Prayer Update - December 10, 2009

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Featured Church/Mission: First Presbyterian Church, Concord, NH (Pastor Doug Domin)
1. Please give thanks for the ways God is using our new location and FPC having a facility to use all through the week.
2. Please pray for the officer candidates we have in training as they prepare to meet with the session for examination.
3. Please pray for the continued spiritual and numerical growth of FPC.

Featured Potential Church Planting Site: Berlin, New Hampshire
1. Pray for the work of God’s Spirit in the north country of New Hampshire and especially in the town of Berlin.
2. Pray for good economic opportunities for the people of Berlin and the surrounding region.
3. Pray for the resources necessary for the planting of churches in the rural regions of northern New England.

Featured Potential College Ministry Site: Bates College
1. Pray for the students, faculty, and staff of Bates College as they conclude the fall semester and look to the beginning of the spring semester.
2. Pray for the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship group at Bates and for a strong evangelical witness among the student population there.
3. Pray for the encouragement of Christian students at the school.

MNA Committee:
1. Pray for the committee’s work in taking preliminary steps toward a joint church planting/RUF work in Burlington, Vermont.
2. Pray for James Cochell, a recent graduate of Gordon-Conwell (NC campus), and family as he pursues several job opportunities in New England and the possibility of relocating to Nashua, NH, to work with Christ Presbyterian Church.
3. Pray for Mike Viera, a seminary student and candidate under care in NNEP, as he makes final preparations for a one-year deployment to Afghanistan as a member of the Army reserves. Pray for his wife Andrea and three children as they prepare for this time away from Mike.
4. Pray for Terry Fox, currently an Air Force chaplain, and his wife as they travel to visit Exeter Presbyterian Church the weekend of December 12 to explore the possibility of working with EPC after the conclusion of his time in the chaplaincy.