Missions Praises/Prayers

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026

Daren and Jodi Beck;<br>ACTION International (Cambodia)

Daren and Jodi Beck;
ACTION International (Cambodia)

Praise:   Grateful for a fruitful time in Arizona at the Frontiers headquarters…it was a blessing to collaborate with other organizations who are working among the unreached.    Praise God for the recent conversion and baptism of a Mullah and family.  
Prayer:    Pray for one of our colleagues in the Philippines, Miriam, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer. She has four young children at home. Pray for her husband and their family as they consider treatment options.   o Pray for our team in Pakistan, specifically for persevering grace as they face persecution.  o Pray for the ongoing armed conflict between Thailand and Cambodia which has resulted in almost 500,000 people being displaced in Cambodia. 

 

Frank Erb - Capitol Commission (USA)

Frank Erb - Capitol Commission (USA)


 Praise:   2025 was a very busy but encouraging year for Frank’s outreach in the Capitol. He thanks God for the many opportunities he has had to meet with and share the Good News of Jesus with legislators and staff and lobbyists in our Capitol, most of them not believers, and also the opportunity to disciple many believers in Him, including teaching well over 100 in-depth Bible Study gatherings in the Capitol throughout the year.  o Frank is praising God for His protection for their family. Their grown son Lucas and his girlfriend, who both live in New York City, visited them over Christmas and drove Frank’s old car up to Lake Tahoe to play in the snow. As they drove back down the steep mountains that night on icy Highway 80 near Donner Summit, the snow chains on the front tires broke and ruptured the brake line, causing the care to suddenly lose all brakes. Thankfully they were able to pull off to the side of the dark highway and after a few hours got towed and made it home. Frank is thanking God for His protection!  

Prayer:   A new year in the Capitol begins on January 5, with busy Senate and Assembly floor sessions that day, swearing in of a new leader for the Senate, and then later that week the Governor’s State of the State address attended by all legislators and statewide leaders. Frank will be there to greet them all and invite them to meet with him to discuss the Lord and attend his weekly Capitol Bible Studies. Frank would appreciate prayer for God to give him ample energy and guide his outreach and draw people to want to meet with Frank.  o Frank plans to attend the annual National Prayer Breakfast events in Washington, D.C. in February, which always includes the President and many members of the U.S. Congress from both parties at many events over a few days. At least two of our California State Assembly Members will attend with Frank. Frank prays that this will be a helpful time for him to connect with these two California legislators, and some of our US Congress Members, and for God to guide the other connections I will make there.   

Henry and Grace Banda - YOLEDS (Youth Leadership Development in Sport) (Malawi)

Henry and Grace Banda - YOLEDS (Youth Leadership Development in Sport) (Malawi)

  Praise:   Praise the Lord that He is making it possible for Henry to make 2026 a sports spiritual harvest year. Sports will be used for outreach and evangelism discipleship. The programs will be linked to the local church.  o Henry is able to hold sports seminars and training to develop the youths. 

 Prayer:   Henry is asking for prayers for God to open the doors to share the Gospel and to provide resources for evangelism and discipleship  o Please pray that the programs will be successful so that Henry may use sports as a bridge to reach out to the world. The theme of the year: can sports give you identity?  

Henry and Grace Banda Video

Jay Devers - Dynamic Church Planting International (Worldwide)

  Jay Devers—Dynamic Church Planting International (Worldwide) 

  Praise:   Jay is meeting with former teammates who continue the work. This is a lasting legacy of the work Christ has given Jay. All praise to Him. The reaching of every tribe, nation, language and people is God’s plan, and they see it being fulfilled in Indonesia with its 750 languages and people groups. Jay praises the Lord for His great plan and working through His Body of Christ.  o Jay is greatly encouraged in the Lord. Jay gives praise to the Lord for all that stand with them in prayer and resources. Without this team we would not be able to spread the good news of Christ and equip the Saints to continue the work until He returns.   

Prayer:  o Karen and Jay were in Indonesia for one month, spending time with their immediate family. They enjoyed seeing some of the people that they had ministered to as Missionaries for 26 years. Jay is asking for prayer that all the activities will lead to encouragement to seek the Lord (for those who have not yet placed their life in Christ) and encouragement to stand strong in Jesus and have great hope for the future (for those who do believe in Christ). The Lord is faithful to bring about His purposes and His Kingdom.  o Indonesia is seeing great growth in Muslims coming to Jesus, unequalled really in the grand scheme of history. Please pray for more workers and especially in the equipping of Indonesian church planters. So much work needs to be done in this largest population of Muslims in any one country. Let’s pray for Jesus to be lifted high in Jakarta and across this archipelago of 16,000 islands.  

Karen Devers— Ripe for Harvest (Global)  

 •  o God directly answered the prayers about family time at Thanksgiving. God opened the door for spiritual conversations with their youngest nephew and one of their adult nieces. Praise God for this work in their family.  o It was great to end the year strongly with Ripe for Harvest (RFH). The ‘Freedom in Christ’ RFH bible study Karen was invited to co-lead was lively and impactful. They had missionaries living in Australia, Mexico, Thailand and across the USA online along with a few new believers these missionaries have seen come to the Lord. Praise God. 

