Would you like to receive our prayer letter?

Emma and I are producing a little prayer letter every month or two.  If you’d like to support us in prayer, just email and I’ll send you one: glenscrivener at gmail dot com.  

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Please Pray For Plymouth University Mission

Sorry I haven’t been blogging so much recently.  Among other things I’ve been busy preparing for this.  The Christian Union have done a terrific job preparing and publicizing.  Please pray that the word of Christ would go out with power!  

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More hymns should be like this

I’ve got a crazy busy week – seven talks in the next six days.  And on Thursday I’m helping a friend in court against an unscrupulous landlord – please pray for that, we’re way out of our depth! But here’s what’s been going through my head all day… Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands [...]

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Continue to pray for Shouwang (Rock) Church, Beijing

More than 160 were arrested the first week Shouwang tried to meet outdoors, about 50 were arrested the second week, approximately 40 on the third week, about 30 on the fourth week, 13 the fifth week, 20 the sixth week and 25 the seventh week. Last week 22 were arrested.  Pray, especially as they seek [...]

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Brilliant idea!

10ofthose are great people.  Email Jonathan at info@10ofthose.com And pray for this outreach.

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Prayer Letter

There are lots of new things going on for me (and for Emma).  If you would like to receive a prayer letter from me, please email and I will send it out to you: glenscrivener at gmail dot com Would love your support, thanks.

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Please pray for northern Nigeria

In the wake of Nigerian presidential elections in which a Christian from the south has won, the north has erupted in violence. Open Doors reports that 60 churches have been torched and thousands of Christian homes destroyed. My brother in Christ Yahaya Ibrahim is a brave pastor of a congregation in Kaduna. He contacted me [...]

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Pray for ShouWang Church

From Josh’s blog.  Please spread the word to get people praying: About 18 months ago ShouWang (a large “Family Church” in Beijing, English name: The Rock) bought a building to meet in, but the Government put pressure on the property manager to not hand over the keys so they were forced to rent a place [...]

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Sherif is home!

Thank God. It’ll be fascinating to find out what happened to him! ReleaseSherif.com

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Release Sherif Hassan

Sherif is a friend of a friend, a Christian Egyptian newly married at All Souls, Langham Place this summer.  He visited his native Egypt with his English wife two and a half weeks ago.  They were detained at the airport, his wife was deported and he was taken by police and has not been seen [...]

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Pray for Bobby

Bobby’s the blogger who got me blogging.  Man of a thousand theoblogs – some of which he hasn’t deleted ;-) and three of which are linked in my sidebar (a record). He goes into surgery tomorrow to remove a cancerous tumor (more details here).  Please pray they get the whole tumor, that minimal (ie no) [...]

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David Wayne – My Battle with Cancer

ht Bobby I really appreciate David speaking about the theology of the cross and how it teaches Christians not to simply flee to comfort but to fellowship with Christ in whatever suffering God brings. David continues (sporadically) JollyBlogging.  Please keep him and Bobby in your prayers. .

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Did you meet safely yesterday?

Then be thankful: ht OldAdam Here’s a website where you can write to Christians imprisoned for their faith.  They will tell you the background to different prisoners, translate your encouragements into the approapriate language and tell you where to send your letter. Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow-prisoners, and those who [...]

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Prayer request

Hi guys, Please pray for my wife.  She’s still in hospital and if she doesn’t respond to treatment in the next 36 hours the surgical options are pretty nasty.  Pray for wisdom too – not sure how to respond to the ‘drug her, drug her more, ok cut her’ approach… Thanks, Glen . UPDATE 25/02/09: [...]

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More News From Orissa

From Baranabas Fund: Hindu extremist violence against the Christian community in Orissa State, India, which started on 24 August (see previous articles : 12/09/2008, 01/09/2008), has continued almost unabated since then. At least 50 Christians have been murdered, some cut to pieces and others burnt alive. Many fear that the death toll is even higher, [...]

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Please Pray

UPDATE 15 October 2008: News from Barnabas Fund UPDATE:  A letter from Orissa UPDATE:  Go here for more news on the persecution of Indian Christians UPDATE: The latest from Gospel for Asia I got this by text on Thursday night: “Please pray for Pastor Paul Thangaia (I think it’s spelt Paul Thangiah – Pastor of Bangalore’s [...]

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