Prayer Focus - March, 2006

Wednesday – 1
Praise God for a speedy recovery of Rudi Wiens, FEBC-RM’s director, and his wife Anni. They were involved in a serious car accident on November 19. Rudi and Anni are thankful to God for His mercy and blessings. Thank you very much for your prayers!

Thursday – 2
FEBC listener Margarita from St. Petersburg worries about her daughter. She was involved in occult practices. Please pray for Margarita’s daughter, that God will protect her from dark forces and bring her to church.

Friday – 3
Please pray for Sergey Fomenko, FEBC RM’s administrative manager, as he is developing FEBC’s ministry in Russia and Kazakhstan. He plans to visit Moscow, Khabarovsk, Novosibirsk, and Almaty (Kazakhstan). Also please pray for his family.

Saturday – 4
Semen from Fergana, Uzbekistan, writes: “Thank you very much for your programs that we listen to here, in a Muslim country. We live among Muslims and want them to hear about Jesus and His love for them. Please pray that God’s Word will touch their hearts and help them change their lives.”

Sunday – 5
FEBC staff in Chernovtsy asks us to pray for evangelistic meeting that will soon be held in their city. Pastors from USA, Romania, Belarus, and Ukraine will be participating in this meeting. Please pray that many people will accept Jesus as their Savior.

Monday – 6
Nikolai from Kharkov region writes: “Thank you so much for your programs and for the literature you sent me. I read your books and listen to your programs from Saipan with my unchurched friends and neighbors. We live in a small village, and FEBC radio is our only church here. Please pray that God will touch my friends’ hearts and they will accept Jesus.”

Tuesday – 7
Viktor Kurilenko, FEBC-Slavyansk manager, was invited to a Ukrainian Orthodox church to preach the gospel there. Please pray that after his sermon many Orthodox church members will begin to listen to FEBC radio station.

Wednesday – 8
Svetlana from Pinsk, Belarus, writes: “There was a period in my life when I did not want to live. I was seriously ill, and troubles were unfolding one after another. I live alone and did not have anyone to help me. At that time I began listening to FEBC radio and I discovered that I am loved by my Heavenly Father. Thank you for your ministry. I am still ill but my life was completely changed. Please pray that God will fully restore my health.”

Thursday – 9
Please pray for Victor Akhterov, FEBC RM’s program director, who spends much of his time in training FEBC Russian broadcasters. “My goal is to help our programmers be engaiging, passionate, and competent as they share the gospel with millions of people throughout Russia,” says Victor.

Friday – 10
Please continue to pray for Vera Brunevich, an FEBC volunteer accountant in Chernovtsy, as she recovers after a serious surgery.

Saturday – 11
FEBC listener Ludmila from Irkutsk writes: “I am a nurse and I work at a hospital with critically ill people. I always bring my radio to work with me. My patients and I listen together to FEBC programs. Many of them are eager to accept the Lord as their Savior. Please pray for those patients who still don’t believe in God that God will touch their hearts.”

Sunday – 12
“I like your programs very much. I want to be a good Christian, but sometimes I fight with my parents, and run away from home. I want to change my life, but I can’t. Please pray that God will help me to change.” FEBC young listener Anton from Slavyansk.

Monday – 13
Please pray for Anna Pchelintseva, an FEBC’s broadcaster in Moscow. She produces programs for young children, and as an actress she records dramas that help children understand God’s love for them. Pray that many little ones will come to know the Lord.

Tuesday – 14
FEBC listener Natalia from St. Petersburg region asks us to pray for her and her family. She became a Christian through FEBC broadcasts. Her husband and children are nonbelievers and often abuse her verbally. “Please pray that all my family will accept Jesus Christ,” asks Natalia. Also pray for many Russian families like this one.

Wednesday – 15
Please pray for Alla Kurilenko and Olga Savenkova, FEBC volunteers in Slavyansk, who write children’s stories for radio programs. Pray that many children will receive Jesus through these stories.

