Ministry Prayer Requests

Exciting Year Ahead

2011-12-30T13:20:00.000-08:00

We are excited about returning to Kenya,
but we have a lot that still needs to be done.

We need prayer for our non-profit covering. We are using an organization in California and the head of that organization is closing down his ministry. We know that God has something lined up for us so that we can return to Kenya, but we need prayer for that to materialize very soon. The California ministry is committed to keeping things running until we get something else worked out. We are very grateful for that. But we would also like to honor his desire to close his ministry. So we are looking for a church or another non-profit ministry that will take us under their wing. If you have more questions, please write to us. alanandleahfleming@gmail.com

We have many other preparations to get ready to return.
Pray for strength, endurance and wisdom.

Thank you and we look forward to another year of ministry with you.
The Flemings

Final Preparations

2011-12-13T14:43:00.000-08:00

We are trying to move into getting ready to go back to Kenya mode.

We still have many financial and spiritual goals that must be met before our return.

Our target date is March. Pray for God's timing for the finances to come in.
Pray for God's timing for the scheduling of Volunteer mission trips and that we will get back
in time to get ready for them. Our first group is coming in May.

Thank you for praying for us, may the Lord bless you and keep you.
The Flemings

Back in North Carolina

2011-10-04T06:49:00.000-07:00

We are glad to be back in North Carolina where our daughter Abbey is now living with us. So all the Fleming are back in one house again for a short time.

We have a lot of projects on the burners and I hope that you will soon be seeing the fruit of those projects. 1) New Website 2) Power Point of our Vision for Volunteer Projects in Kenya 3) Information Packets for churches on how to join the Volunteer Projects in Kenya 4) Copying of our New Videos that have just been completed by our videographer friend Tim Miller.

We are looking for churches to speak at in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia. If you live in one of those states, and would like for us to speak at your church about what God is doing in Kenya, then please contact us @ alanandleahfleming@gmail.com

Thanks for your prayers

2011-05-19T09:06:00.000-07:00

We are enjoying our time in Texas. We have been reunited with many of our friends and family and yet we have so many that we still haven't seen. God has graciously filled up our calendar and now we are asking Him for the strength and energy to travel the miles ahead of us.

We have opened up the month of July for speaking engagements. If you want us to speak at your church, give us a call 903-215-6838 or send us an email - alanandleahfleming@gmail.com

May 20 P.M. Austin, TX
May 21 P.M. Austin, TX
May 22-A.M.-Park Hills Baptist Church-San Antonio, TX
May 29-All Day-Walnut Creek Baptist Church-Diana, TX
June 5- A.M.-Pine Burr Baptist Church-Beaumont, TX
June 5- P.M.-FBC Fannett, TX
June 6-P.M.-Home of Laura & Henry Jin-Houston, TX
June 11 A.M.RHBC-Men's Prayer Breakfast, Richland Hills TX
June 12th A.M. -St. Johns' Methodist Church-Stamford, TX
June 19th P.M.-Lake Fork Baptist Church-Alba, TX
June 20-24-All week-Richland Hills BC-Richland Hills TX
June 26-P.M.-Prairie Grove Baptist Church, Mexia, TX
June 26-P.M.-Richland Hills Baptist Church-Richland Hills, TX
July 3-A.M.-Eagle Heights Fellowship, Dayton, TX

Open Sunday Morning Dates
June 19, and July 10, 17, 24, 31

We believe that God wants us to return to Kenya with a
strong prayer base and a strong financial support base.

We need the prayer base so that we can remain strong in our faith and resist the tests that Satan will surely put in our path.

We need the financial support base so that we can focus on spreading the gospel and not be constantly bogged down with fund-raising so that we can pay our bills.

Here are the goals we need to reach
Prayer -1000 prayer partners supporting our work in Kenya.
Financial -300 financial partners supporting our work in Kenya.

Please be in prayer with us, that God will help us to reach these goals in His time and give us the patience that we need to wait on Him.

Thank you!

