Updates from Egypt:

1. The ring is together, although it took all day to do. It is structurally sound; their only concerns are the wood planks, since they were unable to use ones long enough to stretch the entire length of the ring as they normally would. Instead they had to use smaller ones and piece them together to cross the ring. Additionally, where the turnbuckles are attached to the ring posts were not fully welded. Supposedly someone is coming to do that (they hope). Please continue to pray for the ring’s performance and use.

2. It is possible that the guys may now be given 1 hour and 15 minutes to rest between wresting shows, but that is not certain. It might still be only 30 minutes. Prayer would be appreciated for this as well.

3. Prayer is requested for those who are preaching at their shows:

Day 1 — Friday in Egypt — Show #1 Rob is preaching; Show #2 Cory is preaching (first time to preach)
Day 2 — Saturday in Egypt — Show #1 Ron is preaching (first time); Show #2 Randy is preaching (first time)
Day 3 — Sunday in Egypt — Show #1 Seth is preaching (first time); Show #2 Albert is preaching

4. Most of the guys will also be giving short testimonies at some time. Please pray for what they will share during those times.

5. They are using translators, so prayers for the translators would be appreciated as well.

6. Please pray for the CWF guys’ health – that they would stay well regardless of the food, heat, or taxing situations, as well that they would be safe from injury.

7. And pray for the people coming to the shows. The CWF wrestling events are being set up as the main draw, amidst a number of different ‘events’ happening. Pray that their unique style of evangelism would be used to reach people that might not otherwise hear the message.

Former WWE Superstar Elijah Burke will be appearing at the CWF Warehouse in Rockwall, Texas on Jan. 24th, 2009!

Burke is a former officer for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in Florida who would become an amateur boxer in Jacksonville’s Club 5 and Club Plush where he claims to have had a 98-1 win/loss record. According to his WWE.com profile, Burke has a record of 103-1 with 102 knockouts in his amateur career. According to WWE, the only loss he sustained was a disqualification, after he knocked his opponent out and refused to back down to his corner. Before each of his matches he writes the phrase “4-Up” on his wrist tape, and in an interview with WWE Magazine, Burke stated that this came from the phrase “I’m going to give you five upside your head,” used by comedians such as Redd Foxx.

Read more about Burke on Wikipedia.