Prayer Alert

Here is a prayer newsletter sent out officially from my office.  If you think about praying for us, would you also add this personal request?  I am very concerned about being able to clearly and effective communicate these most important matters to the candidates, mostly via translation.  I know I’ve said it before, but next weekend is probably the most significant thing I will have done yet in Latvia and while the future of Latvia does not lay in my hands, I have a vital role in helping people to understand the commitment they are making and the demands of being in the training program.  So, please pray that my words would be clear and that the translators would be extraordinarily gifted to communicate the heart of the matter.

Now the official prayer concerns:

The Training and Education Office exists to support the Latvia Region in the area of Leadership Development and Multiplication by providing training opportunities in three key areas:
1.) Develop Existing Leaders  
2.) Raise Up Local Leadership in Corps/Institutions
3.) Raise Up New Officers
Will you support us by praying for the following important matters related specifically to Raising up New Officers in Latvia :

• Assessment Conference, 7-9 October, 2005 where prospective candidates for officership, both cadets and lieutenants, will join together for interviews and discussion about God’s calling on their lives and the process for becoming an officer.


• 12 prospective candidates for officership as they complete the application process and prepare themselves for training to become Salvation Army officers in Latvia.  Praise God that they have responded willingly.  Pray that they will continue to be obedient to God’s voice.


• Latvian Candidates’ Board as they review the candidates’ applications and give recommendations as to their acceptance for training.


• The training program which is being created by Evie Diaz, Training Officer and a working committee.  The main outlines of the plan have been sent to THQ for review and approval. The remaining details need to be developed in the next few weeks.  Pray that all of these plans would become the tool for training effective officers for the future work of The Salvation Army in Latvia.


• The start of the Training Program for cadets and lieutenants is scheduled for January 9, 2006.  Additional instructors, translators and resources are still needed.


• Other soldiers of The Salvation Army in Latvia who have not yet responded to God’s call to give themselves for full time service as an officer.  The time is quickly passing for the opportunity to join the training program in January, 2006.  If you are one of these people, you should contact your corps leader or Evie Diaz before the Assessment Conference begins, 7 October.