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
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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
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Office: 830 249 2322; Cell:  210 326 3190; Fax: 210 892 6363
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Special prayer request for this month: Our Medical Clinic in Ethiopia is in the final approval stages by the Health Department. (It’s been like pulling teeth to work with this government agency). We are facing some significant challenges financially to complete this project and for the ongoing costs of a nurse and technician. Please pray with us as we look to the Lord to help the many kids in the city of Meki, Ethiopia.

December 1 – Pray for Isaac Zoedahand Josephus Gersinee, our two coworkers in Liberia. Isaac continues to serve the orphans and needy kidsand to develop our water well ministryin this country.

December 2 – Pray for our CrossWay Coffee Ministry which helps to support our various ministries; orphans, water wells, etc.  The last day to order and ship coffee gift baskets is December 9.  And the last day to order  and pick up coffee gift baskets locally here at our office is December 15.

December 3 – Pray for Melaku and Sosi Abebe in Ethiopia. And pray that the Lord will provide the extra support needed to cover the costs for a manager, 2 nurses and a lab technician. ($750 a month total)

December 4 – Pray for Francisco Caldera in Nicaragua as he assumes his responsibilities as Field Director overseeing the water well ministry, arranging pastors’ conferences and team visits, etc.

December 5 – Pray for Ali Rojas, our new Financial Manager in Nicaragua. He desires to be full-time with CrossWay International and we are looking to the Lord for his prayer and support needs.

December 6 – Pray for Dean as he heads off to his old stomping grounds in Belgium to see his dear old friends and visit with them regarding their efforts in evangelism.

December 7 – Pray for Francois Thijs who has had a recent hip replacement (left side) and is my key contact in Belgium who will be assisting me when I come.

December 8 – Pray for Jefferson Zeon. He heads up the orphanage in Monrovia, Liberia and has been sick for over a year with an undiagnosed illness.

December 11 – Pray for Dean as he preaches in the Bilzen Church in Belgium and challenges hearts in the area of leadership and evangelism.

December 12 – Pray for Dean as he returns from Belgium and that his trip may have encouraged the Belgians in their evangelism.

December 13 – Pray for our coworker, Lorenzo Alfaro, in Nicaragua and his work with many teenagers and our plans for our upcoming mission trip this January.

December 14 – Pray for Ken and Winnie Gatithi, our newest missionaries in Kenya.  Ken also serves as our General Manager overseeing our water well drilling ministry, and our 40+ blind orphans and needy kids in that country.

December 15 – Pray for Geoffrey Ndungu, our Drilling Director in Kenya. He lost his precious wife a number of months ago and still has two teenage kids to raise.

December 16 – Pray for Merle Admire, our Regional Director who is responsible for overseeing all of our water well projects in 3 countries: Kenya, Nicaragua and Liberia. Pray for his support needs so he can travel more often to these countries.

December 17 – Pray for Robert and Ann Messier. Robert serves part-time as our General Manager here in our office and as our American Director for Nicaragua. He and Ann are making plans for our group mission trip to Nicaragua this Jan. 24-30 with all of its details. Pray for their support needs so they can do more as our missionaries.

December 18 – Pray for Bruce McIntosh, our Member Care Director, and his travel plans overseas. Pray too for his support needs which will enable him to do more.

December 19 – Pray for Joe Shepard, our Overseas Financial Manager and for his plans to travel overseas to encourage our other coworkers and provide the needed oversight of all our accounting for all our projects.

December 20 – Pray for the support needs at CrossWay International. It is typical for our donations to wane in the summer and we are looking to the Lord to give us some altitude in this area so we can hit the ground running in January. We saw a 4 percent increase in our donations last fiscal year in spite of the difficult economy.

December 21 – As we prepare for the Christmas holiday period, pray for ways to engage various people we know who need Christ.  It may be a family member or just an acquaintance.  God gives us opportunities and we need to stay alert to them.

December 22 – Pray that we may each overcome the fear we have to share our faith in Christ, not in a rude fashion, but in a bold manner as his ambassador.

December 23 – Pray for Joan who continues to have pain in her arms. She may need surgery, but we aren’t certain, yet.

December 24 – Pray for Danielle Ware who is assuming much of the work that Anna did for us. And pray for Anna as she transitions over to her new work at her church in San Antonio.

December 25 – Pray that we all might reflect on the momentous occasion when the heavens were torn and the Christ Child entered our world as our Savior. Amazing love!

December 26 – Pray for more workers and the needed support for those with CrossWay International. The harvest is truly great, but the laborers few.

December 27 – Pray for the clarity of the gospel of God’s grace that many who attend our pastors conferences might learn to be more clear. It can be just as important what you don’t say as what you do say when proclaiming the grace of God.

December 28 – Pray for the spreading of the gospel that it would spread swiftly and be honored.

December 29 – Pray for the safety of those who are in harm’s way as they go to share the gospel.

December 30 – Pray for someone you know right now that does not know Christ and one concrete step you might take to engage him/her with the love of Christ and the gospel.

December 31 – Reflect on the past year and how you might look to God to trust him more with a greater part of your life and commitment to him as a believer.

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November 1 – Pray for Dean, Bruce McIntosh, and Joe Shepard as they will be traveling to Nairobi, Kenya and should arrive late tonight on this date.

November 2 – Pray for Merle Admire as he takes a greater role in overseeing our water well ministry and lines up teams to visit the mission field. Pray, too, for his needed prayer and support so he can be more available for our ministry and God’s calling in his life.

November 3 -5 – Pray for Dean, Bruce, and Joe as they teach 50 pastors at the Pastors Conference we are sponsoring.  Pray that the pastors will be receptive and that our lessons will be practical and well received.

November 6 – Pray for us as we three head back home to the “good old USA” and that we might have opportunities to share our faith in Christ during this travel time.

November 7 – Pray for Bruce McIntosh, our Member Care Director, and the vital roles he has within CrossWayInternational. Pray for his prayer and support needs, too, that God might touch hearts and raise up his monthly support to allow him to be more available to carry out more fully the work of his ministry with us.

