- · Canada Day, July 1 – Pray for teams that will be serving the community celebrations over Canada Day holidays, especially volunteer teams from Mississippi, California and Texas as they join hands with several churches and church plants to serve.
- · 2013 Vancouver Vision Tours – Pray for future tour on September 16-18 (sign-up deadline -Aug. 27). There will also be a Tour in November, final date pending. We currently have 103 potential Vision Tour participants on the Vision Tour E-mail list.
- · Origin Church, Vancouver and International Student Ministry, University of British Columbia - Pray for Craig O’Brien, Peter Yoon, and Suzanne Perry who serve at the University of British Columbia, where 8500 International Students represent the largest international population of any university in North America. Two-thirds of the 45,000 student-body are classified as second generation (born in Canada but parents born outside of Canada). Fifty-seven percent of the population on the UBC peninsula claim to be Atheist.
- · Summer Missionaries - Pray for the ministry of the college students who are serving in metro Vancouver churches this summer.
- · Canadian National Baptist Convention – Pray for messengers from CNBC churches who will be gathering in Saskatoon this week for the annual convention meeting.
- · Church Planters and Other Ministers’ Housing Expenses – Pray for housing expenses for those who serve in metro Vancouver and on Vancouver Island. The average family spends 60% of their income on housing. The average rental expense is $2 per square foot. One minister lives in a 650 foot apartment for $1300 per month. Affordable housing purchase begins from $450 to $500 per square foot. Because churches are new, young and un-trained, church planters and other ministers must raise all or most of their salary outside of their church/ministry. Ministry expenses likewise must be raised outside of church giving. If you, your church, or association would like to be a financial partner, let me know and I will connect you.
- · P2 Ministry – Pray for the P2 Ministry week of July 8-12 as 70+ students join hands with several church plants to reach out into their communities with the Gospel.
- · The Crossings Church, Vancouver – Pray for the Amazing Race Event planned with the team from Prestonwood Baptist church, Plano, TX, on the weekend of July 12-15.
- · The Connection Church, Maple Ridge – Pray for Pastor John as he contacts potential financial partners.
- · Church on the Mountain,Whistler – Pray for this church as they seek a new pastor.
- · The Bridge Church, Vancouver – Pray for “Reach for the Goal” Sports Camp, July 8-12.
- · The Point Church, Burnaby – Pray for the Parenting Conference that will launch on July 4. Give thanks for North Richland Hills Baptist Church (TX) who responded to the request from last month and provided funds to purchase a new Amplifier.
- · Towers Baptist Church, Richmond – Pray for the Citywide block party at South Arm Park with the team from Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, TX onJuly 12-15.
- · Surrey Chinese Baptist Church – Pray for their August overseas mission trip with 5 young people and 2 adults.
- · Steveston Village – Pray for Brad and Rhonda Forlow as they seek to raise the remainder of their salary support so they can move in August to plant a church in Steveston Village – population 24,000; no evangelical church. If interested in joining their support team, let me know and I will connect you.
- · PrayVancouver lists additional prayer requests at http://www.prayvancouver.ca.
- · Canada - Join the Canadian National Baptist Convention and “Pray for the Harvest” - http://cnbc.ca/uploads/File/PRAYER%2031%20DAYS/PrayforHarvest-w.pdf
Pray for Vancouver Island WestCoast Baptist Association
- The Village Church, Victoria, Vancouver Island. In partnership with First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, GA, they will launch five one-day soccer camps this week as well as prayerwalk the communities around the new church plant.
- Ekklesia Church, Sidney, Vancouver Island. Pray for Matthew and Heather Bond as they guide the launching of a soccer camp in two weeks as well as continue their service in the Sydney Market as they love the city.
Pray for the World
- · Continue to pray for Jerry, a missionary pilot with Sahel Aviation Service whose airplane is missing after take-off from the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome. Check the website for updates – www.findjerry.com.
- · Pray for dozens of mission teams from the U.S. who are serving this summer all over the world.
- · Pray for the uncertain housing situation for Larry & Sarah in Macau.
- · Pray for Peter & Olga as they conclude their ministry in Russia and prepare to move to Germany to start a new church.
- · Pray that God will provide needed volunteers and translators for the Hajdúszoboszló English camp the first week of July, in Eastern Hungary.
- · Pray for Robert and Donna as they lead a Hokkien (language/dialect) workshop in July in a city in Southeast Asia.
- · Pray for Russell and Melinda as they lead the 4th annual Sports/ESL camp this week in the Czech Republic.
Disciple All Nations, Inc.
In June, I did the following ministry-related things:
- Led a Prayer Emphasis for the Capital City Baptist Church in Mexico City.
- Attended the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Houston, TX as a messenger from Wedgwood Baptist Church, Fort Worth.
- Led a Vancouver (Canada) Vision Tour for Partnership Office, Baptist General Convention of Texas.
- Worked on a new book manuscript, “Morning Manna: Hidden and Unhidden.”
- Coordinated a 106 member Bible-reading group on Facebook.
Prayer Requests: Pray for me in July as I:
- Consult with Southern Baptist of Texas, Church Planting Missionary for the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
- Attend the annual meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Texas in San Antonio as a messenger of Wedgwood Baptist Church, Fort Worth.
- Speak on prayer as a men’s breakfast, Wedgwood Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX.
- Write an article on prayer for the November/December 2013 issue of “Prayer Connect”.
- Participating in the North American Mission Board’s SEND Conference, Plano, TX
- Continue working on a new book manuscript, “Morning Manna: Hidden and Unhidden.”
- Continue leading a Bible Reading Group on Facebook, now with 106 members.
Web site report:
- In June we had 38,945 hits on our web site. This represented 2453 unique visitors or an average of 82 individuals visiting our web site each day. This compares to last month when we had 31,034 hits and 2257 unique visitors – an average of 73 per day.
Dr. Dan’s Monday Morning Manna report:
- The E-mail subscription list for, “Dr. Dan’s Monday Morning Manna” is at 447. You can subscribe to “Manna” by going to http://discipleallnations.organd clicking on “Subscribe now” and following the instructions.
- Pray Network, Monday Morning Manna with subjects relating to prayer is posted on the “Pray Network” website at http://www.praynetwork.org, which has 4319 members. “Harvest Field Praying?” was posted on June 24.
- eThoughts: Archive subjects from “Monday Morning Manna” are sent via E-mail to the 2000+ member mailing list of eThoughts Devotional Ministry of Ruston, Louisiana.
- LinkedIn: As of the end of June, there were 521 persons who potentially read the “Manna” as LinkedIn “Connections.” It is also available to persons who are connections of my connections. You can join me on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/pub/dan-crawford/17/654/781.
- Twitter: As of the end of June, there were 100 persons who potentially read the “Manna” as Twitter “Followers.” Some of my “followers” re-tweet me to their “followers” creating a potential reading list of thousands. You can follow me on Twitter at @DrDanRC.
- Facebook: A link to “Manna” is posted each Monday on my Facebook page. As of June 30, there were 2003 “friends” who receive this link eachMonday. Join me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dan.crawford.
As always, thanks for your support – prayer and otherwise.
Dan Crawford
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Dr. Dan R. Crawford, President; Disciple All Nations, Inc.
International Advocate, WestCoast Baptist Association
4388 Rota Circle; Fort Worth, TX 76133
Cell: 817-637-4967
E-mail: discipleallnations@pobox.com
Vancouver E-mail: dan@westcoastbaptist.ca
Web site – www.discipleallnations.org
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