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May 2012 Prayer Calendar

May 2012 Prayer Calendar

So what is the smallest gift in the world?
A person, all wrapped up in himself.

Dean and Joan Chollar with CrossWay International
www.gocrossway.org

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Special prayer request:
Pray for Merle Admire, our Water Well Director.  At the time of writing this note, he is in Nicaragua (April 23 – 30) finishing up the water well for Las Velasques. Pray for his ongoing prayer and support needs and that the well is up and running. (See his brochure here.)

May 1 – Pray for a number of young married couples with whom Dean is counseling and who are struggling. Pray for restoration in their marriages.

May 2- Pray for upcoming mission trips for Dean and others to Kenya, Nicaragua, Ethiopia and Liberia. Also, we still need a doctor for our mission trip to Ethiopia Oct. 25 – Nov. 4.

May 3- Pray for Dean as he leaves for Kenya to visit the ongoing ministries in this country: He will conduct a Pastors Conference in Busia region, visit orphans and needy kids and oversee drilling of a water well.

May 4 – Pray for Gary Jones, our International Training Director, who returned from Kenya recently and for the impact of his teaching and preaching while there. Pray for his move to Boerne and his required monthly support to enable his service for the Lord. (for more on Gary, click here.)

May 5 Pray for Robert Messier, our missionary to Nicaragua, as he and Ann organize the upcoming 11 member mission team to this country in July. Pray for their ongoing prayer and support needs and for Robert’s classes at Moody Bible Institute. (See their brochure here)

May 6 – Pray for Dean as he preaches in a church in Ruiru, an area just outside of Nairobi, Kenya.

May 7 – Pray for Dean as he travels to Kisumu, Kenya to teach a Pastors conference in the area of Busia.

May 8 –  Pray for Joe Shepard, our Overseas Manager/Advisor, as he and Barb make plans to visit one of our mission fields to encourage our national coworkers and oversee their financial records.

May 9 – Pray for Dean as he visits some of the orphans and needy kids we support in Kenya. These are the blind kids at the Kangundo Primary School. ( www.gocrosswaykids.org)

May 10 – Pray for Dean as he arrives back in the USA from Kenya and for his stamina and quick recovery from jetlag.

May 11 – Pray for our USA staff as they continue to work hard on all of the graphic design work, prayer letters and accounting procedures, etc.

May 12 – Pray for Bruce McIntosh, our Member Care Director and his heavy workload. Pray that God might free him up to do more with CrossWay International. And pray for his ongoing prayer and support needs. (See his brochure here)

May 13 – On this Mother’s Day, pray for all the hard working moms around the world and that they not be maligned by certain world views that continually demean this very important work and ministry in the lives of children.

May 14 – Pray for our Field Director in Ethiopia, Melaku Abebe and for our team to visit them this coming October/November. Pray for the school we hope to start in Meki and for the ongoing prayer and support needs for this project and for him (See his brochure here)

May 15 – Pray for Francisco Caldera, our Field Director in Nicaragua, who has a lot of work to prepare for our upcoming Pastors Conference, missionary team, oversight of the next water well, feeding of needy kids and our cows and bulls. Pray too for his ongoing prayer and support needs (See his brochure here)
May 16 – Pray for Lorenzo Alfaro our youth worker in Nicaragua, as he will be working with some of the older teens who plan to come this July. Pray for his ongoing prayer and support needs. (for more on Lorenzo, clickhere)

May 17 – Pray for Roger Ali Rojas, our Financial Manager in Nicaragua as he continues to bring oversight and stability to our various ministries in this country. (See his brochure here)

May 18 – Pray for Isaac Zoedah, hour Field Director in Liberia who recently oversaw the work for a water well for the JAHZJET clinic. Pray for his ongoing prayer and support needs as he also cares for 50 of our orphans and needy kids. (See his brochure here)

May 19 – Pray for Josephus Gersinee who helps keep the books in Liberia. He serves full time as a pastor and has 7 children. As we grow, pray that we might be able to help him more.

