November's Calendar Events
01 Nov SIERRA LEONE National Ladies Auxiliary Prayer & Foot Washing/Communion service
01-03 Nov NAMIBIA General Conference; Special speaker, Area Coordinator Ted Grosbach
01-03 Nov CONGO (Brazzaville) Evangelistic meeting in Massengo
03 Nov ZAMBIA Local churches sending in National Offerings to Headquarters
03 Nov RODRIGUES Joint Fellowship meeting at Quatre Vents
04 Nov EQUATORIAL GUINEA National Board meeting
04-10 Nov CONGO (Brazzaville) Prayer Chain for Massengo
05-16 Nov BURUNDI GATS Bible School term with guest teacher, Kevin Borders
07 Nov EQUATORIAL GUINEA Youth fellowship
07-09 Nov ZAMBIA WISH Leadership Training in Cooperbelt Region
08 Nov LIBERIA National Board Meeting to be at the UPCL National Headquarters
09 Nov LIBERIA National Leadership Meeting - Maranatha Bible Institute, Sinkor
10 Nov EQUATORIAL GUINEA Pastors Appreciation Day
10-12 Nov CONGO (Brazzaville) Prayer of growth in Mikalou
11-16 Nov TANZANIA Ladies Leaders' Seminar for the Eastern regions in Moshi
13-15 Nov KENYA National Board Meeting at UPCK Headquarters
13-15 Nov LIBERIA National Missions Director to visit local churches in Section II
14 Nov EQUATORIAL GUINEA Ladies Fellowship
14 Nov EQUATORIAL GUINEA Ladies Fellowship
14-17 Nov KENYA Lake Region Youth Convention in Chaina
14-17 Nov BURKINA FASO National Conference - Pastor Affa (Ivory Coast), Guest speaker
16 Nov SOUTH AFRICA Gauteng/Mpumalanga District meeting
18-23 Nov EQUATORIAL GUINEA Evangelism Week
19-20 Nov KENYA Evangelism Board Meeting in Ziwani, Nakuru
20-22 Nov LIBERIA Section II Crusade - Faith Tabernacle UPC
20-24 Nov LIBERIA Section IV Annual Conference - Solid Rock UPC/Owens Grooves
21-24 Nov KENYA Seminar in Ziwani, Nakuru
21-24 Nov ZAMBIA Youth Camp meeting in Northern Region
22-23 Nov NIGERIA Bible School Graduation Services, Enugu
24 Nov LIBERIA Pastors' Appreciation service in Section I
24-30 Nov EQUATORIAL GUINEA Week of Intercessory Prayer and Fasting
27-29 Nov NIGERIA Delta State Convention
28 Nov-01 Dec KENYA Mt. Kenya Region Ladies' Convention in Wiyumiririe
29-31 Nov SIERRA LEONE Esther prayer and fasting Retreat at UPC Cabala Town
30 Nov SIERRA LEONE National Pastors Meeting
30 Nov MAURITIUS Senior Citizens Get-together
Africa Region and Beyond
04 Nov AFRICA REGION
Pray for Africa's Children
14 Nov GLOBALLY
Pray for the French-speaking nations of the Africa Region and around the World
Other Prayer Requests
BURKINA FASO - Please pray for Missionary Ginny Cantrell who has been suffering with Dengue Fever as well as an infection in her lungs. She needs a healing touch.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - From the Michael Benson Family: "Please, continue to remember the political crises in the Central African Republic. Our people continue to suffer from the effects this last coup."
CONGO (DRC) - From 25th October to the end of November, Rev. Kalo, the first national superintendent, is going around the country to cast the new vision of the church toward its nationalization. Bro. Kalo will be visiting different provinces such as: Kinshasa, Bandundu, Equateur, Sud Kivu, Two Kasais, and other parts of the Katanga Province. We ask for prayers that unity may be established in the core of the church.
EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Pray for the new work in Bata on the Mainland. Pray for open doors.
LIBERIA - During the dates of 20-24th of November, theNational Youth Leaders will be visiting the UPC churches in the Republic of Guinea. They will be meeting with the young people in those churches and will have planned activities. Pray that this will be a successful meeting.
MOZAMBIQUE - Regional Missionary, Cezar Moraes reports: "Mozambique is now facing difficult times. A week ago, the opposition party announced the end and break of the Agreement of Peace that was agreed years ago in Rome. The leader of the opposition said that there's no security in the country, and since his Headquarters was attacked, he cannot control his dispersed group. Please, we need your prayers! We don't want to see Mozambique in war again."
