Sunday, March 15, 2009

Sunday March 15th 2009

Prayer requests:

Pray for Shari as she is going this week for testing to confirm that God has freed her body from cancer.

Pray for Davette and her marriage. Pray for Davette’s husband so he can find salvation and peace in Christ Jesus. May God grant him the desire to know Christ and plant the seed of salvation in his heart.

Pray for Elliot Darkatsh and God’s will for him to go to Rio. If it is God’s plan for him to go may it be confirmed by the cancellation of his meetings in Orlando at the same week we will be in Brazil.

Pray for our mission trips. Nicaragua is coming up in April and Rio in June. We will start intentional prayer for our trip to Rio every Monday. Pray for protection, pray for hearts that will be willing to accept the Word, pray for the Holy Spirit to be with our group and unify us in Him. Please pray for our group.

Announcements:

Next Sunday is Hospitality. If you are going to be in town and have not signed up yet to serve please do so. If you can, please bring one gallon of either orange or apple juice. We will be serving with Jeff and Diane Engelhardt’s Life Group. Diane will be posting at the kitchen door the list with the duties and time for everyone that has signed up to serve. In that way we can know the names of the people in their group that will be serving with us and vice versa.

March 29th from 1:00 t 3:00pm it is Daniel’s fun day again. Please mark that down in your calendar. If you can make a financial contribution to it please look for either me or Ali Long next Sunday, we will be collecting donations to help pay for lunch. Please mark that down in your calendars and considering serving there too.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Sunday march 8th 2009

Prayer requests:

Pray for Davette and her mission trip to Africa. May God open doors for her and her husband, as they build homes in Tanzania, to share the gospel and the good news of salvation.

Pray for Davette’s friend Rich who is going through a divorce and has not seen his daughters in quite a while.

Pray for our mission team going to Rio and all the mission trips at Chets this year. Pray for protection and safety and for open hearts to accept the gospel.

Announcements:

March 15th is blood drive Sunday. If you can give blood and have not signed up yet please consider doing so.

March 22nd is hospitality Sunday. Please mark your calendars. Next Sunday I will pass a signup sheet.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Sunday March 1st, 2009

Prayer requests:

Pray for Eliot and Jill’s children as they are struggling to sleep. Pray that God will comfort their children and provide them with a sound and peaceful sleep.

Pray for Jim Lerche as he tries to quit smoking.

Pray for Davette’s daughter, Regina, may God help her find a way and a reason to come back to Chets.

Pray for all the teachers and staff at Mandarin Christian School as they are going through a time of affliction and tribulation with death of loved ones and disease among their families.

Pray for Becky so she finds rest at her home once her mother-in-law has returned home.

Pray for Vicky and me as we try to seek God’s wisdom in giving discipline to Daniel. May God open Daniel’s heart and give him a desire to be obedient and respectful to his teachers as well as to do well in his classes.

Praise:

Praise God for Becky has stopped smoking. Praise God for giving her the will and desire to do it.

Announcements:

Blood drive: Ali needs help with manning the booth at the church atrium next Sunday between the second and the third service and after the third service. Please contact Ali if you would be able to serve that way. Ali needs to leave church early to go to work.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Sunday February 22nd, 2009

Prayer Requests:

Pray for Becky ‘s relatives (Shari’s friends) who do not know Christ. May God use Becky’s life and death as a testimony to her family and may God bring them comfort and love on such a difficult time.

Pray for Rich (Davette’s friend) who visited us last week. Rich is going through a divorce and has lost his house. May God give him wisdom and comfort him through this difficult time.

Pray for Stacy and Carlos’ baby and for a good pregnancy for Stacy.

Pray for our mission trip to Rio and the visit pastor Daniel will be making to Chets on March 9th. May God bring to this meeting the right people for the mission and give us enough medical workers with a heart to serve in Rio.

Praise:

Elliot and Jill were able to establish contact with Anthony – their foster child from Daniel’s Home. Praise God for allowing Anthony to re-establish contact with Elliot and Jill.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Prayer requests:

Continue to pray for Shari’s friend Becky and Becky’s relatives. Some of them are not Christians. May God use Shari to bring witness and comfort to them in this difficult time.

Pray for the health of our families. Many of us are battling with the flu. May God restore our health so we can continue to fellowship together.

Pray so God will continue to use each one of us in our daily lives to witness for Him, not just by what we say but by who we are, and the things we do, for our neighbors, in love.

Announcements:

Thank you for all of you that participated today on Daniel’s fun day and supported it financially. We had a great time and lots of fun with the kids.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Sunday February 8th 2009

Prayer Requests:

Continue to pray for Shari’s friend (Becky) who is battling cancer and she is not a believer.

Pray for Jeff’s and Monica Dowd ‘s daughter Ivy Grace who has fallen and hit her head causing a concoction. Pray for healing and peace of mind for Jeff and Monica.

Pray for healing for Glenn Reese and Mrs. Louis both with back pain hernia problems.

Pray for Jeff and Kim Dal Porto as they raise a family of 6 children. Pray for wisdom and discernment; pray for patience and love as they instruct and minister to their children.

Praise:

Praise God for helping Davette’s husband find work in such difficult time.

Announcements:

On February 15th we will have another Daniel fun day. Please mark that down in your calendars and plan to attend if you will be in town (1:00 to 3:00 pm).

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Prayer Requests:

Pray for Shari’s friend (Becky) who is battling cancer and she is not a believer. May God heal her through our prayer in a supernatural way and the healing becomes a testimony to Becky of His power and His promises.

Pray for all the people in America who are losing their jobs and the means to provide for their families.

Pray for our government officials so that they will have the wisdom to navigate us through this difficult time.

Pray for our life group. May God keep us united and in communion with His spirit.

Praise:

Praise God for responding to our prayers of keeping Tim Nelson and Shannon in Jacksonville, Tim was going to be assigned to either Iraq or another station in the US. God has kept him and Shannon in Jacksonville.

Announcements:

On February 15th we will have another Daniel fun day. Please mark that down in your calendars.