May 20- Pray for Ken Gatithi, our Field Director for Kenya as he oversees the water well drilling ministry and the care for our 43 blind kids at the Kangundo Primary School. Pray too for his wife, Winnie and her role with our work in this country. (See his brochure here)

May 21 – Pray for Geoffrey Ndungu, our Drilling Director in Kenya and for the successful drilling of water wells in the coming months.

May 22 – Pray for Eric Long, a young man at Liberty University, who is making plans for a mission trip to Ethiopia this July. And pray for his possible long term involvement with CrossWay International. (Click to see his prayer letter )

May 23 – Pray that each of us would be bold in sharing our faith in Christ. For this to happen, we must be grounded in God’s word and it must have a meaningful place in our lives and heart. From the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

May 24 – Pray for more workers around the world to take the message of God’s grace to a lost and hurting world which is the passion of CrossWay International.

May 25 – Pray for more speaking and preaching opportunities for Dean and our missionaries as our ministry grows and expands. Pray for more open doors to share the gospel of Christ with others.

May 26- Pray that each of us would use wording that clearly reflects the gospel of God’s grace in our witness for Him and that we might encourage others to trust in Christ alone who died for our imperfections and rose from the dead.

May 27 – Pray for the swift spreading of the gospel around the world and that it might be honored even as it is among us.

May 28 – on this Memorial Day, may we remember those warriors who have fallen in battle to give us the freedom we enjoy in America and may we each be thankful and aware of this privilege.

May 29 – Pray for the safety of all our missionaries and coworkers around the world.

May 30 – Pray that we might have more faith to serve God in the various ways He is leading us here at CrossWay International with our Water wells, orphans and needy kids, medical clinics, animal husbandry, schools, Pastors Conferences and evangelistic events and tools.

May 31 – Pray that God might use all means above as a platform to take the clear presentation of the gospel of God’s grace to a lost and hurting world.

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

April 2012 Prayer Calendar

April 2012 Prayer Calendar for Dean and Joan Chollar
with CrossWay International

Special Prayer Request:
Is there a doctor in the house?
We need an M.D. to go on a medical mission trip to Ethiopia in late October.  If you know of any, Please let us know.

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April 1 – Pray for Dean as he preaches the commissioning service for Gary Jones as our newest missionary in Camp Wood, Texas. Gary brings to CrossWay International a great deal of experience and abilities as our International Training Director. Pray that God might raise up his needed support quickly.  (For more info on Gary, click here)

April 2 – Pray for Joan’s full recovery from the issues she has with pain in her shoulders. Her doctor has decided to postpone any surgery and give the steroid shots more time to work.

April 3 Pray for Francisco Caldera, our Field Director in Nicaragua, as he has a herniated disc in his lower back and for his wife, Jasmina and kids. He is recovering and learning to let others carry some of the load.  (For more on Francisco, click here)

April 4 – Pray for Dean as he catches up on a lot of paperwork at the office after traveling so much in the past few months.

April 5 – Pray for Bruce McIntosh, our Member Care Director, as he makes plans for a trip to Nicaragua, to teach at our Pastors Conference in July with Gary Jones and Michael Bannon .  (For more on Bruce, click here)

April 6 – Pray for Merle Admire, as he makes plans to go to Nicaragua later this month and pick up the pipes we shipped last month to complete (finally) the well at Las Velasques. Pray for Merle’s support needs as he oversees this ministry.  (For more on Merle click here).

April 7 – Pray for Robert Messier, our part-time GM here in our office and Director for Nicaragua. He and Ann are faith based missionaries with CWI and are planning to take a team to Nicaragua on July 3 – 9 and if you are interested in this mission trip, please let Robert or Ann know. Please pray too for their needed support for such trips as they look to God for their ministry and personal needs as faith-based missionaries.  (For more on Robert and Ann, click here)

April 8 – Pray for Isaac Zoedah, our Field Director in Liberia, as he lines up a water well for a medical clinic in Bassa, Liberia and also for the care he oversees for some of our orphans and needy kids.  (For more on Isaac, click here) (See www.gocrosswaykids.org)

April 9 – Pray for our Field Director in Ethiopia, Melaku Abebe, and the team we hope to send to our Medical Clinic in Meki this coming October. We still need an M.D. to go on this trip if you know of a doctor who might join us.  (For more on Melaku, click here)

April 10 – Pray for Gary Jones as he leaves for Kenya to teach a Pastors Conference in the Nairobi area. This will be his first assignment overseas and we are delighted to see him take up this role and step of faith. Pray for his personal and ministry needs as he is a faith missionary depending on God to touch hearts of people to support this vital work and outreach.

