David & Sarah Hall, Rebecca (2) and Reuben (1) in Bangladesh.
Give Thanks…
• Praise God that over 10,000 Christians were able to gather outside the parliament building in Dhaka for an Easter sunrise service.
• We are thankful that Rebecca and Reuben seem to be much happier when we are both working.
• The workshop on combating trafficking was very successful and enjoyable.

Please pray for...
• David, who has a busy month ahead, visiting 3 different project sites as well as meeting a donor who is coming here.
• Wisdom and guidance in planning future anti-trafficking work, as part of the Bangladesh Stopthetraffik coalition.

David & Rhoda Nixon, Samuel (11), Christopher (9), in Zambia.
Give thanks…
• Continue to pray for David, Rhoda and the boys as they continue here in Ireland.
• Pray for David as he continues with his studies in Dublin.
• Pray for the work which continues in Zambia.
• Pray especially for Mr. Subi Thomas and Mr. Mwango as they continue the work in David and Rhoda’s absence.

Barry & Gillian Sloan, Michael (14) & Megan (12), in Germany.
Please pray for:
• A new Alpha marriage course starting in our Chemnitz Church on 10th April.
• Gill's English classes on the circuit.
• For a young boy and his family in Augustusburg church. Simon (10) has been fighting cancer for 5 years.

Alan & Margaret McIlhenny in Ireland & South Africa.
Give thanks:
• For safety as Alan and Richard traveled extensively in South Africa in March to orientate and train Richard in his new role as Director. We were greatly encouraged by the commitment of the staff and volunteers we met.
• We have recruited a new manager for Cape Town. Dorian had been leading the Open School project in Pietermaritzburg but is moving home to Cape Town because of his wife’s health problems.
• Two teachers have offered to take over Dorian’s former role in the Christian school in Pietermaritzburg.
Please pray:
• For Dorian starting in Cape Town, that he will find a suitable place to live and quickly develop trust and good relationships with the team of volunteers there. Pray also that the move home to Cape Town will bring an improvement in health for Dorian’s wife, Claudine.
• For Vivian and Richard as they train new groups of volunteers in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Swaziland.
• For Alan and Margaret as they travel to the Philippines (16th April to 2nd May) to introduce the Open School work there. Alan will be speaking at two conferences for Christian school.

Helen Moorehead, in Marimanti school for the deaf, Kenya.
Please Pray for…
• Continue to pray for Helen in Kenya, pray for her safety and that she will continue to have the health, enthusiasm and motivation needed to carry out the various tasks.
• Pray for the staff and students in the school that God would bless the work that they do to enable the children to learn more effectively.

Ruth Watt in Tonga
Praise God for:
• An American work team who came in March from Alaska. They worked at Tupou High School improving the staff room, including replacing many of the corrugated iron sheets on the roof.
• Cooler weather!!
• Friendships, life would be much more difficult and very lonely without friends to share and laugh with.
Pray for:
• Tonga's elections. They will be held in April without the promised changes in the numbers elected by the people. Tensions are rising and there are fears that more demonstrations may lead to violence again.
• The Industrial Arts teachers. We are having workshops weekly to improve knowledge and standards, however a lot of the teachers do not turn up even though they are often ask for help!!
• My work as I try to finish the computer units before I leave at the beginning of May.