2 Timothy 1:7

For the spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self discipline.

February came and went so quickly. Lots to share with you. Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter and for all your powerful prayers.

A huge thank you to all the churches, home groups and individuals who pray for Türkiye, including the fellowships that Paul and Lynda have visited recently: St, Chads, St. Cheers, Baptist churches in Swansea, Churches and friends in North Devon and churches in Northern Ireland, plus all those they have yet to see. It's always a joy to be with the church of Jesus Christ wherever it may be and the church in Türkiye is always grateful. It is one church wherever, including the fellowships in Florida who have been so welcoming, a joy to be at Peniel Baptist Church when they celebrated the renovation of the 19th century church where Billy Graham was first ordained.

Vision for 2025

At the AGM of Trustees our vision for 2025 was for the charity to expand to be able to adopt and support another 12 pastors in Türkiye. This is a BIG vision for a small charity and impossible without God. Nothing is impossible for God. If you would like us to help us achieve this then we need 2 things. 1. For you to adopt a couple to pray for. 2. For many people to give a (small) monthly donation.

For us to support a couple who pastor a church we need 50 people to give £10 per month (that is about 2 take away coffees per month). Please consider joining us on mission in Türkiye. Through prayer and giving. Thank you. (If you are in America then there is exciting news about how to give regularly at the end of the newsletter).

Latest News from Tūrkiye

Ali & Nergiz (Istanbul / Kõrklarelli). Please remember them in your prayers. Nergiz has an ongoing health issue and we are praying for miraculous healing. In February Nergiz's father died. A sad time but they are comforted that he is a believer. Over the time of condolences from friends and neighbours Ali was able to share his testimony with many people. Please pray that there will be those who genuinely seek Jesus. The move to Kõrklarelli has been delayed due to these family events. Please pray for work for Ali and success in his driving lessons.

Bülent & Gülcanī(Istanbul). We thank the Lord for the social media campaign by Halime, Ezgi and Irem which in February has led to 1535 contacts and 1090 gospels being sent out to seekers. However the social media success comes with insults, curses and threats. PLEASE pray for PROTECTION.

The House of Prayer has seen people praying 16 to 18 hours daily from Monday to Saturday. A full list of Bülent & Gülcan's prayer requests and thank yous are on the website. Please find time toread and pray through them.

April 6th xxxxx is a date for your diary. Baptism day for Arda, Doruk, Efe, Kerim, Ada, Sena, Mert.

Mehmet & Berivan (Aydõn). Their full prayer requests are on our website. Their building plans continue, battling through difficulties. God is good and progress is being made. They still need finance for the building work.

Praise the Lord that their young persons ministry is growing and on xxxxx March 16th xxxx there will be a baptism service. Please pray for Yildirim, Utku and Nisa.

Ata & Maria (Gaziantep). They have had a busy month travelling to meet seekers in cities in their region. Please pray for long lasting fruit from their trips. They are aware that they are under surveillance and ask for prayers of protection. They are planning a baptism service in April or may. For 3 new seekers in their church; Sūleyman, Ahmet and Inci.

Șevket & Bilge (Trabzon). Again the latest newsletter is on the website. They continue to lead their home church in Trabzon. They are worried about security and some people are nervous. Please pray for: 1. Protection 2. Courage and boldness of believers 3. Seekers to be filled with the Holy Spirit to give them courage to seek Jesus with all of their hearts 4 Financial support for this family and fellowship.

Thank you for praying. They need your prayers and support.

John 15:18 &19

18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me frst. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.

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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