| Urgent prayer for Len Brookes, European Office Manager |
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Len Brookes – health update October 2010
It has been almost three months since I had my last chemotherapy. Last week I went back to the hospital for several tests. The latest results show no new cancer tumours (praise God). My general level of health has been improving and I am able to digest my food better. I need to go back to the hospital in December and January for further tests. I can now start to resume normal activities.
The Bible says in Psalm 23 v 6: ‘Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever’.
The last few months have been difficult but the Lord has been good to me and my family.
I thank you for your prayers. God bless you,
Len Brookes
Health update August 2010
Dear friend in Christ,
Here is my latest health update.
I have recently been in hospital again, this was for an operation on my stomach where some tissue was removed. I spent a few days there before returning home. The surgery went well and apart from some soreness from the wound I have been able to eat normally and carefully move around.
Lydia and I plan to take a short holiday in September and hopefully get back to some degree of normality in our home life and work. Later in September I am due for another scan and a meeting with the doctor at the hospital. Please keep praying that the tumours will disappear and will not return.
I am feeling quite well and in the last two weeks my hair has started to grow again.
I thank my wife Lydia for the support and help she has been to me over the past months of my illness. I also thank the Lord for His healing power in my body and for bringing cheer to my soul when I faced difficult moments Ps. 94 v 17 to 19.
God bless you and thank you for your prayer support.
Your brother in Christ,
Len Brookes
Health – Len Brookes
Update: 12 April 2010
I went to the hospital last Thursday for a blood check. I was told that the calcium levels have come down and my kidneys are functioning normally. (thank God). My white blood cells are at a low level (which leaves me open to infections).
My body weight went down significantly after the first chemotherapy treatment but it is building up again day by day.
I have been at home the last couple of weeks and though feeling weaker than before the treatment I am trying to live as normal. I have medication each day including injections to thin my blood.
I go to the hospital again this week Friday for further chemotherapy, unless of course a miracle occurs in the meantime and the cancer cells have gone.
If I undertake the chemotherapy I will be in the hospital for six days. If this goes ahead please pray that my body can withstand the treatment (no vomiting or headaches etc.)
I have been humbled by the prayer support from so many people around the world. I even got a phone call from a pastor in the USA (who I do not know) who prayed for me over the phone.
I believe God will do a miracle and heal me.
I thank you for your love and support for me and my family at this time.
Matt. 19 v 26. …with God all things are possible.
Your brother in Christ,
Len
Dear friends in Christ,
As you probably know I have been diagnosed with cancer and this has spread to my stomach and lungs. This was of course a big shock to me and my family.
For the past three weeks I have been in hospital here in Leuven undergoing tests including 2 operations to find the origin of the cancer cells and how far they have spread in my body.
I have already undergone chemotherapy treatment, over several days, and have now been sent home to recuperate before the next session in about three weeks time. I have come through these 4 sessions of chemotherapy well (no sickness), unlike many other patients I have seen on my ward; for this I thank God. Whilst at home Lydia is giving me injections and making sure I take the prescribed tablets.
I thank the Lord for the prayer support of you all, and of course I thank my family and church. Lydia and I are staying positive and looking to the Lord for complete healing, as we know the doctors can only do so much. We are speaking out the word of God every day and letting the sweet presence of the Lord fill our hearts in a new and fresh way.
I send my love and greetings to all and thank you again for standing with me in this time of spiritual warfare.
God is good, all the time.
Your brother in Christ,
Len
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| Ralph G. Durrmeier, Ph.D. (former chapter Rhein-Main) |
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Please pray for Ralph G. Durrmeier, Ph.D. and former chapter president of FGBMFI-Rhein-Main.
We had a request for prayer from him. We will stand united in prayer for our brother.
Dear Brother Len,
This is to inform you that I have to give up all activities in the FGBMFI immediately since I suffer from blood cancer. The chapter was not active any more for a number of years.
Thank you for your prayers!
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| Ireland - personal prayer and prayer for the convention in 2010 |
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Hi Len,
Thank you for asking how I am keeping. According to the medical people I am not in good shape with my heart; they say that unless I have another heart operation, which they are reluctant to do, I might die, and if I do have one I might also die. I am trusting God for total healing.
