March 2025 Prayer Newsletter

​1. Ramadan (Islamic fasting period) begins here for about 30 days from today. In the past few weeks, we have seen the entire country busy preparing for Ramadan by shortening working hours, stocking up on food ingredients, and posting warning signs. I heard that there were many difficulties in working at local companies during this period. Please join us in helping local companies. In addition, as the Trump administration refuses to support and accept refugees, many refugees here are preparing to return to their home countries. Brother “H” and his family, whom we met in the earthquake-hit area last year and continued to socialize with, returned to their home country, Syria, this month. Please pray for the family to return safely and settle down, and for the small seeds they have sown to bear fruit.

2. The company's work continues to be active. Starting with the 4th visit to the earthquake-hit area last month, we held a wedding ceremony in city “A”, and in the second week, we visited a local company in city “C”, shared the words of our superiors, and had a happy reunion with the leader who was released from prison a month ago. In particular, we were grateful for the love and special attention of our superiors toward us while listening to the amazing story that occurred during the release process. Although there is no clear guarantee of identity and safety in the future, we ask that you protect this leader “M” and this family who were miraculously released from prison.

3. This is a request from a local friend – Sister “S.” This is a sister who suffered from an evil spirit for a long time, but immediately after accepting “JC”, the evil spirit left and her life recovered. I asked that her family in Iran to welcome this new change in her. As I mentioned, during the Christmas dinner party last year, her mother and older sister came to the company and listened to the presentation and had a positive response. They say her father is still stubborn, but I asked him to open his mind.
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4. Thanks to the support of many people, our family has now adapted to life here. The children also find local food on the table every day and socialize well with the children here on the playground. And there are local people coming and going to our rented house here. Last week, we consulted with young people who visited with the owner of the house, and together with a business partner who lives next door, we invited about 20 Ankara company refugees to our house and had a small Korean night. Here, we ask for your support so that our family can continue to live a life according to the Book of Acts.

In addition, the residence permit visa process for our family, which we applied for in early February, has not yet started. Please pray that the visa process starts before March 15th (at least a week before March 7th) when the travel visa expires, so that we can get a good result.
 

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*"company/companies" = code name for "Church"
*“presentation” = code name for “Sermon/Message”




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