April 11 – Pray for Ken Gatithi who serves as our Field Director and Finance Manager in Kenya. He is overseeing all the water well ministry in this country and also the care for our 40+ blind kids. We just bought $1,000 worth of Braille paper for these blind kids and hygiene items for them several weeks ago.  (For more on Ken, here)

April 12 – Pray for our expanding team as we look to take on Eric Long to work in Africa. Pray that this young man might find God’s clear leading and if it is God’s will for him to join with us in our outreach for the lost and hurting of the world. Right now he is planning a mission trip this July 14 – 31.

April 13 – Pray for Lorenzo Alfaro as he works as one of our faith missionaries in Nicaragua and for the sporting equipment he needs for the sports ministry to reach out to the youth of this needy country.
Also for the delivery of another laptop as his was stolen at gunpoint last month. (We can always use more laptops) (For more on Lorenzo, click here)

April 14 – Pray for Ali Rojas, our Financial Manager in Nicaragua, who continues to oversee various aspects of our ministry with maturity and professionalism. (For more on Ali, click here)

April 15 – Pray for Dean as he goes to Northwest Community Church to preach and report in to this supporting church. Pray that God will give him the message to bring that will meet needs and touch hearts.

April 16 – Pray for Gary Jones as he conducts his first Pastors Conference on 16, 17 and 18 of this month in Nairobi, Kenya. He will be bringing study Bibles to each of the 25 attending pastors. Pray that their hearts will be open and receptive.

April 17 – Pray for Josephus Gersinee, our Financial Manager in Liberia. He also serves as a pastor in this country and has 7 children.

April 18 – Pray for Joe Shepard, who assists us with overseeing the funds used in our various ministries oversees. He is a great asset and brings to CrossWay International some needed assistance in this area and beyond.

April 19 – Pray for Geoffrey Ndungu, our Drilling Director in Kenya, as he faces challenges regarding the loss of his wife and now raising his two kids on his own.

April 20 – Pray for Gary Jones again as he visits some of our orphans and needy kids (the blind ones) at the Kangundo Primary School in Kenya.

April 21 – Pray for Gary Jones as he dedicates the most recent water project for the widows in Kenya with a community and surrounding schools of with more than 2,000 people. Pray that many might put their trust in Christ alone for their salvation.

April 22 Pray for Gary Jones as he starts back from Kenya to the USA and that the Pastors Conference and the dedication for the water well project for the widows in Kenya went well.

April 23 – Pray for Robert Messier as he lines up all the various aspects for the upcoming mission trip to Nicaragua for the many members going this July 3-9. It’s not too late to sign up.

April 24 – Pray for our USA staff and all the hard and efficient work they do to keep us all up and running: Danielle, Joan, Robert and Rita.

April 25 – Pray for Dean’s possible trip to Kenya to attend the annual Board meeting for “Crossway International Kenya” and for a Pastors Conference in Busia area.

April 26 – Pray for all of our faith-based missionaries as they move forward in faith, trusting in God to provide to help us all reach a lost and hurting world.

April 27 – Pray for greater boldness, more laborers, more opportunities for each of us to share the message of salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. –

April 28 – Pray for the school we plan to start soon in Ethiopia in the city of Meki. It will be for kids 4 to 6 years old and an effective outreach to share the gospel of God’s grace.

April 29 – Pray for Jamil Calero who attends the Rio Grande Bible Institute and hopes to return to Nicaragua to serve the Lord when he graduates.

April 30 – Pray that as we share the free gift of salvation offered by god that we might be clear and that this gospel might spread quickly.

