To aid Hans-Ueli`s recovery from burn-out, the Gersters have ended their assignment at the Japanese church in Switzerland. They are now seeking God`s way forward, but first have a holiday in June.

· Please pray for refreshment and healing for Hans-Ueli.

· Pray the church continues to grow and that God will provide a new Pastor for them.

· Praise God that Mika`s sensor and computer are working again and she can at last communicate independently despite her Multiple Sclerosis.

· We praise God for His grace to us each day. May we be found faithful at this difficult time. We are so grateful for the support of all who stand with us in prayer and giving.

We look forward to seeing you all in August when we`ll be in Lindfield for a few weeks! Love from Wendy and Hans-Ueli.

South Rwenzori Diocese, SW Uganda. 

All Saints’ has supported the Diocese over the 27 years of its existence. All Saints’ currently provides financial sup-port for theological students at Uganda Christian University and Bishop Barham University College and lay readers in training at Kisinga Divinity College.

Picture: St Paul’s Cathedral, Kasese

Thanks for:
• Progress towards an updated website for the Diocese.
• The recent visit of Rob and Jen Morris to South Rwenzori

Please pray for:
· The local people who have lost homes and possessions in the recent serious flooding around Kasese, and for the church as it continues to help these people.
· Wisdom in planning for the introduction of internet resources at Kisinga Divinity College, that this may be accomplished in a way that is sustainable locally. This will allow students, including those supported by All Saints’, to access up-to-date study materials.
· Vision for a viable way forward with the large property owned by the church in Kasese but unfinished due to lack of resources.

The income generation projects established by the Diocese to reduce dependence on weekly collections, particularly for staff salaries.

ROC Prayer Points:

• Praise God for much blessing and continued favour as ROC grows across the country
• Please pray for ongoing meetings with Police and Crime Commissioners nationally
• For success of the current funding bid to the Mayor’s office for Roc to expand the work in London
• Pray for Roc in Sussex, particularly for forthcoming meetings in Haywards Heath
• Pray for developing links with churches and police in both Hertfordshire and Hampshire
  

A partnership of Bible-centred churches in Sussex working together to train leaders, strengthen and plant churches and advance the gospel.

Give thanks for ‘Bible-by-the-Beach’ weekend, earlier this month, and pray that the message preached may continue to work in the lives of those who heard it.

Many churches that belong to the Sussex Gospel Partnership are still seeking Ministry Apprentices for September. So, as you are praying for the right people to be appointed as Assistant Minister and Apprentices here at All Saints, remember to pray also for Christ Church, Haywards Heath and other local churches as they seek those whom God has called.

Finally, there is exciting news about a new Saturday Morning Training Course starting in September. It is to be here in Lindfield, at The Tiger!  Courses are ideal for Good News Club and Connect Group Leaders or indeed anyone who wants to be better equipped to understand and share their faith.  This one runs for 11 Saturday mornings a year, for 2 years and the cost is very reasonable. Do contact me if you would like to talk to somebody who has already finished this Course or if finance is likely to be a problem. More information and application forms can be found on the SGP website, but please do not delay as demand for the Saturday Morning Courses is always very high.

More information on the work of SGP throughout Sussex, and how you can pray for it, can be found at www.sussexgospelpartnership.org.uk  Click on Training Courses, for more details about them and for application forms. Pam Orna-Ornstein

Please collect the new SGP newsletter and prayer card from the back of the church.

Opera Brava has just finished three wonderfully rewarding weeks of Workshops in schools.  As we have worked on LWW with the children we have seen them blossom before our eyes. Many youngsters with troubled backgrounds have found new giftings and grown overnight in self-confidence. Others just smiled, sang their hearts out and had a week to remember.

“Thank you so much for a delightful afternoon”, “I was thrilled that one of my granddaughters was able to be in this production”, “Congratulations on your production and the joy it gave to all”.
We have had £8,000 pledged towards our new composition: The Journey of a Lifetime, based on Pilgrim's Progress. This is such an answer to prayer. We still need £2,000 in order to move forward but we feel that the Lord has his hand on this work and that the time is NOW. Please can we ask you to pray for not only the remainder to come in, but also for the whole planning and implementation of this work to be in line with his will.
As we prepare to launch our new production Rigoletto at The Leatherhead Theatre (the only Christian Theatre in the country.) Please come and support us if you can Saturday June 1st 7.30pm.  It would be great to see some friendly faces.

