Thomas, Paige, Elizabeth &

Jacob Queen (our missionaries in

South Africa; Suite H17, P/Bag X9118;

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 3200): House visits went well yesterday. We

taught about David & Goliath and also

showed them how to knit. We gave away

some ibuprofen that y’all donated yesterday to a very grateful lady.

Apparently donations are way down this year at Ethembeni so they are

cutting their workers pay and may not be giving the Shiyas people any

mealie meal so they will be hungry. Pray for donations to improve. We

really need more interpreters but money is needed to pay for that. Also

the drought is severe here. Water restrictions are coming unless God

sends rain. This also makes food expensive which means hungry

bellies here. We got Thomas' car fixed today. Pray our cars work well

especially since we need to be able to transport the new volunteers that

arrive Feb 1st. Sending our church family our love!

M&H (serving in East Asia; 504 Cherees Way; Dalton, GA 30720): College students are beginning a 1 ½ month

break, so the schedule will slow down a little for

the next 6 weeks. That will give us some time

to prepare for their next busy season when

students return. Over the Christmas season we

had a mission team comprised of seven 18-21

year old young ladies come in to help build

relationships. It was very effective. We also

saw the “3rd

generation” efforts occurring as a

recently born brother helped another man come into the family. That

new family member is already sharing with others. That is

exciting. Praise: two girls got b@pt!zed recently! Request: the new

brother will spend the next 1 ½ months with family who will not

encourage his growth, and there is no fellowship near his home to help

either. Ask for strength and discipline to grow up. Request: we will

return stateside in the summer, and we need direction about what we

are to do there. Ask the Father for clear guidance about school, jobs,

and service.

BJabc (serving in Northern Africa; 4551 Old Dalton Rd NE; Rome,

GA 30165): Thank you for your faithfulness

to intercede and support our family. We are

back in the swing of life. The kids are back

at school, and we have lots of guests coming

in over the next few weeks. We are making

plans and working towards building and

deepening relationships. We know that as

we move forward into 2016, that without

you we won’t get very far. We are continually grateful for you all and

we love you very much! Family - Our time together over the break

was a true gift from the Father. Continue to ask that we would protect

time with our children. Ask that they would grow physically,

spiritually, and socially during this semester of school. Finally, ask that

the Father would continue to show us how we as a family can reach

other families for the glory of the Father. Groups - As we head into the

new year we are asking the Father to tell us which groups to continue

training and which groups we need to release on their own. Ask that

the Father would give us wisdom in regard to the following groups:

Mkt.3, Mkt.5, Mkt.6, Koshe.1, Hobay.1, Buta.1, A.1, Buta.2 and

Alaba.1. Friends - We are grateful for the many national friends with

whom we have relationships. Ask that JAcbn would be strengthened as

a family, as a married couple, and as co-laborers for the Kingdom. Ask

that T would continue to use her relationships to tell and train others

among her family and neighbors. Ask that our relationships with E & T

would lead to a strong partnership for making disciples together.

Finally ask that our relationships with I, T, E & J, A, K, K, M, and A

would lead to new opportunities to train groups of disciples that have a

deep desire to tell and teach others. Team - Our team hopes to all be

back together by next week. Continue to intercede for JB as she works

through the legal process. Ask that DA would be released of her fear of

driving and would grow more confident in her ability to live here

through Him. Lift WRenhr as they return here and begin life as a

family of six. Ask that B & C would continue to see the Father use

them to lead our team well, to solidify our platform here, and that they

would have great wisdom in how to support JB. Finally, ask that we

would be a team that is marked by our love, unity and desire to make

Him known.

Michelle Parham (answered the call to vocational ministry; 1812

Glenbrook Place; Dalton, GA 30720): Thank

you for praying! I can always count on you!

Please be in prayer for one of my campers and

his family as his mother passed away Monday.

Also pray that I will have a peace about what

the Lord has in store for me in the coming

semesters! Lastly please pray that I feed my

spiritual needs before anything else! I love you

all!

Kristen Bowen (currently attending North Greenville University

with plans to do the Journeyman program with

the IMB; 7801 N. Tigerville Road, Box 2282;

Tigerville, SC 29688): Life is pretty routine for

me right now as I fight school deadlines and try

to be a sane human being (if that is possible).

Pray for me not to miss what is right in front of

me. I forget that I only really get one day at a

time. I tend to try and rush things. God provides

opportunities to represent him during a normal

busy school day; pray for me to let him speak through me even when I

am busy. Troy Poe (answered the call to vocational

ministry; 556 Harvest Way; Dalton, GA 30721): Thank you for all the prayers and encouragements!

This week has been great with only having to go to

two days of school. Please continue to pray for my

school work. Also pray for God to give me

opportunities to share the Gospel, and He will give

me the courage at the time to speak out.

David, Kellie Crowe & Family (church planters w/ Greene

Community Church in Waynesburg; 417 Craig Run Road;

Waynesburg, PA 15370): We had to call off our ministries last night

too...and glad we did. We were only supposed to get a dusting and

ended up 2-3 inches by late afternoon...more to come tomorrow. We

were to kick off AWANA last night so Lord willing we will begin next

Wednesday. Other than that, program ministries slow down this time

of year because of the inconsistency of

weather...just continue to pray for

congregational health. Thanks to GLBC

for faithfulness to pray for us and the

eternal work God is doing in preparing a

people from this community to be

presented to Himself holy, blameless and

without reproach.