November 8 – Pray for Robert and Ann Messier, who are both heavily involved in our work in Nicaragua. Robert is overseeing various aspects in this country such as: our water well ministry, lining up mission trips for the upcoming pastors conference and Ann is doing the same with the lady’s and children’s ministry in Nicaragua. They also face some challenges regarding their prayer and support needs.

November 9 – Pray for Joe Shepard, our Overseas Financial Manager. He is semi-retired and giving a great deal of time and teaching in the whole area of finances with a biblical view as applied to different cultures. It is a complicated task and he is doing a great job.

November 10- Pray for Danielle Ware who is replacing Anna Ochoa as our Executive Assistant. She is learning her job quickly and well. Pray too for Anna as she becomes more involved in the Creative Arts department of her own church.

November 11 – Pray for the CrossWay Coffee Ministry and for Sherry Zule, the manager over this ministry. She is gearing up for orders for gift baskets as the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays approach.

November 12 – Pray for Joan who oversees much of the office work and especially for the pain in her arms. Pray that we might find out exactly what is causing this and how best to treat it.

November 13 – Pray for Rita Chapman who takes care of our books here at CWI. She continues to do a great job with all our financial questions in a very professional manner.

November 14 – Pray for our water well ministry in Kenya as both Ken Gatithi (our General Manager) and Geoffrey Ndungu (our Drilling Director) continue to do a great job. And a special thanks to all who prayed for Geoffrey recently who was robbed while out drilling one of our wells and for the laptop and camera given to replace what he lost.

November 15   - Pray for Isaac Zoedah, (our Field Director) and Josephus Gersinee (assistant) in Liberia who are setting up our ministries to provide wells and care for orphans in this war-torn country. Pray too for their support needs, especially for Isaac who wants to be full-time with us.

November 16 – Pray for the ministry of Francisco Caldera, our Field Director in Nicaragua, as he learns to carry out and lead our various ongoing ministries in this country. Pray too that his prayer and support base will continue to grow and thanks to those who have recently taken him on for support!

November 17 –  Pray for the water well ministry in Nicaragua and our first water well in the Las Velasques community. Pray for follow up on the 70 new believers we were able to lead to faith in Christ alone, on Dean’s last visit there.

November 18 – Pray for our Board meeting and the various issues that must be decided and keep these 11 individuals in your prayers.

November 19 – Pray for Lorenzo Alfaro, who is heading up our youth outreach efforts in Nicaragua. He is just getting started with us and we are looking to God to touch hearts and raise up his needed prayer and support. He has 30 teenagers right now learning evangelistic type skits to work with our teams on mission trips.

November 20 – Pray for Ali Rojas, who is also new with CWI and is hoping to come full-time with us to work alongside Francisco. He works in a bank right now and has already assisted us with a number of difficult financial matters.

November 21 – Pray for the community of San Benito in Nicaragua. We were planning to drill a well there and still hope to do that, but recently a father, mother and child were shot to death from a rare political struggle and we are looking at how best to proceed at this point with the pastor in this village.

November 22 – Pray for Melaku Abebe, our Field Director in Ethiopia. He has been working hard to get our Medical Clinic approved by the health department of this country and it is presenting some difficult challenges. We have a nurse now who has agreed to work in the clinic and a lab tech too but it all has to be approved by the government. Pray for Melaku’s support needs too as this is becoming financially more difficult with all these costs.

November 23 – Pray for our main passion at CrossWay International: “To take the clear presentation of the gospel of God’s grace to a lost and hurting world.” This is the core value and focus of our ministry which we will preserve at all costs.

November 24 – Thanksgiving – Pray that we all might be thankful for not only what God has given us but for God Himself and all that He is.

November 25 – Pray for our plans and strategies at CWI which do sometimes change which we use as a platform to gain a hearing for the gospel of God’s grace and love.

November 26 – Pray for our plans to drill water wells focusing on 3 countries: Kenya, Nicaragua and Liberia. We are making good progress but you have to crawl first, then, walk and then run. We should be up to 8 to 9 completed water wells by this date for this calendar year.

November 27 – Pray for our plans to care for orphans and needy kids in 4 countries: Kenya, Ethiopia, Liberia and Nicaragua. In total, we have some 150 kids we are presently helping with their food, clothes, medicine and education.

November 28- Pray for the medical needs of all those we minister to in all these countries. Most of these countries have many who have no real access to quality health care or else they are too poor to obtain it, especially the mothers and children.

November 29 – Pray for our plans to continue to sponsor Pastors Conferences as many in these countries do not have much formal training in the Bible. Pray too for the teachers we need for this work.

November 30- Pray for all our many prayer partners who are faithful in bringing us before the throne of God’s grace and for all their generous support to make all this possible. We at CrossWay International love you all and remain in your debt for all the love you have shown us for so many years.

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October 1 – Pray for Merle Admire as he takes up the ministry of all the countries in which we are drilling water wells. He has a full-time job right now as a Master electrician, and we are looking to the Lord to take him on more and more at Crossway as the Lord touches hearts and raises up his prayer and support needs.  Read his latest prayer letter at  http://gocrossway.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Merle-Admire-Nicaragua-letter-072011.pdf

October 2 – Pray for our visit to Wayside Chapel as we present our ministry and report all that the Lord is doing through our partnership together.

October 3 – Pray for Bruce and Debbie McIntosh. Bruce serves as our Member Care Director and teacher at Pastors’ Conferences. Their home in Pennsylvania was flooded twice last month, and this has really been hard on them. Bruce will also be going to Kenya later this month to teach at a Pastors’ Conference with Dean.  Read their latest prayer letter at http://gocrossway.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Bruce-McIntosh-prayer-letter-092011.pdf

October 4 – Pray for our focus at CrossWay International as we doggedly preserve our core value: to take the clear gospel message of God’s grace to the lost and hurting of the world by setting up platforms from which we can gain a credible hearing for the message that brings eternal life.

