From: Viv Grigg [viv.grigg@paradise.net.nz]
Sent:
Wednesday, 8 February 2006 10:29 a.m.
To: 'John & Birgit
Shorack'
Subject: FW: Viv & Ieda's Intercessors News Jan 06
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Intercessors News
from Viv
&Ieda Grigg |
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29 YEARS
TO ACCOMPLISH ONE STEP
Praise the Lord! Today I was awarded
a PhD. It
sits red bound and gold-faced on the
desk.
A joy, after the 29 year pilgrimage
since I first started graduate work in order to develop
training programs for urban poor
churchplanters. My son wants to know if he now calls me
doctor. The purpose is not personal, a title is incidental
to the task and in Jesus' thinking unimportant. On the other hand, the purpose is
personal, in that my father left a heritage of fine academic
pursuit in our family, completing his 49th paper towards the 50
papers he needed for his doctorate the week before he
died. One is wise to follow the heritage left from our
fathers.
Pray: I have found a journalist who could
convert it into something readable. Next is the task of
praying in funding for
her .
TRAINING
IN INDIA
In Luke 10:1,
"The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by
two ahead of him to every town and place where he was to go."
All I want to do is teach, prophesy and mobilise workers into the
battle, but for the moment, like Jesus did I need to
send. We have just sent Bryan Johnson up to three cities in
India for three weeks to prepare the ground, with the introductory
module to the grassroots churchplanters training. Meanwhile
a team are back here in the basement of the house, developing the
materials for the full twelve modules for the three years of
grassroots training.
Pray for Bryan as he travels. Such
travel and training is not
easy.
NEW
STAFF
Praise
God for:
 | Liz Smith who
continues to wonderfully manage the finances monthly.
| Monique my
daughter has given a few weeks over the summer to develop
materials.
| Josh Dillner is
working on new web design and
| Aaron Minnee is
beginning to pick up the organisational development ten hours
per week. | | | |
OPPORTUNITIES
Pray: There is a need
for some other volunteers to join
us:
| An educator gifted in interactive
course design,
| one who can do simple video production,
| someone else who loves the
details of keeping databases in
order | | |
Viv
for Viv, Ieda, Monique(16), Leonardo(13), Bianca(10)
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Current Prayer
Needs
*
50,000 workers to the slums
* God's superintendence over four funding proposals for
training development that are in stages of not moving
forward.
* Protection over Bryan Johnson as he travels in India
training.
Support
Update
*This month 103 % of
budget. I praise God that this month the
Lord has fully provided for us through the support of
our regular support team and an extra gift from a
faithful pioneer missionary in Argentina, plus Ieda's new
work in chaplaincy.
* If you want be part of the ongoing
growth of the church in the cities, there is a possibility
of donating through our e-giving program form. The form is
attached.
Family Corner
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Lost in the Bush:
Monique, Viv, Ieda,
Leonardo, Bianca (Photo by Ruth
McDowell, ImagesbyRuth@xtra.co.nz) |
Books for Sale
New
versions of Cry of the Urban Poor, or Companion to the
Poor
$20.00 inc p & h
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We live simply and trust God to
provide in answer to prayer for our needs and ministry
costs, usually through
individuals and churches. You
are welcome to become part of the regular family financial support team
or the Urban Leadership support team. Cheques to Urban
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