'For us death has no sting ', so why should we be anxious? .
We are making slow progress in getting a suitable hotel in Dublin for the European Convention. Most are asking high prices and some are asking for €4,000 up front. There have been so many hotels going bankrupt; with once having been the “Celtic Tiger” as they called it with lots of money pouring in from Europe, to the present financial disaster .It is hitting the South of Ireland much more. We are trying to check out which hotel is likely to go bankrupt before we make any decision. The dreadful thought of people having paid deposits and the Hotel being closed before we get there is something that we are terrified of happening. We know of one Hotel which is now owned by the Irish Banks so we are in the process of trying to get something arranged with them.
May He Bless you and keep you!
Love,
John Gates, National Director Ireland
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| FGBMFI Outreach to UAE Dubai/Abu Dhabi & Malawi |
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Roland Benz European Outreach Director writes: my wife Traute and I are
leaving for Malawi already on March 25. We stop over in Dubai & Abu Dhabi where I have been invited to speak at the inauguration of a new Chapter on Saturday March 28.
I also offered some teaching for their teams.
Then we will go on to Lilongwe on March 31. We plan to
be back home from Malawi in time for Easter.
Please keep us in your prayers.
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| Langley Chapter, BC Canada |
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Greetings people of Faith,
Things must be happening in the Spiritual realm regarding our chapter in Langley, BC Canada;
1) 2 salvations and 5 rededications in the last two weeks in our meetings, 5 new people coming in per week from our outreach programs
2) last week a man tried to disturb our chapter meeting
3) a man came to complain ( critical spirit ) about how we run our chapter and our outreach advertising program
4) our Voice magazine testimonies have been distributed to every one of the 52,000 residences in Langley, Aldergrove, Fort Langley and parts of Cloverdale.
5) someone on Friday night, carved with a knife 666 on our front door and a demonic symbol was left in our garage. Someone must have a lot of anger in them to deeply carve 666 in a persons front door. My wife Eva is very upset.
Please keep us and the Langley chapter in your prayers,
Blessings,
Dennis Spenst - FGBMFI - President - Langley Chapter
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| Urgent Prayer request for Ramzi and family |
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
On March 23rd, a Muslim convert (to Christianity 10 years) Ramzi and his family were physically attacked by extended family members due to the conversion of Ramzi's brother Ahmad (converted 2 years ago) and wife (5 months). Ramzi's wife and 9-year old son were beaten and went to hospital for treatment. Ramzi was taken before the Sharia court and was sentenced for a week. He asked to be taken to a hospital but instead he was cuffed and sent to jail. As soon as he arrived in prison he collapsed, was taken to hospital and handcuffed to his bed. The brothers of Ramzi's sister-in-law, not only attacked him and Ahmad, but also KIDNAPPED the sister-in-law. They did not know where she was but suspected she was being forcibly kept at her parent's house.
The father of Ramzi and Ahmed filed a lawsuit against them the same day for renouncing Islam and asked for custody of their four children. Ahmad and his wife were later taken to Sharia court and under duress they said the two Shahadas. Which means they were forced to go back to Islam. Since then, Ramzi was taken to prison and has now been released on a $14,000 bail, pending the Sharia court case which has now been set for Sunday 30th March. If found guilty of apostasy, moreover, Ramzi could face ANY or ALL of the following incredibly severe & unjust punishments which has precedence in other similar cases of apostasy:
1. Ramzi's children could be taken away from him and become under State custody.
2. The marriage will be annulled.
3. He will loose their civil status.
4. Ramzi can be sent to mental hospitals for examination and would be declared insane.
We know that the Jordanian Government is keen to keep up appearances with the US Government. Jordan wishes itself to be seen as an oasis of freedom and democracy.
Ramzi has given permission to let his case be known.
Pray for these brothers and sisters and their families.
Pray for wisdom for those helping to know how best to deal with this case.
Pray for the church in Jordan, that it would have boldness and wisdom.
For the cause that counts,
Marwan and Inge
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