October 5 – Pray for a greater fearlessness for each of us that we might find ways to share our faith in Christ. One way is to use the CrossWay Gift Cube. If you don’t have one, check out our video and order from our website:http://gocrossway.org/about/store/products/9-gift-cube/

October 6 – Pray for Robert Messier, our General Manager, at our CrossWay office (only part-time). He is taking on more work here, as well as his mission work in Nicaragua. He and Ann are doing a great job and still facing challenges regarding their prayer and support needs.  As faith missionaries, they are in the early stages of developing their resource engine to accomplish what God is placing on their hearts. Ann is also looking for additional employment for their needs. So please keep her in your prayers, too. Read their latest prayer letter athttp://gocrossway.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Robert-and-Ann-prayer-letter-2011-July.pdf

October 7: Pray also for Robert Messier as he pursues his degree at Moody Bible Institute.  It’s been some time since he was back in school. J

October 8 – Pray for Bruce McIntosh as he also continues raising the awareness for his prayer and support needs. He serves as our Member Care Director, as well as one of our Directors on our Board in Kenya. He has about 10 percent of his needed support and we could really use him full-time.

October 9 – Pray for greater fearlessness on all our parts to take the message that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone to a lost and hurting world.

October 10 – Pray for Joe Shepard, another missionary with CWI who serves as our overseas Financial Manager.  He is a great worker and reassures all that finances are being used correctly around the world where we are actively busy.

October 11 – Pray for Francisco Caldera, our Field Director in Nicaragua, that his support might increase to allow him to do more for the Lord’s work.  Check out his latest prayer letter at http://gocrossway.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Francisco-Caldera-prayer-letter-072011.pdf

October 12 – Pray, also, for Lorenzo Alfaro, who has just joined CWI as a candidate missionary. He is full of energy and has 30 teenagers who he is training.  He is also assisting Francisco in the research for our first water well in Nicaragua.

October 13 – Pray for Isaac Zoedah, our new Field Director in Liberia, as he is starting his work to gather names and prayer support for his new position. He is very experienced in the work and overseeing our first water well at a Christian School near Monrovia, the 15^th Gate School.

October 14 – Pray for the new Executive Assistant to replace our dear coworker Anna Ochoa.  And pray for her new ministry at her home church as she develops their Performance and Drama ministry there.

October 15- Pray for smooth transitions as some are leaving CWI and others are joining our team.

October 16 – Pray for our focus here at CWI that we remain steadfast in preserving our core value of taking the message of God’s grace (the gospel) to a lost and hurting world.

October 17- Pray for Ken Gatithi, our General Manager in Kenya, and for all the great work he is doing for us in his oversight of our ministry there.

October 18 – Pray for Geoffrey Ndungu, our Drilling Director in Kenya, as he manages the drilling team to bring clean and safe drinking water to the lost and hurting of this country.

October 19 – Pray for Joan Chollar, as she suffers from some kind of mysterious pain in her arms. Pray that we will figure this out and get the proper treatment so she can sleep better at night.

October 20- Pray for Isaac Zoedah and Josephus Gersinee (Financial Manager) in Liberia as they pull our team together in this country to build platforms from which we can gain a hearing for the gospel.

October 21- Pray for Fernando Diaz in Spain and for time for Dean to travel there and be more involved in evangelism.

October 22 – Pray for Dean’s travel schedule. This calendar year he will travel more than 100,000 miles with just one of the airlines he uses.  Pray for his stamina and health.

October 23 – Pray for Dean as he preaches at a church north of the Seattle area and for a time to encourage hearts in the area of missions.

October 24 – Pray for more workers in God’s harvest as we grow and take on more coworkers. Pray especially that they would be disciplined in their thoughts and actions for the glory of the Lord.

October 25 – Pray that as we each have opportunity, we would make clear that salvation is an absolute free gift provided by the death of Christ on the cross and his resurrection, and that it is only through trusting in Christ that a person can be saved.

October 26 – Pray for the spreading of the gospel, that it would spread swiftly and be honored even as it is among us.

October 27 – Pray for the safety of those taking the message of the gospel to less than friendly areas of the world.

October 28- Pray for more opportunities for each one of us to share God’s gospel of grace.

October 29 – Pray for our CrossWay Coffee Ministry as we are seeing some slowdown in orders and that the Coffee Baskets might be ordered in great numbers to help us with the Orphans and Needy Kids Ministry.

October 30 – Pray for Dean, Bruce McIntosh, and Joe Shepard as we leave for Kenya to teach at a Pastors’ Conference which we are sponsoring for 50 pastors in the Nairobi area.

October 31 – Pray for the various meetings and teaching opportunities at this Pastors’ Conference in Nairobi and that we might train them in the clarity of the gospel.

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September 1 – Pray for 6 year old Rachel Mann who was diagnosed with morphea several months ago. She is the daughter of Allen and Sheree Mann.  Allen is one of our key pastors who teaches at our pastors’ conferences, and he serves as a pastor at Ponderosa Bible Church.

September 2 – Pray for Robert Messier’s recovery from knee surgery.

September 3 – Pray for the stamina of Dean, as he is now into his travel schedule again. He doesn’t seem to be getting any younger!

September 4 – Pray for greater fearlessness as we each have opportunity to share our faith in Christ.

September 5 – Pray for Bruce McIntosh, our Member Care Director, as he researches various counseling seminars and develops his own.  Pray also for his upcoming trip to teach at the Pastors’ Conference in Kenya (Oct. 30 – Nov. 6).  To read Bruce’s latest prayer letter, seehttp://gocrossway.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Bruce-McIntosh-prayer-letter-0520111.pdf

September 6 – Pray for Merle Admire and his work load as a Master Electrician. He is also serving as a missionary and Regional Director with CrossWay International and is looking to the Lord for more prayer partners and support so he can do even more on the mission field.  To read Merle’s latest prayer letter: http://gocrossway.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Merle-Admire-Nicaragua-letter-072011.pdf

September 7 – Pray for Fernando Diaz in Spain as we hope to do more together in the future. Pray also for his support needs.

September 8 – Pray for Isaac Zoedah and Josephus Gersinee, our coworkers in Liberia who are assisting us with the help to orphans and needy kids, water wells, and evangelism. Dean will be seeing them in Liberia the third week of September.

September 9 – Pray for Melaku and Sosi, his wife.  Melaku is finalizing the last steps in getting our medical clinic registered and opened in Meki, Ethiopia.  To read more about Melaku, seehttp://gocrossway.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Melaku-prayer-letter-032011.pdf

September 10 – Pray for Joe Shepard, our Overseas Financial Manager, as he continues to tweak and oversee our financial accounts for our many overseas projects.

