Psalm 103:2

Let all that I am praise the Lord. May I never forget the good things that He does for me.

Lord, thank you for that you are doing in Türkiye, and through GHTT, for all the couples and fellowships are involved in; enabling, supporting and answering prayer. We thank you Lord for all the wonderful prayer warriors committed to each of the couples. Prayer changes things. We thank you Lord for all the financial support that your servants are generously giving. We thank you.

March has been a busy month for us all. Paul and Lynda have visited many churches and wish to say thank you for the love and welcome that they have received from Coney Hill Baptist Church, Melbourn Baptist Church, Royston Evangelical Church and CAMEO ladies group. Thanks to each one.

Prayer requests for Paul and Lynda: for the visits to LifeSpring Church, and possibly Kirkcudbright, then on to Germany to visit Duran and family. Continuing prayers for Lynda's health. Prayers for preparing to return to Fethiye, Türkiye in early May.

Martin and Sandie would like to say a big thank you to Brunswick Baptist Church in Gloucester, Frome Community Church , Armstrong Hall Christian Fellowship near Rothbury and the combined parishes of Beadnell, Ellingham and North Sunderland.We received such a warm welcome. Thank you.

Șevket & Bilge (Trabzon) have been travelling a lot in March with Bilge speaking at 2 conferences and visits to nearby cities to encourage brothers and sisters in Christ. Praise the Lord that they have found a new house which is big enough for a living space and prayer house. The house needs some renovation but they are grateful to have found a place of this size. Please pray for the new believers, the house move and thank God that their car situation has been resolved so they again have reliable transport.

Ata & Maria (Gaziantep) continue in their travels to 6 cities in their region to follow up BCC contacts. Young people are coming to the Lord. Praise Him. Please pray protection over them as they travel. A baptism service will take place in early April with at least 4 people being baptised. Please pray for Caner, Bürak, Deniz and Crystal.

Mehmet & Berivan (Aydõn) had a wonderful baptismal service for 3 people in March. Praise the Lord. Praise Him again as preparations are underway for 5 more people to be baptised in April. 8 new disciples to pray for. Please pray for the various outreach activities of football, English speaking club, the Woman's Art event on 8th March and for the Youth Revival event in Izmir. Ask the Lord for long lasting fruit from these activities and protection over them all. Also continue to pray for completion of their new church building with thanks that construction underway.

Bülent & Gülcanī (Istanbul). Praise the Lord for all the recent baptisms and for those ahead on April 6th for Arda, Doruk, Efe, Kerim, Ada, Sena, Mert. Please pray protection and encouragement for the young people involved in the social media outreach. They have received many threats. Please pray for the youth work within the fellowship and for prospective youth leaders, Ezgi and Çağdaş. The fellowship has financial needs, so please remember this in your prayers too. Please pray against the official pressures that the fellowship are facing. There are some that can no longer attend the fellowship so please pray for them; Bertan, Dora, Hakan, İpek, Muammer, Emre and Damla Çifti

Ali & Nergiz (Istanbul / Kõrklarelli) have spent time seeking the Lord's will for their move to Kõrklarelli and visited there in early March. There are people waiting to be baptised. Please continue to pray for all aspects of this move, for Nergiz's health and for comfort following the death of Nergiz's father.

Thank you for taking the time to read this news letter. We are so aware that life is busy and we all have so many demands on our time.

If you would like to "adopt" a couple to pray for please contact Sandie on WhatsApp on 07790503844

Thank you for praying.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus

Giving Hope to Turkey Prayer Letter - February 2025

Church Leader Prayer Letters

Here you can find the latest Prayer Letters from the Church Leaders working in Turkey.

Bulent & Gulcan

Dear brothers and sisters.

First of all, we want to express our gratitude for your prayers.

I would like to mention our church's social media service.

We share the gospel and short videos focused on the gospel. We have started to reach millions. In February we sent gospels to about 1090 people who reached out to us via social media. 1535 people contacted us. We continue to share the gospel via social media to the others. We have also directed people to their local churches. We thank God for this and we would like to give a few prayer topics.

● We receive a lot of insults, curses and threats. Please pray for both physical and spiritual protection against attacks.

● Pray for encouragement for our young people in particular, because they also receive negative criticism.

●Of course, the most important prayer is for God to work in the hearts of those who hear the gospel, receive the gospel or whom we direct to church.

●We will add the names of the people one by one in an additional list in case you want to pray. We continue the service in the House of Prayer.

We continue to pray 6 days a week. Two new brothers have joined us so we have started to go up to 16 and 18 hours a day. We thank God for this service and I would like to give a few prayer topics.

