Go to bed seasonably, and rise early. Redeem your precious time: pick up the fragments of it, that not one moment of it may be lost. Be much in secret prayer. Converse less with man, and more with God. --George Whitefield, Colonial era revivalist
Marine World was a wonderful time!. We took 48 people and had a blast! Best of all - no injuries, no blood, no upset stomachs. (I consider that an important part of the success of any outing that includes children) I wish that I could share with you the expressions on the children’s faces as they watched sharks swim overhead or dolphins dance backwards on their tails.
Praise God for the great reports coming from the Billy Graham Crusade in NYC. I have heard that between 8 and 10 thousand people made a decision for Christ. If that doesn’t make you want to just praise your socks off - I don’t know what will!
Khamla has lymphonema in her arm. She has had some lymph nodes removed and is receiving therapy to help the arm get stronger.
Geri Kinnish’s husband had an angioplasty today. Please pray that he recovers quickly.
Mike Schwab had knee surgery recently at Veterans Hospital. Please pray for full recovery.
H. Spees (Pastor of Northwest Church) has a daughter, Andrea, who underwent surgery for scoliosis in San Francisco. Please pray for complete recovery for Andrea, and strength for her father as he travels back and forth.
Pam Hartman’s daughter, Ashley, is in the hospital with an infection in the lining of her heart.
Carol Robertshaw & Geri Kinnish are requesting prayer for Jane Irwin who had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
I find it hard to believe that Ilene Luna is permitting this - but Will and Hitomi De Luna will be shortly moving to Japan. Please pray for Father’s blessings on them.
I am requesting prayer for Father’s guidance in my life on a life-direction decision.
We continue to pray for the following: Judi Wright’s shoulder surgery, my co-worker’s sister with the brain tumor, George & Margie Martin and his cancer, Merle Rush, Matt & Dan Johnson, Michael Ferris, Candance & Nick Brown, Meredith Nunn, Erica Hensen, Bob Melchor, Emmy Lou Graves, Laura in Ohio, John Rogers & cancer, Bryan Hitch & his blood pressure, Lillian Seward & shingles, Chris Vercoe & family, Chuck Beal & his heart, new employment opportunities for Dan Hansen, Tim & Lorna’s adoption of Drew, Bobbie Ronsley & lupus, Stan Reed & cancer, Kassel Coon in Afghanistan, Ray Rahn & his wife. Please send me any updates you might have!
Pray for our missionaries - Gospel For Asia, Laurie Bethall in Prague, Judy, Faye & Miisaw as they work at the New Life Center in Thailand, Jan & Larry Martin in Thailand, The Reaching Hand Society in India, Dr. George Pe Myat & the hospital in the Congo, Bounkham & Khamla’s mission to Laos, and all the missionaries worldwide.
Please keep our two church plants in prayer. Please pray for Karl & Shellie Roth with Flipside. Please pray for Horacio & Cheryl Aleman at the LIFEhouse in Reedley.
Pray for our pastors, our leadership, our ministries, and Father’s provision for His Church. Pray that we recognize opportunities to share our faith with others. Pray for the Church that in these troubled times that she stands strong.
Pray for our country, her leadership and our military.
Jehovah-Jirah, Our LORD God Who Provides,
Thank You so much for the way that You love us. We depend on Your love every moment of every day. You are more necessary than the air we breathe or the beat of our heart. All could be taken away from us - including our very lives and still Your love sustains us.
Thank You LORD, for Your hand of protection when Care Fresno went to Marine World. I pray for all the volunteers during the summer break and ask that You renew our hearts with a passion to reach these beloved children.
Thank You for the great harvest of souls in New York. We ask LORD, that You bless these new lives and surround them with people who will mentor them and support them as they discover the joy of a personal relationship with You.
Great Physician, we pray for those in our family who are facing medical challenges. We pray for Khamla and her arm. We pray for Geri Kinish’s husband and his angioplasty. We pray for Mike Schwab as he recovers from knee surgery. We pray for Andrea Spees, LORD God, that she recovers from her surgery and we ask a blessing of strength and power to Pastor Spees as he travels. We call out for Ashley and ask that You destroy the infection in her heart. We pray for Jane Irwin and her cancer. Father of All, we ask that You bring healing and comfort to each of these situations.
We pray Your guidance and protection on Will and Hitomi De Luna as they move to Japan. Help them to find a new church family quickly - and remind them that they will always be in our hearts.
LORD Jesus, Lamb of God. We cry “Worthy is Your Name!” We ask Your continued protection and touch in each of the lives and situations that we pray for.
We lift up our missionaries - those we know already and those we will not meet until we are home with You. In this increasingly hostile world - grant them peace and protection.
Father, we ask that You continue to bless and empower the pastors, families and congregation of Flipside Church and LIFEHouse church.
We pray for our local congregations, Holy Spirit. We pray for our pastors, that they will always hear Your voice clearly and that they will follow them. We pray for our leadership and our ministries that You will provide volunteers and resources to continue them. We pray for each member of our congregations that our hearts will be turned to You first and that we will be given opportunities to share Your Good News of Life to a dying world. Enlarge our territories.
I pray for all who are Your Church, Jesus. You call us Your bride. Help us to be worthy of You. Help us to be strong.
Yesterday, today tomorrow You are God alone. We fall on our knees before You in awe and wonder. You are all that our hearts are living for. We love You, LORD God, we will love You forever.
Posted by Valerie at June 29, 2005 05:36 PM