September 11 – Pray for Dean as he speaks to one of our most supportive groups for our water well ministry and other ministries (the Open Door Class in San Antonio).

September 12 – Pray for our Board of Directors for CrossWay International as they oversee the many aspects of all we are doing. Pray, too, for our upcoming Board meeting to be held sometime in October.

September 13 – Pray for Joan as she serves as our Office Manager and has to deal with all the needed forms for our IRS, as well as other financial issues.

September 14 – Pray for more laborers in the many countries in which we work.  We could use a key person in Nicaragua, and Dean will interview them while there (Aug. 22 – 26).

September 15 – Pray for Robert and Ann Messier as they continue to make progress in their mission work to Nicaragua.  Pray for Robert’s pursuit of studies at the Moody Bible Institute, which he starts this month, and also for their support needs.  To see the Messiers’ latest prayer letter, see http://gocrossway.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Robert-and-Ann-prayer-letter-2011-July.pdf

September 16 – Pray for more opportunities for each of us to share our faith in Christ. And may each of us be alert to the opportunities that God brings our way.

September 17 – Pray for Dean as he leaves for the country of Liberia to oversee 50 of our orphans and needy kids and start the set up of our water well drilling ministry in this desperately poor country.

September 18 – Pray for the well at the school that Isaac is lining up for us in partnership with Serve the Children in Liberia.

September 19 – Pray for our Water Well Drilling Ministry in Kenya, too, and for the needed funding to get more wells drilled so that we might gain a hearing for the gospel of God’s grace.

September 20- Pray for Ken Gatithi (General Manager – Kenya) and Geoffrey Ndungu (Drilling Director) as they work through prioritizing and assessing of future wells in Kenya in the eastern Province, the most drought-stricken area of this country.

September 21 – Pray for Bob Nicol, an Engineer and missionary with CrossWay, as he makes plans to visit our target countries and advise them on how to proceed in an efficient manner.  Pray, too, for his support needs.  To read Bob’s latest prayer letter, seehttp://gocrossway.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Bob-Nicol-prayer-letter-032011.pdf

September 22 – Pray for the clarity of the gospel and that each one of us would express it in clear terms, making clear that it is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, who died for our wrongs and rose from the dead.

September 23 – Pray for the upcoming Pastors’ Conference to around 50 Pastors in Kenya and for one more needed teacher (Oct. 30 – Nov. 6).

September 24 – Pray for more orders for our CrossWay Gift Cube which clearly sets out and even tests the listener on his understanding of grace.

September 25 – Pray for God to raise up the right man whom Dean can train to assist him in overseeing our ministry.

September 26 – Pray for the swift spreading of the gospel around the world and that it might be honored even as it is among us.

September 27 – Pray for some health issues that are troubling Joan, as she has some unexplained pains in her arms.

September 28 – Pray for all those who travel to lands and put their lives in harm’s way. Pray that God might keep each one safe.

September 29 – Pray for our many orphans and needy kids that God has given us and for their support needs and salvation.

September 30 – Pray for God to use all of our many ministries to serve as a platform for preaching the gospel of God’s grace.

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Office: 830 249 2322; Cell:  210 326 3190; Fax: 210 892 6363
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August 1 – Pray for our Nicaragua coworker, Francisco Caldera, as he is recovering from a bad case of thrombosis.  This can be a life-threatening condition if a blood clot breaks loose and lodges in his lung or heart.

August 2 – Pray for a completion of our new website for our Orphans and Needy Kids which we support: www.gocrosswaykids.org

August 3 – Pray for Dean as he lines up his mission trips to Nicaragua, Liberia, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Spain for the next 5 months.

August 4 – Pray for Robert and Ann Messier as they seek to move forward into greater involvement as missionaries to Nicaragua.  As “faith” missionaries, they are looking to the Lord to raise up more prayer partners and increase their needed support.   See their latest prayer letter at http://gocrossway.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Robert-and-Ann-prayer-letter-2011-July.pdf

Also, please pray for Robert’s upcoming knee surgery.

August 5 – Pray for Rafa and Darling Rivas, as they have a critical role in our work in Nicaragua. Rafa serves as a Field Director in this area and helps set up Pastors’ Conferences and oversees our water well drilling ministry and other works in this country.

August 6 – Pray for Jamil, a Nicaraguan, who we are assisting to come Edinburg, Texas to attend Bible College.

August 7 – Pray for Pam Palmer and Ann Messier as they develop the Children’s Ministry and the Women’s Ministry in Nicaragua.  On the last trip, they had over 150 kids come to faith in Christ.

August 8 – Pray for Dean as he makes another trip this month (his third this year) to Nicaragua to provide some leadership to the ongoing work and ministry in Nicaragua.

August 9 – Pray for Isaac Zoedah, our coworker in Liberia, as we seek the Lord’s will on how to strengthen our orphans and needy kids ministry in this country. Pray for Dean as he makes plans to return to Liberia in September.

August 10 – Pray for Melaku Abebe, our Field Director for Ethiopia, as we finish up the Medical Clinic and care for the many orphans and needy kids we support in that country.

August 11 – Pray for Geoffrey Ndungu, our Drilling Director in Kenya, as he is doing a great job with the drilling of wells in Kenya.  Pray for him, too, as he processes the loss of his wife to illness a number of months ago and has two teenage kids.

August 12 – Pray for Ken Gatithi, our Financial Manager overseeing the water well drilling ministry in Kenya, as well as the care for our 40 blind kids at the Kangundo Primary School.

August 13 – Pray for Joe and Barb Shepard, as Joe has applied to join CrossWay International as one of our missionaries. He is already playing a key role in assisting us in the oversight of the finances of all our overseas projects and is doing a great job.  He plans to go to Kenya in November and perhaps Ethiopia as well.

August 14 – Pray for CrossWay International in general as we look to make some changes.  Also, August tends to be a time for low donations as many go off on vacation.

August 15 – Pray for greater fearlessness as each of us has opportunities to share their faith with others in a Spirit-led manner.

August 16 – Pray for the many Pastors who have attended our Pastors’ Conferences overseas and that we might continue to train and minister to them.

