trip. This summer we will be going to Philadelphia, PA for MFuge. The dates are June 30 - July 5. The cost is $341 per person. More details on this will follow.


Why am I telling you all this at once? Well, I need to know if you're going! The deadlines for both of these is January 30. Talk to your parents and let me know as soon as possible whether you are going to one or both of these trips! We will have a parents meeting on January 16th so that your parents can get all the info they need!