Speaking Schedule for Texas

2011-03-30T16:10:00.000-07:00

We are looking forward to seeing all of our friends and family in Texas and also to sharing what God is doing in Kenya. If you haven't contacted us about speaking at your church, with another group, or meeting with you individually, Give us a call 903-215-6838 or send us an email - alanandleahfleming@gmail.com

May 5-WMU Meeting-North Fort Worth Bapt. Ch.-FW, TX
May 8-A.M. First Baptist Church, Mexia TX
May 15- A.M.-Cornerstone Church-Gladewater, TX
May 22-A.M.-Park Hills Baptist Church-San Antonio, TX
May 29-All Day-Walnut Creek Baptist Church-Diana, TX
June 5- A.M.-Pine Burr Baptist Church-Beaumont, TX
June 6-P.M.-Home of Laura Rabalais-Houston, TX
June 12th A.M. -St. Johns' Methodist Church-Stamford, TX
June 19th P.M.-Lake Fork Baptist Church-Alba, TX
June 20-24-All week-Richland Hills Baptist Church-Richland Hills TX
June 26-P.M.-Prairie Grove Baptist Church, Mexia, TX
June 26-P.M.-Richland Hills Baptist Church-Richland Hills, TX
July 3-A.M.-Eagle Heights Fellowship, Dayton, TX

Open Sunday Morning Dates
May 8, June 19, June 26 and July 10

Look Out Texas: Here We Come

2011-03-08T12:40:00.000-08:00

We will be heading to Texas in the middle of April and staying at least through the end of June.

We are looking forward to seeing all of our friends and family there and also to sharing what God is doing in Kenya. If you haven't contacted us about speaking at your church, with another group, or meeting with you individually, Give us a call 336-874-2298 or send us an email - alanandleahfleming@gmail.com

We believe that God wants us to return to Kenya with a
strong prayer base and a strong financial support base.

We need the prayer base so that we can remain strong in our faith and resist the tests that Satan will surely put in our path.

We need the financial support base so that we can focus on spreading the gospel and not be constantly bogged down with fund-raising so that we can pay our bills.

Here are the goals we need to reach
Prayer -1000 prayer partners supporting our work in Kenya.
Financial -300 financial partners supporting our work in Kenya.

Please be in prayer with us, that God will help us to reach these goals in His time and give us the patience that we need to wait on Him.

Thank you!

Goals for our time in the US

2011-02-19T21:23:00.000-08:00

January was a great month of ministry for us.
We had the opportunity to speak at 4 different churches.
It is truly a joy to be able to share what God is doing in Kenya.

We believe that God wants us to return to Kenya with a
strong prayer base and a strong financial support base.

We need the prayer base so that we can remain strong in our faith and resist the tests that Satan will surely put in our path.

We need the financial support base so that we can focus on spreading the gospel and not be constantly bogged down with fund-raising so that we can pay our bills.

Here are the goals we need to reach
Prayer -1000 prayer partners supporting our work in Kenya.
Financial -300 financial partners supporting our work in Kenya.

Please be in prayer with us, that God will help us to reach these goals in His time and give us the patience that we need to wait on Him.

Thank you!

Prayer Video for the Flemings

2011-02-08T05:56:00.000-08:00

January Ministry Opportunities

2011-01-07T16:24:00.000-08:00

We are enjoying opportunities to get to know people in the community we are living in and we are building relationships with several unbelievers in the hopes that we can lead them Christ.

We have had only 1 opportunity to share what God is doing in Kenya.

We have had 2 speaking engagements canceled because of snow.

We are enjoying the opportunity to be involved in 2 local churches and are receiving great encouragement from those believers.

Prayer Requests

1) Pray that our January speaking engagements will not be canceled because of bad weather.

2) Pray that as we speak about the work in Kenya that we will be faithful to tell the message that God wants us to tell.

3) Pray that as we speak more people will join our prayer team.

4) Pray that as we speak we will be able to develop a financial support base so that we can spend more of our time focusing on spreading the gospel and less time on fund-raising.

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

January 9

Antioch UMC

Roaring Gap, North Carolina

January 9

Mountain Park UMC

Mountain Park, North Carolina

January 16

White Rock UMC

Thurmond, North Carolina

January 23

GracePointe BC

Marietta, Georgia

January 30

Mt Pleasant BC

State Road, North Carolina

Settling into Life in North Carolina

2010-11-05T07:53:00.000-07:00

Our relationship with the believers in Kenya going to be long distance for a while. We will continue to work on the Sunday School Material and web site for the church in Kenya. For a while we will be an extension of the church there by witnessing and discipling people here.

What will our ministry entail when we are in the US?

1) We will be involved in two local churches while we are in NC. White Rock UMC and Mt Pleasant BC. We will be participating on various levels, helping with Sunday School, witnessing to people outside the church, discipling new believers, and other projects.

