1) Continue to pray for relief efforts for folks effected by the war in Gaza.  We have heard upwards of 90,000 people were left homeless as a result.  So far about $26,000 has been raised to help with relief efforts and outreach that this event opens the doors for.

 2) Pray for time Frank will spend in Asia over the next few weeks.  Pray for God to use his time there to help the teams there and to connect well with local leaders.  Pray also for a new opportunity to help Chinese house churches start a missions program focused on the Muslim world.   

3) Pray for God to continue to raise up new workers.  One of our greatest challenges is the lack of people willing to serve especially long term. 

4) We are making good progress on the launch of the Iranian seminary program.  Courses are shaping up.  We have important meetings in March to work on details roles, responsibilities etc for the board and staff.  We also have meetings to work on finding a secure server based in a location that would not be blocked by the Iranian government.  Pray for wisdom on the server and unity and grace in working through how the board and staff will accomplish the goals and objectives for the seminary.

5) Continue to pray for our daughter Liz to find a better fitting job. Also pray for our oldest son Edgar for clear direction about his future. 

6) Continue to pray for funding for the church planting program in West Africa.  We are seeing progress in this despite the economic climate.  Pray also for training for the local boards for each national program that will be one of the last steps before launching this hopefully by March.

7) Pray for board meetings for the seminary in West Africa as they look to launch a second program to meet the needs of the expanding network of church planting.