August 17 – Pray for God’s leading as we take on more laborers with CrossWay International, both in the USA and overseas.

August 18 – Pray for Bruce McIntosh (and his wife, Debbie) as he serves as our Member Care Director. He is also going to Kenya in late October/early November to teach at our Pastors’ Conference scheduled for November 3- 5.

August 19 – Pray for more opportunities for each of us to share the gospel of God’s grace.

August 20 – Pray for Merle Admire, one of our Regional Directors, as he has made several trips to Nicaragua and now plans to come to Kenya in November to assist with our general water well drilling ministry and preach.

August 21- Pray for the clarity of the gospel of God’s grace as each of encounters opportunities to share our faith.  Pray that we might make clear that it is not by the sweat of man but by the blood of Christ that one is saved.

August 22 – Pray for our accounting team here in Texas and for all the hard work they do in overseeing and verifying all expenses.  Rita, our Accountant, continues to keep everything in order and is doing a great job.

August 23 – Pray for Bob Nicol, an Engineer, as he advises our team in our water well drilling ministry. Pray that his prayer and support needs might increase and allow him to travel to Kenya and/or Liberia.

August 24— Pray for the swift spreading of the gospel and that it might be honored and well-received as God gives us opportunity through our various ministries and projects.

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August 25 – Pray for Sherry Zule, our CrossWay Coffee Manager, as August tends to be a slow month for coffee drinkers.  This special ministry helps in providing food, clothes and medicines for our many orphans and needy kids. (To order coffee, go to www.crosswaycoffee.org   )

August 26 – Pray for our USA staff and all the great work they do in the running of our office, from graphic work for our prayer letters, helping Dean stay on schedule and pack for trips, and many other aspects involved in staying organized.

August 27 – Pray for Lawson Sampson in Nigeria and Fernando Diaz in Spain.  It has been some time since Dean has made it to these two countries, and he hopes to visit Spain sometime in January.

August 28 – Pray for the safety of all of us who travel to foreign countries where things don’t tend to be as safe as here in the USA.  But may we all remember that we are safer in the middle of God’s will no matter where we may travel.

August 29 – Pray for Bethany Wainio, Dean and Joan’s youngest daughter as she is due to deliver her third son (and our 13^th grandchild) in late September.

August 30 – Pray for the lost in your circle of friends, family, and acquaintances.  Give some thought of how you might share with them the CrossWay Gift Cube, which is an excellent evangelistic tool and easy to use.  (For more information, see http://gocrossway.org/about/store/products/9-gift-cube/  )

August 31—Pray for Robert Messier as he starts Moody Bible Institute in September.

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July Prayer Calendar for Dean and Joan Chollar with CrossWay International
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Special praise and prayer requests:
We were able to drill 3 wells in Kenya in 3 weeks!  Thanks to those of you who helped with prayers and support that helped us purchase an air compressor and air hammer. What a blessing. What we need now is a 5 ton truck to mount it on. We have been renting a 40-year-old truck, and it is very difficult to get the compressor on and off the truck since it weighs 2.5 tons!  So please pray that God might bless us with the needed $15,000 for a good used 5-ton truck on which we can permanently mount this compressor.

July 1 – Pray for Joan as she leaves for Montana to visit our daughter and her family, including 4 of our granddaughters.  She is to return on July 13.

July 2 – Pray for the remaining items we need for our Medical Clinic in Meki, Ethiopia. We have bought most of the things but still lack a number of items to be fully licensed to operate this clinic. I’ll be posting a list of these items soon on our website.

July 3 – Pray for Dean as he preaches in Boerne and challenges the church to answer their call that God has given each of us.

July 4 – Pray that many might understand not only the freedom we have in the USA but the great freedom we have in Christ to serve him.

July 5 – Robert and Ann Messier’s team returns from Nicaragua.  Pray for safe travel back to Texas.

July 6 – Pray for the follow-up needed for the recent trips made by those of CrossWay to Liberia, Kenya, and Nicaragua.

July 7 – Pray for Merle Admire and the wells we are trying to drill in Nicaragua. Merle has made 2 trips in 3 weeks to try and arrange the paperwork and make decisions on all this.  He is doing a great job, and we hope to have 2 wells drilled soon!

July 8 – Pray for Southern Sudan as it announces its independence and the impending violence that might occur. Pray for our orphans in this region who have all been taken into various families in and around Adoor, Sudan.

July 9 – Pray for Bob Nicol, a missionary with CWI, and his possible trip to Liberia to help set up our ministry in this country. Pray for his support needs, as his account with CWI is quite low.

July 10 – Pray for Dean as he preaches in Pipe Creek, Texas and challenges the church to answer God’s calling for each of them.

July 11 – Pray for greater boldness (not rudeness) as each of us seek God’s leading to share our faith in Christ.

July 12 – Pray for Isaac and Rachel Zoedah as we take them on as coworkers in Liberia to help us with the care for around 50 orphans and needy kids.  Our new website will be up and running soon at www.gocrosswaykids.org

July 13 – Pray for Bruce McIntosh, our Member Care Director, and his support needs so that he might be more fully involved with our mission outreach program.

July 14 – Pray for the clarity of the gospel as we proclaim that it is not good people who go to heaven, but forgiven people.

July 15 – Pray for our new website we hope to have up soon: www.gocrosswaykids.org It should reflect the recent changes as we take on blind kids and orphans in Kenya and orphans and needy kids in Ethiopia and Liberia.

July 16- Pray for Rafa Rivas and Francisco Caldera in Nicaragua who provide so much of the work and infrastructure needed for various works which we do in this country.

July 17- Pray for the support needs for our missionaries (Robert and Ann Messier, Bruce McIntosh, Bob Nicol and Merle Admire). They are all contributing valuable help in reaching the lost.

July 18- Pray for more workers in God’s harvest and for clear guidance on how to move forward in an effective manner to reach the lost.

July 19 – Pray for more orders for our CrossWay Gift Cube and orders for our CrossWay coffee which helps to support our outreach to orphans and needy kids. www.crosswaycoffee.org

July 20 – Pray for another Pastors’ Conference in August in Nicaragua with Joe Falkner and Allen Mann.

