Wes & Nancy November 2024 Prayer Requests

Dear ones,

Greetings from a serious Southern Baptist Church in Wake Forest (that we attend). Those guys are all in—both men and women. Like you, they know how to encourage.

Our relationship with Parkside goes way back. Thank you so much. And Parkside’s trips to Comitancillo, Guatemala were precious. Thanks for including us in your plans and prayers.

Even now you continue to plant seeds and grow others in Christ. The changes are deep, particularly in us and in the lives of the Mam people. You have been most generous in remembering and encouraging us in the midst of my journey with Parkinson’s and Nancy’s [heart] surgery.

Thanks for remembering our brothers Byron and Miriam, Samuel and Maria. They have been faithful. Your support has encouraged them and please continue to remember them in your prayers as they continue to spread His gospel in Comitancillo.

Love and blessings to you always.

Wes and Nancy

Wes & Nancy October 2024 Prayer Requests

* Please pray for our Christian testimony to be loving, bold and clear with the Parkinson’s support group that we attend.

* Please continue to pray for widespread use of the Bible in Mam in Guatemala as well as those who are ministering the Word via the Scriptures or radio.

Love and blessings,
Nancy and Wes

Wes & Nancy September 2024 Prayer Requests

We are doing well. We’ve been back in our home a little over two weeks. Back to doing normal chores, except for heavy lifting. Just waiting for the incision site to completely heal, which may take a bit longer.

So appreciative of Parkside. They have truly been by our side through every event these past couple of years. Never had so much packed into a time frame like this before, that’s for sure!

As far as prayer requests, we are praying for Wes’ neurology appointment(s) to have some wisdom on how to improve his memory, and for continued healing after my surgery…more energy and continued strength.

Also, pray always for Byron and others involved in the ministry in Comitancillo, Guatemala. We’d sure like to see that area explode with a love for the gospel and to be spreading it.

-Nancy and Wes

Wes & Nancy August 2024 Prayer Requests

Good Friends,

Pray for good relationships among the Mam groups and churches in Guatemala; May God be lifted up in the growing churches.

Nancy is still recovering from open-heart surgery two months ago. It has been rough, but she is strong and faithful to the Lord. I’m sunk without her—if you hadn’t known. I am struggling with Parkinson’s. It is relentless,but God is faithful.

Blessings to all,

Wes and Nancy Collins

Wes & Nancy July 2023 Prayer Request

I (Nancy) was in the hospital again over the weekend for jaundice. Thank the Lord that it wasn’t cancer…at least all the tests ruled that out. They haven’t been able to find a definitive reason for the jaundice. Also, my mitral valve repair is performing well.

We’d appreciate prayer for my liver enzymes and bilirubin to keep decreasing and return to normal. I have an appointment on the 20th (our 49th wedding anniversary) with my Primary Care doctor to check the bloodwork again.

Also, for the Scriptures to continue being used by more and more villagers (in Guatemala), and for more and more Mam to come to faith. That Byron and his wife would stay strong in the faith as he teaches literacy classes and broadcasts a radio program among the Mam.

Thank you.

Nancy and Wes

Wes & Nancy June 2024 Prayer Request

Please pray for Nancy, who is recovering from cardiac surgery at Duke this past week.

Thank you to you and to Parkside for encouraging us.

Blessings always,

Wes, and for Nancy

Wes & Nancy May 2024 Prayer Requests

* Please continue to pray for Byron and the LAMP ministry in Guatemala, that many would hear and respond to God’s Word.

* Also, please pray for our (Wes’ and Nancy’s) ongoing health issues, especially my (Nancy’s) mitral valve surgery on May 9th, and that Wes’ Parkinson’s disease would stay stable. God has been very faithful and blessed us in so many ways even in the midst of these issues.

Thank you,

Wes & Nancy Collins

Wes & Nancy April 2024 Prayer Requests

* Byron and the Mam ministry group are very grateful and thankful for Parkside’s continued support of Mam Scriptures among the believers.

* Please pray for Nancy as she has a heart cath tomorrow to evaluate how to handle the mitral valve prolapse surgery. She has an appointment with the surgeon on the 25th of this month.

Thank you much,

Wes and Nancy

Wes & Nancy March 2024 Prayer Request

Pray for Wes as he finishes up (hopefully) a project aimed at promoting the reading and promotion of the Mam Bible in Mam. Pray that it is fully understandable and encouraging to the Church and the community.

Thanks,

Wes

Wes & Nancy February 2024 Prayer Requests

Pray for Byron,a young-ish Mam middle-aged man in Guatemala who has dedicated his life to translation of the Bible into his own language. He is working on details for finishing the publication of the Mam Bible. It is a source of pride for the Mam believers and for the community as well. Pray that the community senses the blessing of this step forward in faith and literacy. 

Blessings to all.

Wes and Nancy