Prayer Calendar for Dean and Joan Chollar and CrossWay International Team
February 2013
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“Have Cane Will Travel”

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Special thanks and praise:  Joan has fully recovered from her gall-bladder surgery and we want to thank all of you for your prayers on her behalf.

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February 1 – Pray for ladies who can teach at Women’s Conferences in our overseas ministry. We have a growing demand for such gifted teachers.

February 2 – Pray for Dean as he ministers in Ethiopia to our new primary school we have started in Meki. We have around 60 students now.

February 3 – Pray for the library needs at this new school in Meki.  No school has a library in this town and surrounding area of around 60,000 people.  We are looking for English children’s books.

February 4 – Pray for Melaku and Sosi Abebe as they head up several ministries and schools in Ethiopia.  Melaku is our Field Director and he is doing a great job.    (See his brochure here )

February 5 – Pray for Dean as he heads back from Ethiopia and for the follow up for people we hope to reach through our various ministries in this country, especially the orphans and needy kids at our new school.

February 6 – Pray for Isaac Zoedah, our Field Director in Liberia. He recovered from his malaria and whip worm so we thank God for that. Please pray for the work of finishing up our office/training center which he is supervising, the orphans and needy kids he helps care for and the needed wells as we move forward in this country.
(See his brochure here  )

February 7 – Pray for the needed pick- up truck we need in Liberia.  This will dramatically cut down on the cost of our wells.  If you have one you would like to donate to such a cause, we can ship it from here.  Just let us know.

February 8 – Pray for the follow up on the many who heard the gospel on Dean’s last trip to Liberia. We had the opportunity to preach the gospel to around 980 students in three schools and had a very strong response with more than half trusting in Christ alone for their salvation.

February 9 – Pray for our whole team in Liberia: Isaac Zoedah (Field Director); Moses Teah (Assistant); Cynthia Barpoe (Bookkeeper).

February 10 – Pray for Francisco Caldera, our Field Director in Nicaragua. He is overseeing the construction of our office/training center at Laguna de Apoya, care and feeding of orphans and needy kids at 4 feeding centers, lining up teams to come to Nicaragua and research and oversight of water wells and our livestock.   (See his page here )

February 11 Pray for the rest of the team in Nicaragua: Alba and Grace who take care of the financial books.

February 12 – Pray for the next mission teams headed to Nicaragua. At this time we have two planned for the summer: a Pastors Conference and a general one for the orphans and needy kids.

February 13 – Pray for Dean as he heads off to Naples, Florida to speak on the radio, meet with a men’s group and preach.

February 14- Pray for boldness as Dean speaks and shares his testimony on the radio.

February 15 – Pray for Dean as he speaks to a men’s group with Michael Bannon, the Pastor of CrossRoads Community Church.

February 16 – Pray for more laborers on our team and that we would make sure we get the right persons on the bus.

February 17 – Pray for Dean as he preaches at CrossRoads Community Church and that the hearts of the people would be receptive to the message.

February 18 – Pray for Dean as he returns from Naples area and that he would have a chance to share the Gospel on theway back home.

February 19 – Pray for Bruce McIntosh, our Member Care Director, as he looks for couples who might go with him on a mission trip to hold a 3 or 4 day retreat for married couples.   (See his page here )

February 20 – Pray for more opportunities for each one of us to share our testimony and the goodness of God as a small light in the world.

February 21 – Pray that each of us would be very clear when sharing the gospel of God’s grace and use terminology that is clearly understandable to the unbeliever.

February 22 – Dean leaves for Tampa/Largo area.  Pray for his safety and stamina with his heavy travel schedule.

February 23 – There will be a Chili Cook Off this night and I will be giving a brief overview of our ministry. Please pray for a good turn out and positive response.

February 24 – Dean will be preaching and presenting the work of CrossWay International to a new church.  Pray that all goes well.

February 25 – Pray for Gary Jones, our International Training Director as he lines up more Pastors Conferences overseas and for more churches in the USA to visit to share his vision and partner with us.  (See his brochure here)

February 26 – Pray for Ken Gatithi, our Field Director in Kenya. We hope to continue to drill wells in this needy country and face some really hard issues (granatized rock) which is difficult to drill through.  Pray that God might, in His own time, provide some needed equipment to help us in this area.

February 27 – Pray for our whole team in Kenya, Ken (our Field Director);  Winnie, our bookkeeper);  and Geoffrey (our Drilling Director).

February 28 – Pray for Robert Messier, our missionary to Nicaragua as he and Ann put together their strategy for upcoming mission trips to this needy country.  (See their page here )

Dean Chollar
CrossWay International
14 Fabra Oaks Road
Boerne, TX 78006
Office:  1-830-249-2322
Cell:  1-210-326-3190
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dean@gocrossway.org

Prayer Calendar for CrossWay International (Dean and Joan Chollar & team)
December 2012
www.gocrossway.org

Christmas gift ideas:  Support the need for a water well or care for an orphan or needy kid.  Giving to those in true need is a wonderful way to enjoy the Christmas season.  And thanks to all of you who have helped so much in the past years.

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December 1 – Pray for Dean as he will be addressing a community of around 2,000 which is being set up by the Mayor of the town of Diriamba in Nicaragua. Pray for a good harvest and response to the gospel.

December 2 – Pray for Dean as he preaches at a church in Nicaragua and that he would clearly make the gospel clear.  Pray for a good harvest at this meeting too.

