Dave and Joyce Owen September 2010 Prayer Requests

Another semester has started at Pacific Islands University and we are excited about the students and opportunities God has entrusted to us. It is such a privilege that God gives us to serve with Him in His Kingdom work. God is at work here and we recognize that prayer plays a very important part in "His will being done on earth as it is in heaven." We are thankful for so many of you who pray regularly for us and for the work done at PIU. We want to share with you how God has been working through your prayers and make you aware of some issues that we would ask you to pray about this month...

Praise God for...

1. Nino Pate has received approval for his visa to come to Guam. We have been asking you to pray for Nino since January. We just received word this week that he will be allowed to enter Guam and join our leadership team. He is greatly needed and we are thankful that he will be here as soon as we get paperwork finalized.
2. We are also thankful that Michael, Samantha, Titus, Courage and Serenity are here on Guam and working with us at PIU. Mike and Sam have already jumped into the work and Joyce and I have already been enjoying spending time with the grand-kids. It is very good for me to have regular times where all I have to be concerned about is "what fun thing will I do next with the kids."
3. We are also thankful that wedding plans for Missy and Cliff are going well. We are happy for them and looking forward to October 29th.
4. We have 95 students registered for the Fall semester. We are privileged to be entrusted with their training and ask for your prayers as we move forward through the semester

Prayer Requests...

1. Because of changes in island laws we have to abandon our long range plan for PIU and may need to consider moving to a new property within the next few years. Please pray for discernment and direction for our board and administration as we revise the plans for PIU.
2. Pray for Joyce as she teaches at the Japanese school, teaches one remedial English class at PIU and takes a theology and church history class. After this semester she will have only more class to go for her BA.
3. We are thankful that our school finances stretched far enough to get us through the summer with everyone receiving their paychecks and all our bills paid on time. We will be tight financially this semester and we ask for prayer that God will provide for all of our financial needs.
4. Please pray for these personnel needs to help with the work at PIU...
1. Chief Financial Officer: We have a person we have been interviewing for the position and we ask for God's direction as we proceed
2. Accountant: We also need a qualified accountant in our office
3. English Teachers: We have many students who would like to attend PIU but their English level does not qualify them for admittance. We need two teachers, preferably with some TESL training, to enable us to meet the remedial English needs of these students.
4. Education Teacher: We need an experienced teacher with at least a masters degree in education to head our education department and train our students to teach the next generation of students

Finally please pray along with us for our staff and students that our love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that we would approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:9–11