Nomadic Samuels

India outreach: prayer needed

nomadicsamuels — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:53:14 +0000

Richard and I have been having a great time getting to know the India outreach team in Ireland via Skype the past few weeks. We’ve been doing some training with them, informing them about the ministries they’ll be volunteering with, and helping with logistics for the team.

The leaders of the team are Holly and Peter – please pray for them! Its their first time to India and they are excited to be leading this outreach to Delhi. Peter is getting married in Ireland shortly after outreach so please pray for him and his fiancee – she is not going to India with him so the separation just prior to the wedding could be hard on them both. Richard and I certainly know what that’s like!

VISA PRAYERS NEEDED:

Please pray urgently for the India outreach team’s visas, which are still not processed due to some problems with the team’s applications. The online application system had some glitches which caused some delays and there are also some financial issues for the team with regards to tickets and visas. Please pray that the visas arrive SOON as the team leaves for Delhi on Feb 25th. They need those visas back asap! Please also pray for the team’s finances – that all the money they need to cover their plane tickets, visas, and ground expenses comes in before they leave for Delhi.

Thanks!

DTS lectures: cross-cultural missions

nomadicsamuels — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:34:46 +0000

This is a very exciting week for us in the Compassion & Justice DTS because a good friend of ours is the guest speaker! Nancy Jane Johnson has been a close friend of ours for several years and her family is dear to our hearts…after all, it was Nancy Jane that married us, her husband who helped get Richard into the country for our wedding, her oldest daughter planned the wedding, her youngest daughter did our flowers, and her 2 son in laws professionally video taped the wedding. It was a true Johnson family affair!

I’ve been friends with NJ’s daughters for years now, having me them through church when I first moved to Toronto. And since being married, Richard and I have both grown even closer with the Johnsons. So needless to say, we were very excited that Nancy Jane was able to be a speaker on the DTS this year and speaking on a topic she is very familiar with: Cross Cultural Missions.

Please join us in praying for NJ as she teaches and guides the students. Pray, especially, for her health. She had laryngitis just prior to flying to Ireland and she’s still on the mend. Thanks!

Remembering Nathan Asiimwe

nomadicsamuels — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:46:10 +0000

Fellow YWAM Ireland co-worker, Nathan Asiimwe, passed away yesterday morning after a long battle with cancer. Please join me in praying for his wife, Annmarie, and his 3 daughters Grace, Joy and Hope (who is barely 6 months old). A memorial service is being held for Nathan at YWAM Ireland’s centre, An Cuan, on Wednesday this week to celebrate his life.

Nathan, originally from Uganda, and Annmarie, originally from Ireland, have a Media & Communications ministry in Banbridge, Northern Ireland and also in Uganda where they broadcast sermons and offer other ministry support (like pastoral care/counseling) to native Ugandans. A memorial service is being held in Uganda on Wednesday as well.

To learn more about their ministry from Uganda to Ireland, please watch this:

To get to know Annmarie and Nathan a bit more and the DTS they had planned for 2012, please watch this:

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nomadicsamuels — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:33:22 +0000

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‘Peace Wall’ gate change in Alexandra park, Belfast

nomadicsamuels — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:07:37 +0000

It always surprises me when people question why I’m a missionary in Northern Ireland. “Isn’t there peace there now?” Well, not really. Its more like an absence of conflict, to be honest. The following article shows how communities are trying to move forward into some reconciliation by opening up a dialogue to keep a Peace Wall gate open longer hours in Alexandra park, Belfast.

Click here to read the full article.

temperatures drop in Delhi

nomadicsamuels — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:35:19 +0000

In the midst of all the holiday hustle and bustle, please remember to pray for the street children and families in north India (Delhi and other areas) as the temperature has recently dropped to zero celcius. Families have little to protect themselves from the cold and many die in the winter months due to lack of protection or help.

Thank you!

catalyst website mix-up

nomadicsamuels — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:40:48 +0000

Its just come to our attention that any links to the Catalyst website does not actually take you to the Catalyst website anymore! Bizarre! I’ve contacted the director of Catalyst to find out what’s going on as the link I have used to be the correct website. As soon as I have any info on that, I’ll be updating the blog. Catalyst is a fabulous organization and I’d love for all of you to visit their website to learn more about them (once I have the right website, that is!)

Thanks for your patience!

DTS lectures are on a roll

nomadicsamuels — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:50:26 +0000

Richard and I are so excited to be a part of the Compassion & Justice Discipleship Training School (DTS) run by YWAM Ireland this year! If you haven’t read about it yet, check out our previous post to learn what a DTS is and how its structured.

The DTS lecture phase started on November 1st with a week of orientation covering YWAM’s values, YWAM Ireland’s vision for reaching Ireland and other countries with the gospel, and of course team building activities.

Since that first week of orientation, the students have had lectures (1 week for each topic) on the following:
- Character and Nature of God (Father heart of God)
- Discipleship
- Identity and personality
- Kingdom of God (spheres of society)
- Freedom week
- Rescue Net (an organization that trains and equips teams for emergency disaster situations: practical skills)

This week’s lecture is on the Holy Spirit – one of my favourite weeks during my own DTS.

Here is a bit of information on this year’s Compassion & Justice DTS group:
- 18 students
- Countries represented: USA, Canada, South Africa, Sweden, Finland, Northern Ireland, Bethlehem
- there are 4 sponsored students on this DTS (every year YWAM Ireland sponsors students from areas of conflict/need so they can partake in a DTS and return home to make an impact in their own country)
- there will be 2 outreach locations: India (Delhi) and China

We’ll be updating our blog with more information on the DTS and of course the outreach preparations, which we are spearheading for the India trip! Training starts this month via Skype! YAY! Please keep us in your prayers. Thanks!

passports passports passports

nomadicsamuels — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:08:37 +0000

Wow! Its been a long time since I last posted – I am SO SORRY about that! Adjusting to motherhood (with a preemie to boot!) has been a big adjustment! Thanks for your understanding.

Exciting news – we applied for Elijah’s first passport today in preparation to leave when God finally opens that door for us. We should be receiving in within the next 10 days. Once we have it in hand, we are applying for his Indian immigration. This will allow him to travel in and out of India without needing visas. He could also live, work or study there at any point in his life. Bonus!

On the passport note, Richard needs a new one also. He tried to apply for one a short while ago but was given a run around at the office. He left quite frustrated and with no new passport in hand. So we are trying again next week on the 19th. If you think of us, pray for us! He needs a new one badly and there’s really no reason he shouldn’t get one…its just red tape…and lots of it.

7 billion, here we come

nomadicsamuels — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:40:15 +0000