Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Prayer Update - November 17, 2010

For more information about our presbytery, please visit our website.

Featured Church/Mission: Christ the Redeemer Presbyterian Church (profile), Portland, Maine (Pastor Doug Warren)
Please join us in praising God for these answered prayers:
1. We have several folks coming for membership.
2. God continues to meet our needs even in the midst of this difficult economy.
3. Great training for disaster relief efforts through one of our members attending a national conference.
Please continue to boldly ask God for the following:
1. Please ask for God to give us greater boldness in inviting friends, neighbors, and co-workers to services, bible studies, and into our lives.
2. Please ask for wisdom for our pastors, elders, and deacons as they finalize a revisioning process.
3. Please ask for healing as several in our congregation are recovering from significant illnesses.

Featured Potential Church Planting Site: Raymond, New Hampshire (profile)
1. Pray for the people of the growing town of Raymond and especially for the spiritual growth of the many young families in town.
2. Pray for the progress of the church in Raymond and the surrounding communities.
3. Pray that God would raise up men equipped to plant churches in the small towns of northern New England.

Featured Potential College Ministry Site: Colby College (Waterville, Maine) (profile)
1. Pray for the students, faculty, and staff of Colby College during their summer break.
2. Pray for the campus ministries at Colby, including Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and Campus Crusade for Christ. Pray for a strong evangelical witness among the student population there.
3. Pray for the encouragement of Christian students at the school and the evangelical churches in the community.

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 continued prayer and financial support for this work.
2. That God would continue to grant His grace and strength to the newly called planter as he transitions to Burlington.

Other: Please pray for the committee as they begin discussing new areas for potential church planting opportunities.
NNEP:
Please pray for our three candidates under care:
1. Nathan Snyder: Pray that the Lord would continue to grant him strength as he finishes up this semester at Covenant Theological Seminary.
2. Tom Powell: Pray for Tom and his wife Becca as they continue to labor in our presbytery and as Tom finishes up classes at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
3. Mike Viera: Continue to pray for Mike as he serves in Afghanistan, and for his family, as Mike is away from them for an extended period of time.

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