July 21 – Pray for more opportunities for each of us to share the gospel of God’s grace— that salvation is not by the sweat of man but by the blood of Christ.

July 22 – Pray for a continued good team spirit among our USA staff: Dean (CEO), Robert (General Manager – part time), Anna (Executive Assistant), Sherry (CrossWay Coffee Manager), Rita (Accountant) and Joan (Office Manager).

July 23 – Pray for Dean as he lines up his speaking engagements and travel plans for the next couple of Quarters.

July 24 – Pray for the needed 5-ton truck to mount our air compressor on in Kenya.

July 25 – Pray that God might raise up the needed funds to drill more wells for the truly needy in Kenya, Nicaragua, and Liberia.

July 26 – Pray that we might all clearly proclaim the gospel, that it is not our good works that save us but the bad things we do that can keep us from heaven.   And that is why Christ came to die in our place and then rose from the dead.

July 27 – Pray for Bruce and Debbie McIntosh as they fly from Pennsylvania to Texas. Bruce will be meeting with various staff members and missionaries as our Member Care Director.

July 28 – Pray for all those who are in harm’s way as they travel and share the gospel of God’s grace.

July 29 – Pray that the gospel will spread swiftly and that it might be honored even as it is among us.

July 30 – Pray for Ken Gatithi and Geoffrey Ndungu, our coworkers in Kenya, as they make some important decisions regarding our well drilling ministry in Kenya.

July 31 – Pray for each of us to pray about taking concrete steps to engage those around us to share the gospel of God’s grace with them.  (By grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.)

Dean and Joan Chollar

June 2011

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Special thanks: For all your prayers and support for the Kionyweni well in Kenya (330 feet deep). For pictures go to: http://gocrossway.org/wherewework/kenya/

I will be back in Kenya on June 9 to visit this community and preach the gospel with Bob Nicol.

June 1 – Pray that the water well for the Kangundo D E B Primary & Visually- impaired School inKangundo, Kenya will be completed by this date.  Pray that it will be used to bring many to faith in Christ.

June 2 – Dean heads off for Liberia to check out other water well drilling needs for the truly hurting of this country.  Please pray for some good meetings while on this trip with Bob Nicol and God’s clear leading.

June 3 – Pray that God might expand our tent and allow us to take on more work in His kingdom for His harvest of the lost.  We are looking at several new workers.

June 4 – Pray for the 32 Pastors that Bruce McIntosh and Dean taught in Liberia and that they might use the teaching materials to strengthen the churches in their faith.  We hope to have our latest prayer letter uploaded soon at:  http://gocrossway.org/whatsnew/prayer-letter/

June 5 – Pray for the drilling of a water well in the Sijoa Primary School Busai District  (Sango’s well) for the Love In Action ministry in Kenya and that it will be used to draw many to faith in Christ. Our water well drill team is scheduled to leave on this date to start this well.

June 6 – Pray for Joe Shepard as he comes alongside CWI to oversee the various financial spreadsheets and assist Dean and Robert Messier in keeping up with all these costs for the many overseas ministries on our lists.

June 7 – Pray for Bruce and Debbie McIntosh, that God will find a time for them to travel to Texas to visit with the various staff members and missionaries with CWI.  Bruce serves as our Member Care Director and as an Instructor at various Pastor’s Conferences.  Continue to pray for his support needed for his personal needs and travel to Texas, Liberia, Nicaragua, Kenya and elsewhere.  See Bruce’s latest prayer letter at:  http://gocrossway.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Bruce-McIntosh-prayer-letter-0520111.pdf

June 8 – Pray for Dean and Bob as they travel on a red eye flight from Monrovia, Liberia to Nairobi, Kenya.  Bob hopes to teach hygiene at the Kionyweni well site which we drilled in May and share his faith in Christ. Dean plans to preach the gospel and his Make It Clear! Seminar.

June 9 – Pray for Dean as he works with our Financial Manager in setting up and improving the books at our office in Kenya.

June 10 – Pray for our drilling team in Kenya as they work on the water well at the Sijoa Primary School      Busai District. There are many areas that water well drilling teams do not travel to, due to the distance and difficulties of travel. This is one of them.

June 11 – Pray for our remaining orphans in Sudan (58), as most have been taken in by families in the villages near them. Pray that God will lead us on how best to proceed to care for many other needy kids.

June 12 – Pray for Dean as he starts his 2 day trip back from Africa to the USA and that he was able to get all things done while on this trip.

June 13 – Pray for the many undernourished children in Ethiopia that have come to our attention and how we might intervene to assist them with a follow-up visit to their homes in order to share food and the gospel with them.

June 14 – Pray for the needed support for the blind and visually-impaired kids we are taking on in Kenya (the Sijoa Primary School Busai District) mentioned above. Dean led two of the 40 to the Lord on his last trip to Kenya.

June 15 – Pray for the use of the CrossWay Gift Cube by many who follow our ministry. We now have 2500 in stock, and you can order these by phone, email, or by going to our website.  For a demonstration of this evangelistic tool, go to http://gocrossway.org/about/store/products/9-gift-cube/

and scroll down to the Gift Cube video.

June 16 – Pray for the 229 kids presently enrolled at the CrossWay Christian School.

June 17 – Pray for Isaac Zoedah as we prayerfully consider taking him on as our coworker for our ministry in Liberia. He presently teaches at a school with Save the Children and also pastors a church.

June 18 – Pray for Rafa Rivas (our Field Director for Central America) and for Francisco Caldera (our Field Director for Nicaragua) as they make plans to host three teams we are sending from the USA at the end of this month through July 5.

June 19 – Pray for Robert and Ann Messier, our missionaries to the country of Nicaragua.  Robert serves both as our General Manager in the USA office (part-time) and as the Director for this country. He also starts Moody Bible Institute this coming September.

June 20 – Pray for Melaku Abebe as he purchases medical equipment and supplies for our clinic in Meki, Ethiopia so that we might obtain the needed license to get this clinic opened and operating.

June 21 – Pray for two teams headed to Nicaragua:

Pray for Merle Admire and the team of 6 that he is taking to Nicaragua and for a fruitful time of harvest as they share the gospel of God’s grace with the lost.  Dean will also be going with two pastors to teach at the Pastor’s Conference in Masaya.  Merle also hopes to get one or two water wells drilled.

