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Pray Earnestly Firstly, I would like to say a special thank-you to those of you who have contributed recently to the printing and postage costs of PrayerForce. I personally have been overwhelmed by your generosity and am in awe of Gods provision. We are so incredibly grateful for your support of this crucial ministry. We are excit- ed to see how God will continue to grow His work and answer our prayers. Thank-you for partnering with us and being a part of the MMM family and the work God is doing here. Secondly, I would like to offer a word of encourage- ment about pressing into prayer for breakthrough. In my Bible study group recently, we did a study on Acts 12. Peter had been put in prison, simply because King Herod saw he gained favour with the Jews when he murdered James. So to get even more popularity, he planned to do the same to Peter. Can you imagine being Peter in that position! The church was praying earnestly for Peter. Peter had 4 squads of 4 guards watching him, he was chained, and his clothes taken off him and yet he was sleeping soundly! I dont know about you, but I want the peace of God in my life to sleep soundly in the face of that level of persecution. An angel appeared and had to shake Peter to wake him up. Peters chains literally just fell off and the angel led him out of prison. All this happened as a result of the churchs earnest prayers. We ourselves have had limits put on us by the pandemic, those of us in Melbourne have had severe restrictions for 2 months straight. But I be- lieve that as we earnestly pray, God will bring the breakthrough we are seeking and restore our freedoms. Dont give up or give in. Please join me in earnestly praying for breakthrough in this pan- demic. I believe its time. Together in Christ, Robyn Fedrick National Prayer Coordinator Zambia Praise God for his provision as the water supply project reaches its final phase. Soon the MMM property in Ndola will have its own permanent water supply from an artesian boar on the prop- erty which has been funded through Rotary Inter- national. Pray for the ongoing financial needs of National Director Florence N-Kaniki who sacrificially goes without to ensure the ongoing needs of MMM can be met. Pray for 10 churches across Australia to provide ongoing support. New Zealand Pray for new volunteers and team leaders for the South Island project teams. Pray also for project volunteers in the North Island. Pray for Board member Ben Allen as he faithfully serves on the MMM NZ Board pray Gods bless- ing on his family, and his vocation as a teacher. Hong Kong Pray for Board member Yui Tommy in his service for the Lord on the MMM HK Board. Pray for wisdom and guidance, blessing and fruitfulness as he continues to provide input to the direction and issues faced by MMM in Hong Kong. Pray for the provision of a full time National Director for MMM Hong Kong. Pray for the right person to hear and respond to Gods calling. Pray for the finances of MMM HK, that God would multiply what they have and provide for ongoing sta- bility and fruitfulness. Thailand Praise God for His answers to prayer for an extension on the lease of our office and Palitas English school premises. Pray for the provision of funds to replace the work ve- hicle of MMM Thailand. We need $20,000 AUD to re- place it. South Africa Pray for Board Chairman Ps John Benn as he provides guidance and governance for MMM SA. Pray for growth as they look to develop the work in South Afri- ca in the coming year. October 2020

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Page 1: Pray Earnestly - mmm.org.au

Pray Earnestly Firstly, I would like to say a special thank-you to those of you who have contributed recently to the printing and postage costs of PrayerForce. I personally have been overwhelmed by your generosity and am in awe of God’s provision. We are so incredibly grateful for your support of this crucial ministry. We are excit-ed to see how God will continue to grow His work and answer our prayers. Thank-you for partnering with us and being a part of the MMM family and the work God is doing here.

Secondly, I would like to offer a word of encourage-ment about pressing into prayer for breakthrough. In my Bible study group recently, we did a study on Acts 12. Peter had been put in prison, simply because King Herod saw he gained favour with the Jews when he murdered James. So to get even more popularity, he planned to do the same to Peter. Can you imagine being Peter in that position!

The church was praying earnestly for Peter. Peter had 4 squads of 4 guards watching him, he was chained, and his clothes taken off him and yet he was sleeping soundly! I don’t know about you, but I want the peace of God in my life to sleep soundly in the face

of that level of persecution. An angel appeared and had to shake Peter to wake him up. Peter’s chains literally just fell off and the angel led him out of prison. All this happened as a result of the church’s earnest prayers.

We ourselves have had limits put on us by the pandemic, those of us in Melbourne have had severe restrictions for 2 months straight. But I be-lieve that as we earnestly pray, God will bring the breakthrough we are seeking and restore our freedoms. Don’t give up or give in. Please join me in earnestly praying for breakthrough in this pan-demic. I believe it’s time.

Together in Christ,

Robyn Fedrick National Prayer Coordinator

Zambia Praise God for his provision as the water supply project reaches its final phase. Soon the MMM property in Ndola will have its own permanent water supply from an artesian boar on the prop-erty which has been funded through Rotary Inter-national.

Pray for the ongoing financial needs of National Director Florence N-Kaniki who sacrificially goes without to ensure the ongoing needs of MMM can be met. Pray for 10 churches across Australia to provide ongoing support.

New Zealand Pray for new volunteers and team leaders for the South Island project teams. Pray also for project volunteers in the North Island.

Pray for Board member Ben Allen as he faithfully serves on the MMM NZ Board pray God’s bless-ing on his family, and his vocation as a teacher.