NAMBIA - There is a building project underway in Aranos that we are hoping to see finished in December. Also, Bro. Keith Ikerd and Bro. Lorens Hauseb have been teaching Bible Studies to the elders of a trinitarian church. We thank God for this open door and pray that these elders will see the truth!
REUNION - Please pray for a brother who has been sick for more than one year. Pray for several of the members of the church in Petite-Ile, who have a number of situations that need prayer. Also, pray for open doors for the establishment of more churches in this nation of La Reunion.
RODRIGUES - Please pray for our young ministers and their families. Also, pray for the new Home Bible studies that are beginning. Two new families have opened their homes to host these Bible studies.
SOUTH AFRICA - On the 17th of November, there is a special meeting called to elect and announce the new pastor for UPC in EERSTERUST. This is filling the place left vacant by the death of our beloved Pastor James Olifant. Pray that the Lord will direct the church as to who would be the right person.
SIERRE LEONE - Pray for the following:
Our Bible College has introduced a Doctrinal teaching program for all elders, pastors and wives, and church workers each Saturday.
Also during the second and third weeks of November, we will be conducting our LAST-HOUR Program.
The National Youth have an all-night prayer meeting each month.
Please pray for a National Board visit to the provinces in November.
ZIMBABWE - "We have a prayer request for Sis. Dorothy Edwards, AIMer in Zimbabwe, who was discharged from hospital a few weeks ago after spending some time in intensive care. The specialist told her that she had a problem with her heart. Since coming out of hospital, her condition has fluctuated, but has not been too serious. This week she has reacted to the medication. Please continue to pray for her." - Pastor M.N. Gwebu
Pray for the upcoming events:
Beginning Oct 31st Missionaries Mike and Lisa Long will be teaching and preaching in Chipinge, Zimbabwe at a refugee camp. The church there runs 800 people.
Also, there are eight other churches in the area that will be attending a leadership Seminar during the day and revival services at night. These churches have just recently joined the UPC of Zimbabwe and this will be the second visit with them.
Next, the weekend of November 8th, the executive board along with the missionaries will hold a Leadership Seminar and revival services in Binga. This is a rural area with fifteen churches in the vicinity. There will also be an Ordination Service ordaining five ministers.
Praise Reports
EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Three received the Holy Spirit and one was baptized in Jesus name at a new work started in (Bata) on the mainland.
GABON - Desire Rakotondratsimba writes: "We are so thankful to be able to report a great Victory for the Church in Gabon. We have just received our "Recepisse Définitif" (Final Receipt) of our registration. Thank you so much for your prayers. We also are happy to report that each week, we are seeing new souls born into His Kingdom. God has been good to us."
LIBERIA - We are thankful that the UPCL was able to send a delegation to attend the West Africa Sub-regional Conference in Lome, Togo. They brought many good reports of what God is doing in the West Africa Countries. Our Missionary Albert Stewart was able to attend as well. We are thankful for his continued guidance to the United Pentecostal Church of Liberia.
MALI - During the days of November 22-27, please keep in prayer a group of missionaries who are going into Mali looking over the land. We are praying for open doors for the future of the work there.
RODRIGUES (Mauritius) - During the past several weeks, six people have been baptized in Jesus Name and two have received the Holy Ghost. We praise the Lord for this. Also, we have a miracle to report: One brother had an accident that resulted in a broken arm. He was carried to the hospital where he was admitted and was waiting for immediate surgery. We went to pray for him at the hospital and he was miraculously healed. He returned home on the same day, no surgery needed!
SIERRE LEONE - "The local church of Lumbley has started to build a wall at the Bible College property. This is an answer to a long time prayer. We are thrilled with this. Also, the local church at Kissy has just concluded a very fruitful Thanksgiving service. We are waiting to hear of the results of those that were baptized in Jesus Name. This church is also undergoing a building project. We give the Lord praise for all the progress we are seeing." - Christopher Conteh, Superintendent, UPCSL.
SWAZILAND - From Superintendent, Patrick Nxumalo: "Through His grace we have seen in the past three months, 140 souls surrender their lives to God during crusades and a Junior Youth Conference. The Junior Conference was very well attended. On the last Sunday of October a total of fourteen souls were baptized in the Name of Jesus at our Matimatima and Maseyisini assemblies. Please pray with us for the success of another weeklong crusade, ending on Monday November 4, at our Ezulwini Church."
ZIMBABWE - What a wonderful Ladies conference we had at the Kwekwe campground. It was well attended and there were two ladies who received the Holy Ghost on the Sunday Morning.
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