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

March 2012 Crossway Prayer Calendar

March 2012 prayer Calendar for Dean and Joan Chollar with CrossWay International
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March 1 – Pray for our ability to handle our expanding ministry in various areas of work and different countries. We are now very active in Kenya, Ethiopia, Liberia and Nicaragua and may go back to Tanzania soon.

March 2 – Dean leaves on his 4th trip in five weeks.  Pray for his stamina as he heads to Virginia to participate in a missions conference with a supporting church.

March 3 – Pray for the 15 water wells we have on our list to drill this year. (6 in Nicaragua, 5 in Kenya and 4 in Liberia.) If you would like more details on these well sites, please email Dean and he will send you a full report.

March 4 Pray for Dean as he visits supporters in Virginia and also meets with a young man who may come with our mission organization.

March 5- Pray for Dean as he heads back home from Virginia and for all the various office work that is backing up when he travels.

March 6 – Pray for Gary Jones, our newest Candidate Missionary, as he begins to take on the oversight and training in the area of our Pastors Conferences. (For more info on Gary, click here)

March 7 – Pray for the medical mission team we are hoping to send later this year to Ethiopia to work in our new facilities in Meki and for other related ministries which will take place on this mission trip.

March 8 – Pray for Merle Admire who heads up our Water Well Drilling Ministry and his needed prayer and support. (For more on Merle click here).

March 9 – Pray for Mike Brooks and others who plan to go to Nicaragua in June and the plans for his church to build a church building possibly in San Benito.  Pray, too, for the proposed well in this village.

March 10 – Pray for the final completion of the well in Las Velasques, Nicaragua and for the shipping of pvc pipes which are scheduled to ship in late March.

March 11 – Pray for Bruce McIntosh and his plans to go to Nicaragua this summer.  He just returned from Ethiopia in January to help oversee all of our ministries in this country. (For more on Bruce, click here)

March 12 – Pray for the new well in Liberia on the orphanage where 15 of our 50 orphans in this country reside. And pray for Jefferson Zeon’s family who was the Director of this orphanage and died from cancer on Feb. 29. His wife, Helena, will assume this role with her two daughters, Jackie and Edwina.

March 13 – Pray for Robert and Ann Messier as they continue to develop the ministries which Robert oversees in Nicaragua. And pray for Jamil, one of their recruits who is wanting to come with CrossWay International full-time and for his studies at the Rio Grande bible Institute. Also Robert and Ann will be speaking at the Leon Springs Academy this day. (For more on Robert and Ann, click here)

March 14 – Pray for Joe Shepard, our Overseas Financial Consultant, as he makes plans to visit one of our countries to review their books.

March 15 – Pray for Joan Chollar, our Office Manager, as she looks into keyhole surgery to relieve the pain in her shoulders. Also pray for her eyes as she has been having floaters and flashes on her retinas in her vision.

March 16 – Pray for Robert Messier as he travels to the Rio Grande Bible Institute to see Jamil Calero and take care of his application to join CWI.

March 17 – Pray for Francisco Caldera, our Field Director in Nicaragua, as he handles a lot of details for us. Pray also that his recent move to his new location may give him greater freedom and also protection from some potential violence he was facing.   (For more on Francisco, click here)

March 18 – Pray for Roger Ali Rojas, our Financial Manager in Nicaragua, and his heavy work schedule in overseeing our projects. For (more on Ali, click here)

March 19 – Pray for Lorenzo Alfaro, our Youth Worker in Nicaragua. He is just getting started and needs a lot of encouragement and prayers.  (For more on Lorenzo, click here)

March 20 – Pray for Ken Gatithi, our GM and Field Director in Kenya. He will have finished the water project for widows in the Nyeri District and has many wells to drill this year with our new equipment.
(For more on Ken, here)

March 21 Pray for Isaac Zoedah, our Field Director in Liberia, as he oversees our Water Well Ministry for this country and also cares for our 50 orphans in Liberia. (For more on Isaac, click here) (See www.gocrosswaykids.org)

March 22 – Pray also for Josephus Gersinee, our Financial Manager in Liberia, as he oversees the growing ministry in this country.