●We are grateful to God for the faithfulness of the prayer brothers and for them to continue faithfully.

●We pray for the night prayers, we want it to become a house that prays 24/6.

●We are still trying to meet the financial needs of this house from our own budget. We pray for financial support.

After the armed attack on our church building 2 months ago, the situation is better now, thank God. There was 1 family that had moved away from the church, thank God they returned to the church.

We continue to keep our building open and share the gospel. We thank God for our building After the attack on our church, we have more visitors, and there are many more people who want to visit our church. For this reason, we want to keep our church open for longer hours and share the gospel.

• We continue to pray with our brother, Çağdaş, and he is at the church every weekday between 9:00 and 14:30.

● We are trying to find financial support for Çağdaş to serve full-time. May the Lord provide.

● Many people have contacted us through this situation. We pray that we can be a witness and a light to them.

I would like to give a few prayer topics regarding our family.

●I still have minor complaints about my herniated disc, which is causing pain in my left leg. Please pray for healing.

●My wife also complains about pain in her leg.

●Our children's physical and mental health have naturally been affected by the attacks on the church and through social media. Please pray for them.

We had the opportunity to visit the earthquake area again at the end of February. We served in 2 churches that were established after the earthquake and 3 churches that were started shortly before the earthquake. We prayed for people and we saw them being healed and set free.

●May the Lord touch the hearts of the families we have been visiting faithfully for 2 years.

●May God work in the hearts of those with whom we share the gospel.

●May the free people we pray for see the Lord.

●May the Lord's provision continue so we can continue to serve in the earthquake area.

We have a few prayer topics for the baptism ceremony we will be holding on April 6th.

●May the Lord protect them and prepare their hearts.

●We want to see the miracle of the Lord and the people being baptised with the Holy Spirit at that time.

●The names of our brothers who are preparing to be baptised: Arda, Doruk, Efe, Kerim, Ada, Sena, Mert ●Unfortunately there are some who believe but cannot attend church for reasons we do not knowL: Bertan, Dora, Hakan, İpek, Muammer, Emre and Damla çifti We pray for them.

Our youth are faithfully coming together each week for our youth ministry, learning from the word of the Lord, developing and growing.

●May the Lord give them vision.

●May they know how to share the word of God in the face of hardship and adversity.

●We have a group of about 14 or 15 youth now, and we see potential leadership in our brothers Çağdaş and Ezgi, and we pray that the Lord will prepare them.

We are grateful and thank you in advance for your prayers.

BEST WISHES

Bülent & Gülcan

February 2025

Gokce & Ata

December 24

Mehmet & Berivan

February 25

Ali & Nergiz

- My wife's illness and recovery

This was the most challenging issue for us at the end of the year. In December, not only was my wife upset because of her father's illness, but her blood level dropped very low because of a blood disorder. Because of this, she had insomnia and fever. Until January 3, it was difficult. On Christmas Day, we went to 3 hospitals because many hospitals hesitated to treat us because of my wife's anemia. We had to go to a private hospital because of this situation. The doctor said that my wife was in a vital condition. Because it was serious, we stayed in the hospital and my wife had to take blood. I can say that the Lord used this situation to strengthen our faith. Because we were helpless, the Lord helped us.

- Status of my wife's father We went to Tarsus to see my wife's father.

We did not know his state of faith. We thought he might die because he was sick. During the days we were there, we talked to her father about faith. And I shared the Gospel with him again and gave him the opportunity to repent. He said that he had accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. He had been a believer from long ago, but he could not give a good testimony. But thank God he prayed to the Lord. My wife and I are witnesses to that. But he is still in the hospital. He has an infection in his body and a scar on his back. That is why he is still in the hospital. May he remain in faith and may the Lord allow him to live the last days in a good way.

- May the Lord show the economically better way

The hospital, dressing materials and other necessities started to put a strain on us. So I am looking for a part-time job. May the Lord have mercy on us through work or some other way. Because we are very tired thinking about it. Whatever the Lord wills. We don't know how we are going to get to the place where we are going to start a church and lead. Because apart from moving there, the houses there are much higher. Also, my wife's recent situation has made me think about her medical expenses. With this happening, it has put us in a difficult situation to make the move right away. Since the economic and health problems are serious, the service we will provide there will be useless. Thinking about these things has a significant impact on our ability to help other brothers and sisters and other people. May the Lord show us what steps we can take to resolve this. We haven't given up on Kırklareli-Lüleburgaz. Just let the Lord open the way for us to step in at a good time.

January 2025

Sevket & Bilge

February 25

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