Prayer Update - May 20, 2010

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Featured Church/Mission: Faith Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, New Hampshire (Pastor Mike Kooy)
1. We praise God that Kent and Sandy Gordon (members of Faith Presbyterian Church) returned home safely from their six month missions trip to India working as Bible translators.
2. Pray for our Day Camp, June 21-24, at Shiloh. Pray that the Lord would bring us children and families who are lost and need to hear the Gospel message. Pray that the Holy Spirit would change hearts and lives through this day camp. Ask the Lord for protection and health for the campers and staff.
3. Pray that the Lord would help our members invite their families and friends to church. Ask the Lord to make us bold witnesses for Christ and that He would gather in His elect in our community.
4. Shiloh Retreat Ministries: pray that the Lord would fill their summer camp program and would continue to fill their calendar with retreats for the rest of 2010.

Featured Potential Church Planting Site: Montpelier, Vermont
1. Pray for the work of God’s Spirit among the people of Vermont’s capital city.
2. Pray for the leaders of the Vermont government including Governor Jim Douglas.
3. Pray for God’s blessing upon the church in northern Vermont.

Featured Potential College Ministry Site: University of Maine, Orono, Maine
1. Pray for the students, faculty, and staff at the main campus of the University of Maine in the summer ahead and for the town of Orono.
2. Pray for the campus ministries at the University of Maine, including Campus Crusade for Christ, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, and the Maine Christian Association.

MNA Committee work:
Burlington: Continue to pray for the committee’s work toward preparing for a joint church planting/RUF work in Burlington, VT. Pray in particular for:
1. The committee as we resume our search for candidates for the two lead positions in the work. The lead church planting candidate has removed himself from consideration.
2. Pray for progress in sharing the vision with possible prayer and financial partners and for wisdom in how to move ahead in these areas.

NNEP:
Herb Shipman: Continue to pray for adequate support to be forthcoming to support Pastor Shipman in his work as an evangelist to the dairy farming community of northern Vermont.
Mike Viera: Continue to pray for Mike, a candidate under care in the presbytery, during his year-long deployment to Afghanistan as a member of the Army reserves and for his wife and three children.