Mount Elim Building Project Pontardawe
As a church we gave a substantial gift towards this building project a couple of years ago. This is an update for you on the project.
Time is moving on and so is our project. We have learned to ‘wait on the Lord’ over the past months, and indeed years, through all of the phases. We now have a building that we can walk in, and see the rooms. It is still bricks and blocks but we have reached the first fix phase where electric cables are being passed throughout the building to reach the socket and lighting positions. It is a time where we are having to make many decisions and for this we need your prayers and God’s guidance as we wrestle with designs and costs, wishing to be wise custodians of the money that is at our disposal and yet not wishing to compromise as we near the completion of the building and the kitting out.
We are now at a better position to gauge the amount of money we require to complete the build and we feel that we still need another £200,000. We have faith that God will bless us in this, as He has all along, and we still have the loan available if we fall short so the building will not be delayed.
Thank you for all of your support and prayers and we look forward to you visiting us on completion.
Yours in Christ
Alan Thomas (on behalf of Mount Elim’s Leadership)
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Alice and Christian Keza (Cardiff - UFM home leave).
Following maternity leave, which ended at the beginning of August, Alice will take 6 months compassionate leave until the beginning of February 2026.
Please pray for continued recovery and for guidance for Alice for ministry and / or work from the beginning of February. Pray for financial provision during these six months. Pray for Christian as he starts three courses for his online MSc with Aberdeen University this semester as well as the NVQ portion of his electrician training. Christian can now apply for jobs as a junior electrician. Please pray for a job for Christian that is flexible, allowing time off for Sundays, and time for study and with family.
Following a review by IFES Europe of the movement in Cyprus, it has been decided that Cyprus Christian Student Fellowship (Cyprus CSF) will have two branches, one in the south to focus on Greek-speaking students, and one in the north to focus on Turk’sh-speaking students. International students will now come under the IFES Europe International Student Ministry.
Please pray for wisdom and guidance for all involved in moving forward with this. Pray for more workers, particularly Greek and Turk’sh speakers, to join in bringing God’s kingdom to students at university on the island. Pray for Gabi as she shares about the work of Cyprus CSF at a local church in August. Pray for church members in Cyprus to get more involved in visiting and supporting students next year. Pray for new students arriving in Cyprus to study. Pray for peace in the hearts of students amid heightened uncertainties in society and their families, especially financially.
Missionary Committee
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