Compassion and justice are companions, not choices. -William Sloane Coffin
Do you ever do a search or make a purchase online? I do. I have recently learned that if I do my searches or my purchasing by going through Good Search they will make a contribution to Fresno First Baptist and it doesn’t cost me anything extra! How cool is that? The church gets funding when I do something that I do anyway. All I had to do was go on our website and select the Good Search button, then designate Fresno First as my charity. Then because I do a lot of searches (pleading the fifth on the number of my purchases) I added it to my favorites.
Yolanda Morales is undergoing surgery for bone spurs in her shoulder. Please keep her in prayer. Her recovery will take between four & six weeks – she (and I) would prefer the four weeks
Char Cole’s brother-in-law, Dick, has had surgery for the prostate cancer and is recovering well.
Please pray for German Amezcua and his family. This is the family that was hit by the 15 year old driver. Sabastian, the 9 year old son has passed into eternity. Emmanuel, the younger brother and the mother are in the hospital in critical but stable condition. The most incredible moment of this tragedy was when the father, German, forgave the driver shortly after the death of his son.
Please pray for the 15 year-old-driver and his family. Their lives are also devastated.
Hold up the families in Omaha who will never remember Christmas the same way.
Sara Ojeda is requesting prayer for her non-Christian friends and for the opportunity to witness to them.
Please continue to pray for – Donna Hemphill, Kelli Hasting, Linda Morris, Carol Robertshaw, Bob Molander, Glen, Bev Willis, Josh, Ellen Burton, Ann Herrington with kidney cancer, Eileen Betts, Kathy waiting for back surgery, our Katie as she faced ongoing health challenges, and Walt Couch, with prostrate cancer.
Pray for our missionaries –Biana and Faith Alive in Nigeria, Judy, Faye & Miisaw with New Life Center in Thailand, Jan & Larry Martin in Thailand, The Reaching Hand Society in India, Yvonne Deel in Belize, Bounkham & Khamla in Laos, Laurie Bethall in Prague, Meghan Dineen in Mexico, and all the missionaries worldwide.
Pray for our pastors our leadership, our ministries, and Father’s provision for His Church. Pray for the person that Jesus has laid on your heart, and pray for boldness to speak His truth.
LORD God,
You are incomparable. I inhabit only my body, I don’t understand how You can inhabit all of space, but I know that You do. I live within time, I wonder how You can live in all of eternity, but You do. I love those who love me, You love those who do not love You – and I am so grateful that You do.
Healer, we ask Your compassion and healing on Yolanda as she undergoes this surgery. We ask your continued hand on Dick as he continues to recover. Continue to work in the lives and situations of all who remain on our list.
Abba, there are things that happen in this world that are so sad that our hearts break – even when we do not personally know the people harmed. Comforter, we pray in agreement for the Amezuca family, and for the healing of Emmanuel and his mother. Thank You that the father, German, has found the ability to forgive. We pray for the young driver who will always have to live with the results of his bad decisions and for his family that is also in pain. We pray for the families in Omaha whose lives have been broken apart by a random, senseless act of violence.
We ask that You continue to bless Sara with opportunity and boldness to speak to her friends, and we pray for opportunity and boldness when we speak to our friends.
We pray for the courage to be totally sold-out for You, LORD, in our every thought, our every word and our every action. Help us always to reflect You to those around us.
Spirit of Life, renew and restore our pastors and the leadership of our community of faith. Provide for their physical and spiritual needs, grant them peace. You are our God who provides, provide for the needs of our ministries. Grant us the wisdom to use what You provide to us to make the best impact for Your kingdom. We ask Your provision and mercy for those who serve You from places everywhere around the world.
Thank You for the incredible life You have given us. To feel the love You pour on us so freely is a joy that we can not live without. And we never will live without it. You have given us life, You have given us eternity. We love you, Abba.