Prayer Update 11/14/08

Featured Church/Mission: Hope Presbyterian Church of Portsmouth, NH (Pastor Chris Robinson)
1. That the Hope congregation would approach God with confident reverence in worship, and would approach Portsmouth with expectant contentment in God displaying His works in us.
2. That God would use our door-to-door evangelism in conjunction with our new website to make known His free invitation to Hope.
3. That the Peacemaker study would have a sanctifying effect in the lives of the small group members who will begin the study in January.
4. That the Lord would grant to Himself the glory and to us the joy of another soul embracing Christ soon.
5. That the congregation would embrace all aspects of the means of grace, including the collection as part of worship.

Prayer Update: Trinity Presbyterian Church of St. Albans, VT (Pastor Seth Anderson)
1. Wisdom and guidance for the new commission governing Trinity Presbyterian.
2. That God would raise up new leaders from our congregation.
3. That we as a congregation would seek to love people well.

Featured Potential Church Planting Site: Raymond, New Hampshire
1. Pray for people of the growing town of Raymond (located between Exeter and Manchester in southeastern New Hampshire) 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.

MNA Committee work:
1. Pray for the committee’s continued efforts toward connecting with potential partners in prayer, giving, and ministry for the work in northern New England.
2. Pray for good fruit from the committee’s meeting with David Runnion-Bareford on the topic of filling open pulpits in the region.