Keeping DPM in Prayer

 

January 7th - January 13th

 

January 7—Vietnam

• Pray for God’s protection over our coordinators Pastors “A” and “D” who are based in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang. 

• Pray that the government authorities will not interfere in their work in any way so that they are able to freely preach, teach and distribute Derek’s books as and when they desire. 

• Pray for the funds needed for expansion of our outreach this year.

Outreach Report – Vietnam

• Recently, Pastor “D” was arrested by the police while he was sharing the gospel message with 60 students. Three policemen videoed the meeting. Pastor “D” and his team were then arrested and interrogated.  They have since been released, but they were required to report back to the police for more interrogations, with the aim to find out where Pastor “D”’s churches were located and to put a stop to their meetings. Pastor “D” said: “It is tough and scary, and very tiring to go through persecution, but the Lord encourages us that there is a special grace for that. Thanks for this grace to go through suffering with joy.” Pastor “D” expressed gratitude for all DPM supporters who have been praying for him.

January 8—Cambodia 

• Pastors’ seminars are planned for mid-January and February in the Svay Rieng and Prey Veng Provinces for about 40 pastors. Teaching will be shared from Derek’s books, You Matter to God, Faith and Works and Why Israel?. Pray for safe travel and that the pastors will be greatly blessed by the teaching and resources they receive.

• The DPM team will visit a floating village along the Mekong River to organize a future outreach. Pray for the Lord to connect them with the right people and guide them to the right place for the outreach. 

• Pray for the funding that is needed to cover all of these outreaches.

Outreach Report – Cambodia

• Director Huy and his team recently held a seminar for 38 pastors in the remote northwest that borders Thailand. There was a real excitement among the pastors, given the lack of Bible teaching resources in this area. Teaching was shared from You Matter to God and Spiritual Warfare. After the seminar, each pastor was gifted five of Derek’s books. One pastor expressed his appreciation for the DPM Cambodia Facebook page and website, citing the many valuable teaching materials he found there. He is particularly fond of the proclamation cards which he and his church use every day. He has also found Derek’s book How to Pass from Curse to Blessing to be very helpful in his ministry.

Testimony – Cambodia

• Director Huy writes: “Pastor Sivchen, one of the few female pastors in her area, shared her testimony of what she has learned from Derek’s book Faith and Works. She explained that she had a new revelation following the seminar held by our DPM team in Siem Reap – that she shouldn’t condemn herself or listen to the voice of Satan, who always told her she wasn’t good enough or hasn’t done enough. When she was younger, she had more energy to serve, but now that she's older, she is unable to do as much. She wondered if the Lord still loved her as much as before. However, through the teaching at the seminar, she received her answer and confirmation that the Lord never loved her less because of her age or the amount of work she has done.”

January 9—Indonesia

• Pray for God’s anointing and protection upon our three part-time translators – Rolan, Matthew, and Susan – who are translating Derek’s books and teaching letters into Bahasa Indonesian.

January 10—Switzerland

• Pray for God’s guidance and wisdom in sharing Derek’s teaching material in this region and how it could be expanded. Pray especially for the development of our new website, which has great potential. 

• Pray for the right people to partner with us in prayer and financial support, and for connections to interested pastors and ministry leaders. 

January 11—Germany

• Our office is working to produce new products and new channels of communication to nurture and train disciples in God’s Word. Pray for open doors and God’s wisdom in how to do this effectively.

• Pray for God’s help to reach the younger generation with Derek’s Bible teaching. 

January 12—Norway/Scandinavia

• Pray for Director Sverre as he oversees the work of DPM in this region and for more people to join his team.

• The Lord put a specific plan in Sverre’s heart to serve house churches. Pray for the funding needed for all his team desires to do.

January 13—Netherlands

• On January 15, we will send a teaching letter titled The Root of Antisemitism and organize an online course on “The Names of God.” Pray that believers will be inspired by the Spirit to rededicate themselves to world outreach and intercession for Israel.

 

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