June 22 – Pray that God will allow the right Pastors to attend the Pastors Conference taught by Michael Bannon and Andy Robinson and Dean. Pray that God will use these men to strengthen the faith of these church leaders in Nicaragua.

June 23 – Pray for Merle Admire and his co-leader, Mike Brooks, as they lead their team in Nicaragua and look into the drilling of a well in two locations. They will also be holding meetings to share their testimony and the gospel with these communities.

June 24 – Pray for great clarity in sharing the gospel. It’s not our good things that get us into heaven but our bad things we do that can keep us out. That is why it is not by our works but by grace through faith in Christ alone.

June 25 – Pray for the last day of the Pastor’s Conference and for the community of San Benito. We hope to have drilled a well in this community before leaving Nicaragua.

June 26 – Pray for the churches where Andy, Michael, and Dean will preach and that many will be challenged in their faith. Pray for Merle and Mike Brooks, too, who will be preaching at other churches in Nicaragua.

June 27 and 28 – Pray for the return of our two groups from Nicaragua back to the USA. Pray for safety and a good time of reflecting on all that God has done in and through us.

And pray for Robert and Ann Messier’s team as they leave for the Matagalpa, Nicaragua area to continue their ministry to needy kids and evangelism. Their son, Jacob, is going with them, as well as a dear friend, Pam Palmer, from Payson, Arizona.

June 29 – Pray for many opportunities for each of us to share our faith in Christ. (Col. 4:3)

June 30 – Pray that each of us would take to heart the first recorded words of Jesus to his disciples, “Come after me and I will make you fishers of men.”  (Matt. 4:19)  If we are not fishing for men, are we really coming after Christ?

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For Dean and Joan Chollar with CrossWay International

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Note:  Dean will be finishing up a Pastors’ Conference in Liberia (April 26 – May 1) with our Member Care Director, Bruce McIntosh, so pray that this all goes well.

May 1  – Pray for our new evangelistic tool, the CrossWay Gift Cube, and that many might be able to use it to proclaim the clear message of God’s grace. We have invested a lot of time and funds on this project and should have 2500 available by mid-May. To order, go to http://gocrossway.org/about/store/

To see a video of how to use the Gift Cube, go to http://gocrossway.org/2011/04/gift-cube-instructional-video/

May 2 – Pray for Dean as he visits with some friends in Belgium and with members of the Belgium  Evangelical Mission.

May 3 – Pray for our upcoming Pastors’ Conference in Nicaragua (June 21 – 27) and for the Pastors in the USA who will assist Dean in the teaching of 50 + pastors in the Managua area (Michael Bannon and Andy Robinson).

May 4 – Pray for our water well drilling ministry in Kenya and for the funds needed to continue providing clean, safe drinking water for the truly hurting.

See http://gocrossway.org/wherewework/kenya/ for more info on this ministry.  Alsohttp://gocrossway.org/whatsnew/crossway-water-for-life/

May 5 – Pray for Robert and Ann Messier as they lead a team from their church to Nicaragua to minister to the needy and lost in the Matagalpa area.  This team of 5 will be gone from June 28 – July 5.

To read more about the Messiers’ ministry, go to: http://gocrossway.org/whoweare/our-team/our-us-team/

May 6 – Pray for Merle Admire as he leads another team of around 10 to the San Benito area of Nicaragua.

To read more about Merle’s ministry, go to: http://gocrossway.org/whoweare/our-team/our-us-team/

May 7 – Pray for the hurting kids under our care, especially for the 40 blind kids in Kenya who have come to our attention recently.  They face some difficult needs.

See http://crosswayorphans.org/ for more information on these kids.

May 8 – Pray for our new coworkers in Liberia, Malcom Harris and Isaac Zoedah, as we look into various possibilities of how we might partner together in the future.

See http://gocrossway.org/wherewework/liberia/ for more information.

May 9 – Pray for Rafa and Darling Rivas. Rafa is serving as our Director for Central America and we are looking to the Lord to strengthen his prayer and support needs.

See http://gocrossway.org/wherewework/nicaragua/ for Rafa’s bio and prayer letter.

May 10 – Pray also for Francisco and Jasmine Caldera.  Francisco serves as our Field Director for Nicaragua, and he and Rafa are lining up the Pastors’ Conference in June, making arrangements for two mission teams from the USA and a host of other things.  Pray for an increase in his prayer and support needs.

See http://gocrossway.org/wherewework/nicaragua/ for Francisco’s bio and prayer letter.

May 11 – Pray for our 10 teachers of the CrossWay Christian School in Sudan.  We have sent in a coworker to strengthen their English ability.

May 12 – Pray for Dean’s stamina, as he has been traveling a lot and hopes to get some needed rest this month.

May 13 – Pray for greater fearlessness on the part of all believers, that we might boldly proclaim the grace of God and His plan of salvation.

May 14 – Pray for Ken and Winnie Gatithi.  Ken is our Financial Manager for our water well drilling ministry in Kenya and handles more and more responsibility.

May 15 – And pray also for Geoffrey Ndungu, our Field Superintendent of our water well drilling ministry in Kenya.  He is also taking on more and more responsibility as we move forward in providing clean, safe drinking water to the truly hurting.

May 16 – Pray for more coworkers as we move forward in our various ministries around the world and share God’s matchless grace.

May 17 – Pray for Pastor Solomon in Djibouti.  He is one of two Pastors in this whole country that is 99 percent Muslim.

May 18 – Pray for Melaku and Sosi Abebe.  Melaku serves as our Field Director for the country of Ethiopia and oversees a number of our ministries.

For more information, see: http://gocrossway.org/whoweare/our-team/our-overseas-coworkers/

May 19 – Pray for our two Medical Clinics. The one in Meki, Ethiopia should be ready to open as we have funds available to purchase the needed equipment and meds.   Also,  the clinic in Sudan needs more antibiotics and other supplies.

For more information, see: http://gocrossway.org/wherewework/ethiopia/

May 20 – Pray for more opportunities for each of us to share our faith in Christ as we come in contact with those in our circle of friends and acquaintances.

May 21 – Pray for our Board of Directors meeting for CrossWay International and for all of our Directors.