Otherwise please see our website for all performances including one here at All Saints preceded by picnics in the vicarage garden.

      Box offices, dates, times and prices:  www.operabrava.co.uk

SCHOOL MISSION - Since we made the difficult decision last year to terminate all salaried workers for School Mission, we have encouraged those with a heart for the work to find ways of supporting themselves through a small business that will support them and the work they are doing. We've been amazed to see an emergence of many of the previously salaried workers now working hard on business projects ranging from building projects to chicken and quail rearing!

Here in Ndola, Priya and I have set up Farm Fresh, a weekly vegetable delivery scheme aimed at the expat community. We have employed a number of full time and part time workers and are now bringing in up to GBP 200 per week from vegetable sales.

NORTH STAR - North Star is going very well. It seems that the word is spreading about what we do - we've had a lot of work in the past few months ranging from schools work to businesses and a local community hospital.

Ayesha seems to be over her health issues so we're all very relieved about that!

Five Talents are the Anglican microfinance charity working in marginalised communities of the world. Our supporters invest in enterprising individuals through business training, village savings and small loans. This hand-up rather than a hand-out is creating jobs and transforms lives among the poor in twelve countries.

Please give thanks for:
• The record total of 50,000 members worldwide
• For the visit of Lillian Mwikali, the deputy manager in Kenya, who came across to the UK to explain the progress of Five Talents in Kenya

Please pray:
• For the launch of two new community banks in Kenya following the success of the two pilots, now that funding is in place. These will be run by and on behalf of the able poor and will avoid the present walk of sixty miles to bank their hard earned takings. 
• For the work that all the branches are presently doing to understand the social impact of Five Talents so that worked can be targeted to achieve an even better impact, especially now that the next three year plans are being produced
• That following the results of the election in Kenya, harmony continues whilst the leadership of the country is finalised following the new President’s narrow win.

fivetalents.org.uk

One of Isubilo's strengths is the time and individual attention given to the children and young people. 

Please pray for this year's interns - these are children who have finished schooling and wish to go on to further training and education in a year’s time .
They will get work experience in all the departments, helping them to choose future careers, preparing them for life outside the townships, learning life skills, time keeping, how to work as part of a team, and taking part in Bible studies and discussions. 
They will be mentored one to one  by department heads. 
It is a time when many are able to work through some of the hurts of past experiences, deepen their faith and trust in their Heavenly Father (many have not known their own fathers, or have bad memories of them). 
It is a great opportunity to speak into these children's lives. 
Pray for wisdom, insight and sensitivity for the mentors.

Thanks for last year's  interns now settled in colleges, universities and training centres across Zambia.

Pray that they will meet up with other Christians, find sound welcoming churches and be able to share their living faith 
with their fellow students.
Tim and Jenny Buzzard

The Diocese particularly appreciates the long standing nature of All Saints’ support throughout the 27 years of its existence. Support has been provided individually and collectively for a number of projects within the Diocese. All Saints’ currently provides financial support for eight theological students at Uganda Christian University and Bishop Barham University College.

Thanks for:
· Completion of 10 years of the ministry of Compassion International in the Diocese (3392 vulnerable children have been supported with school fees, healthcare and economic empowerment to their families.)
· That the congregation’s giving enabled outstanding debts for 2012 to be paid.

Please pray for:
· The means to meet staff remuneration in the midst of economic challenges in the area. 
· The income generation projects being established by the Diocese to reduce dependence on weekly collections.
·  Wisdom in planning for the introduction of internet resources at Kisinga Divinity College and provision of funding for this.
· Canon Josephat in his new role as Diocesan Secretary.  Especially for good judgment in prioritisation of tasks.

Website: southrd.org

IBTI is a place where students from many parts of the world come in order to be trained so that they can impact their nations with the light of the Gospel and with their vocations. The training that we provide will impact the character of the students both in the spiritual and in the physical realm. The school was founded in 1947 and since then God has used this place as a training post for hundreds of ministers, and He has provided for our needs in many different ways.
The latest achievement that God has led us into is the establishment of a brand new six months course designed for students who required Visas; this course will start from January 2014.

We would like to thank all of you who are supporting us in both prayer and practical ways; with this in mind we would like to invite the church family to come and visit us, and to become part of God’s vision for IBTI. Our prayer is that God may bless you.    With love, Students and Staff

Please pray for;

• Funds for the New Building Project
  
• IBTI students who are going out after graduation
  
• More open doors to impact our community