March 23 – Pray for Melaku Abebe, our Field Director in Ethiopia and for his many ministries he oversees for us.  Pray especially for the work in our Medical Clinic in Meki and the possibility of starting a school on this same property. (For more on Melaku, click here)

March 24 – Pray that God might continue to grant us great unity in purpose and direction here at CWI as we focus on our Passion, Plans and you, our Prayer Partners.

March 25 – Pray for several upcoming trips for Gary Jones to Kenya, Nicaragua and possibly Liberia as he begins to take some of the work load off of Dean’s back. Pray for his health, stamina and move to the Boerne/San Antonio area. (For more on Gary, click here)

March 26 Pray that God will reveal to each of us His vision and plans for the coming year and how we might work more effectively together.

March 27 – Pray for Dean as he looks to the Lord to touch hearts and provide the resources we need to move our ministry forward. The Lord has done some remarkable things and we look to Him to do even more this year.

March28 – Pray for greater boldness and opportunities to share the gospel of God’s grace to a lost and hurting world and to do it clearly without a lot of churchy phrases so that the person on the street cannot misunderstand God’s grace.

March29 – Pray for Dean as he speaks at the Texas Outdoor Life ministry meeting and shares with them how he shot his axis buck last January and uses it for an illustration of how to focus on spiritual things.

March 30 – Pray for more coworkers that might join our team and assist us in God’s Great Commission.

March 31 – Pray right now for someone God has brought into your path and how you might take a concrete step to reach out to them as a friend and maybe share the gospel with them: That Christ died for all their wrongs, was raised from the dead and offers eternal life to them as a free gift by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.

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

January 2012 Prayer Calendar plus Christmas Greetings!

Dear Prayer Partners,

We are sending this out a bit early as we know the Christmas season can get very busy. It is also this period of December/January that many give a special end-of-the-year gift. These special gifts help us gain altitude for our many projects and the many countries in which we minister. A list of Stocking Stuffers can be found at the bottom of this email.

We truly want to thank you for all your prayers and support and hope you have a very merry Christmas.
Dean and Joan Chollar and staff

Prayer Calendar for January 2012
Dean and Joan Chollar with CrossWay International
www.gocrossway.org

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January 1 – Pray for our new year that the Lord is giving us to reach out to the lost and hurting world.

January 2 – Pray for our upcoming Pastors Conference and the 11 person-team headed to Nicaragua later this month. We have a lot of details to handle to prepare for this trip.

January 3 – Pray for Francisco Caldera, our Field Director for Nicaragua as he oversees and arranges our Pastors Conference, oversees the water well drilling ministry, the feeding center for needy kids, etc. See his brochure here.

January 4 – Pray for Melaku Abebe in Ethiopia. He is working on getting our license to open our medical clinic in this country and they keep adding things for this approval which is frustrating us. See his brochure here.

January 5 – Pray for Isaac Zoedah, our Field Director for Liberia. He is working on our NGO status in this country and overseeing the care and feeding of some of our orphans and needy kids. See his brochure here.

January 6 – Pray for Bruce McIntosh’s mission trip to Ethiopia. He will be teaching, visiting our Medical Clinic in Meki and overseeing some other aspects of our ministry in this country. See his brochure here.

January 7 – Pray for Lorenzo Alfaro in Nicaragua who is working with the youth and will be involved in our upcoming mission trip later this month.

January 8 – Pray for Robert and Ann Messier. Robert serves as our American Director for Nicaragua and part-time as our General Manager here in the USA. He has been suffering from a health issue in his inner ear causing vertigo. And he oversees the work in Nicaragua. See their brochure here.

January 9 – Pray for Ken and Winnie Gatithi. Ken is the General Manager in Kenya and oversees our water well drilling ministry and the care of our blind orphans and needy kids.  See his brochure here.

January 10 – Pray for Merle Admire. He serves as our Regional Director overseeing all our water well ministries in Nicaragua, Kenya and Liberia where we are now actively involved. See his brochure here.