 Prayer:  o Nicole couldn’t be happier for us to be in Bandung as she recovers from major surgery. Please pray that she will continue to heal and strengthen, as she looks to another year at Kasih Community School. Please pray for Vera, a 20-year-old student at the school as God changes her life from a childhood of homelessness to embracing being a loved daughter of the Heavenly Father.    o Please pray for teamwork among our RFH ‘Care Team’. We want none of the needs of our women, or their families, to get in the way of them faithfully following the Lord in their personal walk and calling. May we nurture spiritually and emotionally healthy lovers of Jesus  

Kennedy Salano - 316 Transformational <br>Sports Ministry (East Africa)

Kennedy Salano - 316 Transformational
Sports Ministry (East Africa)

   Praise:  o Kennedy praises God for enabling them to end the year with a mission trip in Zanzibar. Kennedy was able to conduct a leaders training and held a tournament where the Muslim team won the John 3:16 trophy. The greatest joy was the opportunity to relationally connect with the boys who were upbeat about winning the trophy.   o Kennedy is grateful for the vacation camps in their local church that has enabled them to touch over 200 kids. The beauty has been seeing kids coming as early as 8:00 AM, and leaving in the evening, all in the name of hungering and thirsting for God’s word. Kennedy feels humbled to be part of what God is doing in this part of Africa.    

 Pray:   Pray for Kennedy’s trip to Botswana and Zimbabwe. Pray that the Lord’s presence will go with them and that they will be a blessing to the people that they connect with.  o Pray for the Lord’s guidance in family and ministry in 2026. 

Lincoln Christian Academy, Lincoln, CA (USA)

Lincoln Christian Academy, Lincoln, CA (USA)

 • Praise:   We praise God for bringing us new families who are God honoring and fit with the culture we pray to have at LCA!   o We also praise God for the continued health of our staff, especially as the seasons change.  

Prayer:     Please join us in praying God will continue to guide LCA in what He wants for our school.   o Please pray that we would be good stewards of what He has given us and that we could use those gifts to bless families and encourage them through God’s word.    

  

Michael and Irina;
Slavic Gospel Association (Asia) 

   Praise:  o Praising the Lord for a growing and strong Aviation Ministry Team. They now have 4 team members, all are pilots, two are also mechanics, and all are capable and willing to share the Gospel with unbelievers.  o Praise that they are almost done with getting ready for winter flights with skis.  

•Prayer:  o Please pray for safe travel to two locations up north from Khabarovsk to put on Christmas concerts in 5 villages/towns. Trips will take place the first half of January.   o Please pray for wisdom as they consider new locations (airfield) to base their aviation ministry. 

Paul and Grace Moses;<br>India Sports Ministry/Sangita Charitable Trust/Widows’ Program (India)&nbsp;

Paul and Grace Moses;
India Sports Ministry/Sangita Charitable Trust/Widows’ Program (India) 

  Praise:   Praise God that the kids have completed six months of their academic year and they are all doing well.  o Praise God for His faithful providence for us to carry on all the work at Sangita.  o Praise God for health and strength for all of us.  o Praise God for their biggest highlight of the year in India Sports Ministry. A visit from the father, pioneer and visionary of Global Sports Work - EW. It was an amazing tIme listening to his wisdom and experiences that challenged all of them. Truly was one of the most memorable times as a group. It became an unforgettable experience in all of their lives.  


Prayer:  Pray for the Sangita children who start a new school term in January 2026. o Pray for all the widows, young women and the differently abled and tribal families whom they serve through Sangita Ministries. o Please pray for their staff at Sangita who serve day and night, for their well being as they serve the ministries  

Ruth Veltkamp - Set Free Ministries (Nigeria)

Ruth Veltkamp - Set Free Ministries (Nigeria)

   Praise:   Every year in December the IMANI hold their Annual Conference in a central location in Nigeria. They pray, read the Bible and discuss how to live as Christians in the Muslim communities they come from. This year 421 people showed up – men, women and young people. Praise God!  o Thank God that generous donations made it possible for us to provide 550 Bibles for Muslim women who have become Christians.  

Prayer:   Please pray for the 20 former Shi’ite leaders who openly joined the IMANI Church, saying that they are now ready to follow Jesus. They used to lead Muslims in burning churches and killing Christians. May God bless them and give them brand new hearts as they learn to follow the Way of Jesus.   o In northeastern Nigeria, there is a Muslim tribe – the Gamargu people. They were 100% Muslim, but now they are asking for Bibles in their own language. We were able to provide 300 New Testaments. Pray that as they read God’s word in their language, they will come to a faith in Jesus as Savior and Lord.  

Steve and Dawn Liberti;<br>NAB Conference/Proclaim Ministries (Germany/Global)

Steve and Dawn Liberti;
NAB Conference/Proclaim Ministries (Germany/Global)

  Praise:   Praise God for Proclaim’s new leadership team which Steve is a part of. They have come together in the best possible way with unity and the ability to work together letting God lead them as they make big decisions about the future of Proclaim International. They are all very excited about what God has in store, and they have expectant faith that He will give them His direction and provision for the future.  o Praise God for special time together with their family at Christmas this year. What a blessing it was for them to be together and celebrate Jesus! It is so gratifying and precious to them that their family loves to be together to spend quality time. Praise God!   

 Prayer:  o Please pray for plans for the first part of 2026 where they focus on recruitment and presenting opportunities to college students to come out with Proclaim on short term missions efforts around the world. They offer a special Internship Program to these young people as well. Pray for many to come with us in 2026 and catch fire for Jesus and missions.  o Please pray for Steve’s mother, Mary, whose health is declining due to her dementia diagnosis. Her mental health is in a fairly rapid decline. Please pray for her salvation as she remains a devout Jehovah’s Witness.  

Steve and Dawn Liberti Video
Ring Dilbung—East India

Ring Dilbung—East India

  Praise:  Praise that all the children passed their final grade with flying colors through your fervent prayers.  o Praise God that “Angel Home” kids excelled in reaching out to unreached people with the news of the Gospel by sharing their testimonies in Manipur state.    

Prayers:   Please pray for the Sport Tournament that is being held from 1-15-26 to 1-18-26 in Nagaland for God’s leading.  o Please pray for the seven kids at “Angel Home” with their education through sports throughout the year.