Prayer Dairy 2008

Prayer requests are changed approximately every week

Extra Special prayer request

April 2008

Dear Prayer Partner,

At a recent Bible Study the Scripture being discussed was Exodus 17, Moses' struggle against the Amalekites. In this passage Moses tells the young Joshua to choose some men and go out to fight the Amalekites. He and his older brother, Aaron, and colleague, Hur, would stand on top of the hill, whilst Moses would hold up his hands. The Scripture continues that as long as he held up his hands Joshua won, but if he lowered his hands the Amalekites won. So Aaron and Hur made Moses sit on a stone while they held up his hands until sunset when the Amalekites were routed.

What an encouraging picture - the young men down in the valley doing the fighting and the old men up the hill praying for them. Now we know that not all our prayer partners are old, although many are, and not all those on the 'front line' of the HHI projects in India and Zambia are young men, although many are. However, the fact remains that we back in the U.K. have a vital part to play in helping to win the battle for the Lord, both physically and spiritually, by holding up our hands in prayer.

May God bless you for continuing to do this.

Together in His service

Ron and Jute

June 29 - July 5

VIJAYAM

Vijayam runs a day centre for the old people of his village in South India, who would otherwise have nowhere to go all day.

There are about 17 or so of them. He also looks after two mentally subnormal people — a man called Moli with an lQ of 50 who also suffers from epilepsy, and a boy of 10 called Bimu Baby who has an lQ of 38.

HHI contributes 2,000 Rupees (about £25) a month towards the cost of a mid-day meal for these people, who have otherwise been rejected by society.

Vijayam used to be helped by two other men, Vinod and Tangopence. Recently there have been difficulties between them, mainly over some money that Vijayam owes Tangopence, and he is no longer helping.

The house in which the centre meets is currently rented. We have been offered the possibility of buying the house at a very good price — about £1200 for the house and land.

However we feel that until their differences are resolved we cannot proceed.

Please pray that they may be able to resolve their differences and that we will make a wise decision on this.

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