Monday, January 31, 2011

Prayer Update - January 31, 2011

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

Featured Church/Mission: First Presbyterian Church (profile), Concord, New Hampshire (Pastor Doug Domin)
1. Please give thanks for the arrival of Ted and Lisa Ogley and their family. God provided a buyer for their home in Colorado Springs and a good rental here in NH.
2. Please pray for a new facility for us. The landlord rented the other suite we were using which significantly hinders our ability to carry out all our ministries. The facility has been a huge help to the ministry for which we give thanks.
3. Please pray for the couple’s bible study we are doing on Friday nights. We praise God for the 10 couples in the study. We are using the DVD and book, “What Did You Expect?” by Paul Tripp.
4. Please pray for God to bless our efforts to serve Him by preaching the whole counsel of God and having God centered worship.

Featured Potential Church Planting Site: Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire (profile links below)
1. Pray for God’s blessing upon the people of Hanover and Lebanon, NH, and White River Junction, VT.
2. Pray for the reformation of the church in the Upper Valley region and for the Gospel witness of existing evangelical churches.

Featured Potential College Ministry Site: Dartmouth College (profile), Hanover, New Hampshire
1. Pray for the students, faculty, and staff of Dartmouth College as the end of the school years draws near.
2. Pray for God’s blessing on the campus ministries at Dartmouth, including Campus Crusade for Christ, the Navigators, and Agape Christian Fellowship.

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 new church planter and his family as they begin the transition to this new work in Burlington.
2. Ongoing efforts to connect with potential prayer and financial partners for the work in Burlington.
3. The committee’s next regular meeting on 2/9 as we consider the next steps in this work.
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, and his wife and three children, as Mike has returned home from a year-long deployment to Afghanistan as a member of the Army reserves.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Prayer Update - January 12, 2011

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

Featured Church/Mission: Grace Presbyterian Church (profile), Laconia, New Hampshire (Pastor Andy Wilson)
1. Pray for one of our members as she contends with terminal cancer.
2. Give thanks to God for the addition of a new ruling elder.
3. Pray that the Lord would grant our elders wisdom as they seek to shepherd several members who are faced with difficult circumstances in their lives at this time. Pray also for the elders' general shepherding of the entire congregation.
4. Pray for one individual who is going through our membership class, and for two covenant children who are being prepared to publicly confess their faith and be admitted to the Lord's Table.

Featured Potential Church Planting Site: South-central New Hampshire (profile links below)
1. Pray for the spiritual and economic prosperity of the people of Salem, Derry, and Londonderry, New Hampshire.
2. Pray for the progress of the church in south-central New Hampshire.

Featured Potential College Ministry Site: University of New Hampshire profile, Durham, New Hampshire
1. Pray for the students, faculty, and staff of the University of New Hampshire as they take their break next week before returning to conclude the present academic year.
2. Pray for the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship group at UNH and the new reformed students group connected to Pilgrim Presbyterian (OPC) in Dover, NH.

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 the work in Burlington moves to a new phase.
2. Ongoing efforts to connect with potential prayer and financial partners for the work in Burlington.
NNEP:
Meeting: Pray for God’s blessing upon this Saturday’s NNEP meeting in Laconia, NH (January 15).
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.