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Pray for our growing congregation. God is blessing our many efforts, and we are seeing many make decisions to follow Jesus and begin discipleship in our D-groups on Saturday nights. We continue to pray for a new church van for our fellowship. Our current one is old, guzzles gas, and our front air conditioner has gone out. We are praying for a new van with more room for all those we are picking up for church. Pray also the Lord will provide some consistent recurring givers to replace a long-term supporting church that is finishing their three-year commitment to us. Overall, we are just so grateful that we get to make the light and love of Jesus known in our downtown area. Thanks for praying. We are truly grateful for all the prayers we can get.
Pray God will provide a home that empowers our ministry. We need a house near downtown that is large enough for our family of seven, affordable, and designed in a way that supports our work with the church plant—whether through hospitality, meetings, or simply being present in the community. Pray for a dwelling that will become a tool for service. We trust in God’s faithfulness and appreciate your prayers!
As summer comes to a close and we look toward fall, we are praying for three key things in our church plant. First, pray the Lord will continue to raise up strong spiritual men who will be elders in our church body to help lead, shepherd, and build up our body. Second, we are currently meeting in one of the local churches here on Sunday afternoons. We are praying through what it might look like for us to have our own space so we can begin meeting on Sunday mornings. We know that will come with a larger financial commitment, but we know if we seek the Lord, He will provide everything we need to accomplish what He has planned. Third, continue to pray that we would reach the lost in our communities and neighborhoods. Thank you for your prayers!
We praise God for a wonderful summer ministry teaching weekly Bible classes to little kids in learning centers throughout Greater New Orleans. Praise the Lord for open doors at local preschools and learning centers. Pray for my husband, Phil, and me as we prepare for fall ministry. Pray for our faithful volunteers. Pray for the upcoming Fall-O-Ween Jesus events in which we assist local churches in sharing the gospel with children. Pray our local church, First Baptist Church of Chalmette, will grow in members and be a lighthouse to the community.
My Air National Guard unit is standing up a full-time chaplain position. It is essentially a two-year tour that needs to be renewed by the commander. My commanding officer suggested I take this tour, but to do so I need to backfill his job at the unit while he goes on the first tour. That job is not covered by the employment protections we have so I quit my civilian job to follow God’s call on my life as a military chaplain. My wife and I are stepping out in faith, knowing God will take care of us. Please pray that we can serve God and our airmen with honor and that God would extend this tour and provide others like it so we may continue serving him.
Pray for my mother and mother-in-law as they recover from their surgeries. Pray there will be unity among our team and disciples. Pray the Lord will open a door for a building in our community or nearby that will be available when we launch our Sunday services. Pray for the Sunnyside community in Houston and that they will realize their need for a gospel-teaching missional church.
Pray that those who are facing their end-of-life journey and their families will find comfort from our Father. Pray for guidance and strength for our nurses, social workers, and chaplains.
Pray I will have wisdom and discernment as I minister to hospice patients and their loved ones. I have served in this ministry for 15 years. Most visits are challenging because patients are in the memory units of various nursing homes. Pray for my husband, Ray, and me as we travel to Porcupine, S.D., through Send Relief from September 27 to October 3. We will join others from Marshall Baptist Association in Guntersville, Ala. Pray we will successfully accomplish all God-given opportunities. Thank you!
Pray for my wife, Cassey Monica, and the safe and healthy delivery of our baby. Pray more church plants will be opened for the expansion of God’s kingdom. Pray also that God will provide a building for our place of worship.
Pray for my wife, Susan. She she has battled Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Lung Disease, breast cancer, and a seizure in the past year. She has two nodules in her lower right lung lobe that have been unresponsive to the antibiotics. We are not sure why those nodules are resistant or if they are even related to the MAC disease. Pray for a resolution.
Pray God would provide a home for our family in our church plant neighbourhood. We have been house hunting in Rabbittown since January. We believe that owning a home in Rabbittown will allow us to minister to its people more effectively. We want to use our home as a beacon for the gospel in this community in the centre of St. John’s. Pray that regardless of the competitive market, we would trust God to provide.
In a little more than two months, I will travel overseas to work with an unreached people group. Pray God will guard the lives of those to whom we are ministering and the team as we prepare. Pray God will protect all from attacks of the enemy. Pray God will show His glory in all the surrounding circumstances—preparing, going, serving, and returning.
Pray I will lead my family well. Pray I will reach and help more lost people. Pray I will grow in the Word and help others grow, too. Pray God will provide for my family and for my church’s needs. Pray God will raise more servant leaders. Pray our Sunday School classes will be effective. Pray God will give us wisdom and tools for youth ministry. Pray our soccer camp for youth and kids will reach both the kids and their parents. Pray our music class students will embrace Jesus. Thanks for your prayers.
We are in the process of merging with another church. Pray the Lord will bless the union of these churches. Pray the Lord will give wisdom to the leadership, that the Spirit would bring a good sense of unity through the gospel, and that our churches would serve one another well. We are in the process of hiring an associate pastor of Counseling and Family Discipleship. He will need to raise support for the position. This particular position is important because there is not a single certified biblical counselor within an hour and a half drive from us. Pray the Lord raises his support quickly. There are a handful of critical counseling cases going on in the life of the church. Pray the Lord brings healing to each situation. Pray I am able to prioritize my marriage and family in the midst of the busyness of life and ministry.