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 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