Prayer Mobilization Line: The following are praise reports and prayer requests from Nazarene Missions International for Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Prayer Mobilization Line: The following are praise reports and prayer requests from Nazarene Missions International for Wednesday, 28 May 2014
"I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.(Jeremiah 31:25, NLT)  
PRAISES: 
Praise God for pastors who minister with compassion and practice what they preach. May they sense God’s blessing on their lives and the support of those whom they serve. (From Holiness Today’s Facebook page.) 
PRAY FOR: 
GLOBAL MINISTRY REQUESTS 
Ask Me About Jesus Viewers
Pray for the people who heard about Jesus in World Mission Broadcast's recent television program that aired on Arabic MTV. The program, “Ask Me About Jesus” has brought many into the Kingdom. Pray for God's continued movement on the hearts of the program's viewers. Read more in the Engage magazine article.
New Work on the Island of Palawan
Pray for the JESUS Film and church planting team on the island of Palawan in the Philippines. The team will be receiving orientation the week of May 26. Pray for the team as work expands into areas “where the Church is not yet.”
Taiwan, Korea, and Japan
Pray for the advancement of the Kingdom of God in Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. Nazarene leaders met recently to discuss ways to take God's love to the people in these countries. Pray for the leaders as they minister Jesus' amazing grace to the people in their communities. Click here to read more from Asia-Pacific Region’s News blog. 
Thailand UPDATE
From a Nazarene worker in Bangkok, Thailand, where the country is under martial law following a military coup aimed at bringing peace to the area, "Let us pray that the Church—the whole Body of Christ—will demonstrate more than ever what true peace and reconciliation is."
June Missionary Prayer Focus
Please join Global Mission Director Verne Ward in praying for the following missionaries during the month of June:
Philip “Aaron” and Brittany Bolerjack, United Kingdom
Emman and Fillaree “Jade” Chapman, Australia
Catherine Combes, United Kingdom
Glenn and Esperanza “Nancy” Culbertson, Saipan
Miguel and Irene Garita, Costa Rica
Martin and Cezi Glendenning, Eurasia Region
Nicholas and Laura Kietzman-Greer, Dominican Republic
Edwin and Wendy Lopez, Panama
James Madsen, Poland
Evan Mays, Panama
Mitchel and Marnie Modine, Philippines
David and Marquita Mosher, Malawi
Richard and Cynthia Phelps, Bulgaria
Jonathan Phillips, Romania
Andrew and Gina Pottenger, Eurasia Region
Samantha Shrout, Cambodia
Bernie and Rhonda Slingerland, Panama
Jennifer Staudt, Ecuador
Benjamin Strait, Kenya
Aaron and Falyn Theophilus, Azores
Felix and Liliana Vargas, Paraguay
LuVerne and Rahel Ward, South Africa
Brian and Julie Woolery, Japan
Emma Wright, Thailand
District Superintendents
Over the next several months, NMI will publish the names and place of ministry for Nazarene district superintendents. Please join us in praying for these individuals who God has called to shepherd pastors and churches around the world. 
Today’s district superintendents are from countries on the Africa Region:
Elias Derezina, Mozambique Macanga
João Gassane, Mozambique Manica Province
Sergio Muhai, Mozambique Manjacaze
José Moianem, Mozambique Maputo
Chrisjan Claassen, Namibia Central
Friday Udolfia, Nigeria Lagos
Eshiet Okokon, Nigeria Southeast
Zabuloni Habimana, Rwanda Central
Simon Pierre Rwaramba, Rwanda Northwest
Phil Patalano, Sao Tome and Principe
Tim Eby, Senegal
Paul Martin, Sierra Leone
May the Lord add His blessing to the work of these district superintendents.
Board of General Superintendents 
Please pray for the ministry and safety of the general superintendents as they travel this month: 
Jerry D. Porter
J. K. Warrick
Eugénio Duarte
David W.Graves
David A. Busic
Gustavo A. Crocker
HEALTH-RELATED REQUESTS
Lumae’s Mother - Nali
Pray for the mother of missionary Lumae Yangmi, Nali, who is ill and hospitalized. Nali had gall bladder surgery and has been experiencing difficulty. Doctors have been able to reduce the infection and she is beginning to feel better and may be discharged soon. Pray for Nali, that God's healing touch will rest on her body and she will fully recover. Lumae and her husband, Samuel, are missionaries serving on the Asia-Pacific Region but are on home assignment in the U.S.A. Pray for them as well, being so far from Nali during her illness. 
Terry Sanders
Terry Sanders, former missionary on the Asia-Pacific Region, is dealing with several complications after receiving a liver transplant. His family would appreciate your continued prayers.
BEREAVEMENT
Family of Mary Madsen
Mary Madsen was killed in a car accident on May 21. Her husband, Leslie, was injured in the crash but survived. Please be in prayer for the family during this time of pain and loss. Pray for Leslie's body to be healed and for the entire family to sense God's amazing comfort in the days ahead. A service for Mary will be held in Tavares, Florida, on June 14. She was the mother of Pam Tooley. Pam and her husband, Joel, served as missionaries in the USA/Canada Region and Costa Rica. They now pastor the Tavares Church of the Nazarene in Florida. 
Thank you for praying. 
"Jesus's resurrection is the beginning of God's new project not to snatch people away from earth to heaven but to colonize earth with the life of heaven. That, after all, is what the Lord's Prayer is about."(N.T. Wright,Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church)
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