• Praise God for the richness of serving Him with people from all over the globe.  The only continent not represented in our church is Europe!
• Praise God for the birth of Lillian in April, daughter to Michelle and Hermann, sister to Xander.  She suffered a broken collarbone and arm during the birth (ouch!), but is healing well.  The family is home in Newman now.
• Pray for Martelize and Keith as they wait in Brisbane for the birth of their first child.  Any day now... Skye Mikayla arrived safe and sound!  Mum and bub doing well.  Praise the Lord! 
• Pray for Myrna and Graeme, their new baby Emilia and their toddler Imogen.
• Praise God for Naomi's safe pregnancy so far.  Naomi, Sienna and Liam leave on 5th May for Sydney, while Ethan stays in Newman with Matt until end of May.  Pray for our time apart, for safety in pregnancy and travel, and for our time in Sydney.
• Pray for Frenty and Candra, the couple who are expecting their first baby, and whose names I couldn't reveal last time!  They have just returned to Newman after visiting their family in Indonesia.  Praise God for a healthy and safe pregnancy so far.  Frenty is now 22 weeks.
• Pray for Les and Lorraine from NSW, who will be looking after the church while we are away.  We pray that their time in Newman will be as much a blessing to them, as they themselves will be for the church.
• Pray for the times of deputation that Matthew will do while in Sydney.   If you are nearby, please come along and hear about God's work in Newman.   These are the churches that BCA have organised for us.  Our apologies to those churches we cannot visit this time.  We truly appreciate your continued support and would love to be able to go everywhere!

                14th June    Glenbrook Anglican Church, NSW      morning service

                21st June    Redfern Anglican Church, NSW       morning service

                                      Willoughby Anglican Church, NSW      evening service

                26th June    Buladelah / Tea Gardens Anglican Church, NSW     mission dinner

                28th June    Camden Haven Anglican Church, NSW      morning and evening services.

• Praise God for the complete kitchen renovation taking place in the Rectory while Naomi is away!  This is a long overdue project and thanks to the generosity of various people we are now able to complete the kitchen for about half the price we originally expected.   Four of Matt's friends from 'way back' who are tradesmen (well three of them are, and the other is moral support!) are flying in to do the renovation 'blitz' style.  Look out for before and after photos in future blog updates!
• Please pray for marriages and families in our church.  The pressures of this town remain strong.  Pray for God's strength to say 'No' to worldly desires, and 'yes' to following His ways (Titus 2:11-14). 
• Pray for the possibility of resuming the church mother's group.  With such an influx of new babies, it seems like a good idea.  However, Naomi is stretched with family, homeschooling and other church commitments.  Pray that the Lord will make it clear to us how to proceed if it is his will.
• Continue to pray for the two ladies Naomi started bible study with.  One lady pulled out due to being pregnant, and working full time  - too tired!  The other lady is still interested and is definitely beginning to understand the gospel.  We will continue to meet when we get back to town.
• There is a planned family quiz fun night in June, while we are away.  Pray for its organisation.  Events like this are important for the well being of the church, to foster the growth in relationships amongst people who are very different in many ways.