Prayer Update - October 20, 2010

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Featured Church/Mission: Church of the Redeemer (profile), Manchester, New Hampshire (Pastor Jon Taylor)
1. We praise God for growth in our English as a Second Language (ESL) ministry and for deepening relationships. Please pray for God's word to bring fruit.
2. Pray for our Pioneer Club ministry on Thursday nights, that God would provide more leaders to help minister to the growing numbers of children who are coming.
3. Pray for our church to grow in understanding of our distinctives without becoming insulated in them from our neighborhood and city.
4. Pray for several people who are suffering physically, that they would find their sufficiency in Christ, and that he would sustain them.
5. Pray for God's help in boldly and lovingly speaking and living the gospel to our families, friends, neighbors and coworkers.

Featured Potential Church Planting Site: Montpelier, Vermont (profile)
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 (profile), 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 lead candidate as he begins the process of transitioning.
2. Pray for progress in sharing the vision with possible prayer and financial partners, that we might see this work well-established in these areas as we begin.

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.
NNEP Mission’s Conference: Pray for the Mission’s Conference to be held Nov. 5-6. Pray that this might be an encouraging time for the visiting missionaries and the work of the committee.