December 3 – Pray for Tom Hailey, a special prayer partner, who is going with Dean on this trip to Nicaragua.  We hope to take full advantage of his accounting ability to assist us in overseeing the finances in this country.

December 4 – Pray for Dean and Tom as they head back to the USA.  Pray for opportunities to share the gospel on their way home.

December 5 – Pray for Robert and Ann Messier as they care for Ann’s mom who is critically ill. They face some very hard decisions and truly need God’s wisdom in dealing with this kind of situation. Robert and Ann are lining up the next team to go to Nicaragua in January.  (See their page: here)

December 6 – Pray for the village of Masewani, Kenya.  Dean visited there last November 7 and was warmly greeted for the water well we had provided.  Please pray for the approximately 125 of the villagers who understood for the first time that salvation was by grace alone and trusted only in Christ for eternal life. (See the video of Dean dancing with the villagers:here)

December 7 – Remember our brothers and sisters in the military and for their opportunities to share the gospel overseas.

December 8 – Pray for greater courage and boldness on all our parts to gently start conversations that might lead to a spiritual discussion with those around us. (Eph. 6:19, 20)

December 9 – Pray for Bruce McIntosh, a faith missionary and our Member Care Director, as he prays about various options of how to be more involved with CrossWay international.  (See his page: here )

December 10 – Pray for all our faith missionaries as they look to the Lord for their support to enable them to reach out to the lost and hurting in a greater way.

December 11 – Pray for Gary Jones, a faith missionary and our International Training Director, as he lines up the next Pastors Conference in January in Nicaragua. (See his page: here )

December 12 – Pray for more workers as we continue to grow in our work overseas.  We may need soon, another drilling crew in Kenya and additional workers in Liberia, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.  (Luke 10:2)

December 13 – Pray for Isaac Zoedah, a missionary and our Field Director in Liberia.  He is lining up Dean’s trip to Liberia this January with trips to the Bong region and preaching/teaching assignments. (See his page: here)

December 14 – Start praying now for opportunities to share the gospel with family and friends as the Christmas season approaches.  Some are more open during Christmas and we don’t want to miss out on any opportunities. (Col. 4:3)

December 15 – Pray for Francisco Caldera, a missionary and our Field Director in Nicaragua.  He continues to work hard with many areas of responsibility and is doing a great job.  His account is down quite a bit as we helped him purchase a vehicle so please pray about this deficit and God’s provision. (See his page: here)

December 16 – Pray for the rest of our team in Nicaragua: Grace Aragon, our bookkeeper, Ali Rojas, our financial advisor and Jamil Calero, attending Rio Grande Bible Institute now.

December 17 – Pray for a matching grant of $100,000 which a potential donor has offered us for our water well ministry in Kenya.  This would enable us to purchase a much better rig and do much more in this area and beyond Kenya.

December 18 – Pray for Spencer and Daniel, two students at the Moffat Bible College in Kenya whom we are supporting and how they might be involved in our ministry when they graduate.

December 19 – Pray for Melaku Abebe and his sweet wife Sosi as they serve tirelessly in Ethiopia.  Melaku is a faith missionary and our Field Director for this country and oversees a variety of ministries for us.  (See his page: here )

December 20 – Pray for the Way Primary School in Meki, Ethiopia where we now have 45 children who would not have a school to attend without your prayers and support.  We still have a ways to go in renovating the property and covering operating costs.  Gary Jones led 25 of these kids to the Lord last month and also one teacher.

December 21 – Pray for Melaku’s other ministries in Ethiopia as he heads up the English School in Addis, leads several house churches and cares for various orphans and needy kids.

December 22 – Pray for each of us that we might be very clear when sharing the gospel and what God is asking a person to do to have their imperfections forgiven:  simply to trust in Christ alone who died for their sins and rose from the dead.  (Col. 4:4; 1 Cor. 15:3, 4)
December 23 – Pray for Ken and Winnie Gatithi, who are Kenyans and oversee our water well ministry in this country.  Ken is our Field Director and Winnie helps with the office work.  They host teams and are key personnel in Kenya.  Pray for them and their two small children too:  Tyrus and Faith.  (See his page: here)

December 24 – Pray for Geoffrey Ndungu and the drilling team in Kenya.  Geoffrey has drilled all of our wells in Kenya and we are praying that God might provide us a second and better rig to do even more.

December 25 – Give praise to God as the heavens were torn and His son broke into our world through His birth in Bethlehem.

December 26 – Pray for Merle Admire, our Regional Director over the water well ministry as he takes some time off to take care of other work and family matters.  (See his page: here)

December 27 – Pray for the completion of our 4 various building projects: The Way School in Ethiopia; the office/guest house in Kenya;  the office/training center in Nicaragua and the office/training center in Liberia.  These locations enable us to be better prepared and organized in these fields.  (See our Nicaraguan office/training center: here)

December 28 – Pray for the swift spreading of the gospel and that we all might feel the urgency to do more and more.  (2 Thes. 3:1)

December 29 – Pray for Dean as he finishes setting up his travel plans for the next few months.

December 30 – Pray for the safety of those who travel to foreign lands to take the gospel of God’s grace to a lost and hurting world. (2 Thes. 3:2)

December 31 – Pray that God might touch hearts and provide an increase in our support so that we might do even more in the coming year.