2) We will be traveling to churches all over the US to share the work God is doing in Kenya. If you want us to share the things God has used us to do with your church, please send us a note. Also, please make sure that we have your church on our "contact" list. Once we have a car, we will be contacting churches and scheduling opportunities to share God's miracles in Kenya.

3) During our time here in the US with you, we will be trying to renew the vision for God's plans in our lives. We will be holding spiritual hands with you as God uses you to renew our spirit.

Thank you for your prayers,

We hope we will see all of you soon

Wrapping up in Isiolo

2010-10-01T00:28:00.000-07:00

Praise the Lord for the 2 1/2 months that we have had in Isiolo. It has been a fantastic time of ministry for us. Leah was blessed by God to be able to design a solar cooker that is simple to make and is low in price. Alan has been blessed to be able to sit down with pastors in the Isiolo area and conduct a spiritual survey. It has been an enlightening experience and will help us to hear God's calling of where our focus should be when we return. Alan has also had many opportunities to preach.

As we wrap up our time in Isiolo, we ask for these prayers.
1) That we will be able to hear clearly from God what our role in the work in Isiolo will be when we return from Furlough
2) That the pastors and christians living here will stand strong and be faithful to spread the gospel.
3) That someone will learn how to build the solar cookers and carry on the spreading of that technology.
4) That the ladies who are learning how to solar cook will not be discouraged, but stick with it until they learn how to do it well.
5) That God will show us where He wants us to go and what He wants us to do while we are in the US.

THANK YOU for all your prayers. We APPRECIATE you!

Pray for our Projects in Isiolo

2010-08-11T02:13:00.000-07:00

We will be leading several projects while we are here in Isiolo. Solar Cooking, Cooking in a Basket, Water Retention, Tree Planting and Spiritual Teaching.

1) Solar Cooking - Pray for Leah as she works towards designing the most effective and least expensive solar cooker from the materials available in Isiolo. Isiolo has a lot of sun, but also has a fierce wind that blows constantly and is creating significant challenges in developing the design for the solar cooker.

2) Water Retention - This is an area that we have read about and gotten some sage advice from several friends, but it is the first time we have developed a Water Rentention Project or taught the principles. Pray that we will understand the best ways to help people understand how they can improve the Soil Water Content of the areas where they live.

3) Tree Planting - Pray that the people will understand the importance of planting trees to replace the ones that they are cutting down to make charcoal. They are selling the charcoal to support their families. They truly have no other means to do so at this time. Please pray that the other projects we are doing will decrease the amount of charcoal they need to make, by reducing their expenses and improving their crop productions.

4) Spiritual Teaching - Pray for God's guidance in showing us what areas of teaching these Christians need.

Isiolo Trip

2010-06-01T07:04:00.000-07:00

We are traveling up to Isiolo for a 2 to 3 month ministry trip. Here are our prayer request needs for that trip.

1) Housing while we are in Isiolo. (ANSWERED)
2) Direction in what stories to teach while we are there.
3) Direction on exactly what kind of projects we need to teach in Isiolo. solar cooking, farming, tree planting, water table etc.
4) Financial provision for these projects and for our living expenses.
5) We need to get ahead on the Sunday School stories for EVC before we travel to Isiolo.
6) We have to get our house packed up and store our belongings at the house of a friend before
we can travel to Isiolo.

April-Ministry Prayer Requests

2010-03-31T10:09:00.001-07:00

1) Trip to Northern Kenya-We are planning a trip to Northern Kenya for a couple to shoot some video footage for us. We will use this video to create awareness of the lives of the Borana people and our work among them.

-Pray for the couple coming (Tim and Emmi)

-Pray for the logistical arrangements that we need to make.

-Pray for the funds to come in for the trip.

2) Youth Conference-We will be leading a "True Love Waits" seminar with the youth at EV Church on April 19th.

-Pray for us as we make preparations and

-Pray for the hearts of the youth attending to commit to
saving their purity for marriage.

3) New Bible Study Group-Alan is continuing the weekly Bible Study with the employees at the Kentmere Club.

-Pray for those attending to grow closer to God

-Pray for the ones who are lost to get saved.

-Pray for Alan to follow God's guidance as he chooses
lessons for each week.

-Pray that God will raise up a leader to keep this group
going when we go to the US.

4) Discipleship-Leah is still holding twice weekly discipleships classes with Momma George.

-Pray for Leah to follow God's guidance as she chooses
lessons for each week.

-Pray that she will grow closer to God and come to
understand her role in serving Him.

5) Sunday School Curriculum-We continue to work on the 10-year reusable Sunday School Curriculum for EV Church.