May 22 – Pray for our staff in the USA and that we might continue to have a good team spirit in all our work.

May 23 – Pray for the clarity of the Gospel as we proclaim our eternal salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.  It’s not by the sweat of man but by the blood of Christ that we enter into our personal relationship with God.

May 24 – Pray for our four American missionaries:  Merle Admire, Bruce McIntosh, Robert (and Ann) Messier, and Bob Nicol. Each of these is responsible for their own prayer and support needs, and we are seeing God move hearts.

May 25 – Pray for some other coworkers of ours which we have not seen in some time, including Lawson Sampson in Nigeria and Fernando Diaz in Spain.

May 26 – Pray for the safety of those who proclaim the gospel and are in harm’s way.  Pray especially for those believers who serve in the military in foreign countries that are hostile to the gospel.

May 27 – Pray for the spreading of the gospel, that it might spread swiftly and be honored even as it is among us.

May 28 – Pray for our CrossWay Coffee Ministry and that it might increase in orders to help us with our various ministries and projects.  See www.crosswaycoffee.org for more information.

May 29 – Pray for our expansion and for certain key positions to be filled here at CrossWay International so that we might serve the Lord more effectively.

May 30 – Pray for Dean’s speaking schedule as he begins to line up opportunities to preach and teach in the summer months. If you know of a church or group of believers that would like to be challenged to walk by faith and not by sight, please let us know.

May 31 – Stop right now, and pray for someone you may know who needs Christ, and consider what concrete step you might take to share your faith.

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www.gocrossway.org Special prayer request: Many Pastors in Liberia do not have bicycles to visit and evangelize surrounding areas. When Bruce McIntosh and Dean go to teach a Pastors’ Conference in Monrovia, Liberia this April 26, we would like very much to provide as many as we can of these bicycles, which cost around $100 each. We plan to have 32 pastors at this conference.

April 1 – Pray for the licensing of our Medical clinic in Meki, Ethiopia. We hope to have all the medical equipment and supplies purchased soon that are needed for this license with the Ethiopian government.

April 2– Dean flies to Denver area to teach a short seminar on Evangelism at the Journey Church later this afternoon.

April 3 – Dean preaches at Journey Church and finishes up some teaching on evangelism in the afternoon.

April 4 – Dean flies back to Texas.  Pray for his stamina and a lot of work in the office.

April 5 – Pray for Djibouti which I visited last week.  It is 99 percent Muslim and in great need of help spiritually.  I visited with one of only two pastors in this country of 800,000, and he is the pastor mainly of Ethiopian refugees who have fled there.

April 6 – Pray for the needed funds for a compressor so we can break through some hard rock strata in our well drilling. We thought we could rent this equipment, but this has not turned out to be feasible or practical.

April 7 – Pray for our orphans in Sudan as we make plans to send in two of our coworkers to audit the books and inspect the work.

April 8 – Pray for the crops we are planting this year in Sudan for our orphans. We were given some 68 acres and hope to have an abundant crop by next November.

April 9 – Pray for Dean and Robert Messier as they participate in some evangelism training for some 30 churches and their leaders in Camp wood, Texas.

April 10 – Pray for Dean as he preaches in one of our supporting churches in Texas.

April 11 – Pray for our two schools: The English School in Addis Ababa, which is producing fruit in terms of evangelism, and our CrossWay Christian School in Sudan for our 549 orphans.  This school has very little supplies and support (crosswayorphans.org).

April 12 – Pray for Dean’s meeting with Trevor Stockton as he comes to our office for a few days from his church in Atlanta.  Pray for God’s leading in how we might work together in the future.

April 13 – Pray for Robert and Ann Messier as they continue to raise awareness for the needs in Nicaragua and their own support. We are trusting God to provide for an upcoming mission trip this June/July, and the needs are great.

April 14 – Pray for Bob Nicol and his role as Regional Director and the water well ministry to which he provides help and advice.

April 15 – Pray for Merle Admire and his role as Regional Director in helping us oversee the water well drilling ministry in Central America.

April 16 – Pray for Bruce McIntosh and his role as Member Care Director.  Also pray for his help with setting up and teaching in various Pastors’ Conferences from Nicaragua to Liberia and hopefully Kenya in the coming months and year.

April 17 – Pray for greater boldness and awareness of sharing our faith with those who come in contact with us all.

April 18 – Pray for Malcolm Harris and Isaac Zoedah who are helping us line up the Pastors’ Conference this April in Liberia. Pray that all arrangements are made without difficulty.

April 19 – Pray for the committee overseeing the orphans in Sudan and for some issues of how to best use the funds we have available for their care and nurture.

April 20 – Pray for Rafa and Darling Rivas.  Rafa is our Field Director for Central America and plays a huge role in overseeing the ministry which God is allowing us to develop in this needy region.

April 21 – Pray for Francisco and Jasmine Caldera.  Francisco is our Field Director for Nicaragua and works with Rafa in overseeing our ministry there.  Pray that we might get the brick-making ministry up and running and that it might help generate some income to support this ministry.

April 22 – Pray for more laborers for our ministry and possibly taking on an individual in Djibouti who has expressed a desire in joining our team.

-April 23 – Pray for Melaku and Sosi Abebe.  Melaku is our Field Director in Ethiopia and doing a great job with the English School, setting up the Medical Clinic and a host of other things.  Pray that God might provide more for his personal ministry so that he might be able to come and teach pastors at a Conference with Dean in Kenya next November.

April 24 – Pray for our other coworkers in Spain and Nicaragua, Fernando Diaz and Lawson Sampson, and that Dean might be able to find time to meet with them.

April 25 – Pray for the production of our CrossWay Gift Cube, as we are ordering more.

April 26 – Dean leaves with Bruce McIntosh to teach a Pastors’ Conference in Liberia. Pray that they might have travel mercies from the Lord.

April 27 – Pray that Dean and Bruce arrive on time to get ready for the Pastors’ conference in Liberia.

April 28 – First day of Pastors’ Conference in Liberia

April 29 – Second day of Pastors’ Conference in Liberia.

April 30 – Last day of Pastors’ Conference in Liberia before Dean heads to Brussels for a meeting with Francois Thijs.

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