We recently received word of the countries where the shoe boxes from our Upper Midwest Region will go. Below is the list and further below is some specific prayer requests from the national leaders of some of those countries. Please pray for the children and their families in these and all the Operation Christmas Child receiving countries. May they find joy in the boxes and may they find HOPE and PEACE in the Good News of Jesus.
Upper Midwest Receiving Countries
Abkhazia
Democratic Republic of Congo
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Macedonia
Malawi
Mauritius
Niger
*There are also some "sensitive" countries that are not listed.
Democratic Republic of Congo
Praise God for the great impact due to the training in Abidjan in July. The team has seen a great change in the regional and local teams.
Praise God for the many people who understand the vision and mission of OCC. DRC now has a great team of prayer warriors, men and women who meet every weekend to pray for the impact of OCC, for the containers of gift boxes to be received, and for the donors and for the children who will receive the gift boxes.
Pray for the authorities in the government to sign the exoneration for the containers received this year, 2009-2010. The parliament has asked the government to suspend all kind of exoneration to maximize the funds of the government so DRC needs divine intervention.
Dominican Republic
Pray for the new officers that are in charge of customs to continue to facilitate a smooth customs – clearing process.
Pray for safety for the National Leadership Team members as they travel to different regions to conduct training for this season.
Georgia
Pray for an amazing National Leadership Team Strategic Planning time in the capital. One-year and five-year goals were set, each member assigned tasks, and vision was cast to preach the gospel and disciple all the children of Georgia in coming years.
Pray for a renewed vision to reach the tens of thousands of refugees that have been relocated after the South Ossetia conflict in 2008. OCC volunteers have already been involved in these camps and border villages.
Honduras:
Pray for the selection of new National Leadership Team members to fill the roles of Church Mobilization Coordinator, Prayer Coordinator, and Resources Coordinator.
Pray for the political turmoil the country is facing.
Pray for the new Regional Leadership Teams that are expected to soon be in place.
Malawi
Pray for the National Leadership Team Coordinator‘s assistant who is sick.
Pray for the National Leadership Team Coordinator‘s goal of establishing a committed and accountable National Leadership Team to lead existing Regional Leadership Teams.
Pray for a scheduled trip (Nov. 5-7) to Malawi by the Regional Director and Regional Manager whose main objective is supporting the development of this National Leadership Team.
Niger:
Pray for the political instability in this country and its affect on the National Leadership Team and OCC.
Pray for the Letter of Exoneration to be secured in the midst of a difficult political environment.
Pray for those who went to the Volunteer High Impact training to be multipliers by reaching many children in this Muslim-majority country.
Thanks again to everyone that helped make our first OCC such a huge success!
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