January 11 – Pray for Joe Shepard, our Overseas Financial Manager as he makes plans to visit the various active countries where we are ministering. He works along side of Robert Messier to keep all our books updated for our overseas ministry.

January 12 – Pray for greater boldness as we each have opportunities to share our faith. (Eph. 6:19, 20)

January 13 – Pray for Jefferson Zeon who cares for many of the orphans we help to feed and clothe in Liberia. He has been sick for over a year now and the doctors can’t figure out what is wrong. Please pray for his recovery.

January 14 – Pray for more workers around the world. Right now we are looking to take on 2 nurses and a lab technician for our clinicin Meki, Ethiopia but we will wait on the Lord to provide the income needed:  Senior nurse for $200 a month, $100 a month for a Junior nurse and $100 a month for a Lab Technician. (Luke 10:2)

January 15 – Pray for Ali Rojas in Nicaragua. He serves as our Financial Manager and Advisor in this country and is helping us with all our various ministries in Nicaragua. See his brochure here.

January 16 – Pray for more opportunities for each of us to share our faith in Christ. (Col. 4:3)

January 17 – Pray for JMT (Jeugd Met Toekomst = Youth With a Future).  This is the youth organization we helped to start many years ago in Belgium and it is still ministering to the youth of this country. Pray for Kristof Thijs and his wife Sarah who are leading it.

January 18 – Pray also for Francois Thijs, Dean’s good friend from Belgium and faithful translator and coworker who had his hip replaced last November. Pray that he fully recovers.

January 19 – Pray for Fernando Diaz, our coworker in Spain and for a time for Dean to visit him. He is involved with evangelism with a radio station and church planting near Madrid.

January 20 – Pray for the clear presentation of the gospel of God’s grace and that unbeliever’s might grasp the free grace of God’s love and salvation.

January 21 – Pray for our former Administrative Assistant, Anna Ochoa (Anna Cabana), who is entering her acting career and will be on commercials for Taco Cabana soon.

January 22 – Pray for Danielle Ware who is replacing much of what Anna Ochoa used to do for her. She is a quick learner and there is much to learn.

January 23 – Pray for our Coffee Ministryas we evaluate how to proceed and also for Sherry Zule who works hard in this ministry.

January 24- Pray for our 11 member team leaving on this date for Nicaragua. We will be holding a Pastors Conference, evangelizing in several locations, holding children’s and women’s meetings and working on the water well in Las Velasques and future sites such as San Benito for wells.

January 25 – Pray for all the logistics regarding the various locations we plan to visit: Masaya, Managua, and Matagalpa in Nicaragua.

January 26 – Pray for Dean as he lines up his travels for the coming year. He hit over 100,000 miles with one airline last year and he isn’t getting any younger!

January 27 – Pray that the Lord might raise up the right person to assist Dean more in the ministry.

January 28 – Pray for Joan and Rita who handle so much of the office work. Joan is also facing possible surgery for some bone spurs in her shoulders.

January 29 – Pray for the spreading of the gospel through the various platforms we are building for the purpose of gaining a hearing for the gospel

January 30 – Pray for the safety of those on the mission trip to Nicaragua and around the world too.

January 31 – Stop right now and pray for someone you might know who needs Christ and a concrete step you might take to connect with them in a loving manner.

Stocking Stuffer suggestions for the lost and hurting of the world:
1 chick = 60 cents
1 CrossWay Gift Cube = $5
1 piglet = $30
1 goat = $50
1 cow = $350 to $700

We are trusting the Lord to help the lost and hurting in Nicaragua, Liberia, Kenya and Ethiopia.

Also, to finish paying off just the drilling of the well in Las Velasques, Nicaragua, we are looking to the Lord for an additional $6500 as we had to go down to 410 feet. Ouch! Then we will need an electric pump and water tank on a tower to provide clean safe drinking water for 200 families of this community.

Merry Christmas to all,
Dean

Dean Chollar
c/o CrossWay International, 14 Fabra Oaks Road, Boerne, TX 78006
Office: 830 249 2322; Cell:  210 326 3190; Fax: 210 892 6363
Email: dean@gocrossway.org
http://gocrossway.org

 

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