Casper, Wyoming February 28, 2020
SE Asia Pastors
Please continue to pray for our brothers and sisters in SE Asia who are continuing to be faithful to God and share the Gospel despite the hardships and persecution they are facing. We are always so blessed to receive updates from the pastors with their stories, current challenges, and prayer requests! One of the pastors shared, “The main challenge I face is from my family. After accepting Christ they did not accept me as their son, so I have to stay in a rented home. The church service is also in a rented hall…[but] in spite of difficulties and crisis my God has not yet put me into shame and I believe He will do the same in days to come as well.” Another pastor said, “I was completely demon possessed; I spent lots of money for treatment. I sacrificed a goat, hen, and many other animals but I was not healed. I heard the
Gospel and a few Christians prayed for me, then I got healed. Then I accepted Christ as my Savior.” Please continue to join us in praying for the pastors and their churches. Many have prayer requests for the spiritual growth of their families and churches, that they may be able to serve God, and for their neighbors and others who have not accepted Christ. We know that they face much greater pressure and persecution than we could imagine here in the US, and, with other problems like coronavirus becoming issues in that part of the world, we want to persist in remembering and praying for them!
Prayer
Please pray for our contact in Myanmar whose “brother passed away on Feb 20 in the evening. It was very peaceful. He had been in a semi coma all day and just stopped breathing. He was a Christian, so we are happy he is out of pain and in the arms of Jesus and that we will see him again one day.” Please continue to pray for the church construction in Nepal. Pray that the pastors will have a beautiful covered space for their church.
Praise
Praise God that the children in Saramati Hall 1 are doing well. They are excellent students with good grades. The children often roam around in the jungle to hunt for birds and find vegetables and fruit. Many of the children drink and smoke but some of them were saved from the smoking habit this year which they learned from their village. God really works and listens to our prayers. The children are improving a lot and there have been many miracles among these children.
Trips
- Closed Central American Nation Pastor Support: March 2020, April 2020, May 2020 June 2020
- India Women’s Ministry: March 2020
- Closed SE Asia Countries: April 2020, July 2020
- Romania Women’s Ministry: August 2020
- SE Asia & Nepal: June 2020 If you would like to be a part of a 2020 trip please visit our Go page below or email brent@visionbeyondborders.org
Current
We are seeking help from supporters, for free or discounted food sources as well as raising support to pay for it. We have been asked to help provide food for our refugee relief program. We have identified a few sources of food, but if any supporters know of sources of free or discounted non-perishable foods that can transported to our Billings or Casper warehouses we would be grateful of the help. Donations are also needed, and a little goes a long way with the discounted bulk purchases; for example, we can get a pallet of 1200 lbs. of noodles for $144. If you know of any sources for this please email eric@visionbeyondborders.org. If you would like to donate please visit our web site and click on the “Give button”! Vision Beyond Borders P.O. Box 2635, Casper, WY 82602 307-333-6545 Website: www.visionbeyondborders.org
