July 2012 requests

We are currently on furlough in California, visiting family, friends and supporting churches. We'd love to share an update with you in person if possible! Tonight, we'll be in Marina at Calvary's missions fellowship. Meet us there at 7pm! Address: 185 Lillian Pl, Marina, CA 93933.

Would you please pray for these 5 things this month?
1. For our faith (encouragement, vision from Jesus)
2. For our finances (extra support to preach Jesus)
3. For our family in the USA (especially relatives who don't know Jesus)
4. For our fellowship in Latvia (entrusting them to Jesus)
5. For our future team (ensemble that glorifies Jesus)

Thank you all so much for your prayers, financial support, encouragement and fellowship in the gospel of Jesus! If you would like to connect with us while in California, call Brenten at 1(831)229-2671.

LIFE GROUPS PRAY FOR LATVIA

Thank you so much for continuing to pray with us for our mission in Latvia! Prayer makes the difference between brick walls and break throughs and we feel it when you are lifting Latvia and our family up in prayer. I'm glad to hear about Calvary Monterey's life groups and that they are willing to take time to pray for us each week!

So here are our prayer requests for the month of March. Please pray for...
1. CHURCH. For the fellowship that meets in our home on Sundays, and the young believers coming to Bible studies, increase in faith, love and prayerfulness.
2. FAMILY. For our family (Brenten, Lena, Caleb, Lily, Samuel) to stay healthy, encouraged and faithful; to love the Lord, each other and the saints.
3. BIBLE COLLEGE. For Brenten's trip March 5-10 to Hungary (CCBCE), bless the travels, the students and my teaching on apologetics.
4. FRUIT. For the Lord to bless Latvia by raising up laborers, building His church, sending out His word, drawing people to Jesus, providing for needs.
5. VISION. For the Lord to direct our steps as we feel we're at a crossroads in 2012 regarding our mission and need for teamwork.

Thanks again for your heart for world missions and remembering us in your prayers. We need it!
Brenten Powers
CalvaryLatvia.com

February 2012

• Answered prayer: A fruitful youth camp in Latvia, a refreshing CC pastors conference in Germany, more joy and love in family and church.

Please pray for us this month:
• Health: Continue praying for Lena's thyroid, which is not producing enough energy.
May God strengthen her and the family to help her more.
• Calvary Riga: that the believers' faith would increase and that they'd follow Jesus closely as they apply the gospel of John to their lives.
• Young adults: For the Bible study in Jelgava, that men & women would keep receiving the word (Romans) & apply it to their lives & share it with others.
• "That the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored" (2Thes. 3:1), pray for
opportunities in 2012 (Radio, tracts, DVDs, IBS seminar, camps).

Thank you to the few of you who are still checking this blog and lifting these requests to our Father in heaven, may He reward you and answer according to His will, for His glory and our good.

In Christ,

Brenten

Prayer for the new year.

Brenten & Lena Powers - Prayer Points January 2012
• Praise for fruitful outreaches: Christmas market evangelism, and teaching at One Way youth camp.
• Pray for Sunday and Thursday groups to learn to live by faith in 2012 as we are studying John and Romans.
• Pray for Lena, healing of thyroid, needs more energy for homeschooling Caleb and Lily, and taking care of baby Samuel.
• Pray for confirmation if we should broadcast on radio (100,000 potential listeners, $100 for 15 minutes), and teach Inductive Bible study seminar at a local Pentecostal church.
• Pray for Martin, we had to kick him out of the church again, needs humility, repentance and love.

November 2011

Here is our prayer and praise update for November:

• Good news: God provided everything we needed to apply for residence permits this month. Praise the Lord.
• Now please pray that we would be good stewards, hard workers and faithful messengers this year in Latvia and beyond.
• Pray for opportunities to visit the Bible colleges in Germany and Hungary and to take along a brother or two from here.
• for equipping nationals for ministry, for laborers to be raised up to sow the truth of God's word among their own people.
• for growth in ministries: pastoral, worship, men, women, children, evangelism, truth project, home fellowships

Prayer Offerings in October

Dear praying friends,

We need your prayers this month. We have started 3 Bible studies that will take at least 6 months to complete and yet we don't know if we will be allowed to continue living in Latvia for more than 6 weeks - but we believe! Please thank God for his blessings with us and pray for these specific things happening in October.

Brenten Powers

Calvary Latvia Missions

1. Thank God for a good start with 12 people attending the truth project at our home last Friday night. Pray for the all of us to be transformed by learning the Christian world view in the next 12 lessons.
2. Thank Lord with us for the generous donations that came in the last two months. Yet we still lack about $3000 to in order to apply for residence permits. For the next 2 weeks, personal (non-tax deductible) donations are the most helpful. If you desire to give now, you can do so here:  http://docs.google.com/View?id=dhnfnc49_69c97tbghg

3. Thank God for our healthy family and our church family here. Pray I would continue to lead and teach God's word with godly authority.

4. Pray for God's will with our residence permits, we apply by October 18 and we'll get an answer November 18 if we can stay.

5. Pray for laborers to be raised up for various ministries within and without the church, especially teachers and evangelists.

Prayer for a new season

To those who check this blog in order to pray specifically for us, THANK YOU!

Here are our updated prayer requests for September. Please pray with us about these important things...

1. Family - Brenten leading the family, Lena teaching home-school Tues-Saturday, Sunday serving as a family, Monday is family fun day; Pray Caleb and Lily grow in their faith in Christ. May Samuel sleep, eat and grow well.
2. Fellowships - In Riga, Latvia Sunday mornings - Bible study now our living room. In Jelgava, Latvia starting this Thursday: young Latvians to be rooted in truth. Possible every other Friday: Truth project for youth.
3. Finances - $15,538 is needed to qualify for visas. Praise God much was given and saved this summer but pray $9000 more is given by Sept. 30, 2011. We must apply for visas by October 18 to stay and serve in Latvia for the next year. (if you want to give, please click on www.latviamissions.blogspot.com).
4. Faithfulness - "To whom much is given much is required" May we be faithful stewards to fulfill the mission God has given us (the great commission) with faith, patience, diligence, righteousness, truth & love.
5. Fruitfulness - fruit of the spirit in our lives, fruit from abiding in Christ, fruit from all our labors in Christ, fruit from sowing truth into others' lives, fruit from thanksgiving as that God's word is humbly received and spreads rapidly (2 Thessalonians 3:1).

Thank you for your prayers!

Brenten Powers