NEPAL FLOODING DISASTER
Please pray for those who have lost loved ones, those who are waiting to hear from family members who are missing and those who have been displaced by this disaster. Pray for the rescue workers and pray for the country as a whole at this very difficult time.
MISSION PRAYER REQUEST - AUGUST 2026
HOME MISSIONS - RETURNING THANKS
Very often we ask for prayer, but this short update is for praise in answer to prayer.
Each year from around the end of August, we begin in earnest to contact schools for assembly bookings as the new school terms recommence. Although a few schools, because of staff changes, have not offered us a booking, we are delighted to report that the numbers of invitation acceptances are up, even to a point beyond those prior to 'lockdown'. Furthermore, we have been welcomed back again to three schools that we haven't been in for the past seven years.
In the face of the ongoing threat of doors closing, the Lord continues to be gracious to our wee Province. Now that is something to rejoice in and be thankful for
ROBERT MCCONNELL - OCTOBER 2025
PRAYER POINTS FROM ROBERT
Here is a short update and some prayer pointers on the work among the boys and girls.
1. The end of June was not only the end of another school year in terms of assemblies, but it was the end of an era with regards to the principalship of Mrs L Stitt who retired after over a decade of service, in Portavogie PS. I was honoured to asked to make a short speech on behalf all who had been visiting evangelists down through the years. Do pray that the seed sown on that occasion will bring forth much fruit.
2. July has seen the recommencement of our outdoor pop-up children's meetings. The Lord has graciously answered our prayers with a goodly number at each venue and favourable weather when we needed it. Do please pray for these efforts as they continue until the end of the month.
3. A big thank you to Mark and Joanne Patton who headed up the team over in Ballygowan FPC for the first of our summer Holiday Bible Clubs. Do please pray for all the other HBCs planned this summer in Annalong, Randalstown, Cloughmills, Comber, Mourne, Dunmurry and Portadown as well as the United Children's Camp at Moyallon.
ROBERT MCCONNELL - JULY 2023
SUMMER CHILDREN’S WORK
Please pray for the children’s work during the Summer holiday months. So far, we have been able to assist the Cookstown, Mullaglass, Comber, Ballygowan and Aghalee churches as they conducted their Holiday Bible Clubs and children's missions in June and July. We are delighted to report that as well as many new children in attendance, several boys and girls have been saved during this time. Many thanks to all who gave of their time to make these meetings the success that they were.
During the sunnier days we have been able to make use of a brand new gazebo, gifted to us, to conduct pop-up gospel meetings for boys and girls in various housing estates. We offer a big thanks to all those who helped us out in this venture.
We thank you for your prayers for the United Children's Camp which was held during the first week of August over at the Moyallon Activity Centre. There were approximately 50 children in attendance and we had a really great time. The camp was led by Rev McKee and his wife Hannah, and I was delighted to join with Esther Hanna, Andrew Irwin, Joyce Walsh, Christina Logan, and Ben Harris to be a part of the team that brought God's Word to the children day by day.
As the summer draws to a close, we would value prayer for some remaining HBCs and missions still to come in Aughnacloy, Comber, Cookstown, Bangor, Markethill and Kilkeel.
ROBERT MCCONNELL - AUGUST 2022
ROBERT'S PRAYER UPDATE
With the new term of school recommencing, we are still unable to conduct assemblies indoors. However, several schools have permitted us to set up outside with a large gazebo and ground sheet to conduct several assemblies back to back, class by class. So far these have been very successful, with the principals and staff all very appreciative of this little glimpse of normality. Prayer request: pray for favourable weather even into the winter to allow the assemblies to continue.
Many of our children's meetings have also started back and it has been a joy to be invited along to speak at the first night of some of them throughout our churches. Prayer requests: Pray for no further disruptions to any of our children's meetings.
ROBERT MCCONNELL - OCTOBER 2021