January 20, 2016

Beaverdale Road NE; Dalton, GA 30721): The wedding is coming up

so quickly and my time at home is coming to an end! Please pray that

this time will become a great memory for me! Would you also pray

that any decisions that need to be made on this side of the wedding will

be in the front of my mind, please? I feel so forgetful sometimes with

all the decisions that I have been faced with lately! Please pray that I

will remember important things and make good decisions! Thank you

for your prayers! I would also like to ask you to pray for God to give

me wisdom in making decisions about my future! I really want Him to

be glorified in whatever it is that I do! Thank

you for being so diligent in prayer and thank

you for walking with me through this exciting

time in my life! I love you all!! Chad Keeter (Navigators Ministry, Staff;

2050 Old Bishop Road; Bishop, GA 30621): It was great to see many of you last weekend!

Thank you so much for sharing the church

building for our men's retreat over the

weekend! We had a great time, and it has helped launch a sense of

camaraderie and enthusiasm amongst all the guys in our ministry.

Specifically, it's been exciting to see a number of the sophomore guys

getting together to read the Word and talk together about walking in

wholeness. Thank you for praying for our men's retreat and for

continuing to pray for the group of sophomore guys that my coworker

Ken and I are investing in. It's evident that the Lord is moving in their

lives! Pray for this to continue to happen. Also, please continue to pray

for our outreach to students in the beginning of this semester. We've

already connected with over 100 students! Pray for us to have favor as

we follow up and talk with students about Jesus. Thank you for your

partnership; I love you guys!

Brian & Ashley Jones (student at Southeastern Baptist

Theological Seminary; 1138 Thomrose Way;

Wake Forest, NC 27587): Pray for us to be

committed to God in reading His Word, prayer,

and fasting; keeping God at the center our

marriage; battling lies we believe and combating it

with faith in God’s Word; Brian with school, I'm

starting a new job next week at the seminary and

praying about pursuing my doctorate degree. Also

please be in prayer as Brian is teaching middle

schoolers at church and I'm teaching high schoolers at church. I've also

been able to form friendships with some high school unbelievers that

are willing to come with me to church. Thank you so much!! Josh & Hannah Bowen (seminary student at Boyce School/

Southern Baptist Theological

Seminary; 107 Fenley Avenue, Apt Q3;

Louisville, KY 40207): We would like to

ask you to pray with us and for us that as

we make some big decision. We wish to

honor God and chase him (not just his

answers). The Lord has blessed us so much

and continues to teach us daily. The kids are great! Please pray as

Hannah is at home with them, while also working from home. We love

you all!

Mark & Gynnette Yoho (Fourth

Watch Ministry; 840 Mountain Loop Rd

NW; Sugar Valley, GA 30746): Psalms

126:6 says “Those who go out weeping,

carrying seed to sow, will return with songs

of joy, carrying sheaves with them.” All of

the promises of God are special to us. But

this promise that God will bring in the

Harvest to those who are faithful to sow and

weep shall doubtless reap has a special place with us. It helps us to

press on faithfully carrying out our ministry regardless of the visible

results trusting that we will reap if we faint not. And it happens just

like the Scripture says. Thanks for your prayers last week as we

worked with the Coolidge Church of God. We saw Psalms 126:6 come

alive. On Saturday morning we trained 15 people in evangelism and

lead them out into the community of 600 people to witness. The teams

came back excited but reported no salvations. That evening that

afternoon the church worked hard to bring in the youth and children for

a Balloon Gospel presentation that night. Praise the Lord 2 older

children responded to receive Christ. Then on Sunday morning an 18

year old young man showed up for church that had been visited by one

of the teams the day before. After preaching the message I extended

the invitation and he came forward to meet me. We knelt at the altar

and the young man received Christ. It was a great weekend for the little

struggling church, they were very excited. This Sunday morning I will

be preaching at Harbor Lights Baptist in Lafayette, GA. January 29-

31 I will be joining with Sports Fan Outreach Inc for an outreach at the

NHL Hockey Championship in Nashville TN. Then February 3-10 is

our annual Mardi Gras Outreach in New Orleans. Please pray for these

and continue to pray God will fill our calendar for the 2016 year.

Thanks so much for all of your support and prayer. We love y’all!

Bryan & Brittany Kelly (Boyce School/Southern Baptist

Theological Seminary; 315 Crescent Court;

Louisville KY 40206): Thank you for praying for

us. We have really needed it this week. It was a

tough transition coming back from Christmas. It

was very hard to leave family and home this time.

Most of our friends left after school was finished,

so we are starting over with finding friends. Britt

has had a hard week. A childhood friend passed

away on Monday from brain cancer. She will start

tonight at our church leading Cubbies, so pray for

her as she builds relationships and ministers to the her 3 year olds. I got

a promotion at work and a new crew to run. It has been great, just

getting very cold! We ask for prayers as we continue to seek the Lord

and what He would have us to do. Pray that we would trust Him and

draw near to Him. It's hard not having a definite "plan," but we know

He is in control. Britt meets with the church pastors about the

preschool director position in Elizabethtown on Friday. It's scary

because we are really struggling with wanting to be closer to home.

But, this is what the Lord has opened up at this time. We are trying to

keep our spirits high and be thankful.

Julie Parham (student at Moody Bible Institute; 1812 Glenbrook

Place; Dalton, GA 30720): I started classes on

Monday and was a little overwhelmed with all the

papers and reading I will be doing. But I was

reminded of why I am at Moody and that I can do

this with faith and trusting in the Lord. I am really

excited for all the classes I'm in. I have met many

people! Pray for the Lord to bring me solid friends.

Pray I will stay focused on my school work. It's

snowed almost every day I've been here. It's

absolutely amazing that every snowflake that falls is different and hand

-crafted by our Heavenly Father! So cool!

Emily Payne (answered the call to vocational ministry; 1913

Upcoming Birthdays: Chad Keeter 1/28; Rhett Bowen 2/5; Mark Yoho 2/10;

Paige Queen 2/15; B (of BJabc) 3/6; Kellie Crowe 3/11; b (of BJabc) 3/29