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Romans 10:15

How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.

June is also beautiful; the longest day, the start of summer. Lots to be thankful for and we do thank our Lord for all His blessings.

P and L have enjoyed a house full of people, welcoming many visitors to share in the beauty of Fethiye. L has returned to England to avoid the heat, but there is a heat wave there too! L returns to Türkiye in September. P will be in UK to celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversary on August 1st. A couple of weeks for romance and nostalgia! Paul will visit one or two GHTT contacts through the summer to catch up with their ministries. P is preaching in Fethiye for first time in 7 years so prayers appreciated.

M and S have had a wonderful time traveling in the southern USA, visiting churches and house groups, and catching up with friends associated with Türkiye. A huge thank you to everyone for such a warm welcome, for such beautiful hospitality and for supporting GHTT.

Kõrklarelli - Ali & Nergiz. They have finally been able to set up home in the city of Luleburgaz in Kiklraeli Province which is near the Bulgarian border. Thank you Lord for carrying them through a very difficult 6 months. They will be leading two home churches and helping to run youth events. The next youth event is in Canakkale from 5th to 8th July where 60 young people will be gathering. Please pray for this event. Please pray that Ali and Nergiz will settle quickly into their new home, church and area. They are praying for a vehicle which will enable evangelism trips.

Trabzon - Șevket & Bilge. They have had such a busy month. How do they do it with 3 young children? "Fire of Pentecost: 60 hours of Spirit's calling" was held in Yalova with 60 hours of prayer and worship. Preparations are underway for a baptismal service on July 6th. Please pray for this. They are partnering with the church in Samsun to evangelise in Giresun which is also on the Black Sea Coast. They also travel over the mountains to speak the gospel to people in Gümüşhane. Please pray for fruit from this work. They are mentoring Sinan, a young man who has just graduated in mathematics. He wants to join them in ministry in Trabzon and the leaders of Kurtuluş Kilisesi agree with this plan. Please pray for the finance to come in to support Sinan to take up this role.

Gaziantep - Ata & Maria. They are also involved in organising the young persons event in Çanakkale in early July. This event has been troubled by various difficulties. Please pray that all goes smoothly in Çanakkale and that the young people are greatly blessed and grow closer to Jesus. They are planning evangelical trips in July and August to Şõnak, Kilis, Mardin, Batman, Kahramanmaraş and Şanlõurfa. Every Saturday they organise sporting events in one of the largest parks Gaziantep, using it as an opportunity to share the gospel. This led to 10 new people interested in the gospel in June and two new believers, Hamdi and Abdullah. Hamdi has started baptism classes. Please pray for them. Thank you Lord.

In total there are 5 people preparing for baptism: Egeman, Hamdi, Murat, Aynur and Rukiye. Please pray for Yusuf, a new believer in a nearby city ,and Ömer, a new believer in Diyarbakir. Thank you Lord. Please also pray for Șamil. He is serving in Malatya and is preparing to move to Gaziantep to join Ata and Maria in growing the church. He requires both prayer support and financial support.

Aydõn (about 30 miles from Ephesus) - Mehmet & Berivan. Thank you Lord for a really fruitful youth camp, a wonderful time of friendship, fellowship, bible studies and worship. A most blessed time. Every Sunday evening Mehmet captains a church soccer team. Their soccer shirts have Aydõn Kurtuluş Kilisesi (Aydõn Salvation Church) on the back. Please pray for these bold followers of Jesus who proclaim Him to those who do not know Him. Please pray for the new believers Dugu from Tuncelli, Ali who is a second year French student, and Abdullah who is a third year student. Thank you Lord for all the student ministry that is taking place all across Türkiye. Please pray for more fruit amongst the students. Please pray for the baptism of Gürkan ( aged 25 years) Șennur (65 years)and Alter (28 years)

Psalm 9:1 I will give thanks to you Lord, with all my heart: I will tell of all your wonderful deeds

Thank you - heart felt thanks - to all who are praying for God's work in Türkiye. Your prayers are changing the atmosphere, opening hearts and minds, bringing protection and blessings,strengthening believers and churches are growing and flourishing. Thank you. Every prayer counts.