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
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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
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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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