ActionOverseas

🌍ActionOverseas is the mission department of the Apostolic Church UK.
🌎Celebrating 100 years of mission in 2022!

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Malawi, Moz, & Zim have been hit hard. The growing season has been devastated with continuous rain and flooding washing away maize gardens & homes. The cost of maize has increased to out of reach prices.
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Praise God! One of our friends in Nepal has been chosen to be part of an extended team of Bible translators. At present the Bible in his dialect is only available as a New Testament so he is going to be involved in bringing the OT scriptures to life.

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Please pray for Pastor Narcissio Paulo, National Secretary of The Apostolic Church in Mozambique.
Whilst he and his family were at church last Sunday robbers broke into their home and stole many if their possessions including a computer, mobile phones, money and other items.

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Please pray for a Sri Lankan pastor who was thrown from his motorbike by a drunk driver along with his wife and daughter. They have all suffered 2 broken legs. Doctors have operated but told them they wont walk for at least 3-6 months.

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Next month Pastor Peterson Nguleti, General Secretary of AC Malawi will be visiting each region of the country to connect with the various pastors to encourage them and get reports of the work across the nation. Please pray for Ps Peterson - safe travels, wisdom & grace.

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We have received the following prayer request for our fellow believers in India: "Pray for the Church. They are shaken with persecution and many pastors are afraid to conduct their weekly church fellowship."

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Let's begin the New Year together in prayer for our brothers and sisters who are suffering 🙏

Pray with us for the persecuted.

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As midnight approaches on the last day of 2022, we want to wish you a happy New Year from ActionOverseas.
Thank you for all your support and prayer this year. God bless you.

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Ps. D* visited the Highland area of Vietnam recently to encourage believers and to hand out presents for Christmas.

This is a government ‘protected’ area. It’s illegal to be a Christian here. But the church is thriving as you can see from the picture he sent.

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🇵🇰 A church in Pakistan doing a Christmas outreach last week to the bricklayer community that they serve. 🎄

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Merry Christmas from ActionOverseas 🌟

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But I believe that God has a plan for him because he remembered me and came for prayer after over 25 years."
Pray with us for this man's healing and salvation 🙏
*Image not of the real man for protection. 3/3

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Prayer request from Pakistan 🇵🇰
An old school friend has reached out to one of the pastors in Pakistan. This Muslim man has been diagnosed with cancer, and he remembered how the pastor always talked about Jesus and had no fear.
So, when the doctor gave him the news, 1/3

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he immediately remembered the old Christian friend and went to find him to ask for prayer for healing!
The pastor has told us: "I prayed for his healing and I also prayed for his salvation. I don’t know if he will get saved because converting from Islam is very costly. 2/3

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Why not donate to ActionOverseas this Christmas. 🎄Then save and print/send one of these vouchers to present to your loved one and let them know their gift this year is helping to spread the gospel in 2023. 🌏
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Still got a last minute gift to buy for grandma?
Need to spend that last £10 of your budget for dad's gift?
Not even started shopping yet and the shops are out of stock?
We've got you covered 👍 1/2

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during the Covid pandemic and to discuss strategies for the future. There was a deep sense of God’s presence in all of the conversations. Continue to pray for the Tanzanian leaders and churches. 2/2

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🇹🇿 The executive team from Apostolic Church Tanzania were able to join with representatives of the East African Apostolic Network (plus AO Africa Regional Missioner) for the first time in almost 4 years. It was a time to discuss the challenges the Tanzanian church has faced 1/2

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through the clouds (but not for long). Is it a sign that breakthrough is imminent?
Thanks for your prayers. 3/3

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🇹🇿 Our Africa Regional Missioner has arrived in Mwanza, Tanzania for their national church council. In preparation he spent a few hours with 2 Kenyan apostles, Ps John Murunga and Ps Wilfred Omumia, who provide oversight to the Tanzanian AC... 1/3

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& with Ps Martin Possian, AC Tanzania National Leader.
There are a number of issues to be discussed this week that require wisdom and grace. Please pray for these to be evident this week. As Ps Stuart flew into Tanzania he had a rare glimpse of Mount Kilimanjaro protruding 2/3