Thursday – 16
FEBC listener Eva from Moscow writes: “I can’t go to church because of a problem with my legs. Radio Teos is my only church. Thank you very much for your programs; they give me spiritual nourishment. Please pray for all FEBC radio programmers who produce such wonderful programs.”

Friday – 17
Please pray for financial support for FEBC-Moscow. We need to upgrade our antenna in Moscow to improve reception.

Saturday – 18
Elena from Israel listens to FEBC programs through the Internet. She asks us to pray for her husband, so that he would accept Jesus as his Savior.

Sunday – 19
FEBC listener Nina from Kazakhstan writes to us: “Please pray for my marriage. My husband and I love each other, but his relatives want to destroy our marriage. Please pray for our family and God’s protection for us.”

Monday – 20
Vladimir Kohanevich, FEBC sound engineer in St. Petersburg, asks to pray for him and for financial needs in St. Petersburg. They need new equipment for the studio.

Tuesday – 21
FEBC listener Zinaida from Kirs writes: “Thank you very much for your radio programs. I was always afraid of God punishing me for my sins. But now I know that God loves me and will never leave me. He forgave me all my sins. Please pray for my friends who don’t know Jesus.”

Wednesday – 22
Please continue to pray for Nurlan Kanatbaev, FEBC leader in Kazakhstan. Pray that FEBC will receive broadcast frequency in Almaty city, the largest city in Kazakhstan.

Thursday – 23
FEBC listener Zanna from Essentuki writes: “Several years ago I left God. Now I listen to your programs and pray with you every day. I want to come back to God because I can’t live without Him. I ask God for forgiveness, but I feel that He doesn’t listen to my prayers. I don’t know what to do. Please pray for me.”

Friday – 24
FEBC listener David is a missionary in Lipetsk. He asks us to pray for God’s protection for him. Also pray that God will give him more wisdom and patience when he preaches the gospel to nonbelievers and invites them to listen to FEBC. Pray that many people in Lipetsk will accept the Lord through his sermons.

Saturday – 25
Members of an evangelical church in Bereznyaki wrote to us: “Thank you very much for your radio broadcasts. They help to our pastor Vasili in his ministry. Please pray that God will give Vasili more strength and bless his church. Also pray that many more people in our city will come to the Lord through FEBC broadcasts.”

Sunday – 26
Please pray for an FEBC listener Ekaterina from Pavlovsk. She got sick and can’t go to church. “Because of your broadcasts we have church services at home every day,” writes Ekaterina. “I invite my non-believing neighbors to our house to listen to your programs.” Please pray that God will heal Ekaterina. Also pray that Ekaterina’s neighbors will accept Jesus as their Savior.

Monday – 27
Please pray for Dennis Kozlov, an FEBC programmer in St. Petersburg. Pray that more young people will come to know the Lord through his engaging programs.

Tuesday – 28
FEBC listener Petr from St. Petersburg writes: “I praise God that FEBC radio opened my eyes to the spiritual world. Now Jesus Christ is my best friend and Savior. Please pray for my relatives that they will also accept Jesus.

Wednesday – 29
FEBC listener Lubov from St. Petersburg writes: “My son is 25 years old. He is an alcoholic and is seriously ill. When he is depressed, he thinks about suicide. He doesn’t want to listen to me when I talk to him about Jesus. Please pray that God will heal his soul and body.” Pray for Lubov’s son and for many young people in Russia who are suffering from alcoholism.

Thursday – 30
Please pray for Alexandr Anisimov, an FEBC’s radio programmer in St. Petersburg. “I want to help young people find freedom in Christ,” says Alexandr. Pray that many young non believers in St. Petersburg accept Christ through his programs.

Friday – 31
Please pray for Svetlana Stepanenko, an FEBC broadcaster in Slavyansk, and her family. Svetlana and her husband are raising two children. They are both teenagers. Vanya is an adopted boy. Pray that he will become a faithful follower of Jesus Christ.