-Praise the Lord, we finished the Evangelism Track of Stories.

-Pray that we will be able to finish the Discipleship Track
before we leave for the USA.

6) Speaking Opportunities-Alan and Leah each have several speaking opportunities in April.

-Pray for God's guidance in what to teach.

7) Prayer Team-We feel that it is vital for us to have solid prayer support before we move back to Northern Kenya.

-Pray that we will reach our goal of 1000 prayer partners
by the end of May. (834)

8) USA-It has been FIVE years since we have been to the USA.

-Pray for God to open the doors for us to be able to go in May

      -Pray for us to be able to book speaking engagements
               effeciently so that we can update our prayer partners
               on our work and yet not run ourselves ragged trying
               to visit everyone we want to see. We have 834 prayer
               partners in 34 different states. Not sure yet, how
               many different churches.

   We would love to see EVERY one of you.

March-Ministry Prayer Requests

2010-03-01T08:38:00.001-08:00

1) Teaching-~~Leah is teaching a class at Kenya Baptist Theological College March 8-13, for four hours each day. Pray that she will be able to get finished with her preparations this week.~~ (Canceled and being rescheduled)

2) New Bible Study Group-Pray for those who are meeting with Alan for Bible Study at the Kentmere Club. Pray that they will grow closer to God, that the unsaved will get saved & that God will raise up a leader to keep this group going when we go to the US.

3) Isiolo-Pray for God's timing & provision for a trip that we need to make to Isiolo.

4) Discipleship-Pray for Leah as she is discipling Momma George. Pray that she will grow closer to God and come to understand her role in serving Him.

5) Sunday School Curriculum-Pray that we will be able to finalize the Evangelism Track of Stories and that we will be able to get started AND finish the Discipleship Track before we leave for America later this year.

6) Speaking Opportunities-Alan and Leah each have several speaking opportunities in March. Pray for God's guidance in what to teach.

7) Prayer Team-We are praying for God to lead 1000 people to join us in prayer for the Borana People and our ministry among them before we leave for the US. (we have reached 801)

8) USA-It has been FIVE years since we have been to the USA. We have much to do to get ready for our trip to the US. We want to make good use of our time there. We are beginning to start working on our schedule for speaking engagements and fund-raising for our tickets. We have many prayer partners spread all over the US. Pray that we will make wise decisions in what churches God wants us to schedule speaking engagements. We want to visit as many as we can without exhausting ourselves.

February-Ministry Prayer Requests

2010-02-12T01:41:00.000-08:00

1) Sunday School Curriculum-Pray that we will be able to finalize the Evangelism Track of Stories that we are doing with the Sunday School and that we will be able to get started AND finish the Discipleship Track before we leave for America later this year.
2) Isiolo-Pray for a trip that we are planning to Isiolo. We will be doing some interviews of people involved in the New Church Plants in that area, we will be soul searching for where God wants us to live when we come back from the US and we will be doing research for a trip that we will be making up there in May.
3) Teaching-Pray for the two classes that we will be teaching in Kenya Baptist Theological College in March We need to do the preparations for those classes this month.
4) Witnessing-Pray that God will continue to put people in our path that we can share the gospel with and lead them to Christ.
5) Bible Storying-Pray for Alan and Leah each as they lead different people through the Evangelism Track of Chronological Bible Stories. Pray that we will be able to lead those attending to salvation.
6) Future-Pray that God will clearly outline to us where He wants us to live and conduct ministry when we return from the USA.
7) Prayer Team-We are praying for God to lead 1000 people to join us in prayer for the Borana People and our ministry among them before we leave for the US. (we have reached 764)

January-Ministry Prayer Requests

2010-01-17T20:35:00.000-08:00

1) Sunday School Curriculum-Pray that we will be able to finalize the Evangelism Track of Stories that we are doing with the Sunday School and that we will be able to get started and finish the Discipleship Track before we leave for America later this year.
2) Witnessing-Pray that God will continue to put people in our path that we can share the gospel with and lead them to Christ.
3) Storying Groups-Pray for Alan and Leah each as they lead different groups of ladies (Leah) and men (Alan) through the Evangelism Track of Chronological Bible Stories. Pray that we will be able to lead those attending to salvation.
4) Future-Pray that God will clearly outline to us where He wants us to live and conduct ministry when we return from the USA.
5) Prayer Team-We are praying for God to lead 1000 people to join us in prayer for the Borana People and our ministry among them.