Hong Kong Pray for Board member Yui Tommy in his service for the Lord on the MMM HK Board. Pray for wisdom and guidance, blessing and fruitfulness as he continues to provide input to the direction and issues faced by MMM in Hong Kong.

Pray for the provision of a full time National Director for MMM Hong Kong. Pray for the right person to hear and respond to God’s calling.

Pray for the finances of MMM HK, that God would multiply what they have and provide for ongoing sta-bility and fruitfulness.

Thailand Praise God for His answers to prayer for an extension on the lease of our office and Palita’s English school premises.

Pray for the provision of funds to replace the work ve-hicle of MMM Thailand. We need $20,000 AUD to re-place it.

South Africa

Pray for Board Chairman Ps John Benn as he provides guidance and governance for MMM SA. Pray for growth as they look to develop the work in South Afri-ca in the coming year.

October 2020

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14 VIC – pray for all 9 projects that are ready and waiting to go ahead! Pray for volun-

teers to be available and ready to go when re-strictions are lifted, as we have plenty of work to do. Pray for enthusiasm and God’s blessing on these projects.

15 Pray for God to increase our capacity to take on more project work across the na-

tion. Pray for those God is calling to step up and join the teams, to bless churches and enable them to be more effective for the Lord with bet-ter facilities, for kingdom building activities.

16 TAS - As project work is starting to pick up again, pray for volunteers to be availa-

ble to do the work and pray for wisdom and dis-cernment for our Region Managers to know when to schedule projects, what to commit to and what to say no to.

17 Pray for the Board as they continue to govern MMM Australia through the

pandemic restrictions. Pray for wisdom and discernment in their decision making, pray God’s blessing on them as they meet togeth-er.

18 Pray for more people to hear the call to work with MMM in all areas; pro-

jects, administration, fundraising, prayer, and ambassadors. Pray for volunteers to come forward in each state who are able to commit regular time to serve.

19 Pray for the Mitcham office staff and volunteers as they faithfully commit

their time to enable the continued running of Head Office from their home’s. Pray for con-tinued unity, productiveness and wisdom in their work.

20 NSW – pray for wisdom in how to go about the garage sale fundraiser with

the COVID-19 challenges they are facing. Pray case numbers would drop, that we would be able to go ahead with the fundraiser soon.

8 VIC/SA – Pray for God’s financial provision for our Region Manager, Geoff Jarvis. Pray God will

raise up sponsors who can contribute on a regular basis to the costs of meeting his bills. Would you consider praying and seeking God if you are to be involved in his support?

9 NSW – Pray for the amazing church and incredi-ble Pastor at the Lismore Church. We recently

painted their church and are excited to see what God is doing here. Pray for growth, wisdom and sensitivity to the leading of the Holy Spirit and that many would be reached for God’s Kingdom.

10 Pray for our Region Committees who support the work of our Region Managers. We are in

need of volunteers to serve on all our committees, particularly in WA. Pray for God’s provision in this area, that those who serve would be blessed.

11 Pray for growth in our Prayer Ministry and monthly prayer groups. Pray others would be

drawn to come and pray and join in fellowship to-gether. Prayer underpins everything we do and is crucial to the ministry of MMM. Pray for God’s con-tinued leading in this area.

12 TAS - Within our team, we have a number of people with ongoing medical issues. Please

continue to pray for good health and healing so people can do the jobs that God has called them to.

13 VIC/SA - Pray for the new farming fundrais-ing initiative being launched where farmers

can donate the proceeds from an animal or portion of their crops to Steer Incorporated tax free. The full proceeds are then passed on MMM Australia. Pray for opportunities to share with farmers and that it will be received well.

1 Pray for our National Day of Prayer on Sun-day 4th October. Pray God will call many to

join us in prayer. Pray for sensitivity to the lead-ing of the Holy Spirit as we pray and for effec-tive prayer. Pray for Robyn, our National Prayer Coordinator as she facilitates the day, for wis-dom and insight.

2 NSW – Pray for more volunteers for the KCC and Tenterfield projects, that God

would bring people on board to be part of the amazing teams serving on these projects.

3 Continue to pray for our leaders in Govern-ment, our Prime Minister, National Cabinet

and State Premiers. Pray for Godly wisdom in the decisions they are making for our nation. Pray that God’s will would be done on earth as it is heaven. Pray for unity and togetherness as we move forward as a country.

4 TAS - Our Region Manager’s first grand-child was born on September 10th. Pray for

their daughter Stephanie and baby Charlie, for God’s blessing and protection on both of them,

that Charlie would thrive and grow well.

5 Pray for Gods protection on the physical and mental health of our MMM family and support-

ers as we continue through this pandemic, with dif-ferent states in different levels of restrictions. Pray everyone would know God’s closeness and find their strength and joy in God. Pray for a continued deepening in their relationship with God during this season.

6 TAS – pray for the upcoming project at Eastside Bible Chapel on Oct 19th. Pray for vol-

unteers to assist on the job, pray for God’s blessing on the team and project.

7 Pray for God’s blessing on the various fundrais-ing activities happening in each state. Not only

financially but also in reaching others, pray for con-versations about God, pray God would connect more people to MMM through these activities.

Acts 12:5 (NIV)

…but the church was earnestly praying to God….