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Thank you so much for your prayers! We wouldn't be able to do what we do without the strength and support of those standing together with us. Through agreement in His leading, what seems impossible will be accomplished!
‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. - Zech 4:6b
‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. - Zech 4:6b
April 2016
Its been some time since we've sent out prayer requests wow!! Okay here we go again...
Its been some time since we've sent out prayer requests wow!! Okay here we go again...
- Thanks to God for how He led us in our journey's in missions over the past 10+ years, for the provision and grace that was always there!
- Prayer for our emotional state as we've left missions and are in a huge time of transition. For Andrea's mental health as she struggled with Postnatal depression over the past year, and for Sven as he holds our family strong.
- For the needs that we will have as we enter into Canada. Someone has already offered us a car for just $200! We are going into Canada with just the money we had from selling our stuff, as well as the help of family and friends. But we won't be self sufficient till we get jobs.
- Svens Canadian citizenship!!
April 2014
- Thankfulness for this last year and a half of schools (for Andrea) that is has been completed and the provision within that for lecture fee's and 2 outreaches including Dubai, Jordan, Israel and Perth, Nepal, China. Sven also went to India this year.
- Energy and strength for Sven as he leads the youth ministry Nexwave
- Clarity of vision and open doors for Andrea as she re-starts the arts/ community focused ministry called Faces58
- Speediness and finances for our new religious workers visa. We need to apply for it by the end of May
Jan 2013
- Strength in our marriage as we are apart for just over 4 weeks. Sven will be back on Jan 30th
- The heart of a learner for Andrea as she dives into being a student in her Leadership and Pioneering School (LAPS)
- Finances. (We don't always prefer to write to you our need because it may seem overwhelming, but to give you specifics for prayer it is necessary. We are in great faith!)
- By the end of Jan Andrea needs to have all her lecture fee's paid in which is about $1,850 left to go.
- Then in early Feb, both our flight money is due. We will both be going to 3 different places in the Middle East and Norway which means flights will be around $3,000 each plus ground fee's which are due in March.
- Then Andrea's last lecture phase in Perth will be around $3900.
- (We also will be going on outreach again next Jan with our School's we lead. But we'll get to that when we get closer)
- More of Jesus. A greater revelation of His love for us, others and whole Nations. We want to be effective in all we do, and the greatest way to do so is to know Him more.
Dec 2012
- Wisdom in leading our schools, specifically the individuals that make up the schools
- Spiritual covering and protection
- Closeness in our marriage as we're onto 3 years of being together! We had our first date 3 years ago on Christmas day!
- Prayer for our finances as its the biggest amount we'll have ever trusted God for. Sven on outreach for a month and Andrea's 9 month Leadership and Pioneering course (including outreach)
- Joy and celebration for Christmas this year - its our first time together as a base in our new property!
Oct 2012
- Praise God for Sven's visa that we now have for the next 2 + years!!
- Both of us have started running our schools (the Art Evangelists School and the Frontline DTS). The AES has 2 students and the FLDTS has 13. Please pray for wisdom, creativity, discipleship, fun and more of Jesus!
- Unity in our schools, as a base and in our marriage
- Guidance for next year
August 2012
- Please pray for our visa to come soon! We are still waiting for our visa to come. visa status: the Australian embassy in Pretoria received the application on August 8th (2 weeks after it was posted - sat in the mail that long even though it was sent over night!!), they say it takes about 4 weeks from the day they receive it... so hopefully we can make it back for our flight on the 31st of August. Sven and I are enjoying our time in Durban, but are looking forward to getting back to Aus.
- Student numbers to increase for our schools. Andrea (AES) currently has just 2 interested in the school. Sven (FLDTS) has around 10. These numbers are VERY low for our schools and can make it difficult to run them. And wisdom to fulfil our responsibilities well.
July 2012
- We are currently in Durban, South Africa on holidays, fundraising and getting a new visa for Sven. It's a Religious Workers Visa and it could take up to two months to get. Please pray that it comes soon and smoothly.
- Good connections with Sven's family and friends as we're here in Durban.
- Greater vision for the call God has on our lives, our support team to increase and refreshment as we're on holidays.
- As we get back to Perth we'll be preparing for our Schools. Please pray for more students and the burden of God's heart for them.
April 2012
- Please pray for us as we readjust back into base routine. We've just finished our schools and the whole base has moved into a new building, its quite the time of transition.
- Andrea is charging full swing ahead with the ministry of Faces58 she leads, but would love prayer to see things keep moving forward as it is starting slow (being sick with Giardia - all healed now); prayer for more vision and leading of how to see Perth reached, connections with churches and other community workers, openness as she does evangelism and develops relationships with people in the area.
- Sven as he heads up the DTS office - safety for teams overseas that he's covering.
- Please pray for our marriage as we continue to get to know each other and grow as a couple
- We'd love your prayers as we continue to build up our financial support. Currently we are able to cover our staff fee's but this is a big year for us as we both need new visas. Andrea's cost is about $2000 to cover the next two years on a student visa (this includes $900 of healthcare coverage) and will be in a course that provides a visa but mostly will train her up as a leader in Missions. Sven will be getting a Religious Workers visa - his is a bit more of a process, not the easiest to get; we'll need to leave the country so we're off to South Africa in July. (*see more in 'Support')