Dear Friends

Children in Prayer Global Consultation

On Sunday Jon made the trip to India for the Children in Prayer
Global Consultation which is taking place in the city of Chennai in
southern India from 2nd to 7th July 2008. To explain more about the
event and who is involved we have attached an extract from the
International Prayer Council Newsletter:

The Children in Prayer Global Task Force, an international group
which has been operating since the last global event in September
2006, is planning this Global Consultation. It will be held under the
auspices of the International Prayer Council, a global network of
prayer ministries. An Indian national network of agencies and
ministries involved with CiP that is coming into being, will host
the event. We will be staying at the Pleasant Days Inn, only 20 km
from the Chennai International Airport. We are expecting 200-250
adult and child prayer leaders from many regions of the world to
participate.

“Our mission will be to share what God is doing through the rapidly
developing CiP movement, region by region; learn from one another
about new resources and methodologies; and especially to pray
together, listening to God and reflecting about directions in which He
wants to take CiP in the future.

A special bonus will be meeting and praying with over 2000 praying
Indian children affiliated with the Royal Kids ministry of Father
Anton Cruz (see www.royalkids.org). Many of them were discarded as
the “trashes of society” and have now become the “treasures of
heaven”.

They are being educated by Father Anton and his colleagues
to serve the Lord in various careers, and, in the meantime, the
children run the whole prayer ministry with 24/7 intercession for
the nations as a major focus. The International Prayer Council has
produced a DVD featuring on CiP and on Father Anton’s Royal Kids
ministry. It will be available in July.”

Jon’s itinerary for the trip will be available on the website for
your perusal.

 ’Jon’s Journey’ – Prayer Requests

As Jon prepares for the trip, there have been some eye openers: did
you know mosquitos like the colour blue and do not like the smell
of garlic.  Jon has been taking garlic pills and is avoiding blue
to deter the mosquitos so watch this space to see if it worked or
not.  

Thankfully he did not need any new injections for this trip
but he has been on a course of malaria pills which he will finish
before he leaves.

On a more serious note please would you pray:
that Jon may be prepared for the experience ahead,
for his health and protection throughout the trip,
that he may have the spirit of patience and readiness, and
that his heart may be open and ready to hear from the Lord.   
Thank you!

Carl

Carl has been working tirelessly to try and get a group of church
leaders to discuss the possibility of having a Youth For Christ
Representative (YFC) in the Sussex area there will more on this in
the next Issue.  As summer approaches this brings around “Camp
Season” please pray that this as well as the other projects that
Carl is involved in work smoothly.  

Finance

We continue to be moved and encouraged by the kindness and
generosity of our supporters – thank you! As the ministry grows,
our financial need also increases and at the moment finance for our
work is sourced from donations only. Would you prayerfully consider
donating a small amount to our ministry each month or make a one
off donation?  Cheques should be made payable to ‘Turning the Tide’
and remember, if you are a taxpayer then we are able to claim the
tax element under the ‘Gift Aid Scheme’.

Comments and Suggestions

Your feedback is extremely important to us.  If you have a
compliment, suggestion or concern about TTT, please let us know;
we’d love to hear from you.

And last but not least…

Please don’t forget our next Prayer Morning; it’s planned for
Wednesday, 9th July, from 10 a.m. until noon at St Luke’s Church,
Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, BN1 5DD. You are most welcome to join
us for some or all of this time.
Please would you pray anyway, even if you can’t join us?

Thank you.

Thank you so much for your support; we are more aware than ever how
important our prayer partners and supporters are. Without the
prayer, we could do nothing!

We are very grateful for all who pray for us regularly and who
share our vision for the rising generation. May many, many of them
find their purpose and destiny in the Lord Jesus.

Thank you for partnering with us in the Gospel.

With our love and prayers-

Jon and the TTT team – Carl, Mel, Beccy and partners like you