CLC Mission Opportunities
Prayer List
25 JAN 2018
1. Nepal – On January 16th, the
Lord blessed Raju and Sanju Bhitrakoti with a healthy baby boy. Sanju was recently
been admitted to the hospital to be treated for high blood pressure.
2.
Mexico – Earlier this month, Pastor Juan Jose Olvera and his
family were involved in a hit and run automobile accident. He and his two
children were treated an released but his wife was in the hospital for extended
treatment. The CLC Board of Missions approved some emergency funds for the
hospital expenses.
3.
Myanmar – While Pastor Thang was visiting the congregations of
the CLC-Myanmar in Chin State he began suffering from some sort of disease that
caused partial paralysis. He was admitted and treated at a hospital near the Myanmar/India
border. He needs several injections to treat the condition. With the help of
the members of the CLC-Myanmar he was able to receive the initial treatment.
The CLC Board of Missions approved emergency funding for the remaining
injections. He is hoping that he will recover quickly and be healthy enough to
attend the Joint Asia Pastoral conference in early Februay.
4.
Tanzania – The district chairmen of the CLC-Tanzania have sent a
proposal to begin formal training of pastors to the CLC Bd of Missions for
their consideration at their April meetings. The name they have proposed for
the school is Wartburg Lutheran Theological Seminary of Tanzania.
5.
Tanzania – A new CLC-TZ congregation is beginning in Dar es
Salaam. This congregation regularly has Muslim women who attend secretly because
they are forbidden by their husbands and families.
6.
Tanzania – A pastor of a Maasai congregation in Msito we Tembo
passed away on Monday, January 22nd from a stroke. The congregation
is the only Christian congregation in the area and will now be served from a
distance until another pastor can be trained to take his place. The funeral
will be held on Friday, January 26th.
7.
Tanzania – Pastors from the CLC-TZ will be visiting new contacts
in Mwanza in the North-West part of the country. These contacts are a group of
ten pastors and congregations who had left the ELCT (the ELCA of Tanzania) several
years ago and have been inquiring about the CLC for the past few years.
8.
Tanzania – Pastors of the CLC-TZ will also be visiting contacts on
the island of Zanzibar in the coming months. There are at least four pastors
who have interest in the CLC-TZ.
9.
Tanzania – Pastor Malyi, who serves as the chairman of the Moshi
district of the CLC-TZ has diabetes and suffered a heart attack about a year
ago. He has been slowly recovering from the heart-attack and is being treated for
diabetes. He spent quite a bit of time in the hospital and has a lot of medical
bills. The CLC Bd of Mission was able to assist him with some of his medical debt
so that he was able pay for his medications,
10.
Zambia – A severe Cholera outbreak has recently hit the large
city of Lusaka where Pastor Ibrahim is living and working. The government had issued
an order for all public offices, schools, and church services to be closed.
Pastor Ibrahim was able to leave Lusaka for a few weeks during the epidemic. He
will return on January 26th.
11.
India – New rules and regulations that govern the transfer of
money to India from foreign countries has created a great deal of difficulties
for our CLC Treasurer and our brothers and sisters of the CLCI.
12.
India/Asia – The CLC-India, BELC-India, CLC-Myanmar, National
Lutheran Church of Myanmar, and the Himalayan CLC of Nepal are all making
preparations for the 2018 Joint Asia Pastoral Conference scheduled for early
February. This conference will be held in Nellore where the BELC has a
congregation. Pastor Tim Daub is making plans to attend as well. Missionary
Ohlmann will be in India during this time and will also be privileged to
attend.
13.
Myanmar – Part-Time Visiting Missionary David Koenig and
Missionary Ohlmann are making plans to visit Myanmar in late February. Seminars
will be held with both church bodies that we work with in Myanmar. The National
Lutheran Church is located in Yangon on the South-East border and the CLC-Myanmar
is located on the South-West border.
14. Nepal – Following the Myanmar visit,
Missionary Ohlmann will be in Nepal in March to work with the pastors and
leaders of the HCLCN.
15. Individuals in Senegal, DR Congo,
Haiti, Zimbabwe, and Bangladesh continue formal Online Theological Studies
correspondence courses.
16. Missionary Ohlmann – will be
traveling to India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Haiti to work with pastors and leaders
over the next few months.
